Moshe Sharett, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel, will be the principal speaker at a dinner here February 2 launching the United Jewish Appeal’s $100 million Emergency Rescue Fund and its regular 1957 campaign. The dinner will honor Samuel D. Leidesdorf, philanthropist and communal leader, and will serve also as a tribute to 1956 UJA officers, who will receive special awards, according to William Rosenwald, UJA general chairman.
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