us-005578-irn1004577
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date: August-September 1935
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scope and content: Title:"All over the world the elections to the Congress are carried out on the principles of democracy. In Erez-Israel, 10 parties applied for a mandate to the 19th Zionist Congress. Election day in Tel Aviv" Men post election broadsides in Tel Aviv. People stand in line to vote at the Great Synagogue on Allenby street. People vote in other locations, interior and exterior shots. Advertisements for ships that will travel to Lucerne for the Congress. A busy train station in Lucerne; ferry traffic on Lake Lucerne. An intertitle identifies Dr. Kahn and Dr. Ullmann, the leaders of the Congress. People go into the Lucerne art museum. The Labor"fractio" [faction] at a meeting. David Ben Gurion speaks animatedly to two men at the meeting. Several speakers address the members: Anselm Reiss addresses the Labor meeting. The next several speakers address a meeting of the Keren Kayemeth (Jewish National Fund) Chairman Menachem Ussishkin (Usischkin). Mrs. Basle Kaufman addresses the group on behalf of the Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO). Mr. Goldstein of the United States presents the Congress with a check for $25,000. Dr. Avraham Granowsky speaks. Shots of posters illustrating the work of Keren Kayemeth. More shots of Lucerne from the lake. 01:26:33 Title:"The Jewish State Party gets ready" The Congress reconvenes and more members speak: Majer Grossman; Baruch Weinstein of Tel Aviv; Izchak Grunbaum and the heads of the Palestine offices; Dr. Goldhammer of Haifa (talking about Hachshara); Dr. Ignatz Schwarzbart of Krakow; Dr. Ben-Zion Mosinsohn of Tel-Aviv; Dr. Emil Schmorak of Lvov. More shots of the scenic countryside shot from Lake Lucerne. People enjoy the sun on board a ferry. Young men sell newspapers in Yiddish and German, including the Kongress Zeitung. People stand about and read the paper. Men raise pennants on flagpoles. Title:"On the opening evening" Dark shots of Lucerne at night, with the silhouettes of buildings outlined in lights. Attendees arri…
title: 19th Zionist Congress in Lucerne