Prejudice and discrimination have gradually become dangerous factors to the Jews of the United States, declared Dr. Ben M Selekman, director of the Associated Jewish Charities of Boston, speaking at a symposium on the economic, cultural and social changes of American Jewish life in this century. He spoke at the National Conference of Jewish Social Service. Dr. Abraham Rosenthal of New York, Michael Freund of the Bureau of Jewish Social Research and Louis Kirstein of Boston also joined in the symposium.
Mr. Kirstein, who was chairman of the session, pointed out that the Jews of this country are faced with a dual responsibility, that of developing an adequate program for taking into account the changes in the country and the fact that “the Jews of America have been catapaulted into the position of world leadership in Jewry”.
Dr. Selekman declared that while many Jews had obtained wealth and influence through industrialism, particularly in the fields of real estate, entertainment and trade, the economic hardships created by the chain store had narrowed the economic field for the small store owner. The conference is being attended by some 600 social workers from all parts of the United States and Canada.
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