The Federation of Palestinian Jews passed a resolution yesterday calling upon “proper authorities” to take steps in the rehabilitation of Hebron, Safed and Tiberias, cities sacked in the Arab riots of 1929, at the closing session of its fifth annual convention at the Hotel Pennsylvania.
Delegates representing fourteen Federation branches from all parts of the nation urged authorities to establish industries in those cities and encourage immigration there.
A second resolution voiced approval of the peace pact recently drawn up between the Revisionists and the World Zionist Executive and expressed the hope that the agreement would benefit Palestine.
Another resolution expressed indignation at the Palestinian administration for placing obstacles in the path of an enlarged immigration, notwithstanding the fact that there is scarcity of labor in the land.
The meeting also called upon American Jewry to support the Jewish National Fund and allied funds established for the upbuilding of Palestine. The need of the spreading use of Palestinian products in this country was emphasized.
Other resolutions greeted the act of the Zionist Executive in being instrumental in getting the Huleh land concession into Jewish hands and demanded that Jewish labor be employed on all colonization work in the Holy Land.
The convention was opened Saturday evening by Rabbi Joseph Gabriel and the keynote address was made by Hirsh Manischewitz, president of the Federation.
Included among the speakers were Rabbis I. M. Charlop, Chaim Hershenson, Joseph Konovitz, Professor Chaim Tschernowitz, Mrs. Dorah Insellbuch, Leo Wolfson and Mordecai Rudinsky.
Greetings to the convention were received from Sis Ronald Lindsay, English Ambassador to the United States; Bernard S. Deutsch, Morris Rothenberg, Dr. Cyrus Adler and Dr. Bernard Revel.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected at the end of the two-day session. They are: Hirsch Manischewitz, president; Rabbis H. Hershenson and J. M. Charlop, honorary presidents; Rabbi Joseph Gabriel and J. Honig, vice-presidents; Rabbi J. L. Moinester, general secretary; David Silver, treasurer; M. Eliach, associate treasurer; Max Manischewitz, chairman of finance committee; I. Ashkenazi, financial secretary, and M. Shulsinger, recording secretary.
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