A record enrollment of 400 Trustees of Israel during the first ten weeks of 1959 was announced today by Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, vice-president of the Israel Bond Organization. Trustees of Israel are those who purchase $10,000 or more in Israel bonds during the calendar year.
“The Trustees of Israel have been the pace-setters of the Israel bond drive since the group was established in 1954,” Dr. Schwartz said. “By their purchases of $10,000 or more, they have offered communities the example and the leadership which has inspired others to participate in Israel’s economic development through the Israel bond drive.
“The unprecedented level of Israel bond sales during the first weeks of 1959, sparked by the role of the Trustees, under the leadership of Samuel Rothberg, Ira Guilden, national campaign chairman, and Lawrence G. Laskey, chairman of the executive committee, gives cause for confidence that the Israel bond drive will achieve its goal of $75,000,000 for the current year. This is particularly vital because Israel must receive tens of thousands of newcomers from Eastern Europe and other parts of the world during 1959,” Dr. Schwartz emphasized.
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