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NFTY

The North American Federation for Temple Youth or NFTY, formerly known as the National Federation for Temple Youth, is an organized youth movement of Reform Judaism in North America (also known as The Reform Jewish Youth Movement). Funded and supported by the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), NFTY supplements Reform youth groups at the synagogue level.

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The North American Federation for Temple Youth or NFTY, formerly known as the National Federation for Temple Youth, is an organized youth movement of Reform Judaism in North America (also known as The Reform Jewish Youth Movement). Funded and supported by the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), NFTY supplements Reform youth groups at the synagogue level.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1939-01-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. members: 8,500 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1939-01-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the members is "8,500 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376501712

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.