(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Lord Swaythling, outstanding figure in British Jewry, sailed for New York yesterday, accompanied by Lady Swaythling.
Lord Swaythling, Louis Samuel Montague, is the eldest son of the first Baron Swaythling, and is active in communal work in England. Lady Swaythling is also an active communal worker. Last year she addressed a letter to President Coolidge pleading for the admission to the United States of Jewish refugees stranded at Southampton.
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