President Kennedy praised B’nai B’rith today as an example of the assistance private groups are rendering the nation’s youth.
“Whether our nation continues to merit the leadership of the free world and the extent to which we are able to develop our human resources depends largely upon the assistance and encouragement offered by private organizations like B’nai B’rith, which has for so long helped our youth to continue their education,” Mr. Kennedy said.
Lauding B’nai B’rith youth activities, the President stressed that the organization’s “Hillel Foundations, teen-age chapter and vocational guidance and service centers play an important part in helping our young people develop their talents.” The President expressed his views in a letter to Herbert Goldstein of Centreville, Md., chairman of B’nai B’rith Interfaith Youth Fellowship dinner that will honor the Maryland Congressional delegation next month.
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