Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, in her syndicated column, “My Day,” yesterday expressed appreciation for the painting, “Rebirth of the Holy Land,” presented to her and President Roosevelt by Aryeh Leo Peysack, Palestinian painter (reported in JTA News April 26).
“It is a very kind and charming gesture and both of us appreciate his thought,” Mrs. Roosevelt wrote. “All these kindly gestures from people of different races are, I think, the result of a feeling that so many of us have been drifting away from a kindliness of spirit in these days that those who desire better understanding and peace try to emphasize anything which will draw us together.”
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