Protestant, Catholic and Jewish religious and lay leaders, in a joint proclamation on the Hungarian uprising against Soviet rule, today summoned “Americans of all faiths” to organize “an unprecedented flow of contributions for the rescue-and restoration to life and ultimate freedom” of the Hungarian people.
At the same time, the group urged Americans: “to bring all possible influence on our government to aid the people of Hungary and the flood of Hungarian escapees; to become devoted advocates and supporters of Hungarian freedom; to join in the protest of free humanity against the pestilence of Communist revenge on Hungarian patriots and their deportation to the Soviet Union.”
The proclamation hailed the fact that “the Hungarian fight for liberty was a fight of all people, in which men, women and children of all backgrounds and all religious loyalties participated.” It said that Roman Catholics, Protestants and Jews were involved with “equal courage and determination.”
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