Box# 31

Folder# 610
Word's Fair: Israel
1962
UNISPHERE CHI61
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965 CORPORATION
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT FLUSHING MEADOW PARK
FLUSHING 52, N.Y. TELEPHONE-AREA Cooe: 212- WF 4-1964 CABLE: ADDRESs"WORLDSF'AIR"
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UNDERSTANDING
ROBERT MOSES
PRESIDENT
CHARLES POLETTI
VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL Af'f'AIAS I !XHIBITS
Honorable Paul Screvane
President
City Council
City Hall
New York 7, New York
Dear Paul:
June 14, 1962
Thanks very much for all the good work you did
for the Fair during your recent trip to Israel. I am
grateful to you.
I am working with a large construction firm and am
attempting to interest it in assuming the financial responsi-
bilities for an Israeli Pavilion.
Yours sincerely,
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ROBERT MOSES
PRESIDENT
The Honorable
June 28, 1962
Paul R. Screvane, President
City Council
City Hall
New York 7, New York
Dear Paul:
CHARLES POLETTI
VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL AffAIRS & EXHIBITS
I am glad to know that you are working hard on an Israeli
pavilion and that you have recently seen the Israeli Consul General.
I want to let you know that there is a firm -- a contracting
company called Electronic and Missile Facilities, Inc. --which is
exploring the possibility of taking a risk in erecting an Israeli pa-
villion and then rent out space. The company realizes that it would
probably have to make an arrangement with the Government to borrow
some of the Dead Sea Scrolls and make a charge to see them and split
the revenues in some proportion with the Israeli Government for
lending the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Will you keep me advised of any developments, and I will
do the same.
Yours sincerely,
DAYS TO OPENING DAY
UNISPHERE
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965 CORPORATION
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT FLUSHING MEADOW PARK
FLUSHING 52, N.Y. TELEPHONE AREA CODE 212 WF 41964 CABLE ADDRESS "WORLOSFAIR"
PEACE THROUGH
UNDERSTANDING
ROBERT MOSES
PRESIDENT
Honorable Paul Screvane
President,
City Council
City Hall
New York 7, New York
Dear Paul:
August 16, 1962
CHARLES POLETTI
YICI! PRESIDENT
INUANATIONAL A"AIAS ' !JCHI!IITS
Sure you are as delighted as we are with the news
from Israel. So thanks again to you for the tremendous help you
gave us. Israel will certainly have one of the fascinatingly vital
pavilions of the whole Fair.
Warm regards.
Yours sincerely,
(Written in transit)
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Dr. lullu Mark
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ROBERT MOSES
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TO GOV. CHARLE3 POLETTI
FROM ROBERT MOS3S
I gather from l'i1e TLruc.:;, v:hicl-1 to know about such.
matters before we do, that the Israc;.lis are fin:illy out. I recall their
initial hostility to us and their friendship for the B. l E.
I think that it wo'Jld be well to have a memo briefly re-
viewinq our relations with this government and its supporters, to
show the lenqths to which we have gone to bring about cooperation by
conferences, visits, correspo:J.dence, etc. We must protect the Fa1r
against any charge of indifference.
'rhe cost excuse is certainly not convincing.
The few conspicuous foreign r.bsentees won't affect the
success of the Fair, but it's a pity vJe C<.:.J."1
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business work better in practice.
And it's too baci v;e c:.r ... 't get :wore help in Washington. The
word simply not come do\v.a from tl:a top.
No doubt there wi..ll b(; plemy b:md wagon joiners when
the caravan is really rolling, but it would be pleasanter to have fewer
critics now.
I know this latest minor incident won t crump your style.
/s/ ROoERT MOSES
President
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CONGREGATION EMANUEL
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
FlFTH AVENUE AT SIXTY FIFTH STREET
Offtce ot the Senior Rabbi
.Rev. Dr. Julius Mark
1 East 65th Street
New York 21, N. Y.
Mr. Robert Moses
August 17, 1962
N. Y. World's Fair 1964-65 Corporation
Flushinq Meadow Park
Flushing 52, New York
Dear Mr. Moses:
Thank you for your letter of August 16th.
I was very qlad to have had the opportunity,
dur1nq my visit 1n Israel last month, of helplnq to
persuade the Government to reverse its former
position and construct a pavillion at the World's Fair.
To me it is inconceivable that there would
be an Israeli exhibit which would not include its con-
tributions to water de-sal1natinq as well as other
extraordinary activities in the sc1ent1f1c field in which
Israel has been enqaqed.
You may be assured that I shall do every thinq
in my power to persuade the authorities to include
these exhibits.
Yours sincerely,
/s/ JULIUS MARK
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December 17, 1962
TO: Ron. Paul R. Screvane
For your information.

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Dear Mayor WaljnPr,
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THE PRIME MINISTER
Jerusalem, lOth December, 1962.
I have given careful C:l)rtsideration to your letter of November
21st, 1962.
There are a number of which weighed against
our natural desire to pc1rtic!pate in a World's Fair, and particularly
in New York. First of all, the fi::>cal r:roblem you mention is a
considerable factor. Your familiarity with Israel make;; it un-
necessary to dutail the heavy burden we must assume .i:or defense,
with our existence threatew!d daily by others who hui."O access to
apparently unlimited of mndern arms. Beyonri this, the
needs of our immigrants in housln'-] and employment
are great and ,;rowing. At tht' same time \'.'(' dare r:ot 1eglect tht:
provision cf secondary clnd higl.er E>dur.at1on for our yotmg p<:opl<:-J
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tD l1llke an outl,.;y .;f U1ICe rniilion at tln.s tllf!.'.
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I am also told that we cannot conceivably reduce the estimate for
our pavilion without injuring the level of its presentation of our country
and we took the decision rather not to have a pavilion at all than to have
an inadequate one. We investigated other areas of financing and these,
too, were not desirable or practicable.
I must repeat, regretfully- and it is indeed regrettable, for NewYork
occupies a special place for many of us and for myself personally - that
we shall have to forego the benefits of participating in the World's Fair.
I thank you for yow sincere suggestion and your deep interest.
With warm personal regards,
The Honorable Mayor Robert F. Wagner,
City Hall,
New York 7, New York,
U.S. A.
Sincerely yours,