Since the Yom Kippur War, more than 3000 men and women have participated in United Jewish Appeal-sponsored “People-to-People” missions to Israel, UJA general chairman Paul Zuckerman announced today. “The outstanding response to this program by American Jews from almost every community in the U.S. demonstrates in the most concrete terms their overwhelming support for their brothers and sisters in Israel,” Zuckerman said. As of March 15, 32 missions have visited Israel since the program began following the end of the war, he reported.
Last week alone there were four groups totalling more than 500 men and women in Israel, demonstrating their solidarity, visiting the programs supported by the United Jewish Appeal, through the Jewish federations and welfare funds of the United States, and meeting Israelis in every walk of life,” Zuckerman observed.
“We have an additional 28 missions, scheduled to leave before June 30, with approximately 2600 participants,” he stated. “We are constantly organizing new missions, and the number of groups will probably increase substantially.” Zuckerman pointed out that the “People-to-People” mission program is an ongoing project, and that additional missions already are being planned for the summer and fall months, under the direction of Louis S. Goldman of Dayton, Ohio, UJA national chairman responsible for the missions program.
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