The news of Dr. Cyrus Adler’s death in Philadelphia last night created a profound impression here today. The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Agency for Palestine sent messages of condolences to his family.
In reporting the news over the radio this morning, the British Broadcasting Corporation announcer stressed the role Dr. Adler played in the settlement of the Wailing Wall dispute in 1929.
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