American Zionists were represented on the Council of the Jewish Agency by 14 delegates and 28 alternates. The 14 seats included 9 allotted to the Zionist Organization of America on the basis of the party key and 5 seats left vacant by the absence of the Zionist Revisionists.
The delegates chosen to represent the Zionist Organization of America were Morris Rothenberg, New York; Abraham Goldberg, New York; Jacob Fishman, New York; Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Cleveland; Maz Shulman, Chicago; Mrs. Archibald Silverman, Providence; Elihu D. Stone, Boston; Mrs. Robert Szold, New York; Dr. A. Coralnik, New York.
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