Eduarde Cortes, president of the pro-Peror Jewish organization, Organization Israelita Argentina, has resumed the active leadership of O.I.A. following his return from a visit to Israel, Europe and the United States. At a banquet tendered in his honor upon his return, Mr. Cortes paid tribute to the achievements of the Jewish state.
Dr. Moises Goldman, a member of the World Jewish Congress administrative council who served as Argentina’s delegate to the recent Western Hemisphere conference of the Congress, held in New York, reported on a visit he paid to the Jewish communities of Peru and Chile on his way home. He said that recent statements by Argentine President Juan Peron condemning racial intolerance had created a strong impression in Latin America. At the same time, he warned that German influence is growing throughout the Continent.
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