Unemployed Cut in Half Since June, but Still a Problem NEW YORK (JTA)—Unemploy- meet in Israel has been cut in half since the Six-Day War last June, but it is still a serious problem which can be overcome only by increased capital investment in ex- port industries and increased im- migration of Jews to Israel, Aharon Becker, secretary general of His- tadrut, said here at the closing session of the 44th annual con- vention of the National Committee for Labor Israel. Becker spoke before 3,000 dele- gates who attended the four-day conclave. Other speakers included Mrs. Golda Meir, former minister of Israel; and American trade un- ion leaders Louis Stulberg and Jacob S. Potofsky. Histadrut is Israel's federation of labor. Becker, who came to New York following a tour of five Latin American countries, said that there are about 20,000 unemployed in Israel, which is half of what it was at the beginning of last June but still too large a number. He said that an estimated $1,500,- 000,000 can be effectively invested in Israel's economy during the next five years, of which half should come from foreign sources and the remainder from Israel's o w n economy. "We are asking the trade unions of the free world to invest in our enterprises," he declared, noting that American trade unions have indicated that they will pur- chase $10,000,000 worth of His- tadrut debentures that will be re- paid to them with interest over a 20-year period. Another economic expert, Shim. on Alexandroni, economic minister of Israel, told a session of the American Histadrut Development Foundation that $8,000,000,000 had been invested in Israel since 1950, and that the country hoped to in- crease its gross national product at an annual rate of 8 per cent. Joseph Schlossberg was re-elect- ed president of the National Com- mittee for Labor Israel. Charles S. 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President Johnson, M . a telegram to the convention, likening Hista- drut to America's free trade union movement, noted that it "has long been dedicated to helping working people build beter lives for their families in a democratic society" and also, through its Afro-Asian Institute in Tel Aviv "introduces the leaders of emerging nations to the advantages of a free and open society." In his message, President Sha- zar praised the National Commit- tee for Labor Israel for the "loy- alty and devotion" of its members to Israel. Prime Minister Levi Esh- kol expressed the hope that the Jews everywhere would "ascend to the land of Israel and partake in its upbuilding." Dr. Sol Stein, executive director of the National Committee, report- ed that during the fiscal year 1966- 67, the committee raised $4,727,- 000 for the Histadrut campaign, including $1 million raised by the Pioneer Women for Moledet Hap- oalot, its sister organization in Israel. '• Dr. Stein said that the 24 per cent increase in funds was due to an extra effort by American trade unions during and after last June's emergency. He said that the Am- erican Histadrut Development Fund had reached the $1,000,000 mark in the form of wills and be- quests during the past year. The Histadrut campaign benefit- ted 72 new projects in Israel and allocated $360,000 for the Hista- drut scholarship fund, which grant- ed nearly 3,000 scholarships for secondary vocational training, higher education and research. During the past year, Histadrut ar- ranged for 1,658 adults and youths to visit Israel, he said. "Dropsie College." said Dr. Katsh in his presidential address, "can become a center that will serve as a storage house and source of Judaism, of fresh intel- lectual Jewish content, that will help replenish and replace the de- clining generation of Jewish schol- ars in other parts of the world with an indigenous group of Amer- ican Jewish intellectual leaders." "American universities and colleges," Dr. Katsh noted, "have been displaying in re- cent years a growing interest in the teaching of various phases of Judaism. There is a dearth of professors at this time. This is an opportunity for Dropsie to become a center in order to prepare professors in Judaism for American institutions of higher learning." Another significant undertaking for Dropsie. he said, is the train- ing of scholars for research in the Jewish field, in order "to rewrite and reinterpret Jewish history in the light of the two great episodes which have occurred in the last quarter of a century—the Nazi Holocaust and the re-qstablishment of the State of Israel." Dr. Katsh, who received his doc- torate of philosophy at Dropsie College in 1944, recently resigned from his 33-year association with New York University, where he had been founder and curator of the Library of Judaica and He- braics. 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Dropsie Installs President Katsh PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — A pledge to help make Dropsie Col- lege for Hebrew and Cognate Learning into a center that will "serve as a storage house and source of Judaism" was voiced by the institution's new president, Dr. Abraham I. Katsh, who was in- stalled in his office at ceremonies conducted here Sunday. Dr. Katsh became the third president of Dropsie, a post pre- viously held by the late Dr. Cyrus Adler and, until his retirement last year after a quarter of a cen- tury as president, by Dr. Abraham A. Neuman. A colorful convocation was held at the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania for the installation of Dr. Katsh. More than 125 representatives of univer- sities, colleges and learned socie- ties from all parts of the United States attended the ceremonies. Honorary degrees were conferred on Mrs. Golda Meir, former for- eign minister of Israel; Pennsyl- vania Governor Raymond P. Sha- fer; James L. 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