Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 21

4. Correspondence and Information Service. The extensive correspondence of the Organisation Department with our constituent bodies has been carried out in a steadily increasing measure in Hebrew. Correspondence has also been conducted in English, Yiddish, German and French. During the period of this report thirty circular letters have been issued to Federations and Separate Unions, seven to members of the General Council, and twenty-four to both categories of recipients, making a total of 18,000 copies despatched to 300 addresses. All circular letters were composed in Hebrew and were accompanied by a translation where necessary. The preparation of Reports on all branches of the work in Palestine has been concentrated for the first time in the office of the Executive in Jerusalem. For this purpose a special department was set up which issued periodical bulletins (in Hebrew, as well as in English and German translations). 5. Attempts to create Territorial Unions. No definite solution was found at the 18th Congress for the problem arising from the parallel existence of independent Federations and territorial groups of Separate Unions. The proposal of the Organisation Commission (which is dealt with later) was referred to the General Council, which instructed the Executive to endeavour to bring about the voluntary formation of Territorial Unions in those countries where the conditions were ripe for it. In Germany, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Transylvania and Eastern France there were united Federations comprising all parties. The same conditions exist in Belgium. In Holland and Switzerland Mizrachi groups are affiliated to the Federation. Experience confirmed the correctness of the view that countries with Federations either wholly or partially united have distinguished themselves by a superior degree of efficiency. The Zionist Federations of the United States and Czechoslovakia, have declared themselves in favour of a Territorial Union at their respective conferences. Owing to local difficulties, however, their resolutions to this effect, despite the assent of the local groups of the Separate Unions, have not been carried out. In Rumania the previous co-operation in the Federation has, owing to internal1 differences of opinion, ceased for the time being. In Hungary and Austria, the efforts of the local groups of the Labour Party to be admitted into the Federation have been fruitless, despite the intervention of the Executive, owing to the opposition of the Councils of those Federations. In Hungary, the Chairman of the Court of Honour, Dr. Joseph Rufeisen, intervened on behalf of the Executive. Ultimately a modus vivendi between the Federation and the Hashomer Hazair group was agreed upon, while the Poale Zion group was obliged to find a