The Phoenix Jewish news., 1959-06-12
VISIT TO MIDEAST
Israel teamwork
Achieves Miracle
By BERTHA E. GOLDMAN /,
Co-Publisher, Phoenix Jewish News

Herzlia Israe-When you tell the story OF lsraes
breath-takng growth and development you have told
the story of teamwork 1t is the story of United Jewish
Appeal and Israel Bonds, of the Jewish Agency and
the Israel government, with the chnks being filled
in part by the private charitable groups and private
investment
Now that have driven many miles of Israel
highways, and believe me, have been lost on more
roads than any tourist in history since the roads are
not numbered, | am continually astounded by the
settlement of the land.
There are roads where roads existed, with
well developed farms and villages spaced in planned
symetry 1t is hard to understand that here were
malarial swamps just generation ago, where now
lush dollar-producing orange groves cover the land
scape. And this is but small part of the picture
TRIP TO THE Negev gives you an idea of the
stages of development. Here you the beginning OF
the return of the land to - the impression is
deep one = for the land has been neglected for so
many centuries that to being treated again. with
tender loving is to the miracle before your
eyes,
Many of you will remember Ranaan Weitz; head of
the Resettlement Department of the Jewish Agency,
who visited Phoenix last year Under his SUPERVISION
seeing comprehensive picture of the resettle-
ment plans, problems failures, and accomplishments,
by visiting every possible kind of village in every
for you on this later.
We spent a pleasant long weekend in Jerusalem,
where, despite "hamsin, it was fun to climb MT
Zion and prowl around alone the manifold faces
of this sacred old hill most impressive welcome for
Toronto Israel Bond Tour gave me photographers
dream procession of Yemente rabbs with their silver
tomb.
OF SPECIAL INTEREST is the archaeological
exhibit at the Hebrew University of the Hazor ex-
cavations-arranged by Yigael Yadin and destined
for the Louvre this fall The Friday evening syna-
gogue tour is must every tourist agenda and we
found it fascinating excursion into the past rel-
gious practises of our people.
would be remss in my enthusiasm if did not rave
about the Hadassah Medical Center being built
in Elm Kerem-it is monument to efficient planning
and beauty at and the same time Esther Epstein
fnOk he
pride explaining the main features.
A reception for Dr. Miller of Hadassah, who
being transferred to head the governments psy-
chiatrc services, gave us the opportunity to meet
many interesting Hadassah people.
One of the most enchanting days l spent recently
was in prowing through the old port area OF Jatta
with my good neighbor, Sylvia Magnet, Canadian
who has been in Israel some 20 years. What an in
triguing old place this is-accordng to record, one
of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the
world After lunch visited the flea markets to buy
copper which is beautiful here. The last two
concerts of the Israel Philharmonic have been record
breakers-George London and Sir John Krips, and
now Ormandy making his Israeli debut last night
both memorable evenings
ONE-HALF MILLION people said to have
watched the independence Day parade in Tel AVN,
among them the Goldmans in broilIng 3O-degree
centigrade heat We near the reviewing stand
that we could see each important arrival-Nahum
Goldman, Nahum Mir, Ben Gurion, Ben Zv1, and their
encourage.
1t is hard to describe the sheer excitement of seeing
so elaborate military paradethe tanks the aircraft
the heavy artillerythe marching units in unbellev-
able clock-ike precision. Sheila and Morrie were SO
thrilled they wanted to see it agan-despite the heat
and found myself deeply touched by the promise OF
safety and protection the show OF strength lmpneo.
We are off for week in the Call and shall hope to
have some interesting sights to share with you. Till
then-Shalom, Shaom.
(NOTE: The Goldmans visit to the Andermans
noted in their report for the May 22 ISSUE was TO tne
Bill Alderman family of Hafa not with the Phoenix
family of DIR. Lorenz Anderman brother OF the
Israeli Alderman The was made in local edit
ing and the Phoenix Jewish News regrets any lncon-
venience experienced by Dr. Alderman as result OF
the error.)