The city of Portland, Oregon, today received the 1950 Community Human Relations Award, annually presented by the National Conference of Christian and Jews in connection with Brotherhood Week which officially opened yesterday and will extend through next Sunday.
Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, president of the Conference, who announced the award for the Amorican city which made the most cutstanding improvement in relations among its religious and racial groups, described Portland as “a typical American city of many racial and religious groups.” of its 425,000 residents, 208,000 are professed Protessants, 50,000 Catholics and 6,600 Jews. The Negro population is 10,500 and the Orientals number 7,700.
In New York, Mayor William O’Dwyer officially opened Brotherhood Week today at a ceremony in the City Council chambers attended by 700 guests. For the second time the National Conference awarded its annual Brotherhood Award to the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the National Broadcasting System for the Eternal Light radio program.
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