Urban Affairs Group Formed
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Irving Rose and Alan E.
Schwartz were re-elected to the
board of governors for three-year
terms. Newly-elected members are
N. Brewster Broder, Rabbi Hayim
Donin, Ronald L. Greenberg, Mrs.
Harry L. Jones, Edward C. Levy,
Max M. S h a y e and George M.
Zeltzer.
Rabbi Irwin Groner gave the in-
vocation.
The Jewish Welfare Federation
•reiterated its commitment to the
problems of the inner city with the
organization of a Committee on
Urban Affairs, announced by Hy-
man Safran, president.
A statement adopted by the Fed-
eration Board of Governors de-
scribed the purpose of the com-
mittee to make Federation "alert to
opportunities, through its tradition-
al agency relationships, to make a
creative impact in this area."
The statement points out that the
"problems will not yield to single
or simplistic solutions," and adds
"every responsible segment of the
citizenry is called upon to assist
with every resource at its dis-
posal."
Asserting the Federation's pri-
mary responsibility to "provide
communal programs serving the
needs of oar Jewish population,"
the statement recognizes "that
the situation in America's cities,
in which 96 per cent of American
Jews live, imposes new realities
which we cannot ignore. A strong
Jewish community can thrive
best in a healthy society."
Alan E. Schwartz, who was chair-
man of the ad hoc committee on
urban affairs, was named chairman
of the new committee. In his report
to the board, Schwartz said that
the permanent committee should
be "an expression of the concern
of the Jewish Welfare Federation
with the importance of urban
affairs in our time."
The Federation board approved
functions of the committee which
would develop a program of infor-
mation and education for the lead-
ership, as well as the Jewish
community-at-large, to develop
positive attitudes on inner city
problems and race relations, and
encourage individual and organiza-
tional participation in urban affairs.
The Federation Committee on
Urban Affairs would also work
closely with the New Detroit
Committee as well as city com-
missions and other organizations
already working on poverty pro-
grams in the inner city.
Hyman Safran, Federation presi-
dent, and Max M. Fisher, president
of New Detroit Committee and
chairman of the Federation's exeu-
tive committee, will serve as ex-
officio members.
Members of the committee by
virtue of holding other offices are
Israel Govt. Eases Up
on Imports, Foreign Stocks
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM—The government
has relaxed restrictions on im-
ports and on the purchase of secur-
ities abroad. An order published
Sunday permits Israelis to pur-
chase stocks listed in any recog-
nized exchange abroad. Pre-
viously, such purchases were re-
stricted to a few approved ex-
changes in major world centers.
Israeli participation in . foreign
trust -funds and mutual funds will
still require special approval.
An order published Monday
permits Israelis to import electric
record-players, cigarette lighters
and patent-leather handbags, sub-
ject to the normal customs duties.
Previously, the importation of these
items was prohibited to protect
competitive local products. Israel
also announced an across-the-
board reduction of 15 per cent on
all imported items on which more
than 35 per cent customs duties are
collected.
The reduction was in line with
Israel's conipliance with the "Ken-
nedy round" of international tariff
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Mandell L. Berman, chairman of
the Federation's education divi-
sion; Dr. Peter Shifrin, chairman,
health and welfare division; Stan-
ley J. Winkelman, chairman, com-
munity relations division; Judge
Lawrence Gubow, president, Jew-
ish Community Council; Avern L.
Cohn, chairman, Council's commu-
nity relations committee, and Mrs.
Julian H. Krolik, chairman, Coun-
cil's urban affairs committee.
Nine members-at-large are: Rab-
bi Leon Fram, Irwin Green, Lewis
S. Grossman, Max J. Pincus,
Schwartz, Sidney M. Shevitz, Louis
Tabashnik, Mrs. Leonard H. Wei-
ner and Paul Zuckerman.
`Arabs See Guerrillas, Not Nasser, as Heroes'
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
LONDON — The young Palestin.
ian guerilla fighter with his Kal-
atchnikoff submachine gun is the
new hero of the Arab world, and
his image tends to overshadow that
of the middle-aged President Nas-
ser of Egypt who seems to repre-
sent the old, discredited establish-
ment, Daily Telegraph correspond-
ent Richard Beeston reported from
Amman Tuesday.
According to Beeston, the guer-
rilla "is not only the biggest single
threat to peace in the Middle East
but is also a dangerous challenge
to the Arab governments which
were so humiliatingly defeated."
The Arab commandos intend to see
that there is no "backsliding"
Walter E. Klein, executive direc- to it the
Arab governments, Bee-
tor of the Jewish Community Coun- by
ston
said.
cil, will serve as secretary of the
committee.
It was pointed out that all Feder-
ation member agencies were in-
volved to some degree in programs
serving the economically deprived,
but that one function of the com-
mittee on urban affairs would be
to "encourage the creative initia-
tion of individuals, organizations
and agencies to extend themselves
. . . to make available their re-
sources of 'know-how,' manpower,
physical facilities . . . where this
can be done without impairing
services to the Jewish community."
The Telegraph reported from
Cairo Tuesday that the Egyptian
army and air force are not yet
ready for another major war, and
the Soviet officers working with
them share this view. According
to the paper, there is no war fever
in Cairo as there was on the eve
of the June 1967 war.
The Times United Nations cor-
respondent reported from New
York Tuesday that no one seriously
expects that a new United States
administration will withhold mil-
itary aid from Israel if the Jarring
mission fails. "At the same time,
Israel is not an American client
in a political sense," he wrote.
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