Young Israel Gets Federal Grant to Build Housing for Elderly

A federal allocation of $2,987,000
has been awarded to the Young
Israel Council of Metropolitan De-
troit to construct a 19-story. 216-
unit apartment building in Elm-
wood Park downtown.
The project, Independence Hall,
has been three years in the plan-
ning stage. from its inception as
an idea of Rabbi Samuel H. Prero
until its approval
by the U.S. De-
pa rtment of
Housing and Ur-
ban Development
this week.
Rabbi Prero
said construction
of the high-rise
apartment, on a
6.88-acre site of
u r b an renewal
land, will begin
early in 1968 and
should be c o m -
pleted by sum -
Rabbi Prero
mer of 1969.
Because it is a nonprofit organi-
zation, Young Israel will be re-
turned the seed money it put into
the project. Rental will range from
$75 for an efficiency unit to $125
for a one-bedroom, unit; however,
if federal rent supplements go into
effect, there will be a reduction.
There are 72 efficiency units and
144 one-bedrboms. All have kitchen
facilities although there will be a
kosher snack bar as well.
Each apartment offers special

ties arises, Young Israel will build
in that area. The nearest house
of worship is Downtown Syna-
gogue half a mile away. Bus serv-
ice runs in front of Elmwood Park.
In addition, there will be a com-
munity hall within the building.
Despite the
suburban boom,
Rabbi Prero said
'he and the In-
dependence Hall
trustees "feel
definitely there
will be a move-
ment hack into
the core city. At ,
".: :
any rate, people
of an independ-
ent nature can't
always afford the
Allan
suburbs."

Besides Rabbi Prero, who
serves as president of Inde-
ependence Hall,' the board of
trustees consists of Norman

SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — A
former Jewish welfare fund ex-
ecutive who now teaches sociology
at the University of Texas at El
Paso, charged last week that the
Jewish leadership in America is
generally made up of "marginal
Jews" with a low commitment to
Jewish values.
This description of the American
Jewish leadership was contained
in a controversial report made
to the convention here of the
American Sociological Association
by Dr. Ralph Segalman, formerly
executive director of the Jewish
Community Council of El Paso and
of the Jewish Federation of Water-
bury, Conn,
Dr. Segalman told the conven-
tion that his study of Jewish life
in "Edge City"—an unidentified
southwestern city—"generally up-
held a theory advanced by the
late Dr. Kurt Lewin. Dr. Lewin,
a Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology psychologist, who died in
1947, was the author of the essay,
"Self Hatred Among Jews."

Early-Flowering Barley
Developed at Rehovot

Rabbi Prero said that in ac-
cordance with federal regulations,
the facility will be nonsectarian;
however, Young Israel will be per-
mitted to make the units avail-
le to its own community be-
fore a general announcement is
de. Other religious organizations
have built similar facilities, and
Independence Hall will be the
third largest in the state.
A first for Young Israel in
Detroit, senior citizen housing
sponsored by Young Israel already
exists in Boston, and another
such apartment is projected in
New York.
Rabbi Prero said when, and if,
the demand for synagogue facili-

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In that work, Dr. Lewin said
that marginal Jews of affluence
and status accepted Jewish

INDEPENDENCE HALL
facilities for the elderly, such as
grab rails in the bathrooms and
doors of wheelchair width: all
hallways have handrails, and ele-
vator doors are timed for de-
layed start. However, there will
be no nursing facilities.

aeg space for infrequently used will be a new city park with a
Allan, chairman, Robert Sosnick,
articles or furniture and are placed small lake and bandshell.
treasurer, Hillel L. Abrams, sec-
retary, Harry L. Blitz, Sanford in halls to avoid cluttering useful
Members of the Young Israel
wardrobe space within each apart-
Eisenberg, Dr. Jacob E. Gold-
sisterhood groups are considering
ment.
man, Rabbi Ernest E. Green-
a "little sister" program whereby
Kitchens have full-height refrig- residents of the apartment will be
field, Morris Karbal, Jerome W.
Kelman and Phillip Stollman. ' erator, large single sink with dis- be ass u r ed of companionship,
Consultant on the project for posal, cooking top, oven and spe- Rabbi Prero said. Each membre
senior citizens was Jack Davidson cially designed upper cabinets.
would in effect adopt a senior citi-
of the National Housing Consult-
A sunken gar den court sur- zen and provide him or her with
ants and Management, Inc., of
rounds the base of the building a few hours' entertainment and
Cleveland. Consulting engineers
friendship.
are Holforty, Widrig, O'Neill and containing the community rooms,
and entrance to the lobby is by
Rabbi Prero is in the process of
Levin of Detroit.
re-examining all applications al-
Actual construction will be done bridges across this court.
Underground and landscaped ready submitted and will accept
by a firm selected by sealed bid
parking is also incorporated in new ones in person at the Young
in three months.
the base of the building, one Israel Center of Northwest Detroit,
The architect, Jude T. Fusco,
floor below the lobby, and there 17376 Wyoming, or by phone at
has designed a structure of rein-
are additional storage facilities. 861-7691. Applicants must be at
forced and precast concrete, its
Adjacent to Independence Hall least 62 years of age.
floor-to-ceiling glass affording
views of Detroit. Each floor has
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, September 15, 1967
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two separate laundry facilities, M- '
cinerator and individual fireproof
vaults accessible from the halls. i
These vaults are an additional stor-

REHOVOT—A new type of early-
flowering barley which promises to
increase yields in drought areas
has been developed at the Weiz-
mann Institute of Science by Dr.
Dan Atsmon and Elchanan Jacobs
of its Plant Genetics Laboratory.
This barley, which flowers a full
month earlier than those varieties
currently under cultivation in
Israel, was evolved over a five-year
period. The two institute scientists
are developing strains of barley
and wheat which will give yields
higher than those provided by
other varieties during drought
years, but still provide normal
yields during the rainy years.

Because the new type flowers
earlier, it escapes some of the
damage caused by drought con-
ditions, By the same token, it
should also be valuable in frost-
I prone areas with short growing
seasons, and is now being tested
in Canada.

The research project, which was
supported by the Bathsheva de
Rothschild Fund for the Advance-
ment of Science in Israel, began
with the construction of special
growth chambers at the Weizmann
Institute, where tests were made
to determine the effect of arti-
ficial drought conditions on the
performance of different varieties
of grain.
Many of these grains were
brought from arid regions in other
parts of the world, and crossbred
with local varieties, including
grain grown by Beduin in the
Negev and farmers in the Gaza
Strip. (The latter seeds were ob-
tained during the Sinai Campaign
in 1956).

leadership positions because they
were the only high offices avail-
able. The positions offered con-
tact with non-Jewish persons of
status; be wrote, as "ambas-
sadors from the Jews."

Housing for refugee family with 3 children in North-
west or Oak Park area. 6 room flat or apt. desperately

needed. Reasonable rent.

Please Call: Mrs. Katz, Resettlement Service

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"Many people," said Dr. Segal-
man in the report on his own
study, "who are attracted to the
majority status world are not yet
ready to endure the pain of a com-
plete rejection of their own past,
on the fear that they might be re-
jected by the non-Jews if they
should give up their Jewish 'am-
bassadorship to the 'Gentiles',"

Official Delegation
of Israeli Mayors Is
Greeted in Germany

BONN (JTA)—The first official
delegation of Israel mayors ever to
visit Germany arrived in Munich
Monday and was welcomed by the
city's Lord Mayor, Dr. Hans Vogel,
long regarded as a staunch friend
of Israel.
The group, which includes both
mayors and deputy mayors, was
invited by the Congress of German
Cities for its annual meeting, at-
tended by representatives both of
the major German and of many
foreign municipalities.
The Israeli delegation proceeded
from Munich to Dachau to pay
tribute to victims of the former
Nazi concentration camp there.
The group was to be received by
Israel Ambassador Asher Ben
Nathan later.

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Congregation Bnai David

cordially invite you to tour our

beautiful new sanctuary, school and social facilities.

Tours will be conducted from now until the

high holidays on Sundays from 10 a.nz. to 1 p.m.

Memberships are now available.

Please inquire at the Synagogue office at

24350 Southfield Rd., Southfield, Mich.

or call EL. 6-8210 — 444-1510

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Located at

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Tickets are now available for the high holidays

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