The Jewish National Fund Chanukah banquets in Los Angeles and San Francisco raised $581,000 toward the JNF’s $2 million annual goal here, it was announced today. Featured at the banquets were filmed interviews with Senators who pledged undiminished support for Israel and the JNF. The Senators were Hubert H. Humphrey; Hugh Scott; Henry M. Jackson; Jacob K. Javits; John Tunney and Alan Cranston.
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