Great Society Programs Raising NewProblems,Social'WorkersTold The WASHINGTON (JTA) question whether President John- son's "Great Society" programs are on a "collision course" with nongovernmental welfare agencies —Jewish and non-Jewish — was raised here at the 68th annual meeting of the National Confer- ence of Jewish Communal Service. The five-day parley, attended by more than 1,000 Jewish communal workers, was devoted to the sub- ject of how the Jewish community is to face the Great Society. Dr. Benjamin B. Rosenberg,' ex- ecutive director of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston, who delivered the keynote address, told the Jewish professional work- ers in the fields of Jewish welfare, health and communal services ga- thered from all parts of the coun- try that, "in ever-increasing _mea- sure, Jewish communal services may need to focus on quality and intensity rather than on quantita- tive coverage of all segments of the Jewish community and all areas of need." Pointing out that, while the Great Society has been descri- bed as "an unprecedented series of legislative triumphs in all areas of social and economic welfare," and "a massive at- tack on poverty and other forms of deprivation supported by- massive funds," Dr. Rosenberg stated that it has also been labeled as "a maze of national, regional and local conflicts and irritations with the inevitable political road block, putting more emphasis on quantity rather than quality of services." He outlined a number of issues "which are already keenly felt or which will inevitably and profound- ly affect Jewish communal serv- ices." These include: 1. The bandwagon psychology— with a tendency for institutions and practitioners to rush to find a niche for themselves in the pro- gram of the Great Society—to the possible detriment of ongoing pro- grams. 2. The extent of planning which can realistically be achieved in the face of the increasing flow of gov- ernment funds. 3. The increasing acuteness of the. manpower problems with the exciting and challenging vistas of the Great Society threatening an exodus of trained personnel froth the field which already is suffer- ing from shortages. 4. The meaning of the Great So- ciety to middle-class structures and values wihch have been the focus of Jewish communal services. 5. The increase in church-state infractions and the rationaliza- tion for accepting them. 6. The gap between the princi- ples and programs of the Great Society and the readiness of the Jewish community leadership to move to-wards their implementa- tion. Calling "comprehensiveness, AMMEN'S MEDICATED POWDER Our Discount Price . 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These papers described how Jewish communal services have organized to meet the develop- ing needs of . the American Jew , ish community as it exists today, against the background of the Great Society era. They also presented unresolved problems - facing the Jewish corn- munity, including questions of Jewish identification, continuity and issues like anti-Semitism and Jewish education. A main question asked was whe- ther access to _jobs, affluence and status, with accompanying freer social associations, will undermine the sense of belonging to a dis- tinct and unique Jewish com- munity. Resolutions emphasized the need for peaceful settlement of world dispirtes. One measure stated: "We favor policies of the U.S. gov- ernment which are rooted in the goals of peace and world order, since these are basic conditions for the well-being of Jews and of all humanity ." Other resolutions urged American ratification of the United States convention on geno- tide and other UN human right- treaties. Efforts to relieve discrimination against Soviet Jewry were endor- sed. Concern was voiced about the security of Israel and efforts were asked for new American steps to 'promote regional ne-ace. A federal housing and urban development official said Tues- day that we viewed Jewish com- munal service "as an essential partner in the national effort" to produce solutions to the prob- lems of American urbanization. Robert C. Wood, undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Hous- ing and Urban Development, told the 1,000 delegates that "as we begin the experimental programs. you will be called on to lend your services to the solving of a whole range of human problems." William Avrunin, executive di- rector of the .Jewish Welfare Fed- eration of Detroit, was elected president of the conference, suc- ceeding Maurice Bernstein. Milton Goldman, executive di- rector of the Baltimore Jewish Family and Children's Service, told the conference that while the American Society is considered affluent, a considerable hard core of poor Jewish families and indi- viduals continue to need direct cash relief. Samuel Lerner, executive direc_ for of Detroit's Jewish Family and Children's Services, also took part in the proceedings. * * * Airs Jews in Modern Era Social Studies Parley Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, of Bir- mingham, Mich., and Hans -Jonas, professor of philosophy on the graduate faculty of political and social science at the New School for Social Research. The meeting was held at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Re- search, and marked the annual session of the Conference on Jew- ish Studies. The organization seeks to promote, by means of scientific tudy and research. a better un- derstanding of the .position of the Jews in the modern world. NEW YORK (JTA) — About 250 Jewish social scientists - and com- munal leaders engaged this week in a two-day meeting convened by the Conference on Jewish Social Studies to discuss the relationship between the Jewish religion in the current era, the aesthetics of Jew- ish religious culture and modern thinking. With Dr. Joseph Blau, profes- sor of religion at Columbia Uni- versity, as moderator, the dis- cussions re volved principally about two papers, presented by Heads Social Workers A vrunin William Avrunin, executive di- rector of the Jewish Welfare Fed- eration of Detroit, was elected president, of the National Confer- ence of Jewish Communal Service Tuesday, at its 68th annual meet- 9 e a fe,,a ciGtionaC regaeoto de ItkaoaAe I rao freeenee or ,.../eo&maniat ginnex knoxinf at LEONARD N. SIMONS an de oceaaen 0/ eitallidin, Me Leonard and Harriette Simons Forest WILLIAM AVRUNIN ing in Washington,. D.C. He suc- ceeds Maurice Bernstein of New York. Avrunin became executive direc- tor of Detroit's Jewish Welfare Federation in 1964, after serving as associate director since 1948. A graduate of Ohio State University, he did graduate wo•k School of Applied Social Sciences at Western Reserve University. His early professional experi- ence was in the casework field at the Jewish Board of Guardians in New York City. In 1943-45 he was executive director of the Fart Wayne, Ind., Jewish Federation, and subsequently became regional director for the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. He has lectured at the Univer- sity of Michigan School of Social Work and the Training Bureau of Jewish Communal Service and he was formerly editor of the Fact and Opinion Department of the Journal of Jewish Communal Serv- ice. In 1962-63, Avrunin was director -of a study of fund-raising in Israel under the auspices of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, the Joint Distribution Com- mittee, and the Jewish Agency. He was president of the Nation- al Committee for Big Brother and Big Sister Service in 1942, and for the past year served as first vice- president of the National Confer- ence of Jewish Communal Service. fLead • Yg, ineoclay evenc'n f, ane - de e at de Aeraten=raililiac; ./eotel g aeot Ylleaiceo goe. Aehen gked ,ceoiaient HEBREW UNION COLLEGE—JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION rodicei46.30 ,tnex 7:00 - g.A .9?..,& .9 Yi/g." .Avaipmviat Maxwell Jospey, Dinner Chairman Dora Ehrlich and Abe Kasle, Honorary -Chairmen Judge Theodore Levin,- Toastmaster • contact If you wish to attend — please the JEWISH NATIONAL FUND Phone: 864-2767 18414 Wyoming, Detroit 48221 Security Prize Goes to Israel's, Dr. Bergmann TEL AVIV—(JTA)—Prof. Ernst David Bergmann, who was chair- man of Israel's Atomic Energy Commission for 15 years, received Israel's annual Defense Forces Prize at ceremonies over which Prime Minister Levi Eshkol pre- sided May 13. 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