Three-day “america-israel” Forum to Beheld; 60 Papers to Be Read

A three-day forum on “America-Israel: New Worlds in the Making” will be presented in a special observance of Israel’s Tenth Anniversary at the Theodor Herzl Institute here from Monday, April 28,through Wednesday, April 30, it was announced today by Dr.Emanuel Neumann, president of the foundation.

A total of 60 papers will be delivered at the forum dealing extensively with parallels, differences and interactions in the development of the two countries. Panel sessions will cover political foundations and structures; sociological perspectives; relationships between church, state and school; economic patterns; the status of minorities, and the party system in both countries.

The Theodor Herzl Institute, sponsored by the Jewish Agency, is a center for Zionist adult education gearing its program to a review of contemporary problems on the Jewish scene here and abroad, to the study of modern Israel, and to Jewish social research, with particular consideration to the history and impact of Zionism.”

In commenting on the projected forum. Dr. Neumann declared: “This is an undertaking of unusual scope and design, attempting to relate the American and Israeli experience within the framework of scholarly efforts and yet presenting these manifold relationships on a popular level. I feel sure that the proceedings at this Forum will not only be a special contribution to the observance of Israel’s 10th anniversary, but may also mark the starting point for a series of basic research projects on parallels, differences and interactions of developments in the history of America’s and Israel’s nationhood.”