The front page of the June 9, 1967 edition of the American Jewish World focused on support for Israel during what would come to be called the Six-Day War. A national UJA Emergency Fund sought to raise $150 million from American Jews. In Minneapolis, prior to a community rally for Israel, 25 large donors dined and raised $750,000 for the Jewish state.
The epochal events that changed the map of the Middle East took place at this time 46 years ago.
You can read more of yesteryear’s news here (PDF might take a few seconds to load): AJW Page 1, 6.9.67.
