Two resolutions-one favoring militant cooperation in the boycott of German goods as a protest against Nazi anti-Semitic atrocities, and a second expressing satisfaction with the activity of the Hungarian government toward suppressing Nazism in that country-were among the highlights of the first annual convention of the Association of Hungarian Jews of America at the Hotel Edison, West Forty-seventh street near Times Square, yesterday afternoon.
More than 400 delegates, representing twenty-seven member organizations in the metropolitan area, attended the two afternoon sessions and a banquet at the Hotel Edison in the evening.
While the assembly voiced its gratification at the past record of the Hungarian government in the suppression of the Nazi menace, it somewhat tempered its praise of the regime in a subordinate resolution which urged the Hungarian administration to take further future steps to “eliminate numerous clouds” in the form of Nazi out breaks.
Herman Quittman, who presided at the second afternoon session, also delivered the opening address at the first meeting. He warned Hungarian Jews against thinking of themselves as an entity apart from world Jewry and advocated strengthening of the Nazi boycott.
Samuel Ohlbaum, chairman of the board of directors, presided at the first session. Rabbi Lazar Schonfeld read the opening prayer, while Morton Greenbaum gave the secretary’s report. Speakers included Rabbi M. Schenk of the American Jewish Congress and Attorneys Charles Brody of Bridgeport, Conn., and Max D. Steuer.
Nandor Schneeweiss presented the report of the greetings were read by Secretary Greenbaum from Gov. Lehman; Rabbi Ferencz of Hungary; Rabbi Hevesi, Chief Rabbi of Hungary; Jewish members of the Hungarian parliament; Adolph Frankl, president of the orthodox congregations of Hungary, and Stern Samu, who holds a similar position in Hungarian reform Jewry. Frederick L. Heckleburg, as a personal representative of Mayor LaGuardia, read his chief’s message of greeting before the convention.
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