Welcome Israel's Foreign Minister Tuesday
THE DETROIT JEWISH
Mrs. Golda Meir's 'Visit Here June 7
Creates Community-Wide Interest;
Increased Sales Launch Bond Event
Unprecedented comm uni t y-
wide interest in the Israel Bond
campaign has been aroused 5y
the awaited visit here of Is-
rael's Foreign Minister, Mrs.
Golda Meir, who will address
the Bond dinner at Hotel
Statler-Hilton on Tuesday eve-
ning.
Record - breaking sales of
State of Israel Bonds are re-
ported in advance of the dinner
by Tom Borman, general chair-
man of the Detroit Israel Bond
Committee.
The dinner, set for 7 p.m.
Tuesday, is open to all 1960
Israel Bond purchasers, now in
the tenth year of activities.
It was announced this week
by Tom Borman and Louis
Levitan, manager of the De-
troit Israel Bond office, that
the campaign is assured of
a minimum of $600,000 in
advance Bond sales for 1960
on the eve of the dinner, and
that vast increases in sales
are awaited that night. Bond
leaders here said they were
confident that the goal of
$1,500,000 set for this year
will be attained.
The increasing interest in
Bond sales, local leaders state,
was generated by the visit here
of Mrs. Meir, who will make
Detroit the first city she will
visit on her present American
tour, and by the designation at
the dinner of Rabbi Jacob E.
Segal as the first Detroit Israel
Bond "Man of the Year."
At Tuesday's dinner, David
Safran will be installed as
chairman of the Detroit Israel
Bond Committee, as successor
to Tom Borman. John Lurie
will be installed as chairman of
the steering committee.
David S., Testier, Consul
General of Israel to the Mid-
western States, will represent
the Israel government at the
salute to Mrs. Meir, who is
recognized as world Jewry's
First Lady. It is expected
that more than 600 of De-
troit's most prominent reli-
gious, civic and business lead-
ers will attend the dinner.
Mayor Louis C. Miriani is
expected to welcome Mrs.
Meir in behalf of the City
- of Detroit.
A series of important meet-
ings at the homes of outstand-
ing leaders in the Detroit Jew-
ish community and on behalf
of .major Jewish organizations
have helped to maintain the
high pitch and excitement in
advance Bond sales.
Captain Zvi Kenaan, Deputy
Chief of Intelligence of the
Israel Armed Forces, was guest
of honor at a Women's Division
Tea'at the home of Mrs. Esther
Silverman, 19495 Canterbury,
May 23. Mrs. Joseph Katchke
and Mrs. Max Stollman are
co-chairmen of the Detroit Is-
rael Bond Women's. Division.
That evening, Captain Kenaan
presented a dramatic talk to a
select group of Israel's friends
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John E. Lurie, 21128 Rutland,
Southfield. Lurie will be chair-
man of the June 7 dinner.
Detroit's Labor Zionist Organ-
ization, Farband, Pioneer Wom-
en and Landsmanshaften co-
sponsored a salute to Prime
Minister David Ben-Gurion at
the Hayim Greenberg Center,
May 24. Israel Barzilai, Minister
of Health and Israel's first Am-
bassador to Poland, presented
an intimate glimpse into the
conquest of disease and pesti-
lence in Israel, and explained
how Israel Bond investments in
agriculture, industry and other
fields free vital dollars for use
in health research and raising
the standard of liVing in Israel.
Morris L. Schaver served as
honorary chairman and Harry
Schumer as general chairman
of that affair which also was
addressed by Pinchas Cruzo,
national president of Poale
Zion..
A highlight of the evening
was the announcement that
the Hebrew Benevolent So-
citey honored Sam Nelson,
honorary president, with a
$10,000 Bond purchase, and
a purchase made by Korosti-
shever Aid Society. A hand-
illuminated, parchment scroll,
bearing the names of all
1960 Israel Bond purchasers
participating in the meeting,
was prepared for presenta-
tion of Prime Minister Ben-
Gurion.
Colonel Shaul Ramati was
guest of honor at a reception
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben-Zvi at ORT School
The President of Israel, It-
zhak Ben-Zvi, and Mrs. Ben-
Zvi made an official visit to
the ORT Vocational Center at
Tel Aviv. The President was
presented with a symbolic
key to the school, which is
the largest and most modern
in the Middle East. He ques-
tioned students as to their
national origin and the work
they were doing in the school
laboratories and shops.
Shown left to right are Ben-
Zvi, Deputy Mayor of Tel
Aviv E. Schechter and Mrs.
Ben-Zvi.
Albert Posen, 19355 Parkside,
May 26. It was attended by
prominent leaders and mem-
bers of Adas Shalom Con-
gregation. The former public
relations director of the Is-
rael Ministry of Defense,
Colonel Ramati represents
his government as Consul
and Director of Information
for the Midwest.
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Mrs. Meir Leaves for
U.S. ; Will Meet with
State Dept. Officials
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Satis- •
faction with the present state
of relations between the United
States and Israel was expressed
here prior to her departure for
the United States of Mrs. Golda
Meir, Israel's Foreign Minister.
Informed sources indicated 0,*
that some of the promises re
ceived by Prime Minister David
Ben-Gurion during his recent
visit to Washington, are already
in the stage of negotiation for
early implementation. Others,
which were less promising, are
still being discussed.
It was indicated that an eco-
nomic aid project of major
importance had already been
approved in principle in Wash-
ington. On the other hand, it
was reported reliably, Israel
has failed to attain American
support of its dseire to affiliate
in some fashion with European
or Atlantic economic organiza-
tions. The State Department in
Washington was understood to
desire to avoid possible com-
plications which might develop
from such American support.
Mrs. Meir, who will remain
in the United States for about
five weeks, and also will visit
Canada, said in a statement
before her departure that she
would meet with State Depart-
ment officials including Secre-
tary of State Christian Herter
and Undersecretary C. Douglas
Dillon. She will tour the two
countries on behalf of the
United Jewish Appeal and the
Israel Bond Organization.
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Labor Zionists, Landsmanshaften,
Hold Successful Israel Bond Event
Pictorial Account of Great
Role Played by Mrs. II'leir
State of Israel's Development
.
A successful Israel Bond affair was held June 5 at the
Hayim Greenberg Center, and the sale of $125,000 of Israel
Bonds represented a marked increase over sales at a similar
event sponsored last year in behalf of the Labor Zionist Or-
ganizations and the local Landmanshaften. Guest speaker was
Israel Minister of Health Israel Barzilai (left). Harry Schumer
(right) was chairman and Morris Schaver (center) was hon-
orary chairman of the combined Labor Zionist Landsmanshaf-
ten undertaking.
Photo on le f t
shows leaders
from Ghana
discussing d e-
velopment pro-
jects with Mrs.
Meir.
The Golda Meir story is one of the most fascinating
in the story of the emergence of the State of Israel.
Pictorially, the role played by Mrs. Meir in the develop-
ment of Israel is told, above:
1. Mrs. Meir is shown here signing the Declaration
of Independence, on May 14, 1948. On her left are
Moshe Sharett, former Israel. Prime Minister who pre-
ceded her as Foreign Minister, and the late Israel
Finance Minister Eliezer Kaplan.
2.
Mrs. Meir, the then Ambassador Abba Eban
(second from right) and other members of the Israel
delegation at the United Nations, after the Sinai
Campaign.
3.
Jews crowd around Mrs. Meir as she leaves a
Moscow synagogue while she was serving as Israel's
first Minister to the Soviet Union.
4.
Mrs. Meir discusses the development of closer
relations between France and Israel with Foreign Minister
Maurice Couve De Murville in Paris.
Mrs. Meir confers with Major General E. L. M.
5.
Burns, Chief of UN Palestine Truce Supervision organ-
ization (left), and with Prime Minister Ben-Gurion
(center').
Mrs. Meir will be Detroit's guest at the Israel Bond
dinner at Hotel Statler on Tuesday evening.