American Zionist Leaders Favor Continuation of World Jewish Congress Activities

The World Zionist Congress must continue its activities if its mission of protecting Jewish rights throughout the world is to be carried out, American Zionist leaders declared hero last night at a reception tendered by the Israel section of the W.J.C. The view that the Zionist movement should take over the functions of the W.J.C. was discounted by Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chairman of the American section of the Jewish Agency, and Dr. Israel Goldstein, chairman of the World Confederation of General Zionists.

The World Jewish Congress, Dr”. Goldmann pointed out, is the only organization–in the immediate future–which can express the unity of the Jewish people and struggle for Its rights. With the world divided into two blocs and the existence of the Jewish state raising the delicate problem of allegiance, the Zionist organization is obviously debarred from the W.J.C. field, Dr. Goldmann said.

Meanwhile, he pointed out, anti-Semitism is being intensified and Nazism revived In addition, he said, the Zionist organization has an enormous task and insufficient manpower, therefore the Congress must continue its work until the Zionist organization–in the future, at some unpredictable stage–takes over this burden, too. Dr. Goldstein warned against the dangers menacing the Zionist movement if, under the present circumstances, it were to attempt to assume the task of protecting the rights of the Jewish people in various countries.