Representatives of Zionist youth organizations in Ohio, in a meeting held in connection with the Zionist regional convention, decided to form a state organization. The groups represented at the conference were: Junior Hadassah, Young Judea, Masada and Avukah.
The conference voted unanimously to enter the boycott movement. Joseph Papo, Masada delegate, was appointed to direct their boycott work and to plan a state-wide boycott scheme to be put into effect immediately.
The newly-formed Ohio Zionist Youth League elected the following officers: Irving Hausman of Cleveland, president; David Polish, of Cincinnati; Sam Straus of Akron; Harry Katz of Columbus, and Joseph Papo of Cleveland, vice-presidents; Irving Katz, of Akron, secretary, and Joseph Porath, of Cleveland, treasurer.
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