Samuel Blitz, who has for a number of years been identified with the Zionist Organization of America as Director of its Organization Department, and with the United Palestine Appeal, has been appointed Director of Organization of the American Jewish Congress, it was announced by Bernard Deutsch, President of the Congress.
The program of enlarged activities on the part of the Congress, recently adopted by the administrative committee, involves closer cooperation with all the central and national organizations which are affiliated with the Congress, and with various committees throughout the country which assist in the work for the defense of Jewish rights abroad, the protection of the Jewish name from misrepresentation, etc.
The educational activities of the Congress will now be extended in scope.
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