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The United Synagogue of America C PROCEEDINGS of the 1950 BIENNIAL CONVENTION n 4 The United Synagogue of America c *ז S- « in זד־ NOVEMBER 15 - NOVEMBER 19, 1950 WASHINGTON, D. C. ru? , f נ, PROCEEDINGS of the 1950 BIENNIAL CONVENTION The United Synagogue of America NOVEMBER 15 - NOVEMBER 19, 1950 WASHINGTON, D. C. FOREWORD For many years the United Synagogue has not published the official pro• ceedings of its conventions. This record is a renewal of a worthwhile tradition that prevailed during the initial years of the organization's existence. For various reasons, fundamentally financial, this custom was, unfortunately, per- mitted to lapse. It is good that it is being revived. For official proceedings are important not only as historical annals but also as valuable information for men and women active in the movement. This volume, admittedly, has its drawbacks. They are due, for the most part, to the fact that the 1950 Convention, again for financial reasons, was not provided with the technical apparatus to report the proceedings. The ac- count of affairs, therefore, had to be accumulated disadvantageously. We had to rely upon the cordial cooperation of the speakers, the seminar participants and secretaries. Accordingly a few addresses, some rather important, remain unrecorded because they were not made available. For similar reasons several summaries of seminars and workshops are inadequately reported. Under the circumstances, we submit, the record is adequate and efficacious. Presumably proper plans are being projected for the effective recording of the events of the next convention, to be held in Boston, in May 1952. In the meanwhile, we trust that the readers will catch the spirit and capture the tempo of the Washington Convention from the pages of these proceedings. HERBERT PARZEN, Editor. Ill THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 13» 1550 Dear Mr. Rothstelns It ^ives me great pleasure to extend to the United Synagogue of Anerica «arm greetings on the occasion of its 1?S0 Biennial Convention in the Nation's Capital. As the lay body of Conservative Judaism, the United Synagogue has become, during the past few years, a most ef- fective instrument for the building and developing of Jewish religious life. Through the wide range of its communal ef- forts, the United Synagogue of America has not only rendered » highly important service to its affiliated congregations fro• :oast, to coast, but has also made a substantial contribution to the strengthening of the spiritual forces in America. In these fateful days when every American is called upon to join in the fight against comidunist, totalitarian ag- grerslon and the infiltration of its materialistic ideology of jodlessness, all spiritual energies must be mobilised to win the struggle on the battlefields as *ell as in the minds and souls of -nen. It' is an engrossing effort t.0 which we all must dedicate ourselves• My best wishes are yours for the full success of your deliberation. Very sincerely yo!y3i*""* Mr. Samuel R0th3tein, ?resident, United Syr^gogue of America, 3080 Broadway, Hew loric, N. Ï. IV CONTENTS Foreword President Truman's letter to the Convention IV National Officers, 1948-1950 VII The Convention and the White House VIII Pre-Convention Events . 1 Dr. Louis Finkelstein's Letter to the Convention 5 Convention Program 6 Opening Session Greetings by Mr. Joseph Wilner 15 Presidential Address by Mr. Samuel Rothstein 16 Keynote Address by Rabbi Solomon Goldman 22 Thursday—Seminars and Workshops Reaching the Unaffiliated 38 Music for your Congregation 45 Feeling the Pulse of Public Opinion in your Congregation 46 National Survey on Synagogue Attendance 57 Rabbi and Congregation 62 Financing your Congregation 62 Greetings by Mr. Joseph Goldberg 55 Thursday—General Session Remarks by the Honorable H. P. Kopplemann 64 The Synagogue and Social Action by Rabbi Ira Eisenstein 67 Religion and Social Action by Dr. F. Ernest Johnson 70 Breakfast Meeting for Regional Presidents 77 Friday—Seminars and Workshops Pre-School Jewish Education 81 Problems of the Ritual Committee 85 Promotional Techniques for your Congregation 90 Intensifying Hebrew in the Curriculum 99 Youth Work and its Problems 102 Making your Synagogue a Social Center 105 Greetings by Cantor Max Wohlberg 94 Summary of Address on Jewish Education by Dr. A. E. Millgram 95 V CONTENTS Welcoming Dr. Simon Greenberg Greetings by Mrs. Emanuel Siner 112 Address of Welcome by Rabbi Albert I. Gordon 114 A Message from Dr. Louis Finkelstein 116 The Vision and the Way—Address by Rabbi Simon Greenberg 117 Youth and Conservative Judaism—Address by Rabbi Manuel Saltzman.... 127 The Oneg Shabbat 131 Saturday Night General Session Remarks by Mr. Julian Freeman 134 Greetings by Dr. Milton Nevins 136 A Message from the Ambassador of Israel 138 The United Synagogue and the Campaign by Rabbi Joel S. Gefïen 139 The Conservative Movement—Address by Dr. Max Arzt 141 A Chaplaincy Report by Rabbi Leon S. Lang 143 Citation to Mr. Samuel Rothstein Testimonial Address by Mr. Michael A. Stavitsky 145 Citation Scroll 146 Camps Ramah Honors 147 Solomon Schechter Awards 147 Congregational Bulletin Awards 148 By-Laws Approved by Convention 150 Resolutions Approved by Convention 151 Newly Elected National Officers 156 The National Staff 157 Regional Presidents 158 Chairmen, Convention Committees 159 National Board of Directors, 1950-1952 160 VI HONORARY OFFICERS Founder: DR. SOLOMON SCHECHTER Honorary President: DR. ELIAS L. SOLOMON Honorary Vice-Presidents: PROFESSOR LOUIS GINZBERG SOL MUTTERPERL NATIONAL OFFICERS—1948-1950 President: SAMUEL ROTHSTEIN Vice-Presidents : LEO DUBOIS HARRY GENDZIER AARON GORDON HON. EMANUEL GREENBERG HON. H. P. KOPPLEMANN MACEY KRONSBERG REUBEN H. LEVENSON LEON SILVERTRUST MICHAEL A. STAVITSKY Recording Secretary: MARVIN BERGER Treasurer: YALE SCHULMAN Chairman Finance Committee: BENJAMIN MARKOWE VII THE CONVENTION AND THE WHITE HOUSE On Thursday morning, November 16, 1950, the President received at the White House a representative deputation of the Conservative Movement. It comprised Mr. Samuel Rothstein, at the time President of the United Synagogue of America; Mr. Maxwell Abbell, the newly elected President; Dr. Simon Greenberg, Executive Director; Rabbi Max D. Davidson, President, The Rab- binical Assembly of America; Dr. Milton Nevins, President, Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs and the Honorable H. P. Kopplemann, Vice-President, United Synagogue, who introduced the group to President Truman. Dr. Greenberg presented to the President a Scroll of Greetings for which he expressed his gratitude. Our Delegation with the President: (left to right) Dr. Greenberg, Rabbi Davidson, Mr. Abbell, Dr. Nevins, Mr. Kopplemann and Mr. Rothstein. 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MV1HIIR I», |«S« §n*MtVt 0MKMR I IX PRE-CONVENTION EVENTS RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY November 15, 1950 A. Presentation of Eternal Light Preceding the opening of the Convention about 100 delegates assembled in the Chapel at Fort Myer to witness the presentation of an Eternal Lamp to the Chapel by the United Synagogue of America. The Program: Chaplain Louis Barish, a graduate of the Seminary, attached to the Military District of Washington, presided over the proceedings. Rabbi Herman Hailperin of Pittsburgh spoke the invocation.
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