President Herbert Hoover is one of the many public leaders who have joined Jewish leaders here and abroad in sending messages of tribute to Louis Lipsky, former President of the Zionist Organization of America, for the testimonial dinner that will be tendered to Mr. Lipsky at the Astor Hotel, New York on Sunday evening, December 7th, according to an announcement made by Mr. Bernard S. Deutsch, President of the American Jewish Congress, who is Chairman of the Testimonial Committee.
Among those who have written in praise of Mr. Lipsky for his thirty years of service in the American Jewish community are Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Felix M. Warburg, Col. Frederick M. Kisch, Chairman of the Palestine Executive, Dr. Isaac Gruenbaum, President of the Polish Zionist Federation, Harry Sacher, former member of the Palestine Executive and noted English attorney, and Lt. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New York. These messages will be read at the dinner to Mr. Lipsky, Mr. Deutsch stated.
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