The sum of $1,250,000 was raised this year by the National Labor Committee for Palestine, it was reported today by Isaac Hamlin, national secretary, at a session of the national council of the organization.
This is the largest sum ever raised by the National Labor Committee during the twenty years of its existence. It exceeds last year’s fund raising by approximately $450,000. The total includes $225,000 raised by the Jewish Pioneer Women Organization which is affiliated with the Labor Committee.
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