Jewish leaders representing all major Jewish organizations today urged passage by the New York State Legislature of the Ivesouinn Anti-Discrimination Bill, which bars racial and religious discrimination in employment, during testimony before a joint legislative committee.
Judge Joseph M. Proskauer, speaking for the American Jewish Committee, emphasized that he attaches particular importance not so much to the punitive provisions of the bill, as to its conciliation provisions. “I think the bill provides an important and vital educational process,” he said, terming the bill “a great forward step in advancing in a practical way the ideals upon which our nation is reared.”
Dr. Stephen S. Wise spoke for the bill in behalf of the American Jewish Congress. Henry Epstein, former solicitor General of New York State, advocated passage of the bill on behalf of the National Community Relations Advisory Council. Nathaniel M. Minkoff urged its speedy passage in behalf of the Jewish Labor Committee. Judge Meir Steinbrink, in a telegram sent as chairman of the Eastern Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League of the B’nai B’rith, said that the bill “must be passed without emasculating its provisions through amendments designed to cripple its effectiveness.”
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