William Beaumont Hospital Russians Immigrate In Greatest Numbers Jerusalem (JTA) — Russians have now surpassed Moroccans as the largest immigrant group in Israel, according to new population statistics. Their ranks have swelled over the last two years of mass immigration from the former Soviet Union, bring- ing the number of Russian immigrants in this country since late 1979 to 650,000. There are some 500,000 Israelis of Moroccan origin. Coming up behind them are Polish Jews, with a community of 275,000; Romanians, at 266,000; Ira- q i s , at 260,000; and Yemenites, at 100,000. Israel had 5,058,800 in- habitants at the end of 1991, of whom 18 percent were non-Jewish, the just- published official statistical annual says. A sharp drop in immigra- tion has halved the estimated population in- crease this year, to 2.5 per- cent. But over a three-year period, the country registered a 14 percent in- crease in population and with it a rise in the number of elderly. About 460,000 Israelis are now age 65 or older. The statistics indicate Israelis are marrying later and divorcing sooner. Couples wed in 1991 were two years older on average than those marrying in previous years. At the same time, divorce rates among couples married 10 years or more rose from 8 to 10 per- cent. A low birthrate among Russian immigrants has pushed down the national fertility average, the survey found. Comparing birth rates within Israel, the survey found Jewish women had an average 2.6 children in 1991, compared to 4.7 children for Muslim women. Although the non-Jewish population accounts for only 18 percent of the total, 28 percent of all children born in Israel in 1991 were not Jewish. In at least one age category, the statistics dispelled a widely held belief about the preponderance of single women over men in Israel. Unmarried men age 30 to 40 outnumbered unmarried women 48,900 to 42,600, the survey found. Past the age of 40, however, the trend begins to reverse. Life expectancy for Israelis continues to be high. Men can expect an average life span of 74.2 years and wo- men 78.4 years, the survey says. Democratic Official Visits Israel Jerusalem (JTA) — As Mid- dle East peace talks enter a delicate transition phase, a highly placed figure in the Democratic establishment is holding private talks here this week with top Israeli leaders. Stuart Eizenstat, domestic affairs adviser in the Carter administration and among those said to be close to Pres- ident- elect Bill Clinton, has meetings 'scheduled with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. He will un- doubtedly report to Mr. Clin- ton on his talks here. Meanwhile, Mr. Rabin and Mr. Peres have decided to have their designated new ambassador to Washington in place when the Clinton administration takes office. Itamar Rabinovich will take up his post at the em- bassy immediately after the inauguration of the new president in January. The timing marks a change from a statement made to an interviewer last week by the present envoy, Zalman Shoval, that he expected to stay until the spring. Mr. Rabinovich is again leading the Israeli team in the bilateral peace talks with Syria, which resume in Washington. He is to con- tinue to fulfil this function even after assuming his new diplomatic assignment. Beaumont Hospital Seeks Volunteers for Cholesterol Study William Beaumont Hospital's Division of Preventive and Nutritional Medicine is conducting a special research study aimed at lowering blood cholesterol levels. Volunteers with high blood cholesterol needed for this research study are Caucasian females between the age of 18 and 60 years. All research volunteers will receive a cholesterol-lowering diet. Medication will be given to those patients whose blood cholesterol level is not controlled by the diet. 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