Israel enjoys a considerably greater per capita income than any of the 19 other new, independent states that have emerged since World War II, according to a summary presentation on the Mutual Security Program published here today by the U. S. Government. Israel is listed as having a per capita income of $510 annually. The next highest per capita income for a new state is $310 annually for Malaya.
Israel’s gross national product is estimated by official U.S. economists at $722 for 1957. That figure is almost twice as much as the next highest gross national product of a Near Eastern state; Lebanon’s gross national product is listed as $372. The Israeli gross national product is more than twice as high as that of either Greece or Turkey.
A number of national Jewish leaders were named today among 200 leading citizens who have accepted sponsorship of the Committee for International Economic Growth, it was announced by Eric Johnston, chairman of the committee. The committee will function as a private, non-partisan group to coordinate and channel information about the Mutual Security Program to national organizations and the general public.
Among those named were Rabbi Theodore L. Adams, president of the Synagogue Council of America; Philip M. Klutznick, president of B’nai B’rith; Rabbi Max D. Davidson Perth Amboy, N. J.; Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman, Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. Moise Cahn, president of the National Council of Jewish Women; Rabbi Julius Mark, New York; Rabbi Aaron Blumenthal, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; Rabbi Solomon Sharfman, New York, and Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Cleveland.
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