All national and local organizations invited to affiliate with the new National Community Relations Advisory Council have officially accepted, it was announced today by Philmere J. Haber, of Cleveland and Edgar J. Kaufmann of Pittsburgh, chairmen of the organizing committee.
Participating in the first meeting of the new body at New York City, March 18-20, will be representatives of the American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Congress, B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation League and Jewish Labor Committee and the following communities; Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco.
Launched at the General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds at Pittsburgh last month, the new body will begin at its first meeting to deal with the major problems of anti-Semitism confronting the Jews of America and will attempt to bring about joint policies for the national and local agencies which are attempting to meet them.
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