A group of leaders of the Las Vegas Jewish community told former Israel Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion that they would contribute $100,000 toward the construction of a high school in his Negev desert home community of Sde Boker.
In the group, which met with the Israel statesman during his stay in Los Angeles, were Hank Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun; Jack Entratter, president of the Sands Hotel and of Temple Beth Sholem in Las Vegas; and Jerome D. Mack, banker and president of the Las Vegas Combined Jewish Appeal. The gift brings to $800, 000 the money raised by the Israel Education Fund of the United Jewish Appeal for the construction of a million-dollar regional high school and for teacher-training scholarships at the Midrasha in Sde Boker, the College of Negev Studies founded by Mr. Ben-Gurion.
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