Zionist General Council
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Zionist General Council (ZGC) (HaVa'ad HaPoel HaTzioni) is the supreme institution of the Zionist movement.
The ZGC was established in 1921 following a decision reached at the 11th World Zionist Congress. It is composed of members elected at the World Zionist Congress and representatives of Zionist organizations. The council has 25–30 members. The ZGC is responsible for implementing decisions reached at the World Zionist Congress and the administration of the Zionist movement.
The current chairman is Richard Hirsch.
The ZGC was established in 1921 following a decision reached at the 11th World Zionist Congress. It is composed of members elected at the World Zionist Congress and representatives of Zionist organizations. The council has 25–30 members. The ZGC is responsible for implementing decisions reached at the World Zionist Congress and the administration of the Zionist movement.
The current chairman is Richard Hirsch.
Past chairmen
- 1921–1925: Rabbi Tzvi-Peretz HayotTzvi-Peretz HayotTzvi-Peretz Hayot was a rabbi, historian, biblical scholar and a notable Zionist leader.-Biography:Hayot was born in 1876 in Brody, then in Austria-Hungary, now in Ukraine. He was the grandson of the Zvi Hirsch Chajes...
- 1925–1933: Leo MotzkinLeo MotzkinLeo Motzkin was a Russian Zionist leader. A leader of the World Zionist Congress and numerous Jewish and Zionist organizations, Motzkin was a key organizer of the Jewish delegation to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference and one of the first Jewish leaders to organize opposition to the Nazi Party in...
- 1935–1941: Menachem Ussishkin
- 1946–1949: Dr. Stephen Samuel WiseStephen Samuel WiseStephen Samuel Wise was an Austro-Hungarian-born American Reform rabbi and Zionist leader.-Early life:...
- 1949–1959: Yosef SprinzakYosef SprinzakYosef Sprinzak was a leading Zionist activist in the first half of the 20th century, an Israeli politician, and the first Speaker of the Knesset, a role he held from 1949 until his death in 1959....
- 1959–1961: Berl LockerBerl Locker-Biography:Born in Kriwiec in Austria-Hungary, Locker was educated at a Jewish school. In 1902 he began contributing to the Der Yidisher Arbeiter newspaper, which he later became editor of...
- 1961–1968: Ya'akov TzurYa'akov TzurYa'akov Tzur is a former Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios in the 1980s and 1990s.Born in Haifa during the Mandate era, Tzur studied bible and history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Between 1955 and 1957 he was part of the Yotvata settlement group, and in 1957...
- 1968–1971: Ehud AvrielEhud AvrielEhud Avriel was an Israeli diplomat and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1955 and 1957.- Biography :Born in Vienna in Austria–Hungary, Avriel was educated at a local gymnasium...
- 1972–1978: Yitzhak NavonYitzhak NavonYitzhak Navon is an Israeli politician, diplomat, and author. He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1982 as a member of the center-left Alignment party...