WI' 30 YEAR
14G IN ISRAEL

THE JEWISH NEWS, Fri.,

Dec. 1,195e — te.

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Achievements and Challenges

Weizmann's Tribute

By PINHAS LUBIANIKER

Israeli Minister of Agriculture
formerly General Secretary of Histadrut

TEL A V I V—We are passing

ent — Histadrut g r e w from
208,000 members to 330,000. From
among 220 to 240 thousand new
immigrants, 120,000 were en-
rolled as active Histadrut mem-
bers. Histadrut today has the
same relative strength that it
has had at any time in the past.
If you eliminate from the
country's total Jewish popula-
tion those still ni reception
camps and those who are not of
age to join Histadrut, you will
find that the 330,000 members
constitute about 45 per cent of
the adult population in Israel.

or, through revoluationary times—

national, social and human—
times without parallel in the
history of man.
Before our e y es there is
the Miracle of a nation being
born out of the remnants, out
of tribes far and near which
are being poured into the caul-
dron of Israeli reality.

Histadrut's Industry

During the last 12 months,
Histadrut industries absorbed
about 5,000 workers, making a
total of 13,000, or about 16 per
cent of all the industrial work-
ers in Israel. But the thing that
counts is not the current
achievements but the list of en-
terprises still to be completed.
To mention a few: a second
cement plant, additional glass
works, radio and telephone re-
pair shops, steel rolling mills,
irrigation pipes, electric motors,
paper products, textiles, sugar.

LUBIANIKER

There are signs of the. revolu-
tionary advance in the life of
OUT 'country and our people: in
a short period over 450,000 Jews
entered Israel, 256 . new agricul-
tural settlements were founded.
Growth of the Histadrut
What functions did Histadrut
perform in this period, to what
extent was it a guiding force,
and aid and a spur?
With the huge wave of immi-
gration coming in, there were
many among us who feared—
and there were some outsiders
who prayed. for it. — that .the
power of Histadrut would de-
cline, that organized labor would
lose ground within the Jewish
community. The fears and the
"hopes" came to nothing.
Since June, 1949, to the, pres-

Where to Absorb Immigrants

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Several years ago, together
with the Jewish Agency, we set
up the Constructive Loan Fund
for new immigrants. This year,
IL 450,000 were added to the
fund, IL 300,000 by the Hista-
drut and IL 150,000 by the gov-
ernment. This fund, which op-
erated on a small scale, ,helped
establish 3,500 families in self-
labor enterprises,
In the cooperative enterprises,
over . 4,000 new workers were
added this year, the vast ma-
jority being new immigrants.

Expansion of Housing

During the 21 years of Hista-
drut housing activities, we have
provided homes for 12,800 fam-

ilies. In 1950 alone, we are add-
ing 12,200 families, making a
total of 25,000 families in Hista.!
drut housing projects. Excluding
those in the labor settlements; it
is apparent that by the end of
this year about 25 per cent of
the general Histadrut member-
ship will reside in Shikun
homes; a most significant fact.

Solel Boneh
I must mention the particu-
larly iMportant role. Of Sole Bo-
neh in the absorption of immi-
grants. In 1949, Solel Boneh

employed about 13,000 workers
in the building trades. In 1950,
the number rose to between
25,000 and 30,00D, most of them
new immigrants. The Histadrut
contracting enterprise has be-
come one of the major instru-
ments for absorbing immigrants,
training them for work and for
economic independence. It is
the instrument for executing
projects in an expanding -enter-
prise and to work in any local-
ity, not only in the most re-
munerative- ones.

Kupat Holim
Kupat Holirn did not lag

behind other Histadrut institu-
tions. The Kupat Holim clinic
folloWs the irrimigrant practi-
Cally to e:v e r y place in the
country, 180 being erected in the
256 new settlements, and 25
more are in the midst of con-
struction. Kupat Holim accom-
panies' the • immigrants every-
where and cares for their health
with at least a minimum of
service, which in most instances
is nevertheless higher than that
prevailing in their countries of
origin. -
Hamashbir Hamerkazi accom-
panied the immigrants to almost
all their places of settlement,
opening- stores that provided
foodstuffs at fixed prices.

To Histadrut

"For the past 30 years the Histadrut has been in the forefront
of the pioneering forces in the upbuilding of the Jewish national
home.
"It has created new values and shaped new ways of life not
for us alone ...
"The contribution of the Histadrut —"the embodiment of our
pioneering efforts in Israel — in the rebuilding of our Homeland
and setting a pattern for a better way of life has been enormous."
DR. CHAIM WEIZMANN
President of Israel.

1950 HISTADRUT BUDGET -

The year 1950 found Histadrut engrossed in its largest program
of constructive work since it was founded 30 years ago.
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In order to convey a clear picture of the tasks performed by
Histadrut in 1950, we present a summary of the current budget of
Histadrut in Israel.
The Histadrut. through dues of its members and incomes from
economic enterprises, covered two-thirds of the budget.
The American Jewish community, through the Histadrut Cam-
paign, was asked to contribute the balance of $10,000,000.

RECEPTION AND INTEGRA-
TION OF IMMIGRANTS
a. Economic Rehabilitation
Fund to promote gainful
occupation through procure-
ment of tools, machines,
etc. -
b. Cultural activities to speed
integration into community
life.
e. Mother and Child Care.
d. Special aid to Immigrants.
COOPERATIVES
Establishments of 120 new
cooperatives giving employ-
ment to 15,000 persons.
HOUSING
Participates in workmen's
housing company Shikun,
national housing company
Amidar and rural workers'
housing.
IRRIGATION & WATER
SUPPLY
Mekorot Water Supply Com-
pany lays irrigation pipes to
new Negev settlements
KUPAT HOLIM
Serving 600,000 Israelis with
455 clinics, 11 hospitals,
3,000 doctors, nurses, etc.
INVALIDITY FUND
Rehibilitation centers for
invalids, hospitals for tu-
berculars and mentally ill.

$ 1,135,000

$ 4,500,000

$ 4,600,000

$ 150,000

$13,500,000

$ 1,000,000

VOCATIONAL TRAINING
$ 300,000
UNEMPLOYMENT FUND
0 700,000
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MUTUAL AID
INSTITUTIONS
$ 300,000.
.0 Fund for widows and or-
phans, old age pensions, etc.
TRAINING OF PIONEERS
$ 200;000
LABOR EXCHANGES
$ 360,000
CULTURE
$ 350,000
Lectures, concerts, publi-
cations, films, evening
schools, cultural activities
among newcomers and
Arabs. -
YOUTH AND HAPOEL
$ 350,000
Hanoar Haoved, organi-
zation of working youth.
gapoel sports activities,
cultural centers.
INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS
$ 150,000
Contact with labor move-
ment in other countries, ex-
change of delegations.
ARAB WORKERS
$ 138,000
INVESTMENTS
970,000
Expansion of various enter-
prises which help absorb
immigrants and balance
national economy.
CENTERS FOR WORKERS —.5 500,000

TOTAL

829,208,000

Leaders of 1951 Histadrut Campaign

1951 CAMPAIGN OFFICERS

Honorary Chairman

MoTris L. Schavei
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Morris Lieberman

Chairman

Chairman, Executive Board
Treasurer
Recording Secretary

Harry Schumer
Norman Cotner
Simon Richardson

Financial Secretary

Nathan Rose

Vice Chairmen

Max Brose
Phil Goldstein
Julius Honeyman
John Isaacs
Sam Jaffee
Morris Kane
Sam Kane
Ruth Kanter
Benjamin Laikin

Jack Malamud

Sylvia Pine
Sam Rubin
J. M. Singer
David Sislin
Mrs. Jack Seder
Max. Shmukler
Dave Weiner

Louis Levine
Max Rosenthal, Morris Rose-Vie-I
Co-Chairmen of Organizations
Norman Naimark
Chairman, LZOA Division -
Hyman Wienei
Chairman, Farband Division
Anna Michlin
Chairman, Pioneer Women Division
Irving Pokem pner,
Co-Chairmen. Trades & Professions Council
Sidney Shevitz
Chairman, Furniture Division
Nathan Shecter
Chairman, Scrap Metals Division
J. L. Wolock
Chairman, Communal ,Workers Division
Harold Silvei
Chairman, Professional Division
Dr. Saul Stein
Chairman, Shoe Division
Isadore Cohen
Chairman. Dry Goods Division
Maurice Baker
Co Chairmen, Trade Union Council.... Victor Reuther, Frank ilarte0
Chairman, Speakers' Bureau
Sam Rabinovitz
Chaim Gottlieb
Executive Director
Harold Kempner
Associate Executive Director
Michael Taicn
Director of Organizations

Chairman of Organizations

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Leaders of the 1951 Detroit Histadrut Campaign, shown above, include: First row, left to right, M.
Richardson, L. Levine, M: Traich, H. Kempner, Ch. Gottlieb; Second row, A. Nichamin, J. M. Singer, N.
Cottler, M. Lieberman, H. Schumer, N. Shecter, D. Sislin; Third row, D. Weiner, Dr. S. Stein, S. Jaffee,
A Michlin, S. Sislin, N. Rose, S. Richardson; Fourth row, Ph. Goldstein, N. Naimark, M. Ross, M. Rosen-
thal, M. Baker, S. Kane, M. Shmukler.

B. Milinsky
Alex Nichamin
Larry Nichamin