Mp. Nahum Sokolov President of Jewish Agency Leaves London for United States: Sir Norman Angell Goin

Mr. Nahum Sokolov, the President of the Zionist World Organisation and the Jewish Agency for Palestine, left London to-night for Southampton, whence he sails on board the “Majestic” to-morrow morning for the United States, to head a campaign for the Palestine Foundation Fund, Keren Hayesod.

Mr. Sokolov spent a strenuous day to-day at the Colonial Office, discussing with various officials a number of matters referring to the situation and the developments in Palestine. In the last few days Mr. Sokolov has seen the Prime Minister, Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Cunliffe-Lister, Sir John Simon, and discussed with them the Palestine situation.

Sir Norman Angell, former Labour member of Parliament, who played an important part in the negotiations which resulted in the publication of the Prime Minister’s authoritative letter of interpretation of the Passfield White Paper, is accompanying Mr. Sokolov, and will address meetings in America on behalf of the Keren Hayesod.

Rabbi Meir Berlin, the leader of the Mizrachi World Organisation, who has been for some months in South Africa and arrived in London yesterday, is also leaving on the “Majestic” for New York.

“I am no stranger to you,” Mr. Sokolov said in a Rosh Hashanah message to American Jewry, which he sent them last September. “I recall the happy days spent among you and expect to take renewed advantage of your hospitality. I have always found you ready to do your duty toward the building up of Eretz Israel and you also saved millions of our people throughout the world. You are the greatest centre of Jewish life and activity in the Diaspora, whose welfare institutions are all dependent upon you. Similarly you are the most important factor in the upbuilding of the land of our glorious past and great future. Millions of Jewish hearts testify to you generosity.

Our urgent task is to raise an additional Keren Hayesod Emergency Fund of one hundred thousand pounds. Already the poorest countries which have been crushed by the crisis have started to work faithfully. I look to you to respond now as in the past in a manner which will open a new ear for us and assure the establishment of the Palestine work on a firm basis.