Leo Herrmann, secretary of the board of directors of the Palestine Foundation Fund, arrived in the United States for the first time on the S.S. Olympic late yesterday afternoon. He has been a key figure in the reconstruction of the Jewish National Home in Palestine since 1921. During his period in office more than $25,000,000 has been spent by the Palestine Foundation Fund in the economic, cultural and industrial reconstruction of the Holy Land.
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