Members of the American Nazi Party, costumed in Nazi-type uniforms embellished with swastikas, picketed the annual convention here of the California department of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States. In two small trucks, they circled the hotel where the parley was held, blaring anti-Semitic slogans. However, at the request of its officers, who denounced the Nazis from the podium, the veterans ignored the Nazi pickets and staged no counter-demonstration. The session continued without disturbance.
One of the features of the convention was the presentation of a JWV award “for a valiant fight” on behalf of California legislative consideration of United States ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Genocide. The award was given to Samuel B. Gach, publisher of the California Jewish Voice, of Los Angeles.
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