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New York (JTA) — Twenty
years after America first realiz-
ed the extent of its drug pro-
blem, Israel is fighting a similar
war against an escalating num-
ber of drug abusers. There are
an estimated 15,000 drug ad-
dicts in Israel today, an accum-
ulation of about 10 years of drug
use there.
That statistic is based only on
accounts of hospital treatment
reported by the Israeli Magen
David Adorn. According to An-
dre Marcus, of the International
Anti-Drug Abuse Foundation,
"That figure can be doubled
without exaggerating."
About 40 percent of the drug
abusers in Israel are between
the ages of 13 and 18, according
to Diane Marcus, also of the
Foundation. Another 40 percent
are 22 and over, while the figure
drops to . 20 percent for those 18
to 22.
"The drop comes when people
go into the army," Diane Mar-
cus said. "Those found to be on
drugs in the army are kicked out
and go to jail. That creates a
problem because if you don't
finish three years in the army
you can't do anything after-
wards," she said.
Drugs exist all over Israel,
Andre Marcus said, especially
around the borders where the
drugs are coming in. "Histor-
ically, Americans brought the
first drugs to kibbutzim," he
said, ."but now the main source
is southern Lebanon, the Bekaa
Valley."
Consequently, drugs such as
marijuana, used most often in
the younger circles, and heroin,
prominent in the over-22 group,
are available and cheap. "Since
the drugs are not travelling too
far, it's much cheaper than in
America," noted Diane Marcus.
Israel is just beginning to
realize the extent of its drug pro-
blem, which first became evi-
dent after the Yom Kippur War.
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Isidore Sobeloff, left, and William Avrunin, former executive vice
presidents of the Jewish Welfare Federation, have been honored with
the creation of an annual forum in their names by the Conference of
Jewish Communal Service. Federation's United Jewish Charities
approved a grant of $10,000 for the forum. Sobeloff headed Federation
from 1937 to 1964, and then took a similar position in Los Angeles.
Avrunin served from 1964 to 1976.
YOUTH
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Winners of the United Hebrew Schools' Pearl Scholarship are, from
left: Larry Tepman and Michael Sasson.