The majority of the staff of the Jewish Colonization Association in Poland, Rumania and Czechoslovakia was exterminated by the Nazis during the war, it was reported here today by Leonard Montefiore, president of the J.C.A. Council, at a meeting of the Anglo-Jewish Association. He said that the organization is now making an effort to replace its agricultural training staff before resuming colonizing activities.
At present, Montefiore stated, the Jewish Colonization Association is concentrating on aiding displaced Jews, mainly orphans who have been brought to England, A sum of $40,000 has been voted for that work, he said, stressing that of the original capital grant made by Baron Maurice de Hirsch when he founded the Jewish Colonization Association in 1891, only $16,000,000 is left.
The meeting also heard a report from Leonard Stein, president of the Anglo-Jewish Association, on the discussions between the Colonial Office and leaders of the Jewish Agency on Jewish participation in the London conference on Palestine. Stein expressed the hope that the discussions will result in bringing the Jewish Agency into the conference when it reconvenes Dec. 16. He stressed that the purpose of the parley is to establish peace in Palestine and said that this commands the unqualified sympathy of the Association.
The Council of the Anglo-Jewish Association, after hearing Stein’s report, adopted a resolution welcoming the opportunity of presenting its views to the government. “On the resumption of the conference on Palestine it will be our duty to do whatever is in our power to contribute to its success,” the resolution stated.
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