Mannye London, of Chicago, president of the National Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, called on more than 725 delegates from 350 clubs of the Conservative organization in the United States and Canada to intensify their work “for peace and a world free from prejudice, poverty and hunger.” He was the keynote speaker at the opening session of the organization’s 37th annual convention, which assembled here for four days of sessions to be devoted principally to religion’s role in world affairs and Judaism’s special role in the issues of war and peace.
The organization’s peace award was presented here tonight to Norman Cousins, editor of The Saturday Review, who discussed the Vietnam war in his major address. Another speaker at the opening session was Ambassador Michael Comay, Israel’s permanent representative at the United Nations. The opening session was declared by S. David Rosenberg, of Philadelphia, honorary president of the Federation and the convention chairman, a salute to Israel upon the Jewish State’s attainment of the 18th anniversary of its rebirth in 1948.
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