ZOA President Torczyner to Speak at ZOD Center Dedication Thursday Jacques Torczyner, president of ium of the World Zionist Organiza- the Zionist Organization of Amer- tion and is chairman of the ZOA ica, will be guest speaker at the world Zionist affairs committee. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, dedication of the Zionist Cultural where his father was president of the Belgian Zionist Federation, Torczyner gained a prominent place in the affairs of American Zionism. He was one of the found- ers of the World Confederation of General Zionists and has been a delegate to all post-war World Zionist Congresses. In 1945 Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion named Torczy- ner one of the 18 original mem- bers of Friends of Haganah. Torczyner also was a member of the Jewish Agency committee named to study Zionist problems in relation to the State of Israel. He was a founding member of the State of Israel Bond Organization. Haifa Refineries Return to Large-Scale Export; Israel Building Actviity Declines JERUSALEM (JTA)—Petroleum exported annually now to fill small will again become a major Israeli orders. A capital fund of 2,000,000 Is- export item, for the first time raeli pounds ($666,666) will be since the Arabs cut the Iraq-Haifa launched by the government of pipeline, it was indicated here. Israel this month, to aid plants in Under a three-year agreement development areas and those en- signed with a major overseas com- gaged in export, it was announced pany, the Haifa Refineries will ex- here Tuesday. Loans from the fund will be port $20,000,000 worth of refined products anually in addition to an made to aid expansion of the average of $10,000,000 worth being plants concerned or for overcom- HANUKAH PARTY! 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Kaufman, ZOD past presi- dent, will make the acceptance speech. Torczyner, who will speak on the topic "Zionism: A Forward Look," is a member of the praesid- Eli Wiesel Wins $2,500 `Remembrance Award' NEW YORK (JTA)—Eli Wiesel, well-known American Jewish writer and author of a number of books dealing with the life in the Nazi camps, of which he was an inmate as a child, and with the de- struction of Jewish existence in countries held by the Nazis, was the first winner of an annual "Re- membrance Award" established by the World Federation of the Ber- gen-Belsen As so c i at ions. The award carries with it $2,500. The establishment of the "Re- membrance Award" was an- nounced Nov. 24 at a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel mark- ing the 20th anniversary of the liberation of the Jews from the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. Josef Rosensaft, pre- sident of the World Federation, said that the award will be given annually for the next 10 years, and probably for longer, for the best creation in literature, art, music and research dealing with the Nazi terror. * * * (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) LONDON—Yehudi Menuhin, the world famous violinist, has been named by Queen Elizabeth II an honorary knight, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, it was announced here Tuesday. Because he is an American citi- zen, Menuhin, who resides here, will not take the title "Sir," which is reserved for British or Common- wealth citizens. High British titles such as the K.B.E. are normally awarded to foreigners because of their special services to Britain. Menuhin, who was awarded the title on recommendation of Prime Minister Harold Wilson, has been active in founding various music festivals in this country. Noted Neurologist Zacharias Oppenheimer, a 19th Century German-Jewish physician, was a leading contributor to the field of neurology. He was among the first to study the effects of arsenic poison in the threads of household carpets. o SHOP AT BORENSTEIN'S For All Your Needs For Your Menuhin Knighted JACQUES TORCZYNER ing capital shortages. The fund will be administered jointly by the minister of commerce and in- dustry and the Bank of Israel. A marked decline in building ac- tivity during the third quarter of 1965, disclosed in data published Tuesday, evoked concern among government economists because the Israeli building industry is'`- often an indicator of future ecoY ) nomic trends. C 01.11:1:10N I - I A HANUKAH GIFT FOR YOU! With this coupon and $5 or over purchase of Hanukah decorations and gift wrap. . • . A 6 CUBE PACKAGE OF ISRAEL MADE SOUP! 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