THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 10 Friday, September 1, 1919 Israeli Food Industry Continues Its Growth By ROBERT KAPLAN Israel Digest JERUSALEM — The food industry accounts for one- fifth of Israel's total exports. But the fact that it has in- creased its export figure by 20 percent annually since 1955 is even more signific- ant. While a country needs heavy industry in order to become wealthy, it must first have a sound agricul- tural base to build on. And a thriving food industry is an indicator of a fully-matured agricultural sector. The history of Israeli ag- riculture is well-known, especially the development of kibutzim and moshavim which struck roots in the early 20th Century. The success of the communal farm movement was supplemented by the con- struction of factories to pro- duce such things -as soups and sauces from the vegeta- bles grown in the fields. Since the roots of this sec- tor, which accounted for $190 million in exports in 1977, go back to the com- munal farm movement, today one-third of the exist- ing factories are owned and operated by kibutzim and moshavim. The food industry in Is- rael is making many inno- vations. For instance, palm oil can be used as salad oil. , But the conversion is a com- plicated, expensive process, which led to the establish- ment of Palm Oil Industries Ltd. in Eilat. The Israeli technological innovation will extract edible oil from the palm, and create a byp- roduct that can be used in soaps and cosmetics. Like other industrialized nations, Israel also pro- duces processed foods. One Israeli firm is now market- ing freeze-dried vegetables which are ready to eat after cooking in boiling water for one minute. The new technique is de- signed for instant soup powders, reducing the cook- ing time from the usual five minutes to 60 seconds. The Jaffora firm of Re- hovot has created an artifi- cial sweetener that isn't re- * ally artificial, because it is extracted from a substance that exists in grapefruit peels. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has already approved the pro- duct for use in toothpaste and chewing gum. This sweetener is 1,500 times sweeter than sugar and three-to-four times sweeter than saccharin. The Technion in Haifa has become Israel's center for food industry ex- perimentation, and has re- cently opened a research facility that is part of the school's Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology. Because the food industry is an offshoot of the agricul- tural sector, changes in the former will sooner or later affect the latter. By 1980, an assortment of vegetables such as cabbage and cucumbers will edge out cit- rus as the nation's number one produce item. Thus more types of products de- rived from vegetables should be expected from the food industry in the future. Israel has been called Europe's "hot house." About two-thirds of the country's food exports go to the nine members of the European Economic Community, mostly in the winter months when cold weather makes fruit and vegetable produc- tion impossible there. The remainder is made up of ex- ports to North America. It is no accident that the industrialized West ac- counts for almost all of Is- rael's food purchases. Many of these products are canned; and packaged, and only people in affluent societies can afford them. This is especially true with frozen and processed foods, which make up 20 percent of all Israeli food exports. These market restrictions have put a brake on rapid development in the food in- dustry. Israel's resources may be unlimited concern- ing food production, but the foreign market is not. Meanwhile, the Israeli food industry exported $220 million in 1978, a 25 percent increase over 1977. * * Monument Unveilings Israeli oranges are loaded aboard a ship bound for Europe. VERA J. and MARTIN B. FARKAS MORRIS ALBERT Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory 12 noon Sunday, Sept. 16, at He- brew Memorial Park. Rabbi Gruskin will of- ficiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. Announces the un- veiling of monuments in their memory 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at He- brew Memorial Park. Rabbi Goldschlag will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. The Family of the Late The Family of the Late BERNARD T. BARRIS PHILIP P. FEALK Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his cherished mem- ory at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Mezeritcher Cemetery, Masonic Blvd. and Lit- tle Mack Road. Rabbi Benjamin Gorrelick will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Rabbi Loss will of- ficiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. The Family of the Late The Family of the Late LOUIS L. BINDES ABE GORDON Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi Stanley Rosen- baum will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory 12 noon Sunday, Sept. 16, at He- brew Memorial Park, Lakeside Section, Lot L, plot 93. Rabbi Noah M. Gamze will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. ROSE BLOTNICK N The Family of the Late The Family of the Late SYLVIA STONE PAULINE LIBERSON Announces the un- veiling of a monument in her memory 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. e. - --He- .rk. brew Memoria A-enry Rabbi Goldschlag will of- ficiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. Announces the un- veiling of a monument in her memory 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Workmen's Circle Cemetery (section FA). Rabbi Arm will of- ficiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. The Family of the Late The Family of the Late ALBERT SWARTZ JOSEPH MANDELL Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Beth Moses Cemetery. Rabbi Benjamin Gor- relick will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Cantor Larry Vieder will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. The Family of the Late The Family of the Late JOSEPH WAGNER LILLIAN SAULSON Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at Oak- view Cemetery. Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum and Cantor Louis Klein will officiate. Relatives i and friends are asked to attend. Announces the un veiling of a monument in her memory 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Rabbi Groner will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. N The Family of the Late MAX WEIN JERRY SILBERT LILLIAN GORELICK Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at He- brew Memorial- Park. Rabbi Milton Arm and Cantor Shabtai Acker- man will officiate. Rela- tives and friends are asked to attend. Announces the lin_ veiling of a monument in his memory 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at Radomer Cemetery, Gratiot and 14 Mile. Rabbi Rosenbaum will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. The Family of the Late The Family of the Late Announces the un- veiling of a monument in her memory 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Adat Shalom Memorial Park. Rabbi Syme will officiate. The Family of the Late The Family of the Late SOPHIE BUCH CELIA HACKMAN Announces the un- veiling of a monument in her memory 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Bnai David Cemetery (Van Dyke). Rabbi Schnipper and Cantor Ackerman will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. Announces the un- veiling of a monument in her memory 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Rabbi Yolkut and Cantor Adler will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. N The family of the late Anne Silverman an- nounces the unveiling of a monument in her memo -3r 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Hebrew Memorial Park. Rabbi Goldschlag will of- ficiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. The Family of the Late Announces the un- veiling of a monument in her memory 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Rabbi Arm will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. Announces the un- veiling of a monument in her memory 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Rabbi Gor- don will officiate. Rela- tives and friends are asked to attend. The family of the late Irwin Ratner announces the unveiling of a monu- ment in his memory 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Rabbi Morton Yolkut and Cantor Hyman Adler will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend • The Family of the Late The Family of the Late HELEN (GOLDIE) BURLAK , The Family of the Late The Family of the Late The Family of the Late rr The family of the late Ethel Barron announces the unveiling of a monu- ment in her memory 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at Pinsker Cemetery. Rabbi Rosenbaum will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. The family of the late Dr. Sidney Adelson an- nounces the unveiling of a monument in his memory 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi Gorrelick will of- ficiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. The Family of the Late ARTHUR. JAFFIN Announces the un- veiling of a monument in his memory Sunday, Sept. 9, at Beth Yehudah Cemetery. Rabbi Milton Arm will officiate. Rela- tives and friends are asked to attend. LEAH STARKMAN Announces the un- veiling of a monument in her memory 12 noon Sunday, Sept. 9, at Workmen's Circle Cemetery, Section B. Rabbi Alan Lucas will officiate. Relatives and friends are asked to attend. JOSEPH WHITEFIELD. Announces the un,-, veiling of a monument in his memory 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Clover Hill Park Cemetery. Rabbi Groner will officiate. Relatives and nds are asked to at Mattie Fredrick and Blanche Brant Announce the unveiling of a monument in memory of their beloved mother FANNIE SHULMAN 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at Machpelah Cemetery. Rabbi Yolkut and Cantor Adler will officiate. Relatives and friends are I asked to attend.