Synagogue Council of America
- Synagogue Council of America
The Synagogue Council of America was an organization of American Jewish synagogue associations, founded in 1926, including :
*The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox)
*The Rabbinical Council of America (Orthodox)
*The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (Conservative)
*The Rabbinical Assembly (Conservative)
*The Union of American Hebrew Congregations (Reform)
*The Central Conference of American Rabbis (Reform)
The organization dissolved in 1994.
The records of the organization are stored with the Center for Jewish History (CJH) in New York. The CJH also maintains a history of the organization.
External links
* [http://www.cjh.org/academic/findingaids/ajhs/nhprc/SCA02.html Center for Jewish History Guide to the Records of the Synagogue Council of America]
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