Lot 509
President Harry S. Truman Writes to the National Jewish Welfare Board. Typed letter signed as President, 1 page, on White House letterhead, 10½ x 8 in., Washington, April 30, 1947. To Frank L. Weil, National Jewish Welfare Board, sending greetings on the occasion of their annual meeting. "I am moved to voice my admiration for the constructive approach taken by the JWB to carry out an intensive year-long survey of its function in, and service to, the community. I am informed that the findings of that investigation, which was directed by prominent American scholars, and the recommendations of the investigators and the national commission of Jewish leaders with whom they worked are to be made fully and freely public…. the future of your organization will be largely determined by the appraisal of the results of that unprecedented study and the proposals it contains. May I express here my feeling that the organization whose magnificent devotion to the men and women in uniform won it the gratitude of the United States Government has richly earned its mandate from the Jewish community of this country to extend its splendid and wholesome career of service to youth on the broadest possible base." He quotes a laudatory message sent ten years earlier by FDR and adds, "The National Jewish Welfare Board…has given overwhelming testimony of its vital and vivid role in the life of our national community…."
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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