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Israel Minister
Seeks U.S. Ohm

JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER

"It's one thing to solve the eco-
nomic problems but it's more
complicated to solve problems
of culture and socialization. This
year, my main challenge is to
establish a partnership between
my ministry and the municipal
authorities which are the main
area of absorption."
Israel, which draws immi-
from
grants
the
around
world, has an un-
employment rate
of 16 percent
among olim,
down from 38
percent in 1991.
Warren resi-
dents David and
Nicole Chase are
planning to make
aliyah with their
two young chil-
dren as soon as
possible.
Mr. Chase, an
emergency med-
ical technician,
can only say one
sentence in He-
brew: "I'm an im-
migrant; I don't
understand," but
he is not too wor-
ried about find-
ing a job in Israel.
"It (his lack of
Hebrew) may
hamper the
search but find-
ing a job there
could be as diffi-
cult as finding a
job anywhere,"
Mr. Chase said.
Yak Tzaban: Israel Minister of Absorption
The Chases
said they want to live in Israel
from so many different back-
because they are nervous about
grounds and the contribution of
potential laws that could be
Jews from the United States is
passed here regarding educa-
unique."
tional and medical issues.
The examples he cited in-
"Being a Jewish state, we
cluded Americans who warned
know what to expect," Mr.
his government of the dangers
Chase said.
of asbestos and introduced con-
Mr. Tzaban told the Chases
sumer rights advocacy.
and other potential olim that
Mr. Tzaban, who was in town
learning Hebrew will help make
to help raise money for Opera-
their aliyah successful.
tion Exodus, an effort to airlift
immigrants to Israel, fielded
questions ranging from having
a successful aliyah to why some
olim don't stay in Israel.
`The shock of immigration is
The March 18 article
the strongest shock we are
"Whence Comes Evil" in-
aware of," Mr. Tzaban said. "It's
correctly quoted Dr. Ellen
difficult to change your country
M. Rotblatt. It should have
and cultural atmosphere."
said there may be a genet-
In an interview, Mr. Tzaban
ic component to people with
said the biggest challenge he
anti-social personality dis-
sees as the absorption minister
orders.
is the cultural and social adap-
tations of the olim.

I

s American aliyah still
worthwhile? According to Is-
rael Minister of Absorption
Yair Tzaban it is.
"It's important for the over-
all composition of the olim," he
said during a March 24 meet-
ing with a roomful of potential
olim from the Detroit area. "We
have Jewish people coming

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