Synagogues throughout the country, from New York to Los Angeles and from Maine to Texas, offered prayers for peace this week-end in response to President Eisenhower’s plea, on the eve of the Geneva conference, for the prayers of all Americans for the success of the Big Four talks.
The Synagogue Council of America, in which are represented the three major sections of religious Judaism, issued a call to all congregations to join in the prayers for the success of the “summit” talks, which open tomorrow. In this, the Synagogue Council, and the synagogues joined the appeals and prayers of the major Protestant and Catholic denominations and the millions of Americans of the Christian faith who also prayed for peace this week-end.
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