Four officers and founders of the Israel Bond organization were honored tonight for leading the bond campaign and raising $190,000,000 for Israel’s economic development during the past four years. The four were Rudolf G. Sonneborn, president; Samuel Rothberg, national chairman; Julian B. Venezky, chairman of the executive committee, and Henry Montor, chief executive officer.
In a message to the dinner, which took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, David Ben Gurion, Israel’s Minister of Defense, said: “There is hardly anyone who is more appreciative of the invaluable services rendered by Sonneborn, Montor, Rothberg and Venezky. I do not know of any Jew in the United States who has done more for the State of Israel before its establishment or since. I owe a special debt of gratitude to Sonneborn and Montor for their unceasing efforts since 1945, which contributed to the preservation and well-being of our state.”
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