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WE URGE IMMEDIATE ESTABLISHMENT OF FRE( PORTS TO PROV IDE

TEMPORARY HAVENS FOR WAR REFUGEES. IMMEDIATE ACTION IS

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CENTR.AL CONFERENCE

OF AMERICAN RABBIS

Ofi'!C& Of' A0MIN1t111ATIY. •ccllnAII'

--~ MACOH. GA.

Jl1ly 11 ,1944

• Hon . Franklin D. Rooaevel t

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Prea1dent ot tho United St&tea

'1aah1ngton, D.c.

M1 dear~. Rooaevelt:

I aa 1nat~cte~ by t~e Central Conference of American

I Rabbi• 1n Con¥ent1on ••••bled to convey to JOU the enGlOaed

roaol.._ut1on with the aaaurance or our b1gb rea•rd a.nd. eateom.

W1tb oord1al pe~aonal srcetinga, I ro~in ,

s7cerol7 yaur~

.:,~..._..- [ /)/ ~.-....._ leaao E. Warcuoon

A4ain1atrat1vo Secretary

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RESOLU'riON AOOI"rAA Br

'1'HB CE"'l'RAL COIIFBRE!ICS OP AIIEJUC~N lVJIBill

"fHHR:IAS , tbJJ roeiO\le ot Jews trom Nazi Bu.rope ro­

cus.n.s one or tho paraaou.nt 1ae~.tee t•oins t.M o1vU-

1zod world, t.n.d.

WHIRBAS , tho pl.n or tree porta advooated bJ the

~••r Retuaeo Board IUld end.or3e4 bJ tho Pr&aident

or the tln1ted Stateo and l>f ....,7 Con~ .. ....,

would provide a temport ry haven tor mon,womon ani

children Who otherwise would be dooaoi to •laughter

in the extermination cha"berl ot Europe ,

TMIRBPORI , !he Gentr&l. Cont'erenoe of ~r1oan

Rabbia takea thla oooae1on to thank tho Proa1dent

or tM 11n.lt6d St~tea f"or tho t~or 'f"'J haven or

rotuee a1re~1 o•tabl11htd And to urge the further

e atabliab=eot of a ser1oa or auob baYena or tree

po~ts 1n AmericA.

UIITIAL Co11rm~~a or A1n1tM lMm OP'P'IC IE OP' ADioUHinRATI\11£ 81!CRIETARV

ao• 8UP'ORD I'I.ACIE

MACON, GA.

Ron . Franklin D. Roosevelt

Pres i dent of the United States

lVa.shington 1 D.C.

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~P!JOli ADOPfED At ~LHct ~'P JR I SH CI'.O•'.'ll-fAl'IOJS

WNDAT, c::ct0e4:R ZZnd , 19«

mwroa.o , 6uplte the den;agh of' •ar, whlob u t ·h.h ti• pre ... eDtl a p&l"­

:&flent aolution to the probleu ot roaettu,_ retugeea t ·ran. Nut-4CIIIinat..e4

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4 ,. Q.IWAII_L ... Aucua t 3 , 1944 • ~ '

•uvu:... .... , '· .• Jt ___. ......., .... ...... Hon . Franklin 0. Roosevelt , Pr esident, United Statea, washington, o. c. Sir ;

Since rel1i1cu.s ~raecution hal been rampant in those tore1cn landa ruled by the hand or Na&11s= , your American rel1c1ous heritaae and leadership in the cause or huaan.J.ty hal atood Ln view or the entire world, and pratae or you tor the ban4 ex­tended U> the attllc::ted baa ~n rreely expressed by re~ow Aa4r1canl recardleaa or roll&lous arr11-1at1ona .

Since tho warLRefUgee Board contemplates establ~sh­ment or Free·POrta to relieve the pltcht or tbo$e oppressed by La.z11sm, 1 ptrsor.allY appeal to your honor to respond favorably to thOle reco~endations or the War Refugee Board .

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