The seventh national conference of the Zionist Organization of France concluded here today with a demand for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine.
Profession Selig Brodetsky, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, addressing the convention, stressed the fact that the Middle East is underpopulated. He pointed to the recent reports that 150,000 Polish troops in Gen. Anders’ Second Corps in Italy would be permitted to emigrate to Transjordan as evidence that the area could absorb a greater population.
Declaring that the Jews in Palestine were strong enough to prevent an anti-Zionist solution of the Palestine issue, Dr. Nahum Goldmann of the Jewish Agency, asserted, “we are fighting the last fight–one more victory and Zionism is accomplished.”
A delegation of German Jewish refugees addressed the conference and emphasized that the only hope for German Jews was to emigrate to Palestine. Other speakers paid homage to the 6,000,000 Jews murdered by the Nazis. Representatives of various French parties and ministries and of the Spanish Republican Government attended the convention.
Help ensure Jewish news remains accessible to all. Your donation to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency powers the trusted journalism that has connected Jewish communities worldwide for more than 100 years. With your help, JTA can continue to deliver vital news and insights. Donate today.
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.
