Urge Global Zionist Federations
Encourage Affiliation of All
Splinter Groups in Movement
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position of the Congress, includ-
ing the question of whether the
"double shekel" should be abol-
ished, elections of Congress
delegates and the right to vote
at Congresses. The Actions Com-
mittee was instructed to meet
at least once a year and to elect
from among its members a
"Small General Council," con-
sisting of 33 persons, including
all members of the Actions
Committee Presidium.
The delegates adopted a reso-
lution ordering the establish-
ment of overall Zionist federa-
tions in every country and pro-
viding that such bodies would
include . all Zionist groups in
each country. In addition, it
provided that any group which
adheres to the Zionist program,'
but is not affiliated with a Zion-
ist party, may be admitted to
the federation upon receiving a
favorable vote from at least
two-thirds of the members of
the federation's executive body.
If - rejected, such groups may
appeal to the World Zionist exe-
cutive. Each federation will be
empowered to establish its own
rules for the admission of in-
dividuals who do not wish to
affiliate with any subordinate
group.
In the United States, the
American Zionist Council will
become the base of the Zion-
ist Federation. The Actions
Committee was empowered to
set up rules for electing the
governing bodies of the terri-
torial federations and for
otherwise implementing the
resolution.
The Actions Committee was
further instructed to deal with
the question of a Zionist Or-
ganization in Germany and
how. Zionist activities would
be conducted in that country.
World Zionist
New President
DR. NAHUM GOLDMANN
The World Zionist Congress,
meeting in Jerusalem, elected
Dr. Nahum Goldmann as presi-
dent.
• Dr. Goldmann said he would
spend half his time in Israel.
He will remain head of the
American section of the Jewish
Agency.
Strong for agreement, for the
sake of peace, the new WZO
president nevertheless is looked
upon as an extremist by those
outside the Zionist movement.
He is a moderate, yet he pur-
sues his task with energy,
He fled from the Nazis, was
tried in absentia and placed by
the Hitlerites on a list to be
"shot on sight."
A scholar, a student of phi-
losophy and history, Dr. Gold-
mann who is 61, has mastered
Six languages. Born in Poland,
lira is a naturalbed American.
A resolution submitted by the
Herut calling for the Israel
government not to establish
diplomatic relations with Ger-
many was tabled.
The delegates instructed the
Zionist executive and the move-
ment's institutions outside Israel
to make special efforts to at-
tract middle class elements as
immigrants to Israel, and hailed
a decision by the Israel govern-
ment, Bank of Israel and the
Jewish Agency to set up a loan
fund alined at assisting middle
class families to establish them-
selves in Israel.
The executive was instructed
to try to arrange with the gov-
ernment to give such immi-
grants favorable treatment and
assistance in converting goods
and other property they may
transfer from abroad to Israel.
It was also instructed to draft
a plan for an organization to
assist in the liquidation of prop-
erty abroad of immigrants to
Israel.
In another resolution, the
delegates hailed the work of
the United Jewish Appeal, Jew-
ish National Fund and the
Keren Hayesod — Israel Foun-
dation Fund — in the building
and development of - Israel.
Noting a steady increase in the
income of the JNF and UJA,
the delegates commended the
joint efforts of the Zionist
movement and world Jewry to
consolidate the State of Israel
and to bring in - immigrants and
settle them in the Jewish State;
The Congress decided that
the JNF would remain inde-
pendent and also called on
Zionist groups to refrain from
independent fund-raising ac-
tivities that would interfere
with the Keren Hayesod. It
instructed the Zionist execu-
tive to set up a commission to
eliminate duplication of such
activities. Other resolutions
hailed the Jewish Agency's
"ship to village" plan for
speedy settlement of the im-
migrants, the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee's scholarship
program for secondary school
education in Israel, the Mal- -
ben's social welfare program
and the work of women's or-
ganizations in the immigrant
villages.
In a resolution devoted • to
agriculture in Israel, the Con-
gress stressed the importance it
attaches to the establishment of
a chain of settlements in the
central and southern Negev. It
reaffirmed the view that each
Jew and each settlement of new
immigrants or veteran settlers
has the right to affiliate with
whatever "trend" he or it
chooses.
On the question of Youth
Aliyah, the delegates called for
increased appropriations to
make possible the movement's
expansion and permit it to care
for 25,000 to 40,000 additional
children in the next three to
four years. The resolution ap-
pealed to the Soviet Union and
the Communist countries to
allow the emigration to Israel
of Jewish war orphans. It called
on parents in countries outside
Israel to send their children to
Israel to assure the future of
the children and to avert the
dangers of assimilation.
In still another resolution, the
Congress stressed the import-
ance of the education of youth
outside Israel in Jewish and
Zionist ideals. Both the appro-
priate Jewish Agency depart-
ments and Zionist organizations
throughout the world were
asked- to "invest maximum ef-
fort in work among youth."
It further called on the
Zionist executive and all
Zionist organizations to raise
the standard . of education and
cultural activities in all corn-
munities. The standards of
Hebrew schools should be
raised by drafting new curri-
cula, by training educational
personnel and by writing new
texts. Special effort should be
expended in the training of
rabbis and in bringing rabbis
closer to the Israeli commu-
nity, the delegates urged.
Dr. Goldmann, in a moving
acceptance speech, thanked the
Congress for electing . him presi-
dent of the World Zionist move-
ment, and emphasized that the
success or failure of his leader-
ship will depend largely on the.
sincere cooperation of all groups
represented at the Congress as
well as on the cooperation of
the State of Israel. He told the
delegates that he had wanted a
broad "wall-to-wall" coalition,
but he had realized that no one
can get everything, he wants.
Nevertheless, he called for the
full, cooperation of the Revi-
sionists, who are not part of the
new coalition executive.
Evaluating the achievements
of the Congress, Dr. Goldmann
said that they marked the be-
g i n n i n g of constitutional
changes which would lead to a
"glorious renovation" of the
Zionist movement. "With a bit
of skepticism but with faith in
the future, with self-criticism
but with hope, we will march to
strengthen the movement and
fulfill the great tasks ahead in
these fateful days," he con-
cluded.
Mrs. Rose Halprin, who re-
ported to the Congress that the
steering committee had decided
to nominate Dr. Goldmann as
president of the World Zionist
Organization, noted that the
Zionist movement had elected
no president since Dr. Chaim
Weizmann_ last held the post.
The steering committee, she de-
clared, considered it an honor.
to ask Dr. Goldmann to assume
leadership of the movement be-
cause of his services to the Jew-
ish people and to Israel. "Dr.
Goldmann," she stated, "is a
giant among us and we do not
see anybody- else who is able
to lead us." Her words were
greeted with tremendous ap-
plause.
The Congress was officially
closed by Joseph Sprinzak,
chairman of the Zionist Actions
Committee, and concluded with
the singing of Hatikvah by all
delegates. The 17 presons elected
to the new executive are: .Ye-
huda Braginsky, David Bet-
Arieh, Eliahu Dobkin, Leon
Dulczin, Dr. Israel Goldstein,
Dr. Giora Josephtal, Levi Esh-
kol, Rabbi -Mordecai Kirshblum,
Moshe Kol, Zvi Lurie, Dr.
Emanuel Neumann, Louis Segal,
S. Z. Shragai, Zalman Shazar,
Abraham Harman, Meir Gross-
man and Rose Halprin.
Mapai delegates at the Con-
gress suggested on Sunday that
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver be elected
chairman of the Zionist Actions
Committee. Jos-eph Sprinzak,
the present chairman, has indi-
cated his readiness to resign in -
favor of Dr. Silver. Other par-
ties, too, supported the Mapai
proposal, subject to Dr. Silver's
acceptance. The proposal -did not
materialize.
The organization committee
decided that the World Zion-
ist Congress must convene
every three years and that the
number of delegates should
not exceed 500. The decisions
of all committees are expected
to be approved at the closing
session of the Congress, which
is scheduled for tonight. The
closing session will also elect
a new executive of the world
Zionist movement and of the
Jewish Agency.
Resolutions were adopted call-r
ing upon the Soviet Union to
restore to its Jews their full
right to live a normal Jewish
life, urging the freeing of all
Zionist prisoners and their im-
migration to Israel, and can-
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JERUSALEM — J o s e p h
Sprinzak, Speaker of the
Knesset, was reelected chair-
man of the Zionist Actions
Committee. Dr. Nahum Gold-
mann said he had appointed
Mrs. Rose Halprin acting
chairman of the Jewish
Agency's Executive in New
York until his next visit to
the United States in October.
He denied reports that he
had agreed to rotate the
chairmanship betwen Mrs.
Halprin and Dr. Emmanuel
Neumann.
Neumann said earlier it
was his understanding that
the chairmanship would ro-
tate, but Dr. Goldmann said
he had made no such com-
mitment, reserving the right
to select any deputy he might
choose during absences from
the U. S. While in New York,
Dr. Goldmann himself will
take over the chairmanship
he held before becoming
World Zionist president.
demning the Arab states for
their world-wide anti - Israel
anti-Jewish propaganda.
The Soviet government also
was asked to restore to Jews:
the right to re-open Jewish
schools, yeshivoth and semin-
aries for .training rabbis and
teachers as well as other insti-
tutions of Jewish culture and
art; the right to re-establish in
the USSR a Jewish press and
literature and to use the He-
brew language; the right to
establish contact with Jewish
communities in other countries
and with Israel.
The resolution further ex-
pressed concern about the fate
of thousands of Zionists still in
Soviet prisons for the "crime
of yearning" for the creation of
a Jewish State which, it was
pointed out, now maintains
diplomatic relations with the
USSR. The resolution asked the
release of all such prisoners and
the right for them to come to
Israel. It also expressed the
hope that the present "trickle"
of Jewish emigration from the
USSR to Israel is just "the be-
ginning" and that increasingly
large numbers of Jews would
be permitted to quit the USSR
for Israel.
In a resolution on Romania,
the Zionist Congress expressed
satisfaction that the majority of
Zionist leaders imprisoned in
that country had been released,
and called for the freeing of
the remainder. It noted that
only one such leader had been
allowed to came to Israel and
demanded that all be permitted
to come to Israel. It also asked
for the liberation of Mordecai
Oren, Israeli Mapam leader, im-
plicated in the Rudolf Slansky
"plot" in Czechoslovakia and
sentenced to 15 years' imprison-
ment.
The Congress underlined the
plight of thousands of Jewish
families, some of whose mem,
bers had gone ahead to Israel
and others of whom were
trapped when Bucharest halted
Israel-bound emigration several
years ago. The reunification of
such families were character-
ized as a "supreme humani-
tarian obligation" of the Rou-
manian government.
The Congress 'emphasized
the economic war carried out
.by the Arab states not only
against Israel but against
Jews in all countries through
a complicated system of boy-
cott, blockade and "black-
mail" of transportation and
other companies and govern-
ments. This the delegates
labelled Nazi-like and also
pointed out the parallel be-
tween the Arab states meth-
ods today and the Nazis of
1933-45 in their worldwide
propaganda against Jews, a
development which the Con-
gress pointed out violated
fundamental human rights
and the principles of the
United Nations.
, The resolution hit govern-
ments, airlines and shipping
companies that give into Arab
"blackmail" and permit discrim-
ination against their Jewish
citizens or customers. Finally,
it drew attention of all govern-
ments to the propaganda cam-
paign of Arab "information
centers" and Arab diplomats
who attempt to discredit Jews
in all countries.
In another resolution, the
delegates hit Jordan's refusal to
permit the Jews access to the
Holy Places in the Old City of
Jerusalem, despite the Israel-
Jordan armistice agreement
which specifically granted Jews
this right. It called on the
Security Council to force Jordan
to live up to this pledge.
(Detroiters in the World Zion-
ist Congress delegation were:
Leon Kay, ZQA; Mrs. Michael
Michlin, LZOA, and Daniel
Temchin, Mizrachi.)
Total Triumph Expected at
Final Allied Jewish Drive
Report Meeting on May 21
Allied J e wish- Campaign
workers are exerting every ef-
fort to have all outstanding
slips covered by Monday, May
21, when they will give formal
reports at a luncheon report
meeting in the Fred M. Butzel
Memorial Building.
Campaign chairmen John E.
Lurie and Max M. Fisher
praised workers. for the excel-
lent job they have done to date
and urged them to continue at
their tasks until every contrib-,
utor in Detroit has been given
an opportunity to share in the
success of this year's campaign.
In the mercantile division, the
jewelers section headed by
Lewis H. Manning, the chil-
dren's wear section led by Ivar
J. Kahn and Kurt West, and
the luggage and loan section
under the chairmanship of Al-
bert Shapiro, are all at the
threshhold of 100 per cent cov-
erage.
In the services division, the
ership of Percy P. Newman and
the linen suppliers and lundries
section headed by Morris L.
Schaver plan to join the ranks
of 100 per centers at the report,
meeting. .
Julius H. Wainer, who beads
the auto parts, wreckers and
accessories section of the me-
hanical trades division, and
Philip Dubrinsky of the metals
section, plan to report that they
have exceeded 100 per cent.
Morris Mendelson and Alfred
Weiss, who head the dairy and
egg section of the food service
council,. and Peter Copeland,
Maurice J. Elkin and Abraham
J. Guri,vin, who lead the food
brokers and prOcessors plan to
have their few remaining slips
covered by May 21.
In the professional division,
the attorneys' section, headed .
by A. Joseph Seltzer, is ready
to move into the 100 per cent
circle, The printers and pub-
lishers of the arts and crafts
division also are nearing total
finance section under the lead- coverage.