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The
Zionist Century - Concepts - Zionist Congresses
Nineteenth Congress - Lucerne, 1935
Once again, the Labor faction
was the largest at Congress. A broad coalition was brought together, enabling
the return of Weizmann to the position
of Presidency. Sokolow was chosen
as Honorary President of the WZO and the Jewish Agency, but died the following
year.
Congress discussed various issues, many of which centered around the
rescue of German Jewry and their immigration to Palestine. In this context,
Henrietta Szold outlined the work of Youth Aliyah. David
Ben-Gurion was elected to the Executive of the Jewish Agency and was
to play an increasingly important role in its work. The Revisionists did
not participate in the Congress following their decision to secede and
establish their own New Zionist Organization.
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