The Conference on Jewish Social Studies was established in 1933 as the Conference on Jewish Relations by

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and

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. Baron was chairman from 1933 till 1988. The immediate issue was facing rapidly spreading

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world propaganda with its fabrications and falsehoods. In addition, it aimed to get a fuller picture about Jewish population, economics, and various aspects of Jewish life. In 1936,

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presided over the conference. Among the sponsored projects by the conference was the quarterly journal ''

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'', which began being published regularly from January 1939. In 1955 the conference obtained its present title. It was active till 1988. Its journal continues and is currently published by

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