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During the fighting that marked the creation of the state of Israel, Gollancz became concerned for the plight of the Arabs and in October 1948 he founded the Jewish Society for Human Service ( JSHS ), with Rabbi Leo Baeck as its president.

This body was based on " the universalist ethic of Judaism " and aimed to work in the newly formed state of Israel " to relieve the suffering of Jews and Arabs indifferently.