THE DETRO IT JEWISH NEW S — Friday, July 17, 1959
• Joffe's Study Shows Close Ties
Unite Council, Non-Jewish Groups
Another in a series of season-
end reports by Boris M. Joffe,
director of the Jewish Com-
munity Council, outlined daily
contacts the Council maintains
with more than 50 sectarian.
secular and civic community
groups. The report was sub-
mitted to Lawrence W. Crohn.
Council president, and William
Cohen. chairman of the com-
munity relations committee.
Excluding national and local
bodies with which the Council
maintains regular working re-
lationships, the listing included
certain key city. state and fed-
eral government officials in
education, labor and human
relations, police agencies and
denominational groups.
Educational activity with re-
spect to restrictive features of
the McCarran-Walter immigra-
tion law was carried on prin-
cipally with the Michigan Com-
mittee on Immigration, com-
posed of representatives of all
faiths and of many nationality,
civic and labor groups.
The Council's interest in con-
structive human relations, edu-
cation and in phases of church-
state conflicts was advanced
by frequent consultation with
Detroit and suburban school
officials and by participation
in human relations workshops
at Wayne State University and
at the University of Detroit.
Problems of discrimination
in employment and housing
called for close and frequent
contact with such groups as the
Michigan Fair Employment
Practices Commission, the Co-
ordinating Council on Civil
Rights, and the City of Detroit
Commission on Community Re-
lations.
The survey , ,listed contacts
that had beerk developed or
maintained with,.-press, radio
and TV. Boy and Girl Scouts.
women's clubs - and govern-
mental agencies.
"The significance of. these
contacts," Joffe'S report pointed
out, "is not their number or
variety. but rather the fact that
they are a part of the ongoing
job that responsible activity in
the field of Jewish community
relations requires.
"By service to and with
other elements of the commu-
nity in which we function, we
serve goals which are in them-
selves meritorious and which
develop, at the same time, a
better climate of understanding
within which the Jewish com-
munity may expect more gen-
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eral acceptance of constructive
approaches to such matters as
discrimination, or understand-
ing of American stakes in the
Middle East. and other p,rob-
lems with which the Jewish
community has direct con-
cerns."
As one of the illustrations of
such constructive approaches,
the report cites the recent pub-
licized attempt of one of the
suburban home-owners associa-
tions to bar Jewish residents
from membership in the associ-
ation. The leaders of the non-
Jewish religious and secular
organizations with which the
Community Council cooperates
were among those expressing
concern which resulted in the
defeat of this discriminatory
proposal.
Cautioning that "community
relations activities are not car-
ried on in a vacuum. but must
reflect and interpret the aspira-
tions of a viable American Jew-
ish community." Joffe added
that the Council's community
relations work "grows from and
is enhanced by a better knowl-
edge, understanding and ap-
preciation of our own group's
culture."
His report concluded that the
Council's cultural activities are
therefore "clearly germane to
and integrally a part of that
portion of our assignment to
which we give the 'Jewish com-
munity relations' label."
Israeli Chief of Staff
Shows Optimism in
Navy Day Report
Direct JTA Teletype Wire
To The Jewish News
TEL AVIV—The acquisition
of two submarines from Great
Britain is only the first of
several important s t e p s to
strengthen Israel's Navy, Chief
of Staff Chaim Laskov said
Tuesday in a Navy Day mes-
sage.
At the celebration in Haifa.
Commander S. Tankus, one of
the submarine chiefs. and his
officers reported on major ob-
jectives achieved by the navy
last year.
These were: an increase in
the preparedness of naval
units. improvement in equip-
ment. intensification of exer-
cises and acquisition of the
undersea craft.
- The naval leaders also re-
ported that Israel's destroyers
are in good condition and that
their crews are well trained and
equipped for anti - submarine
warfare.
Trains Won't Run
in Haifa on Sabbath
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
Haifa Municipality has received
and decided to heed a request
from President Ben-Zvi against
operation of the Haifa subway
on Saturdays.
Reports that the subway
would run on Saturdays when
it opens next month stirred a
country-wide controversy. Re-
ligious Party leaders called on
both Prime Minister Ben-Gurion
and President Ben-Zvi to use
their influence against sabbath
subway schedules.
While the activities of the
President's office in such situa-
tions generally are not publi-
cized, it was learned that the
President had intervened with
Haifa municipal officials.
Ban Book by Nehru
for Praising Israel .
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The
Jordanian Education Ministry
has banned a book by Prime
Minister Nehru of India,
"Glimpses Into World History,"
because it has favorable refer-
ences to Israel, it was learned
here. All copies in circulation
were ordered sent to the
Ministry.
Fresh Air Society
to Elect Directors
To Start Blood Bank in Israel
Participating in a presentation ceremony marking the
establishment of a blood bank in Israel through Kupat Holim,
the state's biggest medical service organization, are these offi-
cers of the Israel Club of Detroit; left to right: SAM GEER,
past vice-president; Mrs. PHILIP GOLDEEN, vice-president;
Mrs. A. FLASHENBERG, president; JOSEPH GROSS, treas-
urer; BEN HAROLD, who accepted the contribution for the
Israel Histadrut Campaign; ISRAEL FINKELSTONE, secre•
tary; and JACK WOODBERG, financial secretary. The Israel
Club turned over a $1,000 Israel Bond to finance the purchase.
New Jewish Films Reverse Trend
NEW YORK (JTA)—Several
films with Jewish themes are
on the Hollywood production
schedule, reversing a ttend to
"play down the Jewish angle,"
the newspaper Variety, organ
of the entertainment industry,
reported this week.
The paper. noting that Holly-
wood attention is focused on
religious and Bible themes,
said that for the most part pic7
tures with these themes are
doing well at the boxoffice.•
"For the first time," the
Variety said. "several films
dealing with Jewish people are
coming up. 'Diary of Anne
Frank,' of course, was such a
story. Otto Preminger will film
Leon Uris' 'Exodus' and Stanley i
Kramer has 'My Glorious
Brothers' on his schedule. Both
will be shot in Israel.
"Tendency in films," said the
newspaper, "has been to play '
down the Jewish angle. The
theory in the film trade is that
markedly Jewish backgrounds
don't sell. 'Anne Frank,' as a
road show didn't draw well de-
spite a big campaign. However,
it reversed itself in the regular
engagements. Picture is still
considered a problem."
In another report from its
Frankfurt correspondent, Va-
riety says that the city which,
two years ago "was weeping its
eyes out" over the "Diary of
Anne Frank," is now "laughing
hysterically and fighting to buy
tickets to an anti-Nazi play"—
Bertold Brecht's "Schweik in
World War IL"
The comedy is based on the
Czechoslovak satire. "Good Sol-
dier Schweik" and, according to
the report, pokes fun at the
Nazi leaders. On its first peI-
formance in West Germany, the
production met with strenuous
Dr. Irving Posner, president
of the Fresh Air Society, an-
nounces that the annual meet-
ing will be held at 11 a.m.,
Aug. 12, at the Fresh Air Camp,
Brighton.
Election of directors, interim
program reports and observa-
tion of camp program are
planned.
The nominating committee,
consisting of Nathan Silverman,
chairman, Meyer Fishman, Mrs.
Samuel Rands, Alan E.
Schwartz and Mrs. Julian H.
Scott, have re-nominated the
following for a three year term:
Mrs. Samuel Frankel, Dr.
Perry Goldman, Maxwell Katz-
en and Dr. John J. Pollack.
Nominated for three year terms
are Mesdames Sidney J. Allen,
Harry Barnett, Joseph Fenton
and Maurice Sobell and Messrs.
A. Arnold Agree, Walter L.
Field, Irwin Hermanoff, Arthur
Howard, Judge Nathan J. Kauf-
man, Abe Lapides and Harold
Weiss.
At the conclusion of the meet-
ing, the board will travel to
Camp Tamarack, to attend a
dedication program planned for
1 p.m.
objections from Frankfurt resi-
dents who resented "making a
comedy out of mass slaughter."
German newspapers, however,
commented that perhaps it was
a good thing that "former SS
men and Nazi party members
can laugh at their own stupidi-
ties, just as a couple of years
ago, these people in the audi-
ence at 'Diary' wept as they
The advantage gained by tak-
remembered their mistreatment ing advantage of a friend al-
of the Jews," Variety noted.
ways backfires sooner or later.
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Israelis Prefer Movies
Without Frivolous Themes
HOLLYWOOD (JTA)—Israel
is something of a problem to
American film producers, ac-
cording to Robert F. Blumhofe,
vice president of United Artists,
on his return here from visits
to Europe and Israel.
The film executive reported
that Israelis like movies, but
are not attracted to frivolous
films, "not even to charming
frivolous films."
Mexican Jewish Gift
to Expand Einstein School
MEXICO CITY (JTA) — -A
Jewish delegation informed the
Mexican Minister of Education,
Jaimo Torres Bodet, of a de-
cision of the Central Jewish
Committee here to contribute
1,000,000 pesos ($80,000) for
expansion of the Albert Ein-
stein School, which was pre-
sented by the Jews of Mexico
to the state 11 years ago. The
expansion of the school will
enable an increase in registra-
tion from 700 to 1,050.
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