Mrs. Rose L. Halprin, of New York, was named chairman today of the Jewish Agency-American Section by the executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel. She succeeds Dr. Emanuel Neumann who served as chairman for the past year.
Mrs. Halprin has been a leader in Zionist affairs for over 35 years, and a member of the Jewish Agency Executive since 1946. She is a former president of Hadassah, having served in that post from 1932 to 1934 and from 1947 to 1951, and is now an honorary vice-president of Hadassah. She is also co-chairman of the World Confederation of General Zionists.
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