Characterizing German persecution as “a war upon humanity,” Mayor LaGuardia called upon Americans to support a program for rescuing the victims of Nazi oppression, in a message telegraphed to the Junior Hadassah fifteenth annual convention at the Hotel William Penn. The 500 delegates adopted budgets for the organization’s Palestinian projects totaling $77,285, representing an $11,000 increase over last year’s budget.
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