Intermountain Jewish news., 1925-10-22
AMERICAN JEWISH
CONGRESS OPENS IN
PHILADELPHIA SUNDAY
Spokesman from All Parts
of Country on Way to
Historic Meeting
FORUM ON NEEDS or JEWRY

What promises to be historic event
of ilrst-ratc Importance In the annals
Of American Jewry will take plac,
next Sunday and Monday, October .,
and 20, when the fifth biennial scs
sion of the American jewish Congress
opens In Philadelphia at the Benjamin
Franklin Hotel. Every section of the
country as well as all elements OF
American Jewry will be represented In
the Congress, and the deliberations
and the decisions of that body upon
the many problems confronting the
Jewish people here and abroad are Ger.
tain to have far-reaching effects.
It is expected that about 400 dele.
gates will take part in the Congress
session, including large representa-.
tion from the Jewish National Organ
izations. Delegates are coming from
the remotest parts of the country. such
as Florida. California and Texas. From
the latter state. a delegation Is coming
headed by the wcll-kncwn Zionist
worker, Judge Henry J. Dannenbaum
Final arrangements have been com.
pleted for the entertainment of the del.
egates and visitors to the Congress by
the Philadelphia Reception Committee
the leading workers OF which are
Judge william Il. Lewis. Louis +. Lev
initial, Jacob Glnsburg, Martin o.
Levy, A. llirsch, Harry NJ. Seidcnbcrg
and Charles Lipshitz.
The Congress is scheduled to open on
Sunday afternoon with greetings on
behalf of the Philadelphia Reception
Committee and an address hy Mayor
Kendrick of Philadelphia. The actual
business of the session will begin with
an address by Dir. Stephen $. Wise,
Prcsidnct Of the American Jewish Con
grcss, setting forth the accomplish
mcnts of the Congress for the past two
years and his recommendations for
future activities. This will he sup
planted by a detailed report Of the
activities of the Congress by Bernard
q. Richards. Executive Secretary of
the American Jewish Congress
The evening session on Sunday will
be devoted TO number of addresses
which will form the basis of discus
sion on various important Jewish prt,b.
lens
An impressive list of speakers has
been selected for this occasion. each
speaker being an authority on his sub
icci. Nine Anita Mueller, OF Vienna,
who has achieved fame throughout
Europe ms result of her striking
achievements during the war in re-
lieving the distress of many thousands
of Jewish pcgrom orphans, and has an
intimate knowledge Of Jewish condi-
tions in Eastern Europe, will I've one of
the speakers at this session.
Another speaker will be Professor
Manlcy Hudson of the faculty of the
Harvard Law School and head Of the
Institute of International Law at
Geneva. Prof. Hudson resides for n
part Of every year at Geneva, the seat
of the League of Nations, where he
serves AS consultory on legal problems
which come before the League Council
Il tt,tf, ts. at
tachcd TO the address which Prof
Hudson is to deliver before the Amer
lean Jewish Congress, because he Is one
of the outstanding experts on all prob
lens arising out of the questions of
mandates and minority rights.
Dr. Leon Reich of Poland, President
of the Club of Jewish Deputies in the
Polish Parliament, will speak on the
contemporary position of the Jews in
Poland with especial reference to the
relations between the Polish govern
ment and the Jewish population. Other
speakers will he Louis Lipsky, Chair
man of the Zionist Organization OF
America. who will speak on Palestine
and Rabbi NJ. Eisenstadt, former Chief
Rabbi of Leningrad. who will discuss
the present plight of Russian Jewry.
An interesting feature will be IA series
of special reports from Mr.. Marvii
I.owenthal. representative of the Con
grcss at Geneva, describing from first
hand sources the condition of Euro
pean Jewry These reports will en-
able the delegates TO take intelligent
action with respect to European jew
ish questions.