More than 10, 000 communities throughout the United States will participate in the 28th annual observance of Brotherhood Week which starts on Sunday, it was reported today by the National Conference of Christians and Jews which sponsors the celebrations.
Special religious services which will be held all through the week in churches and synagogues will emphasize the moral and spiritual value of brotherhood as a rule of behavior for all citizens of every religious, racial and national group. Twenty-five national committees have enlisted the cooperation of schools and colleges, churches and synagogues, community organizations, labor-management groups, and all branches of the media of mass communications.
Dr. Lewis Webster Jones, president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, today issued a special appeal for all people of the United States to join in the celebration of Brotherhood Week. “The practice of brotherhood means putting the great principles of liberty, equality of opportunity and justice into operation in every aspect of our national life,” Dr. Jones said. Mr. Bob Hope is national chairman of Brotherhood Week this year.
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