A FUND TO PLANT A FOREST IN PALESTINE IN HONOR OF FRED M. BUTZEL, LONG A LEADER IN JEWISH AND CIVIC AFFAIRS HERE, WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY BY THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND COUNCIL OF DETROIT.
THE FUND IS BEING SPONSORED BY MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND CONGREGATIONS HERE. A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE WORLD HEADQUARTERS OF THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND, SPECIFYING THAT THE FOREST WILL BE NAMED FOR MR. BUTZEL, WILL BE PRESENTED TO HIM AT A CELEBRATION ON HIS SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY, AUGUST 25.
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