“We want peace in Palestine, simplicity of life and high thoughts. The people in Palestine know best what is best for them. We of the Jewish Agency shall take counsel with them. We shall endeavor to carry on our work there in the same unselfish spirit that Hadassah represents,” said Felix M. Warburg, in his message of greetings from the Jewish Agency to the Hadassah Medical Organization $50 luncheon held at the Hotel Roosevelt yesterday.
Over 500 Hadassah members and their guests heard Mr. Warburg solemnly pledge that the Jewish Agency would endeavor to live up to the heritage which the late Jewish leader, Louis Marshall, had left by his work for the Jewish Agency.
Mr. Warburg stressed the importance of the Allied Jewish Campaign and stated the drive would require every bit of energy and endeavor. He expressed himself, however, as most optimistic regarding the outcome.
Referring to the Washington Conference on Palestine Mr. Warburg stated that it was the aim of the Jewish Agency to carry out in Palestine the policy of the eminent Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, “a policy which recognizes achievement as resulting through work and improvement of industry, with little charity and politics involved.” He stated he was satisfied that once the safety of life and property is assured, Palestine, as a result of the Washington conference, would find plenty of men of capital willing to invest money in enterprises on a business basis.
Mrs. Rebekah Kohut, who presided over the luncheon, paid tribute to the late Louis Marshall and his work for the Jewish Agency. Mrs. de Sola Pool told of Hadassah accomplishments in the past year. Mrs. Irma Lindheim brought greetings from Palestine and urged Hadassah to continue to strengthen their organization there.
Mrs. Felix Warburg, hostess of the luncheon, stated that “Hadassah is a non-controversial ground on which we whose politics may differ should unite in dedicating ourselves to the great cause of a new generation.”
Rev. John Haynes Holmes and Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver also spoke. The Stradivarius quartet, including Wolfe Wolfinsohn, Nicholas Wolfinsohn, Alfred Pochon and Gerald Warburg, rendered musical selections.
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