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Z.O.A. to Hold Five-day Annual Convention This Month in New York

August 10, 1953
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The five-day annual convention of the Zionist Organization of America will open August 26 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel h###### will center its attention on issues affecting the structure and tasks of the Zionist movement today, the relationship of American Jewry to Israel and Israel’s in the Middle East, it was announced today.

More than 1,200 delegates representing 663 ZOA districts in the 48 states attend the deliberations, the announcement said. The main issues to be dis###### and acted upon by the convention will embrace the entire range of Zionist a###### in this country, the role of the ZOA on the American scene, the future of the Zionist Organization and American Jewry’s contributions toward solving the ######mic problems confronting the State of Israel, with emphasis on the promition vast program of capital investments.The Arab-Israeli problem, the current attacks upon Israel’s political a###### torial integrity, as well as the issue of the status of Jerusalem, will be the ###### of comprehensive discussions at a special plenary session which will be ad###### by outstanding American and Israeli leaders. The convention proceedings ###### be highlighted by sessions devoted to cultural activities, economics and Israel.

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