With the war casting a damper over it, a celebration was held here yesterday marking the sixty-fifth birthday of Dr. James Bernstein, European director of the HIAS-ICA Emigration Association, and his 15 years of association with Jewish emigration activities. Speakers included Dr. Edouard and Louis Oungre, and Morris C. Troper, European director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Congratulatory messages were received from all parts of the world.
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