PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEMPLE SISTERHOODS. FIRST GENERAL CONVENTION CINCINNATI JANUARY 21-23, 1913. FIRST BIENNIAL MEETING CHICAGO JANUARY 19-21, 1915
[Cincinnati]; National Federation Of Temple Sisterhoods, 1915. Item #35992
Original Wraps. 8vo. 92 pages. 25 cm. First edition. First general convention report of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. “Founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1913 as the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods (NFTS) … Largely at the instigation of Mrs. Abram (Carrie) Simon of Washington D. C. And Rabbi George Zepin, the director of Synagogue and School Extension of the UAHC, the sisterhoods of the Reform congregations of America were federated in 1913. The first meeting of the NFTS brought together 156 delegates from 49 sisterhoods. Mrs. Simon was elected temporary chair and later served as the NFTS's first president. Rabbi Zepin was elected executive secretary of the new organization. Initially, the NFTS emphasized its religious role as an auxiliary and support to the synagogue and various institutions of Reform Jewry. Committees were set up on religious education, museums and Jewish ceremonial objects, scholarships for the Hebrew Union College (HUC) , cooperation, and public relations. Within a few years, however, the NFTS set the pattern for taking stands on issues of national and international importance by passing a resolution protesting the passage of an immigration bill stipulating literacy tests for all immigrants entering the U. S. ” - Finding Aid to the Women of Reform Judaism (U. S. ) Records. 1913-2013. Manuscript Collection No. 73, American Jewish Archives. Subjects: Reform Judaism - United States - Societies, etc. Jewish women - United States - Societies and clubs. Jewish women - Societies and clubs. Reform Judaism - Societies, etc. National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. OCLC lists 2 copies (Danish Union Cat, American Jewish Archives) . Light wear to wraps, otherwise clean and fresh. Very good condition. (WOMEN-1-28).
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