The possibilities of settling Jews in Biro-Bidjan were discussed last night by Louis Fischer, American authority on Soviet Russia, in a lecture at the New School for Social Research on the subject, “Reconstruction of Jewish Life in the U. S. S. R.”
“Biro-Bidjan,” Mr. Fischer said, “is a most promising development for the colonization of Jews. I say this because I know the country. It is fertile and rich in natural resources. In addition, the Soviet government is willing to go a long way toward assisting the building up of this territory as an autonomous Jewish Republic.
“I do not advocate immigration to Biro-Bidjan from the United States or Great Britain, but I believe that this territory will be a real haven for the Polish and Lithuanian Jews.”
Mr. Fischer voiced the opinion that the Jews need not fear a war between Soviet Russia and Japan, Even if such a war breaks out, it will not affect Biro-Bidjan, he stated. On the other hand, he warned against a possible war between Poland and Soviet Russia in which the lives and welfare of millions of Jews will be involved.
Coralie Cahen was one of the most active nurses for the French army in the war of 1870.
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