• T, Ary • t. 42 Friday, April 29, 1983 • :•,f THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Economy Expands, Diversifies Durina- Israel's First 35 Years By ELMER WINTER (Copyright 1983, JTA, Inc.) Editor's note: Elmer Winter is the chairman of the Committee for Eco- nomic Growth of Israel. In its first 35 years, de- spite five wars, periodic mobilization of its work- force, heavy defense costs, Arab boycotts, an absence of coal, oil, iron and other cru- cial natural resources and a chronic water shortage, Is- rael's economy has grown with startling speed and de- veloped a sound and solid structure. In 1948, when Israel de- clared its independence, the total value of her exports for the year was $40 million — mainly from the sale of cit- rus fruits. In 1982, Israel's exports totalled $11 billion, most of it from the sale of industrial products. During the first year of Israel's existence, its exports to the United States represented only 6.5 percent of its im- ports from America. Last year Israel exported approx- imately $1.2 billion worth of goods to the United States — three-quarters of the $1.6 billion it imported from this country. Israel's exports, espe- cially in agriculture, indus- try and technology, are the key to this dramatic eco- nomic growth. Agro- technology is a field where Israel's pioneering has won world renown. Despite its limited arable land, Israel has created a miracle of ag- ricultural productivity, not merely in the citrus fruits for which it has long been famous, but in items rang- ing from flowers (Israel's tulips compete with Dutch bulbs throughout West Europe) to foie gras (Israel pate is found on the tables of restaurants throughout France). In the last decade, Is- rael's exports of fresh produce have quad- rupled to more than $600 million per year, while the number of farmers has declined and the amount of arable land has remained the same. Israel's industrial success is a dramatic instance of how a small country, by dint of sheer brainpower, can compete on the world mar- ket in such advanced areas as medical engineering, solar energy, computer graphics, bio-technology and similar fields. In 1970, Israel had less than 10 science-based companies, compared with 500 today. For every 10,000 citizens there are 30 scientists in- volved in research and de- velopment; the correspond- ing figures for some of the world's most industrialized countries are 25 for the United States, 24 for Japan and 13 for France. _••••• 41 _ ■ •• *II .- .. • /OMMERSET • e. e • ..."-- DIMIER THEATRE -."*".• • detroies Original dinner theatre 4: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Aural; Jimmy Launce PROductions, Inc. • • • presents • • ANY WEDNESDAY • • • • • A Comedy by Muriel Resnik • Performances: Wed. Mat. noon - Group Rates & • • Performances Available • Fri & Sat. 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Israel has a large pool of skilled workers, including highly trained scientists and engineers. Its technol- ogy is a world leader in such areas as solar energy, irri- gation and desalinization, electronics and medical engineering. Oil for Guns LONDON (ZINS) — The British monthly magazine, Middle East, says Israel is selling captured Soviet weapons to Iran in ex- change for oil. The Boston Globe inter- viewed Israel Defense Minister Moshe Arens who said that the U.S. agreed with the arrangement as a means of establishing con- tacts with the Iranian army as a counter to the Kho- meini regime. 4/1vvrip l ■ • 111, • • A Detroit's Original A e Square Deepdish Pizza A * Consistently voted ∎ • • Detroit Free Press Detroit News HAPPY HOUR FUN REDUCED PRICES ON DRINKS 11:30-6 p.m., 9 p.m.-closing WASIK-TV AAA AAA. 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Diana is sent back to New York to secure weapons for the desperately unde- rarmed Hagana. She appe- als, not to her wealthy fam- ily, but to her heretofore unacknowledged uncle, Marty Bernstein, the most famous mobster in the United States. He pledges his aid and not only pro- vides his influence in secur- ing the arms, but also in- sists on supplying Diana with Joey Marino as a body- guard. Marino, the son of an Ita- lian mobster and a Jewish mother has been raised as Bernstein's protege. He is young, handsome, stylish and irresistible to the ladies. He falls in love with Diana, but she is passionately in love with Stern. Diana is called back to Palestine to aid in a prison break for Stern. Marino ac- companies Diana and their three lives become inexora- bly intertwined. As soldiers of the Hagana, their tumultous experiences are exciting and one of them will die so that the new na- tion can live. It is in the creation of the atmosphere of Jerusalem in 1947, that the author excels. 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