Benson Ford, Roger W. Straus and Thomas E. Braniff were re-elected national co-chairmen of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, at the 25th annual meeting of the organization which concluded here today.
Mr. Straus continues an uninterrupted tenure as Jewish national co-chairman that began in 1928 with the establishment of the National Conference. A silver tray was presented to Mr. Straus yesterday as a special 25th anniversary tribute, “in recognition of his unswerving devotion for a quarter century to the NCCJ and the advancement of the brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of God.”
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