More than 2,000 Jews attended a meeting here last night addressed by Jacob Pat and Pinchas Gingold, both of New York, Which launched drive for the World Jewish Cultural Congress scheduled to take place this summer in New York. The meeting adopted a resolution, expressing the utmost support of Argentine Jewry to the program of the W.J.C.C.
Thousands of Jews filled synagogues throughout the country yesterday in observances of the “Day of Prayer” for Palestine. All Jewish institutions closed their offices at noon to join in the special services. Appeals for aid to Haganah were made, in all synagogues.
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