The Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada, at a special meeting yesterday, decided to send a delegation to Washington to ask President Roosevelt’s aid in forestalling the British plan for abrogation of the Palestine mandate.
Meanwhile, Dr. David de Sola Pool, president of the Synagogue Council of America, which represents all Jewish denominations, called Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain appealing for maintenance of the mandate. A similar cable was dispatched by the Yiddish PEN Club.
The New York Times said editorially today that the British Government “cannot without honor surrender” its responsibilities under the mandate “no matter what pressure is brought to bear from whatever sources.”
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