August 23
Bob says Goodbye to Elaine
Elaine sails back to the USA from Israel on the “SS Israel.”
Bob saying Goodbye to Elaine on the SS Israel at Haifa Port
August 23, 1957
It’s a few hours before Shabbas & I’m in a hotel in Haifa. Shabbas will be spent here & then Sunday morning is a tour of more of the industrial region of Haifa bay & a ride on a boat in Haifa Harbor. It should be most interesting.
Yesterday I said goodbye to Elaine on the boat SS Israel. It is beautiful.
As I told you before I met another American from the ZOA group who is staying in Israel for a little while after the regular group leaves & then is going to spend a week or so in Europe on the way back. We are going to do this together. He is very nice and it should be great. We are hiring a jeep here & an Israeli who works in the Heletz oil fields, but will be on vacation next week is going also.
I understand that Jewish War Veterans is organizing a boycott of “Shell Oil” Is this true?
I also saw the Bahai Temple in HAIFA. Believe it or nor the roof is made of 20,000 solid gold pieces of slate. I thought shuls were built nice but nothing compares to the fabulous churches & Mosques & Monasteries you see all over here.
Love Bob
P.S. I still don’t know my exact plans of travel but will let you know as I DO Regards to everyone
David’s Comments:
Friday Elaine left back to US by SS Israel boat
“It’s a few hours before Shabbas & I ‘m in a hotel in Haifa. Shabbas will be spent here & then Sunday morning is a tour of more of the industrial region of Haifa bay & a ride on a boat in Haifa Harbor. It should be most interesting.”
They did not do any touring with cars or buses on Shabbas.
“Yesterday I said goodbye to Elaine on the boat SS Israel. It is beautiful.”
Elaine went back by the newly acquired SS Israel ship. Bob stayed in Israel an extra 10 days.
“As I told you before I met another American from the ZOA group who is staying in Israel for a little while after the regular group leaves & then is going to spend a week or so in Europe on the way back. We are going to do this together. He is very nice and it should be great. We are hiring a jeep here & an Israeli who works in the Heletz oil fields, but will be on vacation next week is going also.”
My dad is more creative than me. I think it would be very nice to tour the Negev in a jeep.
“I understand that Jewish War Veterans is organizing a boycott of ‘Shell Oil’ Is this true?”
Bob asked his parents if it was true that the Jewish War Veterans were organizing a boycott of “Shell Oil”. I decided to check if Bob was correct that the Jewish War veterans were boycotting Shell Oil. Indeed he was, I found an Article in the JTA historical archive dated August 14, 1957 headlined “Jewish War Veterans Discuss Boycotting Shell Oil Products in U.S.” According to British Foreign Secretary at a meeting of the British Cabinet on Tuesday 16th of JULY 10:30 AM .”
The British Foreign Secretary said that the Shell Company had decided to close down their distributing organization in Israel as a result of a threat by the Saudi Arabian Government that, if they continued to operate in Israel,they would be denied facilities in Saudi Arabia.”
The boycott of Israel by Shell continued from 1957 to 2019.
“Energy Giant Shell makes first Israeli investment, backs AL start-up Ravin”
“ I also saw the Bahai Temple in HAIFA. Believe it or nor the roof is made of 20,000 solid gold pieces of slate. I thought shuls were built nice but nothing compares to the fabulous churches & Mosques & Monasteries you see all over here.”
I have no comments on Bob’s description of the Bahai Temple. I respect other religions but try to only enter synagogues.