The first anniversary of the cease-fire that ended the Yom Kippur War will be observed with the launching of a special 40-day drive to provide wider economic aid to Israel through an increased sale of State of Israel Bonds, it was announced by Sam Rothberg. general chairman of the Israel Bond Organization. The special campaign, to be known as “Forty Days of Action for Israel,” will be officially inaugurated Oct. 27 and will culminate on Dec. 8 with the lighting of the first candle of Chanukah.
Rothberg said that a principal feature of the new effort will be the participation of the new and younger leadership in a concerted drive to re-enroll for this year all Jews who bought Bonds a year ago following the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. The focus of the special program will be the enrollment of individuals and families as members of Shomrei Israel, the honor society of purchasers of $1000 and more in Israel Bonds. with emphasis on reaching and signing up again those who bought Bonds during and after the war.
The program will involve the participation of rabbis and synagogues, and leaders of organization in the various communities. Israeli consular officials and Israeli students at American colleges.
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