THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -- Friday, January 19, 1962 -- 32
Stratification of Jewish Gifts to USA,
Other Causes Revealed in N.J. Study
NEWARK, N. J., (JTA)—A above groups considered con-
graphic picture of the Jewish tributing to "charity'! impor-
contributor to fund-raising cam- tant; 41 percent "supporting
paigns and his motivations for Israel"; 49 percent "belonging
philanthropic giving is pre- to a temple"; 58 percent "know-
sented in a research report ing the fundamentals of Juda-
based on a stratified sample of ism"; 47 percent "to marry
the 30,000 contributors to the within the faith"; a low of
United Jewish Appeal of Essex eight percent "observance of
County. A summary of the re- dietary laws"; 61 percent felt
port was issued here by Her- that to be a "good Jew," "a
man M. Pekarsky, executive di- person must gain respect of
rector of the Jewish Commu- Christians." They also gave the
same high ranking to the uni-
nity Council of Essex County.
The study, conducted by the versal concept of "helping the
National Opionin Research Cen- underprivileged."
9. While top contributors give
ter of the University of Chicago,
establishes that half of all the 76 percent of total contributed
contributions in Essex County to Jewish groups, • including 43
are made by first-generation percent to the UJA, the small-
American-born Jews. About a est donors give 61 percent to
fourth of all contributors come all Jewish causes and only 25
from foreign-born Jews. One percent to the UJA.- Only 15
out of three top donors—com- percent of the total list con-
pared with only one out of five tributions to synagogues. Na-
smallest givers — are foreign- tional non-sectarian health
groups and Red Cross receive
born.
Other facts established by 15-17 percent of all giving by
smaller donors. This, the report
the study are:
1. Half of all UJA funds are says, may be a reflection of the
contributed by persons with a acculturation process, especially
median income of $27,000 a prevalent among the younger
year. Almost 70 percent of the suburban residents, which un-
top UJA donors, giving $2,500 dersores the desire to show
or more, have an annual in- loyalty to both communities —
come of $50,000 or over. The general and Jewish—in which
smallest donors, giving less they live.
10. In response to a free an-
than $100, report a median in-
swer question, about favorite
come of $13,000.
2. United Jewish Appeal con- causes, 40 percent mentioned
tributors come pr3dominantly the UJA as their first favorite,
from the self-employed in busi- an additional 18 percent as
ness and the professions. More their second favorite. Almost
than half report they are pro- 70 percent of top contributors
prietors or managers, over 10 choose the UJA as first and
percent lawyers, nine percent second favorites, while less
doctors, five percent account- than 50 percent of the smallest
donors make this selection.
ants.
3. Most donors reveal a Jewish philanthropic g r o u p s
strong attachment to their in- are named as first favorites by
dividual r_esidential' communi- 60 percent more persons than
non-Jewish _groups. Second
- ties.
4. Almost three-fourths of all choice favorites are more pre-
respondents had Hebrew school dominantly non-sectarian.
11. In probing why a person
training and less temple mem-
bership and activity at the selects a favorite philan-
present time. The smaller don- thropic project, the "tradi-
ors are generally less oriented tion-culture" f a et or rated
toward Jewish groups and near the bottom-10 percent,
the "religious" factor was
practices.
5. Overall, only eight percent even lower—five percent for
said they are non-religious, but the highest givers and under
19 percent do not belong to any three percent for the lowest.
temple. Only six percent of the For the largest givers "eth-
top givers are non-members, nic loyalty" was the primary
while 26 percent of the $100- factor and third for the
$500 donors and 36 percent of smallest givers.
12. Persons contributing un-
the smallest donors report no
temple membership. About der $500 to the UJA defined
seven percent belong to Orth)-, "generous giving" in lower
dox, 43 percent to Conserva- standards. The larger givers
tive and 31 percent to Reform contributed close to 10 percent
of their income; smaller donors
congregations.
6. Denominational differences two to four percent. "It is sig-
tend to blur, however, when ac- nificant that all contributor
tual religious practices are groups regard themselves as
evaluated. Most people only at- more generous than their
tend religious services during friends, business associates and
the High Holy Days. The top neighbors, but in practice they
giver group, more often, sup- are not," the report states.
13. Only eight percent say
plies the leadership in the tem-
ples, but only 29 percent of they plan and select in advance
them are officers or chairmen all the campaigns they will
of any committees. Men's Clubs support. Almost 60 percent say
and Sisterhoods are the most they make all selections spon-
common forms of temple ac- taneously, as they are solicited.
tivity among the smaller donor This lack of planning is re-
groups, with 42 percent of ported by only 45 percent of
them reporting such member- the tap donors, but by 70 per-
cent of ti..e smallest contribu-
ship.
7. The contributor groups tors.
14. Determining the total
under $100, who in total rep-
resent 87 percent of all con- amount for all philanthropic
tributors, appear to be less causes is also more haphazard
oriented to traditional Jew- than planned. Only 24 percent
ish values and reflect a de- stated that they had a total
sire to be more like their philanthropic budget in mind in
Gentile neighbors. When advance of deciding about in-
asked to rate various values dividual gifts. Over 47 percent
as to their importance in de- of the top donors have such a
fining a "good Jew," 91 per- systematic plan, compared with
cent agreed on "accepting only 10 percent of the smallest
being a good Jew" as most donors. Income is mentioned by
importa:i.t. But their defini 42 percent as the major con-
tion of "accepting being a sideration in setting the over-
good Jew" is a rather secular all amount of giving, varying
one and serves as a conve- from 39 'percent for the largest
nient symbol of identification givers to 73 percent for the
for their non-Jewish neigh- smallest.
bors, as evidenced by their
15. Deciding on the amounts
responses to traditional of individual contributions is
values.
largely a matter of chance. Of
8. Only 44 percent of the all respondents 64 percent state
all decisions are spontaneous.
Of the top contributors, the
group which normally gives the
impression of having made de-
cisions in advance, 56 percent
state that they do not make
such advance decisions. Of the
smallest donors 75 percent say
all contributions are unplanned.
16. In answer to a direct
probe on the influence gifts of
others have on their own con-
tributions, about 25 percent of
all persons, but 41 percent of
the top givers, admitted such
comparisons.
In general, the r e p o r t
finds, "donors are poorly in-
formed about the UJA, Jew-
ish Community Council and
beneficiary agencies. The
smallest donors are the least
knowledgeable."
"The Jewish News of Newark
was reported by 77 percent to
be the best single, source of
information on UJA affairs-71
percent of the largest givers
and 85 percent of the smallest
contributors spontaneously nam-
ing this source.
In probing the degree of in-
terest in the content of the
Jewish News, the responses in-
dicated that 70 percent con-
sider Israel news very interest-
ing and an additional 24 per-
cent moderately so. Editorials
are considered interesting by 55
percent and moderately inter-
esting by 31 percent.
Religious Objects Looted by Nazis
Destined for Alaska GI Syna'gogue
Silver religious objects, looted by the Nazis during World
War II, will give, meaning and beauty to Jewish services con-
ducted in the newest U.S. state. Mrs. H. Herbert -Rossman
(center), president of the National Women's League of the
United Synagogue of America, learned of the need for such
items while on a trip to Alaska with her husband. She reported
this at a meeting of the Women's League, which is one of the
nine national Jewish women's groups affiliated with the
Women's Organizations' Division of the National Jewish Welfare
Board. Mrs. Louis Ginzberg (left), the League's chairman on
cooperation with other organizations, assembled the collection of
religious objects. With Mrs. Ginzberg and Mrs. Rossman is Rabbi
Aryeh Lev, director of the JWB Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy,
who accepted the collection for shipment to Chaplain Samuel
Press, U.S. Air Force chaplain at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska.
Jewish GIs and civilians use the Elmendorf chapel for their
activities. JWB has had contact with the Alaska Jewish com-
munity since the days of World War II.
Ex-Ben-Gurion Military Adviser
Sentenced in Israel for Espionage
TEL AVIV, (JTA)—Lt. Col.
Israel Beer, former personal
military adviser to Prime Min-
ister David Ben-Gurion, and
professor of military history at
Tel Aviv University, was found
guilty by three District Court
judges on three charges of es-
pionage.
He was sentenced to 10 years
imprisonment for passing secret
information to a foreign agent
"with the intention of injuring
the security of the State."
Beer, who could have received
life imprisonment on the es-
pionage charges, said he would
appeal against both the verdict
and the sentence. "I had no in-
tention of injuring the security
of the State, nor have I in-
jured it," he declared.
Just before he entered the
court room Beer told newsmen
that he has
been acting as
his own coun-
sel during the
latter stages of
his long, se-
cret trial, be-
cause of a dif-
ference of
opinion wit h
his lawyer
over defense
lines.
He revealed
;also that the
: court had de-
ni e d his re-
:quest — "be-
Beer cause of tech-
nical reasons"—to call nine wit-
nesses, among whom he listed
P r i in e Minister Ben-Gurion,
Deputy Defense Minister Shi-
mon Peres; Israel Galili, a high
official of the Defense Minis-
try, and Captain Liddell Hart,
famous military analyst.
In announcing the verdict,
the court stated it "tends to be-
lieve" that, among other fac-
tors that prompted Beer to
maintain connections with a for-
eign agent, was "a true anxiety"
for the welfare of the State of
Israel.
The court stated it felt that
Beer thought that, by his per-
sonal "partisan-like" action, col-
laborating with an agent for a
country in the Communist bloc,
he would help improve Israel's .
foreign relations.
:
,
.
,
Beer, who was one of the
keenest military analysts for
the Israeli press, was ar-
rested at 2 a.m. last March 31
in his home on the edge of a
small forest along the Yar-
kon River on the outskirts of
Tel Aviv.
Some 65 pounds of documents
were removed from his home
by the arresting officers, re-
portedly only a few hours after
his last contact with the for-
eign agent.
It was alleged that Beer was
one of a very small handful of
Israelis who knew all the plans
of the 1956 Sinai Campaign in
advance. He was charged with
having passed on these plans
to a Communist country which,
in turn, transmitted the Sinai
campaign plans to Egyptian
agents. The Egyptians, how-
ever, disregarded the infornia-
tion, thinking it was false.
Hebrew Corner
The Watchmen of
the Boundaries
The land boundaries of Israel are
not natural (boundaries); they are
not rivers and mountains but stones
that were put along the twisting
boundaries. It is easy to snake a
mistake and cross the border because
at times (one) does not notice the
boundary marks (stones) that are
scores of meters separating one from
another. Were it not for the live de-
fence belt — The Border Guard —
that guards the border settlements,
their lives would be open to murder,
on account of the arab infiltrators
that penetrate into the area of the
state to steal and spy. All sorts
of infiltrators cause loss of property
and life and afflict the integrity of
Israel.
With the fall of night, groups of
the Border Guard go out for guard
on the border.
The task of the Border Guard Po-
licemen is not restricted in guarding
the boundary. • They also try to stabil-
ize life socially in the immigrant
settlements in the area ascribed, to
their guard.
In the lines of the Border Guard
there is felt a lack of officialdom in
the connections between the officers
and policemen, because order grows
out of the psychological contacts
woven during action in danger
together.
Translation of Hebrew text. Pub-
lished by Brith Ivrith Olamith,
O. Jerusalem.
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