Shneur Zalman Shazar, author, journalist and member of the Jewish Agency executive in charge of the department of education and culture for areas outside Israel, was nominated today to the Presidency of Israel.
The nomination was entered by the Mapai Party after Mapai had failed to persuade Kadish Luz, the Acting President, to relinquish his post as Speaker of the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament. Under the law, the Knesset is to elect a President for a full term as successor to the late President Izhak Ben-Zvi, who died a week ago. Mapai asked all parties in the Knesset to support Mr. Shazar’s candidacy.
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