Israel Tourism
Given Boost
TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Faced
with a sharp decline in
tourist traffic, the Israel
government is resuming ac-
tive promotion in support of
its vital industry. Aside from
some Tel Aviv hotels, which
are busy with foreign cor-
respondents, most of Israel's
tourist facilities are empty.
According to a report of
the tourist ministry, there
were only 16,000 visitors to
Israel in the month of Octo-
ber, which is 25 per cent of
the number of tourists who
came during October 1972.
A tourism industry spokes-
man declared that most
would-be travelers have not
canceled their trips but only
postponed them for a later
time.
30 Christian Theological Tourists Assist
Israel; Give Magen David Cash, Blood
JERUSALEM—A group of
Christian tourists contributed
IL 3,000 to Magen David
Adorn, the Israel equivalent
of the Red Cross, through
Prof. Shemaryahu Talmon,
of the Hebrew University's
Bible department.
Two days before the out-
break of war, Prof. Talmon
was asked to meet a group
of 30 Swiss theologians,
academicians and public fig-
ures who were ending a
short tour of Israel. At the
meeting, the tourists, most
of whom were visiting the
country for the first time,
evinced a lively interest in
A People in Mourning
Israel's position in the Middle
East conflict.
The following Monday, the
third day of the war, the en-
tire group appeared at Prof.
Talmon's home and asked
him to meet with them again
that evening. As he had al-
ready been called up for re-
serve duty, the professor
appeared in uniform for the
session, at which the group
members asked how they
could help Israel in her hour
of need.
Every member of the
group donated blood to
Magen David Adom before
their departure a few days
later. Soon after they left,
Prof. Talmon received a
phone call from an airline
stewardess who said that the
group had collected money
and deposited it in his bank
account. The money was to
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel I the name, serial number and
wept Wednesday, individual- date of death of the soldier.
ly and collectively, as solemn The grim task of identifying
memorial services were held the dead fell to the Army
in the north and the south for Chaplaincy Corps; in some Arab Aid Asked
the 1,854 soldiers who fell in cases, remains were so badly
of British Workers
battle during the Yom Kippur mangled that police labora-
LONDON (JTA)—Employes
tories and scientists had to
War.
The bereaved families — help in the identification of the Kuwaiti National Pe-
troleum Co. have been told
hundreds of them from all process.
Parents of cadets of the to contribute a month's wages
parts of the country and all
stations in life — gathered in artillery officers' training to the "Arab war -effort."
This has caused deep em-
temporary military ceme- course who fell in the war
teries at Afula in the Jezreel were presented with the in- barrassment to many of the
Valley and Mishmar HaNe- signia and commissions their employes who are afraid to
sons would have received had refuse for obvious reasons
gev in the south.
they
not been called to battle but don't feel like contrib-
Soldiers killed on the north-
and
slain
before they were uting a month's salary to a
ern front in the battle with
graduated.
The presentations cause which is not theirs.
Syria were buried at Afula,
British employes of vari-
and those who died on the were made at graduation ous Arab companies all over
ceremonies
Wednesday.
Egyptian front were laid to
The Israeli artillery com- the world have also been
rest in the Negev.
mander, Brig. Gen. Nathan forced to surrender a month's
They were buried with full Sharoni, told them, "Your salary.
military honors and in ac- children have fallen for the
cordance with Jewish tradi- right to live in this country." Classifieds Get Quick Results
tion which requires prompt
burial. The families have the
option of having their loved
ones reinterred at a later
date.
It was only Tuesday night
that the death toll of the
Yom Kippur War was an-
nounced to the Israeli public.
Wednesday, the f a milies
came to the cemeteries —
kibutzniks and city dwellers,
new immigrants and old es-
tablished families, Western-
ers and Jews in the tradi-
tional dress of their Oriental
countries of origin, civilians
and men and women in the
khaki uniforms of the armed
services.
Families of Blank Panthers
from the slums of Jerusalem
shared their grief side by
side with affluent families
from Tel Aviv, Mt. Carmel
and the wealthy suburb of
Savion.
They heard the prayers of
the rabbis — Army Chief
Chaplain Gen. Mordechai
Firon and his Deputy Col.
Gad Navon were at the
Negev cemetery—the solemn
words of Chief of Staff Gen.
David Elazar: "The entire
people of Israel in their
hearts share the memory of
its heroes with the bereaved
families who may find con-
solation in their sons' devo-
tion and sacrifice."
The dead lay beneath
Surgeon General Has Determined
Warning
heaps of earth topped by rec-
tangular white bricks. On
That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health.
each grave, a small sign bore
be used "for a humanitarian
purpose, to the best of his
judgment."
Prof. Talmon donated the
money to the Mager' David
Adorn, as many of the group
were pacifists and he felt
that this use would be in
keeping with their convic-
tions.
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