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Meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Montreux, Switzerland.

Photograph | Photograph Number: 69905
Meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Montreux, Switzerland.

Meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Montreux, Switzerland.

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

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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.

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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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