Ben-Gurion Outlines Views on Emigration of U.S. Jews
Vice President RICHARD M. NIXON receives the first copy
of the American Jewish Committee's half-century commemo-
rative volume, "The Pursuit of = Equality," from IRVING M.
ENGEL, president of the Committee.
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American Jews to Israel, Ben- decision for every American
Jew. If he were one, he said,
Gurion said he understood that
he would go to Israel.
many Of them were -comfortable
where they • are. . His. relation-\
Ship with Israel was a personal
NEW YORK '(J'I'A) --- Israel
Premier David • Ben-Gurion
made a plea Sunday for young
AmeriCan JeWs, particUlarly sci-
entists, to come' to Israel to
help build th(k state. Israel,
he said, needs American
"know-how." He spoke on the
nationally televised program,
"Wisdom."
Asked for his definition of
Zionisni, he replied that a Jew
should \shape his own life in
country according to his
own ideals and could 'only do
this in Israel. He said he would
like to see every Jew come to
Israel, but many Jews are com-
fortable where they are and
will stay there as long as they
can. Some 2,000,000 Jews can-
not • stay where they are, ..he
added, and are corning to Israel
at the rate of 7,000 a month.
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Goldmann Denies Receiving
Soviet Visa; Sought None
•
GEWEVA (.TTIA.-)—Dr. Nahum
Goldmann, president-, of the
World Zionist Organization and
of the World Jewish Congress,
denied reports he had received
a Soviet visa and planned to
visit the USSR in • the hear
future.
"I have not applied for
Russian visa nor have I re-
ceived one," he stated. "It is
not my intention' to visit the
Soviet Union during the next
couple of months, as in any case
my time' is aiready filled for
this period with various other
engagements." Dr. G-oldmann
left for Marseilles to take a ship
back to Israel.
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