The Jewish Agency office in Munich has been granted permission to purchase in Germany 20,000,000 deutschemarks worth of goods for Israel annually, the German Chamber of Commerce announced today. The Agency is acting as an agent for the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization, which acquires communal and heirless Jewish property in West Germany and uses the proceeds to rehabilitate survivors of the Nazi regime.
The German Chamber of Commerce coupled its announcement with a suggestion to German businessmen that they contact the Jewish Agency if they have any goods which may be needed by Israel. It was also pointed out that the Agency was not authorized to purchase materials that could be used for military purposes nor goods which are in short supply in Germany.
A group of prominent West German personalities, including Dr. J. Maier, Minister President for North Baden, have begun a campaign to honor the noted German author Herman Hesse on his 75th birthday by planting a 10,000-tree forest in Israel in his name. The Herman Hesse Wood will be situated near Lake Meron.
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