When queried as to whether or not Byoir was handling publicity accounts for German railways,German tourist bureaus,German commercial bodies,and the Leipzig Trade Fair, the woman replied,”According to my understanding ,he is.”
Byoir on Tuesday attended as a guest the fourteenth annual convention of the Federation of Jewish Women’s Organizations at the Hotel Astor, when mayor Laguardia flayed the Hitler Government and termed the Nazis ” war-mongers.”
Byoir was invited to this affair because of the prominence he gained in the promotion of the Roosevelt dinner.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
