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U. S. Communities Favor
Merger of Israel Drives
For Three Institutions

NEW YORK, (JTA)
Full support for current efforts in Israel to have the He-
brew University, Haifa Technion and the Wjzmann Institute merge their fund-raising
campaigns in the United States has been given by the Jewish federations and welfare
funds in this country, it was learned by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

—

I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG OF
THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
AND TO THE REPUBLIC
FOR WHICH IT
STANDS, ONE NATION
INDIVISIBLE,
WITH LIBERTY AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL.

e Honor the Flag:

Meeting in Phila-

delphia on June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted
a resolution declaring that "the Flag of the United States
shall be of 13 stripes of alternate red and white, with a union
of 13 stars of white in a blue field, representing the new
constellation." Tradition says that the first Stars and Stripes
was made by Betsy Ross, of Philadelphia, at the request of
George Washington. A contemporary description said that
the stars of the flag "represent a new constellation rising in
the West." Not a legal holiday in any of the states, June 14
is, however, marked generally throughout our land y the
schools and by patriotic organizations as the birthday of our
national emblem, in exercises which feature the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag. As a result of legislation sponsored by
three Michigan members of Congress, the words "under God"
are being added to the Pledge to the Flag, to read "One nation
indivisible under God ." Senator Ferguson's resolution has
been adopted by the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives acted on resolutions introduced by Congressman
Louis C. Rabaut—whose bill is "the grand-daddy of them
all"—and Congressman Charles G. Oakman. Rep. Rabaut's
bill was adopted by the House on Wednesday morning in time
for the President to sign it before Flag Day. (See Story, Page 6)

Reflecting the wishes of the Jewish communities in the United States, leaders of the Councils
of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds reaffirmed the urgent need for unified fund-raising by
the three institutions. This, they pointed out, would enable the transfer of a substantial part of
the approximately $650,000 being spent by these institutions for fund-rising and administra-
tion in the U.S. to direct use by the institutions in Israel.
Leaders of the Israel government and of the Jewish Agency feel strongly that such a merger
should take place as soon as possible. A committee representing the Finance and Education
Ministries of the government of Israel and the Jewish Agency is examining in detail the main-
tenance and finances of the three institutions, it was revealed.
At present communities in this country allocate funds to each of the three institutions ac-
cording to a formula previously recommended by Dr. Giora Josephthal, treasurer of the Jewish
Agency. The formula provides for 55 percent of the•total allocated for Israel's institutions of
higher education to the Hebrew University, 23 percent to the Haifa Technion and 22 percent to
the Weizmann Institute. However, during his recent visit to this country, Dr. Josephthal told
the leaders of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds that the Israel Govern-
ment, as well as the Jewish Agency, favors having the three institutions merge their campaigns
and that the Jewish communities in this country will soon be advised whether any revision in
the allocations formula should be made.
Dr. Josephthal was assured by the CJFWF leaders that they would accept the judgment of
the committee in Israel which is now studying the merger issue. They pointed out that even
under the existing "Josephthal formula" there is no need for the three institutions to send sep-
arate representatives to local budget hearings, and that "one representative can serve the same
purpose better in behalf of all three, with substantial saving in expense."
A specific plan for the unification in the United States of fund-raising activities of the three
institutions by Meyer W. Weisgal, chairman of the executive council of the Weizmann Institute
of Science, proposes that:
1. The three institutions should give up independent organizations in the United States and
establish one central office in New York.
2. A salaried president should run the organization. Pr es e n t administrators for the three
institutions should're:-..ign to give the new leader a free hand.
3. About $8,000,000 should be budgeted by the institutions for improvements and mainte-
nance in a year. The New York United Jewish Appeal and the welfare funds should raise
$2,000,000. The Jewish Agency should supply a similar amount. The Israeli Government should
put up $3,000,000 and another $1,000,000 should be raised elsewhere in the world.
4. The organization of the combined institutions should aid campaigns of the United Jewish
Appeal and also continue their own fund-raising efforts solely for capital investment.
5. If the United Jewish Appeal should take over all fund-raising for the institution, this
should not be at the expense of any other Israel activity. In addition a New York office of the
three institutions should continue to help with the appeal.
Mr. Weisgal also brought up the question of the actual unification of the three institutions
as Weizmann University or University of Israel. He proposed the collaboration of the institutions
be studied by an Israeli equivalent of a British Royal Commission.
J. W. Wunsch, president of the American Technion Society, yesterday stated he opposes the
merger, because the Technion and Hebrew University have nothing to gain from such a move.
He insists that these two institutions "do not share the same problems with the Weizmann In-
stitute."
The American Friends of the Hebrew University would make no comment because its presi-
dent, Dr. George S. Wise, is currently in Israel. Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, executive vice-chairman
of the United Jewish Appeal, remarked that the question of support for the three institutions
"needs study and appraisal."

`Who Will Take the Cut?'

3.500 More AJC Donors Must
Make Good Drive Shortage

Einstein College Cornerstone.Layind-
w .

Government,

community, educational and medical leaders from all parts of the country will participate
in cornerstone laying ceremonies .for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva
University, America's first medical college under Jewish auspices, on Sunday, in New York
City. Cornerstone Day ceremonies will be climaxed with a dinner in the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel. Lower portion of aerial view shows the architect's model of the College of Medi-
cine and of the projected Colleges of Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health and Post-Graduate
studies. They will form a $25,000,000 Medical Teaching Center. Upper portion shows
nearly completed buildings of the $40,000,000 Hospital Center which the City of New York
is making available to the College to serve as ii - s clinical teaching center. These combined fa-
cilities will constitute one of the nation's finest and most modern medical teaching and re-
search centers. In Detroit, a committee headed by Abe Kasle and Max Osnos is planning
4 a dinner, June 30, at Hotel Statler, in behalf of the Einstein Medical College,

While the Allied Jewish Campaign has gone over the $4,000,-
000 mark, it must raise another $400,000 to equal last year's sum
thereby to assure adequate income for local, national and overseas
agencies, including the United Jewish Appeal which provides aid
to Israel's new settlers.
Samuel Rubiner, president of the Jewish Welfare Federation,
sponsor of the Allied Jewish Campaign, this week reiterated the
challenge he issued at the closing campaign rally, when he asked
the pertinent question: "Who will take the cut?" Mr. Rubiner
directed his challenge to the 3,500 prospective contributors who
have not as yet made their pledges to the drive. Urging the
volunteer workers to continue their efforts, in. the hope of reach-
ing last year's total, Mr. Rubiner said:
"Various budget hearings will soon take place, and if we
should by chance raise less money only because we suddenly
became tired, all of us will ask, 'Who will take the cut?' Shall
we turn away the sick from our .Sinai Hospital? Shall we say to
our aged people, 'We cannot build any additional beds at our
Jewish Home for the Aged?' Must we curtail our program of
Jewish education in a year when the enrollment in our schools
has increased anywhere from 25% to 33 1/3% ? Shall we say to
our national community relations agencies which guard our
rights and liberties as American Jews and render ineffective the
weapons of our traducers that they must reduce their vigilance
at a time when increased watchfulness is imperative? What shall
we say to the Jews in that volcanic and explosive area of North
Africa, to the Jews who are
being persecuted and imprisoned
e are Jews? What encouragement can
in Romania because they ar
we give to our oppressed people behind the Iron Curtain? What
excuse can we give to our brethren in Israel when we pledged
that Israel shall not stand alone in this precarious period aria
that we will make every sacrifice to help them on the road to
economic self sufficiency? Who, we ask in these various budget
meetings, will volunteer to take the cut? The question is the
answer. No one. What we need is coverage of slips, intensity of
effort, catching a second breath, an emergency campaign. Call
it what you wiii—this is no time for us to become tired."

