THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Rabbi Reflects on Holiday By RABBI MARC H. TANENBAUM (A Seven Arts Feature) "A Rabbi Looks at Christmas" is the title of an article by this commentator published recently in a New York newspaper. While the article deals at length with the impact that Christmas and Hanuka festivals have on the spirit of New Yor- kers, I'd like to tell you about my first memorable Christmas experience. Vhen I was a child, I lived `._--Baltimore, Md., and my parents owned a grocery in a poor, working-class neighborhood. My father and mother were immig- rants from Russia and as devout Orthodox Jews, they • • • • • • • • • • • • • have them • • • REMEMBER YOUR AFFAIR • • with • • • I ) • COMPUTER PORTRAITS • • Framed Pictures, • • • Posters, T-Shirts, Etc. • • • BANQUETS, PARTIES • WEDDINGS, SHOWERS • • MITZVAHS, ETC. • • • • . 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Following the success of Isratech '81 in Jerusalem — Israel's major industrial exhibition, featuring the country's latest high- technology products — Is- raeli trade officials are look- ing forward to a double dividend; higher sales abroad and greater foreign investment at home. More than 200 American companies sent representa- tives to look at Israel's newest line of products in electronics, solar energy, Medical technology and other science-based indus- try. While no official statistics have been released, indica- tions are that the American visitors were actively plac- ing orders for Israeli goods and particularly eager to learn about the in- ducements Israel offers to encourage foreign businessmen to enter into joint ventures with Israeli firms or to set up their own manufacturing plants in Is- rael. The government offers a wide range of grants, loans and tax incentives to inves- tors from abroad. "But that is just icing on the cake," according to one American busi- nessman who already has a plant in Carmiel, near Haifa, and is plan- ning to double his factory space. "What we really come for is the pool of skilled workers —includ- ing engineers who are equal to the best we have in the U.S. — at costs con- siderably lower than what we have to pay. "It's getting to the point that if you want to keep ab- reast of developments in products like lasers, semi- conductors, new computer applications, and so on, you've got to have an Israeli connection." Some of the Israeli prod- ucts on view at Isratech '81 were enhanced and updated models of items that have already won wide ac- ceptance in the European Common Market (where Ise - raeli goods enter duty-free) and in the U.S. as well. Among them are: Neurogar, an electrical pain relief device the size of a pack of cigarettes which blocks pain signals from reaching the brain. 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