18—Friday, April 7, 1967
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Senior Citizens Apartments
Built by N.Y. Jewish Center
NEW YORK — They're coming welcomed by their landlord at the
from the Bronx, from Brooklyn, nation's first apartment dwelling
from every part of the metropoli- for senior citizens built by a com-
tan area and more distant places munity center.
—returning to the Lower East Side
The project is the first in New
in a style that they never knew York where senior citizens are eli-
when this was New York's great gible for the newly authorized rent
melting pot.
supplement.
"They" are some 30 couples and
The new residence is the 12-story
20 individuals—mainly in their 70s David L. Podell House, adjoining
and 80s—who on Wednesday were —and part of—the famed Educa-
tional Alliance at Henry and Jef-
ferson Streets (197 East Broad-
Easier Law on Public Aid way) in Manhattan. Podell House
to Private Schools Urged represents a pioneering effort ex-
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
pected to set a national pattern
to The Jewish News)
for the integration of older persons
ALBANY—Sen. Jacob K. Javits, into community activities—instead
New York Republican, called on of shunting them off to segregated
the New York State Constitu- lives.
tional Convention Tuesday to ease
A member of the Federation of
the state's restrictions on public
Jewish Philanthropies of New
funds for religious and other non-
York, the Educational Alliance
public schools. The convention, the
built the structure together with
first in 29 years, has the task (5f
a new recreation center under
rewriting the state's constitution.
federation's "City of Life" build-
Sen. Javits cited Article XI, Sec-
ing program at a cost of $2,000,-
tion 3 of the present constitution, 000.
known as the Blaine Amendment,
Podell House will operate as a
which bans the use of public
money "directly or indirectly" to nonprofit facility open to both
such schools. Ile - contrasted the Jewish and non-Jewish aged. They
state position. with the wording of will not only have low-cost facili-
the First Amendment to the Fed- ties suited to their needs, but the
eral Constitution which bans any fullest range of social welfare, rec-
law "respecting an establishment reational, cultural and educational
or religion or prohibiting the free resources of the adjacent Israel
and Leah Cummings Center.
exercise thereof. '
They will also enjoy a complete
The Senator said that he con-
sidered the separation of church medical clinic offering free exami-
nations,
emergency care, and re-
and state "as a vital first prin-
ferrals to the neighboring Gouve-
ciple of American society" and
neur Ambulatory Clinic of Beth
that he felt its observance in
education, "particularly in ele- Israel Medical Center.
Over the last six months, the
mentary and secondary school
educ on, of the highest impor- Alliance — the oldest community
center established by Jews in
t
America — provided many oppor-
But the state's senior Senator
tunities for advance visits, so that
insisted that the state ban on aid residents could see their new quar-
"is clearly different" from the ters, determine what furniture they
Federal Constitution's ban. He wanted to bring and become ac-
called the state law "too restric- quainted with the facilities.
tive" and said it should be "modi-
On arrival, each tenant receiv-
fied in accordance with the Fed- ed a gift package in the Jewish
eral principle. He described the tradition, containing "bread for
situation in the Federal area as the staff of life; salt, for the spice
one in which the United States of life, and sugar for life's sweet-
Supreme Court "has been moving ness."
in a series of decisions toward
permitting governmental aid to the
students in a parochial school for
the study of secular subjects or
for other secular aspects of his
education but not to the school
itself for religious instruction or
observance."
Lovers of biographical literature
and students of American history
Canadian Jewish Congress will find a real treasure in "Meet
Roosevelt" by Ormonde
Seeks Easier Immigration Theodore
de Kay, Jr., published by Random
MONTREAL (JTA) — Requests House.
that the Canadian government's
With a series of splendid illus-
plans for revising the immigration trations by Jack Davis, this book
laws he strengthened and liberal- contains all the dramatic descrip-
ized were made here before a tions of the exciting life and excit-
joint committee of Canada's Par- ing man who became one of this
liament by a delegation represent- country's most popular presidents.
ing the Canadian Jewish Congress
TR's youth, his family life, his
and the Jewish Immigrant Aid habits, love for sports, his eventual
Services.
interest in politics — all form an
Saul Hayes, CJC executive vice impressive account of most in-
president, presented the oral sub- teresting experiences that were
mission, to be followed by a writ- woven into the leadership role of
ten brief, requesting that the new a great American.
law include a specific nondiscrimi-
Events of an important era in
nation clause, clarify provisions for
history are packed into this bi-
the admission of refugees, liberal-
ography for young readers. TR's
ize the rules regarding deportation,
career as assemblyman, then
and objecting to a proposal requir-
governor of New York; his
ing a literacy test as a prerequisite
heroic career as soldier in the
to admission into Canada.
Spanish-American War; the vice
The submission was voiced at a
presidency, the murder of Presi-
public hearing here of a special
dent McKinley and his rise to
joint committee of the Senate and
the presidency; the building of
House of Commons, dealing with
the Panama Canal; his advocacy
immigration. Regarding the pro-
of a policy of "speaking softly
posal for a literacy test, the Jew-
and carrying a big stick"; later
ish delegation objected to that
as head of the Progressive party
proposed requirement and also
known as Bull Moosers when
suggested that the concept of "oc-
he ran for president again in
cupational skills" could lead to the
his dissatisfaction with Presi-
exclusion of otherwise desirable
dent Taft, to be beaten by
immigrants.
Woodrow Wilson.
There are many intimate details
that make this a most interesting,
Vienna Book Exhibit
VIENNA (JTA) — A special dramatic, and impressive biogra-
exhibit of books on Jewish sub- phy. It is an ideal book for young
jects published in the German lan- readers. It reconstructs American
guage in the last century was history brilliantly. It brings to
opened here Sunday by the Jewish light intimacies about a great
community of Vienna. Included in President. It is a most delightful
the display are about 300 volumes. story about a charming American.
Shalom's Sale Doesn't Include Judaica Aboard, Zim Says
The government, the agency and losses. However, the committee
Histadrut now own one-third each held that the passenger depart-
of the Zim shares. Under the gov- meat should not be completely
which the German Atlantic Line ernment proposal, the two other liquidated.
paid for the SS Shalom, the Israeli partners would reduce their hold-
luxury liner, did not give the buyer ings to 10 per cent each, permit-
possession of religious objects or ting the government to own 80 per
An eighth special day is being
art pieces in the liner, Meir Giron, cent. The government has been
director-general of Zim Lines, the meeting Zim's operational deficit. added to MICHIGAN WEEK, Sat-
urday
May 20 will be observed
seller, declared Tuesday.
The new ownership plan was
He made the report on his return recommended by a ministerial throughout the state as COM-
MUNITY
PRIDE DAY, with a
from West Germany where he con- committee headed by Minister of
final push to spring clean-up and
cluded arrangements for the sale Justice Yacov S. Shapiro.
emphasis on beautification pro-
of the Israeli flagship, which is ex-
The committee also recommend-
pected to be delivered to West Ger- ed that Zim reduce its passenger grams. Milo Hector is chairman
of the state committee for Com-
many at the end of November. He department's operations. These, munity Pride Day. Dates of the
called the price a "good" one. The
German firm will rename the liner the committee reported, had been 14th annual Michigan Week are
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
TEL AVIV — The $15,205,000
the Hanseatic.
The issue of art decorations on
the liner arose earlier this week
when Dan Karavan, an artist who
designed the murals for the Sha-
lom, said he would demand return
of his murals.
He said he did not want them to
decorate a ship which might carry
former Nazis as passengers, add-
ing he would be willing to return
the fees he was paid for the murals.
Authorities then said that Israel
would continue to own the various
art works, indicating Israeli auth-
orities would remove the art works
and exhibits before the ship was
delivered to its net owners. Giron's
statement extended that policy to
religious works on the Shalom.
Meanwhile, Israel's govern-
ment has asked the Jewish
Agency and Histadrut, the Israel
federation of labor, to reduce
their holdings in the Zim Israel
Navigation Co., thus permitting
the government to increase its
Zim holdings, the cabinet spokes.
man revealed Tuesday.
the main reason_for the company's
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