Meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Montreux, Switzerland.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 69905

Photographer: J. Kernen
Date: July 1948
Photo Designation: WORLD RESPONSE (1933-1955) -- Jewish Political/Zionist Activity -- Postwar
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Linda Mittel

Event History: The meeting of the World Jewish Congress in July 1948 in Montreux, Switzerland, was the second plenary assembly with delegates from 34 countries including Eastern Europe. It was the first post-war meeting of Congress's highest authority, took account of activities during and after the Second Wolrd War and laid down a program for future work.
Keyword: CONFERENCES/CONVENTIONS
INTERIORS
MEETING HALLS/AUDITORIUMS
MEETINGS
WJC (WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS)
Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Linda Mittel
: Record last modified: 2006-03-16 00:00:00
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