Miami Parley Opens Israel- '55 Bond Drive A total of $177,000,000 in Israel bond sale. from May 1, 1951, to the end of 1954 was boosted to $184,000,00e by the sale of bonds in the amount of $6,187,000 during January of this year, it was k.nnounced last Sat- urday night, at the international mobilization conference f o r Israel, at Hotel Fontainbleauf Miami Beach. Attending the conference was a delegation of 20 Detroiters headed by Phillip Stollman, chairman of the Detroit bond drive. The Miami Beach confer- ence inaugurated the 1955 Israel bond campaign in 27 countries in North and South America and Western Europe. Faced with growing tensions that thfeaten Israel, the confer- ence voted to speed the Jewish state's economic. development through 'increased bond re- sources for industrial and agri- cultural development. A cable from Prime Minister Moshe Sha- rett, who stated that "with tools provided by Israel bond dollars, the . people . of Israel do their share in agriculture and indus- try," stimulated conference ac- tion. Governor G. Mennen Wil- liams of Michigan, who wired his greetings to the confer- ence, commended "the work you are doing to guarantee the economic stability of Israel, the world's newest democracy. He said that the drive to en- . list support for Israel's eco- nomic growth, through the 'sale of bonds, "cannot but hearten all of us in America who cherish freedom of op- portunity and the ideals made sacred' by our Founding Fath- ers. I can think of no better ganizes immigration, and Israel bonds, which provide capital for the expansion of the economy, each other in pro- Delegates heard a report that supplement viding for these immigrants. the- Irish Republic authorized Israel bond sales and that dis- - Samuel Rothberg was re- cussions have started concern- elected United States chair- ing a campaign in. Italy. The man of Israel bonds; Rudolf conference set up a citizens corn, G. Sonneborn, president;;Hen- mittee to enlist the participa- ry Montor, chief executive tion of Christians _ in the Israel officer, and Julian B. Venezky, bond effort. One-third of Israel's develop- ment budget is derived from Israel bonds, the conference was told. During the last three-year period, $53,935,575 in bond funds were allocated to agriculture and irrigation; $34;983,916 to in- dustry, $13,772,123 to transport and communications, $14,269,934 for immigrant housing, $13,170,- 800 for hotel construction. ' Jewish leaders from Belgium, Holland, Mexico, Cuba, San Sal- vador and Canada participated in the conference. Eduard Spier of- Holland, Dutch legal expert, and Paul Philippsbn of Belgium, financier and chairman of the Paul Philippson Edward Spier Belgian bond committee, were among the participating leaders. chairman of the executive Dr. Emanuel Neumann, chair- committee. Other' 1955 Israel man of the executive of the bond chairmen are Paul Phil- Zionist Organization of America ippson, Belgium; Eduard Spier, and member of the Jewish •Holland; Victor Loeb, Switzer- - Agency executive, • reported a. land; Osias Frey, Luxemburg. A Central American Commit- new mounting wave of immigra- tion to Israel from countries, tee for Israel bonds was formed especially - 'from North Africa, at the parley, with Simon Feld- where the position of the Jews man of Mexico as chairman and is becoming increasingly precar- Adolph H. Kates __of Cubaf and ious. He stressed the fact that Ernesto Liebes of San Salvador the Jewish Agency, which or- as co-chairthen. Israel Turns Down Johnston Plan For Lake Tiberias Storage Reservoir - Direct JTA Teletype Wire - to The Jewish News DETROIT JEWISH NEWS - 3 Friday, February 4, 1955 For The "THRILL OF THE YEAR" Come and See the New '55 BUICK With Variable PitcP! For the Best Deal and Towne Come and See CHARLES WEINSTOCK JERUSALEM— Israel has- definitely rejected the proposal by Ambassador Eric Johnston that it permit Lake Tiberias. to be used as a storage reservoir for the waters of the Yarmuk River as part of a Jordan Valley scheme for the resettlement of Palestine Arab refugees, it was learned here Tuesday. Meanwhile it is known that the Israel Cabinet has been dis- cussing the Johnston plan for regional development and that negotiations have been going on between 'President Eisenhower's personal envoy and various members of the cabinet. How- ever, the progress of the nego- tiations has been shrouded in a news blackout. Israel cannot relinquish any drop of water at this time bd- cause it is planning its agricul- tural development for the next , At BUICK'S RETAIL STORE 6164 CASS AVE:, Near G.M. Bid g> , TR. 5-9700 THE WINN 100% GRAPE WINE I WINS THE HIGHEST - INTERNATIONAL WINE . AWARD IN PARIS ■ Golly way to help the people of Is- rael than by aiding them to help themselves through in- vestment dollars." I ./ 1 20 years, Peretz Naphtali, Israel Minister of Agriculture, told a meeting of the Commercial and Manufacturers Club in Tel Aviv: He was speaking on the plan for regional Water development pro- posed by Ambassador Eric John- ston who is currently in Israel pushing the scheme. In connection with Ambassa,- dor Johnston's visit, the Mapam political committee has d e- manded that the government dec-1-?,re clearly that Israel's sov- ereignty over its water resources is "irrefutable" and that no "foreign power can interefere or deprive" it of any drop of water needed for the country's devel- opment. . • UJA to Launch '55 Drive Feb. 25-27 - The United Jewish Appeal will formally launch its 1955 cam- paign at a three-day national ina.ugural conference at the Saxony Hotel, Miami - Beach, Feb. 25, 26 and 27, it was an- nounced by William Rosenwald, UJA general chairman. The conference will set in mo- tion the UJA's 17th successive campaign in support of urgent programs of settlement, relief and rehabilitation in_Israel, Eu- rope, Moslem countries and the United States. This year's drive, a coopera- tive effort by some 5,000 Ameri- can communities, has a goal of $99,521,275. 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