NN

s; A
:k. • ■■ • %,

SLOTSIVIDEO

POK ER

Jewish Agency
Endorses Burg

Tel Aviv (JTA) — In a surprise
move, the "advise and consent"
committee of the Jewish Agency's
Board of Governors has rejected
Yehiel Leket and endorsed Avra-
ham Burg as its choice to become
the new chairman of the Jewish
Agency for Israel and the World
Zionist Organization.
The move makes it most prob-
able that Mr. Burg, a 40-year-old
Labor member of Knesset, will be
elected to the post to succeed Sim-
cha Dinitz, who stepped down
last year.
Mr. Dinitz, who was indicted
for fraud and abuse of public trust
related to the alleged misuse of
Agency credit cards, is now on tri-
al in Jerusalem.
The actual appointment will
be made by the WZO, which will
elect the candidate nominated by
the Israeli Labor Party.
The Jewish Agency is the pri-
mary recipient of funds raised for
Israel by the United Jewish Ap-
peal in the United States.
The WZO undertakes Jewish
educational efforts in the Dias-
pora and provides the mecha-
nism for Diaspora Zionist
organizations to participate in
Jewish Agency decisions.
The board of governors' "advise
and consent" committee, repre-

The WZO undertakes
Jewish educational
efforts in the
Diaspora.

senting the Diaspora fund-rais-
ing component of the Jewish
Agency's Diaspora-Zionist part-
nership, must approve a candi-
date before the candidate is
elected.
The committee made its deci-
sion after a closely watched meet-
ing with Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin.
Mr. Rabin, who had strongly
backed Leket, had urged the com-
mittee to endorse both candidates
and leave the final decision to the
Labor Party vote.
Prior to their half-hour meet-
ing with Mr. Rabin, nine com-
mittee members met with Mr.
Burg.
The members were Mendel
Kaplan, chairman of the board,
Max Fisher, Shoshana Cardin,
Julia Koschitzky, Corky Good-
man, Richard Pearlstone, May-
nard Wishner, Paul Berger and
Norman Lipoff.
Prior meetings between the
committee and each candidate
were held in New York in Janu-
ary. The committee was said to
be unimpressed with Mr. Leket's
somewhat drab personality, and
with Mr. Burg's understanding
of the Jewish Agency.

After just a few months of operation,

Casino Windsor has already developed

WINDSOR

WINDSOR • ONTARIO • CANADA

a reputation for friendly, outstanding

customer service. To find out why, ask

your travel agent or call (519) 258-7878.