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Jewish Committee on Calendar Reform

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Jewish Committee on Calendar Reform
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Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
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December 6, 1932 (indexed as 1932)
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Correspondence ; Ht:26.3 cm x W:27 cm : English
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Letter form Dr. J.H. Hertz, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire, to the President and Council at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, thanking them for their "defence of the Sabbath against revolutionary changes in the Calendar that would have imperilled religious life." The letter also mentions that Dr. Hertz has sent the Congregation a copy of his book "The Battle for the Sabbath at Geneva."
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Jewish Committee on Calendar Reform.Comité israélite concernant la réforme du Calendrier.Jüdisches Comité betreffs der Kalenderreform.President:M. ISRAËL LÉVIChairman of Executive Committee:Dr. J. H. HERTZChief Rabbi of the British Empire.Secretary:Dr. CECIL ROTH42 Hamilton Terrace, London, N.W.8.42 Hamilton Terrace,London, N.W.8.6th December, 1932, 5693The President and Council,Shaare HashomayimMontrealDear Sirs,Chief Rabbi48 Hamilton Terrace, London, N.W.8.Grand Rabbin de France.I am instructing the Oxford University Press to send you a copy of my publication 'The Battle for the Sabbath at Geneva', which has just appeared.Kindly accept it as a token of appreciation of the help given by your Congregation in the defence of the Sabbath against revolutionary changes in the Calendar that would have imperilled our religious life. You will find an acknowledgment of your help on page 43.With best wishes to you and the members of your Congregation,Yours sincerely,Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
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