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Credits Vast Teamwork
Margulies Hails Mission Chiefs
"The successful 1977 Mission to
Israel didn't just happen," said Dr.
Stanley Margulies, general cam-
paign chairman of the 1978 Com-
bined Jewish Appeal-Israel Emer-
gency Fund. "It took vision, time,
imagination and an unbelievable
amount of work on the part of the
committee to make this unprece-
dented mission the success it
became."
Dr. Margulies said that "without
Sam Meline, there would have been
no mission." He cited the mission
chairman as "the sparkplug who
ignited the overall meetings and
planning sessions culminating in the
Oct. 16 departure."
HE ADDED that Karen Mar-
gulies, associate chairman of the
1978 CJA-IEF, added a great deal to
the journey, "because she was able
co help translate what the Mission-
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aires saw and experienced into the
realities of campaigning and the
desperate need for more money than
ever before to aid the Israelis."
Dr. Margulies praised JFSB
Women's Division Vice President
Nancy Brizel for the "tremendous
job she did in rallying the women
Dr. Robert Pittell (second from left), Federation secretary and a Mission
bus captain, stands with his wife Elaine under an Israeli flag on the Golan
Heights. In the foreground is Beverly Ehrenbaum.

Otto Stieber (right), a Mission bus captain and 1978 CJA-IEF Hallandale
Beach chairman, walks with Sonny Finkelstein and Bobbi Levin at
Metula's Good Fence."
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members of the Mission to pledge
record amounts for the Women's
Division and the Jewish people.
"Every possible area was covered
by those responsible for the mission,
both lay and professional leaders,"
he said. "They used their time, ideas,
collated material, obtained jackets,
hats, mission kits, and they met time
and time again to decide even such
points as seating on the buses.
"AND THAT brings to mind our
bus captains Dr. Pittell, Dr. Philip
Levin and Otto Stieber. They were
instrumental in helping a collection
of individuals, most of whom didn't
know each other, become ONE.
"Within a short time, they became
a spirited, turned-on crowd who
cared about each other, who sang
songs and who returned to South
Broward, not as strangers, but as
one, determined to continue to help
our campaign not only as con-
tributors but as workers," Dr
Margulies declared.
He added that the Mission became
a family affair during the planning
stages. "Wives and husbands of the
Mission leaders attended meetings,
home gatherings, checking every
possible detail to make sure that
nothing would be overlooked. They
were all determined that this 1977
Mission to Israel would add greatly
to the millions raised throughout the
years for the Jewish people of the
world," he said.
FEDERATION President Lewis
E. Cohn, noting the results of this
third annual Mission to Israel com-
mented, "this is the greatest effort
ever put forth by this community on
a journey to the Jewish State. It is
without doubt that since their
return, the participants have
renewed spirit and enthusiasm to
begin the task of raising record
amounts of money for humanitarian
needs in Israel and for Jews around
the world.
"I am confident that our Mission-
aires will not only be more involved
in the CJA-IEF campaign but also in
general Federation and community
programs. With the spirit demon-
strated on this trip to Israel. 1 am
sure that 1978, the 35th anniversary
of our Federation, will be the
greatest ever," Cohn said.
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Meline at the Western W all in Jerusalem.