THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS, Settlement Centennials Marked By ISRAEL I. BICK President, Israel Stamp Collectors Society Israel has issued a set of commemorative stamps marking the centennial of Nes Ziyyona settlement on Israel's coastal plane. The community now has 14,000 residents and is known for its production of honey and citrus, as well as light in- dustry. Yesud Ha-Maala is also honored in this set. It bor- ders the Huleh swamps, one of the wildest areas of Pales- tine a century ago. In 1883, a group of Polish Zionists made their way to this land and settled in what they named "Yesud Hama'ala" (The Beginning of the As- cent) based on Ezra 7:9: "For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon." In the 1950s, drainage of the Huleh swamps greatly improved the area and today 550 people cultivate the approximately 2,000 acres of land. OVIusikef TouArs-Ng MUSIKER TEEN TOURS AMERICA EUROPE ISRAEL Another new issue, the IS 15 stamp, depicts a symbolical allegory to Afula, an urban center in the Jezreel Valley. This development has an in- teresting history dating back to the beginning of the century. Yet, it was only after 1954 that this community began a rapid and successful develop- ment. Today the town has over 20,000 inhabitants earning their livelihood by working on farms, factories and in offices. The District Hospi- tal has over 400 beds. HAWAII CANADA The finest Hotel and Combination Camping/Hotel Tours A personal, family-owned tradition that has created an unmatched standard of excellence in student coed tours for 18 years. Call or write for our exciting brochure and find out why WE ARE THE BEST. Archeological finds in the area brought forth pottery typical of the year 4000 BCE-. Other digs brought evidence of the Bronze Age and traces of a Crusader castle. 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A stubborn heart shall fare ill. —Apocrypha TEL AVIV (JTA) — Im- migration to Israel during 1983 rose 24.3 percent over 1982, from 13,260 to 16,478, though newcomers from Eastern Europe dropped by 25.6 percent, from 3,275 in 1982 to only 1,767, accord- ing to Leon Dulzin, Jewish Agency executive chairman and head of the agency's immigration department. 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