A $500,000 drive to aid the Jews in Poland was announced today at a meeting of the Olei Polania, organization of Polish Jews in Palestine. It was disclosed that Abe Yedlin had made the first contribution of $5,000.
The parley discussed measures for aiding the Polish Jews. Among those participating was F. Rottenstreich, former Polish deputy and member of the Zionist Executive, and Isaac Gruenbaum, head of the labor department of the Jewish Agency for Palestine.
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