Tag: World Zionist Congress

Police have been called to aid MK Simcha Rothman. It's Left vs. Right at the WZC.

The event will begin in the Stadt casino Hall in Basel, the place where the First Zionist Congress hosted the first 208 delegates.

More than 700 delegates and thousands of people from 35 countries participated in the online event necessitated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

There has been a shift towards the right and Orthodox Jewry that requires a new understanding of who really represents "American Jews."

“It is unconscionable that some people are trying to marginalize and steal the votes of whole sectors of American Jewry.”

Last year the WZO established 140 new Hebrew language centers, most of them in France, Argentina, and the UK.

Israel's new ambassador to the UK takes a stand on the rising anti-Semitism expressed by some members of Britain's Labour Party.

Late PM Yitzhak Rabin's granddaughter has announced her launch into politics.

World Zionist Congress elections are underway - you have until April 30 to vote.

ZOA says anti-Zionists should not be permitted in the World Zionist Congress, setting policy for the World Zionist Organization.

Last week in these pages, we noted the significance of the upcoming World Zionist Congress elections. As we said, the Congress determines the policies and budgetary allocations of the Jewish Agency in Israel which is the central agency administering the distribution of the bulk of the hundreds of millions of dollars raised by the UJA-Federation system worldwide. However, the erosion of Orthodox representation in the Congress over the years has resulted in a substantial diminution of support for Orthodox institutions and a definite non-Orthodox tilt in positions on issues that are fundamental to the character of the Jewish people.

The June 2002 election for the 34th World Zionist Congress looms as one of the more important items on Orthodoxy's communal agenda. The World Zionist Congress determines the policies and budgetary allocations of the Jewish Agency in Israel, the central agency which administers the bulk of the funds raised by the UJA-federation system worldwide.