Henry Morgenthau Jr., chairman of the board of governors of the Israel Bond Drive in this country, this week-end predicted that Israel would achieve self-sufficiency within five years after immigration ceased, which he said would take place within a year. Mr. Morgenthau made his statement upon his return here with Mrs. Morgenthau from a five-week honeymoon trip during which they visited Israel, France and Italy.
Renana Ben Gurion, 26-year-old daughter of Israel’s Premier, arrived here this week-end to undertake a two-month lecture tour in behalf of Hadassah. The topic of her lecture series will be “Israel Through the Eyes of her Youth.” This is Miss Ben Gurion’s first trip to the U.S.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
