For the first time since their liberation, representatives from Jewish displaced persons camps in Germany arrived in London today. They came, with the permission of the War Office, to attend the world conference of the Agudas Israel which will open Sunday.
The delegates are Rabbi Meisels, acting Chief Rabbi of the British zone of cocupation in Germany, and Rivka Horowitz, leader of the Beth Jacob girls’ group there. leaders from other parts of the world who have arrived include Dr. Solomon Ehrmann of Zurich, Rabbi Wolf Jacobson of Stookholm and Maitre Muller of Paris. A delegation from the United States is expected soon.
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