LOA Convention Presses for Settlement
of Arab-Israel Dispute Through Direct
zi
Negotiations: Nussbanin Named President
45.
WASHINGTON, - (JTA)—The
leaders prophesied it would
65th annual convention of the
become.
ti Zionist Organization of America
"This nation, from the time
adopted resolutions calling
of President Woodrow Wilson,
_1 upon the United States govern-
has established and continued
::: ment to press for the settle-
▪ [Tient of the Arab-Israel dispute
a tradition of friendship with
I
Israel because we are commit-
peacefully through direct ne-
ted to all free societies that
i: gotiations." The resolution
seek a path to peace and honor
voiced "regret that United
individual right. We seek peace
r.; States representatives found it
and prosperity for all of the
necessary to oppose the resolu-
▪
Middle East. firm in our belief
tion sponsored by 16 small na-
that
a new spirit of comity in
tions during the 16th United
that important part of the
F- ' Nations General Assembly, ad-
world would serve the highest
vo•ating direct negotiations be-
aspirations and interests of all
tween Israel and the Arab
nations.
C nations."
"In the prophetic spirit of
E
Another resolution noted
Zionism all free men today look
Y.; "with appreciation" President
to a better world and in the
Kennedy's greeting to this
;,.; year's convention, in which the
experience of Zionism we know
that it takes courage and perse-
President voiced a desire for
peace and prosperity in the
verance and dedication to
achieve it. Toward this larger
Middle East." The ZOA urged
DR. MAX NUSSBAUM
and
greater adventure for all of
the government to take "re-
solute and consistent- measures orary president of the ZOA and mankind. your energies are now
to promote these ends and thus member of the Jewish Agency summoned."
Max Bressler, retiring ZOA
counter the mounting dangers executive, told the convention
to the peace of the world in- that "though our confidence in president, told the 1,200 dele-
herent in the threat of a new the present Administration has gates from all parts of the
conflagration in the 'Middle been strained at certain mo country that "great dangers
East."
ments. it has not been im- threaten important sections of
: paired."
the Jewish people in various
Ask ('ontinued Aid
parts of the world."
Resolutions were adopted , Friendship to Kennedy
"Amidst all of the perils
urging continued American
Dr. Neumann said that "we
economic aid to Israel and also have nothing but friendship facing our people, American
that Arab political exploitation toward the Administration Jewry itself is confronted by a
of the Arab refugee issue be headed by President Kennedy. great danger threatening its con-
"squarely faced by our govern- Despite some painful disappoint- tinuity as a vibrant creative
ment." Another resolution . ments we have experienced, we Jewish community," he said.
noted "with growing concern do not question his friendship This menace. he stated, was
the continued threats of the toward Israel and the sincerity "voluntary assimilation" rather
Arab countries to renew full- of his desire to carry out the than anti-Semitism. He ex-
scale h o s t i 1 i t i e s, threats pledges he made to our own or- pressed regret that while much
was spent on defense against
escalated through the stepped- ganization in 1960."
anti-Semitism, little was allo-
up flow of modern arms to the
He speculated that some "dis- cated to combat cultural assimi-
Arab countries, and in par- appointments" arose from short- lation and disintegration. He
titular to Egypt, supplied by Comings in communications. To termed Zionism "the most vital
the Soviet Union."
; remedy that, he said, "in the
This was followed by a reso- past few days, important con- force in combatting cultural as-
similation."
lotion stressing that economic tacts Kaye taken place on a high
"It is incumbent upon those
development of the Middle level. and there is a prospect
of us whom fate has placed in
East is retarded by increased that lines of communication,
leadership to reject definitions
arms expenditures. Continued ! which have been established,
aid to the region was urged, will be kept open so that we of Zionism being offered by
men who deal with Zionism as
but the Government was asked may gain a better insight into though it were a commodity to
to
take into account "that such I the mind of our Administration be moved from one shelf to
aid should not contribute to the i and policy-makers — and vice-
another or to be discarded
military build-up of those versa." ,
when, to their way of thinking,
states threatening the stability
Javits' Criticism
it served its purpose," a clear
of the entire Middle East."
Dr. Neumann nevertheless allusion to critics of the Zionist
Deplore General Zionist Rift
A resolution deplored the stressed that Zionists could not movement in Israel and Amer-
"rift in General Zionism" and ignore "the fantastic military ica.
He urged that American
regretted that efforts to unify build-up
of Egyptian power " He
s
the two existing World Confed- said that, while there was a Zionists. acting through the
ZOA,
carry on Jewish com-
erations of General Zionists "bedrock of Israel-American
have failed. In the absence of friendship, basic principles munal tasks both on national
an early agreement. ZOA said, needed translation into deeds and local levels and through
the World Confederation of \ consistent with declared objec- leadership on Jewish commu-
nity councils. He stressed that
General Zionists with which it
is affiliated should convene a
Senator Jacob K. Javits, New action was required to avert
world conference of all General York Republican, strongly at- "isolation between the ZOA and
Zionist organizations that "are , tacked the Administration's other organizations within the
prepared to associate them-I Near Eastern policy before the American Jewish community as
selves with this effort for r convention. He cited indirect well as avoiding a situation
where individual
Zionists have
unity." lAmerican financing of Egypt's i kept themselves
integrated,
as-
It was resolved that "any Soviet arms purchases, and
suming their share in the bur-
wo•ld union ol General Zionists named President Kennedy and dens."
must provide for adequate rep- American UN Ambassador Ad- I He attacked "the lack of
resentation and participation of lai Stevenson in connection with
the General Zionists in I-Srael, what he said were failures to leadership in the American
Jewish community." He called
formerly divided and now hap- protect Israel and Jews.
for a movement to establish a
pity united."
Rep. Seymour Halpern New central authoritative Jewish
Elect Dr. Nussbaum
York Republican, announced representation in America from
Dr. Max Nussbaum, of Los that he will offer an amend- the grass roots of Jewish com-
Angeles, veteran Zionist leader
to the Mutual Security Act
Angeles,
to bar assistance to Egypt be- munities.
and rabbi of Hollywood's Te
The following from Michigan
rn-
cause
of the disclosure of Egyp-
ple Israel, was elected president •
were elected members of the
of the Zionist Organization of . tian purchase of the new Soviet
America at the closing session MIG-21 missile-firing jet fight- ZOA national administrative
committee: Dr. Edward Neu-
of the convention. He succeeds ; ors.
feld, of Grand Rapids, president
President's Message
Max Bressler, of Chicago.
of the Michigan Zionist Region;
In his acceptance address, Dr.
In his message to the conven- _Judge Ira G. Kaufman, Rabbi
Nussbaum disclosed that, dur- tion. President Kennedy lauded Leon Fram, Morris M. Jacobs,
ing the convention, he con- "the experience of Zionism" M. Ben Lewis, Philip Slomovitz
ferred privately with President and emphasizing that the United and Dr. Bernard Weston, all of.
Kennedy at the White House on States "has established and con- Detroit.
Israel-American problems . Dr. tinned a tradition of friendship
Nussbaum said he was satis- with Israel" since the time of Lubavitcher to Exhibit at
fled that American policy has President Wilson.
Trade Fair in Chicago
not changed from the views
When the first Zionist con-
The Merkos L'Inyonei Chi-
enunciated by President Ken- fe•ence met before the present
nedy at a ZOA convention in century began. President Ken- nuch, the educational arm of
August 1960. Ile expressed a nedy said in his message, "Is- the Lubavitcher movement, an-
conviction that the President rael was a wasteland worn with nounces that its publications
remained devoted to Israel's the bitterness of many centuries department will exhibit a large
security and the objective of of strife and war. Today it is assortment of its educational
Near Eastern peace. Dr. Nuss- the dynamic and fruitful land literature at the Chicago Inter-
baum stressed American eco- inhabited by free and demo- national Trade Fair.
The Fair will take pilace from
nomic assistance to Israel.
cratic people that Theodor
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, lion- Herzl and other great Zionist July 25 through Aug. 12 at
Chicago's McCormick Place.
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