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JNF to Plant 10,000 Tree Forest in Honor of Philip Slivovitz and His Wife, Anna

June 22, 1970
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The Jewish National Fund will plant a 10,000 tree forest near Jerusalem shortly in honor of Philip Slomovitz, editor and publisher of the Jewish News and his wife, Anna. The couple was honored at a testimonial dinner given by the Detroit JNF Council last week, attended by 500 persons. The occasion also marked the 50th anniversary of the JNF in this area. Mr. Slomovitz, 72, served as its first president. Included in the donors of trees for the Slomovitz Forest were local Hebrew school children who planted some 1400 saplings. Mr. Slomovitz was presented with a silver plaque. Each of the guests at the dinner received a pine tree seedling symbolic of the work of the JNF which has planted 95 million trees since the state of Israel was established in 1948. Cleveland Amory. writer and social critic was the guest speakers. He urged that for every weapon the Russians supply to Egypt, the United States provide two to Israel.

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