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February 16, 1962 - Image 9

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1962-02-16

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By SHARYANNE WINER
A great upsurge of • vitality
and the desire to make up for
lost time were noted by Prof.
Abram Spiro during his recent
stay in Israel.
Dr. Spiro, head of Wayne Uni-
versity's Department of Near
Eastern Languages, spent six
months in Israel and Great Brit-
ain where he did research in the
field of Biblical and Talmudic
studies.
"There is a growing aware-
ness of the centrality of relig-
ion in Jewish survival," Spiro
observed. "When I speak of
an awareness of religion I do
not necessarily mean religious
institutions but rather the phi-
losophy of Jewish life."
While orthodox life Is more
accentuated today than at any
time in Israel's 13-year history,
due to the influx of vast num-
bers of observant Jews from
- Near Eastern countries and East-
ern Europe, the Reform move-
ment is gaining momentum in.
Israel. It is being supported by
Hebrew Union College and in
Jerusalem and Haifa there are
now Reform houses of worship.
Conservative Judaism is not yet
fully recognized in Israel, Dr.
Spiro said.
During his Sojourn Spiro
visited his alma mater, the
Hebrew University. "I could
not believe my own eyes when
I saw the startling beauty of
the Hebrew University. Amer-
ican Jews have cause to be
proud of their assistance
there!" he declared.
The problems of British Jewry
may be compared to those of
England's monarchy, having little
power but retaining the pomp
of the Middle Ages, he re-
marked. Jewish life there is
empty within in spite of its out-
side pomp. It is an "establish-
ment."
The weakness of British syna-
gogue life lies in the fact that
"the synagogue does not serve
of a social purpose as it does
in this country. The synagogue
and the rabbi are limited in

scope. Social life is conducted
outside the synagogue and com-
munal leadership is not provided
by the rabbinate. Even laymen
who are communal leaders do
not act with zeal as they do in
this country," Prof. Spiro 'ex-
plained.
Another problem facing Brit-
ain's 500,000 Jews is the high
rate of intermarriage both in
London, center of the Jewish
population, and in the pro-
vinces, he reports.
Spiro is now marking his fifth
year as Wayne's professor of
Semitics and plans to expand
the department which each year
draws a greater number of
majors. He hopes to bring to
the university an authority on
medieval Jewish philosophy as
well as instructors to teach Per-
sian and Turkish language and
literature.
Dr. Spiro was born in Poland,
has lived in Israel and England
and has resided in the United
States sporadically for 20 years.
He was an officer in the U.S.
Army after the second World
War and was in. Charge of camps
for Jewish displaced persons in
Germany. He received his doc-
torate from Columbia University,
his undergraduate work having
been completed at the Hebrew
University.



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Moderator for WSU's
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BOSTON, (JTA) — Trustees
of the Combined Jewish Phil-
anthropies of Greater Boston
put into, effect a new $900,000
group life insurance program in
behalf of the CJP Endowment
Fund.
The plan involves insurance
in amounts varying from $2,50
to $15,000 taken out by th
trustees enrolled in the pr
gram. The CJP Endowmen
Fund is named as beneficiary.
The plan is the first group life-
insurance program of its type
in Massachusetts and is believed
to be unique in the country as
well, where: the proceeds of the
group insurance go to the bene-
fit of a philanthropic institution.
More than 120 trustees have al-
ready enrolled in the program.
Louis P. Smith, president of
the Combined Jewish Philanth-
ropies, hailed the plan as "an
historic achievement of both im-
mediate and long-range benefit"
to the work of the Combined
Jewish Philanthropies.

West Germany also agreed to
make certain prepayments but
it will not hand over its share
until Parliaments of both coun-
tries have ratified the agree-

Dr. William L. Blockstein, of
24100 Seneca, Oak Park, assistant
to the dean of Wayne State Uni-
versity College of Pharmacy, will
serve as moderator for a key
discussion panel at WSU's ninth
annual pharmacy seminar, Tues-
day, Feb.. 27, at the McGregor
Memorial Conference Center.
The one-day conference is ex-
pected to attract leaders of some
of the most respected organiza-
tions in American pharmacy, in-
cluding Dr. William S. Apple, sec-
retary and general manager of
the American Pharmaceutical
Association, who will speak on
"Blueprint for Professional
Unity."
Sponsors of the seminar are
the Michigan branch of the Amer-
ican Pharmaceutical Association,
Wayne State University College
of Pharmacy and the Pharmacy
Alumni Association.

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& MUSIC STORE

Jewish Philanthropies
in Boston Work Out
Insurance Endowment

Austria Expected to Ratify Nazi
Victims' Payments During March

VIENNA, (JTA)—Informed
sources reported that the Aus-
trian-West German agreement
on compensation to victims of
the Nazi era in Austria will be
submitted this month to the
Austrian Parliament to be rati-
fied in March.
The agreement provides that
West Germany will contribute
about half the funds for the
restitution fund for several
groups of victims, including
Nazi persecutees. The West
German Government accepted
the contention of Austria that
the Germans were responsible
for the atrocities committed in
Austria and signed an agree-
ment to share in the payments
last November 27. West German
ratification is still pending but
no difficulties are anticipated.
The Austrian Cabinet accept-
ed a draft of the 12th amend-
ment to the Nazi victims restitu-
tion law which will enable the
Austrian Government to make
advance payments for such
groups as persons over 65 and
needy individuals.
In return for a sum of $80,-
000,000 from West Germany,
Austria undertook in the Nov.
27 agreement to give West Ger-
many a waiver against all fu-
ture claims. West Germany in-
sisted that Austria match the
$80,000,000, thus setting up a
fund to settle all valid claims.

erance pay, in addi on to vested
e principle
pension benefits.
ye after 20
sa at' 1
American Jewish Corn
ee pro- o
a
is
as also been
vided gains in unio securit
ed
e new contract
severance pay, sup r mone rec
erican Jewish Com-
payments, leaves, w are ben- it
e union said.
efits, salaries. and • of
ar
Under the contract, the
severance pay was -increased
LARGE 1 3"xl 0"
from one work week of service
to two weeks per year.
FAMILY BIBLE
The contract provides, for the
Special $10
first time, that on the death of
At . . .
an employee, the beneficiary will
We Now Sell
receive one-half of the sever-
Israeli Newspapers
ance pay accrued to • the dead
employee; • an addition to the
payments from the group life
insurance policy in the Amer-
ican Jewish Committee.
Open Saturday Evenings.
. AI.1 Day Sunday
" The contract provides that em-
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ployees after 20 years of service
at Schaefer
will be entitled to receive one-
DI 1-0569
half of their accumulated sev-

workers and other employees of
six welfare agency affiliates of
the New York Federation of
Jewish Philanthrophies reported
it had served notice of termina-
tion of contract with the agen-
cies.
The • spokesman for Commu-
nity and Social Agency Em-
ployees Union, local 1707, said
that under the notice, the con-
tract will be terminated Feb. 16
and the local would then be free
to strike against the six agencies
—Altro Health and Rehabilita-
tion Services, the Jewish Board
of Guardians, Jewish Child Care
Association, Jewish Community
Services of Long Island, Jewish
Family Service and the Louise
Wise Services.
A spokesman for the Federa-
tion said that while the affected
agencies are affiliates, the Fed-
eration is not involved in the
contract dispute. He said that
negotiations are conducted by
the union with a negotiating
committee representing the six
agencies and that contracts are
between the union and the agen-
cies and not with the Federation.
A spokesman for the union
reported that the union had re-
duced its demands and that these
now were for a $5,700 to $10,000
annual scale for caseworkers;
$60 weekly minimum pay in all
non-professional categories; a $12
weekly increase for homemak-
ers, nurses, maintenance, cottage
parents and related categories;
and reduction of the work week.
Other demands are for a union
shop, welfare benefits, partic-
ularly better pensions, and set-
tlement of grievances over trans-
fers, workloads and promotions.

DR. ABRAM SPIRO

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CHARGE ACCOUNTS • WO 1-9292

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9 - THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Frid ay, February 1 6, 1962

New York Union Ends Contract W .
Spiro Reports on British Jeivry's
The union spokesman re
ed
NEW YORK (JTA)—An AFL-
Weakness, Israel Reform Movement CIO
local representing 800 case- that a new contract
the

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