The 70th Anniversary Year of the Jewish Daily Forward, leading Yiddish newspaper, was proclaimed here yesterday at a luncheon attended by leaders of Jewish trade unions, cultural groups and philanthropic organizations presided over by Adolph Held, general manager of the newspaper.
Mr. Held announced that the anniversary will be observed on a large scale this year with a concert at the Lincoln Center. He reported that plans were being mapped to convert the celebration into a large demonstration for the Jewish press and Jewish culture. Other speakers at the luncheon included David Dubinsky, noted labor leader who was installed at the luncheon as honorary chairman of the Anniversary Committee; Dr. S. Silverberg, president of the Forward; Louis Stolberg, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, and others.
Represented at the luncheon were the United Jewish Appeal, Israel Bond Organization, Jewish Labor Committee, Histadrut Campaign, Workmen’s Circle, Farband — Labor Zionist Order, United Hias Service, leading trade unions, and numerous Jewish cultural organizations. One of the plans provides for the issuance of an enlarged jubilee edition of the Forward composed of many sections, as well as arranging anniversary celebrations in a number of larger cities.
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