Edward A. Norman, president of the American Fund for Israel Institutions, was honored here tonight at the Fund’s 10th anniversary celebration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel by more than 1,500 prominent leaders in all walks of Jewish life. Each of the guests paid $100 to attend the dinner.
The anniversary celebration will continue tomorrow with an all-day conference including an administrative session in the morning; a panel discussion–“Growth of a Civilization”–on theatre, music, archaeology, museums, art, civil aviation, radio, dance, maritime training, traditional institutions and intercultural relations, in the afternoon; and conclude with a celebration dinner in the evening.
The Fund was founded in 1941 by Mr. Norman as a federated agency for securing support for many of the leading cultural, educational, traditional and social welfare institutions in Israel. In addition to its fund-raising, the Fund has been responsible for an intercultural program including the nationwide tour of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the beginning of this year, the Broadway appearance of the Habimah Theatre in 1948, the exchange of art exhibits between the United States and Israel and other projects of this nature.
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