Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 209

of stimulating their activity. Our Secretary has visited a large number of towns, trying to reorganise the societies so that they may undertake more energetic activity, and has established branches where they did not exist previously. We can say, to our satisfaction, that at the present moment there are well-organised branches in all the towns where there is a large Jewish population. The Central Committee has decided to convene in Paris, from June 8th to 10th, the first Conference of the Zionists of France, at which all the towns will be represented by delegates. We hope that after this Conference our means of activity will be strengthened and that we shall be able to do good work for Erez Israel. France—Eastern District. The Committee of the Zionist District Union in Eastern France consists of L. Metzger (Strasbourg), President; Renée Levy (Metz), Vice-President; Marcel Weil (Strasbourg), Secretary; and P. Seligmann (Strasbourg), Treasurer, as well as the following : Strasbourg : Dr. R. Levy Dreyfus, Fischel, Dr. Einstein, Dr. T. Salomon, Dr. Henri Muller, Rene Weill, Frau Dr. Braunberger. Mets: Fischel Engelstein, Abraham Lauffer, Tuchmann (Poale Zion). Forbach : Robert L. Levy. Nancy : Braun, Spielmann. Thionville : Henry F. Levy. Colmar : Dr. Robert Schwab. Mulhouse : Elie Steinberg. B elf ort : M. Schittenberg. Our Union comprises General Zionist Societies in Strasbourg, Metz, Forbach, Thionville, Nancy, Colmar, Mulhouse, Beifort; Mizrachi Groups in Strasbourg, a Poale Zion group in Metz, and Zionist women's groups in Strasbourg, Metz, Haguenau and Thionville. The total membership is 800 persons. Since August, 1933 the new societies that have been formed are the General Zionist Societies at Beifort, Colmar, Forbach, Mulhouse, and Thionville; a Poale Zion group in Metz; a Mizrachi group in Strasbourg; as well as the Women's groups and the Students' group in Strasbourg. There are two youth groups in Strasbourg, viz : " Hatikvah," Union of the Chaluz Youth with 120 members, and Zionist Students' Union with 30 members. The last Annual Conference of delegates took place on December 23rd, 1934, and was attended by 56 delegates. Important resolutions were adopted in regard to organisation, the Shekel, Keren Kayemeth, the Keren Hayesod, Palestine immigration, political problems and the acquisition of the Huleh concession. The Conference decided to raise the sum of 250,000 frs. for the K.K.L. in 5695, and made it incumbent upon every Zionist Society to ensure the inscription in the name of the late Baron Edmond de Rothschild in the Golden Book. 209 14