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Resolution Favoring Zionism
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A convention of Orthodox Congregations met in New York, Wednesday, June 8, 1898. A resolution favoring Zionism was adopted.The principles of the convention adopted are as follows:This Conference of…

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Orthodox Jewish Congregational Union of America

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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1898

Subjects:

Orthodox Judaism, Jewish identity, Zionism, Communal organizations, Diaspora

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Political Culture, Religion & Theology
Weathering the Storm
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For me, there are six components essential to the success we have had with the Whizin Institute for Jewish Family Education. First of all, it’s the faculty. These are…

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Bruce Fabian Whizin

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Date:

1998

Subjects:

Education, Communal organizations, Jewish identity, Ethics

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Political Culture, Pedagogy & Schooling
The Earliest Extant Minute Books of the Spanish and Portuguese Congregation Shearith Israel in New York, 1728–1786
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At a meeting of the Elders and Parnassim this day Mr Heyman Levy paid the fine for refusing serving Parnass Last year, it was at the same time voted by…

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Congregation Shearith Israel of New York

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New York, British America and the British West Indies (New York City, United States of America)

Date:

1757–1758

Subjects:

Synagogue, Communal organizations, Sin, Finance, Cantor

Categories:

Political Culture, Lists & Catalogues, Reference Works
Tendencies in Jewish Education
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3. There is no doubt that the Jewish parochial school is the easiest and most alluring method of preserving Jewish religious life in…

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Alexander Dushkin

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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1918

Subjects:

Education, Synagogue, Bene Israel, Communal organizations, Community

Categories:

Political Culture, Pedagogy & Schooling