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Haitian, Dominican Zionists Designate Delegate to Congress for First Time

March 21, 1956
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Dr. Sidney Marks of New York, secretary of the Zionist Organization of America, has been designated by the Zionist Organization of Haiti and the Zionist Union of the Dominican Republic as a delegate to the 24th World Zionist Congress.

Dr. Marks is the first delegate ever to represent these two countries at a Zionist Congress. He was elected by a joint electoral union comprised of close to one thousand shekel payers in both territories. Dr. Marks is a frequent visitor to Hailt, the birth place of his wife. While in Jerusalem he will also serve as secretary to the ZOA delegation to the Congress.

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