Charging that the DAWA is seeking to stir up internecine warfare here in the United States, in accordance with the model created by Nazi Germany” the American Jewish Congress has issued an appeal to German Americans in this country not to be misled by that organization’s statements.
The statement, signed by Nathan D. Perlman, vice president, and Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum, chairman of the boycott committee, sharply challenges the allegations of the DAWA that the boycott movement conducted by the American Jewish Congress is aimed at German-Americans.
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