(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
Steps to consolidate the Icor, organization to aid the Jews in settling on the land in Russia, were taken at the final sessions of the three day convention which closed here yesterday at the Labor Institute.
A national executive consisting of fifty one members was chosen to direct the work of the organization. The executive includes Reuben Brainin, B. Z. Goldberg, A. S. Sachs, Abraham Raisin.
An announcement was made by Dr. E. Wattenberg that the Soviet government had granted 22,000 acres of land in the Crimea for Jewish settlement. The Icor will concentrate its efforts on settling Jewish families in this district.
Jacob Levin of New York addressed the session on “Three Years of Colonization,” Benjamin Brown spoke on “Industrialization of Colonization.” Professor Charles Koons also addressed the conference.
A subscription by Dr. Julius Hammer of New York of $100,000 toward the planned loan of $20,000,000 toward Jewish colonization work in Russia was announced.
The conference adopted a resolution stressing the non-partisan character of the organization and appealing to other groups to join in the work.
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