The second annual convention of the Federation of American Jews of Lithuanian Descent will be held Saturday evening, February 2, and Sunday morning, February 23, at the Mecca Temple.
Prominent speakers will report on the activities of the Federation during the initial year of its existence, and the delegation of the Federation which visited Lithuania will review the general situation of Lithuanian Jewry. The convention will also decide on future plans of constructive aid for the Jews of Lithuania.
The program of the opening session will be as follows: President’s message, Henry Hurwitz; greetings by the representatives of other Federations; addresses by Dr. Leo Bramson, president of the world organization, “Ort,” Dr. Shmarya Levin, Zionist leader and writer, and Rabbi Ferdinand Isserman of St. Louis; reports of the delegation to Lithuania by the chairman, Herman L. Winer, and Judge William M. Lewis; a report about the Relief Campaign by Levi Rokeach, and other reports by the secretary, Dr. Mordecai Katz, and the treasurer, Harry H. Kabat.
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