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Programming of Federation
Emphasizes Jewish Content
BY ISIDORE SOBELOFF
Executive Vice-President,
Jewish Welfare Federation
This is an appropriate time
to review our accomplishments
and to rededicate ourselves to
our communal objectives.
The community services of
Federation and. its agencies
provide an opportunity to im-
plement Jewish doctrines—to
remember the aged, to care for
the sick, to ransom the captive,
to minister to- the poor, to edu-
cate the young, to provide a
haven for the homeless. Our
Federation programs seek, in
fact, to translate Jewish teach-
ings, weaving together the
varied strands of Orthodoxy,
Conservatism, Reform—and of
secularist, nationalist and the
"unidentified" expressions that
constitute Jewish affiliation and
loyalty.
Seen in thiS light, no one
facet of Jewish life is complete.
Federation is not complete ex-
cept as it serves the broad pur-
poses and meets the personal
identification needs of the Jews
who live in our community —
regardless of denominational
creed, philosophical color or
national origin.
Professional and lay leader-
ship of Federation is com-
mitted to this concept of
Jewish survival. We feel,
similarly; the responsibility
toward a vital Jewish home-
land in Israel and at the same
time toward the developing
domestic Jewish community
in America, and specifically
in Detroit.
In theoretical discussion, we
talk about the necessity of put-
ting a greater portion of our
community funds into the Jew-
ish content programs. On the
other hand some of us urge the
exnansion of health and welfare
services. We want to maintain a
good Jewish hospital of which
we can be proud; we cannot
deny any request of the Jewish
Home for Aged; we are certain
that we should do everything
possible for Jewish children,
and particularly to prevent any
development of delinquency
among them.
Jewish adults and Jewish
children want an identification
with the Jewish community and
with JewiSh life. They get this
identification primarily through
association. From this point it
is conceivable that they can
move on as a result of exposure
to a "fuller Jewish life" as each
group defines this for itself.
We can accept this as .a chal-
lenge for our programs. Ex-
posure to a "fuller and richer
Jewish life" must be made satis-
fying both to the philosopher
and to flesh-and-blood people so
that it will strengthen the basic
identification.
It is our job in a changing
society to provide the institu-
tional vehicles for the develop-
ment of programs while main-
taining the basic values. It is
the only assurance we have that
our rich heritage will flourish
in our American soil.
2 New York Families
Establish Chair in
History at Brandeis
Two New York brothers and
their wives have underwritten
a new chair in history at Bran-
deis University, to be occupied
this fall by Dr. Edgar N. John-
son, chairman of the univer-
sity's history department.
Established by Phillip and
Lillian Leff and Carl and Elea-
nor Leff, the new professorship
will be known as the Leff Chair
in History. Phillip Leff is presi-
dent of National Spinning Corn-
pany, New York. City; National
Yarn Corp., Cleveland; and Na-
tional Worsted Mills, James-
town, N.Y. His brother, Carl,
is vice president of National
Spinning and National Yarn and
treasurer of National Worsted.
Israel,MalagasySignFriendship
Technical Cooperation Treaty
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Is-
rael and the Malagasy Republic
(Madagascar) signed a treaty
of friendship and technical co-
operation in the fields of agri-
culture, industry, vocational and
professional training, youth ac-
tivities, education, public health
service and transportation.
In impressive ceremonies at
the home of President Itzhak
Ben-Zvi here, the pact was
signed for Malagasy by Presi-
dent Philibert Tsirinana, and
for Israel by Prime Minister
David Ben-Gurion. In the agree-
ment, Israel undertakes to
place at Malagasy's disposal a
number of scholarships, and to
send to the African Republic
experts, advisers and technical
workers.
A joint communique issued
by the two governments at the
same time reaffirmed for both
Malagasy and Israel the two
nations' interest in the preser-
vation of the freedom of the
seas, hope for the attainment
of self - determination by all
peoples, and deploring any dis-
crimination of racial manifes-
tation. The statement stresses
the need for all nations in the
Middle East, Africa and else-
where to desist from threats or
the use of force against the
integrity and political indepen-
dence of any nation.
It was announced that Jomo
Kenyatta, leader of Kenya
nationalists in the British
African colony, has accepted
a formal invitation to visit
Israel.
Kenyatta is considered one
of the most famous leaders
among Africans. He was in jail
or under house arrest for many
years until officially liberated
by the British administration
last week, charged with having
led the Mau Mau terrorists in
Kenya.
It was disclosed that Israel
Cohen, Israel's honorary consul
at Nairobi, capital of Kenya,
was visiting Kenyatta in the
litter's home, when government
officials arrived to notify Ken-
yatta formally that he was now
free to leave his home and go
wherever he pleases. Cohen im-
mediately extended to Kenyatta
a formal invitation to visit Is-
rael.
Kenyatta told Cohen: "Israel
and Kenya have much in com-
mon historically," and expressed
appreciation for Israel's assist-
ance to Kenya. Israel has pro-
vided training courses and semi-
nars for Kenyans. -
A team of Israeli specialists
left for Upper Volta and Chad
to advise those governments on
agricultural and water prob-
lem's, it was announced by the
government. The five-man team
was loaned by the Technion, in
Haifa. The experts will formu-
late recommendatioons which
will, later, be implemented by
Israeli technicians.
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Director, Acclaims
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When James N. Rosenberg
comes to Detroit, the early part
of October, to participate in the
official opening of the exhibition
of his paintings, scheduled for
Oct. 3 to 29 at the Art Institute,
he will bring with him a record
for public service that had dis-
tinguished him in Jewish com-
munal work, as well as a note-
worthy career as a great painter.
E. P. Richardson, director of
the Detroit Art Institute, in a
statement welcoming the exhibi-
tion to the Institute, stated:
"James N. Rosenberg's paint-
ings strike a note of delight in
life and delight in nature which
is the mellowed fruit of a long
and remarkable life.
"He' is now 86 years of age.
Behind him is a career as a, law-
yer which brought him not only
great success as an advocate but
the friendship of many of the
outstanding figures of the New
York Bar. Born in Allegheny
City (now a part of Pittsbur
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