Dr. Goldmann Urges Understanding Between Zionists, Non-zionists

A “clear understanding” between Zionists and non-Zionists whereby they work together as a single body in all areas of agreement but respect each other’s work and opinion in areas of dissent, was urged here yesterday by Dr. Nahum Goldmann, chairman of the Jewish Agency executive. He spoke at a “brunch” arranged in his honor by the Manhattan Zionist Region of the Zionist Organization of America.

“In the common framework Zionists are obligated to provide the inspiration and leadership by manifesting vigor and dynamism, thus achieving respect,” Dr. Goldmann said, “Zionism is a world-wide movement for the preservation of the Jews. It must guard against any future alienation of Israelis from Jews abroad and alienation of Jews abroad from Israel.”

Dr. Goldmann urged changing the tenor of Jewish education, not by making Hebrew the daily language of Jews throughout the world, but by making it the common language of communication between Jews everywhere. “Zionism does not mean that every Zionist must go to Israel,” he said, “but it means that Zionism must provide Western aliyah, immigration, whose skills and cultural traditions are essential to Israel’s evolution.

“The Zionist parties in the diaspora are not essential because there is so little difference of opinion among them. Generally speaking, the differences were over the image of Israel–which is determined by the Israelis themselves. There are no differences among Zionists on the survivalist aspects of Jewish life. There are no great differences between them on immigration into Israel. The parties cannot be abolished. Theirs is the prerogative to be or not to be. There should also be, however, a Zionist movement or federation to absorb the non-partisan Zionists, ” Dr. Goldmann declared.