Rabbi Mordecai H. Halpern Challenges U. S.
Jewry's Leadership Tests; Insists Spokesmen
Must Possess General and Jewish Qualifications

Jordan Bans Recruitment of Refugees

ans." The so-called Palestinians
make up about half of Jordan's
total population. (The latest Unit-
for Cairo Monday to discuss with ed Nations report gave the num-
the Arab summit conference under ber of Arab refugees in Jordan
way there the deepening crisis re- as 637,493.)
sulting from King Hussein's ban
against the recruitman of Arab
refugees living in Jordan into the
Palestine Liberation Organization,
according to reports from Beirut
received here.
The Jordanian government an-
nounced it would bar the PLO's
call for refugees to enter its forces,
which are being organized by Ah-
mad Shukairy, chairman of the
PLO and top recruitment repre-
sentative of the Unified Arab
Command. The PLO's objective is
to heat up open warfare against
Israel. In addition to recruiting,
refugees for the PLO, the organi-
zation is also imposing a tax on
HANK
refugees who do not enlist. King NEWMA
Hussein has banned the tax also.
/1\
PAUL NEWMAN
The King has stated openly that
the move to organize the refugees
into a fighting force would "dis-
rupt the stability of Jordan and
destroy Arab solidarity." Calling
the Shukairy drive a "treason-
able" move that would "play into
_ PAUL NEWMAN'S
the hands of Zionism," the King
had said there was no room in
Jordan for any military organiza-
tion other than the Jordanian
army "to represent the Palestini- 855 Oakland, Pontiac — Li 9 6161

LONDON (JTA) — Jordan's
Minister of the Interior, Abdul al
Majali, left his capital, Amman.

10,000 of the 90,000 Jews living
nize the dual nature, and the
Serious discussion on the ques-
in Detroit pr op e r within . 10
dual image of our Jewish com-
tion "Who Speaks for the Jewish
years.
munity. •
Community?" was sparked on Jan.
While paying tribute to what
5, at the meeting of the executive
To the non-Jewish world we are
committee of the Jewish Commun- one of the three major religious he considers "really a remarkable
ity Council, by an address on that denominations in the mainstream community," he said "there are
subject by Rabbi Mordecai S. Hal- of American life. To them. we are not 10 presidents of the 340 affili-
pern of Congregation Beth Sha- simply and inevitably a religious ated organizations who can be
lom.
community — and they know no identified as authentic Jewish
leaders."
Officers of the Council and of "chochmos" of Jewish secularism,
Who speaks for this community?
the Jewish Welfare Federation or any other "ism".
He answers the question with the
who were among
"To our own world of Jews we statement "everyone and no one."
the approximate recognize that we are a religious
And adding the Word should in
25 people who civilization — with a great variety
participated i n of viewpoint, diversity of empha- "who should speak for the com-
the meeting join- sis — and the right to find our munity?", he emphasized that the
ed in viewing the places within the breadth of our requirements should be "Jewish
ideological prob- Jewish peoplehood. All survivalist learning, Jewish commitment and
. le m s raised by viewpoints should be represented the ability to articulate ideas clear-
•-q=1. a b b i Halpern, and spoken for in the Jewish com- ly, logically and effectively."
who stated in re- munity. Yet, when we speak to
spect to the stat- the general community we are and Chagall Museum in Nice
us of the "totally we must be one. And maybe that
PARIS (JTA)----The municipality
unique" Ameri- is our greatest present and future of Nice has decided to establish a
can Jewish com- blessing.'
Marc Chagall Museum in its Oli-
munity that
Evaluating the nature of the vetti Park. The decision will make
"there is less dis-
Detroit Jewish community, Rab- the famous Jewish artist the sec-
sension than
bi Halpern envisioned it as ond painter in France to have an
there was 30
"sprawling throughout a half- entire museum dedicated to his
years ago," that
dozen suburbs," with less than , work. Picasso was the first.
Rabbi Halpern in a decade more
than 80 per cent of American Jews
will be native born; that in our
tradition "our 'spokesmen' liter-
ally spoke to a community . . .
we don't address a community —
we address constituents"; we are
sufficient but are not inspiring .. .
this applies to professionals as
well as board members."
Rabbi Halpern declared that
if an organization disappeared
from the Jewish scene, American
Jewry would not be imperiled,
DECEMBER 31
but if the Jewish Theological
ASSETS
1964
1965
Seminary, Yeshiva University
and Hebrew Union College were
$ 547,433,542 $ 538,442,022
Cash and Due from Banks
to disappear "we would then be
Investment Securities:
in real peril."
602,685,545
476,141,581
United States Government
Continuing his thought-provoking
384,695,485
392,613,893
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
address, Rabbi Halpern declared:
4,900,000
5,000,000
Other Securities
"We should always have the most
992,281,030
873,755,474
qualified representative at any
1,351,998
2,851,998
major community conference. If
Less Allowance for Possible Security Losses
990,929,032
870,903,476
the matter is legal it should be an
outstanding lawyer who is also
Loans:
an outstanding Jew. If the matter
922,054,401
1,149,301,139
Commercial and Consumer
is in community. relations it should
274,942,170
354,514,761
Real Estate Mortgage
be an expert in both traditions. If
1,196,996,571
1,503,815,900
the matter be theological, it should
21,913,683
30,952,063
Less Allowance for Possible Loan Losses
be a qualified rabbi or scholar in
1,175,082,888
1,472,863,837
rabbinics. The two need not be
mutually exclusive! But, above
Bank Premises and Equipment—at Cost:
all — whoever speaks must be
19,002,740
26,295,091
Land, Buildings and Leasehold Improvements. ..
qualified Jewishly and generally.
9,878,364
Furniture
and
Equipment
Great care should be taken to
19,002,740
36,173,455
choose and select the finest quali-
fied people for specific assign-
5,002,658
14,211,509
Less Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization
ments.
14,000,082
21,961,946
"A person who is asked to • speak
Other Assets:
on behalf of the community must
Investment in and Advances to Wholly-owned
9,325,000
9,325,000
Subsidiaries—at Cost
be willing to submerge his paro-
12,683,135
11,698,050
Accrued Interest Receivable
chial interest or organizatiomal or
10,988,291
13,249,946
institutional loyalty to the wel-
Sundry Assets
32,011,341
35,258,081
fare. of the entire community. For
example — when I speak at a
$2,945,174,142 $2,753,712,105
Total Assets
University or a high school — I
speak on behalf of Judaism and
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
the Jewish tradition — not as a
Conservative Rabbi. It is with a
Deposits:.
small c and a large R. This is
$1,520,324,292 $1,559,085,782
Demand
just a simple point of basic respon-
972,044,148
791,794,785
Savings
sibility and maturity. Unity is not
198,500,830
156,921,953
Time
uniformity. And self-discipline, if
2,507,802,520
2,690,869,270
requisite in a family unit, is cer-
Other Liabilities:
tainly a value in a voluntary com
5,800,000
Bills Payable
munity. But the point has to be
18,403,006
24,936,510
Accrued Expenses and Sundry Liabilities
made because many is the time
21,595,164
22,191,893
Unearned Income
we hear of a "narrow" position
47,128,403
45,798,170
given by a Jewish spokesman at a
2,736,667,440
2,554,930,923
Total Liabilities
general function. I.e., if a secular-
ist speaks at a general inter-group
Capital Accounts:
meeting and is beating the drums
50,000,000
50,000,000
Common Stock ($12.50 Par)
for his own point of view, he can
(Authorized and outstanding 4,000,000 shares)
not claim that he speaks on behalf
110,000,000
110,000,000
Surplus
of Judaism or the Jewish commun-
48,506,702
38,781,182
Undivided Profits
ity. In a Jewish setting he has
198,781,182
208,506,702
Total Capital Accounts
every right to propound his posi-
$2,945,174,142 $2,753,712,105
Total Liabilities and Capital Accounts
tion without label.
"There cannot be, there must
Assets carried at approximately $220,071,000 were pledged at December 31, 1965 to secure public deposits,
including deposits of $22,504,613 of the Treasurer, State of Michigan, and for other purposes required by law.
not be and there will not be a
monolithic Jewish community,
not in Detroit and not in Amer-
ica. However, we should recog-

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A. H. AYMOND
Chairman—Consumers Power Company

HENRY T. BODMAN
Chairman of the Board

PRENTISS M. BROWN
Director—The Detroit Edison Company

M. A. CUDLIP
Chairman—McLouth Steel Corporation

HARRY B. CUNNINGHAM
President—S. S. Kresge Company

WILLIAM M. DAY
President—The Michigan Bell Telephone
Company

LELAND I. DOAN
Chairman, Executive Committee—
The Dow Chemical Company

RAY R, EPPERT
President—Burroughs Corporation

MALCOLM P. FERGUSON
Chairman, Finance Committee-
Bendix Corporation

EDWARD F. FISHER
Director—General Motors Corporation

EVERELL E. FISHER
Vice President and Director—
Prime Securities Corporation '

JOHN B. FORD
Director—Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation

JOHN F. GORDON
Director—General Motors Corporation

JOSEPH L. HUDSON, JR.
President—The J, L. Hudson Company

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DONALD F. KIGAR
President—The Detroit Edison Company

RALPH T. McELVENNY
President—American Natural Gas Company

THOMAS E. MILLSOP
Director—National Steel Corporation

F.W. MISCH
Vice President-Finance and Director—
Chrysler Corporation

PETER J. MONAGHAN
Partner—Monaghan, McCrone,
Campbell & Crawmer

GEORGE E. PARKER, JR.
President

ROBERT B. SEMPLE
President—Wyandotte Chemicals
Corporation

NATE S. SHAPERO
Chairman—Cunningham Drug Stores,

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