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International Conference of Jewish Communal Workers Opens in Jerusalem

Israel will do everything possible to introduce the principles of freedom and democracy in its occupied areas but these efforts must not be interpreted as a sign of weakness by Arabs who are not used to freedom, the International Conference of Jewish Communal Service was told here last night. The statement was made by Dr. […]

August 21, 1967
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Israel will do everything possible to introduce the principles of freedom and democracy in its occupied areas but these efforts must not be interpreted as a sign of weakness by Arabs who are not used to freedom, the International Conference of Jewish Communal Service was told here last night.

The statement was made by Dr. Yosef Burg, the Israeli Minister of Social Welfare, in an address to 500 delegates, of whom 300 are from abroad, including more than 100 from the United States. The opening of the four day conference was dominated by the mystery disappearance in Prague of Charles H. Jordan, executive vice-chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee, who was to have addressed the conference. Mr. Jordan was in Israel until about 10 days ago and then left for Europe.

The American delegates included a mission of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, headed by its president, Louis J. Fox. The mission members have been studying Israel’s new postwar problems for the past 10 days. Those attending the opening session included President Zalman Shazar and Aryeh L. Pincus, chairman of the Jewish Agency executive.

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