British Jewry’s disappointment with what has been done so far to aid the Jews in Nazi-held European countries and with the meager prospects for action in the immediate future, was voiced yesterday afternoon by Prof. Selig Brodetsky, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, addressing that body.
Acknowledging that many difficulties faced the United Nations in the task of rescuing the Jews, Prof. Brodetsky said that, nevertheless, even Britain itself has not done all that is possible. He pointed to the fact that the English immigration regulations have not been relaxed to facilitate the admission of refugees. Prof. Brodetsky also expressed dissatisfaction with the failure of American Jewish organizations and the American Government to take any decisive action. Appreciation for the powerful support which the churches throughout Great Britain have given to the movement to stop the massacre of Europe’s Jews was voiced by the Board of Deputies president.
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