Physicians to Have Seminar in Israel

The American Physicians will participate.
Fellowship will have a semi- The Israel government also
nar on traumatic medicine welcomes medical and para-
during its annual tour in Is- medical volunteers who are
rael April 23-May 8. enlisted by the fellowship.
For information on the tour,
The seminar will focus on write American Physicians
the superior treatment of Fellowship, National Office,
Yom Kippur War casualties. 1622 Beacon St., Brookline,
U.S. and Canadian physicians Mass. 02146.

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Federation Men's Divisions Meet

Yaacov Morris, center, Israel's press officer at the UN,
spoke on Israel's pressing needs at a joint meeting of the
leaders of two Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency
Fund divisions who joined forces last week to pledge their
support to this year's campaign. Shown with Morris are,
from left: Sol Cicurel, mercantile division chairman; Dr.
Leon Fill, associate campaign chairman; Morris; Robert
E. Schwartz, host of the meeting; and Joseph Garson, serv-
ices arts and crafts division chairman.

BRIAN JEFFREY KATZ

Born Jan. 28, 1975
6 pounds 14 ozs.

Friday, February 7, 1975-9

State Department Asks Raise
in Economic Assistance to Israel

Grandma Esther and Grandpa Nate Katz
and
Grandma June and Grandpa Leon Stein

Thank our children
Dianne and Jerry Katz
for our grandson

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

SMART SAVERS SAY

"Give Me Liberty"

WE NOW PAY

WASHINGTON (JTA) —
The State Department, alter-
ing its position of last spring,
asked the Congress to in-
crease economic supporting
assistance to Israel from $50
million to $324.5 million for
the current fiscal year end-
ing June 30.
John E. Murphy, deputy
administrator of the Agency
for International Develop-
ment, at a hearing by the
subcommittee on foreign op-
erations of the House Appro-
priations Committee, said
that "since we formulated
the request, significant
changes have taken place in
Israel's balance of payments
situation."
He said Israel's foreign ex-
change reserves had fallen
by more than $800 million
"due to sharply rising im-
port prices and the internal
economic pressures resulting
from the heavy defense bur-
den that must be still car-
ried.
Israel's foreign exchange
reserves now stand at about
$1. billion . which, . Murphy
said, "is barely enough to
pay for two months of mili-
tary and civilian imports, or

roughly six months of civil-
ian imports alone."
He also pointed out that Is-
rael's balance of payments
deficit has grown to about
$3.5 billion. Israel's "drastic
autserity measures," Murphy
said, include the fact that
some 54 percent of personal
income now goes for taxes—
"the highest per capita tax
burden in the world."
Murphy's 'prepared state-
ment also said "we of course
continue to support appro-
priation of the full package
requested for the Middle
East Arab countries."
The Congress must, by the
end of this month, act on the
foreign aid program, since
the authorization measure
adopted by the prior Con-
gress in December, required
appropriation laws to fund
the allocations.
Congress had increased Is-
rael's authorization from $50
million to $324.5 million. The
State Department had orig-
inally asked for and was
authorized by the Congress
to give Egypt $250 million in
economic aid, Jordan $77
million and a contingency
fund of $100 million was ear-
marked for Syria.

The Negev in United States

By DAVID SCHWARTZ

(Copyright 1975, JTA, Inc.)

attacking slavery on eco-
nomic grounds.

When the children asked
my father, why on coming to
He that walks straight will
America he had gone south, not stumble.
he said, "Because it is writ-
ten in the Torah, ,`And Abra-
ham journeyed to the Ne-
By Popular Demand
gev'." Negev in Hebrew
means south.
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same in English—cow field.
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In Florida a Jew, Richard
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United States Senate.
This is the second U.S.
Jewish Senator from Florida.
Before the Civil War, there
was David Ulee. His original
name was David Levy. There
is a Levy County in Florida
named, probably, after his
father, Moses Levy, who was
Shevat
one of the earlier Florida
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pioneers. Moses Levy was al-
so noted for a plan for end-
Jan.13 to Feb. 11
ing slavery.
There was another South-
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same time, Judah P. Ben- Grace Your Family
jamin from Louisiana. If he Celebrating
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