An extraordinary session of the American Jewish Congress will be held in Philadelphia on March 16 and 17, it was announced yesterday by the administrative committee of the American Jewish Congress.
The meeting has been called to provide an opportunity for a full discussion of the various problems related to the proposed establishment of a central mandated body representative of American Jews.
Accredited delegates who attended the preceding session of the American Jewish Congress in Washington, as well as such substitutions and additions as may be decided upon, will constitute the representation at the convention.
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