1,000 E mployes Employer Can Use -Diseretion to Be Dropped by in Allowing Religions Days Off Jewish Agency 14—Friday, June 24, 1966 WASHINGTON (JTA) — The President's Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity has de- cided to leave it largely to the discretion of the individual em- ployer to decide whether to grant leave to employe's whose religious holidays fall on normal work days. However, Dr. Luther Holcomb, acting chairman of the commis- sion, called on employers to treat all employes with "substantial uni- formity." If the employer lets a Christian off with pay on Good Friday, he is expected to treat Jews similarly on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. The policy announced by Dr. WOULD YOU BELIEVE JULY 4th WEEKEND at INN ON THE PARK Reservations available RESERVATIONS AT ALL SUMMER RESORTS AVAILABLE 1,r Catskills Poconos V Repulse Bay V Runaway Bay V Black Sea V Hakone National Park V Victoria Falls V Cape Cod V Virginia Beach V Miami Beach V Solomon Sea 1,‘ Lake Como 1f Dead Sea V Treetops V Aegean Sea V Lake Tahoe FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS Call Your Professional Travel Counselor at BOOK COUZENS TRAVEL BR 2-2400 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS I Holcomb affects primarily Sab- bath - observing Jews, Seventh Day Adventists and some small Protestant sects that observe Sat- l urdays as their Sabbath. Of the '7,000 complaints re- ceived by the commission during 1 the last year, about 70 per cent involved religious discrimina- I tion. Most of these complaints were filed by Sabbatarians or persons who observe religious holidays on days when most businesses and offices remain open. Dr. Holcomb indicated that, in case of conflict, work needs come first. "The commission," he said, "believes the duty not to dis- criminate en religious grounds in- cludes an obligation on the part of the employer to accommodate to the reasonable religious needs of employes and, in some cases, prospective employes, where such accommodation can be made with- out serious inconvenience to the conduct of the business." Guidelines issued by the Pres- ident's commission resulted from a thorough study of business prac- tices, policies of state agencies, court decisions, and views of religious leaders. The guidelines "follow the rules of reason and common sense," Dr. Holcomb said. Chicago Couple Gives $500,000 to Hospital CHICAGO (JTA) — An initial contribution of $500,000 for the construction of a pavilion at the Michael Reese Hospital and Medi- cal Center here was announced by Harold H. Hines, Jr., president of the institution's board of trustees. The gift was made by Harry Blum and his wife. Mrs. Becky Blum, who said they will also pro- vide additional funds through a I bequest for the construction of the new building. Hines made the announcement at at a luncheon honoring Mr. and Mrs. Blum, after whom the new pavilion will be named. The facility will be a 12-story building with a capacity of 300 pa- tient beds. Among those attending the luncheon were Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daley, and French Con- sul-General Jean-Louis Mandereau. The latter represented the French government which, , in 1948 and in 1950, twice decorated Blum for his contributions to French fashions. (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) JERUSALEM—The Jewish Ag- ency Executive decided Tuesday to dismiss gradually about 1,000 of its employes to save 15,000,000 pounds ($5,000,000) of its budget. The decision was taken at a meeting held to discuss the re- quest made last week by Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir for curtail- ment of the agency's budget. Most of the members of the executive reportedly agreed with the gov- ernment's request for the dismissal of the 1,000 employes of the ag- ency's 3,800 workers. The dismissals will take place over a six- to eight-month per- iod. Departments most likely to be hit by the discharges are settlement-absorption and immi- gration. The agency was also expected to start a reorganiza- tion plan in view of the budget cut. Meanwhile, the head of the ab- sorption department, agency ex- ecutive member Avraham Cygel, said the agency was getting land ready for faster integration of im- migrants from Western countries and preparing houses and jabs for them. He said only 8 per cent of immigrants from Latin America had returned home and that this was mainly for personal reasons. He said 140 immigrants were due next week from Argentina. Vine Tempts Not Jacob RISHON LEZION (ZINS) — Israel's wine producers are grip- ing that their countrymen are not great imbibers of the vine's prod- ucts. Statistics show that the aver- age Israeli consumes only four liters of alcoholic beverages and wine per capita, as compared with 120 liters per person in Italy and 160 liters in France. This abstinence shows up favor- ably in Israel's accident rate: of the approximately 11,000 automo- bile accidents a year in Israel, only 30 of them are caused by drunken drivers. Israel's Defense Pledged by Nicaraguan President "If Israel is invaded, Nicaragua, as well as all the nations of the western world, should defend it with every resource at their dis- posal," the president of the Re- public of Nicaragua, Dr. Rene Schick Guttierez, said in an ad- dress at the 20th annual conven- tion of the Department of Florida, Jewish War Veterans, at a banquet June 11, in Miami Beach. Daniel Neal Heller, past na- tional commander, was chairman of the banquet. The Nicaraguan president, who was the principal speaker, called Israel "a shining example and an inspiration to the underdeveloped lands of both hemispheres. A new culture has emerged in Israel, a kind of meeting between East and West, fusing together the best of both worlds to create a dynamic new environment." President Guttierez has just completed an official state visit to Israel and other countries. Israeli Communist Barred From U.S. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Dr. Avra- ham Berman, a leader of the Israel Communist Party, has been refused a visa to the United States. The U. S. Embassy here con- firmed that its consular section had rejected Dr. Berman's appli- cation because United States law forbids entry of Communists. Dr. Berman sought the visa to partici- pate in an American Communist Party conference in New York. 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