“Deep satisfaction” with the “intimate cooperation and liaison between the Zionist and the non-Zionist groups” in this country on behalf of Israel, was expressed by the first American Zionist Assembly in a resolution adopted at its concluding session last night.
The resolution acknowledged “the devoted and significant role played by the Jewish communities of the United States in the establishment of Israel and their continued moral and economic support of Israel’s development and progress.” Zionist groups throughout the country were called upon “to promote and expand” cooperation between Zionists and non-Zionists and “to take the initiative in establishing community patterns which will most effectively advance the objective of a secure and prosperous Israel.”
The resolution also recommended that the American Zionist Council organize local councils wherever possible and appropriate sufficient funds for the hiring of professional personnel to staff them. It emphasized that “the program of American Zionism is not confined to Israel alone, ” and called upon Zionist bodies all over the country to participate in all community activities and programs “which will enrich both our American and Jewish ideals.”
ASSEMBLY TO MEET PERIODICALLY; A. Z. C. TO ESTABLISH BRANCHES
Another resolution recommended to the American Zionist Council that it draw up and promulgate within three months uniform regulations for local Zionist Councils; that it make obligatory upon such local councils conformance with these regulations; that no local council carry out actions not in conformance with American Zionist Council policy.
The resolution also urged that the American Zionist Council should convene the American Zionist Assembly periodically, and that it open area offices of the AZC “in order better to carry out the work of the Council with the cooperation of the local Zionist councils.”
The American Zionist Council was also urged “to expand and intensify its work in the field of information with the aid of sympathetic organizations, and making use of all media, including public gatherings under unified auspices, for the purpose of maintaining and strengthening the goodwill of the American Government and people towards Israel and the cause of Zionism.”
The Assembly adopted a resolution expressing “gratitude and appreciation” to Louis Lipsky, chairman of the American Zionist Council, for his leadership, and urging him to continue his “active direction” of the Council. “We do so with a sense of urgency in view of our resolve to build a more effective and united Zionist movement in the United States,” the resolution stated.
Another resolution called upon all Zionists throughout the country “to strengthen the local Jewish National Fund councils in their localities and to take an active part in carrying out its ideals and program.”
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