The 18th triennial convention of the National Council of Jewish Women devoted its session today to reports on combatting racial prejudice in the United States and on promoting inter-faith work.
Dr. Clyde R. Miller, professor of education at Columbia University and originator of the Springfield plan for combatting prejudice in the schools, told the convention that most of the people in the United States are not “inclined to be influenced by anti-Semitic propaganda and can be immunized against prejudice.” Mrs. Erwin Gutmann of New Jersey, reported that the Council will intensify its inter-faith work through various cultural projects suitable for every community throughout the country.
The convention reaffirmed the stand on Palestine taken by the Council in its resolution of 1943, urging unrestricted Jewish immigration into Palestine and the immediate abrogation of the British White Paper.
The award of “Jewish Woman of the Year” for 1946 was presented last night to Mrs. Adele K. Levy, chairman of the U.J.A. Women’s Division, before 450 delegates attending the convention. The presentation was made by Mrs. Joseph M. Welt, president of the Council. Mrs. Welt also announced the establishment of the Adele Rosenwald Levy Scholarship, one of a number of social work fellowships which the Council is offering in America for European Jewish women who will return to serve in the reconstruction of their own countries.
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