THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS - 90 Friday, September 11, 1982 simply "Automatic" means that you can't repair Zionist Congress Anticipated as Activities Recalled it yourself. —Mary Waldrip By DR. AHARON ZWERGBAUM • Best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year World Zionist Press Service MARK, HARRIET, HEATHER, & JASON COOPERMAN JERUSALEM — The Zionist year 5742 was char- acterized by the preparation for the approaching 30th Zionist Congress, which is lawn tnn nan to all my friends and relatives MRS. ABRAM (FRANCES) OLIWEK Best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year MR. & MRS. S. FLEISHMAN & FAMILY Best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year MR. & MRS. PAUL FRANK & FAMILY To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, - health and prosperity ROSA & JULIUS SCHAUMBERG To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a year filled with happiness, health and prosperity BERNICE AND NATE SCHECTER May the New Year Bring To All Our Friends and Family Health, Joy, Prosperity and Everything Good in Life HARVEY & DIANA STALBERG, CAREN & BARBI scheduled to open on Dec. 7, 1982. It is, however, possi- ble that owing to extraordi- nary or currently unfore- seen icircumstances the date may be changed, e.g. if elec- tions to the Knesset take place at the end of 1982 or in the first half of 1983. After all, the result of Knesset elections decisively influence the set-up of the congress, since the Israeli delegation — 38 percent of the total number of dele- gates — is constituted in ac- cordance with 'the relative strength of the Zionist par- ties in the Knesset. There- fore, it would look strange if the Israeli delegation re- flected the composition of a Knesset that within a few weeks were to be replaced by a new one. The United States will again account for 29 percent of the delegates and the other countries of the Dias- pora for 33 percent. Certain changes are likely to occur in the list of countries re- presented at the congress by full delegates. There had been 28 last time, among • them a certain anonymous Moslem country, which this time will be missing. Fur- thermore, the Zionists of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) will most probably lose their re- presentation owing to the sharp decline of the number of Jews in that country. On the other hand, for the first time in history, Spain is likely to have one or two delegates after the establishment there of a Zionist federation. So far no territorial Zionist organization had existed in Spain. In Japan, too, a Zionist federation is being set up. In this community an in- tricate and delicate prob- lem has arisen: whether and how to affiliate with the Zionist Federation non- Jewish Zionists or Zionist sympathizers, like the Makuya sect, whose num- bers are much greater than that of the ordinary Jewish members — the whole Jewish community of Japan being about 1,000 persons. The Zionist Congress was preceded by a membership campaign all over the world. While the total number of organized Zionists — members of the Zionist federations who are entitled to vote in congress elections, approached 1,200,000 before the last Congress, the target set for the 30th Congress is 1,300,000 — 1,400,000, of whom more than one mil- lion are in the U.S. In some countries like Australia, Denmark, Swe- den and Argentina, the membership drive has been very successful; in others, it has come up against not only indifference but also apprehensions, mostly un- founded. Some Jews fear that an express profession of Zionism might hurt their position in the general pub- lic. Incidentally, the inces- sant and vicious anti- Israel and anti-Zionist - propaganda which has been rampant this year has had two opposite ef- fects: on the one hand it prevents and deflects some Jews from joining the Zionist movement, but on the other it stirs people to a positive reac- tion, to increased iden- tification and intensifica- tion of activities. In Argentina, the Zionist federation, which had been in a crisis for many years, was successfully reor- ganized through the affilia- tion of non-political Jewish clubs and of the Reform and Conservative movements. A reorganization, though on a smaller scale, was also carried out in Uruguay and Mexico. In March a- very suc- cessful conference of all Zionist federations of Europe took place in Zurich; a special feature of this meeting was the presence and participation of non- Jewish parliaments who pledged and reaffirmed their sympathy for Israel and the Zionist movement. In the ideological area, the "Caesarea process," namely the rapproche- ment between the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency, is continuing. A delicate and intricate question which has been la- tent since the establish- ment of the state became topical owing to events like the disturbances in Judea and Samaria. Have the WZO and Zionists abroad to identify themselves not only with the state of Israel, which for Zionists is a mat- ter of course, but also with the every detail of the policy of its government? This is probably the majority view but it is asked whether Zionists don't have a right and perhaps a duty to express dissent and criti- cism in regard to this or that policy of the Israel gOvern- ment. This is maintained for example by Dr. Arthur Herzberg, a former member of the Zionist Executive in the United States. The official stand of the WZO was expressed by Chairman Arieh Dulzin as follows: Zionism being a pluralistic movement, there exists in principle freedom of expression, but it should be used judiciously, criti- cism should be voiced inter- nally and not in a non- Zionist forum and in any event, Zionists should exer- cise voluntary restraint and refrain from criticism for this is liable to damage the interests of Israel. The problem, however, is topical only in what might be called usual times; if there is danger or war, as in Lebanon, Zionists should do their best to bury differences and rally around Israel. The WZO is responsible for aliya from the free coun- tries only, while the so called rescue aliya from regions like the Soviet Union and the Arab states - falls under the auspices of the Jewish Agency. The most significant de- velopment in Jewish educa- tion in the Diaspora, which is one of the main fields of Zionist activity, is the "Jerusalem Fellowship" program whose implemen- tation has now begun. It was launched in recognition of the fact that the training of first-class educators capable of filling top posi- tions in Jewish education, is a precondition both for its maintenance and for its successful development. Best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year MRS. ZAL AARON & SON CHARLES A Very Happy and Healthy New Year to All Our Friends and Family DR. & MRS. DAVID A BENSON May the coming year be one filled with health, happiness and prosperity for all our friends and family. EVELYN & SIMON SCHWARZBERG To All Our Relatives and Friends, Our wish for a _ year filled with happiness, health and prosperity LOWELL & SHELLY SCHULTZ MICE & JUSTIN May the New Year Bring To All Our Friends Health, and Family Joy, Prosperity and Everything Good in Life MR. & MRS. SAM FLATT DONNA & AMI