THE JEWISH
Friday, February 21, 1947
Mrs. Lakoff Explains Expansion
01 Community Social Agency
'Handmaids of Medicine'
Erect Jewish Center
To Honor Memory of
War Hero Meyer Levin
NEW YORK—The memory of
Sgt. Meyer Levin. bombardier in
the famous air crew of which
Colin Kelly was pilot, will be
honored by the creation of a
Meyer Levin Jewish Center
which will serve as a house of
worship for the 500 Jewish fam-
ilies in the Red Hook housing
Address To CJFWF Describes Detroit's Social Planning
Committee Which Delineates Functions, Determines
Needs of Various Bureaus
The expanding position of the social case work agency in rela-
tion to the community was emphasized by Mrs. Charles Lakoff,
president of the Jewish Social Service Bureau, in an address before
the convention of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds in Atlantic City late last month.
Mrs. Lakoff contrasted the rn ,
vague recognition of the work of problems and sounder recom-
the case work agency in the mendations for action.
minds of the general community,
Satisfies Unmet Needs
with the specific appreciation of
"On a still higher level, this
the few laymen who are in direct Committee makes possible the
contact with the agency. She creation of a system of priorities
praised the skill and interest of in satisfying unmet needs in the
the professional leadership community. There are unmet
w h i c h "stimulates, influences, needs in the field of Jewish edu-
,
a nd gives reality to our visions
for a better community,” espec- cation and camping, care of the i
ser- ,
aged, and the whole area of ser-
a
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NEWS
area, it was announced by Ben-
jamin Augenbraum, president of
the present Red Hook Jewish
Center.
A building fund campaign with
JUNE ROSENBERG of De-
troit (left) and Marjorie James a goal of $200,000 has been
of Willow Run Village are shown launched to make possible the
studying the skeleton of a turtle.
erection of the Meyer Levin Jew-
They are medical-technology
ish Center at Huntington and
trainees at Wayne University.
Hicks St., Augenbraum said. The
memorial center will replace the
ially in educating the cornmun-
VFW Spokesman Urges
ity at large to the need for and. vice to the emotionally - dis-
present Red Hook congregation
turbed and the mentally ill. On Immigration Suspension
work of the agencies.
•
which is located at 359 Columbia.
Excerpts from her address the very highest level, this Corn-
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Levin,
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sus-
mittee insures that action taken. '
follow:
Brooklyn hero
repre- pension of immigration to the parents of the
"This change in type of service programs initiated, will
United States for a period of 10 who lost his life in the Pacific,
rendered is a fact in the agency sent, not unilateral action by ,
gave their assent to the project.
—it is only vaguely understood any one agency, but unified corn- ; years was advocated by Omar
Ketchum, legislative representa-;
1
in the community. Two quota- rnunity. decision.
Veterans o f Foreign!
he
tive of
t
tions from the Board Manual of ce our concern is primar- ' Wars, over a nationwide broad-
the Jewish Social Service Bur- ily with case work and related cast during a discussion on the
how
eau of Detroit will illustrate this i services we may well ask
question "Should We Further Re-
change. Ithis community trend is likely to strict Immigration" arranged by
affect our case work agency. The ,
Clients Not Dependents
JSSB is represented on all but the American Forum of the Air. Camera Service & Supplies
Siding with him was Repro
" The bulk: of our clients are . o n e of t h e sub-committees !
ONE DAY DEVELOPING
above the dependency line. Only through Board and staff mem- sentative Ed Gosset of Texas who
about 10 per cent of our cases . bers. Thus the trend toward said that "not only should we
SERVICE
receive relief. Families which " interagency cooperation " i 0 temporarily reduce or suspend
• HALLMARK GREETING
are eligible ' for relief from h an dling matters that relate to quotas. but we should hin'e better
CARDS for all occasions
public agencies are not accepted more than one agency — a _iiforcenn.nt of the immigration
• Model Airplanes
by us for material help. Money trend' so characteristic
of
all laws to prevent muinplied thou-
Complete Iine
is given for special needs. for JSSB history—will be continued sands of illegal entries.
The liberalization of the immi-
temporary periods, or as part ofd st rengthenea. ,
• Projector Rentals
gration laws was urged by Earl
the plan in the treatment of a '
-
Trend Toward Fee Service
• Camera Repair
G. Harrison. dean of the Uni-
major social problem.
"In the last few. years there versity of Pennsylvania Law
— Our work, in part. consists
-has been -.a marked trend in School and former U. S. Com-
of giving information and advice favor of "fee service - in the
CAMERA SHOP
to people about the availability, ' agency. Since the bulk of our missioner of In-in-lig:ninon and
benefits, and limitations of the • clientele is above the depend- Naturalization.
13, Achieves
Top Table Tennis Award
Alvin Ring,
Alvin Ring, 13-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs.. Julius Ring of
3303 Cleinents, took first place
in the boys division of the Mich-
igan Closed Table Tennis Tour-
nament held in Detroit Feb. 15
and 16 under the sponsorship of
the United Stated Table Tennis
Association.
A member of the Jewish Com-
munity Center. Alvin has prac-
ticed his table tennis technique
in the Center game room for
many years. He is the first
Jewish youth to win the tourna-
ment. Alvin plans to enter the
Michigan open tournament to
take place next month.
Police Are Investigating
Fire In Cairo Synagogue
CAIRO, (JTA)—Local
police
officials are investigating a fire
in an ancient synagogue in Cairo's
Jewish quarter. Before firemen
brought the blaze under control
the library and a large number
of valuable books and manu-
scripts were destroyed. It is be-
lieved that the fire was started
by thieves.
'BUSINESS DIRECTORY
MERCURY
services we ourselves have
to ency line there is the feeling that
offer. as well as those of other the charging of fees may raise the
agencies. More frequently, how- dignity of our service and fur-
ever, the person coming to us ther, that it may attract people
is confused and disturbed by who need the services of our
NEW YORK. (JTA)—Dr. Ste-
phen S. Wise, president, and Dr.
A. Leon Kubowitzki, secretary-
general. announced that the
his troubles. He cannot see them agency but who react to free Latin-American conference of
the World Jewish Congress will
in their proper perspective, is
— services as charity and reject it.
not aware of his own share of "Again, the trend in case work be held at Montevideo, Uruguay.
responsibility for them. Every agencies is toward more and on April 20.
proposed solution has its draw- more specialized services, to
backs and is accompanied by families, to children, to old pee-
adjustments and conditions ple- and community support for
which may not be acceptable to these kinds of services calls for ,
him, with the result that he has an enlightened public.
Here
a hard time making up his mind again the Social Planning Corn-
which of the alterative deci- mittee provides a perfect instru-
sions to make.' ment for sympathetic interpre-
Changing Community Picture tation to the larger public. If
Along with these changes our Social Planning Committee
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BISCUITS
within the agency came changes understands and approves, the
in the community picture as community will be more under-
well. As the central planning standi n g and more concerned.
agency for , the community, Fed- The Social Planning Commit-
eration began to view the var- tee can be a proving ground for
ions social agencies, not as sep- new thinking within the agency.
arate and distinct bodies func- It can serve to relate the inter-
tioning in isolation, but as ser- est and drive of the small active
vices related to one another and groups in the community to the
to the total community."
passive but generous interest of
Mrs. Lakoff sketched changes the large group to the end that
in the Social Service Bureau's there may be orderly processes
status since 1931, noting the es- of community development and
tablishment of services for job growth."
assistance, child care, old age
assistance, and refugee aid.
"It is at this point that Feder-
ation's decision of July 1, 1946,
to create a Social Planning Com-
mittee, becomes very significant.
William Friedman, former Cir-
The scope of this committee's
work is outlined in the resolu- cuit Court Judge, received 22,106
tion.passed by the Board of Gov- votes in the Primary election on
Monday, in the contest for the
ernors.
Wayne Circuit Court. He was
Committee Membership
trailed by S. B. Keidan who re-
"That the President be auth-
ceived 22,104 votes. Samuel W.
orized to appoint a Social Plan-
in the
ning Committee consisting of the Leib polled 13,491 votes
same
contest-
All
three
will
be
executive and two board mem-
candidates for _ election on April
bers of each agency affiliated
with Federation, plus represent- 7. -
Jacob L. Keidan is among the
atives from the Board of Feder-
ation, whose activities would en- nominees for the Recorder's
compass the function of health Court, having polled 15,102 votes.
Samuel W. Barr, who polled
planning, care of the aged, psy-
chiatric service, child care, eco- 6,343 votes, was nominated for
nomic adjustment, recreation, Recorder and Judge of Record-
care of the aged, psychiatrie_s, er's Court Arthur W. Semplin-
care - of transients and other er was nominated for the Com-
mon Pleas Court.
community functions.
Other Jewish candidates were
"The creation of this Corn
mittee opensup 4.11 sorts of Pos- defeated. A. C. Lappin polled
sibilities. Op the lowest level it 4,860 votes; Meyer D. Stein,
will provide a medium for the 4,536; Henry P. Onrich, 3,657.
exchange of information'c 1oe.al
CARD OF THANKS
services. On n satnekvhsp: high-
The family of the late Gedalia
er Jeeet the eeePeiliti*L44tudY
sudi a earn- Miller of 2282 Webb, wish to
mittee makes possible will result thank those who extended their
In more critical consideration of sympathy on their bereavement.
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