Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 257

the " Merkaz Hehalutz " with a view to devoting special attention to the Hachshara of girls on the lines at present followed in Czecho-Slovakia, where a department has been set up for this purpose consisting of representatives of the local WIZO Federation and the Hehalutz. The consolidation of all the existing WIZO institutions in. Palestine was also resolved upon, it being decided to divide the work into three Departments, Agriculture, Domestic Science, and: Infant and Social Welfare, and to carry on the work of these Departments with the co-operation of experts. In the sphere of internal organisation and propaganda, the furtherance of Hebrew was strongly advocated, it being resolved to publish in future a Hebrew number of the WIZO's official organ, Pioneers and' Helpers. Furthermore, the organisation of summer schools and seminars in conjunction with the Keren Hayesod and the Keren Kayemeth under the guidance of trained leaders was urged. An innovation is the resolution to hold a meeting of the " Galuth " members of the Executive once a year on the Continent under the presidency of the Chairman of the London Department for Organisation and Propaganda, to discuss questions appertaining to Organisation and Propaganda. , The intensification of the Shekel action amongst the members of the WIZO and still closer co-operation with the Keren Hayesod was urged. With regard to the Keren Kayemeth, a number of resolutions were adopted, furthering the work of the WIZO on its behalf. A K.K.L. quota of £15,000 for the year 1935/36 was adopted, the K.K.L., on its side, having undertaken to assist the WIZO in the compilation of the statistical registration of all funds raised by the WIZO for the K.K.L. The Palestine Federation of the WIZO—the " Histadruth Nashim Zionioth "—was called upon to form a Council of all- Jewish Women's Organisations in Erez Israel, which Council would, in future, represent the interests of Jewish and Zionist women vis-à-vis other international women's organisations. A Maintenance Budget (A) of £46,781 for the next session 1935/37 was adopted, while a second Budget (B) of £14,111 for investments in connection with the consolidation of the institutions was also passed. The Conference itself took cognisance of the report of activities for the session 1933/35, of which the following is a resume : The Vlllth Biennial Conference marking, as it does, the close of the Executive session, this report covers, instead of the usual two years, a period of seventeen months, from October, 1933, to February, 1935. During this period the work of the "Galuth" Executive was continued without interruption on the lines of the Resolutions adopted at the 7th (Prague. 1933) Conference. The 257 r7