TOWARD THE DOCUMENTATION OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM

The Ratner Center for the Study of Conservative Judaism at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America has embarked on a program to collect a nd accession the historical records of the Conservative movement, the largest religious movement of synagogue attenders in the United States . With funding from the National Historical Publications and Records C ommission, the center has completed a first phase of accessioning the records of synagogues, rabbis, and the central educational institution of the movement. It has also developed a documentation strategy that will shape its programs into the next century.