The appointment of Dr. Mordecai Hacohen as special consultant was announced by Saul Kagan, president of the American Bank and Trust Company here. Dr. Hacohen, a native of Vienna, served in senior positions with the Government of Palestine and the Israel Foreign Affairs Ministry. Until recently he was director general of the Ozar Hatorah, an American Jewish religious educational organization operating overseas.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.