World Zionist Conference in London, England. Chairman of the Jewish Agency Mr David Ben Gurion addresses people in the conference. Microphones placed in front him. Audience seated on the chairs. He calls for the establishment of Israel in Palestine as a free Jewish Commonwealth. The audience applauds.
World Zionist Conference in London, England, following World War 2. Chairman of the Jewish Agency, David Ben Gurion, addresses conference attendees. Audience seated on wooden chairs. Ben Gurion notes that Zionists from all over the world are in attendance. He praises the Jewish soldiers who participated in the war that ended with victory over tyranny. But he decries the homelessness and statelessness of Jewish people, and calls for the establishment of a free Jewish Commonwealth in Israel. Audience applauds. D Stephen Wiss in the audience.Camera pans audience, showing persons attending the conference. Some participants appear to be sitting at school desks, with documents on them. A sign reads 'World Zionist Conference'.
American Federation of Polish Jews. Jews gathered at Commodore Hotel in New York City, United States. The Jewish memorial prayer Kel Malei Rachamim is chanted by Cantor Moshe (Maurice) Ganchoff before the film skips to the memorial Kaddish recited by another cantor (name unknown). A man directs the music. A singer sings Kaddish. A man wipes his face with a cloth in the background. Audience listens. Men seated in Jewish World Congress meeting. Flags and posters on the stage. Several men seated on the stage.
French Army General Beynet in Beirut, Lebanon of Levant States near end of World War 2. Delegate General and Plenipotentiary Army General of France in Levant States. He receives local press and war correspondents. He addresses the correspondents and gives an account of events. Correspondents stand around his desk. The correspondents ask him questions.
French Army General Beynet in Beirut, Syria during World War II. General Raymond Humblot and General Beynet talk and listen to radio news. General Humblot dials radio. He is Commander-in-Chief of French troops in Levant States. He leaves Residency and after conference with General Beynet gets into a car. Druze Guard presents arms as the car drives through gardens. They play trumpets. Plate at entrance of building reads 'Here was proclaimed on September 1, 1920, the independence of Great Lebanon'.
Public buildings in Washington DC, United States. Library of Congress building. Snow covered ground. Dome of Library of Congress building. View of "The Annex" (later the John Adams Building) serving as annex of the Library of Congress. Car traffic on 2nd Street Southeast. Buses and cars pass along the road. United States flag and street lights in the foreground.
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