The World Jewish Congress will mark its 25th anniversary this August with a global meeting of key Jewish leaders in Geneva, the city in which it was founded in 1936, it was announced here today by Samuel Bronfman, chairman of the WJC North American executive.
The Geneva session, he said, would “only briefly look back” on the World Jewish Congress 25 year’s record. The major task of the four-day session, from August 20th to 23rd, would, Mr. Bronfman noted, “be devoted to planning ahead–planning for the next 25 years,” All major issues affecting Jews throughout the world will be reviewed. About 80 Jewish leaders, constituting the World Jewish Congress global executive, will participate in the Geneva conference.
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