The Agudas Israel of America today announced that it will meet in a three-day emergency convention, which will open on June 22 in Ferndale, N. Y., to consider problems of rescuing Jews from Europe and of strengthening traditional Judaism on the American continent. Five hundred delegates representing orthodox congregations and branches of Agudas Israel throughout the country, will participate in the convention.
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