Judaism’s contributions to the world’s religious and ethical thinking and practice, as symbolized by the Passover experience, were summarized here tonight as the Greater New York Histadrut Council celebrated its 33rd annual “third seder.” More than 2,000 supporters of the Israel Histadrut campaign attended the colorful function.
Principal address on the theme of Passover’s meaning to the world’s consciousness were delivered by Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president of the American Jewish Congress; Jacob S. Potofsky, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; and Harry Uviller, treasurer of the Liberal Party, and chairman of the Greater New York Histadrut Council.
The guests were greeted by Dr. Sol Stein, executive director of the National Committee for Labor Israel, who noted that parallel “third sedorim” were being observed tonight in many other American communities, under Histadrut auspices. The occasion served also as a ceremony commemorating the 6,000,000 Jewish victims of the Nazi holocaust. A dramatic production, entitled “We Shall Overcome,” linked the Passover experience to present-day struggles for freedom from bondage.
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