Benjamin Winter of New York, president of the American Federation of Polish Jews, was today elected president of the World Federation, at its first conference now in session here.
Dr. Nahum Sokolow, honorary president of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency, was named honorary president of the Federation.
An executive of twenty-two was elected, including Benjamin Winter Samuel G. Domash, Abraham I. Kandel, Zelig Tygel and Morris Gogolik of New York, Moses Rosenberg of Mexico City, and David Hersh of Buenos Aires, Argentine.
The world federation will have its central office in London and branch offices in Palestine and New York.
An appeal to every orthodox Jew and Christian to unite in the cause of peace, was voiced last night at the conference by George Lansbury, titular head of the Labor Party and member of the House of Commons.
Appealing for peace when “Hitler and all horrors of fascism shall be swept away,” Lansbury declared that Jews are only strengthened by persecutions.
Other speakers were Neville Laski, president of the Board of Jewish Deputies in London, Benjamin Winter and Zelig Tygel of New York.
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