The first meeting of representatives of Jewish communities in liberated Poland was held this week, it was revealed today with the announcement that the delegates voted to establish a “National Committee of Polish Jews,” which will be headed by Dr. Emil Sommerstein, prominent Jewish leader and a member of the Polish Committee of National Liberation. The delegates were chosen by Jewish district councils in the freed area.
A statement issued by the new committee says that Polish Jews are taking an active part in the struggle against the Germans, for a free, democratic Poland. It stresses that Jews enjoy full equality and that the committee will devote itself to caring for orphaned Jewish children and reviving Jewish art and culture.
The group has been received by President Boleslaw Beirut and Chairman Edward B. Osubka-Morawski of the Polish National Council, both of whom expressed their sympathy with the sufferings of the Jewish population and pledged all possible assistance to the work of the Jewish committee.
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