Two national women’s groups, one Christian and the other Jewish, approved at a joint meeting yesterday a 10-point code of action for their members which stresses opposition to prejudice.
The code, approved by the national board of the Young Women’s Christian Association and the National Council of Jewish Women, also calls on members to work for the protection of individual liberties and to support efforts for world peace.
Mrs. Charles Hymes, president of the National Council of Jewish Women, called on all Council members to sign the code and treat it as a pledged effort. Mrs. Hymes said that “continuing patterns of prejudice and discrimination” are a basic challenge to democracy. The code was lauded by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt who addressed the 250 leaders of the two national groups.
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