The formation of Christian Friends of the Anti-Defamation League of the B’nai B’rith was announced here at the conclusion of the four-day annual conference of the national commission of the League, which discussed measures to combat prejudice and to foster interfaith understanding.
The conference, which was also attended by regional office directors of the organization, was addressed by Sigmund Livingston, chairman of the League, who pointed out that one of the most disturbing conditions in American life today is the fact that prejudice is being expressed privately in groups throughout the country by men and women in the higher social strata.
“This,” he said, “is of greater danger than the ranting of professional anti-Semites.” He reported that about 1,000 clergymen have enlisted in the Christian Friends of the Anti-Defamation League and will use their prestige and facilities to correct misconceptions about Jews through spoken and written word.
Officers of the commission named at the conference are: Sigmund Livingston, commission chairman; Philip W. Haberman, New York, honorary chairman; Harold Lachman, Chicago, vice-chairman; Max Schneider, New York, treasurer, and Richard E. Gutstadt, secretary and director of the Anti-Defamation League.
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