American Aliya
Expected to Grow
One of the concomitant outcomes
of the Six-Day War was the dra-
matic rise in aliya from the United
States and Canada—which has al-
ready begun to leave its imprint on
Israel's economic and social pro-
grams.
In the years 1948-62 no more than
8,000-9,000 Jews from North Amer-
ica settled in Israel. Many among
these were either- elderly people
or young people with a strong
Zionist urge. Few were in a posi-
tion to contribute their technical
know-how-to the country's develop-
ment. During this period a still
larger number of North Americans
arrived in the country but many
chose to return to the United States
owing to difficulties of acclimatiza-
tion or integration in the country's
economy. The general feeling was
that Israel was not yet prepared
to receive the American Jews and
that the Jews from America were
not yet prepared for Israel.
In the next five years down to
the Six-Day War, another 8,000
North Americans arrived in Israel.
These were assisted by a number
of organizations which were estab-
lished expressly for the purpose
of dealing with a highly skilled
aliya.
The only ray of light was the
Israeli Industry which in 1962 be-
gan enlisting technical experts
from North America and establish-
ing basic criteria for their eco-
nomic integration, assistance in
housing and even in the study of
Hebrew. The problem lay in the
fact that the country's economy
had suffered a depression during
this period and it was very diffi-
cult to find suitable openings for
these new arrivals.
A new phase set in after the
Six-Day War. In the three years
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that have elapsed since June
1967, more than 15,000 American
Jews settled permanently In the
country, or as many as had set-
tled in the 19 preceding years. A
large percentage among these
are young people. and "-ft —7-4-
er majority of the adults are pro-
fessionals or highly skilled work-
ers. TIre current crisis :n toe
American aeronautical and space
industry, as a result of which
thousands of engineers have
been thrown out of employment,
has proved an open blessing to
the Israeli industry. American
experts and people of great ex-
perience have come over to Is-
rael in the hundreds, bringing
with them skills which are of
vital importance for Israel's
industrialization and economic
stability.
From the positive angle, many
American Jewish families who had
in the past given Zionism very
little thought are attracted to
Israel owing to the sentimental
awakening they experienced as a
result of the Six-Day War.
Some "Black Power" elements
in America are beginning to leave
a mark on the Jewish middle-class
which has been chosen by them as
a target for their ire: Parents are
greatly disturbed by the possible
influence of drugs and anarchy on
their children.
Most experts are of the opinion
that the wave of aliya from North
America will increase in the corn-
ing years, and that very soon over
10.000 olim will be arriving an-
nually from the United States and
Canada. These immigrants will
form the backbone for new indus-
trial and scientific ventures which
will serve as a sound basis for the
country's economic stability.
Electronic Computers Multiply in Israel
By HAIM SCHACHTER
At the end of April, there were
172 electronic computers function-
ing in Israel as compared with
158 at the end of 1969, 100 at the
end of 1968 and 80 at the end of
1967. It is expected that by the
end of the year their number will
be brought up to 206.
A survey undertaken by the Cen-
tral Office of Statistics, in con-
junction with the Israel Association
for Information Programing,
shows that the use of computers
has been introduced into all
branches of the country's economy.
By the end of 1969, 33 computers
had been installed in industrial,
construction, water and power
projects (as compared with 13 at
the end of 1968, and five at the
end of 1967); 22 were functioning
in educational and research insti-
tutions (as compared with 12 at
the end of 1968, and 15 at the end
of 1967); 21 were functioning in
banks (as compared with eight at
the end of 1968, and five at the end
of 1967); 19 in the Security net-
work (as compared with 15 at the
end of 1968, and 11 at the end of
1967); 17 in government services
(as compared with 11 at the end of
1968 and nine at the end of 1967);
and 27 in other branches of the
economy (such as trade, transpor-
tation, local authorities, insurance
companies, health and relief orga-
nizations.)
Of the 136 computers functioning
at the end of 1969 (exclusive of
those in the Security network and
three in various institutions which
had developed computers of their
own) seven were large computers
(which cost over $18,000 a month
in rentals and maintenance); 24
were medium-sized computers (in-
volving an outlay of $7,000-$18.000
a month); 42 were small com-
puters (costing from $2,000-$7,000
a month to maintain); and M
were miniature computers (involv-
ing an outlay of less than $2,000
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a month).
Of the total number of com-
puters functioning in the country
at the end of 1969, about two-thirds
or 103, were installed in the Tel
Aviv and central regions; 31 kr the
Haifa and Northern regions and
24 in the Jerusalem and Southern
regions.
In 1969, the average number of
working hours per computer per
month was 265 as compared with
292 in 1968. This drop is explained
by the fact that the number of
working hours for the computers
accruing to. the economy in 1969
was relatively low. Likewise, the
number of hours per computer in
institutions where they had been
functioning in former years also
dropped, in view of the additional
number of computers installed.
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keeping up with yesterday.—Don
Marquis.
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Cholera Source Not Arab
Terrorists, Says Ministry
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The health
ministry spokesman, in an un-
precedented move, denied a state-
ment on the cholera situation by
Health Minister Victor Shemtov.
The spokesman said that Shem-
tov's statement that Arab ter-
rorists have spread the cholera
germs in Israel was only an as-
sumption.
Health ministry sources said they
were awaiting the completion of
the mass destruction of vegetables
watered with untreated sewage;
cholera is commonly acquired
through the taking of germ-ridden
water into the body.
If the germs in the current rash
of cholera cases were spread via
infected vegetables, a significant
drop in new cases is expected
within a week after their destruc-
tion, the sources indicated.
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