The 18th triennial convention of the National Council of Jewish Women opened here tonight at the Hotel Baker, with 400 delegates, representing 65,000 members in 200 sections throughout the country, in attendance.
The convention, which will continue through Friday, will discuss developments in the fields of social legislation, international relations, peace, social welfare, service to the foreign born and contemporary Jewish affairs. The Council’s recently expanded program in behalf of European Jewry will also be studied.
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