President Johnson issued today Rosh Hashanah greetings to the American Jewish community through the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. His message read: “On the eve of Rosh Hashanah and the High Holy Days, I extend to all my fellow Americans of the Jewish faith cordial greetings and my warmest wishes for a happy, tranquil and spiritually meaningful year.
“The High Holy Days, with their penitential and exalting liturgy, constitute a perennial reminder of Judaism’s profound dedication to the advancement of social justice and to the pursuit of world peace. These are everlasting imperatives. Ours is an age of both social and spiritual revival. Although marred at times by conflict among nations and bigotry within the family of man, it is nevertheless an age of new hope–hope for the sick and the poor–hope for those who suffer persecution–hope that our children will live in a better and brighter world. It is appropriate that all Americans join in the resolve to work for the uprooting of bigotry, discrimination and persecution, and in prayers for peace.”
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