Union of American Hebrew Congregations (Corporate Name)

Roseman, K. The melting pot, c1984: t.p. (Union of American Hebrew Congregations) p. 4 of cover (UAHC)

LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Board of Delegates of American Israelites; org. in 1859 with Jews from New York, N.Y., and twelve other cities to represent American Jews to the government in Washington, D.C., and defend Jewish rights; 1878 board gave up its separate existence to amalgamate with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations; 1925 the board, as part of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations was finally dissolved)

Union for Reform Judaism website, viewed June 18, 2012 (The Union for Reform Judaism was founded in 1873 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. It has grown from an initial membership of 34 congregations in 28 cities to more than 900 congregations in the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It is the largest Jewish movement in North America and represents an estimated 1.5 million Jews. In 2003 the General Assembly approved a new name, Union for Reform Judaism, to better reflect today's reality)

NUCMC data from Amer. Jewish Archives for Board of Delegates of American Israelites. Records, 1859-1873; Living Torah, 2005: e-CIP introd. (Union for Reform Judaism)