The Confederation of Jewish Communities today lauded the role of the Brazilian Government at the United Nations in joining with the United States in sponsoring a measure specifically condemning anti-Semitism. The proposal, an amendment to a projected U. N. declaration against discrimination, was not approved because of a maneuver of the Soviet delegation at the United Nations.
The Jewish Confederation praise of the Brazilian move was presented to the Foreign Ministry by a delegation representing the organization. The Confederation also protested to the Soviet Embassy against the move by the Soviet delegation at the same U. N. meeting attempting to bracket anti-Semitism with Nazism. Both the U. S.-Brazil amendment and the Soviet measure were later banned by a resolution barring all references to specific forms of discrimination.
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