Declaring that “Zionism is under attack,” Mrs. Faye Schenck, president of the American Zionist Federation today announced plans for a major offensive to bring the facts about Zionism to the American public, Jews and non-Jews alike. “To attack Zionism is to besmirch one of the most noblest movements ever created,” Mrs. Schenck said at a press conference at the AZF headquarters. She said Zionism, which is the “Jewish national liberation movement,” is “replete with only the most positive ideas and ideals.”
Mrs. Schenck called the UN draft resolution which equates Zionism with racism “an act of blasphemy and treachery.” She said the attack on Zionism which is also an attack on Judaism, Jews and Israel, will result in the strengthening of Zionism and the weakening of the UN as she said already has happened to UNESCO. But she expressed the hope the General Assembly would reject the resolution.
The AZF will try to reach as large an audience as possible through the new information program, Mrs. Schenck said. Special emphasis will be given to educational and information programs in the smaller communities throughout the U.S. Plans include audiovisual programs, seminars, press briefings, movies, radio programs, advertising campaigns in newspapers and basic literature about Zionism and its philosophy. She stressed that the information campaign will go beyond the immediate emergency situation.
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