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Zionist Organization of Canada
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The Zionist Organization of Canada was a political and philanthropic organization[2] that acted as the official voice of Zionism in Canada from 1898 until 1978. It was a member of the World Zionist Organization.[3] It was known as the Federation of Zionist Societies of Canada until 1921.
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History
The Federation of Zionist Societies of Canada was founded in Montreal in 1898, a year after the First Zionist Congress was held in Basel, with Clarence I. de Sola as its first president.[4] It held its first general meeting in November 1899.[5] By 1907, the Federation had chapters in 42 cities and towns across Canada.[6]
The organization changed its name to the Zionist Organization of Canada (ZOC) in 1921.[7] By the 1930s, it was the largest Zionist group in Canada.[8] Until Canadian Jewish Congress was reconstituted in 1934, the ZOC also acted as a representative organization for Canadian Jewry.[9]
The ZOC ran regular programming and published a periodical, The Canadian Zionist.[1] It fundraised for the Keren Hayesod, the Jewish National Fund, and the United Israel Appeal.[7] The ZOC also oversaw organizations like Canadian Hadassah-WIZO and Young Judaea.[1][10]
The ZOC moved to Toronto in 1970. It was dissolved in 1978, and its functions were absorbed by the Canadian Zionist Federation.[1]
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Presidents
- Clarence I. de Sola (1899–1919)[11]
- Archibald Jacob Freiman (1919–1944)[2]
- Samuel J. Zacks (1946–1952)[2]
- Edward E. Gelber (1952–1956)[2]
- Michael Garber (1956–1958)[2]
- Lawrence Freiman (1958–1962)[2]
- Joseph N. Frank (1962–1964)[2]
- Daniel Monson (?–1975)[12]
- David Monson (1975–?)[13]
References
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