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At this time, Ronald Weismehl, a local social and aging issues consultant, appealed to the US House of Representatives for government support of organizations for the elderly.
To this end, the Jewish Federation commissioned a study by Brandeis University's renowned Professor of Social Planning, Dr. Robert Morris and Dr. Sidney Lee, the President of Michael Reese Hospital in 1967.
[2] In 1969, the Council appointed members to a Joint Planning Committee of Service and Care for the Jewish Elderly to conduct hearings and study recommendations.
Weismehl reported in detail that a prodigious study of the field was required and that two years of hard work led up to the formation of the council.