The 37th annual convention of Hadassah, American women’s Zionist organization, closed tonight after approving a budget of $8,235,000, and adopting a series of resolutions on world affairs and Zionist and organizational matters.
In a move without precedent in the organization’s history, it drafted Mrs. S.W. Halprin to continue as president of the organization beyond the expiration of her term until the Hadassah mid-winter conference, at which time, the national board has teen authorized to elect a new president. Mrs. Raphael Tourover, chairman of the nominations committee, said this step was taken because Mrs. S.J. Rosensohn of New York, committee choice for the presidency, was unable to assume office at this time because of a family bereavement.
Resolutions adopted by the convention thanked the United States delegation to the United Nations for its stand on the Suez Canal issue, urged prompt ratification by the U.S. of the genocide convention, thanked Congressional sponsors of the Israel grant-in-aid measures and voiced hope that Congress would pass the necessary appropriations. The resolutions also urged the United States to use its good offices to bring about direct negotiations between Israel and the Arab states through the Palestine Conciliation Commission and asked the State Department to use its good offices to secure immediate, full implementation through the Security Council of Israel’s plan to drain the Huleh marshes.
The convention adopted a resolution to support pioneering immigration as the “cardinal principle” in the upbuilding of Israel. It declared that “some portion of American Jewish youth will seek personal identification with this drama by helping Israel to reclaim its soil, plan cities, build factories and increase agricultural production.”
The new budget provides $3,000,000 for medical work, $1,500,000 for the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School and medical school building fund, $2,300,000 for Youth Aliyah, $600,000 for youth services, $700,000 for the Jewish National Fund, and $135,000 for Zionist youth work here.
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