Jewish teachers in Palestine were urged today to encourage the enlistment of Jewish pupils in the voluntary military forces, in an address delivered by Moshe Shertok, head of the political department of the Jewish Agency. The address marked the opening of a “recruitment week” for the Palestine Jewish schools.
“Unlike Jewish soldiers in other countries, the recruits in Palestine are able to serve in Jewish units under Jewish officers,” Shertok pointed out. He said that Jewish infantry units are the pillars of Palestine’s defense.
Australian officers serving on the legal staff of the British military forces in the Middle East were given a reception today by the Jewish Bar Association. They were shown around the Jewish law courts in Tel Aviv and also visited offices of the municipality and other Jewish institutions there. A tea party was later given to them in Tel Aviv by the Histadruth, the Jewish Federation of Labor.
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