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Jewish Delegation from Russia Met with Dr. Weizmann Prior to His Return to London

July 8, 1943
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Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of the World Zionist Organization, met with prof. Solomon Mikhoels and Itzik Feffer, the two delegates of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee of Russia, and invited them to visit Palestine on their return trip, it was reported today by the Committee of Jewish Writers and Artists which is sponsoring the visit of the delegation to the United States.

The meeting, the announcement says, took place in New York prior to Dr. Weizmann’s return to London. It lasted more than two hours during which various questions concerning Jewish life in Russia and in Palestine were discussed. The delegates emphasized that they were impressed by the “heroic war effort” of the Jews in Palestine and that the Jews in Russia are grateful for the medical aid which Palestine Jewry is sending to the Russian army. The delegation also expressed the hope that the friendship between the Jews of Russia and Palestine “will continue and will grow in the future.” Dr. Weizmann wished the cultural delegation success in their mission here.

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