day, quoting an Israeli
businessman who trades with
Eastern bloc nations.
Yossi Priel, the head of
Idam Communications, a
marketing consultant firm,
told the Jerusalem Post that
about 20 Israeli companies
have either finalized deals or
are negotiating contracts to
sell their goods — mostly elec-
tronics and agricultural — in
the Soviet Union through his
firm.
Earlier this year, Israel's
Scitex Corp. finalized a deal
to sell one of its multi-million-
dollar computer imaging
systems to the Soviet Union's
print industry.
In Moscbw last week, senior
Soviet officials told _ Arye
Levin, Israel's senior consular
representative in the Soviet
Union, that their country was
interested in importing
Israeli fruits and vegetables
and in acquiring Israeli
agricultural know-how.
meanwhile,
Ha'aretz,
reported Monday that the
number of Soviet travelers
who visit Israel via Cyprus
has reached an all-time high,
and that demand-is so great
that return flights to the
USSR won't be available un-
til mid-September.
More than 1,200 Soviet
tourists flew Cyprus Airways
out of Israel to Cyprus on
return trips to the Soviet
Union, and some 3,000 Soviet
tourists who traveled via
Cyprus are still in Israel, ac-
cording to Cyprus Airways.
Job-Matching
Plan Proposed
Milwaukee (JTA) — In an ef-
fort to provide incentive for
Soviet Jews to settle in Israel,
a private group of American
businessmen has proposed a
job-matching plan to match
professional skills of Soviet
Jewish emigres with high-
tech job openings in Israel.
Elmer Winter, chairman of
the Committee for Economic
Growth of Israel, recently
spent five days in Ladispoli,
Italy. While there, he inter-
viewed Soviet Jews with high-
tech job skills who were
waiting for visas to the U.S.,
to determine if they would
change their plans and make
aliyah provided they were
guaranteed a job.
"The promise of a job in
their field in Israel caused
some to seriously consider
Israel as their final destina-
tion," Winter said. "They
want to go to work tomorrow.
Jobs in Israel may well be the
motivation required to get
many Soviet Jews to choose to
settle there."
Called Operation. Match-up,
the program will identify and
recruit Soviet Jews with high-
level skills in everything from
robotics to fiber optics and
biotechnology.
The Committee for Growth
has already obtained a
number of job orders from
Israel high-tech companies,
and has access to over 300
Israeli firms.
If the test program in
Ladispoli proves successful, a
similar program will be set up
in Vienna, the first stop for
Jewish immigrants after
leaving ,the Soviet Union,
Winter said. Plans also are
under way for a recruitment
office in Moscow.
Better
than GOLD
AND, IT'S MORE SECURE!
The Jewish National Fund has put together an annuity
program that will give you a guaranteed income for life,
not to =mention a nice tax saving.
Plus, it bolsters the efforts of the JNF in Israel.
Sound interesting?
I IN BRIEF I
Call Stanley Abrams at 212-879-9300 or toll free at
800-542-TREE. He's our resident maven on the subject.
SHERRIE A. WEITZMAN
has been promoted from ac-
count supervisor to vice presi-
dent at The Berline Group. In
'her position as vice president,
Weitzman will continue to
oversee many of the agency's
retail accounts.
DR. DAVID S. GREY, has
joined Ophthalmology Asso-
ciates, P.C. in Southfield,
specializing in medical and
surgical care of the eye.
Dr. Grey graduated from
Wayne State University
School of Medicine and com-
pleted his internship and op
thalmology residency at Sinai
Hospital of Detroit.
MICHIGAN ARBITRA-
TION Services, Inc. of
Southfield, has changed its
name to U.S. Arbitration and
Mediation of Michigan, Inc.
(USAMM), effective
immediately.
JOSEPH A. GOLDEN, a
member of the law firm Som-
mers; Schwartz, Silver &
Schwartz, P.C., will par-
ticipate in discussions regar-
ding the proposed Uniform
Employment Termination Act
during the upcoming meeting
of the National Conference of
Commissioners on Uniform
State Laws,
JANICE B. SHATZMAN,
tax partner in the Detroit of-
fice of KPMG Peat Marwick,
has recently been elected
president of the Michigan
State Board of Accountancy
(MSBA).
Or, write for our free, 'no—obligation kit
JEVVISH
nfflonA
,..,L JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
rui
(KEREN
KAYEMETH
LEISRAELI INC.
42 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021
Attention: Groups ask about our seminar program.
JEWELRY APPRAISALS
At Very Reasonable Prices Call For An Appointment
tefieW6n
established 1919
t. L./ FINE JEWELERS
GEM/DIAMOND SPECIALIST
AWARDED CERTIFICATE BY GIA
IN GRADING AND EVALUATION
30400 Telegraph Road
Suite 134
Birmingham, MI 48010
C4)
(313) 642-5575
DAILY 10-5:30
THURS. 10-7
SAT. 10-3
Awn,
VINTAGE WRISTWATCHES WANTED
PATEK PHILIPPE
ROLEX
AUDEMARS
VACHERON
LeCOULTRE
CORUM COIN
GUBELIN
CARTIER
MOONPHASES
CHRONOGRAPHS
All interesting or unusual time
pieces. Need not be running.
ABBOTT'S-COINEX CORPORATION
1393 S. Woodward Ave. • Birmingham, MI 48011 • (313) 644-6833
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
53