Pleading that America should not forget her mission as a haven of refuge for the oppressed, Rabbi Joseph Zeitlin told members of Temple Ansche Chesed. West End avenue and 100th street, that “any movement of bigotry such as the ‘Silver Shirts’ organization will of necessity be uprooted, since we feel that America is a blessed land founded upon the cornerstone of equality and freedom.”
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