American Zionist Labor Leaders Report on World Zionist Congress

The 25th Zionist Congress was the most effective Congress since the founding of the State, two leading members of the American Labor Zionist delegation reported at a press conference here today. They were Louis Segal, member of the executive of the Jewish Agency and secretary of Farband Labor Zionist Order and Zev Baumgold, chairman of the Congress delegation of the Labor Zionist Organization.

“The Congress,” Mr. Segal said, “opened under the shadow of two events over which it had no control–the Lavon affair and the incident of the atomic reactor. Because of these, we cannot have a true perspective on this Congress. In a few months we will perceive that it chalked up a number of major achievements, particularly in its emphasis on the Zionist role in Jewish education. If the Zionist movement will follow the direction given by the 25th Congress in Aliya education, it may prove a turning point for Zionism.”