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NEWS
A Conference of the European Conference (of Rabbis)
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
The 24th convention of the Conference of European Rabbis will
be held in Paris from 3-6 May. It will be held under the
patronage of the European Commission, the European
Parliament, Mr. Alexander Mashkevitz (President of the Euro-
Asian Jewish Congress) and Mr. Moshe Kantor (President of the
Board of Governors of the European Jewish Congress). Sponsors
include the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and Carmel Winery.
On the day before the convention, members of the Standing
Committee, as well as a number of patrons, will be meeting
French President Chirac at the Elysee Palace. At this meeting
it is expected that a number of current issues and problems
facing European Jewry will be discussed with the
President.
The three-day convention will be addressed by leading
personalities, including Mr. Ricardo Levi of the European
Commission, the Chief Rabbis of Israel, Chief Rabbi of France
Rabbi J Sitruk (President of the CER), the President of the
Central Consistoire of France and the Minister of Tourism for
Israel.
The convention will be attended by all the Chief Rabbis of
Europe, as well as many congregational rabbis. Chief Rabbi P
Goldschmidt, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the CER,
and Chief Rabbi Shayevitch of Russia, and Chief Rabbi Y
Bleich of Ukraine will be amongst the leading Chief Rabbis of
Europe. A special award will be given to Mr. Alexander
Mashkevitz and to Mr. Moshe Kantor in recognition of their
yeoman work on behalf of Jewish life in both East and West
Europe.
Some of the issues that will be covered during the sessions
at the convention will include business ethics, rabbinic
management training, community building, the contribution of
Jewish culture to the growth of Europe and halachic issues
relating to genetic engineering. Many of these lectures and
workshops will be given by leading authorities on the
subjects, including Chief Rabbi J Sacks, Dayan Ch. Ehrentreu,
Dayan B Berkovits, Dayan M Gugenheim and others.
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