Post-war Jewish Situation Discussed at American Jewish Congress Anniversary Dinner

The outlook for the Jews in the new world order which will follow a victory of the United Nations was discussed here today at a dinner arranged by the American Jewish Congress at the Hotel Astor, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Congress. Quentin Reynolds, American war correspondent, was one of the principal speakers.

Emphasizing the importance of preparing now for post-war reconstruction, while making every sacrifice to help our country win the war, Dr. Stephen S. Wise, president of the Congress, said that “it would be a tragic mistake to assume that the problem of the Jewish people will be solved automatically by the victory of the Democracies.”

“The reconstitution of an entire people, oppressed as perhaps no other people in the history of mankind, is a stupendous task,” Dr. Wise stated. “It requires both the will to achieve the righting of wrongs and the expert knowledge of how the Jewish people, wherever they live, may be reinstated in the equality of nations and peoples.” Other speakers at the dinner included Carl Sherman, chairman of the administrative committee of the American Jewish Congress and Rabbi Maurice L. Perlzweig, chairman of the British Section of the World Jewish Congress.

The Biennial convention of the women’s division of the American Jewish Congress opened here yesterday at the Hotel Astor to discuss matters pertaining to coordination of women’s work in defense. The convention, which will close April 28th, was addressed this morning by Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Dr. Nahum Goldman and Dr. Jacob Robinson. Mrs. Stephen S. Wise, president of the women’s division of the Congress, in delivering her presidential report stated that the division has already turned over to the government about $350,000 worth of War Saving Bonds which have been sold through the organization. The division has set itself a million-dollar goal in the sale of War Saving Bonds, she announced.