Morris Rothenberg was guest of honor at the second performance of “The Romance of a People” which at Convention Hall. Mr. Rothenberg, who is president of th Zionist Orgaization of America, delivered an address during the brief exercises that preceded the performance.
Speaking of the refugees, he said, “It is our responsibility to do evervthing we can to lesson the weight of their sorrow and their suffering.”
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