Queens Rabbi, Speaking for 'My People' Asks:
Keep Low-Income Housing Out of. Area

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to Oh- Je, ish News)

Rabbi Kowalsky declared that "as lead to creation in the area of "an-
NEW YORK — A Queens rabbi a religious leader of my people," other ghetto" and reduce "a de-
appealed to Mayor John V. Lind he wanted to describe "how we cent neighborhood to shambles."
say to drop plans to place a low- feel about this project and what it He declared that such a project
income housing project in the will do to the existing community." "in the heart of a middle-class
Queens' section where his syna- He emphasized that "all decent community would inevitably "re-
gogue is located said Tuesday he people" supported the right of in- duce the entire community to the
had done so because of fears that dividuals to choose housing in ac- level of the lower-income ele-
the project might destroy an al- cordance with their means and that ment."
Rabbi Kowalsky also said in
ready integrated and stable corn- this was why "we take pride in
considering Hillcrest a well - inte - his letter that implementation
munity.
Rabbi Sholom B. Kowalsky. grated community." He reported of the low-income housing pro-
spiritual leader of Young Israel of that the community was made up ject would lead to creation in
Hillcrest, said he had not received of about 60 per cent whites, 38 per the area of "a decent neighbor-
an anwser from the mayor to his cent Negro and 2 per cent Chinese. hood to shambles." He declared
that such a project "in the heart
letter, dated Dec. 21, 1967, but that Some 90 per cent of the white
he had clashed repeatedly with the residents are Jews. He reported of a middle - class community
at
a
New
York
City
Board
also
that
religious
leaders
of
the
i
would inevitably "reduce the
mayor
of Estimate hearing on the project various groups met frequently at lower - income element:"
Jan. 16. The rabbi said that no the 107th Police Precinct station
Ile elaborates on his letter
. in a
telephone interview i in which he
one from the Hillcrest-Flushing "to discuss mutual problems."
Rabbi Kowalsky also said in his said that the -low-income project
community had spoken for the pro-
letter that implementation of the ; would provide apartments
for
ject at the hearing.
In his letter. to Mayor Lindsay. low - income housing project would 5;000 families in a community of
20,000 and said this would impose
severe new strains on present
community facilities and city ser-
vices. He added that there had
been many community meetings,
some in his synagogue, to protest
program.
David Pollack. co-chairman of the project and that some families
the patrons committee, made a had already started to move out.
nresentation to Soberman on be He said many community lead-
half of the Vaad: a silver-covered: ers feared an exodus of families
Israeli illustrated Bible in Hebrew if the project was carried out. He

Rabbi Lieberman to Talk at Beth El

"Creators of Jewish Literature
and the World They Created" will
he the topic of Rabbi George Lie-
berman at the concluding Bargman
Memorial Scholar Series at Temple
Beth El 7:30 p.m. March 17.
Rabbi Lieberman, a student of
comparative literature, is rabbi of
the Central Synagogue of Nassau

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his untiring efforts and generous approve the project but that corn-
' co-operation as general chairman munity leaders were planning
of the 30th anniversary dinner legal action to block the project.
committee."
Rabbi David Singer, the spiri-
tual leader of Anshe Sfard, Brook-
delivered an address expound-
Rabbi Chaskel Grubner, exe - lyn, the
"great blessing that lies
cutive director of the Council of ing
in unity. Religion is the only unify-
Orthodox Rabbis, and Nathan
of ing force which can unite us all,
Soberman, general chairman
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Rabbi Abner Weiss
of South Africa to
Give Benz Lecture

IN TRIBUTE

TO THE LEGACY OF EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWRY .. •

Thirty years of service to the
Detroit Jewish community was
marked at the annual banquet of
Rabbi Abner Weiss of Durban.
the Council of Orthodox Rabbis and South Africa, will deliver the an-

THE
JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT

PRESENTS

Merkaz Sunday evening at Cobo nual Benz Memorial Lecture at
Hall. Five hundred attended the Cong. Young Israel of Oak-Woods
gathering.
- 'arch
18.
Represented were all the Ortho
IIis talk, part
ns
of
the
metropoli
,r a three - part
dox congregati ,,
On various
, eries
tan area, as well as Mount Clemens,
- nnroaches t o
Windsor and Toledo, and communal
'odaism
sponsor-
organizations.
MARTHA SCHLAM3IE
'd by the Metro-
Nathan Sol-wman. general chair-
Council
nolit an
man of the dinner committee, was
Martha Schlamme, the world re-
Young
Israel,
toastmaster of the evening. Rabbi
nowned folk singer, will be guest
will take the artist at the Ahavas Achim Music
Ernest Greenfield, president of
ap- Festival 8 p.m. April 8.
-bilosophic
Israel, led the
Northwest
proach.
audience in the singing of the na-
Miss Schlamme, whose repertoire

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"A MUSICAL INSTALLATION" BASED ON "THE FIDDLER
ON THE ROOF" WITH ACCORDIAN ACCOMPANIST

and English "as a token of our said that no date had yet been
esteem, love and admiration, for i set by the City Zoning Board to

Rabbi Weiss, a
Rabbi Weiss
tional anthems.
Julius RotPnberit. dean of the "raduate of the University of Wit-
Vaad Ilarabonim patrons, pro- watersrand, Johannesburg,. w a s
nounced the "Ilamotzi." Kenneth ordained by the Yeshivat Kerem
Fischer, co chairman of the donors b'Yavne in Israel. He was assistant
to the former chief rabbi of South
committee. led the Grace.
Soberman nointed out that at Africa, Dr. Louis I. Rabinowitz.
and was called to his present post
no
single
,.ersary,
this 30th anni
person was being honored as in in Durban three years ago. He has
• previous years: rather the Vaad been granted an extended leave
Harabonim as a body is honoree for overseas study and is now a
fellow of the Israel Rogosin In-
this year.
David J. Cohen. president of stitute for Ethics an Human
the Merkaz, extended greetings Values at Yeshiva University.
on behalf of the various congre-
gations in the community. Can- Melave Malka to Benefit
tor Shabtai Ackerman of Cong. West Coast Academy
Beth Abraha m, rendered a
The annual melave malka for
musical program of cantorial the West Coast Talmudical Acad-
recitations, Mrs. Rebecca Froh- emy of Los Angeles will be held
man accompanied him on the 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Yeshivath
piano.
Beth Yehuda. Rabbi Sin'icha S.
Rabbi Leizer Levin, president of Wasserman, director of the acad-
the Vaad Harabonim - Council of emy. will be guest speaker. He is
Orthodox Rabbis, extending greet- former head of Detroit's Yeshiva.
ings on behalf of the rabbinate,
For reservations, call Mrs. Sema
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the Holy Temple had to be pure,
so must the light of our Jewish
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Jewish life in our midst is kept "Sex and Religion" 8 p.m. Sunday
holy and pure."
Avern Cohen extended greetings at the synagogue.
Rabbi Israel Goodman of Cong.
on behalf of the VAAD patrons. Bnai
Israel, Pontiac, will speak to
sponsors and donors.
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Refreshments
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There
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B'NAI B'RITH WOMEN
"INSTALLATION DINNER DANCE"

Orthodox Rabbis Celebrate 30 Years
of Activ;tv on Behalf of Community

the committee for the 30th an-
niversary banquet of the council,
view the program at Sunday's
dinner in Cobo Hall.

Friday, March 8, 1968.-21-

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