Frank Lautenberg, general chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, expressed the hope yesterday, at a meeting with editors of major Israeli newspapers, that the income from the 1975 UJA campaign would equal that of 1974 or even surpass it, if a special effort was made among big givers. He said it was still too early to estimate the results of the 1975 campaign because major donors had not yet decided how much they would give this year, primarily because of the economic problems in the United States.
Lautenberg added that there were “encouraging signs,” reporting that, since the beginning of the year, there were commitments for $160 million and that income in December, 1974 had been more than $55 million in cash. Lautenberg, who is in Israel attending the Jewish Agency Board of Governors meeting, said the 1975 UJA goal was $750 million, adding that more than a million Jewish families, half of the total number of Jewish families, were contributors.
In reply to a question from an editor, he said the UJA was interested in “schlichim” from Israel who would give American Jews a realistic picture of Israel to provide American Jews with information on both Israel’s problems and achievements. Mrs. Hana Zemer, chief editor of Davar, opened the meeting with a welcome to the UJA chairman, wishing him luck in the chairmanship which he assumed about a month ago.
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