Bernard Flexner a New York lawyer, was a prominent member of the Zionist Organization of America

Zionist Organization of America

The Zionist Organization of America , founded in 1897, was one of the first official Zionist organizations in the United States, and, especially early in the 20th century, the primary representative of Jewish Americans to the World Zionist Organization, espousing primarily Political Zionism.Today,...

. He served as counsel for the Zionist delegation to the Paris Peace Conference

Paris Peace Conference, 1919

The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities...

 (1918-1919) and was president of the Palestine Economic Corporation.
He was one of the founders of the Council on Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations

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His papers are held in the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University

Princeton University

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Writings

The Rights to a Jewish Home Land, The Nation

The Nation

The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...

, October 2, 1929