Benjamin G. Browdy, Zionist leader and prominent industrialist of New York, was unanimously elected president of the Zionist Organization of America — the post vacated by the death on March 7th of Daniel Frisch — at a specially convened meeting here today of the National Administrative Council, the ruling body of the organization between conventions. Rudolf Sonneborn, chairman of the Administrative Council, presided at the session which was attended by members from all parts of the country.
In his address of acceptance, Mr. Browdy, voicing gratitude for “the great honor you have bestowed upon me,” pledged that “the last will and testament of our beloved departed leader shall be carried out and that the Zionist Organization of America, which he loved so dearly, shall have every ounce of energy, every minute of time that I can possibly spare as long as I am privileged to work and continue in his stead.”
Mr. Browdy, who served as acting president of the organization during the absence of Mr. Frisch on his two visits to Israel, is president of the Keren Hayesod, and has been active in the Zionist movement since his early youth. He served in many high capacities in the movement as well as in fund-raising efforts for Israel. Last year he served as a member of the Praesidium of the American Zionist Council which represents all Zionist bodies in this country.
Preceding the election of the new president, the Counoil meeting was devoted to a memorial for the late Daniel Frisch. Among the speakers who delivered warm eulogies were Dr. Emanuel Neumann, Louis Lipsky, Judge Morris Rothenberg, Dr. Harris J. Levine and Mr. Browdy.
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