News Brief

One hundred and fifty delegates representing twenty communities at the Illinois State Conference held at Peoria perfected a permanent state Zionist Organization. Harry A. Frankel of Peoria was elected State Chairman.

The United Palestine Appeal for Illinois quota of $125,000 will be launched on May 1, according to a decision of the conference.

Arthur Lehmann of Peoria, State Chairman of the Illinois United Jewish Campaign in an address before the conference pledged his aid to the United Palestine Appeal.

Rabbi Meyer Lovitch, Peoria; Rabbi Farber, Waukegan; Rabbi William Mayer; States Attorney Peoria County, Harry Pratt; Harry Kline, Peoria; H. Steinberg, Chairman of the Chicago Midwest Region; George Greenspun, Director of the Midwest Region were among the speakers. Rabbi A. Lobel of Springfield, presided at the conference. The conference closed with a large mass meeting in the evening at the Agudath Achim Synagogue.

The following were elected vice chairmen of the Illinois Campaign: Samuel Weissman, East St. Louis; Jacob A. Cohen, Quincy; D. C. Halper, Galesburg; Sam Gellerman, Rock Island and Moline; J. J. Krause, Rockford; Jacob Sweet, Elgin and Aurora; Rabbi Emden, Joliet; Dr. A. Farber, Waukegan; Rabbi Frankel, Danville; J. Abrams, Bloomington; Alderman Harry Frankel, Peoria; Dr. A. L. Sachar and I. Feltenstein, Springfield; Emanuel Rosenberg, Decatur; Harry Baskin, Streator; Jacob Reizner, La Salle, Ottawa, Spring Valley and Peru; H. J. Zand and B. Edelstein, Cairo; David Wine, Kewannee. Rabbi William P. Mayer was chosen State Secretary and I. M. Heller, Treasurer.