Movement to 'Buy Israel Products'
Urged at Forum of Techmon Society
With Sam Rich, president of the Detroit Chapter, American
Technion Society, at the recent meeting, are panelists (from left)
Max Ratner, president of the American Israel Chamber of Com-
merce; Shaul Ramati, Israel consul general for the Midwest; and
Gen. Yaakov Dori, Israel's first chief of staff in the war for inde-
pendence. Not pictured is Dr. Reeve Siegel, excutive officer of
KMS Industries.
Detroit Chapter of American
Technion Society last week set
into motion an important move-
ment to encourage purchase of
Israel-made products, with an aim
of speeding Israel's becoming eco-
nomically secure.
In the course of a panel discus-
sion by experts, the theme that
was developed at the concluding
lectures in a series the chapter
sponsored this year emphasized the
importance of popularizing prod-
ucts that have elevated Israel's
productive skills.
Max Ratner of Cleveland,
president of American-I sr a e l
Chamber of Commerce and head
of Forest City Enterprises, told
the more than 200 in attendance
at the forum at Temple Emanuel,
June 4, that if every American
Jew were to purchase $100 worth
of Israel-made products a year
that there would be sufficient
assistance economically to make
Israel self-sustaining.
Dr. Reeve M. Siegel of Ann
Arbor, executive officer of the
KMS Industries, pursued a differ.
ent stand—declaring that it is in
America's' best interests that Is-
rael should be protected, and he
advocated pursuance of every pos-
sible effort to secure the largest
available Grant-in-Aid funds from
this country to provide for Israel's
developing needs.
Shaul Ramati, Israel's consul
general for the Midwest, in an
address in which he analyzed Is-
rael's current struggles, stated
that there is an industrial revolu-
tion in Israel resulting fom exten-
sive activities that keep the coun-
ty alert to the many needs, and in
a strong plea for the Technion-
Israel's technological university in
Haifa—he emphasized: "We need
engineers in the thousands and the
Technion can produce them.•'
Preceding the public meeting
at which these discussions were
conducted, a dinner meeting of
the Technion board was address-
ed by General Yaakov Dori, who
was Israel's first chief of staff
in the war of independence and
who served as Technion's presi•
dent for 15 years. Gen. Dori told
of the work in the Technion aero-
nautics and other departments,
the technicians who are trained
—"all linked with our security."
Sam Rich, president of the De-
troit Technion Society, who presid-
ed at the board meeting, read
urgent messages from Technion's
officials indicating the vastness of
the program being conducted at
the Haifa engineering school and
the dire need to wipe out existing
deficits. He joined the national of-
ficers in an appeal to assist in
securing the sums needed to
advance Technion's important pro-
grams.
Julius Harwood presided over
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the forum and conducted the dis-
cussion period in which a number
of attendees participated.
Ratner's appeal for support of
Israel's industrial products was
pinpointed with factual data about
new developments in the Jewish
state. He declared that "the 'hobby'
of investing in Israel soon turns
into good business ventures." He
reported that there are 250 Amer-
ican-sponsored plants operating in
Israel and that they are showing a
yearly growth of 10 to 12 per cent.
He urged others to become closely
involved in Israel's economic pro-
, jects.
Describing the renewed interest
in many activities in Israel's in-
dustrial programing, Ratner said
that not a week passes that the
Israel Chamber of Commerce does
not receive a dozen or more calls
from Israelis who state they are
returning to Israel to pursue their
professional tasks there.
In his appeal, Ratner, who
established and is president of
Electro-Chemical In dustries
(Frutarom) in Israel, stated that
250 good additional industries
( would help make the country
self-sustaining, not dependent on
philanthropy.
He offered through the Chamber
of Commerce to assist interested
parties in advancing such under-
takings.
Prof. Siegel, who has assisted in
establishing several important en-
gineering and chemical plants in
Israel and who has assisted a
number of experts to go to Israel
as participants in industrial efforts,
said that thermo-nuclear reactions
will serve to change the power
structures and eventually will aid
in Israel's development.
Expressing the view that it
would take a million Russians to
beat Israel, and that Russia would
not be prepared for such a move.
Dr. Siegel emphasized America's
role, this country's critical positicn
under Russian threats, and he de-
clared that the major move now
should be in the direction of en-
rolling Gentile assistance for Is-
rael. "Gentile America must back
Israel in its crisis." he said. Br-
cause Israel is weak economically,
he urged that there should be no
restraint in asking for all-out
American aid in the country's
defense.
Gen. Dori told the Technion
board that there can be no return
from the present positions until a
solution will be found for the pres-
ent critical situation, until peace is
attained.
While the struggle goes on, he
said, Israel must go on with its
economic efforts, with welcoming
new immigrants, with developing
the educational institutions. "These
are all linked with our defense and
our security," he declared.
He pointed to Russia's aims to
acquire control of the Red Sea and
of the Suez Canal and he declared
that Israel will not move from the
canal zone, that the line will be
held until there is peace.
"In these tasks, we need the
help of the Jewish people," he de-
clared.
Commenting on Leonard Slat-
er's "The Pledge," published
by Simon and Schuster, in which
he figures prominently, Gen.
Dori said it was good that the
facts regarding American aid to
Israel in the state's formative
years should be known.
Ramati stated in his address that
Israel is a united nation, that the
present borders will be maintained
until there is a genuine peace
agreement. He said that the mass-
ing of Russian military aid to the
Arabs does not stop Israel's activi-
ties and that the Arabs in occupied
territories are benefiting from Is-
rael's administration.
He pointed to Russia's aims in
the Persian Gulf and in the entire
Middle East, to the dangers stem-
ming from these activities, and he
expressed the hope that NATO will
step in to defend Israel.
Ramati pointed out that what Is-
' rael is doing today is a perfect
example of what the U.S. is try-
ing to do in Asia. "But given the
' means we are able to defend our-
!selves," he added.
The new national director of
American Technion Society, Char-
les Scher, was introduced to the
gatherings and he spoke briefly at
the board meeting.
Detroit Technion Society leaders
indicated after the forum that ef-
forts will be pursued here to en-
courage a "Buy Israel Products"
movement.
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