More than 1,000 prominent persons honored the Habimah players here last night at a $50-per-plate dinner arranged by the American found for Palestinian Institutions at the Waldorf-Astoria. Speakers included Dr. Israel Goldstein, chairman of the United Palestine Appeal, Dr. Emanuel Neumann, president of the Zionist Organization of America and Louis Nizer. A message from Dr. Chaim Weizmann, newly-elected President of the Provisional Government of Israel, who was unable to attend because of illness, was read.
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