Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 236

Alexandra Nobel, Karl Reiter, Lunka Reiter, Ernest Reitter, Dr. Oszkar Rosenberg-, Alexander Rosenfeld, Frau Dr. Roth Desider, Joseph Stern, Prof. Abraham Taub, Ernest Vermes, Pres., Dr. Arthur Weiss, Ferdinand Weinberger, Ludwig Lobl, and Simon Hirsch, Secretaries. The Zionist Organisation comprises 52 local societies in 54 places. Since the last Congress the total membership has increased by 1,000. The Organisation also includes the following Youth Organisations : Aviva-Barissia, Hanoar Hazioni, Hashomer Hazair, Bene Avoda, Zeire und Zeiroth Mizrachi, Jung WIZO. The last Annual Conference took place at Arad on May 27th and 28th, 1934, and was attended by 306 delegates. The most important resolutions adopted related to the support of the national Funds, the furtherance of Hebrew culture, the education of University students in the Jewish national spirit, the support of the Chaluz Organisation, and the work of the Palestine Office. The Conference also adopted a budget of 180,000 lei. Propaganda meetings have been held by all local societies. Special gatherings were held in honour of Mr. Ussischkin and the late Baron Edmond de Rothschild, as well as in commemoration of the Maimonides Anniversary. Among leading Zionists who have visited the country during the past year were Dr. Arthur Hantke :and Dr. Immanuel Olswanger. The Zionist press comprises Uj Kor, the weekly official organ •of the Organisation, and the daily Uj Relet, both in Hungarian. The attitude of the non-Zionist Jewish press to Zionism is favourable. In the year 5694 there were sold 6663 Shekolim. The contributions to the Keren Hayesod from March 31st, 1933, -to March 31st, 1934, was Lei 3,835,979, and to the Keren Hayesod during the same period Lei 3,435,670. During the past two years Hebrew teachers have been appointed in many communities, and branches have been formed of the Brith Ivrith Olamith." SOUTH AFRICA. Organisation. Constituent Bodies.—The Zionist Federation comprises 249 affiliated bodies, of which 126 are general societies of Zionists (including 23 women's societies), 5 are bodies belonging to particular Zionist parties, 34 are organisations such as Congregations, Friendly Societies, Guilds, etc., and 84 are Zionist Youth societies. This represents an increase as compared with the position two years ago, when the number of affiliated bodies was 230. There are also accredited correspondents and representatives in some 200 centres, which are too small to maintain an organised society. 236