Nearly 1,900 boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 17 have been removed from Europe and settled in Palestine since the outbreak of war, it was disclosed today at the annual meeting of the National Youth Aliyah Committee of Hadassah. An additional 900 are expected to arrive within the next few months.
A total of 7,000 Jewish children have been rescued from Europe by the Youth Aliyah movement in the last seven years, it was stated at the meeting which followed a reception in the home of Governor and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman for Viscountess Halifax, wife of the British ambassador.
As one of the honorary chairmen of the National Youth Aliyah Committee, Mrs. Lehman welcomed Lady Halifax “not only in a personal capacity but also as the representative of that great nation and noble people now engaged in a valiant fight for freedom, justice and democracy.”
Mrs. David de Sola Pool, president of Hadassah, asked American Jewish women to continue their support for Palestine which has become “a strategic point in Britain’s Near Eastern front.” She reported that Hadassah is now helping to train doctors and nurses for war duty and has sent tons of medical supplies, equipment, and clothing by new routes to the Holy Land.
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