The 31st national convention of the Zionist Organization of Canada closed here with a resolution urging the Canadian Government to support Israel’s claims for reparations from Germany.
The resolution was adopted after an address by Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chairman of the American Section of the Jewish Agency, who justified the stand taken by the Israel Government with regard to negotiations with the government of Western Germany. “If Israel were to get $1,500,000,000 from Germany, it would solve its acute housing and economic problems, “he said.
Avraham Harman, director of the Israel Office of Information in New York and former Consul-General of Israel in Canada, told the delegates that the creation of the State of Israel was the beginning of a new era for the Jewish people. The people have suffered continuous difficulties and pressures for the past 20 years, he said. Mr. Harman urged the people of Canada and America to continue to support Israel.
Edward E. Gelber of Toronto was elected president by the Organization. Other officers elected were: Hyman Grover, Montreal, vice-president; Joseph N. Frank, Montreal, national treasurer; Leon Levin, Montreal, honorary secretary.
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