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Minister's Mission ; S^ts 1976 Campaign Pace NEW YORK - Inin erootlonal and heaitfeU gecture ol MiMarity. partlclpaiiu in the 1976 United JewW> hf/t^tX Prime lflnialer'>lliMk)ti,rapNididtotbebtmiaflneedaortbepM^ of Iiraei wttb raooni pMgts totaling tl3.( miUioi - a 15 peroaAtucnaaak The faai-{Moad lOaiiaQ and compact Itinerary gave the more than 310 Anwrican Jewlrti leaden, indudiiig IVTI community chainncn irom some M malor etUta, a eonimiwmlve in^glrt into the critical aocial and economic proi>lemf facing the i liradlpco|rie. f) "OnlliiaMMaii.wehaveseMtiMafDniatandlbebwdena, ' (he bdtfila of bamaa acUevemaot and biilUaace of JewMi ' exoaOmoe." uM UJA Chaiman Frank R. Uut«ni>erg. "We have aen evidence that dreams - even the most diatant ones, can ba rcaiiied. Therefore, we In the American Jewish community, in the iplrlt of renewed commitment, must continue our \ unswerving nipiml to tiK miracle that is Israel." ; At a dianer in the Kiieaiet, Prime Mtpister Yitzhak Rabin ^ipoke phikwpMcally: "After the agreement there will be no [ real. It will be a time for thinking and tor doing - a time for \ aoubearchlng and a time lor discovering the real meaning of life ' and itaputpoie. Most importantly. It will be a time to reexamine : the relaUoMMp between the Jews In Israel and the people of the world." During the Mission, l>eon Dulzin, acting chairman of the I Jewish Agency, spelled out the crucial economic and social programs that were wanting because of severe budget cutbacks. He spoke of the needs ol new immigrants and the costly abaorpUM proeaai Into Israeli society. He lamented the \ »i)ufatlwial aervloes that were reduced (or lack of funding and \ challenged die MUsloa audience to go back to (heir borne communities to do Ihdr utmost in the I9lt (undralsing campaign. I lirasU Deianac Minister Shimon Peres briefed Miulon ^ paftidpaiits and enphaslied the needs of oppressed Jews in other countries. "We must help our Jewish brothers in Russia and in Syria and wherever there is need. That is one of the real I pnUems and real responsibilities of being Jewish." Ihe most staggering emotional experience ol the Misaitn ^ was the qiedal nmlti-roedia presenUtion at Yad Vashem - a h HMmoiial to the sb( miUlon Jews who perished In the Holocauat. ^ The moving program traced the suffering of European Jewry > during the Nazi ragbne, to the triumphs of the Jewish reslstana \- flgMers and finally the rebirth of the Jewish people in Israel. I Gideon Hausner,chairmaii of the Coupcil of Yad Vashem, seta \ solemn mood saying: "Too soon and too quickly we have I allowed the world (0 forget the IMocaiiat" K llieMisalonllimrwyprovidsdabroadbnaliitrakeofthe L diversity of the Israeli economy - ranging from in industrial I capacity, including a sophisticated aircraft Industry, to tourism [.and ambitious sgricultwii programs involving cotton, fruit and ^turkey farms. The latter were sssn in Iks upper aalilee Valley kwfesN eooperan ve seiUcfflints have bean satabllshsd. r f ; ^'
Day ofAtonement NEW YORK - nto la apaWlng, "The Day of Aiownnt", by Jacob KraaMT, B^tfeHOat (IM-IMI). Yon Uppv, Iha Day ofAiuMuiMlt DMial fBimB o( Jeaiik boly days, laliithisyMr on a^pt U fflaildi« cnlmlBalta of the "Tia Oagrs o( PaHaoce wbldi began OB Roih Hariuaah. Y«m Kto" la a day of taHtag vent la ttw ajfnagofot luaiay lor faai^faMM af rina aid neaadUatioawldibodiaodaiidMiovmaB. (RiaPbolt)
JERUSALEM (JTA)-The population of Israel is now 3,451,000, the Central Bureau of Statistics announced on the eve ol Rosh Hashanah. Of this total, 2,921,000 are Jews and 530,000 non-Jews. The overall population growth during 1974-75 was 2.1 percent: the Jewish population Increased by 18 percent (51,000) and the nonJewish population increased by 3 7 percent (l»,000 Moslems, Arabs, Christians andi>ruze). The slow rise in the growth of the Jewish population was partly related to a drop by 48 percent of the number of oliro arriving in Israel las( year. Only 22,000 Immigrated to Israel during 1974-75.
Center for Applied Urban Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, who worked in conjunction with Charles A. Monasee, Federation vice-president and chairman of the Federation's Advisory Committee, which coordinated the design. Demography is the i of vital atatlstlcs, births, deaths, marriaiia aad other f acton of populattona of people. The cumot survey Is In two parts — the .first b>volWng the questlonnalna being sent to the entire oonununlty, tbe second Involving a much smaller sanq>ie group of realdmta wbo wUlbe Intervieirad iDHhpth, (» a person^opennibaatai. "Every question is aimed toward helping the Community (and the Jewish Federation) find out about Itself," stressed Harlan Noddle, Federation president, in his Introductory letter. "Therefore, we hope yoii will answer all of the questkMS that pertain to your household." Both be and Monasee stressed, too, that tbe questionnaire is designed "to protect your anonymity". "Neither your name nor any identification appears anywhere on the questionnaire," said Noddle. A postcard has been enclosed, which is to be mailed back separately from the survey when (he survey has been comple(ed so (hat Federation officials will be able to keep track of those needing reminders to com(Continued on Page 2)
'No Strings Attached' UNITED NATIONS (JTA) — Israel offered concrete proposals Tuesday to share the benefits of its research in agriculture, irrigation and solar energy with Its Arab neighbors "without strings attached and without prejudice to an ultimate solution of the political problems which beset the area." The proposals were contained In (he maMen speech of Israel's new Ambassador (o (he UnUed NaUbns, Chaim Herzog, delivered Tuesday morning at the ongoing Seventh Special Session of the General Assembly convened to discuss s new international economic order. An anticipated demonstrative walk-out by the Arab delegates and (heir Third World allies did not maierialize when (be Israeli envoy mounted (he podium. General Assembly President Abdelazlz Bouteflika of Algeria was not in his chabwhile the Israeli spoke. He had left the hall shortly before the preceding speaker, the delegate of Senegal, com-
pleted his remarks. HM Israeli eovoy pnpoaed tte mailta of an iDiarided tymtm^tr ooanHBltif ID tbo llkkBa Eaal along dw Unas of the European Conmon Markat Ha laid ttm "laraal la prepued unllataraBy and wttboot ntoeanea to political pmuania WBKn <anai or . ,to allmr the tree I of fiodi to our ml^ bora to and (no tte porta af larari." Sources here said the IsrwII Ainbassador's first speech was deliberately non-political and addressed the subject of the special session in concrete terms In order to demonstrate Israel's ability to contribute to the worid community and, hopefully, to avert the usual haraument of Israel In (he General Assembly by (he Arab slates and their allies. In his addrsss, Henog said Israel was ready to share the fruits of Its research and experience with other countries of the Middle East Henog proposed air containerlzatlon for transport to and Irom developing corntries.
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Des Moines JWF Board Okays Vietnamese Funds DES MOINES - In one of tbe most dramatic and passionate dialogues to erupt amidst (he Federation assembly during its long history, the firat board of governors meeting, on Sept. 2, under (he new leadership of JWF President Gary Rubin, passed by a significant margin, a motion which guarantees the availability of a ceiling martumian of $10,000 dollars to be used In the resettlentent of 20 Vietnamese refugees. This board action was prompted by a request from
United HIAS that the Des Moines community, having participated in the absorption of Soviet Jewish immigrants, assume a role in the reseftlement of those who survived the tragedy of Vietnam. The United States government made an initial request that HIAS^help to settle 10,000 of the neariy 150,000 Vietnamese (hat have entered the country. The U.S. government agreed to provide $450 dollars per person with the remainder of the reiponsibillty (Continuedon Paget)