Symposia on human relations, in general, and ways and means of fighting prejudice and discrimination, in particular, feature the four-day 27th annual meeting of the National Conference of Christians and Jews which got under way here last night. The annual meeting will conclude Friday with the dedication of a new Building for Brotherhood, the NCCJ new headquarters, a $1 million building contributed by the Ford Motor Company.
At a symposium held at New York University last night, a working paper by Dr. Francis J. Brown of the American Council on Education, noted that despite great progress in the past, “strong anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish and anti-Protestant feelings still persist.” The report added: “There is still discrimination against minorities whether of race or ethnic origin.”
The exercises dedicating the new Building for Brotherhood will commence at Carnegie Hall Friday morning when Leonard Bernstein will conduct the Symphony of the Air and Cornelia Otis Skinner will give a reading of Stephen Vincent Benet’s “Listen to the People.” Dr. Ralph Bunche, United Nations Under Secretary General, and NYU Chancellor Henry T. Heald will be awarded citations for their work in organizing the dedication.
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