Mortimer May, president of the Zionist Organization of America, announced today the appointment of Abraham Goodman of New York as chairman of the ZOA House in Tel Aviv. Mr. Goodman, who is chairman of the ZOA Inner Committee, has been closely associated with the activities and growth of the ZOA House since its inception.
It was also announced that Elias M. Epstein of Jerusalem, publicist, was named program director of the ZOA House succeeding Jacob M. Alkow who retired from this position due to pressures of a personal and business nature. Mr. Goodman assumed the chairmanship of the ZOA House at the request of Dr. Emanuel Neumann who held this position due to pressures of his other duties both as chairman of the national ZOA executive committee and as member of the executive of the Jewish Agency.
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