FederalOn Leaders Look to 5727 'With NewVigoe

Jewish Welfare Federation of- has become an organization to The United Hebrew Schools, our
ficials, in statements evaluating help us all to serve ourselves. communal school system, can make
the community's activities during Each generation has had the • bene- an ever greater impact in this
the past year, and pointing to fit of our voluntary association, direction. Our Jewish Community
future efforts, expressed confi- and its affiliated agencies in turn: Center and Fresh Air Camp are
dence that the tasks ahead will to help it face the major crises, natural allies in our desire for
be faced "with of its time; to assist the victims cultural development. The Jewish
new vigor" and of pogroms; to save the Jewish Family and Children's Service has
that the roads victims of World War I; to bring an obvious concern with family
will lead to I and resettle European immigrants life.
positive Je wish to America and Detroit; to or-
"The tools for dealing with prob-
survival.
ganize our stand against the
Hyman Safran, domestic brand of anti-Semitism; lems and opportunities of our
president of to rescue the remnants of Hitler's time are part of our local heritage.
Federation, look- survivors; to bring them and other They were created for us by our
ing back on 40 oppressed Jews to Israel; to assist forefathers. As we face'-the New
Year we need only to resolve to
'years of Federa- in their rehabilitations.
nurture them with devotion and
tion history, and
"During all of these years of generosity, to shape 'them with
looking forward
"to meeting the emergency we also built a strong
problems 'of this community at home. The 24,000
Safran world of con- contributors to the Allied Jewish
Campaign make available the re-
stant change," states:
sources to serve for the aged, the
"We are proud of the strides young, the sick, the deprived. Our
we have made in bringing to our agencies strengthen family life,
Detroit Jewish community a fed- provide Jewish education, offer
eration of social • services and wholesome recreation and associa-
organizations to serve our people tion, and fill a respected place in
well. But, we also face the fact the continuous work for a demo-
that, in spite of our efforts, there cratic society.
are people who have not been
"If the major concern of our
answered, services which had to
Murry & Shirlee Kobl in
be postponed. Some of the appeals generation is meaningful, positive
which have had to be denied are Jewish survival can be strength-
Ben-Shari- Carolyn-Richard
from overseas, some from our own ened in its continued effectiveness.
Detroit area.
"So it is with renewed vigor
that we must face the New Year.
We must resolve to increase our
financial assistance to more nearly
meet the needs overseas. We must
see that our local agencies have
the assistance they need to expand
their programs to take care of
increasing demands for service.
Our national agencies, too, need
additional funds. We pledge to
take into the New Year a re-
dedication of our energies to see
that every Jew has a better life
—a place in the sun—a chance to
live with dignity in freedom and
happiness."
William Avrunin, the Federa-
tion's executive director, pointing
to the "dismal outlook" in some
quarters in deal-
ing with the
matter that has
been placed high
on the agenda of
Jewish life under
the label "Jewish
survival," states
that "this is as-
sociated with
reports on inter-
marriage, symp-
toms of a break-
down in Jewish
family life, weak-
ening of religious
influence, obser-
Avrunin
vations of Jewish youth and the
general feeling that survival is
MADERIA
more likely to thrive on adversity."
and
Pointing out that it is against this
LISBON
background that Federation will
Jan. 19 • Feb. 2
serve its 40th anniversary, to
marked by the 67th year since
March 2
Federation's predecessor, the
March
23
nited Jewish Charities, was
founded, he added:
"What started as an agency
through which the affluent could
help the poor, the newcomer, the
socially and economically deprived

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courage. If we do so, we will be
served and we will enrich the
treasure, of heritage we pass on
to the next generation."

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, September 16, 1966-5

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Zohar On Parents
and Children

• PARIS
LONDON
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• LUCERNE
• . ROME
• FLORENCE:
•- Mar. 13

VIENNA (JTA) — Israel was
one of the 27 countries which par-
ticipated here in a conference on
isotope use in plant nutrition and
physiology convened by the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Commis-
sion. The conference lasted several
days.

Elliott and Bill Elkin

DIAL

Honor thy father and thy mother,
even as thou honorest God; for all
three have been partners in thy
Creation—Zohar, 3:93a.
Because Esau respected his
father, his descendants rule the
world—Zohar, 1:146b.
A man without children is lice
piece of wood, which though
died does not burn or give out
ht — Zohar, 1:187a.
A man appreciates the love of
h1s grandchildren more than the
love of his children—Zohar, 1:233a.
If a man has a son in this world,
he does not feel lonely in the
World-to-Come.—Zohar Hadash to
Ruth, 84a.
Gehenna has no power over him
who leaves a learned son to prac-
tice good deeds—Zohar Hadash,
89a.

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