President Eisenhower, in a message addressed to the National Jewish Youth Conference, said today that the Jewish Youth Week–which starts on March 18–“serves to remind the entire nation of the contribution which Jewish people have made to the development of the United States.”
The President expressed his satisfaction” to see demonstrated the willingness of young men and women of the Hebrew faith to carry on in the tradition of their forefathers, actively accepting the responsibilities which both citizenship and religion impose.”
The Jewish Youth Week is an annual project of the National Jewish Welfare Board-sponsored National Jewish Youth Conference, the largest representative body of Jewish youth in America. The theme of Jewish Youth Week, “Tomorrow’s Leaders Appraise 300 Years of Jewish Life in America,” is related to the American Jewish Tercentenary, currently being celebrated throughout the country.
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