The fight against religious and racial prejudice in New York City has been making good progress, Col. Harold Riegelman, chairman of the New York Chapter of the American Jewish Committee, declared today in his annual report.
New York City has become a better, healthier community for all its many peoples since they have become increasingly aware of the need to foster healthy group relations among Americans of every race and creed and are working actively to challenge prejudice wherever they meet it, Col. Riegelman added. The report summarizes the work that the American Jewish Committee’s local branch has done in New York City during the past year.
“The anti-Semitic rabble-rouser is gone from the streets of New York,” said Col. Riegelman. “More and more New Yorkers — previously barred from employment because of race, color or creed — are finding jobs in banks, utility companies and insurance firms. ‘Gentlemen’s Agreements’ — which prevent certain of our citizens from living where they choose — can no longer be enforced in the courts.
“On balance, New York City has become a better, healthier community for all its many peoples. Not a perfect community by far, but one increasingly prepared to meet its responsibilities to all its citizens,” Col. Riegelman said.
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