St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-08-24

I me " 4aEdti- 1 it JtI hodAFIA I I'D
and many other newspapers car
ried articles on IT, Already two
members OF Parliament have
taken me 10 dinner and later 10
side walk cafes.
"Austerity" is greater than 1
had dreamed. although we had
been briefed. Everything seems 10
be rationed: ice, fruits, vege-
tables, meat clothing, shoes. 1t is
"A crime 10 be found Transporting
eggs and chickens. But all il not
poverty.
was a guest at Hotel Sharon,
which has the reputation Of being
Israels most luxurious. With
American dollars many things
were available. Israel is manu-
featuring and raising many things
but whether manufactured or pro-
duced in the soil, it, first and fore
most. is for export to obtain dol
lars and not for home consump-
ton. Taxes are terrific. / have
been told If ones income exceeds
1900 Israeli pounds (about $4,000
American dollars) the tax is So
per cent.
Even after a short stay in Israel
one is aware Of the tremendous
power and influence Of the His
todrut. Histadrnt is more than a
Federation Of Trade Unions. II
protects not only the rights of
workers but provides other econ
omic, social and cultural services
as well The answer TO most
queries of who is behind this, who
provides this, who built that,
seems TO be Histradut.
Daily a thousand or more Jews
arrive. There is Action Bagdad
and the Magic Carpet. Just now
they are being brought by the
thousands from Iran and Iraq
Their knowledge of modern facili-
ties is of such that long before the
plane or boat reaches Israel the |
pilot and crew must remain in the |
cockpit and special cleaning of |
the boats and planes is necessary. |
Even so we are told the know !
ledge of these things among the |
Yemenites was less. In the hos |
pital we were told that in the |
maternity ward, careful observa-
ton was necessary in order to
keep the mothers from getting out
of bed on to the floor Histadrut |
automatically gives every new
conner three months health SER
vice. Later the immigrant may de-
eide whether he wishes to become
a member of Histadrut.
Jews From World
Already l have met Jews from
Persia, Turkey, India, Burma.
South Africa, Southern Rhodesia,
China. Yemen, Morocco, Tunis-
Jews are here from more than so |
countries. About 40 per cent of
the Jews in Israel now are Orien-
tai Jews.
The first enactment OF the
Knesset israeli Parliament) was
the Law of Return; Any jew from
anywhere In the world has the
right to migrate to Israel and his
entrance cannot be denied. There
are now more than n million and
IA quarter Jews In Israel.
A city like Tel Avlv has doubled
its population in the last three
years and now has $4,000 inhabi-
tants. Even though Tel Aviv Is a
city under construction" it can
not build houses fast enough and
there are still tent cities"
Expect 10000 More
Israel expects to absorb 100000
immigrants each year. More than
5000 immigrants have come in
the last three years. They plan
to bring 100000 Jews from the
Arab countries. the majority of
whom will come from Egypt.
They plan to bring a half million
from behind the Iron Curtain"
excluding Russia which does not
permit the Jews to leave.
The Israeli seem convinced that
only through mutual aid can the
dream of a State of Israel become
n reality. There is not enough of
anything so those who are here
must share with those who have
just arrived. for the vast majority
come without anything.
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