Brigadier General Chaim Laskov, general officer commanding Israel’s Southern Defense Forces, made his farewell to the United States yesterday following a month’s tour of the country in behalf of the $100, 000, 000 Emergency Rescue Fund and the regular 1957 United Jewish Appeal campaign. A delegation of officials from the UJA and the Israeli Consulate were at the airport to bid him farewell.
In appreciation of his tour in behalf of the UJA, in which Gen. Laskov made 32 appearances in some 16 communities, the UJA presented the General with a scroll commemorating his visits signed by officers of the Appeal. During his stay in the United States, Gen. Laskov also was invited by the United States Army to make courtesy visits to Fort Knox and Fort Benning.
Noting that Gen. Laskov had come to the United States on non-military mission, Rabbi Friedman, UJA executive vice chairman said: “Gen. Laskov’s efforts in support of the UJA Emergency Rescue Fund and the regular UJA campaign had aided immeasurably in saving the lives of many thousands of refugees waiting help from UJA constituent agencies.” He requested Gen. Laskov to convey to the people of Israel the information that “the American Jewish community is making every effort, mobilizing all its resources to provide the financial assistance to meet the needs of the flood of refugees fleeing persecution and oppression in various parts of the world.”
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