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November 17, 1978 - Image 45

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1978-11-17

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Friday, November 11, 194 45

Detroiters Visit Neighborhoods
Included in 'Project Renewal' -

Fourteen Detroiters who
participated in the first
United Jewish Appeal
President's Mission know
well the critical nature of
Project Renewal, the mas-
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struction in Israel's distres-
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Detroiters on the President's Mission are shown in
the top photograph touring Ramla and in the bottom
photograph at a pre-kindergarten in Natanya.
gency Fund, the Detroit Israel's success stories —
group went into several of made possible despite four
those neighborhoods on a wars and peacetime defense
four-day fact-finding mis- requirements.
sion that drew 300 cam-
An absorption center
paign - leaders from near Tel Aviv particu-
throughout the United larly impressed Selig-
States.
man. "We saw new Rus-
They were invited by Is- sian immigrants who had
rael President Yitzhak been in the country only
Navon to explore the eco- three or four days," he
nomic and social problems said. "It demonstrated
that exist in Israel in the Israel's — and our — abil-
30th year of its statehood.
ity to fulfill a commitment
Project Renewal, co- to the Jews of oppressed
sponsored by the people countries. I believe that
of Israel with world same commitment will
Jewry, undertakes to ab- enable Project Renewal
sorb 300,000 people in 160 to succeed."
Members
slum neighborhoods —
of
the
building and rehabilitat- President's Mission were
ing housing, establishing guests of Mr. Navon at a re-
. special educational and ception given in their honor
recreational facilities at the Knesset. Earlier,
and providing job train- they were briefed by Deputy
ing and essential social Prime- Minister Yigael
support services.
Yadin and Jewish Agency
Members of the Chairman Leon Dulzin,
President's Misgion pledged among others.
Detroiters who joined
$7 million to the 1979
United Jewish Appeal Seligman on the mission in-
Campaigns, a 20 percent in- cluded Milton Dresner, Sid-
crease over 1978 pledges. In ney I. Feldman, Milton
addition, they pledged Gilman, Norman D. Katz,
nearly $7 million more for Arnold Kaufman, Jay M.
the Project Renewal effort. Kogan, Joseph Krinsky,
"The need to rehabilitate Myron Milgrom, Spencer
deprived areas in Israel was Partrich, Robert A.
dramatically demonstrated Schwartz, Jerry Spero,
Yaker and Samuel
on this trip," said Seligman. Barry
Cohen.
He added that the De-
troiters took a special inter-
est in the old city of Ramla, Arab Land Grab
which has "a tremendous
TEL AVIV (ZINS) — The
historical background of newspaper Maariv reports
Arabs and Jews living to- that the Palestine Libera-
gether." Its rejuvenation tion Organization and
will have important social Saudi Arabia have been
and political ramifications, buying land in Judea and
he said.
Samaria through European
Seligman emphasized agents. The paper quoted an
that Israel's welfare and se- Arab realtor in East .
curity depend on every Jerusalem.
member of society being a
contributing member. "Ten
percent of Israel's people are Aid Society Meets
without education, without
Radomer Aid Society will
training, without decent meet 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in
housing. A country of three the Zionist Cultural Center.
million can't afford such a Plans for the coming year
loss."
Will be discussed. Refresh-
At the same time, the ments and a social hour will
Americans viewed some of follow the meeting.

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