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             258 delegates, representing 154 Jewish organizations, and a
    number of guests participated in the conference.

             SAM LIPTZIN reported for the Credentials Committee.

             SIMON FEDERMAN, president of the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF POLISH
    JEWS, was chairman of the conference.

             JUNE GORDON, director of the EMMA LAZARUS FEDERATION OF JEWISH
    WOMENS CLUBS, was co-chairman.
 
             In his opening remarks Federman pointed out that the bourgeois
    elements disregarded the most important strata of the population in
    their celebration of the 300th anniversary, namely the workers and common
    people.

             CLARA SHAVELSON, was introduced from the platform as one of the
    founders of the needle trades union.

             PAUL ROSS, chairman of the AMERICAN LABOR PARTY, said that in
    his research on the history of New York City, he discovered the great
    contributions by the Jewish people toward the growth of the city.

             MORRIS U. SCHAPPES, famous historian, spoke about the great
    changes that had taken place during the past 300 years and about the
    anti-semitism which the early Jews encountered.  He said anti-semitism
    is still prevalent and should be fought. 

             ABRAHAM BICK, intellectual and historian, said that history
    shoud be measured by the influence the progressive forces had on the
    people of the period.

             PAUL NOVICK, editor of the "Morning Freiheit", spoke about
    the role of the Yiddish press in mobilizing the common people.

             JACOB M. BUDISH, executive secretary of the Committee, reported
    on the past activity of the organization, and this served as the basis
    for future plans.

             CHAIM SULLER, chairman of the Resolutions and Organizational
    Commission, read the resolutions which embodied the following:

    1)  There is to be a celebration, October 16th, at Carnegie Hall, and
        all affiliated organizations should help make it a success;




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