Pioneer Women, the Women’s Labor Zionist Organization of America, undertook today to raise $2,250,000 to finance the organization’s welfare program in Israel over the next two years. The goal, which was announced by Mrs. Sidney A. Leff, president, was adopted at the organization’s 17th biennial convention here.
The program, which will be carried out by Moetzet Hapoalot, the Israel Working Women’s Council sponsored by Pioneer Women, includes child care activities as well as agricultural, vocational and rehabilitation projects.
The American women’s labor Zionist group was cited at the convention for promoting the sale of $17,000,000 in Israel bonds during the past decade. Mrs. A.M. Carlin, national Chen chairman of the Women’s Division of Israel Bonds, presented a placque to Mrs. Dvorah Rothbard, national Pioneer Women Bonds for Israel chairman, for the achievement, which included the sale of $3,500,000 in bonds during the past two years.
The more than 600 delegates attending the convention were told last night by authoress Marie Syrkin that new approaches to Zionism were necessary because of the fact that to day’s American Jews came from an untroubled background and secure environment in contrast to “our fathers’ immigrant generation.”
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