£13,500 were raised for the Keren Hayesod this evening at a banquet given here in honour of Dr. Weizmann and Dr. Alexander Goldstein, who are heading the South African Keren Hayosod campaign.
Dr. Schlesinger, one of the leading Jewish philanthropist in South Africa, who owns several theatres in the west End of London, presided, and Mr. Justice Greenberg was the principal speaker apart from Dr. Weizmann and Dr. Goldstein.
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