President Roosevelt will be requested to address the twenty-second annual convention of the United Synagogue of America, to be held at the Hotel Willard, Washington, May 6, 7 and 8, it was learned today.
Senator Robert F. Wagner is to make arrangements for a delegation representing the United Synagogue of America to go to the White House to request President Roosevelt to address the convention. The delegation will consist of Louis J. Moss, president of the organization; Louis Soll, chairman of the convention committee; Edward Rosenblum, Rabbi Solomon Metz, and Representatives Herman P. Kopplemann and Emanuel Celler.
The convention will be attended by delegates from synagogues throughout the nation. It is considered one of the most important gatherings ever scheduled by the organization.
Efforts will be made by the delegation to have the President deliver a talk in person before the convention. If the President cannot do this, then it is hoped that he may speak over a nation-wide radio hook-up while the convention is in session, and direct his message to American Jewry.
WAGNER WILL ADDRESS
Senator Wagner will be the principal speaker at the dinner, which will be held on the evening of May 7.
Among the objectives of the conference will be the determination of ways and means to eliminate racial and religious prejudices. “For the first time in the history of the American synagogue, a national organization will devote itself almost entirely to the problem of eliminating prejudice,” Mr. Son, convention committee chairman, stated.
“This problem will be attacked from a strictly Jewish standpoint,” Mr. Soll said. An outstanding Christian will be invited to discuss the Christian viewpoint and outline how Christians may contribute to an effective solution. It is likely that Senator Wagner may carry on this discussion.
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