(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Max Warburg, prominent German Jewish banker and philanthropist and brother of Felix M. Warburg, was elected to the executive committee of the Hilfsverein der Deutschen Juden at the annual session of the organization held here Sunday. The entire executive of the Verein was re-elected, headed by James Simon, who presided at the session.
Dr. Bernard Kahn, European representative of the Joint Distribution Committee, in an address delivered at the meeting declared that he was in agreement with Dr. Joseph Rosen, head of the Agro-joint in Moscow, with regard to the Bureya colonization plan. “The Soviet government deserves praise for sponsoring the Bureya plan, but we shall continue the old colonization work without participating in the new undertaking,” Dr. Kahn declared.
Herr Simon, in reporting on the activities of the Hilfsverein, declared that the organization is now starting relief work in Russia, concentrating mainly on education and youth hygiene. The first Hilfsverein school, named after Paul Nathan, will be opened in a few weeks in one of the new colonies, Dr. Wischnitzer reported.
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