The Jewish Agency is now spending $25,000,000 monthly to bring immigrants into Israel and settle them here, Dr. Israel Goldstein, treasurer of the Agency, said today in Haifa. The average cost of maintaining each immigrant is now $1,000, he said. He appealed to the Jews of America to contribute their share toward this work.
The Israeli mission to Britain is scheduled to leave here Monday, it was announced. The mission will be headed by Dr. Mordecai Eliash, the first Israeli Minister to the Court of St. James. It will also include Levi Alon–formerly confidential secretary to Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett–who has now been appointed a consul.
Addressing the opening session of the national convention of the Hapoel sports organization, Premier David Ben Gurion last night called on the athletes to settle on the land in the areas of the country liberated by the Israeli Army.
Lt. Col. Salomo Gorontsbik, chief chaplain of the Israeli Army, resigned this week after being sharply criticized for advocating permission to turn on the electric light on the Sabbath.
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