A national convention of the Mizrachi, Orthodox Zionist Organization of America, will open on November 24, Thanksgiving Day, at the Hotel Statler, Buffalo, N. Y., continuing for four days, it was announced yesterday by Rabbi Wolf Gold, President of the organization.
In the call to the convention, issued by Rabbi Gold, emphasis was laid on the growing immigration to Palestine of the so-called middle-class elements from the United States and other countries, as a result of the economic depression.
Approximately 400 delegates, representing all sections of the country and including the most prominent members of the American Orthodox Rabbinate and the most active congregational leaders, will participate in the sessions. Announcement was also made of the expected arrival here of Rabbi Meyer Berlin, President of the International Mizrachi Organization, and Rabbi J. L. Fishman, well known Hebrew writer and Chairman of the Mizrachi Executive Committee.
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