The Phoenix Jewish news., 1954-09-03

(EOIIOk'S MUTE: Tn1S IS the
third In a series Of reports on
Israel by the O-pubIisher of The
Phoenix Jewish News, who, with
her husband, toured the Jewish
state this summer.)
BY Bertha Goldman
HAIFA WELL DESERVES its
Identification as the most cosmo-
politan city in Israel. It looks like
any large seaport you see in Eu-
rope, and, in fact, resembles even
more closely our own San Fran
cisco.
The drive that took us to Haifa
was most pleasant, highlighted by
side trip to Cesara, the old Ro-
man seaport which later was re-
built by the crusaders and used
through the centuries by the vari-
Gus conquerors and invaders. An
archaeological expedition getting un-
der way here has unearthed some
fine Roman statuary and granite
columns.
Israel does not seem small when
you are sightseeing and hungry
to see every nook and Granny OF
it. But we were in all three cities
that day-Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and
Haifa-by mid-afternoon. So one
does realize how small the actual
territory is.
THOUGH 1 ALREADY had seen
a number of Youths Aliyah pro-
jects and groups around Tel Aviv
and Jerusalem, I spent one day
visiting Ramat Hadassah Sold,
where all the children are brought
for processing before assignment
to their permanent Youth Aliyah
groups. I also visited the chill
dreh's village of Meyer Shefayah,
near Zikhron Y'Acov, where Baron
de Rothchild and his wife were
recently reinterred with much GER
emony. The Rothchild foundation,
PICA, owns much of the land in
this area.
A volunteer member of the Ha-
daSsah council in Israel was my
guide, and we had with us a new
graduate from Harvard. He was
David Solomon of Toledo, who had
come on the SIS. Jerusalem. He
had got acquainted on the boat
with two youngsters travelling alone
from Mexico City to settle in Is
rael. Imagine how thrilled and
surprised the boys were to see
him at Ramat Hadassah Sold. For
they had no idea of their destina-
ton in Israel when they were on
the boat, and they were so happy
there.
These two installations deserve
much praise, and can only urge
each of you who has been inter-
ested in Youth Aliyah to go and
see for yourself.
WE DID THE customary sight
seeing in Haifa, and got special
thrill from seeing the Israel Navy
HEADQUARTERS. The new Haifa
Technion buildings, nearly finished,
will house this fine engineering
school. Another building, already
well occupied, is the boarding
home for small children maintained
by Pioneer Women. What lovely
home it is for those tiny young
sters from broken homes or homes
where illness made their care inn
possible.
We were quite aware that too
little time had been left for us
really to see the Call, SO we con-
soled ourselves that we would do
the best possible in two days, and
then we'd just have to return IN
a few years to see it properly.
Here in the northern part OF Is
rael, as in the Negev area, one
sees many Arabs. For many of
them remained here. The old, old
city of Acre, with its ancient sea
wall, is quite sight. saw Arabs
smoking the Turkish water pipe
in a sidewalk cafe. went through
the beautiful Arab mosque being
restored by Israel government
funds. And Bud and I were photo
graphed by Napoleon's cannon at
the seaside Notifications.
BETWEEN ACRE and Safed
there is beautiful fertile land,
much of which is owned by Arabs.
We saw many colorful shepherd
ers at the wells along the roads
and camels threshing and carrying
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