Formal presentation of certificates of sponsorship to three plots of land in Jerusalem, honoring Judge Morris Rothenberg, president of the American Jewish National Fund, Prof. Selig Brodetsky, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and the Jews of Philadelphia, was made here over the weekend at the world conference of the J.N.F. by Dr. Abraham Granovsky, its president.
The conference, which opened Saturday morning, is being attended by delegates from the U.S., Palestine and many countries of Europe. In the opening address to the conference Dr. Granovsky reviewed the work in behalf of the J.N.F. being carried on throughout the world. He lauded the work of officials and volunteer workers alike. Elias Epstein, publicity director of the J.N.F., delivered a report calling for a new method of publicizing the organization’s work and changing its appeal, in line with the changed conditions among the Jews of the world.
In a resolution today, the conference urged the raising of a $40,000,000 fund for land redemption.
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