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Schaumburg, Illinois. Reform Cantors across North America have raised nearly $50,000 for the newly-established American Conference of Cantors-Union for Reform Judaism Campership Fund. This fund will help children affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) synagogues attend URJ-sponsored summer camps. Members of the ACC and Guild of Temple
READ MOREOver 250 members and guests attended the Annual American Conference of Cantors/Guild of Temple Musicians convention in Chicago the week of June 28, 2009. The theme of the convention, “Ruach Chayyim: Origins and Innovations in the Spirit of Reform,” sought to highlight the treasures of the past, the beauty of our present Reform Judaism, and
READ MOREChicago, IL: On Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 7:30 pm at Temple Sholom, The American Conference of Cantors (ACC) will honor Sylvia Footlik and her late husband Irving M. Footlik for their generous support of the ACC at their annual convention.
The ACC will also announce the creation of a Fund in Irving’s honor:
Irving M. Footlik
READ MORECHICAGO, IL: The American Conference of Cantors (ACC) [www.accantors.org] is excited to
announce a partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) [www.urj.org], URJ
Commission on Social Action (CSA) [www.urj.org/csa]
At their recent Convention and Annual Meeting in Kerhonkson, NY, the ACC membership
overwhelmingly approved the adoption of the resolution in support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender rights.
Given the continuing controversy surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil
rights in state and