Gregorio Faigon, an engineer, has been elected president of the DAIA, the central Jewish representative organization of Argentina. He succeeds Dr. Isaac Golden-berg, who headed the organization for more than six years. Dr. Jose Kestelman, is new secretary-general, replacing Herzl Gesang. His first official act was to send a letter to United Nations Secretary-General U Thant expressing concern for the plight of Jews in Arab lands.
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