The establishment of a permanent committee on Good Will between Jews and non-Jews of Polish extraction living in the United States, and having the object of assisting in the working out of problems of mutual concern in the home country, was announced at a meeting in the Hotel McAlpin, which was attended by leading representatives of both groups. A constitution which outlines the object of the organization was adopted.
Following a discussion of some of the immediate plans and proposed activities of the Committee, officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: honorary presidents, the Consul General of Poland in New York, Dr. M. T. Marchlewski, and Benjamin Winter, president of the Federation of Polish Jews in America; president, Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum; vice-president, Counsellor Paul Supinski; secretary-treasurer, Count J. Ilinski; executive director, Z. Tygel.
The committee consists of Jacob Leichtman, Herman B. Oberman, Abraham Harris, Charles Green, Nathan D. Perlman, Philip Wattenberg, Bernard Semel, Dr. S. Margoshes, Prof. S. Baron, A. Gravitsky, George I. Fox, Sol Rosenfeld, Ralph Wein, M. F. Wegrzynek, Dr. M. Gruenbaum, Prof. Abel J. Kresse, H. Sieminski, Prof. St. Mierzwa, Prof. Z. Stojowski, Dr. E. Corwin-Lewinski, Dr. A. Wegrocki, Dr. A. Zhyszewski, P. Yolles, A. Trzecieski, and W. Morawski.
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