Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston, Massachusetts

              
January 7,
A meeting with the professional leadership of the Jewish Centers
Association, George Samansky,  Leonard Katowitz and Dr    Benjamin
Shevach of the Bureau of Jewish Education was held Friday, January 1st
at the offices of the AJP with regard to the decision of the AJP to eliminate
Jewish Music Month and Jewish Book Month as functioning programs of
the JCA and the BJE
The viewpoint was expressed that although it might be advisable
to decentralize Jewish Book Month in the various Jewish centres and
eliminate a central Jewish Book Month program by the JCA and the BJE,
it was felt that in view of the large attendance at the Jewish Music Month
program sponsored by both agencies, that it was inadvisable to decentralize
this program  on the same basis as Jewish Book Month.    The opinion was
expressed that the kind of program developed by both agencies for this
function was of a caliber that could not very well be brought out by the
various group work agencies      It was recognized that both the JCA and the
BJE should stimulate Jewish Music programs in the various Centres, but
it was alspifelt that the traditional Jewish Music Month program provided by
both agencies should be continued.
It was agreed, however, that since the budgets of both agencies
were reduced with regard to Jewish Music Month, there would be a slight
charge levied for attendance this year to offset the deficit.
The matter was reviewed with Mr.    Morris J.   Rabinovitz, cha-ir-