ish Delegations and the executive committee of the World Jewish Congress.
The Geneva conference, which will open on August 20, will consider the present status of the Jews in various European countries, giving particular attention to the position of the Jews in Germany and refugees from that country.
Upon her return in the fall, Mrs. Wise, who is president of the women’s association of the American Jewish Congress, will formally open Congress House as a center for German refugees.
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