Widening the political department of the Jewish Agency for Palestine by co-opting a number of leaders of the Jewish community of Palestine was demanded today in view of the present situation at a special conference of Zionist groups.
Rabbi Meier Berlin, head of the Mizrachi orthodox Zionist Organization, David Yellin and other Zionist leaders said the present crisis made it imperative that non-elected members be added to handle political questions.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.