B-G's Birthday Draws 11,000
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
8—Friday, October 7, 1966
Jules Doneson can make
SDE BOKER (JTA) — Eleven on a stretch of land near Dimona,
thousand admirers gathered Sun- on the way to Sde Boker, in honor
day night at former Premier David of Ben-Gurion-
Dr. Israel Goldstein and Mrs.
Ben-Gurion's Negev retreat here
to honor Israel's former premier Rose Halprin, co-chairmen of the
World Confederation of General
on his 80th birthday.
It was an appropriate setting Zionists, cabled congratulations to
for the Israeli leader who has Ben-Gurion.
The American Labor Zionist
preached throughout his career
on the need to make the still movement held a special rally to
barren Negev the heart of Israel's honor Ben-Gurion.
The American Jewish Commit-
life. The old warrior responded
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with another appeal keyed to the tee also sent congratulations.
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Eighty schoolchildren with blaz-
ing torches formed a guard of
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honor. A forest of blue and white
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flags fluttered in the wind as gusts
of desert sand fell on the par-
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trade union leaders and members
of Israel's government. The former
premier and his wife were pro-
tected by a wooden shield against
the desert wind and sands.
Suddenly spotlights went on and
the 11,000 well-wishers joined with
the choirs and band in singing
"Hayom Yom Holedet Le—Ben-
• Gurion" to the tune of "Happy
Birthday." Speaker after speaker
brought messages and greetings.
One said "stay with us and show
• us the way."
The highlight of the celebration
here " was a 90-minute pageant,
featuring slides on sciences of Ben-
Gurion's career, which were proj-
ected on a screen on the campus
of the Sde Boker College, which
the former premier has worked
intensively to build. Israeli actors
read letters Ben-Gurion had writ-
ten to his father and to his wife
which made up a commentary on
his life and work.
His white hair flowing in the
wind, the casually dressed, elder
statesman mounted the platform
and began to speak in the same
high-pitched voice and the same
staccato delivery with which he
had spurred Israelis to build the
• new state and with which he had
denounced his enemies.
"Here in the Negev," he de-
clared, "we must plant our heavy
industry and turn the Negev into
a new Suez Canal to export our
goods to Africa and Asia. Here
we must build the coun•ry's uni-
versity and research center. This
must become Israel's most densely
populated area."
Thousands of well-wishers came
to a celebration at Ramat Gan
Tuesday night for Ben-Gurion
after missing a radio announce-
ment that the event had been
postponed because the former
premier was ill with a cold. The
event was resecheduled for next
Wednesday.
Ben-Gurion, who had been
scheduled to attend the Ramat Gan
celebration, developed a tempera-
ture and was ordered to stay in
bed for a few days.
Messages of greetings from all
parts of the world were received.
One from British Premier Harold
Wilson read: "There are few peo-
ple who can look back an a life
so wholly and successful dedicated
to your nation's service. You took
part in the foundation of a nation
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