Eddie Cantor was today awarded the 1948 “Citation for Humanitarianism” of the United Jewish Appeal. Samuel Goldwyn, prominent screen producer and president of the U.J.A. drive in this city, presented the award to Mr. Cantor during a nation-wide U.J.A. broadcast. The noted stage, screen and radio star recently completed an on-the-spot survey of conditions among the displaced Jews in Europe, following which he set out on a three-week speaking engagement in behalf of the U.J.A.
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