B’nai B’rith has invited representatives of the major national Jewish membership organizations in the United States to a preliminary conference at the William Penh Hotel, Pittsburgh, Saturday evening, January 23 and Sunday, January 25, to consider what steps should be taken to bring about some agreement on the part of the American Jewish community with respect to the post-war status of Jews and the upbuilding of a Jewish Palestine.
Announcement of the conference was made here by Henry Monsky, president of B’nai B’rith, who extended the invitation to 32 national membership organizations. Each organization invited was asked to designate from one to three representatives to the conference.
In explaining the purpose of the conference, Mr. Monsky said; “American Jewry, which will be required, in large measure, to assume the responsibility of representing the interests of our people at the Victory Peace Conference, must be ready to voice the judgment of American Jews, along with that of the other Jewish communities of the free countries, with respect to the post-war status of Jews and the upbuilding of a Jewish Palestine. Every thoughtful Jew interested in the present critical situation with which we are confronted must be profoundly concerned with the distressing conflicts which threaten to impede concerted action. The purpose of the conference is to bring together the representatives of major national Jewish membership organizations in order that they may consider what steps should be taken to bring about some agreement on the part of the American Jewish community.”
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