Yaacov Tsur, former Ambassador to France and currently acting director general of the Foreign Ministry, was unanimously elected today a member of the Jewish Agency executive and director of its information division. He succeeds Avraham Harman, Israel Ambassador to the United States.
Abraham Granott, chairman of the Keren Kayemeth board of directors, was elected president of the JNF in recognition of his 20 years of service. The post has been vacant since the death of Menahem Ussishkin in 1941.
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