srael's Fantastic Sports Enthusiasm 38—Friday, November 27, 1970 trip to Israel such a truly breath- customs bothered no one," Cohen taking and marvelous experience. said. "They got along great, ex- "He is still giving us little details changing ideas, making friends, It has been a recent tenet of our above all, they got to know ociety to complain. We rarely take and comments on the three great- and and its people. The festival le time or make the effort to est weeks of his young life and it Israel such a success that we are peak out about what is good or is hard to believe that a 'city kid' was thinking about running it again ight or inspirational. However, could be left with such a deep summer instead of on a two- le trend has been dramatically feeling for what he left behind in next year basis. The momentum is eversed as far as Harold Zimman Israel. "Mark naturally lives and there, so why lose it? Even the f Lynn, Mass., and Haskell Cohen Israelis were flabbergasted at its breathes basketball," the letter f New York City are concerned. continued. "It's his first love. success." sports was intimately Zimman is chairman of the Na While onal Jewish Welfare Board's But he was so impressed with involved, it was only part of the ealth and physical education corn- the kids from other countries festival. The primary aim was and each one becoming part of iittee. Cohen is chairman of his cultural, and in keeping with it family—or so he says—'like WB's basketball committee. To- being with many brothers and the youngsters all toured Israel '?ther, they were responsible for sisters'—that the basketball and widely, from the Golan Heights in re First International Israel Youth the north to Masada in the south. 'estival in the summer, and now tournament part of the festival The whole trip was inspirational, hey were in the JWB offices in became secondary. especially for the Zimman and Mrs. Glazer contin- "In fact," slew York City glancing through Cohen, who both agreed they gave, ued, "Mark already is correspond- he mail. ing with Olaf from Holland and which was much. "It's absolutely unbelievable," Sonja from Sweden. Isn't this "We'll use the same selection said Zimman, who served as the great?" system next time," Cohen said. head of the U.S. delegation. "First, commitment to Judaism, Twelve nations participated in "Fantastic," agreed Cohen, who the festival and the youngsters and sports second. And we'll get served as the international chair- were as diverse as the Twelve the youngsters from the same place man of the festival, and whose Tribes. Besides host Israel, the —the yeshivot, Jewish Community business is public relations. "We USA, Holland and Sweden, they Centers, YM-YWHA's and Hebrew took along 63 boys and girls be- came from Denmark, Ireland, Day Schools." "After all," Zimman said, "it's tween the ages of 15 and 17. So far, IL ly, France. Argentina, Brazil, a wonderful way to spend the sum- we've received 50 letters of com- Peru and Columbia. mendation from both the young- "The difference in language and mer, and these 50 letters prove it." sters involved or their parents." STOREWIDE SALE nedeedr y,ri 20 to 70(y. By JESSE H. SILVER (Copyright 1970, JTA, Inc.) The memories of the festival. which mixed culture and sports, and ran from July 20 through Aug. 9, were pleasant, indeed. "Let me tell you about the closing ceremonies," Cohen said. "Schmuel Bialik, the chairman of the Israel organizing commit- tee, told me the closing cere- monies would be held at mid- night. I told him he was crazy. Nobody would come because the next day was a work day. You know what?" Cohen continued. "They were sold out. At mid- night!" "What about the farewell at the airport?" Zimman prompted. "Equally unbelievable," Cohen said. "The Israeli youngsters who participated in the festival dis- banded and left /Cfar Galim outside of Haifa when the festival was over. I thought we'd seen the last of them. But when the American delegation left Lydda Airport, the Israelis all came down to say goodbye. Each of them brought a bouquet of flowers to give to our kids. It was quite a moment," Cohen said. Zimman thumbed through a folder of letters and extracted one. "Read this," he said. The letter was from Mrs. Ted Glazer of Jersey City, N.J. 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