UJA Sets 1965 S109,400,000 Goal
Under Max M. Fisher's Leadership
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In his acceptance a d d r es s,
Attention was called to the im- Fisher, who succeeds Joseph Mey-
portant role played in JDC by erhoff, thanked the delegates for
Prof. William Haber.
" entrusting me with the direction
Other Detroiters who continue in of the UJA," and outlined the fol-
national roles on the JDC board lowing three major objectives for
are Nate S. Shapero, Judge Theo- his administration: 1. Raise the
dore Levin, Mrs. George M. Walt, levels of individual , giving; 2. In-
crease the funds derived by WA
and Meyer L. Prentis.
The annual Jewish Welfare from local Jewish community cam-
Federation Budgeting Conference paigns in all parts of the country;
will be held Sunday at the Jewish 3. Reinforce the consciousness that
"the UJA is the most important
Center.
secular Jewish activity in which an
In addition to the messages of American Jew can be engaged."
greeting to Fisher in the spe
Addressing the key commu-
cial supplement in this issue, there
nity leaders Saturday night, U.S.
arrived cabled congratulations to
Chief Justice Earl Warren said
the Detroiter from the chairman of
that "all the relatively affluent
the Jewish Agency and Israel's for-
people of the world" should emu-
mer prime minister, Moshe Sharett.
late their worldwide acts of gen-
Irael's prime minister Levi Esh-
erosity. These acts, the chief
kol and Israel's financial minister
justice pointed out, helped Israel
Pinhas Sapir.
in 17 years to move ahead four
It was reported at the confer-' centuries socially and economi-
ence that the JDC will need $28.-
cally, and were instrumental in
853,500 during the coming year to
saving and rebuilding the lives
meet the minimum needs of an
of 3,000,000 Jewish victims of
estimated 465,000 needy Jews in 30
war and oppression.
countries.
"You have manifested a spirit of
Moses A. Leavitt, executive vice- charity, without which this world
chairman of the JDC, told the UJA would be a barren place indeed,"
delegates that increasing distress Chief Justice Warren said. "There
among Jews in many areas abroad.. are so many things essential to a
'combined with the termination of good society which a government
German reparation funds, will by its very nature cannot supply.
create "a dangerous gap" next True charity with the warmth and
year in the JDC aid programs. He love which go with it is one of
pointed out That the JDC, in 1965, these things."
Hailing what has happened in
will no longer receive grants from
the Conference on Jewish Mate- Israel and American Jewish philan-
rial Claims Against Germany. thropy's part in it "as indeed a
These grants. averaging $7,000,000 miracle." the chief justice said.
annually over the past 11 years. "But would it not be a miracle of
helped maintain welfare, rehabili- miracles if Israel turned out to be
tation, cultural and religious pro- a plot plant, showing how at last
grams benefitting surviving victims the blight of grinding poverty
of Nazi per–.cotions. "The loss will which condemns so many people
create a dangerous gap between everywhere to unsatisfactory lives
the funds available and the human can be abolished? The success of
needs to be met," Leavitt declared. this effort suggests that the prob-
Jack D. Weiler of New York. a lem of the emergent nations and
the underdeveloped areas in the
National chairman of the UT
opened the ceremonies inaugu- world is not beyond solution at all,
rating nationwide observances of if we decide to solve it.
"If the Negev could be made to
the .TDC's 50th anniversary, He
traced the JDC's development from blossom through voluntary gifts by
its limited initial objective of pro- individuals. cannot the Sahara be
viding aid to the sorely pressed made to blossom through equally
Jews of Palestine at the beginning voluntary gifts of great nations?"
of World War I, to its present the chief justice pointed out. "If
cities, factories, railroads, aero-
global operations.
Edward M. M. Warburg. chair- planes and steamships could be
man of the JDC who also serves as made available to a young state,
a UJA honorary chairman: Dr. Jo- through those following their gen-
seph J. Schwartz. executive vice- erous impulses toward people they
chairman of the Development Cor- regard as their kin, would it not
poration for Icrael. former o,v ,.r be a magnificent example of uni-
seas director-general of the JDC, versal brotherhood if the example
and chairman of the JDC' 50th n n- could be translated into a world-
niversary Committee; and Charles wide plan to abolish ignorance,
H. Jordan. director-general of .inc: backwardness, a n d unnecessary
Overseas Operations, addressed the human suffering. through the muni-
ficence of all the relatively gnu-
session.
Herbert Katzki, JDC assistant . ent peoples of the world?"
Other speakers at the conference
director-general. reported that JDC
programs are aiding a monthly banquet were Israel's ambassador
average of 90,000 needy Jews in to the U. S., Avraham Harman; Ed-
Europe, nearly 55.000 of them in ward M. M. Warburg of New York,
France. "The local Jewish welfare chairman of the Joint Distribution
agencies in- France cannot cope Committee; Joseph Meyerhoff, a
with this huge relief problem UJA general chairman; William
alone," Katzki declared, "but must Rosenwald of New York, and
Dewey E. Stone of Boston, both
rely heavily on JDC assistance."
Theodore D. Feder, JDC direc- UJA honorary chairmen.
Louis A. Pincus, treasurer of
, tor for Israel, reported that JDC
the Jewish Agency for Israel,
was operating special care pro-
told the delegates that the year
grams for more than 51,000 aged,
1965 will see a continuation of
chronically ill o r handicapped
the record wave of Jewish immi-
among Israel's immigrants. An ad-
gration
which has brought 250,-
ditional 20,000 newcomers are
000 men, women and children
helped through JDC cultural and
into Israel over the past four
religious programs and 19,000 in
years. He said the minimal needs
the JDC-supported O . R T voca-
of the Jewish Agency program
tional classes.
total $75,600,000 for next year.
The four-day conference, at-
Mrs. Rose L. Halprin, chairman
tended by more than 2,400 dele-
gates from all parts of the coun-
try, concluded its sessions Sun-
day with the proclamation of the
nationwide campaign for $109,-
400,000.
The total 1965 goal of $109,400,-
000 set by the delegates is two-
fold in nature—$71,000,000 for the
ongoing global programs of aid to
refugees and distressed Jews and
$38,400,000 as a UJA special fund
to meet the special costs of critical
immigration resettlement and ab-
sorption programs in Israel and re-
lated needs.
Russian Jews Receive
Clothing From Britain
LONDON (JTA) --- A total of
7,291 parcels of clothing were dis-
patched to needy Jewish families
in the Soviet Union during 1964 by
the Association of Baltic Jews in
Great Britain, it was reported by
Jacob Lossos, chairman of the as-
sociation at its annual dinner. Cus-
toms duties on the parcels were
paid in Britain so that the re-
cipients got their parcels free.
of the American Section, of the
Jewish Agency for Israel, called
the continued immigration to Israel
of 250,000 persons during the four-
year period, "one of the most amaz-
ing migrations" in the history of
the world. "It is , a tribute," she
said, "to the determination of the
Jews of Israel to keep the doors
open to all Jews who need and
seek a haven in the Jewish State,
as well as to the generosity of the
Jews of the world whose financial
. aid has helped make this immigra-
tion possible.
Brazil Appoints
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, December 18, 1964-5
Jew as General 1
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA)—Wal-
demar Levy Cardoso became the
first Jewish general of the army
in Brazil when he was named to
the highest rank in Brazilian ac-
tive military service by President
Castello Branca. Gen. Cardoso,
who is 62, was born in Rio de
Janeiro to Sephardic Jewish par-
His brother, retired Brig.
Gen.. Armando Levy Cardoso, was
active in the Jewish community!
and served as president of the
Jewish Confederation.
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