More than $1, 000, 000 worth of Israel bonds were sold here tonight at a dinner honoring Israel’s former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. The event, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, was attended by 2, 500 persons and was one of the largest gatherings of its kind in Canadian Jewish history.
Mr. Ben-Gurion arrived by air from Boston earlier today, and was greeted at the airport by leaders of Canadian Jewry, under the chairmanship of Samuel Bronfman. The reception committee included 50 leaders of the Canadian Jewish community and a number of members of Mahal, Jewish volunteers from abroad who fought in Israel’s war of independence in 1948-49.
In his address at the dinner, Mr. Ben-Gurion stressed again Israel’s need to develop the Negev desert and Israel’s need in general for new technology perfected in North America. Mr. Ben-Gurion, who is accompanied by his wife, is scheduled to leave tomorrow morning for Toronto on the last leg of their American tour, which opened March 1 when they landed in New York. From Toronto, they will leave for Israel, with a stopover in London.
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