A plea to the Pope, asking him to intervene at the Bermuda Conference to secure immediate measures to save Jews in Nazi-held lands, will be taken from Switzerland to the Vatican by an influential Catholic personality, it was learned here today.
The plea was made by the Swiss branch of the Orthodox Agudas Israel Organization. The Swiss Catholic leader will deliver the plea to the Pope personally, it is understood.
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