The document provides information about the relationship between ARZA Australia and the World Zionist Organization (WZO). It explains that the WZO oversees key leadership positions in Zionist organizations through its congress. ARZA Australia is part of ARZENU, which holds 78 seats in the congress, allowing it to influence programs and funding. Maintaining a strong presence through membership and voting ensures progressive voices remain represented when the WZO determines activities and allocates millions in funds each year.

1. A Guide to the Relationship between the
World Zionist Organization
and ARZA Australia

2. This presentation explains:
• the work of the World Zionist Organization
• structure of the World Zionist Congress
• significance of having a strong Progressive presence within
the WZO
• how ARZA Australia fits into the World Zionist Organization
• the importance of being a member of ARZA

3. World Zionist Organization - Organizational Structure
Zionist Supreme Court
Zionist Congress
Comptroller
Chairman
Secretary
Attorney General
Zionist General Council
Vice-Chair
Presidium
B&F Committee
Budget
Legal Advisor
Zionist Executive
Center for
Spiritual Services
[inner and expanded]
Resource Development
Reform & Conservative
Spiritual Services
Aliyah Encouragement
Israel Advocacy
Teacher Emissaries
Website and IT
Democratic Institutions
Zionist Archives
Facility Development
Department of Finance,
Assets and Companies
Human Resources
Development of
Herzl Center
Mt. Herzl Park
Publications
Department for Activities in Israel and
Combatting Anti-Semitism
Struggle
Against
AntiSemitism
Forum of
Israeli
Youth
Movements
Settlement Division
Department for Activities in the Diaspora
Zionist Federations
Zionist
Archives
Bialik
Publishing
House
Spielberg
Film
Archive
Culture
for the
People
Zionist
Council
Herzl
Center
Hebrew
Seeds of
Zionism
Young
Leadership
Hagshama
Movements
and
Students

4. WZO ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
World Zionist Congress
757 delegates
525 World Unions
232 Zionist Organizations

5. The WZO Congress is made up of:
757 delegates
525 World Union delegates include:
• representatives of the Parties that were in the Knesset
at the last WZO Congress elections
• representatives from the Diaspora communities who
were elected
• of the 525, 78 were ARZENU, of which ARZA is a member
232 delegates from Zionist Organizations

6. Affiliated Organizations
Organization
# Delegates
Hadassah
32
Students
25
WIZO
24
World Sephardi Federation
24
Bnei Brith
20
World Maccabi
17
Masorti Olami (Conservative)
15
Organization of Orthodox Synagogues
15
World Union for Progressive Judaism
15
Emunah
15
Na’ama
15
Zionist Council in Israel
15
Total
232

7. Distribution of Delegates*
Distribution of Delegates *
*Confederation / Unaffiliated – 5%
159 – 30%
160
140
120
100
35
128 – 24%
11
46
58
123 – 23%
12
33
96 – 18%
20
80
60
40
78
59
78
76
20
0
1
ARZENU (78)
Avodah (46)
Meretz (35)
2
MERCAZ (59)
Kadima (58)
Hanoar H’(11)
3
Mizrachi (78)
Yisrael B’ (33)
Herut
(12)
4
Likud
Shas
(76)
(20)

8. Jewish Agency for Israel Governance
Percentage of Members
KH
20%
JFNA
30%
WZO
50%

9. The Benefits
Benefits
The
The benefits of having a strong presence
in the WZO are that they:
•
Select and appoint key paid and lay leadership
positions in the World Zionist Organization; the Jewish
Agency and the Jewish National Fund
•
Determine the nature and content of programmes
provided to the Diaspora, including Shlichim
•
Ensure that progressive programmes and
representatives are an integral part of the selection
process

10. TheThe Benefits
Benefits (continued)
• The World Zionist Organisation, the Jewish Agency and the
Jewish National Fund determine the amount of funds
allocated to groups within the Zionist Movement.
• In 2012, over $US 4 million was distributed:
- ARZENU
US$
171,500
- Shlichim
US$
215,000
- WUPJ (including Netzer & Tamar)
US$
867,111
- IMPJ
US$
1,161,000
- Kibbutzim
US$
1,700,000
- Hebrew Union College
US$
40,000
US$
4,154,611
TOTAL:

11. Australian Mandates
• In 2006, at the last elections,
ARZA won 6 of the 12 Australian mandates
• In 2010, in order to avoid the cost of elections,
ARZA gave up 2 mandates
• The forthcoming elections, again, in order to avoid the
cost, may not be held – however - we must be prepared

12. 2010 Australian Mandate Distribution
MERTEZ 1
LIKUD 1
MIZRACHI 4
AMEINU 1
MERCAZ 1
ARZA 4

13. ARZA in Australia
• The total number of votes cast in Australia in the
2006 elections was around 3,000. ARZA won 50%
of the available seats
• ARZA membership has been reduced in order to
attract members – $10 per person (over 18) or $18
per family per year
• We need to mobilise the members of our
congregations and affiliated organisations to vote so
that we can equal, and hopefully surpass, the
number of mandates that ARZA won last time

14. We Need Your Help
We need your help to:
• Explain to others the importance of the elections
• Ensure your ARZA membership is renewed with your
congregational subscription annually
• Encourage people to vote when the elections occur
Be a member and vote to ensure that ARZA/ARZENU
remains the strongest party and coalition!

15. ARZA thanks:
Steve Denenberg
The World Zionist Organization
Barbara Ford
Out of the Box design
For their contributions to this presentation
2013/2014