Union Heads Jerusalem's Mayor Agron Sees
Greet Agron Extension of Emigration For
Mayor Gershon Agron of
Jerusalem was honored at a re-
ception at the Sheraton-Cadil-
lac, Monday afternoon, by
officers and members of the
executive board of the Detroit
Building Trades Council.
There were 150 building trade
leaders, state and county union
officials and civic dignitaries to
honor the distinguished guest.
Irving Bronson, of the Paint-
ers District Council, convener
of the reception, said that the
Detroit body considered itself
highly honored in having this
Bronson
internationally known figure as
a guest. "His appearance is in
keeping with the DBTC's broad
program of education on both
local and international sub-
jects," he stated. "Mr. Agron was
able to provide our leadership
with some of the answers on the
smouldering situation in the
Middle East."
"A meeting of the minds is
always in order," said Tom Mc-
Namara, Executive Secretary of
the Council. "Though he visited
with us for only several hours
Mr. Agron conveyed a wealth of.
information that should prove
helpful to our leadership.
It was pointed out that 70,000
union people, mostly non-Jews,
have a relationship with the un-
ion: movement in Israel and
haie established close ties with
Histradut. : _
Jewries Behind the Iron Curtain
At a series of gatherings that
were pressed into his brief day-
and-a-half visit here, from. Sun-
day afternoon through Monday
evening, Mayor Gershon Agron
of Jerusalem, speaking to non-
Jewish as well as Jewish groups,
evaluated Israel's status in the
Middle East, reviewed the prog-
ress the small nation has made
in the last few years and out-
lined the responsibilities that
go with the new wave of im-
migration from Romania.
On Sunday evening, Mayor
Agron addressed more than 600
peOple at the closing event of
the Detroit Histadrut Campaign,
at the Hayiin Greenberg Center.
He addressed the editors and
publishers of Detroit newspa-
pers at a luncheon at the Wayne
Club on Monday and met with
labor and community . leaders at
functions Monday afternoon and
evening.
terest taken in our responsi-
bility to these emigrants by
our fellow-Jews," and he in-
dicated that the major burden
of support will fall upon
American Jewry.
Mayor Agron spoke of Israel
Discussing the emigration
of Romanian Jews, which is
expected to reach a total' of
100,000'- this year, Mayor
Agron expressed the view that
it may be the beginning of
a very large Jewish emigra-
tion movement from behind
the Iron Curtain.
Stating that the Romanian
emigration is "a mere crack" in
the Communist Curtain, - he said
that he expected it to widen
and to be a forerunner of other
emigration waves to come.
He expressed the view that if
Russia had not sanctioned the
new exit movement, Romania
as "a social laboratory" in which
great experiments are in the
process of development. He told
of the pride taken by his "mic-
roscopic country" in the accom-
plishments attained against
great odds.
Speaking to the editors of the
local - newspapers, he said that
Israel's constructive efforts are
of major importance and that,
unfortunately, a single casualty
on a border line attracts wider
attention than a major indus-
would not have allowed the emi- trial or cultural attainment. But
gration of Jews out of Romania. he expressed gratitude over the
He called the new move- general interest taken by the
ment a "release" of Romanian U.S. press in Israel's welfare.
Jews and he estimated that
The new wave of immigration
it will cost Israel $150,000,000 into Israel, he pointed out, will
to absorb the 100,000 settlers represent an increase of 5 per
expected thinyear. "Our one cent in the population—com-
resource," he said, "is the in- parable to a 9,000,000 increase
in U. S. population percentage-
wise. Israel is prepared to meet
the challenge--.in spite of the
difficulties to be encountered,
he declared.
Outlining the objectives of
Histadrut, in whose behalf he
is making the present tour,
Mayor Agron said the Israel's
Federation of Labor is pre-
. Pared to assist in •all immi-
gration problems on all fronts
- —in schools, hosPitals, on
farms and industries.
Referring to the problems of
the Middle East, Mayor Agron
said that the only danger Israel
would have to encounter is if
JOrdan were to ally itself with
Egypt. In that case, he said, he
did not believe that either Jor-
dan or King Hussein - would re-
tain their independence.
(Mayor. Agron will be heard
on Radio Station WCAR, in an
interview with Philip Slomovitz,
at. 8:30 p.m: Sunday, Feb. 15).
At. the HiStradut meeting on
Sunday . evening, a plaque was
-
.
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A special meeting of the La-
bor Zionist Movement has been
called: for 8:30 p.m. Tuesday,
at the Hayim Greenberg Center,
to hear an evaluation :of latest
developments from Dr. Dov Bie-
gufi, national secretary of the
National Committee for Labor
Israel.
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