Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 219

the years 5693 and 5694, no contributions were collected for the Golden Shekel, as a campaign was conducted for the Organisation Fund. For the K.K. the amounts contributed in these years were 36,029.87 gulden and 38,529.81 gulden. For the K.H. the amounts collected were 77,764.17 and 63,747.52 respectively. With regard to the study of the Hebrew language, a certain improvement can be recorded during the last few years, especial!}- among the members of the Youth Organisation. In accordance with a decision of the last Annual Conference a commission has been appointed under the chairmanship of Mr. F. Bernstein for the purpose of promoting and organising the study of Hebrew as a living language. HUNGARY. The Executive of the Federation and of the Budapest Zionist Society are as follows:—President, Dr. J. Miklos; Ex-President, Dr. F. Fried; and Executive Committee : A. Braun, A. Epstein,, Dr. E. Iszak, Dr. L. Jordan, Dr. Th. Lantos, A. Marer, E. Pollak. Dr. O. Rajka; Secretary, Dr. N. Buk. The Federation comprises 18 local societies in addition to the Budapest Society. The number of organised members in the whole country is about 3,100 (compared with 1,600 two years ago). The growth of the Federation and the increase of membership have been very marked during the past two years. The last Annual Conference took place on October 7th, 1934, and was attended by 100 delegates. The resolutions adopted by the Conference resulted in the furtherance of propaganda, K.K. work, training for settlement in Palestine, and the cultural and general Zionist education of the Youth. The Youth organisations affiliated to the Federations are " Aviva-Barissia," " Noar Hazioni," " Zeire Hamizrachi," " Brith Trumpeldor," " Hashomer Hazair," " Noar Haoved," with altogether about 2,500 members. The Poale Zion carries on its work independently of the Federation. The Budapest Society holds in the winter half-year weekly meetings and in the summer half-year meetings two or three times a week devoted to cultural and propaganda activity, and the meetings are regularly attended by 150/500 persons. The Pro- Palestine Society and the WIZO each organised about five lectures and other meetings in each year. Visitors from abroad have included Mr. I. Gruenbaum (Jerusalem), Dr. Benzion Mossinson (Tel-Aviv), and Dr. O. Gruenbaum, President of the Austrian Zionist Federation. This year we have had two large public meetings: (1) a political meeting on the occasion of the Congress of the Jewish communities, and (2) a meeting to commemorate the 75th birthday of Theodor Herzl (held on the site of his birth-place). The latter