THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, June 21, 1 968-15 Jewish Leaders From 40 Cities Meet to Discuss Solutions to Urban Crisis NEW YORK (JTA)—The active involvement of Jewish federations and other groups in efforts to deal with America's urban crisis, was urged at a meeting of 95 Jewish communal leaders from 40 cities, after an all-day session on the problem by the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. Citizen volunteer leaders and professional executives in the com- munal agencies reviewed programs that are proving effective in their communities, Louis J. Fox, CJFWF president said. Fox described the needed solutions for "massive problems" for "the entire com- munity" and said that "they can be overcome only by all forces in the community joining to take massive action." Stress was placed on the need currently working under Jewish for legislation and particularly for sponsorship. Hundreds of jobs adequate Congressional appropria- have been provided under the tions to assure jobs for the unem- auspices of the Cleveland Jewish ployed with the required voca- Community Federation, tional training. Massive housing The Jewish Vocational Service . programs were urged, particularly in Newark helped establish for those Americans least able to Project COPE, a • federally finan- pay. Also quality education for ced recruitment and training slum area children and changes program for Newark ghetto res- in welfare laws to remove "puni- idents, and the JVS of St. Louis tive" measures enacted by the last has been conducting similar session of Congress and replacing efforts for ghetto residents of them with programs to end the that city. situation of the government itself The Detroit Jewish Welfare keeping people in poverty. Federation is providing four-year The community leaders evalu- college scholarships for 25 inner- ated a wide range of activities city youths who because they are . not at the top of their high school classes, would fail to qualify for scholarship aid and would be de- prived of a - college education. Pittsburgh's Jewish Federation has made available a building for a vocational training school. San Francisco's Mount Zion Hospital is training jobless and under-em- ployed persons as nurses' aides and orderlies, and several Jewish hospitals are providing medical services to Negro areas. The Amer- ican Jewish Congress in New York and other cities is providing, in co- operation with the Urban League, business advice to slum area residents. See Our Fine Selection of Spring & Summer Clothing, Slacks, Sport Coats and Accessories. Custom Fitting MORIS HUPPERT HARVARD ROW MALL 11 MILE & LAHSER Open: Thurs. to 9 P.M. * * * Jewish Population in U.S. Being Studied for i st Time NEW YORK (JTA)—The Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds has undertaken the first national study of the Jewish popu- lation of the United States — on a county-by-county basis — and expects it to provide "basic plan- ning information never before available to the American Jewish community." The first phase of the study has been completed, according to Louis J. Fox, Council president. It con- sisted of the pooling of all known information on the Jewish popula- tion in every county in the United States. The next steps will be the selection of 10,000 sample house- holds for personal interviews, drafting of a questionnaire and the actual interviewing. The study will provide basic in- formation on attitudes, patterns of Jewish identification, intermar- riage, the use of Jewish and other Organizations and services, and contributions. 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Archaeologists Find Temple Paving Stones Dating From Herod JERUSALEM ( JTA)—Archa eolo- gists excavating on the site of the temple in Old Jerusalem have un- earthed several large stones which were once part of the pavement leading to the southern entrance of the holiest of Jewish shrines. The archaeological team, headed by Prof. Benjamin Mazar of the Hebrew University, found the stones under six feet of debris after digging through 13 layers rep- resenting various eras of Jerusa- lem's long history. The discovery was made on the TOoth day of digging which happen- ed to coincide with the first anni- versary of the liberation of East Jerusalem by Israel. The stones were described as weighing about a quarter of a ton each and measuring approximately two feet by three feet. They were laid down during the reign of Herod Antipas who lived from 20 BCE to 39 CE and was king of Judaea under the Roman occupation at the start of the Christian era. The discovery revealed a possi- ble error in the account by the contemporary , J e wish historian Josephus, who said the Temple area was paved with marble. The slabs found were of well dressed grey Jerusalem stone. It is believed that some of them may have toppled from the southern wall of the Temple when it was destroyed by the Roman Emperor Titus in 70 CE. Prof. Mazar's arch- aeological work is being carried out under permits issued by the department of antiquities of the Is- rael government and the Jerusalem municipality. Attempts by the chief rabbinate to block the scientific undertaking as sacreligious were rejected by the authorities. No extra charge for bringing samples Come See Our Large Display Or We Will Gladly Bring a Com- plete Set of Samples To You. 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