THE SENTINEL December 31, 1936 In the News IT.. J. r-. I'llur J.N.F. National Council-Maurice Join in Lauding Jewish Achievements in Palestine-Outstanding Britishers perticipated in Heads _- Levin, president of Heern's Department - the official opening, December 7, of the new home of the Anglo-Palestine Club in London. W. J. P. Poto Store, and ihe largest single contributor to There aren't anywhere stauncher non-Jewish supporter of the Zionist cause than those who Palestine funds this year, is chairman of the Storm Center-Israel Rokach is Mayor of gave distinction to this occasion: Col. Josiah Wedgwood, M. P. (third from left) Viscount newly-created National Advisory Council of Tel Aviv by government appointment but Cecil of Chelwood (second from right); and Mrs. Dugdale, niece of the late Lord Balfour by an 8 to the Jewish National Fund of America which his functions are being curtailed (extreme right). James de Rothschild (center, with monocle), presided. Prof. Selig Brodet- Municipal at its initial session last Sunday decided to 7 line up against him in the sky is seated next to Mr. Gildesgame, hon. secretary (extreme left). Council which is standing pat on its choice raise $500,000 in 1937 for reclaiming 14000 of Moshe Chelouche for the office. acres of Lake Huleh swampland. Stress Need of Greater Overseas Aid-The imperativeness of greater help to the sorely- tried Jews of central and eastern Europe was unanimously voiced by Gov. Herbert H. Lehman (center), Felix M. Warburg (left), and Paul Baerwald at the national conference of the Joint Distribution Committee at the Hotel Astor in New York City. In view of the imminence of war in Europe which the impoverished Jewish population cannot cope with Sets Record-Alfred M. Cohen, president and survive without adequate outside assistance, 500 J.D.C. leaders of the U. S. and of B'nai B'rith, has been elected president Canada voted a larger 1937 quota, the sum to be announced later. of the Ohio Electoral College three of the four times he has served in that body. *v J. r. rnos Carry on for World Jewish Congress-The conference in London, November 26, of the British Section of the World Jewish Congress, was well-attended, showing that the move- Acrme Photo is making headway there in spite of the fact that it is frowned upon by the bigwigs of Retained-Gee. Dill, commander-in-chief of British Jewry. Among those prominently identified with the work of this section of the Memorial Honors-Bernard S. Deutsch, late the greatly reduced British forces in Pales World Jewish Congress are the following: (left to right) Morris Myer, S. Rosefield, J. L. tresident of the N. Y. Board of Aldermen, tine, will not be called back to England for Fine, Dr. Barou, Mr. Bagnari, Mr. Podrushnik, the Rev. M. L. Perlzweig (standing), W. N. is to be commemorated by the city with a the present, the War Office nays. Williams, Councillor M. H. Davis, Dr. Jochelman and Julius Jung. plot of ground and gateway in the Bronx..