Ben Gurion and Dr. Goldmann Confer on Israel-zionist Cooperation

Premier David Ben Gurion and World Zionist Organization president Dr. Nahum Goldmann conferred here today at Mr. Ben Gurion’s home on cooperation between the State of Israel and the world Zionist movement. The meeting, which was called at the initiative of Progressive Party leaders Dr. Peretz Rosen, Izhar Harari and Moshe Kol–who were also presented–was described as having discussed cooperation in “non-ideologic” terms.

Meanwhile, addressing a public meeting, the Premier urged Israelis to get into line “with cash and checks” at the immigration loan offices and participate in the “historic mission” of receiving and absorbing immigrants from Eastern Europe. He noted that while Israel could not hope to meet the expenses involved all by itself, the Israelis could become “torch bearers” and example of self-sacrifice for the Jews of the world in this respect.

Speaking at a different public rally, Dr. Goldmann called upon the Israeli people to change its attitude toward Jews of the rest of the world and make them “partners–even junior partners”–in the building of the state, not “mere philanthropists.” If Jews abroad were taken into such a partnership, he predicted, they would contribute much more to Israel’s development. He insisted that Jewry abroad had enjoyed “unprecedented prosperity” and had the resources to build “four states like Israel.”

Dr. Goldmann told his audience that the present relationship between world Jewry and Israel is “comfortable” for the Jews abroad, but warned that this would not bring a radical increase in aid to Israel. He noted that in the second decade of its existence as a state, Israel would need Jewish help even more than before since some sources of aid which were important in the past–like German reparations payments and United States Government grants–would decrease to “insignificant” sums.