Representatives of every Jewish community in Latin America are certain to be represented at an extraordinary, all-Hemisphere conference of the World Jewish Congress to convene at Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 22, the organizers of the parley announced here today.
The overall situation of the Jews in Latin America will be reviewed and reported on at the conference. The opening session will be addressed by a representative of the Brazilian Government as well as by Dr. Nahum Goldmann, president of both the World Jewish Congress and the World Zionist Organization.
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