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In response to the spread of organized anti-Semitism in the United States during the 1930s, leaders of Los Angeles' Jewish community formed a special defense organization known as the Los Angeles Jewish Community Committee. The committee later changed its name to the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee. The collection documents the committee's efforts to combat prejudice and educate the public through cooperation with both Jewish and non-Jewish groups, from its formation in 1933 through the early 1990s. This is a collection of letters between Dr. James E. West, Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, and Warren Weston of the Militant Christian Patriots. The correspondence began when Mr. Weston wrote to Dr. West to protest the fact that a Jew (well-known radio comic Joe Penner) had been invited to perform at the Boy Scouts Court of Honor that year. Weston stated: "The majority of Boy Scouts are Christian boys and should therefore be surrounded by everything Christian." These letters detail the conversation that ensued between the two men, with West trying to convey to Weston that the Boy Scouts "respect the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion." 8 x 5.5 in.
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