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The Nederlands Verbond voor Progressief Jodendom (NVPJ) (lit. Dutch Union for Progressive Judaism) is the umbrella organisation for Progressive Jews in the Netherlands, and is affiliated to the World Union for Progressive Judaism. It was founded in 1931 under the name of Verbond voor Liberaal-Religieuze Joden in Nederland (LJG) (lit. Union for Liberal-Religious Jews in the Netherlands). On October 29, 2006, while celebrating its 75 year jubilee, the LJG changed to its current name. The "Verbond" claims a membership of some 3,500, spread over ten different congregations throughout the country. The biggest one is the congregation in Amsterdam, with some 1,700 members. Other congregations exist in The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem (LJG Gelderland), Tilburg (LJG Brabant), Enschede (LJG Twente), Heerenveen, Zuidlaren (LJG Noord-Nederland) and Almere (LJG Flevoland). The NVPJ's rabbis are: Menno ten Brink, David Lilienthal, Awraham Soetendorp, Edward van Voolen, Marianne van Praag, Tamara Benima and Albert Ringer. It publishes its own magazine six times a year, ''Levend Joods Geloof'' (lit. Living Jewish Faith). The ''Nederlands Verbond voor Progressief Jodendom'' has separate organisations for women (FLJVN) and youngsters ((Netzer Holland )); there is also a separate Zionist organisation based on Progressive Jewish grounds, (ARZA ). It is also connected to four Jewish cemeteries: one in Hoofddorp (1937) and one in Amstelveen (2002).〔(Cemeteries Hoofddorp and Amstelveen ) LJG Amsterdam. ''Accessed 28 July 2007'' 〕 The Liberal communities in The Hague and Rotterdam also have their own cemetery in the town of Rijswijk, Beth Hachaim.〔(Cemetery Beth Hachaim ) LJG Rotterdam. ''Accessed 2 December 2006'' 〕 The cemetery was founded in 1990 after several requests from members from both communities. The Congregation in Twente has its cemetery Gan ha-Olam in Enschede. ==History== Progressive Judaism was brought to the Netherlands in the 1930s by German immigrants, many of them fleeing Nazi persecution. The first Progressive rabbi in the Netherlands was Meir L. Lasker, followed by German-born Rabbi Norden. The first congregation was founded in 1931 in The Hague, in the same year followed by one in Amsterdam. The congregations grew rapidly throughout the years, mostly because of the arrival of thousands of German Jews (of whom most were part of the Reform tradition). In October 1931, the ''Verbond van Liberaal-Godsdienstige Joden'' (lit. Union for Liberal-Religious Jews) was founded. Services were held regularly, and the Union published its own paper, ''Nieuw Joods Leven'' (lit. New Jewish Life). At the eve of World War II, the Amsterdam community alone had some 900 members; ten years earlier, Progressive Judaism had virtually been non-existent in the Netherlands – the religious landscape was limited to Ashkenazi Orthodox Judaism and a smaller community of Sephardi Jews. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nederlands Verbond voor Progressief Jodendom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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