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Resolution Calls for Prole of WZO Problems
ist Organization president told the
political committee of the 26th
The reports said he had made the World Congress, Israel should be
statement at a session of the po- more interested in cementing good
litical committee of the Congress. relations with the Soviets. He
The U.S. embassy at Bonn denied noted that Israel was taking steps
in that direction.
such alleged charges.)
Intensification, of Zionist par-
He also said it was in Israel's
ticipation in the affairs of the
interest that relations between the
Various Jewish communities
United States and the Arab
around the world was urged in countries be amicable.
one of the resolutions adopted
Dr. Goldmann stressed the hn-
at the closing session.
portance of strengthening Is-
rael's deterrent capacity and the
All Zionists were urged in this
resolution to act vigorously in
need of all world Jewish organi-
zations to counter the expansion
their own communities toward
of Arab propaganda which is
strengthening those Jewish com-
anti-Jewish.
munities while, at the same time,
emphasizing particularly the cen-
Asserting there had been no im-
trality of Israel in Jewish life.
provement in the situation of
The resolution requested the Soviet Jewry, he said the dissatis-
Zionist bodies in the United States faction voiced even by some Com-
to support every move aimed at munist parties in various countries
unification of American Jewry "in over the treatment of Russian Jews
accordance with the reality of might bring about a policy change
among Soviet authorities.
American Jewish life."
He suggested that relations be-
One of the resolutions approved
the report of the World Zionist tween the East and the West
Organization's finance committee, might also influence the Soviet
adopting a budget for 1965-66 attitude toward Israel and Soviet
totaling 339,000,000 Israeli pounds Jewry.
($113,000,000). Other resolutions
The impression that Israel and
called for: 1 the Jewish people are an anti-
1. The appointment of a corn- 1 Soviet factor must be avoided, he
mission to examine the problems warned. At the same time he said
of the World Zionist Organization, that the Jewish struggle to im-
including the shekel, territorial prove the situation of Soviet Jewry
organizations, elections, and the must be continued.
structure of the governing bodies.
He expressed confidence that
This Commission was instructed to West Germany would establish
submit its recommendations with- diplomatic relations with Israel in
in two weeks.
the not too distant future. He said
2. Authorization to the Actions it was West Germany's moral duty
Committee to co-opt representa- to recall the scientists working in
tives of Zionist youth organiza- Egypt on advanced weapons sys-
tions and chairmen of large, ter- tems.
ritorial Zionist organizations. to
Dr. Goldmann expressed belief
act in an advisory capacity. This that the West German time limit for
measure also authorized the par- the prosecution of Nazi war crim-
ticipation of youth organizations inals for murder would be ex-
in future Congresses.
tended from its present 20 to 30
3. Doubling by Jews outside •years.
Israel of their contributions to
He reported that the West
the various appeals and drives
German Government had ac-
for Israel, stressing the roles of
cepted the principle of liability
the Heren Hayesod, the fund-
to compensate victims of Nazism
raising arm of the ZO, and the
from Eastern Europe. He said
United Israel Appeal as "a
and amendment to the West Ger-
main instrument." A special role
man reparation law was under
was emphasized for the Jewish
consideration likely to involve
National Fund's performance of
hundreds of millions of dollars
its "vital development task s"
of which a large percentage
and the JNF's educational role.
would go to Jewish organiza-
tions.
Earlier, Yaacov cTsur, chairman
of the JNF world directorate, re-
Appearing before the committee
porting to the finance committee on structure and functions of the
of the Congress, said that imple- Zionist Organization, Dr. Gold-
menation of the JNF program for mann said he had made his candi-
the next four years would require dacy for another term as president
240,000,000 pounds ($80,000,000), of the World Zionist Organization
of which half was expected from conditional on a proposal for
contributions and the balance major changes in the movement's
from JNF property.
structure.
Another set of resolutions dealt
He cited his proposal for crea-
with educational and cultural ac- tion of a special committee to
tivities. This measure recom- prepare a new version of the
mended also the enhancement and World Zionist Organization consti-
improvement of conditions for He- tution .in regard to its various
brew teachers in countries outside structural and functional aspects.
Israel.
He also asked that the Actions
A resolution approving the re- Committee be authorized to co-opt
port of the Immigration and Ab- additional members to the execu-
sorption Committee urged that tive and to the Council to be
Jewish immigration to Israel be elected at the current Congress.
Increased in the next few years.
Zvi Lurie, head of the Agency
Other measures dealt with settle- organization department, reported
ment and land development, to the committee of ef forts to
stressed the decisive importance bring about unified Zionist frame-
of the youth and other pioneer works in various countries and
movements, and urged "every pos- emphasized that the least progress
sible' 'support of those movements had been made in American Zion-
by all Zionist federations.
ism.
One resolution called for co-
Aryeh L. Pincus, Jewish
operation between the WZO and
Agency treasurer, reported that
other world Jewish organizations.
Agency expenditures during the
This measure also recommended
past four years totaled $500,-
that the next executive committee
000,000, of which $171,000,000
enter an agreement with the World
had been raised by loans He
Jewish Congress "without affect-
said by the end of this year the
ing the full autonomy which each
total loan burden would be
will retain in its own sphere."
$270,000,000 involving interests
• • •
payments of $15,000,000 an-
Goldmann Urges Israel Cement
nually.
good Relations With Soviet Union
JERUSALEM, (-JTA) — Dr.
S. Z. Shragai, head of the Jew-
Nahum Goldmann said that the ish Agency inunigration depart-
Soviet Union wielded more tang- ment, told, the youth and hecha-
ible influence on the Arabs than lutz committee that he expected
did the United States and that in the next four years an immigra-
Israel-Arab peace was more likely tion of 250,000 as in the past four.
to come via Moscow than Wash-
ington. .
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For that reason, the World Zion
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on Nasser's arms development.
.
He expressed the hope that the 300,000 farms and predicted that
Soviet Union would respond to Israeli agriculture would be able
pleas on behalf of Russian Jews to pro e livelihoods for more
"at least in the area of family than 500,000 Israelis by 1980.
reunion." A 300,003,000 pound ($100,000,-
He critiei7ed the lack of Zionist 000) budget was urged for next
work in the past decade among year's activities of his depart-
meat in the Galilee and other
Algerian Jews, asserting that as a
new areas and completition of
result, only 5,000 of the 140,000
present agricultural settlement
Jews who left Algeria came to
work.
Israel.
Leo Dultzin, head of the eco-
Eliahu Dobkin, member of the
Agency executive, deplored the nomic department, demanded en-
fact that only 6 per cent of the actment of legislation to assist the
budget was earmarked for work integration of middleclass immi-
in the youth and hechalutz pio- grants from the free countries,
'leering fields. similar to aid granted foreign in-
vestors.
He stressed the need for more
Zionist emissaries to Jewish com-
Absalom was proud of his hair
munities in other countries and
asserted that a Zionist youth move- and therefore was he hanged by
his
hair—The Talmud.
ment was unthinkable without
making education for aliyah cen
tral. He also urged an end to
fAra•'•:""
competition between the present
six pioneering youth movements.
Histadrut Holding Parley
or Acculturation Problem
NEW-YORK (JTA) — The Amer-
ican Histadrut Cultural Exchange
Institute announced it will sponsor
a world conference on "Integration
and Acculturation" at Columbia
University's Arden House Campus
in Harriman, N. Y., this weekend.
Dr. Judd L. Teller, executive
vice chairman of the Institute, re-
ported that the conference would
focus on problems and solutions in
Israel, the United States and the
new nations with tribalist tensions.
Howard I. Samuels is chairman_
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ish Agency's agriculture settle-
ment department, said that the
development of Israel agriculture
must be directed to opportunities
in European markets.
He said this required develop-
ment of new ideas in Israeli
farming and deepening of the
integration of industry in farm
areas. He said Israel now has
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