That Palestine is making marked progress towards becoming the national Homeland of the Jewish people, was declared by Israel Unterberg, president of the Jewish Education Association, who returned recently from an extended trip in Europe and Palestine.
Mr. Unterberg gave his impressions on Palestine at a dinner given in his honor by his associates of the Jewish Education Association on Wednesday. About 250 workers of the Jewish Education Association attended.
“I believe.” said Mr. Unterberg, “that I may best summarize the impressions which I have received during my trip in Europe and Palestine, by saying that there are today only two countries on God’s earth, which offer some measure of happiness to Jews — Palestine and the United States. It is rather regrettable that this country has closed its doors to the millions of our suffering brethren in Europe. But since this is the case. Palestine is today the only country that is left for them, the only country where they may find an opportunity to work, and to live happily and peacefully.”
JEWISH COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES
The Business Men’s Council of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, which, since its organization in 1920. has been responsible for raising $21,433,729 for ninety-one affiliated local charities, will undergo reorganization next Tuesday, June 15, at a luncheon meeting at the Hotel Pennsylvania.
Mayor James J. Walker will be the principal speaker, and Felix M. Warburg will preside. According to Sol M. Stroock, President of the Federation, the reorganized plan will limit membership in the money-raising branch of the Federation to those who acknowledge acceptance of their election by letter to the Chairman of the council.
More than five hundred members of the old council, of which Percy S. Straus and Felix M. Warburg are Associate Chairmen, are expected to attend.
In addition to Mayor Walker, speakers will include Mr. Stroock. President of the Federation; Solemon Lowenstein, Executive Director of the Federation, and Fred M. Stein. Chairman of the #### Committee, who will present the committee’s selections for the first ### of officers of the reorganized council. The ###### and the outline of the 1926 ###### efforts will be announced following the election of officers.
The new Community Center of the Congregation B’nai Israel. Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N. Y. will be dedicated on Sunday June 13.
The Synagogue of the congregation was dedicated in 1917, and the Center is adjacent to the synagogue.
Rabbi Abraham Dubin is the rabbi of Congregation B’nai Israel.
Justice Mitchell May will be the principal speaker at the ceremonies.
Officers of the congregation are: Dr. De Walloff. pres.; Jack Warshauer, vice-pres.; John Ginsberg. treas.; Is. Schuman, fin. sec.; Norman Nacman. rec. sec.; Bernard Ginsberg, Chairman of House Committee and Aaron Allen. Exec. Sec.
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