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32 Zionist Leaders Oppose World Congress, Poll Reveals

April 10, 1936
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Dr. A. J. Rongy, chairman of the National Council Committee of the Zionist Organization of America, made public today the results of a questionnaire poll he had taken among members of the committee, according to which 32 of the 50 who replied oppose immediate convocation of a world Jewish congress, 13 favor it and 5 are non-committal.

With the questionnaire Dr. Rongy included a letter in which he expressed opposition to the congress on the grounds that it might detract from the importance of Palestine and Zionism, and that holding of the congress would be used to political advantage in the United States to stir up anti-Semitic feeling during the forthcoming presidential election.

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