Dora Ehrlich Thrills Campaign Report Meeting Friday, April 12, 1968-5 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Orthodox Rabbis Attack `Free' Advice to Students NEW YORK (JTA)—The Rab- binical Alliance of America, an organization of Orthodox rabbis, called Tuesday on the Jewish ad- visory board of Columbia Univer- sity to "disassociate" itself from advice given Jewish students by Rabbi A, Bruce Goldman, Jewish adviser to the student body, who reported that he encouraged "meaningful" premarital sex re- lations among students. letter called Rabbi Goldinan's ad- vice "a direct contravention of the teachings of Judaism" and charged that he was encouraging "prom- iscuity and free love." In a letter signed by Rabbi David Weinberger, the Alliance urged the board to ask Rabbi Goldman "to desist from such preachments to our college stu- dents" and asserted that "we will feel compelled to urge all Jewish students at Columbia to refuse to visit with Rabbi Goldman." The A special thrill was provided attendees of the Allied Jewish Campaign•Israel Emergency Fund report meeting last Friday by a brief address delivered by the community's First Lady, Dora Ehrlich. Her mere presence was occasion for rejoicing and her deeply moving words, commending young leadership, served as an inspiration. Mrs. Ehrlich is shown in the front row with Mrs. Henry Wineman, both seated in the center, with Mrs. Jerome Hauser, president of the Jewish Welfare Federation women's division, on their right, Mrs. Arthur H. Rice, chairman of the campaign women's division, on their left. Many of the com- munity's prominent women are in this photo. Jewish Benefit Groups Hurt by Acculturation always been in a class by itself. Its programs and fund-raising campaigns have rated national attention and have made it the outstanding women's division in the country," he said. . The campaign total reported is $7,681,000 from 14,518 gifts. William Avrunin, executive vice- president of Federation, said that the present pace must be main- tained to reach the remaining 10,- 000 contributors by the May 8 victory dinner. He urged contin- uous effort in order to raise the vast sums required to assure dig- nity and security for Jews in Israel and throughout the world. Mrs. Arthur H. Rice, chairman of the women's division, praised her "team" which has helped raise an all-time high of $913,957 thus far in the present campaign. She presented yellow rose nosegays to all women workers present. Since the women's division was founded in 1946 it has raised more MONTREAL (JTA) — The Jew- ish sick benefit associations organ- ized by immigrants or tradesmen to help later Jewish newcomers to Canada and the more recently- established landsmanshaften are suffering from the impact of the acculturation of Canadian Jews, it was reported here this week. Max Mirochnick, a leader in such groups, has reported that at- tempts to revive interest in the Jewish sick benefit organizations have not been successful. Some of the organizations which have been in existence since the early 1900s are slowly being weakened through Marking the 25th anniversary of attrition in their older membership the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the and inability to recruit younger Congress for Jewish Culture has members, it was indicated. issued an impressive brochure Mirochnick is president of the Bas- dealing with the basic facts relat- sarabier Hebrew Sick Benefit As- ing to the historic event, reminis- sociation and also president of the cences of survivors and tributes United Organization which brought to the heroes. together 13 years ago, 18 Jewish Bilingual, published in English sick benefit groups and some and in Yiddish, the data incorpo- other older Jewish clubs. rated in this volume are supple- The immigrants and tradesmen mented with a list of publications banded together because of their on the Holocaust and contain social ties to their country of the famous song by Hirsh Glik, origin but their purpose in organ- "Zog Nit Kenmol." Commencing with a statement izing was to provide such welfare benefits to members as medical by the Congress for Jewish Cul- services, cemetery and burial costs, ture, "A Summons to Remem- ber," among the contents of this free loans and sickness compensa- pamphlet is an excerpt from tion to fellow Jews. They devel- "The Ghetto Fights," by Marek oped vigorous memberships and Edelman, . containing . recollec- maintained their strength by pro- tions of the actual events. The viding not only welfare benefits author, now reportedly practic- but also social companionship for ing medicine in Poland, was a their members. Because they did commandant of the heroic Jew- not exclude persons not from their ish Fighters Organization and particular country of origin, they writes about personal experi- were able to enroll Jews from ences in the ghetto fight. other areas and even native Cana- Notable among the contents is dian Jews. These organizations be-. came integral parts of the local the essay "Cultural Activities in Jewish communities in Canada the Ghetto" by Emanuel Ringel- and participated in providing serv- blum, whose memoirs that were ices and welfare to other Jews in rescued provided basic facts about the great struggle against the need, The sick benefit societies in Nazis. Ringelblum, who perished Montreal include the King George as a Nazi victim, had been arch- Sick Benefit Society, the Indepen- ivist of the Warsaw Ghetto. An essay "A Day of Remem- dent Hebrew Sick Benefit Associa- tion, the Russian Polish Hebrew brance" by Hyman Bass, executive Sick Society, and the Yishitzer director of Congress for Jewish Young Men's Sick Benefit Asso- Culture; the stirring poem, "I'll ciation. Find My Self-Belief" by Jacob than $13,000,000 for local, overseas and Israel social welfare pro- grams. Jospey also paid tribute to the young men and young women of the junior division which has raised $34,515 for 158 per cent of the amount that it raised in the regular Allied Jewish Cam- paign last year. The third report meeting of the campaign will be held 10:15 a.m. April 21 at the Jewish Center. The meeting will honor the profession- al, metropolitan, services and food divisions. The synagogues and school sec- tion of the campaign has set aside the week of April 28 to May 5 for solicitations from pupils in schools. Rabbi James I. Gordon is chairman of the section, with Howard S. Danzig and Cantor Har- old Orbach as vice chairmen. Rabbi Hayim Donin, Isadore J. Gildstein and Irving I. 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