Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 213

eliminate the differences among General Zionists which had become acute ever since the 1931 Congress, was made when a Conference of the World Union of General Zionists was convened at Cracow in August, 1934, at which the Zionist Federation was represented by Prof. S. Brodetsky and the Rev. J. K. Goldbloom in the capacity of observers. It was hoped as a result of this Conference to end the division between " A " and " B " General Zionists, and to achieve complete unity in General Zionism. When, however, the Cracow resolutions and programme were published, it became clear that the Zionists of England could not accept them as a basis for a united front, for the Cracow Programme envisages General Zionism as a party with a rigid party discipline, and its attitude to the Labour Movement was one of unfriendliness. The concluding session of the special meeting of the Conference of the Zionist Federation, on October 7th, 1934, was devoted to this question, and resolutions adopted for the guidance of the Hon. Officers of the Federation in their negotiations with the representatives of the World Union of General Zionists. These resolutions were conveyed to the representatives of the World Union of General Zionists, who met the Officers of the Federation in London a few weeks later, and who were informed that the Federation would only join the World Union if it functioned as a Confederation of autonomous Zionist Federations, and served to unite the most constructive elements in the Zionist Movement as a whole for the rebuilding of Palestine on sound and equitable principles. They were informed that the Federation expected a radical amendment in the Cracow Programme, the elimination of its anti-Labour bias and of its rigidly imposed discipline. It was also suggested that another Conference should be convened to include all sections of the General Zionist Movement, as well as of the Radicals, in order that a real effort might be made to restore General Zionism to its true function, and thus also restore its authority within the Movement. Pilgrimage to Palestine.—For the first time in its history, the Federation was able to organise an official pilgrimage to Palestine. In February, 1934, a party of about seventy British Zionists, drawn from all parts of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, travelled together under the leadership of the Rev. J. K. Goldbloom and the Rev. M. L. Perlzweig. The party was greeted at Jaffa by officials of the Jewish Agency and the Keren Hayesod, and the leaders were the guests of the Municipality of Tel-Aviv for the Purim Celebrations. In Jerusalem, the party was accorded a reception by the Jewish Agency. The Rev. J. K. Goldbloom and the Rev. M. L. Perlzweig had the honour of being the guests of the High Commissioner. A large number of important Public Meetings were held during the past year. Keren Hayesod.—By agreement between the Zionists and the non-Zionists, the Keren Hayesod during 1934, as also in 1935, 213