Jewish Agency Established 11th August 1929
August 11, 2008 / 10 Av 5768
11 August 1929
The Jewish Agency is created at the 16th Zionist congress in Zurich to include non-Zionists in the creation of the State.
Among them were Louis Marshall, Leon Blum and Felix Warburg.
For further information contact: Michael Jankelowitz, Liaison to the Foreign Press, Jewish Agency for Israel Mobile: +972-52-6130220; Voice-mail: +972-2-620-2780 michaelj@jafi.org website: www.jewishagency.org