Major General Haim Laskov, who served as Chief of Staff of Israel’s Defense Forces during the past three critical years, said here today that Israel’s people must count on “the continued partnership of the Jews in America in order to assure a proper place in Israelis life for thousands of recent immigrants,”
General Laskov, who retired from Israel’s top military post on December 31, arrived at New York International Airport via El Al Israel Airlines this morning to start a month-long speaking tour for the United Jewish Appeal. At a press conference held shortly after his arrival, the Israeli leader stressed that he was here solely “on a humanitarian mission–a Joint endeavor with the American Jewish community to fulfill the hopes of thousands who are struggling to build new lives and to contribute towards the building of freedom.”
In introducing the visitor, Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, UJA executive vice-chairman, termed Gen. Laskov “as great a teacher as he is a soldier. ” He said the programs of general education and vocational training initiated under the general’s tenure as Chief of Staff had “transformed thousands of immigrant youngsters of underprivileged backgrounds into creative citizens by the time they had completed their military service,”
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