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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Friday, Dec. 13, 1968
Pag* Eight
(A Seven Arts Feature)
Often we hear about a small
colony of Mexican Jews who are
surrounded by an ocean of Cath
olicism.
Recently, the
kosher stamp
was placed upon
these people by
an Amer ican
rabbi now serv-f
ing a congrega-*
tion in Mexico
City.
Rabbi Samuel
Lerer declares
that these people, who look like
Indian-Mexicans and who claim
they are descendants of the Ten
Lost Tribes, are eager to remain
Jewish. They live in Pachuca
Province of Hidalgo, 60 miles
from the capital; they are about
100 strong.
They sent a young man to Is
rael to get a Hebrew education
and train their children.
Now they would like to send
some more young people to Israel,
and they are in need of finan
cial help.
The Jewish Agency is being
approached, so is the United
Jewish Appeal. The Mexican
Jewish community will give its
aid.
Rabbi Lerer, by the way, is
doing marvelous things in Mex
ico City. He organized worship
services for the Jewish athletes
at the Olympics. He has brought
together the Jews and the Israeli
embassy officials. He has pio
neered in interfaith work. A
joint Thanksgiving service for all
religions was a “first,” with the
U. S. Ambassador, Fulton Free
man, reading the President’s
proclamation, and the rabbi de
livering the sermon. The scene: a
Protestant church.
Rabbi Lerer is also “ecumen-
izing” the Jewish group. He
wants amity among traditional
and liberal Jews, and they are
responding to his call. He is
doing a fine job in an impor
tant community.
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and planning should answer the
demand, he feels.
Another more unique develop
ment in 1968 was the increase in
the number of Bar Mtzva and
honeymoon travelers. “Both of
these movements are just in their
infancy," said De Shalit, “but we
can expect their considerable
development in coming years.”
“Similar developments are in
store for Tel Aviv,” said De Sha
lit. “It is all in answer to the
demand we are feeling. A de
mand which shows every like
lihood of continuing.”
De Shalit also pointed to the
rehabilitation of Lod airport ter
minal, which is being totally re
constructed in the wake of a fire
there a few weeks ago. “The new
terminal will allow us to handle
the crowds we expect. Among
other innovations special ramps
will connect the terminal to ar
riving air craft,” he said.
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of 1967-68 a full 42% of Israel’s
tourism came from the Americas
with approximately 35% coming
from the United States. It show
ed an Increase of over 50% over
1967 and 26% rise over 1966.
“Since those eventful days the
balance of American to European
tourism has returned to more
normal proportions,” De Shalit
said.
De Shalit noted that the hun
dreds of thousands of tourists
who have been visiting places
such as Jerusalem, Tel Aviv,
Hebron, Haifa, Beersheba, Beth
lehem, the Negev, and Sinai had
put pressure on tourist facilities
in the country. New hotels, re
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in various stages of construction
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1968 Record Year
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cember, January and February
rael Government Tourist Office
in Boston, Massachusetts. The
new office, which covers New
England is the sixth on the North
American continent. The other
Israel Government Tourist Of
fices are in Los Angeles, Chicago,
Atlanta, Montreal and New
York.
He was in Atlanta Thursday to
confer with Moshe Shoshani, S.E.
Director of Tourism for Israel
and tour agencies
De Shalit noted that the in
crease in tourism had been paced
by a potent American interest in
travel to Israel. Contributing to
the unprecedented interest were
the momentous changes wrought
in June, 1967 as well as the 20th
Anniversary celebration and the
new low air fares which had just
gone into effect. “The end result,”
he said, “was that Americans
went to see Israel and have been
doing so ever since.”
The percentage breakdown of
Israel travel reflects De Shalit’s
observations. In the months De
The year 1968 will see records
set in Israel tourist traffic with
an estimated 430,000 visitors ex
pected by the end of the year. In
come earnings
from touri s m
exclusive of
earnings of El
and Zim, t h
Israel
carriers, w i 1
reach
mately $90,000
000. This
put tourism
a close race
citrus exports
the traditional
leader.
The statistics were disclosed by
Meir De Shalit, director general
of the Israel Ministry of Tour
ism, who is currently on a plan
ning visit to North America.
During his stay, De Shalit at
tended the opening of a new Is-
De Shalit
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