S.S. Levin, Secretary General of the Israeli Teachers Association and head of an Israeli delegation to the World Conference of Teachers meeting here, told the conference thai this was the first time Israeli teachers had attended a meeting in Germany.
Recalling the slaughter of one million Jewish children by the Nazis, he adjured his professional colleagues from 40 countries to heed the lesson of the Nazi era by holding aloft, in consonance with the high ideals enunciated by the prophets of ancient Israel, the principles of humanity and justice as well as the right of each nation to an independent existence.
After this speech was greeted with strong applause, Sir Ronald Gould, the conference chairman, stressed its significance and warmly welcomed the five-man Israeli delegation. In addition to A. A. Yellin, honorary president of the Israeli Teachers Association, the delegation included two representatives from Israel high schools, Dr. Eliav and Mr. Ginsburg, and two from the elementary schools, Dr. Sahavi of the Mizrachi educational system and Mr. Levin.
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