HIAS

... voluntering for combat duty in the Israeli armed forces during the War of Independence. Assisted by the Government, he went into business and discovered that his father had some relatives in the United States. With the aid of HIAS, he arrived in New York in January 1951. Finding a job in the third largest meat corpora- tion, he developed an intimate knowledge of the meat- processing and packing industry and, in September 1957, founded Master Purveyors, Old Bohemian, Tem- ple Beef and S & S Meat companies. These firms pro- vide meat to the largest hotels, restaurants and institutions in the United States and abroad. Asa result of his sharp mind, his retentive memory and his ambi- tious drive, Sam Solasz has become a_ prosperous entrepreneur. ...