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| − | + | The American Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs (AECZA) or the American Zionist Emeregency Council (AZEC) was established in 1939 to promote Zionist ideology among the largely non-Zionist US Jewish population.<ref>Smith (2007): 15</ref> As a part of its propaganda efforts, AZEC itself published and distributed Theodor Herzl's ''The Jewish State'' in 1946.<ref>Smith (2007): 18</ref> In 1949 it was renamed the [[American Zionist Council]], and registered as a tax-exempt non-profit organization.<ref>Tivnan (1987): 34-35</ref> It was the parent organization of [[AIPAC]]. | |
| + | ==Principals== | ||
| + | *[[Abba Hillel Silver]] - first chairman | ||
| + | *[[Louis Lipsky]] - chairman | ||
| + | *[[Isaiah Kenen]] - Information officer for [[AZEC]] and executive director of [[AZC]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | [[category: Israel Lobby]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:37, 26 July 2010
The American Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs (AECZA) or the American Zionist Emeregency Council (AZEC) was established in 1939 to promote Zionist ideology among the largely non-Zionist US Jewish population.[1] As a part of its propaganda efforts, AZEC itself published and distributed Theodor Herzl's The Jewish State in 1946.[2] In 1949 it was renamed the American Zionist Council, and registered as a tax-exempt non-profit organization.[3] It was the parent organization of AIPAC.
Principals
- Abba Hillel Silver - first chairman
- Louis Lipsky - chairman
- Isaiah Kenen - Information officer for AZEC and executive director of AZC
