In December '97 I sent you all information about a mind blowing Conference that I had just been to in Manchester, England. It really was amazing and now I am coming out to Australia for a year I would really like to setup up something similar over there. The first Encounter Conference took place in London in December 1996 and was attended by 1500 people, making it the largest Jewish adult education event in the history of the Anglo Jewry. Its purpose is to inspire its audience to investigate Judaism and enhance their Jewish Identity and practice. It is open to the entire community.
Encounter is a project open to all.
It is designed to appeal to the young and old, religous and non-religous. Encounter Conference is a NON profit making scheme and ALL proceeds goes to Jewish Charities. Then when I arrive in Melbourne on June 17th we can form a committee and make first Encounter Conference Australia the biggest and best yet. It seems questionable to say the least to insist that those who became atheists as a result of the Holocaust should have to wear a yarmulkeh to attend such an evening. Ringelblum Think Yiddish.