An appeal to President Eisenhower to make a personal on-the-spot investigation of the bombings in the South was voiced at the convention of the Workmen’s Circle, major Jewish fraternal organization, which is now being held here. The organization has more than 90, 000 members in the United States and Canada.
The appeal was made by Adolph Held, national chairman of the Jewish Labor Committee. Addressing the delegates, he suggested that President Eisenhower make a tour “in order to use the impact of his visit to restore sanity and law and order to the areas where the bombings took place.”
The American Jewish labor leader strongly assailed the Soviet Government for suppressing Jewish culture. He said that several months ago a delegation of his organization elicited a promise from the State Department that it would begin negotiations with the Soviet Union to include Yiddish and Hebrew books and periodicals in the American Russian cultural exchange program. “To date there has been no reply from the Russians, “Mr. Heid said. He asked that the answer be made soon.
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