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ame oe e WK 100-32986 - ViMrkdr The article further stated that EINSTEIN was uneble to attend this meeting due to 411 health and hence addressed the gathering ty tele- phone. He catled upon the American Jews to give fullest aid to the Soviet Union in order to repay the "debt we must be conscious of every hour of our life if we want to retain our self respect". According to the article EINSTEIN complimented scientific, industrial and technical achievements of the USSR and atated that the American press had mis-leed the people on the achievements of the Russien people and their Government. The tempo of Russian development in the last twenty-five years has been so tremendous that it has scarcely a paraliel in hietory. According to the article EINSTEIN further remarked thet 1t was only the Soviet Union wWilch helpedSTALIN; offered assistance to the Czechpslovakians; did not sell arms to the Germans and Japanese end that Russia in shert "carnot te arcused of faithlessness in the field cf foreign politice", He further stated that he knew that the Soviet Union was the ‘only country in which equelity of the nationalities was not an empty phrase but a stenderd fellowed in actuel life. ‘ The Daily Worker dated 1/7/43 stated in part that SHOR aot author of the novel "Three Cities" joined FINSTEI! in issuing a cell --celebrate the first anniversary of the Jewish Council for hussien War 22 : Felief to be held on 2/2//3 at the Hotel Commedore in New York City. ae thet on 4 12/27/43 wemorrs of Une New York Franch of the Kuselan War Kelief 34. Organizations gathered to inaugurate a new war relief, for the Jews. of alge” the Soviet Union, ‘This project wee formulated a few months previously during the visit to the United States of the Soviet Jewish Delegates, 40 at $2 44 35 45 47 $8 49 52 5a 55 56 s- ‘52 59 60 4 39~. poRFES, MICHOELS and Colonel TEFFER. The Jewish Councetl for Pussian Var Yelfef hod asked (hat the Soviet Covernment approve a memorandum setting out a preject of work to help in rebuilding some sections in the Soviet Union which were liberated by the Red Army and had e substantial Jewish population, According to the informant this memorandum had been signed in the name of the Jewish Council for Russian Wer Pelief by Professor EINSTFIN, Honorible Chairman, and other officials of this orranization. The Teily Vorker dated 2/28/44 contained an article which stated in part that seventeen hundred delepates crowded Manhattan Center’ Grand Bellroom on the previous Sunday to watch the 1944 campaign of the Jewish Counci] for Russian har Relief. According to this article greetings were sent to this affair by FINSIFIN. and others. - bl = met