A continent wide conference of Jewish communities will be convened here on March 5 to consider immediate problems in the educational, cultural and religious areas and the question of emigration to Israel, the Latin American Executive of the World Jewish Congress decided today. The executive concluded its 15th plenary session here after considering the world Jewish situation, and conditions in Latin America, particularly in the wake of the latest developments in the Middle East.
The Human Rights Award established by the executive will be given to Dr. Arturo Capdevila, Argentine poet and writer, it was announced today. Dr. Capdevila, whose name has been mentioned frequently for the Nobel Prize, has written many poems on Biblical themes and has written extensively on Jewish and Israel subjects. The award, for 1967, is in recognition of his role as a fighter for democracy in Latin America. Dr. Capdevila is 78.
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