Calling upon the U.S. Government to "lift the embargo on the shipment of arms to Palestine," 1,000 Jewish leaders at the closing session of the 16th annual General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds today deplored the Arab attacks on Palestinian Jews as "a threat to the maximum development of the Jewish state and the authority of the United Nations."
The delegates from all parts of the United States and Canada passed a series of resolutions affecting all phases of Jewish affairs and the responsibilities of American Jewry for overseas and national needs.
In addition to the demand for lifting the arms embargo, the Assembly further urged the government and the U.N. to "take the necessary steps to implement the creation of the Jewish state through the enforcement of order and security in Palestine."
Taking note of the fact that the General Assembly had "considered the critical need" for supporting overseas and domestic relief and rehabilitation, the delegates passed a resolution urging "all communities in1948 to meet to the fullest measure of their resources their responsibilities to the many needs at home and abroad."
CONGRESS URGED TO PASS STRATTON BILL
Pointing out that the U.S. has "historically been a haven for the homeless of the world," the conference urged Congress to "open wider the doors of the nation for immigration through passage of the Stratton Bill," and called upon local communities to aid the National Community Relations Advisory Council to "cooperate with our fellow Christian citizens in taking all appropriate steps to insure passage of the bill."
Regarding the independent fund-raising drives conducted by agencies in local communities, the delegates passed a resolution urging local Jewish communities to establish cooperative procedures with local national and overseas agencies conducting such drives for capital or maintenance purposes" as a means of integrating all Welfare efforts.
Other resolutions urged implementation of the report of the President’s Committee on Civil Rights, further development of NCRAC efforts to coordinate community relations and civic protective programs, and broadening the scope of responsibilities and participation in Jewish affairs of local community organizations.
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