A comprehensive evaluation of the problems and prospects of Israel, the state of Canadian Zionism, and relations between Israel and Canadian Jewry will be undertaken during the 36th national convention of the Zionist Organization of Canada, opening here tomorrow. The biennial parley, which will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Canadian Zionism, will be attended by more than 1,000 delegates, alternates and observers.
Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker, and Lester B. Pearson, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former Minister for External Affairs, will be among the principal guest speakers, Lawrence Freiman, ZOC president, announced.
The Prime Minister will be the guest of honor and speaker at the Diamond Jubilee banquet which will be held in the Beth Tzedec Synagogue on November 5. Mr. Pearson will be honored at a convention luncheon on November 4. Dean Ivan C. Rand of the School of Law of the University of Western Ontario will also be honored at the luncheon. The convention will close next Tuesday.
Delegates will consider an agenda including Jewish education, youth activities, the United Israel Appeal, Canadian-Israel trade and investment, and cultural exchanges.
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