Maltese Jews Face Shaky. Future; 40- Elderly Families Live on Island

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MALTA (JTA) — The bead of
the Maltese Jewish community,
Sidney Berger, expressed anxiety
that "there is no future left, for
Malta's Jews. Berger said that in
spite of the fact that the com-
munity has increased during the
last 15 years from nine Jewish
families to 40 "we seem doomed
as there are absolutely no young

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people among us."
Practically all the 40 Jewish
families living in Malta are elderly
Jewish couples mainly of British
orign who have retred on the B-
land. Many of these wil also prob-
ably leave Malta should the cur-
rent negotiations with Britain fail
to resolve he differences.
The community has a small
synagogue which is located in
an area due to be razed for
town planning purposes. Berger
has plans and most of the money

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necessary to build a new syna-
gogue in the island capital of
Valetta.
Besides an occasional minyan
for the High Holidays there is prac-
tically no Jewish life or activities
on the island and no Zionist pro-
grams.
For the Hgh Holidays the syna-
gogue secures a raddi from Lon-
don and kosher meat is flown in
once a week from Rome for -the
several families who maintain
kashrut.

French-Israel Ties Seen Remaining Cool

TEL AVIV (TTA)--,Foreign Min-
ister Abba Eban warned Israelis
not to expect a dramatic improve-
ment in relations with France.
He said there were many major
problems outstanding between the
two countries, not the leas t of
which were •France's insistence on
Israel's total withdrawal from the

occupied Arab territories and the
negative French attitude toward
preferential treatment for Israel
by the European Common Market.
Eban said there should be no
illusions over a prompt settlement
with France on reimbursement to
Israel for 50 embargoed Mirage
V jets.

There has been no immigration
whatsoever to Israel from Malta
and only a handful of its inhabi-
tants have- visited the country or
plan to do so.

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Friday, Joinery 28, 1972-3

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• 49th Statement of Condition

December 31,1971

Assets
Cash and U.S. Government Securities
First Mortgage Loans
Home Improvement and Other Loans
Real Estate Held for Redemption
Office Buildings and Equipment Less
Depreciation '
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank
Other Assets

Total

$ 15,651,840
235,982,060
10,673,687
227,179

1,902,618
2,670,000
3,212,015
$270,319,399

merican
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13700 W. 9 Mile Road near Coolidge
25177 Greenfield near 10 Mile Road
21751 W. 11 Mile Road near Leiner
4140 W. Maple Road near Telegraph Rd
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Liabilities

Savings Accounts
Advances from Federal Home Loan
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Loans in Process
Other Liabilities
General Reserves, Specific Reserves
and Surplus
Total

Agency

OMEGA
for a lifetime of

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Friendship and money d6 mix. During 1971
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$230,405,280

16,800,000

2,578,356
5,595,289

14,940,474

$270,319,399

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on the 31st day of December. 1971
Alfred L. Deutsch, Chairman of the Board
George M Zelfzer, President
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