N.C.R.A.C.. Conference Asks U.S. Ratification of United Nations Genocide Convention

The eighth plenary convention of the National Community Relations Advisory Council concluded its four-day session here today with the adoption of a resolution calling on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to report out favorably and promptly the United Nations Convention Against Genocide. The resolution, which was adopted by the 200 delegates representing the major American Jewish groups and 28 local Jewish community councils, also called on this session of Congress to ratify the pact.

Earlier, the parley adopted a resolution calling on President Truman to order an investigation of the execution of American policy in Germany. It also requested the House and the Senate to pass pending resolutions requesting the investigation of the denazification policy in the U.S. zone of Germany.

During a discussion on interreligious tensions, Rabbi Morris Kertzer, direct or of interreligious activities of the American Jewish Committee, said that many misunderstandings between Christian and Jewish groups had been corrected, with resulting betterment of interfaith relations. Other speakers pointed out that such tensions cannot be confined to the groups involved, but inevitably "spill over to the general community."

One speaker pointed out that there are many common areas of agreement among the three major faiths, such as efforts in behalf of civil rights legislation in employment and housing. Another delegate pointed out that there are many points of disagreement within each of the various religious groups on such issues as separation of church and state, religious teaching in the public schools and federal aid to education.

Irving Kane of Cleveland was re-elected chairman of the N.C.R.A.C., while Sidney Hollander of Baltimore and Bernard Trager of Bridgeport were re-elected vice-chairmen. Lester A. Jaffe of Cincinnati was re-elected secretary and David L. Ullman of Philadelphia was chosen treasurer.