The annual meetings of the National Conference of Jewish Social Welfare, the National Association of Jewish Center Workers and the National Council for Jewish Education, which had been scheduled to take place in Cleveland from May 28-31, have been cancelled, it was announced here today.
A joint statement issued by the presidents of the three organizations declared that the conference had been called off in response to a request by the Office of Defense Transportation, which has asked that all national meetings be suspended for the duration in order to conserve transportation facilities for war-connected purposes.
“While it is a matter of deep regret to us to have to call off the annual conferences,” the statement said, “we are sure that the four hundred Jewish professional leaders who had expected to attend will agree that such a request from a government agency could not but receive our unhesitating assent. Ours is not the only group affected by the shortage of railroad accommodations.” Notifications have been sent to the memberships of all three organizations.
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