Leaders of the Jewish Agency for Palestine meet in the Paris office.
Overview
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- Leaders of the Jewish Agency for Palestine meet in the Paris office.
Pictured from left to right are: Maurice Fisher, Paris representative of the political department of the Jewish Agency; Emile Nauar, Director of Political Information; A. Goldberg, Administrative Director; and Marc Jarblum, President of the Zionist Federation in France and delegate of the Jewish Agency in France. - Date
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1948 May 13
- Locale
- Paris, [Seine] France
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
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National Archives and Records Administration, College Park
Copyright: Public DomainSource Record ID: 306-NT-649-C
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Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Marc Jarblum (1887-1972) was a leading figure in the socialist Zionist movement in Europe. Born in Warsaw, Jarblum was one of the founders of the Poalei Zion socialist Zionist movement in Poland. In 1907 he moved to Paris, where he completed a law degree. Gradually he emerged as one of the most prominent public figures in French Jewry. Among his political accomplishments was winning over Leon Blum and the leaders of the Second International to the Zionist cause. He served as the representative of socialist Zionism at the Second International, representative of the Jewish Agency for Palestine in Paris, chairman of the Federation of Jewish Organizations in France, and head of the socialist Zionist movement. During World War II, Jarblum was involved in underground activities in the unoccupied zone of France. In 1943 he escaped to Switzerland, where he continued his efforts on behalf of the Jewish resistance. Jarblum returned to France after the war, where he played an important role in securing France's vote on the UN resolution to partition Palestine in 1947. In 1955 he immigrated to Israel. There he worked in the political department of the Histadrut.
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