The 17th triennial convention of the National Council of Jewish Women, meeting at the Drake Hotel here, last night adopted a resolution asking abrogation of the White Paper on Palestine and favoring the continued upbuilding of the Jewish community there, but did not commit itself on the question of the establishment of Palestine as a Jewish Commonwealth. The convention endorsed the action of its delegates to the American Jewish Conference, who had refrained from voting on the Commonwealth issue, although they supported, in the main, the program adopted by the Conference.
The convention adopted the following recommendation of the board of directors on the Palestine question.
“1. We record ourselves in favor of and urge the immediate abrogation of the White Paper of 1939. 2. We record ourselves in favor of the unrestricted immigration of Jews into Palestine. 3. We record ourselves in favor of the uninterrupted and continued upbuilding of Palestine in the spirit of the Balfour Declaration.”
Earlier in the day the convention heard a report by Mrs. Albert J. May of New York City, chairman of the National Committee on Contemporary Jewish Affairs, which stated three conditions for the security and survival of Jews in a world order: 1. International organization to guarantee equality of minority groups; 2. International education policy to eliminate fears and promote understanding and cooperation among nations and peoples; 3. Establishment of international research body of Jews to study problems of world Jewry and to channel Jewish matters to world international organizations.
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