aving Bronx Area From Rumor and Blight Jules DONESON By BEN GALLOB (Copyright 1968, JTA Inc.) NEW YORK—A Jewish-initiated interfaith and interracial effort is under way in the Grand Concourse section of the Bronx to end a threat that the changing but still predom- inantly white middle-class area might suffer severe blight and a mass exodus of white residents. After widespread publicity in 1966 and 1967 to the effect that the area, a long-time center of Jewish life, was declining because of an influx of Negroes and Puerto Ricans, the American Jewish Con- gress undertook a searching study of the situation. The study, con- ducted under the auspices of the AJCongress commission on com- munity relations, had the coopera- tion of many Bronx social, civic, religious and inter-racial groups. The most surprising finding of the study, directed by David Stol- off, director of the AJCongress com- mission, was that most of the re- ports about the decay of the Grand Knows his mountains . . CATSKILLS Eat PIA goletaid Cauthq Club CATSKILLS CATSKILLS Drop in Executive Bias Against Jews Reported CATSKILLS kPfit'kt CATSKILLS T amrrrl ent POCONOS 1611E1Ra4 WHITE MOUNTAINS We handle all details of re- sort reservations — THESE and many others. We have the right spot for singles, marrieds, families and senior citizens. Call 353-5811 JULES DONESON TRAVEL AGENCY HARVARD ROW MALL 11 MILE and LAHSER Closed Sat., Open Sun. PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — Dis- crimination against Jews and other minority group members in execu- tive employment should drop sub- stantially in the next five to ten years, two Jewish agencies pre- dicted in a report on a successful pilot effort to remove such bar- riers among Philadelphia-based corporations. Since the program was initiated two years ago by the Philadelphia chapter of the American Jewish Committee and the Philadelphia Jewish Employment and Voca- tional Service, a number of Phila- delphia firms have substantially broadened the hiring and promo- tion of Jews, with more than 115 Jews having moved into man- agerial positions and a "signifi- cant number" promoted to higher level positions, according to Leon C. Sunstein Jr., chairman of the executive suite programing com- mittee of the two agencies, and Benjamin S. Loewenstein, presi- dent of the Jewish Occupational Council. They announced a $100,000 pro- gram to broaden the effort in Philadelphia and to extend it to Los Angeles, Newark and Boston. Concourse area were untrue. The study found that 75 per cent of the households in the area were made up of non-Spanish-speaking whites. About, 60 per cent of the whites are Jews. Though there were concen- trations of Negro and Puerto Rican families in the area's southeast section, white families were found to be living in all parts of the Grand Concourse. The Negro and Puerto Rican residents were found to be mainly small and stable fam- ilies in the middle-income range. The quality of housing and main- tenance was found to be generally very good, although there were a large number of empty store- fronts, which left' the casual ob- server with the impression of wide- spread blight. Landlord neglect, and not tenant vandalism, was ap- parently the main factor in such housing deterioration as did exist. The study found no evidence of any mass exodus of long-time residents. The apartment vacancy rate was found to be less than 1 per cent. While crime rates were found to be increasing, the rate of increase was lower than that for New York City or the Bronx as a whole. ,The study concluded that there was good reason to believe that the area's white population was over-reacting to Negro and Puerto Rican occupancy and was "needlessly in panic." Five goals were•set in the study: to restore confidence in the com- munity, to organize the residents for self-help, to deal with blight, to relieve inter-group tensions and to make police more accessible. Israeli Intelligence Able to Check Arab Terror "Quali- JERUSALEM (ZINS) fied sources" disclosed that the results of the secret service in deal- ing with the Arab guerrillas has ex- ceeded all expectations. Its success to a large extent stems from the ability of Israeli agents to infiltrate the Arab ranks which help the terrorists. Thus Is- raeli security receives a constant flow of valuable information about the terrorists' plans, and is en- abled to nip in the bud their con- templated forays. It is known that the guerrillas have not yet succeeded in estab- lishing bases in any of their former territories. Money and other inducements persuade Arabs to cooperate with the Israeli secret service. The ter- rorists have killed a number of the informers, and the murderers were caught. The "sources" believe, however, that the success of the secret serv- ice will not entirely stop the terror in the occupied territory, or in the adjoining I s r a e l i settlements. Nevertheless, security continues to improve its methods not only in fighting the sabotage, but also frustrating it in its planning stage. STEVENSVILLE PROUDLY PRESENTS BARRY SISTERS July 4th Week End ESCAPE THE HEAT! Enjoy the cool breezes of MIAMI BEACH at SCHECHTER & HIRSCH'S nus A GLITTERING-ARRAY OF .ALL STAR TALENT HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP .GOLF COURSE (on pr.emises) rinelEAN Ws a GREAT Kosher Hotel you'll love in .ELECTRIC CARTS-4R I V LNG • ,13414 Entire Oceanfront Block-37th to 38th St. "EVERYTHING IS SWINGING AT STEVENS.• VILLE". Besides great Golf, enjoy Tennis. (all weather courts), wonderful Fishing Boating on out own lake. Indoor P001: 'and Health Club, Venetian Outdoor oe• Luxe Air Conditioned AccommOda• tions Gourmet Cuisine TEEN-AGE PROGRAM DAY CAMP under 0) Supervision GLATT MEATS SERVED • Every day a SUMMER swimming day SPECIAL! • Mild days, pleas- Open June 25 ant nights. to Sept. 4 • All our regular $1 1* dally luxury features plus FREE park- I Odle ace. ing, and super- *55 of 157 rams . vised children's Including Meals activities Synagogue on Premises FREE GOLF THRU JUNE . STEVENSVILLE: eo.a.4. For Reservations Phone: (305) 531 0061 - Or Write For Free Brochure Saudi Govt. Rejection of Born Jew as Envoy Defended in Commons SWANLAKE 12, N.Y. or Write for color oracnuro phone Hoter(914) 292.8000 or SEE YOUR TRAVEL AGENT Your Host: HARRY DINNERSTEIN: Some day soon, Kutsher's Golf Pro is going to club our MC. (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) LONDON — British Minister of State Fred Mulley told the House of Commons that any state has the right to reject the presence of a diplomat in the foreign corps. In an obvious reference to Hor- ace Philips a born Jew whom Saudi Arabia accepted as ambassador and later rejected, Mulley declared that the Vienna Convention on Dip- lomatic Relations provides that a receiving government may at any time and without explanation notify the sending state that the head or any member of the diplomatic mis- sion is unacceptable • We've got a beautiful championship golf course, 7,157 yards, 18 holes, 3 tees at each hole. Yet in the morning it all goes to waste. It's our night life. Great shows every night. First in one night club, then. in the other. Act after act. And when you think WS going to end, our MC announces another. Several times, the Golf Pro has asked the MC to tell the golfers they have to get up in the morning. But you know MC's. He never does. So one of these days, our Pro will really get mad and club our MC. Make sure you're there to see it. Israel Industry Boosted NEW YORK (JTA)—Israel's in- dustry and economy as a whole will be given • impetus by last Month's economic conference in Jerusalem, Joseph Meyerhoff, chairman and president of PEC Israel Economic Corporation, re- ported to the annual meeting of stockholders of the corporation. Friday, June 7, 1968-43 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Kutsher's Country Club ON THE PREMISES: 18 hole golf course, indoor ice skating, all-weather tennis courts, indoor & outdoor pools, health club, private lake, fishing & boating, horseback riding, miniature golf, top entertainment, 4 bands, children's camp, teenage program. Monticello, New York • Phone: (914) 794-6000 Write Direct or See Your Travel Agent - Open All Year • The fact that Grossinger's has an 18-hole championship golf course, 8 all-weather tennis courts, a 50-meter outdoor Olympic pool, a 25-meter indoor pool, a mile-long lake, 2 health clubs, a baseball field, handball and shuffleboard courts, and a horseshoe pitching area (whew) doesn't stop many of our guests from doing nothing at all. Grossinger's is a beautiful, peaceful spot in the mountains. And so, if you're not that interested in sports, it's very easy to enjoy Summer has a special flavor at The Nevele, Refreshment you can actually taste. A special mixture so artfully concocted, you know you'll want to come back for more! 18 Hole Golf Course • electric carts • Club House • Outdoor Pool • Aquabana • Indoor Pool • Health Club • All-Weather Tennis • Riding • Twin Private Lakes • Great Enter- tainment • 3 Bands • Special Family 'Plan • Great Teenage Program • ,Tweener Center . Private Children's World incl. Little Theatre, Pool and Private Yacht, A 1000 Acre Playground offering peerless facilities at pleasurable rates. MIA ELLENVILLE, NY Hotel Tel: 914-64T6000 or Call Your Travel Agent the scenery and entertainment. Two Singles Weeks: July 7-14 and Aug. 18-25. Reservations limited to insure c balanced group. g Grossinger, N.Y• 12734 CALL YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR HILTON RESERVATION SERVICE 963-6030 CALL DIRECT ON 914-292-5000 FOR RESERVATIONS, CONVENTIONS, OUTINGS