American Zionist Emergency Council

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The American Zionist Emergency Council (AZEC) was established in 1943 by Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver. In 1949 it was renamed the American Zionist Council, and registered as a tax-exempt non-profit organization.[1] It was the parent organization of AIPAC. In 1970 it changesd its name again to the American Zionist Federation (May 1970 and became the American Zionist Movement in 1993 - the umbrella organisation for American Zionist organisations.[2]

Principals

References

  1. Tivnan (1987): 34-35
  2. Jewish Virtual Library American Zionist Movement. Accessed 14 February 2014