Jerusalem
The headquarter of World Union for Progressive Judaism was located in where from 1973 to 1974?
World Union for Progressive Judaism The World Union for Progressive Judaism ( WUPJ ) is the international umbrella organization for the various branches of Reform , Liberal and Progressive Judaism , as well as the separate Reconstructionist Judaism . The WUPJ is based in 40 countries with 1,275 affiliated synagogues , of which 1,170 are Reform , Progressive or Liberal and 105 Reconstructionist . It claims to represent a total of some 1.8 million people , both registered constituents and non-member identifiers . The WUPJ states that it aims to create common ground between its constituents and to promote Progressive Judaism in places where individuals and groups are seeking authentic , yet modern ways of expressing themselves as Jews . It seeks to preserve Jewish integrity wherever Jews live , to encourage integration without assimilation , to deal with modernity while preserving the Jewish experience and to strive for equal rights and social justice . The WUPJ was established in London in 1926 as the Union of all Progressive ( also Liberal or Reform ) movements . It moved its headquarters to New York in 1959 and to Jerusalem in 1973 . In 1990 , the Reconstructionists – who espouse a philosophy different from that of the former – joined the WUPJ under an observer status , being the first and only non-Reform member . The WUPJ has regional offices in London , Moscow and New York City . As of September 2014 the President of the WUPJ is Rabbi Daniel H . Freelander , and the Chair is Carole Sterling . Past presidents included Claude Montefiore ( 1926-1938 ) , Rabbi Leo Baeck ( 1938-1956 ) , Lily Montagu ( 1955–1959 ) , and Rabbi Solomon Freehof ( 1959-1964 ) . Mission statement . - The establishment and support of synagogues and schools wherever there are Jews searching for meaningful access to modern Jewish life . - Recruitment , training and placement of rabbis , cantors and educators . - Publication and distribution of liturgical and educational materials in languages Jews speak . - Sponsorship of international programs for youth , education , leadership development , and all aspects of community building . - Bringing together like-minded Jews to derive strength from one another...blending ancient traditions with the changing world of today . Regional affiliates . North America . The URJ is by far the largest member organization of the WUPJ , with a solid constituency of over 750,000 Jewish members ( along with further 90,000 unconverted gentile spouses ) and over a million non-members who identify with it in the U.S. , and further 30,000 constituents in Canada . As of 2016 , 1.5 million of the 1.9 million members of WUPJ are in the U.S . German immigrants and rabbis brought Reform to America , although a short-lived congregation that espoused a somewhat similar ideal existed in Charleston between 1824 and 1833 . The Union of American Hebrew Congregations , URJ since 2003 , was founded in 1873 . North America is also home to the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation , which has affiliates , 97 only Five of them outside the continent ( in Delft , Netherlands , Curaçao ; Wiesbaden , Germany ; Serrastretta , Italy ; Moscow , Russia ) . The JRF joined as an observer in 1990 . It is the only non-Reform organization in the WUPJ , the other members of which do uphold the basic tenets of ongoing revelation , personal God and the like . In 2013 , it had some 65,000 constituents . United Kingdom . Claude Montefiore , a major theologian , named his religious ideology Liberal Judaism , founding the Jewish Religious Union as a platform in 1902 . His movement was a founding member of the WUPJ in 1926 . British Reform , established officially in 1942 , joined the global organization in 1945 . Israel . A first congregation was formed at Jerusalem during 1958 . The movement was incorporated in 1971 . The Israeli surrounding encouraged a more conservative approach on behalf of the local branch . The prayer in vernacular , for example , was Hebrew anyway , and the populace was relatively more familiar with rabbinic sources . Patrilineal descent is not recognized by the IMPJ , as by many other smaller affiliates , which cannot antagonize the Israeli Orthodox religious establishment . South Africa . The movement was established in 1931 with the encouragement of Abraham Zevi Idelsohn and Lily Montagu . South African Jewry is mostly nominally Orthodox , with those in Progressive streams accounting for around 10% of South African Jews currently residing in the country . Australia , New Zealand and Asia . The movement was established in the 1930s in Melbourne by Ada Phillips with the encouragement of Lily Montagu and Israel Mattuck . Australian Jewry is similar to its South African counterpart in that it is mostly nominally Orthodox . Around twenty percent of affiliated Jews in Australia belong to progressive congregations . Continental Europe . Reform Judaism began in Germany , led by Rabbi Abraham Geiger . It stagnated considerably after the 1840s . In 1898 , German Liberal rabbis organized the Union of Liberal Rabbis in Germany under Heinemann Vogelstein . In 1908 the laity formed the Union for Liberal Judaism in Germany . At its height , it had some 10,000 members and half the rabbis in the country . The ULJ was a founding member of the World Union in 1926 . After the destruction of the Holocaust , Germanys Jews , mostly refugees of foreign descent , largely favoured Orthodoxy . Liberal Judaism managed to gain inroads slowly , and first prayer groups appeared in 1995 . The Union of Progressive Jews was founded in 1997 . The first new branch established by the WUPJ was in the Netherlands , in 1931 , eventually coalescing into the Nederlands Verbond voor Progressief Jodendom . The movement is growing in Spain . As of 2016 there are six congregations , while there was only one congregation a decade ago . In 2017 the Reform community there expects to have its first native-born rabbi since the Expulsion in 1492 once he completes his rabbinical training in London . Latin America . Since the early 2000s , a Latin American affiliate has been evolving . Officially founded at the Leaders Regional Conference of Progressive Communities in Córdoba ( Argentina ) , in December 2009 , then WUPJ-Latin America renamed itself the Union for Reform Judaism - Latin America ( UJR-AmLat , the acronym in Spanish and Portuguese ) in 2019 . The main concern of the time in the early 2000s was the vulnerability of the Jewish communities of Argentina , which was going through a serious social , economic and political crisis . The embryo of the organization was conceived in 2002 in São Paulo , by activists from liberal communities of Brazil , who chose that city as the regional headquarters of the organization . As of June 2020 , UJR-AmLat has 26 affiliated communities , being one Rabbinical Institute , one Jewish School ( both in Buenos Aires ) , two youth movements ( affiliated to Netzer Olami ) in São Paulo , and 22 synagogues in Brazil , Argentina , Chile , Ecuador , Peru , Costa Rica , and Guatemala . Other . - European WUPJ providing regional support to congregations in Austria , Belgium , Czech Republic , Denmark , France , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Luxembourg , Poland , Spain , Switzerland . Within the European region there are also subregional associations for Germany , Italy , Netherlands , and the UK . - WUPJ – Former Soviet Union providing support for congregations in the Former Soviet Union . - Union of Jewish Congregations of Latin America and the Caribbean supports congregations in Latin America and the Caribbean . Shai Pinto , the vice president and COO of the World Union for Progressive Judaism , noted in 2012 that Latin America represented the fastest growing region for the movement . There are also , Arzenu – the international umbrella organization for progressive religious Zionist organizations , and Netzer Olami , the international youth wing of the progressive movement , jointly sponsored by Arzenu and the WUPJ . Communal life . Rabbis , cantors and communal leaders . Rabbis , cantors and communal leaders for the worldwide progressive movement are trained in one of three rabbinic institutions : Leo Baeck College , Abraham Geiger College and Hebrew Union College . While all three train rabbis for the worldwide progressive movement , each has a different regional focus : The Abraham Geiger College focuses on providing leadership for communities in Germany , Central and Eastern Europe . Leo Baeck College , located in the UK , focuses on leadership for the UK Reform and UK Liberal . Hebrew Union College , with campuses in the USA and Israel , trains rabbis and communal service leaders for work in North American Reform and Israeli Progressive congregations . It also provides a year in Israel program for students at the Leo Baeck College and Abraham Geiger Institute . External links . - World Union for Progressive Judaism - Create a world filled with Cooperation , Love , Truth and Justice Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp .