Jewish communities in the larger cities throughout the United States will observe the 24th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration beginning tomorrow evening with mass meetings at which leading American statemen and outstanding Zionist leaders will call for the establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine, as pledged by the British Government in the Balfour Declaration. The rallies will also serve to honor the memory of the late Justice louis Brandeis who played a vital role in securing the pledge from the British Government.
In New York Senator Alben W. United States Senate majority leader, will address a mass meeting in Carnegie Hall tomorrow. He will share the platform with Sir Norman Angell, outstanding British liberal and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor who is Vice-Chairman of the American Palestine Committee. Dr. Stephen S. Wise will be Chairman of the meeting.
Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, in his capacity as Chairman of the American Palestine Committee, issued a call to the members of the Committee urging them to give expression to their support for the Jewish National Home in Palestine on the occasion of the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. “At this time in particular, when the clouds of war still hang over the Middle East and an attempt is being made to cast unjust reflections on the patriotism of our Jewish following-citizens, I feel that we, the members of the American Palestine Committee, should give expression to our good will by participating as far as we can in the observances in our respective communities, and in any other possible ways,” stated Senator Wagner.
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