The formation of a committee of American Christians to aid in the upbuilding of Palestine was announced on Thanksgiving Day by the Rev. Edward L. Hunt, founder of America’s Good-Will Union, during the Thanksgiving service of the Congregation B’nai Jeshurun. The service marked the 105th anniversary of the founding of the congregation.
Members of the committee include former Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby; Rev. Dr. Henry Howard, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church; Judge Frederick E. Crane of the Court of Appeals; Supreme Court Justice Arthur S. Tompkins; George Gordon Battle; John E. Connelly; and James H. Post.
Mr. Colby, who was the main speaker at the B’nai Jeshurun services, dealt with the present economic situation in the United States. Dr. Israel Goldstein, rabbi of B’nai Jeshurun, reviewed the congregation’s history.
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