A record sum of $18,356,000 was raised through the sale of Israel bonds in New York City in 1966, it was announced tonight at Madison Square Garden by Charles F. Silver, honorary chairman of the Manhattan Division of State of Israel Bonds.
Mr. Silver, who is a consultant to Mayor Lindsay and former president of the Board of Education, made the announcement at the third and final performance of the Chanukah Festival for Israel before an overflow audience of more than 18,000. Tonight’s capacity audience at Madison Square Garden brought to 56,000 the total number of persons who attended this year’s Chanukah Festival, whose two earlier performances, which also were sold out, were held on December 5th and December 22nd.
Max Abrams, campaign chairman, said that the new sales record has made 1966 the most successful year of the Israel Bond effort in the city since 1951, when the bonds were first made available to the American public. “This record again proves how clearly New Yorkers support the Stats of Israel and its people,” he declared.
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