Praise for the cultural progress of Israel, under the handicaps of its many economic and political problems, was voiced by Governor Nelson Rockefeller at the opening of the “Forms from Israel” exhibit yesterday at the Albany Institute of History and Art. The New York Governor was the guest of honor at the preview showing of the Israel crafts exhibit, which was locally sponsored by the Albany Jewish Community Council and the Museum.
Other speakers were Simcha Pratt, Israel Consul-General in New York; and Joseph Einhorn, president of the Albany Jewish Community Council. Representing the co-sponsors of the “Forms from Israel” tour were; Adolph Held, treasurer of the Crafts from Israel Committee, and Ralph I. Goldman, executive vice-president of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. The exhibition will continue in Albany until April 16. It will have its New York opening at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts on May 13. The exhibit has previously been seen in Baltimore, Indianapolis, and Hartford.
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