| When Israel was founded on May 15, 1948, Henry II was quick to support the fledgling state. In 1949, Ford attended a luncheon for American businessmen and philanthropists with Israel`s first President, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, in New York City. After the meal, Ford personally donated $50,000 to the United Jewish Appeal. Ford further extended his helping hand to the new Jewish State by offering liberal terms to new truck buyers in Israel. His help was recognized by Israel`s ambassador to the United states, Eliahu Elath, who singled out the Ford Motor Company in a 1950 speech as "the first to provide help" to the young nation. |
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