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Agudah Leader Confers in Switzerland on Rescue of More Jews from Germany

March 13, 1945
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H. A. Goodman, leader of the Agudas Israel in Britain, who has just returned from Switzerland, revealed today that while there he conferred with Jean Musy, former Swiss federal coumcillor who was instrumental in securing the release of 1,200 Jews from Theresienstadt, concerning the possibility of future rescue activities. Musy is now in Berlin.

On the invitation of the Swiss Government, Mr. Goodman participated in a conference at Montraux of 400 delegates of refugee groups, welfare organizations and government agencies on various aspects of the refugee problem. While in Switzerland he also conferred with various Jewish bodies on the possibility of coordinating resoue activities.

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