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The Zionist World Executive, through its headquarters in London, is energetically proceeding with the plan, approved recently by the Zionist General Council at its Berlin Session, for the extension of the Jewish Agency in accordance with the Marshall-Weizmann agreement.
At a press conference called at the Executive headquarters at 77 Great Russell Street, London, W. C. 1, Felix Rosenblueth, secretary of organization, told the newspaper representatives that Dr. Chaim Weizmann has conveyed to Felix M. Warburg, chairman of the American Committee of Seven, appointed by Mr. Marshall after the Non-Zionist Conference, the resolutions adopted by the Zionist General Council concerning the Marshall memorandum. The President of the World Zionist Organization also communicated to Mr. Marshall the willingness of the Zionist Organization to proceed with the organization of the extended Jewish Agency in conformity with his memorandum.
The Zionist Executive further wishes to state, Mr. Rosenblueth declared, that the assertion of the Zionist Revisionists made at their last conference in Vienna that the resolutions of the Zionist General Council concerning the extension of the Agency contradict the resolution of the Fourteenth Zionist Congress, is entirely unfounded.
Mr. Rosenblueth further gave out the information that the Zionist Executive has submitted an inquiry to the British Colonial Office as to whether or not the Zionist Organization would be regarded as the Jewish Agency in the event that the extended Jewish Agency fails. This status quo ante provision, included in the Marshall-Weizmann agreement, has been one of the major points of attack by the groups opposing the extension of the Jewish Agency. Mr. Rosenblueth stated that the Zionist Executive has reason to believe that the Colonial Office reply to this inquiry will confirm the view of the Executive that the Zionist Organization will be restored under the Mandate to the status quo ante in case the extended Jewish Agency is dissolved.
The Zionist Executive has invited the leaders of the Zionist movement in Poland, who are now engaged in a controversy, Deputy Isaac Gruenbaum, Leon Lewite, Dr. Leon Reich, Dr. Schwartzbard and Dr. Osias Thon, to a conference in London to be held under the chairmanship of Dr. Weizmann, to discuss the possibilities for (Continued on Page 4)
overcoming the internal crisis in the Zionist Organization of Poland.
Dr. Selig Brodetsky, who is directing the political department of the Executive, informed the newspaper representatives that the British Government takes a keen interest in the Jewish Agency extension work and expressed the belief that the formation of the extended Agency will lead to an accelerated participation by the government in the Jewish work in Palestine.
The Executive, he further stated, is taking into consideration the forthcoming development in connection with the Haifa harbor work and intends to ask the Colonial Office for an increase in the certificates for Chaluzim immigration. He drew attention to the recent modification of the rules for the admission of so-called capitalist class to Palestine. The Colonial Office has also agreed to seek the advice of the Zionist Organization concerning the investigations being made by various Colonial commissions before taking final decision.
Dr. Brodetsky further stated that the Executive Committee has noted the reply of Sir John Chancellor, the High Commissioner of Palestine, to an Arab delegation which called on him, presenting the demand for a Palestine parliament. The High Commissioner told the delegation that he will consult the Colonial Office when he will visit London next Summer. The Zionist Executive will see that an agreed policy on the whole question of the future political development of Palestine be reached.
Edmond Weil, president of Edmond Weil, Inc., importers and exporters of hides, died suddenly on Saturday.
Mr. Weil was born at Strasbourg, Alsace, and came to this country as a youth of 17. For his assistance to various French educational institutions and charities he received the decoration of the Legion of Honor.
Mr. Weil belonged to the Harmonic Club, Ecole Materuelle, Alliance Francaise and the Union Inter-Allie of Paris. He was a member of the Congregation of Temple Emanu-El.
A decision to erect a new infirmary to cost $500,000 was reached at the annual meeting of the directors of the United Home for Aged Hebrews, New Rochelle, N. Y. S. J. Manne, president, advocated the erection of a new infirmary and his suggestion was unanimously adopted.
The home now has sixty inmates and Mr. Manne said that it was so crowded that the need of a new infirmary adjoining the present home was imperative.
A committee of three was appointed to choose a site for a proposed synagogue in the downtown financial district of New York, following a meeting held on Monday at the office of Benjamin Greenspan, head of the committee sponsoring the project.
It is planned to erect the synagogue on the roof of a tall building for the convenience of men in the district. Besides Mr. Greenspan the committee to choose the site includes Samuel Sokolsky and Benjamin Koenigsberg. Among those present at the meeting were Jonah J. Goldstein, Benjamin Burrows, Herman Morris, M. Murray Simon, Hyman J. Reit. Alexander Bernardik, Rabbi M. P. Rappaport, Isadore Greenbaum and Rabbi Joseph Lasker of the Jewish Educational Alliance.
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