Yeshayahu Stopper has been appointed the Israel Trade Commissioner in the United States, it was announced here today by Arieh Manor, Israel’s Economic Minister in this country. Mr. Stopper, who was formerly his country’s commercial attache in Istanbul, succeeds Nathan Raviv, who was the Israel Trade Commissioner in this country since 1957.
A total of $29, 000,000 in goods was exported by Israel to the United States in 1959, Mr. Raviv reported here today. He estimated that this year’s total would be $30, 000, 000. Israel imports from the United States about three times the amount of goods it exports to this country, Mr. Raviv declared.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
