Commenting today on his visit last week to Caracas, Dr. Nanum Goldmann, president of the World Jewish Congress, praised the friendly relations existing between the Jewish community of Venezuela and the government of that country. He expressed the view that the government of Venezuela which, he said, maintains excellent relations with both Israel and the Arab countries, could play an important and constructive role in bringing about a peace settlement in the Middle East.
Goldmann was received by the President of Venezuela, Carlos Andres Perez. He met also with Dr. Gonzalo Barrios, President of the Venezuelan Congress, and Dr. Rafael Caldera, the former President of Venezuela. The discussions on each occasion covered a broad range of Jewish Interests.
On these visits, Dr. Goldmann was accompanied by Dr. Gonzalo Banaim Pinto, president of the Confederation of Jewish Associations of Venezuela; Walter Czenstochowski, president of the Zionist Federation of Venezuela; and Marc Turkow, secretary general of the Latin American Jewish Congress. During his stay in Caracas, Goldmann addressed a banquet in his honor by the Confederation of Jewish Associations and a public meeting organized by the Zionist Federation.
Sol Kanee, of Winnipeg, treasurer of the World Jewish Congress, joined Goldmann for part of his stay in Caracas. Kanee was on his way back to Canada from visits to Buenos Aires and Santiago.
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