The twentieth anniversary of establishment of Jewish units in the British Army will be celebrated with a public dinner on Feb. 15, it was announced today. Speakers scheduled will include Col. Josiah Wedgwood, M. P., Vladimir Jabotinsky, organizer of the Jewish Legion that helped in the conquest of Palestine, and Col. J. H. Patterson, the Legion’s British commander.
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