Friday, September 7, 1945 THE JEWISH NEWS JSSB Prepared to Face Problems in Victory Era Statement by Harold Silver, Executive Director, Outline't Activities of Jewish Social Service Bureau and Affiliated Agencies During the War Pointing out that employment in the past year was at the highest peak and problems of relief were therefore at a low ebb with the Jewish Social Service Bureau, Harold Sil- ver, executive director of JSSB, declares, however, that war tensions and anxieties caused families and individuals in need to apply for advice and counsel regarding their personal . and family troubles. Some - people found that a job and a steady income enabled them to overcome frictions on the job, at school, or within the fam- ily. Others discovered that eco- nomic stability alone was not enough and that they needed a friendly guiding hand to see them through. Locate Displaced Persons Although immigration was at a trickle, - the liberation of one Eu- ropean country after another re- sulted in increased demands for service in preparing affidavits and documents to bring over rela- _ lives and friends. At present there are American consuls in every European country except Germany, which means that im- migration is again possible. The difficulties are largely in the lack of adequate consular staffing and shortage of transportation facili- ties, both railroad and steamship. The JSSB through the Resettle- ment Service, has aided-hundreds of people by supplying informa- tion and assisting in the prepara- tion of affidavits. * Another important service ren- dered is the location of displaced persons abroad and of relatives of such persons in Detroit. There are still difficulties in this area, since communication with central and eastern Europe is still im- possible or very uncertain, Mr. Silver points out. Adjustment of Refugees Mr. Silver declares in his statement: "A decrease in services contin- ued to obtain in two fields: ser- vice to refugees in Detroit and service to transients. While there are still about a dozen refugee fainilies requiring assistance be- cause of illness or old age, this no longer represents a serious problem. The integration of the two thousand or so refugees set- tled in Detroit in the last six or eight years has been remarkably good and very rapid even if helped by war conditions. Nearly all who have completed five years' residence have received their final citizenship papers. "The number of transients corn- , ing to Detroit has been the lowest on record. The Jewish House of Shelter found it possible to dis- continue its feeding program for that reason. "Since July, 1944, the Jewish Social Service Bureau has been ,carrying on the work of child placement and adoption formely performed by the Jewish Chil- dren's Home and the-Jewish Chil- dren's Bureau. This merger was occasioned by steadily declining numbers of children needing care away from their own homes. The number now is about '75, the low- est in many years. Staff Shortage "The biggest handicap under which the JSSB operated in the past year—and is still . facing— was shortage -of professional staff. Social workers were drafted or followed their husbands to other communities, or obtained jobs with war agencies such as the Red Cross. Since the number of trained social, workers was not equal to the demand, even prior to the war; this placed additional burdens on remaining staff workers. "Other war-aggravated difficul- ties were shortages of boarding homes, for both children and aged folk, shortages of housekeepers, and the virtual non-existence of vacant living quarters." Family Life Preservation Mr. Silver points out that "vic- tory will bring many problems on which people will seek the help of the Bureau. No doubt the de- mand for financial aid and self support loans will rise. Larger numbers of immigrants will be coming. Returning veterans will need counselling on the many new or changed situations they will be facing. Some hasty mar- riages are likely to break up. CHARGE QUOTA FOR JEWS, NEGROES AT COLUMBIA U. NEW YORK, (JPS)—Charging Columbia University with an "established policy of limiting the number of. Negroes and Jews whom it would permit use of its facilities," Julius Goldstein, New York attorney, filed suit against the city tax commission and peti- tioned it to cancel the tax ex- emption privilege granted the university as a non-sectarian in- stitution. Counsel for Columbia, denied that the university dis- criminate's against Jews or Negroes. Supreme Court Justice James B. McNally reserved de- cision on Goldstein's suit. with placement of .children one of the issues to be met. The Jew- ish Social Service Bureau will continue to offer a sympathetic ear and helping hand in pursuit of its objective: to preserve Jew- ish family life and help the peo- ple involved to achieve a fuller adjustment." The JSSB is supported by the Detroit Community fund through the War °Chest. The officers are: Benjamin E. Jaffe, president; Mrs. Charles Lakoff, vice-president; Daniel Mendelsohn, treasurer; Harold Silver, director and sec- retary. irse p..)%mei gamipwarmer...). ,),..).1.) ■)01■111 746 COLLINGWOOD .q...1...ipmipmerwsimmeposeromipmpmrmimonlimow).Wpw.)...)0 ■11.0)1.1) VICTOR PAINT CO. Paint &. Wallpaper 12187 Dexter HO. 65'75 laeloweiveipsialmallmo)wirino •4N.4`,Nr`sr`..:•\.• New Year Greetings Mr. & Mrs. Louis Please and. 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