50 Million Pounds for Defense to Swell
Israel's 775 Million Pound Budget

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To The Jewish News

JERUSALEM — Finance Min-
ister Levi Eshkol presented
Parliament with a budget of
775,300,00'0 pounds for the 1956-
57 fiscal year, the largest bud-
get to date. He warned the
deputies that he shortly would
have for their approval a spe-
cial 50,000,000-pound defense
budget.
Despite the fact that the new
budget is 3.7 per cent higher
than last year's, Eshkol pledged
there Would be no increase- in
taxation, neither direct nor in-
direct. He said extra income
would come from 37,500 immi-
grants who swelled Israel's
population during the past year.
He • was also looking • into
means of reducing taxes for
families with many children,
he said.
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In the picture of Israel's
economy which he drew for the
Knesset, Eshkol foresaw no
price rises in the coming year,
and said that last year the
government was able to keep
prices from rising more than
five per cent over the previous-
year—the smallest increase. in
Israel's history. - - •
The national income rose 12
per cent last year to 1,750,000
pounds, and investment rose by
34 per cent to 600,000,000
pounds. Employment rose seven
Per cent. The population in-
creased—by births over deaths

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Dr. Carlebacii, Editor of
Maariv, Dies in Israel

Obituaries

TEL AVIV (JTA)—Dr. Az-
BENJAMIN BURSKY, 3905 ices at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He riel Carlebach, editor-in-chief
and by inimigration—by 71,300
Second, died Feb. 8. Services leaves his wife, Dorothy; a son,
or 4.2 per cent.
at Ira Kaufman Chapel.' He Larry, of San Francisco; a of "Maariv," the newspaper
Foreign currency reserves
leaves seven sisters, Mrs. Sam daughter, Mrs. Mildred Mill- which has the largest circula-
upon 1,vhich Israel's currency is Robinson, Mrs. Jacob Grant, man; mother, Mrs. Leah Send-
tion in Israel, died suddenly
based remained at the same Mrs. Nathan Ginsberg, Mrs. rovsky; and four sisters.
here Feb. 12 of a heart attack.
level as in 1954, despite a con- Solomon Budnitzky, Mrs. Sally
a * *
tinued unfavorable balance of Paul, Mrs. Sam Calfin, all of
SAM MERETSKY, 2932 Mon- He was 47.
trade, the Finance Minister re- Detroit and Mrs. Jack Smith, terey, died Feb. 11. Services at
Born in Leipzig, Germany,
ported. Imports stood at $433,- of Battle Creek; and two Ira Kaufman Chapel, with in- and educated in rabbinical
000,000 while exports were at brothers, Isadore and Morris.
terment in Grand Rapids. • He seminaries in Lithuania and
$139,000,000.
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leaves his wife, Eva; two sons, Jerusalem, Dr. Carlebach en-
Industrial production rose by
MILTON OCHS, 220 Cam- Henry J. Merrett and Irving tered journalises in Berlin in
12 per cent while productivity bridge, Berkley, Mich., died Feb. Meretsky; a daughter, Mrs. 1928 as a contributor to "Die
of workers - increased by 4.5 7. Services at Ira Kaufman Nathan Gilbert; seven grand- Weltbuehne." He was editor or
per cent. Industrial equipment Chapel. He leaves his wife, children and six great grand- staff member of various news-
increased $3,000,000 wort h, Ruth; three sons, Kenneth, Rus- children.
papers in Hamburg, Warsaw,
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reaching a total of $22,000,000, sell and Steven and daughter,
Riga, Lwow, Fragile, Paris,
JOSEPH TENNE N, 9437 London and other large centers
and 4'0 new industrial enter- Frances.
a * .*
Quincy, died Feb. 11. Services of Jewish population through-
prises were founded with in-
vestments of 5,500,000 pounds
SARAH BLUM, 3041 Boston, at Ira Kaufman Chapel. He out Europe before he came to
and $4,000,000 while expansion died Feb. 8. • Services at Ira leaves his wife, Lillian; a son, Tel Aviv in 1936 and became
of. old plants added investments Kaufman Chapel. She leaves Herbert; two brothers, a sister editor of the afternoon edition
two sons, Morris of Detroit, and and a grandchild.
of 1,500,000 pounds.
• of "Haaretz." In 1948 he joined
a *. *
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"Maariv,"
Agricultural production rose Jack, of Morganza, La., three
H I L D A STOCKER, 14007
He was also editor of pocket
3.5 - per cent last year, chiefly daughters, Mrs. Jean Tell, of
due to extension of irrigation Deland, Fla.; Mrs. Al .Kristel, Robson, died Feb: 11. - .Services books' and of a monthly book
at
Ira
Kaufman
Chapel.
She
to another 130,000 danains of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Otho
leaves her husband, George; digest, and a prolific author of
(42,000 acres) of land. The Sherman, of Washington D. C.;
two sons, Merle and Fred; two books and .articles ranging from
greatest progress in the agri- three brothers, six grandchil- daughters, Mrs. Stanley Kabran fiction to ethnology and other
dren
and
a
great
grandchild.
cultural field was chalked up
and Mrs. Saul Gertz; mother, scholarly works.
a a a
in industrial crops whose
Mrs.
Bella Goldberg; and a
ROSE HERSHMAN, 3308
value last year was 21,000,000
brother.
Webb,
died
Feb.
9.
Services
at
pounds—an increase of 50 per
a a a
Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves
cent.
CLARA
WILDER,
3310 Roch-
Cotton crops this year her husband,. John; son, Irving ester, died Feb. 13. Services at
A.;
a
daughter,'
Mrs.
Gerald
J.
amounted to 5,750,000 pounds in
In loving memory of our
Ira Kaufman Chapel. She leaves
value, which saved Israel some Altman; three sisters, and two a son, Louis; four daughters, dearly beloved husband, father
$2,500,000 in foreign currency. grandchildren.
Mrs. Belle Mellman, Mrs. Morris and grandfather, Samuel J.
* a a
Next year Israel will probably
Wasserman, Mrs. Lewis Helpert DeRoven, who passed away on
MARY
SELMAN,
4104
W.
be using only lociilly-grown
and Leona; four grandchildren Feb.' 20, 1954.
Grand, died Feb. 10. Services and four great grandchildren.
cotton.
Sadly missed by his wife,
at Ira Kaufman Chapel. She
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children and five grandsons.
leaves her husband, .William;
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ANNA BERRIS SCHWARTZ,
two sons, Isadore and Dr. Mor-
In loving memory of Sarah
ris W.; daughter, Mrs. Sol Kos- well known former Detroiter,
oglad; a sister and eight grand- died Feb. 9 in St. Louis. Sur- Ducker, who passed away two
viving are her husband, Dr. years ago, on Feb. 15, 1954.
children.
Abe Schwartz; . sons, Dr. Robert
a a *
man of the board of trustees.
Sadly missed and always re-
Julian B. Venezky, of Peoria,
DORA YUSTER, Miami, Fla., Berris of Detroit and Richard membered by her husband and
Berris
of
St.
Louis;
a
daughter,
Ill., attorney and former chair- died Feb. 8, in Miami. Services
children.
man of the Campaign Cabinet at Ira Kaufman Chapel. She Peggy; a brother, Dr. Arthur
of the United Jewish Appeal, leaves her husband, Sam; three E. Schiller; two sisters, Mrs.
was named chairman of the daughters, Mrs. Sol Eisenberg Esther Jacoby of Detroit and
executive committee. Henry and Mrs. Henry Miller, of De- Mrs. Fanny Ginsburg of Mt.
Montor, president of Henry troit, and Mrs. Joel Pozin, - of Clemens, and grandchildren.
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Montor Associates, Inc., a New Chicago, and a sister.
MILDRED HOWARD, 3250
York stock brokerage firm,
a a *
former vice-chairman of the
LEON MECKLER, 13616 Tuxedo, died Feb. 10, in Tampa,
United Jewish Appeal, and Pearson, Oak Park, died Feb. Fla. Services and interment,
founder of the Israel Bond Or- 8. Services at Hebrew Memorial Cleveland, O. She leaves her
ganization, is secretary.
Chapel. Survived by his wife, husband, Jack; two daughters,
The organization also ap- Dorothy; a daughter, Charlotte; Mrs. William Schwartzman, of
pointed Sydney Lubarr, former three brothers, a.sister and two Tampa, and Mrs. Arthur Sherry,
of Miami; and a sister, Mrs. Al-
community relations director of grandchildren.
fred Zetzer, of Cleveland.
▪ * a
the American Zionist Commit-
tee for Public Affairs, as its
HUDES WASSER, 11501 Pe-
CARD OF THANKS
executive director.
toskey, died .Feb. 7. Services at
The
family *of the late Thelma
Hebrew
Memorial
Chapel.
Sur-
Branches of the American
Friends of Israel are planned vived by four sons, Hyman, Al, Zak acknowledges with grate-
in major cities throughout the Ben and Joseph; a daughter, ful appreciation the many kind
Mrs. Yetta Hornberg; 10 grand- expression of sympathy ex-
country.
Mr. Sonneborn announced children and seven great-grand- tended by relatives, friends and
organizations on the loss of our
that American Friends of Israel children.
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beloved wife, mother, daughter
will not be affiliated with any
gltfleral
JENNIE CASE, 11330 Holmur, and sister. We wish also to ac-
other organization and will
• CENTRALLY LOCATED
carry on a program of indepen- died Feb. 8. Services at Hebrew knowledge the contributions
dent action in behalf of Israel. Memorial Chapel. Survived by sent to the Cancer Fund, Jewish
Only Jewish Chapel in
a son, Hyman; three daughters, National Fund and Memorial
the
Northwest district
Fund
of
the
Pioneer
Women.
Mrs. Pauline Epps, Mrs. Mary
Egypt Threatens to End
Kramer and Mrs. Sam Rothen- Our sincere thanks are extend-
• SPACIOUS FACILITIES
U.S. Trade Relations
berg; 13 grandchildren and 12 ed to Rabbi Jacob E. Segal,
Largest Jewish Chapel
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
Rabbi Morris Adler, Rabbi Max
great-grandchildren.
to The Jewish News
in Detroit
* a a
J. Wohlgelernter and Cantor
WASHINGTON — Egypt has
Judah
Goldring
for
their
kind-
MORRIS M I ND LIN, 3280
PURITAN cor. DEXTER
told the United States that any Monterey, died Feb. 9. Services nesses and guidance during our
marked reduction in the amount at Hebrew Memorial Chapel. bereavement.
UNiversity 1-7700
of Egyptian long=staple cotton SurVived by his wife, Sarah;
C. W. Moore, Mgr.
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America permits to be imported two daughters, Mrs. Betty _Mor-
Detroit Jewish News
might mean the end of Ameri- gand and Sylvia; two brothers
Friday, February 17, 1956
can-Egyptian trade relations. and a grandchild.
a a a
Egyptian diplomats, concerned
about increasing American cot-
SARAH TOBA PARR, 13027
ton production; have conveyed Pembroke, died Feb. 11. Serv-
this warning to Herbert Proch- ices at Hebrew Memorial
now, U. S. Deputy Undersecre- Chapel. Survived by four sons,
tary of State for Economic Al-- Jack W., Harry, David and
fairs. Egypt depends almost en- Louis; two daughters, Mrs. Da-
tirely on exports of long staple vid Rosenblatt and Mrs. Lillian
cotton as a source of its dollars. Owens; 17 grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
IF DEATH OCCURS AWAY FROM HOME just phone
a aa
Dr. Josephthal in U.S.-
us and we will make all arrangements for transfer- to
To Help Launch UJA Drive . WALTER GERBER, 9349
Detroit.
Broadstreet,
died
Feb.
6.
Ser-
Dr. Giora Josephthal, treas-
Our membership in the National Funeral Directors'
urer of the Jewish Agency for. vices were at MenOrah -Chapel
Palestine and head of its immi- on Puritan, on Feb. 7. He
and the Jewish Funeral Directors' Associations,
gration absorption department, is survived by his wife, Greta.
enables us to serve you in any part of the world.
* a *
arrived Sunday from Jerusalem
MORRIS
SACHS,
19133
Ohio,
to help the United Jewish Ap-
peal launch its 1956 nationwide died Feb. 11. Services at Ira
Kaufman Chapel. He leaves his
campaign.
The coast-to-coast d r i v e, wife, Clara; a son, Frederick,
UJA's 18th in behalf of refugee a daughter, Mrs. S a In u e 1
and distressed Jews, will be Schneider; a brother, four sis-
launched Sunday, Feb. 26, at ters and six grandchildren.
9419 Dexter at Edison
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the final session of a two-day
TYlex 4-8020
'SOL . E. 'SANDERS, 18665
National Inaugural Conference
Washburn;
died,
Feb..
10
Serv-
in Miami Beach, Fla.

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In Memoriam I

Montor-Sonneborn-Venezky Group
Emerges With New Israel 'Movement

The long-awaited re-emerg-
ence of Henry Montor and his
associates, as sponsors of a new
American Friends of Israel
movement materialized this
week.
A projected program was an-
nounced this week. by Rudolf
G. Sonneborn, president. of the
new movement, who said it was
adopted at a week-end confer-
ence of the movement's board
of directors.
In the first step to undertake
nationwide activity to mobilize
support for Israel, the Ameri-
can Friends of Israel broadened
its national leadership. Ira Guil-
den, of New York, chairman of
the board of directors of the
Trade Bank & Trust Co., chair-
man of the Title Guarantee &
Trust Co. and former chairman
of the New York Committee for
Israel Bonds, was elected chair-

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