The Gestapo, German secret police, at the eleventh hour prohibited a convention of the Federated Hebrew Youth Associations, scheduled to open here last night. A majority of the delegates had already arrived from various parts of the country.
No reason for the action was given, although the convention had been allowed by the authorities. It was to have been the first gathering of its kind since the Nazi regime came to power.
The Federation has a membership of 50,000 youths, comprising religious, cultural, sports, war veterans organizations, Zionists, non-Zionists and many other groups of Jewish young men and women throughout the Reich.
A tea party for the benefit of poor Jewish families was also prohibited by the Gestapo.
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