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Zionist Century - Concepts - Zionist Congresses
Thirty-Second Zionist Congress
Jerusalem, 1992
The Congress met in the wake
of initial changes in the departments of the WZO, with the inauguration
of a new structure, which were upstaged by large-scale aliya from the USSR/Russian
and Ethiopia.
This was also a period of reduced contribution levels from the UJA [JIA]
due to recession in the USA and the West. Both aliyot placed enormous
strains on resources and facilities, and necessitated change in Jewish
Agency budget allocations; much of the Congress was devoted to field trips
to view projects. As a result, the divisive ideological debates took second
place to a unity of purpose and confirmation of new priorities.
Simcha Dinitz was re-elected Chairman of the Executive.
The "Interregnum"
Legal proceedings against
Simcha Dinitz placed the Jewish Agency under a cloud, with serious delays
in implementation of democratization and structural changes.
Interim elections were held for a new Chairman, resulting in the election
of MK Avraham Burg, who - seeking a new definition of the Agency's role,
and faced with an insufficient budget - inaugurated a radical plan of
rationalization both within the Agency and WZO, as well as vis-a-vis the
Israeli Government. With the initiation of the Oslo process, the hope
was born that the Agency would also be able to peddle back on many of
its social and education projects, as the state budget became less focused
on defense.
Trying to find a contemporary definition of Zionism in the cynical postism
era of the global village vies for top priority with the need to bridge
the growing gap between Jews in Israel and the Diaspora, especially of
the young generation.
For specific references to
people and places mentionned in this file, please follow the relevant
pointer
[Jabotinsky] [Ahad
Ha'am] [Weizmann] [Ze'ev
Jabotinsky] [Ruppin] [Sokolow]
[Henrietta Szold] [Chaim
Arlosoroff] [David Ben Gurion]
[Berl Katznelson] [Yitshak
Tabenkin] [Menachem Ussishkin]
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