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… ARTHUR J. LELY- VELD, national director of Bnai Brith Hillel Foundations, which helped sponsor the tour. Shown from left are FRIEDA ZAMET, University of London; MAUREEN PHILLIPS, Leeds University; GERALD…
… BRISKI, University of London; Dr. ALFRED JOSPE, Hillel director of program and resources; Rabbi Lelyveld; ISAAC BRAZ, University College, London; and BEATRICE APPLEBAUM, Brighton College of Arts. item bel…
… r, a! ,, Jks 111110Nnanomml li c kirLbr:- Ft tri Dr. I. S. Wechsler, national president of American Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announces the ap- pointment of Marc J. Berkman…
…Sonneborn Commends U. S. Jewry on Devotion to Israel Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News JERUSALEM — A tribute to American Jews and their devo- tion to the cause of Israel was paid Tuesday…
… by Rudolph Son- neborn, national co-chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, speaking in the general debate of the 23rd World Zionist Con- gress. Mr. Sonneborn praised the role of the welfare funds which…
… he said had raised $600,000,000 for the UJA from 1941 to 1950 or 93 per cent of all UJA funds. "They have been faithful partners in providing means for the development of the state and the ingathering…
… of our brethren," he told the Congress, adding that the Zionists had only themselves to blame if they did not dominate the _ welfare funds. He said that this was because min our preoccupation with…
… other matters we have not given time or energy nor taken our rightful place in the development of these funds." Mr. Sonneborn added that ex- perience on such issues as a central Israeli fund and nation…
…- al budgeting had shown that whatever "our occasional differ- ences with the leadership of the welfare funds, whenever we pre- sented the Zionist viewpoint we have been reassured of over- whelming…
… support for our side" by the community leaders. Mr. Sonneborn, who also is president of the United Pales- tine Appeal, warned the Con- gress against too hasty discon- tinuing of the importance of…