The hope that the Soviet Union will lift the curtain for immigration of Jews from Russia to the Jewish State and that Jews from the United States will also come to this country, was expressed today by former Premier David Ben Gurion at the opening session of the 68th annual convention of the Histadrut, Israel’s general federation of labor.
Presiding at the opening session of the convention, Mr. Ben Gurion spoke on the historical significance of immigration before the State of Israel was established and on the role of Jewish labor in shaping the ideals and aims of the state. President Itzhak Ben Zvi, who spoke briefly, noted the implications of the immigration. Premier Moshe Sharett spoke in a similar vein. The opening of the convention in Petach Tikvah, near here, was preceded by a huge festive parade through the city’s streets. At the head of the marchers were the President, Premier, Speaker of the Parliament Joseph Sprinzak, Mr. Ben Gurion and many leaders of the labor movement.
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