British working men and their American counterparts on exchange visit in the United States. The group enter a building of the Star Electric Motor Company. Inside they are seen sitting in on a labor-management committee meeting. The British workers ask whether the company's worker suggestion program is successful. The company managers say it has and helped increase war production. The British ask about having any deadlocks in labor-management relations, affecting war production, and are told the U.S. War Production Board would be called upon to resolve such a matter. The issue of continuing such labor-management cooperation after the war is discussed. (World War II period)
Dr. Stephen S. Wise speaks and other delegates including Dr. Nahum Goldmann seated. Dr. Stephen S. Wise demands reparations for Jews and says Jews must inherit Israel. (World War 2 timeframe.)
Dr. Stephen S. Wise says that Jewish terrorism must be uprooted in Palestine at once (during World War 2). Terrorism should not be permitted. People listening to Dr. Stephen S. Wise.
Dr. Nahum Goldmann speaks at War Emergency Conference of World Jewish Congress. He says World War 2 was avoidable and talks about the rights of European Jews to be allowed to settle in Palestine and start a new life. Further he talks, about 5 million Jews massacred in Europe because they had no homeland. and Palestine should be given to the Jews and helped by United Nations to establish a Jewish state (Israel). He calls for Jewish representation in governments.
View of delegates seated near conference table and other people listening to speeches. A delegate speaks about condition of Jews in Palestine. Dr Stephen S Wise and Dr. Nahum Goldmann seated among the other delegates. (World War 2 period).
Dr. Bernard Joseph speaks at War Emergency Conference of World Jewish Congress in Atlantic City, during World War 2. He presents a resolution on Palestine and calls for the establishment of Palestine as a free and democratic Jewish Commonwealth. Further he appeals to the United Nations to aid in the transfer of Jewish survivors of the holocaust to Palestine. Dr Stephen S. Wise can be seen seated next to the Dr. Bernard Joseph.