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fHE JEWISH NEWS

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Jewish Welfare Federation Lists Its Budgetary
Allocations Totaling $1,143,984 for Current Year

Lion's Share of $150,000 Goes to WA
Agencies; Overseas, National Causes,
$885,318; Local Agencies, $258,666

Budgetary allocations totaling $1,143,984 have
been voted by the boards of the Jewish Welfare
Federation and the Detroit Service Group to lo-
cal, national and overseas agencies of the Allied
Jewish Campaign, for the fiscal year beginning
June 1, 1945.
Announcement of the budgetary grants was
made in a joint statement by Judge William
Friedman and Abraham Srere, president and
chairman of the board, respectively, of the Jew-
ish Welfare Federation; Irving W. Blumberg and
Maurice A. Enggass, president and chairman of
the board, respectively, of the Detroit Service
Group; and Fred M. Butzel, chairman of the Fed-
eration executive committee, which serves as the
budget steering committee.

$750,000 Voted to UJA Agencies

listed for $80,000, of which more than $50,000 is
for the United Hebrew Schools and the remain-
der for the Farband Schools, the Sholem Alei-
chem Schools, the Workmen's Circle Schools and
the Yethhivath Beth Yehudah. The exact amounts
to each of the schools are subject to the findings
growing out of the education study conducted
under Federation auspices. -
Although the increased grant by the War Chest
over last year to the Allied Jewish Campaign was
intended primarily for overseas emergency ser-
vices, it was found possible, not only to increase
the United Jewish Appeal allocation by $125,000,
but also to make certain increases both to other
overseas agencies as well as to meet cost-of-living
salary and commodity increases to the local
agencies.

Some Agencies Given Increases

Among the national and overseas agencies
which also received increases were the American
Fund for Palestinian Institutions, from $5,000 to
$6,500; the ORT Reconstruction Fund, from $8,000
to $9,000; and the HIAS, from $9,000 to $10,000.
The Jewish Welfare Board was increased from
$27,500 to $37,500, - due to the enlarged religious
and recreational program for Jewish members of
our armed forces.
Agencies and services requiring less support
include the Res:Atlement Service for refugee re-
adjustment in Detroit, which is included for
$20,918, as against some $70,000 in the peak year
of 1940 immigration and providing only for the
aged and incapacitated among. a residual group
of refugees. Also in this category is the Jewish.
House of Shelter, which, thanks to a sharp de-
cline in the need for transient care, requires
only $1,736 for its coming year's budget; and

The lion's share of the funds-$750,000-was
appropriated for the United Jewish Appeal agen-
cies, the major partners of which are the Joint
Distribution Committee and the United Palestine
Appeal, with the domestic program of the Na-
tional Refugee Service also included.
Since 1942, the source of all Allied Jewish
Campaign funds is the War Chest of Metropoli-
tan Detroit, in which the Allied Jewish Campaign
is a partner, along with the Detroit Community
Fund and the National War Fund agencies, such
as the USO, the United Seamen's Service and the
various United Nations war relief programs.
Five Agencies in Community Fund
Certain local Jewish agencies receive their sup-
the Jewish Press Service, which calls for an •
port through the Community Fund. Such agen-
outlay of $4,400,_all but $1,400 of which is for
cies are the Fresh Air Society, Hebrew Free Loan
the actual cost of postage for mailing a copy
Association, Jewish Community Center, Jewish
of The Jewish News monthly to every Fed-
Social Service Bureau and the North End Clinic.
eration family. In earlier yeArs Federation
Those agencies are budgeted as of Jan. 1 and are
maintained a publicity ,department, with a
not included in the current list.
Publicity director and attendant costs for
The Jewish Community Council is shown for
postage and mailings. As a result of the cur-
a grant of $21,515, which represents its regular
rent arrangement, the community is saving a
administrative program, chargeable to the Allied
substantial sum and the net cost, already
Jewish Campaign, through the War Chest. An
negligible , is declining each year.
additional sum, through the special civic-protec-
The $1,143
,984 budget is divided as follows:
tive campaign outside of the War Chest, will be Local services,
$258,666; overseas and national,
budgeted later.
$885,318; and included the economical cost of 4%
$80,000 to be Distributed to Schools
central records, community planning, re-
Jewish educational services in Detroit are for
search and fiscal organization.

Federation Continues Circulation
Agreement with The Jewish News

Statement by Executive Committee and Editorial and
Business Committee Outlines Basis for Mailing Paper
to the Entire Community

The Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion of Detroit- continues its
circulation agreement with The
Jewish- News of Detroit, by de-
cision of the Federation board
of governors at its meeting on
June 19, 1945, and of the Federa-
tion executive committee on
June 27, 1945.
This agreement calls for the
payment by the Federation to
The Jewish News of 40 cents
per year for each Federation
subscriber who is to receive 12
Federation issues per year. This
rate is a reduction from the 50-
cent per year charge when the
plan was inaugurated.
The Federation will continue,
as in the past, to pay only for
those subscribers who are not
regular weekly subscribers to
The Jewish News.
The Jewish News agrees, as
in the past, to cancel the 40-cent
charge for those subscribers to
Federation issues who become
regular weekly subscribers to
The Jewish News during the
year.
By this practice, the Federa-
tion has consistently effected
economies and has reduced Fed-
eration Press Service expenses.
To direct its policies in rela-
tion to The Jewish News, Fed-
eration appointed an Editorial
Committee, which in its first
year consisted of Irving W.
Blumberg, Dr. B. Benedict Gla-
zer and the late Judge Harry B.
Keidan. Since Judge Keidan's
death, the Editorial and Busi-
ness Practices Committee in-
cludes Dr. Glazer, Mr. Blum-
berg, Max Osnos, Edward, Kahn
and Prof. Samuel M. Levin. The
committee periodically reviews

the arrangement with The Jew-
ish News and examines the edi-
torial and business practices of
the publication, - to insure satis-
factory procedures under com-
munity guidance. This commit-
tee continues in charge. .
Because of this unique rela-
tionship, the Jewish Welfare
'Federation exercises community
direction of the operation of
both the - editorial policies and
the business practices of The
Jewish News.
This assured and continued
maintenance of approved com-
munity standards in the conduct
of a quasi-public venture is the
only acceptable means available
to us in Detroit. It frees us from
association with undesirable pro-
cedures and guarantees satisfac-
tory methods and performance.
A recapitulation of Federation
allocations for press service by
The Jewish News makes clear
why other communities have
studied our Press Service plan
with a view to emulating De-
troit's example.
During the first year of our
agreement with The Jewish
News, from June 1, 1942, to May
31, 1943, the Federation allocated
the sum of $8,000,to help defray
the cost of preparation, publica-
tion and circulation of the paper,
but by substantial reductions in
expense, The Jewish News was
able to render the agreed ser-
vice to our community at a cost
of only $6,483.52.
The following year, from June
1, 1943, to May 31, 1944, the
Federation allocation for the
press service was $5,450.
The third year of our agree-
ment saw another marked re-

duction in our Press Service ex-
pense. For the period of June 1,
1944, to May 31, 1945, the Fed-
eration expense for this service
was $5,000. . -
Continuing the practice of re-
ducing the Federation's costs,
The Jewish News, through in-
creased weekly circulation, is
able to provide its services to
the Federation for the year of
June 1, 1945, to May 31, 1946,
at the reduced cost of $4,400-
the difference being accounted
for by the transfer of another
1,500 names from the Federation
dist to its regular weekly sub-
scription list during the past
year. The individual Federation
subscription rate, meanwhile, has
been lowered from 50 cents to
40 cents per year, although the
monthly Federation issue in-
volves substantial i n c r eased
costs, because of the enlarged
number of pages and special
additional expense for editorial
and art work, and maintenance
of a current file for addressing
stencils.
As in the past, The Jewish
News will continue to cover all
mailing costs. It should be noted
that for the year ended May 31,
1945, The Jewish News incurred
a cost of $3,000 in postage alone
for the mailing of the 12,500
Federation copies-the balance
of its income of $2,000 last year
and $1,400 for the coming year
being only a fraction of the cost
of paper and printing-with edi-
torial services being provided
without any cost whatever to
the Federation.
Before the present arrange-
ment went into effect, Federation
was called on to maintain a
publicity department with •spe-
cial staff and to expend consid-
erably more funds for printed
matter, mailings, postage, etc.
The facts given here are a
clear indication of a gradual de-
crease in cost which makes it
possible for the Federation to
keep the community informed
on activities of all our local, na-

$80,000 for Schools; Overseas and

National Causes Given Increases While
Economies Are Effected on Local Front

The approved War Chest grant for the new
fiscal year to the Allied Jewish Campaign is
$1,130,543, which together with $13,441 available
from last year's funds, brings the budget into
balance.

Complete List of the Grants

The grants, as approved after budgetary hear-
ings by the Federation and Service Group boards,
are as follows:

American Assn. for Jewish Education
$ 1,000
American Academy for Jewish Research
350
American Friends of Hebrew University
7,000
American Fund for Palestinian Institute
6,500
American ORT Federation
9,000
Bnai Brith-Hillel Foundation
3,000
Bnai Brith-Wider Scope
3,500
Camp Chelsea
1,000
Bellefaire (Jewish Orphan Home, Cleveland) 1,000
Conference on Jewish Relations
300
Council of Jewish Federations & Welfare Funds 4,660
Council of Social Agencies, Scholarship Fund 1,000
Dropsie College
1,500
Ex-Patients Tubercular Home
250
East Central States Region
200
Graduate Faculty for Political & Social Science 2,000
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
10,000
Histadruth Ivrith
250
House of Shelter
1,736
Interim Grants Contingency and Reserve
18,970
Jewish Braille Institute
50
Jewish Chautauqua Society
100
Jewish Community Center, Land Contract
6,130
Jewish Community Council
21;515
Jewish Education
80,000
Jewish Home fore
for Aged
46,392
Jewish Occupational Council
_ 500
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
4,000
Jewish Press Service
4,400
Jewish Vocational Service
29,668
Jewish Welfare Board
.
37,500
Menorah Association
750
Montefiore Home Cleveland
300
National Conference of Christians & Jews
300
National Desertion Bureau
100
National Farm School
400
National. Conference of Jewish Social Welfare
250
North End Clinic, Hospitalization Fund
2,400
Resettlement Service
20,918
Student Training Program
1,000
United Jewish Appeal
750,000
War Records Bureau
,
3,000
Yiddish Scientific Institute
2,000
Young Judaea
,
150

.

Statement on Relationship of The Jewish
Welfare Federation to The Jewish News

This Statement is Published in Compliance With Action
Taken By the Board of Governors of Federation, at
Its Meeting on Nov. 3, 1943

Reprinted From The Jewish News of January 28, 1944

For a long time Federation had
considered the advisability of estab-
lishing a house organ to keep con-
tributors informed of the work of
the Federation agencies and of gen-
eral developments in Jewish life

tional and overseas agencies at
a minimum cost, at the same
time reducing publicity expenses.
'The issue of The Jewish News
of Jan. 28, 1944, carried a state-
ment setting forth the back-,
ground of the Federation's ar-
rangements with The Jewish
News. In the interest of a com-
plete understanding by the com-
munity of an arrangement that
has met with acclamation not
only from local but also from
national leaders, that explana-
tory statement is also reprinted
here.
JEWISH WELFARE FED-
ERATION OF DETROIT.
The Executive Committee:
Judge William Friedman,
President
Abraham -Srere,
Chairman of the Board
Fred M. Butzel,
Chairman of .
Executive Committee
Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich,
Julian H. Krolik,
Theodore Levin,
•
Vice-Presidents
Harry. Frank, Treasurer.
Irving W. Blumberg
Clarence H. Enggass
Max Osnos
Henry Wineman.
Editorial and Business
Committee:
Irving W. Blumberg
Dr. B. Benedict Glazer
Edward Kahn
Prof. Samuel M. Levin
Max Osnos

at home and abroad. With this
purpose in mind, all pledges to the
1942 Allied Jtwish Campaign includ-
ed a provision that 50 cents of every
subscription might be used to pay
for publication and mailing costs for
a Federation News organ to be mail-
ed at regular intervals. It was felt
that such a venture would prove
effective in developing a better public
understanding of Jewish problems:
intensify interest in the program of
our beneficiary agencies and services
encourage more adequate giving and,
at the same time, effect economies
in overhead for publicity, mailing
and postage. With the suspension of
the Allied Jewish Campaign, this
became more necessary.
In the meantime, and entirely in-
dependent of this planning for a
continuing, all-year-around publica-
tion, • a group of citizens lent their
sponsorship and support to The De-
troit Jewish News, a new _ weekly
publication, created for the purpose
of reaching a larger Jewish reading
public, as a news medium to be
conducted along acceptable business
lines and responsive to communal
needs.
After investigating this new de-
velonment, the executive committee
of the Jewish Welfare Federation
came to the conclusion that it would
be inadvisable for Federation to
establish a new community news
organ, and that for the general good
and for the specific benefits which
might accrue to it. the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation should use The Jew-
ish News as its medium of communi-
ty publicity, rather than to under-
take the publication of an independ-
ent house organ.
The Federation executive commit-
tee therefore recommended, at its
meeting of June 26, 1942, and the
Federation board of governors at its
meeting cif June 29, 1942, approved
the following plan:
1. Federation should utilize
The Jewish News as its special
community news organ.
2. The 50 cents subscribed by
each Allied Jewish Campaign
contributor should be turned
over to The Jewish News for
every contributor who is to re-
ceive The Jewish News by virtue
of this subscription.
3. The Jewish News should
publish, without charge, such
news and messages, or ads, for
the Jewish Welfare Federation
and affiliated agencies, as may be
requested by the Jewish Welfare
Federation.

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