A cultural delegation consisting of H. Leivek, all-known Yiddish poet, Israel Efros, Hebrew poet, and Emma Lazaroff Schaver, opera singer, sailed today for Europe to provide cultural programs for Jews in the camps for placed parsons. The delegation is sponsored by the World Jewish Congress.
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