The Presidium at the opening session of the Assembly of the World Jewish Congress in Montreux, Switzerland.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 69944

Overview

Caption: The Presidium at the opening session of the Assembly of the World Jewish Congress in Montreux, Switzerland.
Photographer: Gaston G. Vuarchex
Date: July 1948
Locale: Montreux, [Vaud] Switzerland
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.

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Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Linda Mittel

Keyword: CONFERENCES/CONVENTIONS FLAGS (SWISS) FLAGS (ZIONIST) INTERIORS MEETING HALLS/AUDITORIUMS MEETINGS SIGNS/BANNERS/POSTERS WJC (WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS)
Photo Designation: WORLD RESPONSE (1933-1955) -- Jewish Political/Zionist Activity -- Postwar