Reaffirming the boycott of Nazi products in the United States and asking for a new investigation of Nazi activities here, the extraordinary session of the American Jewish Congress concluded its two-day meeting tonight, electing Dr. Stephen S. Wise, president. Bernard S. Deutsch, retiring president, announced that his duties as president of the board of aldermen of New York City keeps him from devoting sufficient time to the tasks of the Congress. At the same time, former Congressman Nathan D. Perlman was elected chairman of the newly formed executive committee.
A change in the constitution of the American Jewish Congress was voted at the afternoon session, abolishing the present set-up of the organization. The charge provides for dividing the United States into seven separate regions, instead of administering the entire work of the Congress from New York City.
The proposal made by the administrative committee of the Congress to abolish the system of direct election of delegates met with strong opposition by representatives of the labor bloc. The laborites threatened to leave the ranks of the Congress if the rights of
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