5711 � Roth Hotthonoh - 1950
CANADIAN   JEWISH   REVIEW
WORLD BROTHERHOOD
�Y RICHARD D. JO Nil, OF TORONTO, DIRECTOR OF THE CANADIAN COUNCIL
OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS
Those interested in group re-lations will be pleased to learn of the formation of "World Brotherhood", an international organization that has as its purpose the promotion of justice, friendship, understanding and cooperation among people varying as to religion, race, nation, or culture. Its ^ members, believing in a spiritual interpretation of the universe and deriving their inspiration therefrom, constituted this organisation as a voluntary association of individuals, not of official representatives of their organisations. This organisation does not aim at any sort, of amalgamation of bodies or at modifying any of the distinctive beliefs of its members.
One hundred and fifty people representing about fifteen countries met at the Unesco House, Paris, France, from June 8 to June 11, 1950, to consider the advisability of setting up such an organization and at the close of their discussions voting unanimously to do so. There were those in the United States and Canada who had been thinking about such an organisation -for some time. Bfttfty ift March a planning conference of interested people from Canada and its neighbour to � the south was held in Toronto.
Dr. Sidney Smith, President of the University of Toronto; Lady Eaton, Mr. John Hayes, President of Laura Secord Candy Shops Ltd.; Mr. E. L. Dabois, of Hamilton Motor Products; Mrs. Gordon Conant, Mr. William Sheady, Publicity Director of the Ontario Provincial Council, Knights of Columbus; and Mrs. Helen Tucker took an active part in this planning conference. Mr. Samuel Bronfman, Mr. John Hayes, and Lady Eaton were selected to serve on the advisory council for the Paris Conference that was to be held in June. Representing the United States at the Toronto planning conference were Mr. Allen W. Dulles, Mr. Basil O'Connor, Mr. Howard Wilson, Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, Mr. John McKibbin, Mr. John Sullivan and otthers.
European leaders were also contacted by interested people. Councils of Christians and Jews in the British Isles, Germany, France and SwiUerland aided in enlisting the support of business men, educators, and clergymen in their own countries.
The general chairman for the Paris Conference was Arthur Compten, Nobel Prise Winner and ChaaetUor of Washington University, 81 Louis. Chairman Compton t� his opening remarks stated: "Ladies and Gentlemen: We have ���granted to form a world orga-for hrothftrkaod. By
fostering friendliness and understanding among those who consider men as brothers under the fatherhood of God we would remove the barriers and open the channels for cooperation. Thus we would make more effective our efforts to enroll all men everywhere to live worthy lives."
Supporting the thoughts of Dr. Compton were such world leaders as Paul Henri Spaak, of Belgium; Sir Stanford Cooper, of England; Mr. Albert Pksraan, of Holland; Mr. Spytos Skouras, Mr. Henry Luce, Mr. Roger Straus, Mr. John Knight, Mr. Thomas Braniff, Mr. Richard De Rochemont, Mr. Ralph Nicholson, of. the United States; Prof. Charles Hendry, Mr. Z. S. Phimister, Mr. Blair Laing, of Canada; Guill Konsbruck, of Belgium; Hon. Senator James Douglas, of Eire; Jean Ducros, Emanuel Monick, of France; Frau Annedore Lever and Ferdinand Friedensburg, of Germany. Mr. James Duncan, Mr. E. L. Dubois, Mr. John Hayes, Mr. Ben Sadow-ski, and Mr. Mark Levy made it possible for certain of the Canadian delegates to attend.
As soon as the formation of "World Brotherhood" was accomplished steps were taken to establish commissions to carry out its purposes. Two such commissions have already been formed and are at work, the educational commission under the leadership of Prof. Charles Hendry, of Canada, and the religious commission under the direction of Dr. Albert P. Shirkey.
The need for the World Brotherhood organization is apparent. In every country prejudice, intolerance, bigotry still exist It was my privilege to visit, after the Paris Conference, several European countries. As prejudice exists in the United States and Canada so it exists in Europe.
Hitler has been dead for several years, but his false teachings still survive. It is true that Jewish cemeteries, two hundred of them, have been molested in Western Germany, but it is also true that Christian Churches have assumed the responsiblity of caring for many of these cemeteries. While one who travels in Germany meets those who still cling to the Aryan myth, he also meets those among the Germans who are tremendously concerned that the necessary education and action be taken to eradicate these Hitlerite teachings from the entire nation.
German leaders are speaking out against the Nasi teachings. I quote several suca Germans: Theodor Heuaa, President of the West German Republic: "bcideata which have uafortonatety occurred
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