The hope that Canadian Zionists will step up their efforts on behalf of Israel under the newly organized Federated Zionist Organization of Canada was expressed here last night by Aryeh L. Pincus, chairman of the Jewish Agency.
Addressing the founding convention of the FZOC, Mr. Pincus said that he hoped “this new instrumentality will be a viable one that will serve to strengthen Israel in her present crises.” Mr. Pincus also referred hopefully to Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin’s recent statement that Jewish families in the USSR would be able to join their relatives in Israel. He said, however, that he was unable to confirm whether any action had been taken since the statement was made.
Meeting separately, the Zionist Organization of Canada, a constituent group of the FZOC, elected Julius Hayman, editor and publisher of the Jewish Standard in Toronto, as president.
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