The 14th biennial national convention of the Pioneer Women got under way here last night with more than 500 delegates from the United States and Canada present. Messages of congratulations were received at the convention from President Eisenhower and Israel Premier Moshe Sharett.
Dr. Sara Feder, president of the organization, reviewed the organization’s program in the U.S., Canada and Israel. Mrs. Beba Idelson, a member of Israel’s Parliament and head of the Working Women’s Council, sister organization in Israel of Pioneer Women, spoke of the role of women in Israel’s industry and military establishment. She urged appeals throughout the world against the new threat to Israel’s existence posed by Czechoslovakia’s shipment of arms to Egypt.
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