"I bring special greetings from President Ben-Zvi of Israel, his praise and the praise of the Israeli people for tasks you have performed valiantly in three and a half decades of service to Israel and its youth," "Ambassador Katriel Katz, Consul General of Israel in New York, told the 1,200 members and guests attending the 35th annual donor luncheon of the Women’s League for Israel here today.
"You can be proud that at least one housewife, mother or career woman in every part of our country has graduated from one of your five homes, located in our four key cities," he said. He added that "not the least of your accomplishments is the gigantic new $500,000 student center for university students of all nations you are now completing in Jerusalem."
Speaking on the international scene, he listed Israel’s immediate key problems as: 1. Concern about the absence of peace with Israel’s Arab neighbors; 2. The still-existing adverse balance of trade; 3. The problem of converting the Negev desert into farmland; 4. Continuation of immigration, housing, feeding and providing of employment for the newcomers.
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