Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 225

NORWAY. The Executive, whose office is in Oslo, consists of the following: President, M. Dsenselsky; Vice-President, John Jacobsen; Secretary, Henry Nathanson; Treasurer, A. Bloch; and L. Jaschik. The K.K.L. consists of : Mr. J. Jacobsen (Chairman), Mrs. Rebecca Dworsky, and Mr. Charles Koklin. A public meeting was held to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Hebrew University. The meeting was attended by the Norwegian delegate to the League of Nations and General Secretary of the Norwegian Peace Society, the Nobel Peace Prize-holder, Dr. Christian L. Lange, who was presented with the diploma of his inscription in the Golden Book of the Jewish National Fund. In the year 5694 there were sold 25 Shekolim. Active work has been conducted on behalf of the K.K.L. POLAND. West Galicia. The Zionist Organisation of West Galicia has been presided over for many years by Deputy Dr. Joshua Thon. It is directed by an Executive elected annually by a national conference. The present Executive, which was, with small alterations, re-elected at the last Conference, held in February, 1935, is composed of the following : Leo Saltpeter, Chairman; Dr. Juda Zimmermann and Max Lauterbach, Vice-Chairmen; Abraham Hofstaetter, General Secretary, and the following members : Dr. Marja Apte, Dr. J. Ornstein, Dr. J. Lichtig, J. Nichthauser, Dr. S. Feldblum, Joseph Rundschein and Dr. Schwarzbart. The last Conference, held on February 10th, was attended by more than 300 delegates. 1. Status of the Organisation.—The previous report already mentioned that Zionism has penetrated almost to all towns with a Jewish population. About 180 localities have organised Zionist societies and are affiliated to the Zionist Organisation of West Galicia. The number of affiliations certificates disposed of grows from year to year. The contact between the local communities and the Executive in Cracow is closer than ever. By means of frequent visits and district conferences in the provincial towns the representatives of the Executive come in close contact with the local members. Last year numerous district conferences were organised, and with the help of the district secretaries the Organisation is in touch with every town and townlet. This novel measure has furthered considerably the contact with the provincial towns and has contributed towards the marked improvement. During the period under review a large Zionist awakening has been noticeable in Cracow. Many important Zionist conferences took place in Cracow, among them the World Conference of the 225 15