alities in allied fields. More than 500 delegates from fifty cities are expected to attend.
Among the speakers who will address the luncheon meeting today are Dr. Solomon Lowenstein, executive director of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies; Paul U. Kellogg, editor of The Survey and member of the Committee on Economic Security, and Samuel A. Goldsmith, executive director of the Jewish Charities of Chicago. Former Judge Joseph M. Proskauer will preside at the meeting.
Dr. Lowenstein will discuss “The American Scene—Jewish Needs and Jewish Welfare Facilities Today.” Kellogg and Goldsmith will both speak on the subject of “Public Welfare and Security.”
Following the luncheon meeting a general session of delegates will be held at 3:30 o”clock in the afternoon, at which Neville Laski, Dr. Joseph Rosen and Dr. Bernhard Kahn are scheduled as the principal speakers.
During this session the problem of “American Aid to Jews Overseas” will be discussed. Mr. Laski will present the situation of the Jews in Eastern and Central Europe. As president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, now in New York to attend meetings of the administrative committee of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, Mr. Laski toured European countries on a survey of the Jewish situation.
Dr. Rosen, recently returned from a trip to Biro-Bidjan, will discuss agricultural and settlement developments in Russia. Dr. Kahn’s topic will be “Refugees and Organized Aid.” Paul Baerwald will preside at this meeting.
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