A resolution condemning “a world which permitted the Nazi annihilation of a third of the Jewish people” was adopted here today at the world conference of the International Organization of Poets, Essayists and Novelists, more familiarly known as PEN. The resolution was introduced by Joseph Leftwich, Jewish writer and translator, on behalf of the Jewish PEN Club of New York.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
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.