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Rabbi Calls Funeral Trade a Scandal and Seeks Reform
Liberty New York AP Rabbi Samuel Dresner of Highland Park Illinois criticizes private undertakers for controlling Jewish funerals calling it a scandal of the Jewish funeral He urges return to sacred principles of simplicity and equality and says federations should fund Jewish education and pluralistic programs Rabbi Saul Teplitz of Woodmere joins in urging reforms The Rabbincal Assembly represents about 1000 rabbis nationwide On this date in 1877 federal troops left New Orleans ending northern rule in the South.
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