Jewish achievements in Palestine were lauded by Robert J. Watt, representative of the U.S. Government to the International Labor Office, addressing a luncheon of the Pioneer Women Organization at the Hotel Pennsylvania, attended by more than 1.800 members and guests.
Mrs. Alexander Kahn, who presided, announced that the Pioneer Women in New York, this year raised the sum of $80,000 for Jewish welfare work in Palestine, and hope to increase this sum to $125,000 before the end of the year. She demanded free Jewish immigration to Palestine and the right of Jews to establish their national home there.
Speaking on post-war problems, Mr. Watt said that when the peace pact is concluded, provisions must be made for equal treatment of all peoples and for elimination of racial persecutions. “We must be united in our determination not to see any racial or religious persecutions repeated and not to have any suppression of national minorities,” he declared. Other speakers included Hayim Greenberg, Zionist labor leader, and Dvorah Rothbard, national secretary of the organization.
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