Correspondence received and sent by Philip H. Daniels, E. Marks, and Lee F. Kauffman on behalf of the Hull Western Synagogue regarding a controversy between the Western and Old Hebrew Congregations over the appointment of Rabbi Irvin Broder as Communal Rabbi of Hull by the Western.

Includes:

Acceptance in principle by Hull Old Hebrew Congregation of the appointment of Rabbi Broder, 1980; Re-imbursement of Rabbi Broder's air fare paid for by Nottingham Hebrew Congregation, 1980; Housing arrangements for Rabbi Broder, 1980; Suspension of morning and Friday evening joint services arrangements between Western Synagogue and Old Hebrew Congregation, 1980; Request that the Chief Rabbi intervene to help solve dispute between the two congregations, 1980; Letters of acceptance and decline sent in relation to the induction ceremony of Rabbi Broder, 1981; Visit of the Chief Rabbi Dr Immanuel Jakobovits for the induction of Rabbi Broder, 1981; Transfer of some members from the Old Hebrew Congregation to the Western Synagogue, 1981; Meeting with the Chief Rabbi on 24 Mar, 1982; Formal authority given to Rabbi Broder by Chief Rabbi and London Beth Din, 1982.