An emergency fund-raising campaign to aid Israel during the current Middle East crisis was decided upon here today at a mass rally attended by 1,000 leaders of South African Jewry from all over the country.
Judge Israel A. Maisels, president of the South African Zionist Federation, who was chairman, announced that the Federation offices had been “inundated” by offers of South Africans, including non-Jews, who wanted to volunteer for non-combatant duty in Israel. He said the first contingent of South African volunteers would leave for Israel tomorrow, under the leadership of Joseph Daleski, veteran vice-chairman of the Zionist Federation.
As the “blitz” fund-raising campaign was announced at the rally, record-size pledges were made by many of the leaders attending the rally, preparatory to the formal launching of the drive to aid Israel.
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