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February 09, 1968 - Image 25

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1968-02-09

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Israel's - 2.0 Years of Progress

JERUSALEM—Many new nations
have emerged since the United Na-
tions was established 23 years ago
but none has made as much impact
on contemporary history as the
one slapped into life on May 14,
1948.
Since its rebirth as a modern
nation Israel has been hobbled by
adversities that could well have
hampered its growth. Instead, a
nation surrounded by enemies,
deluged by a torrent of immigrants,
and lacking in the natural wealth
which has made some of its neigh-
bors rich, it has harnessed its one
significant attribute; a people de-
termined to succeed.
As Israel marks its 20th an-
niversary year It celebrates its
growth from a nation of some
600,000 to one of more than
2,600,000 citizens. It celebrates
a vibrant economy with a growth
rate which exceeds that of many
European countries. It has been
a haven to the persecuted who
have come and established new
lives. Their pride in living in
the new Israel is reflected In
the new cities, farms, factories
and roads they have built on the
face of their land.
When the United Nations de-
clared Israel's sovereignty as a
nation among nations it was im-
mediately attacked by the Arabs
who pitted their armies against
what seemed to them to be a phan-
tom force. Yet these young, un-
tried men and women forced the
invading armies into retreat, and
provided Israel with the relative
peace it needed to begin the deter-
mination of its future.
Though two more wars have
upset the often shaky peace of Is-
rael during its 20 years of ex-
istence, it has managed to win its
share of friends. Its programs in
the Asian and African continents
involve the sending of skilled tech-
nicians to help the newly emerging
nations establish themselves. At
the same time Israel provides their
young people with scholarships en-
abling them to sharpen their skills
at Israel's leading educational and
research facilities.
On the continent Israel's re-
markable will and determination
to forge new paths of progress in
a long-blighted Middle East have
won it praise from both govern-
ments and people.
In the United States these
strengths have garnered the
same respect and support. The
test of this is that while the
people of Israel have demon-
strated their determination to
build a viable nation the people
of the United States have re-

Elected their support by invest-
ing in Israel and by channel-
ing their dollars through such
fund-raising institutions as the
United Jewish Appeal and Is-
rael Bonds.
Israel's response can be seen
in the building of such monuments
as the Kennedy Memorial in the
Judean Hills and the upcoming
Harry S. Truman Peace Center
in Jerusalem. Other similar, though
perhaps less physically overwhelm-
ing dedications, are on view
throughout the country.
In its international cooperation
program Israel has extended its
services to developing countries
and in 1966, 620 Israel experts
were in the field at the invitation
of the governments concerned or
under the aegis of the United Na-
tions.
Some 1,600 students from these
countries attended 32 courses in
Israel and between 1962 to 1965,
Israeli experts conducted 69
courses with more than 3,600
participants in developing coun-
tries. Israel, which officially
came into being with the bless-
ing of the community of nations
is helping other young countries
survive in this community.
As to its own achievements in
the area of education, Israel has
developed the Hebrew University,
the Technion and the Weizmann
Institute into institutions of inter-
national esteem. Next to defense,
education takes the largest part
of the country's budget. Last year
there were approximately three-
quarters of a million students en-
rolled in Israel's schools and col-
leges.
In the cultural area Israel has
also excelled. Its Philharmonic Or-
chestra entertains full houses on
its native soil as well as in its
concerts abroad. The Israel Mu-
seum in Jerusalem, though at times
faced with financial crises, has in
its three years of existence become
one of the most popular local and
tourist attractions, displaying the
works of Israelis as well as ob-
taining the creations of famed
artists from abroad. And, to
Shmuel Yosef Agnon, who has
made Israel his home during the
past 60 years recently came the
coveted Nobel Prize for Litera-
ture.
Thus the heritage of the Jew-
ish people is ensured by the na-
tion- of Israel and is being shared
with peoples all over the world
in selfless endeavor.
Perhaps one of Israel's greatest
accomplishments in its 20-year-his-
tory is the amalgamation of its
people who have come from such
romantically-sounding places such
as the Atlas Mountains in Morocco,
Yemen, Kurdistan and Tripoli. Of
the country's population 40 per
cent are native born, the rest come
from 100 different countries; 31
per cent from Europe and America,
14 per cent from Africa and 13 per
cent from Asia.

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JERUSALEM—A new highway
that bypasses the Suez Canal was
used for the first time to transport
250 tons of freshly-caught fish from
a trawler docked at Israel's Gulf of
Aqaba Port of Eilat to a Greek
cargo vessel at the Port of Ashod.
The fish, from trawler Dolphini, was
transported by refrigerated trucks
over' the Eilat-Ashdod highway in
the first practical test of the land
route that cuts through the Negev
Desert. If the experiment is suc-
cessful, it will permit Greek fish-
ing vessels to continue operating
in the Red Sea and to send their
catches home without passing
through the Suez Canal.
It was reported here that a for-
eign country has approached Is-
raeli authorities on the possibility
of transporting more than 20
barges over the land route from
the Mediterranean to the Gulf of
Aqaba outlet of the Red Sea.

While all have a common bond
in their Jewish heritage, they are
as different as the cultural climates
in which they lived. Yet their feel-
ing for Israel as the spiritual cen-
ter of Judaism has brought them
together and helped them over-
come their differences.
In addition to Israel's Jewish
population there are Arab Mos-
lems and Christians, Druzes, Cir-
cassians, and the desert Bedouins.
While each has its distinct com-
munity their opportunities at
education, health care and em-
ployment are on par with the
Jewish population.
The diversity of Israel provides
its visitors with its attractions. It
is the Land of the Bible with an-
cient sites. It is a land of modern
Cities literally growing out of the
desert. It is the Israel where the
Orthodox Jew walks through the
streets of Jerusalem dressed in
long-frocks as did his forefathers
in Poland and Russia while a young
Sabra bathes along the Tel Aviv
shores in a more contemporary
Bikini. It is a land of past and
present accomplishment, whose fu-
ture will be determined by the
will of the people.

Friday, February 9, 1968-25

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