Brigadier General Char### H. Sherrill, former U. S. Ambassador to Turkey, will speak at the Thanks-giving celebration to be held at the Congregation B’nai Jeshrun, Broadway and 88th Street, Thursday evening.
General Sherrill participated in the convention of the American Olympic Committee in Washington where a resolution was passed condemning discrimination against Jewish athletes in Germany where the 1936 games are scheduled to be held.
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