The South African Zionist Federation decided to mark David Ben-Gurion’s 80th birthday by planting a forest of 10,000 trees near Sde Boker, the former Prime Minister’s kibbutz. The project, to which Jews throughout South Africa will be asked to contribute, has the approval of Ben-Gurion and the Jewish National Fund.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
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.
