The question of whether the international conference of Jewish organizations to protest the Soviet anti-Jewish drive should or should not be postponed in view of the new situation in Moscow arising from Stalin’s grave illness was discussed here today by leaders of various groups, including the Mapai Party. Some have suggested the cancellation of the conference which is scheduled to open in Zurich next Tuesday.
In the meantime, the executive of the Jewish Agency today decided to name ten members of the Israel Parliament to represent the Israel community at the Zurich conference, which is being arranged by the Agency. The delegation of ten is expected to leave for Zurich by plane Sunday. It includes four Mapai deputies, two General Zionists, one Progressive Zionist and others. The left-wing Mapam Party is split on the subject of participation in the Zurich parley and doubt was expressed here today whether any of its leaders will proceed to Zurich.
(In New York, two members of the Jewish Agency executive–Dr. Emanuel Neumann and Benjamin Browdy today left for Zurich to participate in the conference. Other members of the Jewish Agency and leaders of other Jewish organizations in America left for Zurich earlier in the week.)
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