Proxy Battle Fails to Return Berger to Judaism Council
NEW YORK (JTA) — An effort
by American Council for Judaism
members friendly to resigned
Executive Vice President Rabbi
Elmer Berger to have him rein-
stated failed last weekend at the
Organization's 25th anniversary
Conference.
A proxy battle waged by pro-
Berger forces against a group
backing the present administration,
led by President Richard Korn of
New York turned out to be a lop-
sided loss.
The present administration net-
ted 750 votes, according to Korn,
and the opposition about 150, in a
Rothschild Stresses Need
of Refugees; More on
Move Than Ever Before
canvass of the anti-Zionist organ- concerned." Rabbi Berger could
ization's membership of some 5,000. not be reached for comment. He
reportedly rejected a recent
Rabbi Berger's official resigna-
attempt to reach a compromise.
tion was accepted by the council's
Rabbi Berger contends that he
national executive committee June
30. His position has not been filled was forced out of office as a re-
since then. The present composi- sult of differences with the coun-
tion of the council's governing cil leadership over policy. His
authorities, heavily weighted with enemies maintain that he damaged
his opponents, will continue for the council by turning it into a
another year, having been re- "pro-Arab and anti-Israel foreign
policy association - and that he
elected last weekend.
dominated its policy and program
Asked if the council envisions direction.
any future working relationship
The rabbi, on the oth^r hand,
with Rabbi Berger, its chief
ideologist and driving force since holds that the leadership has
its founding, Korn said that adopted an "arbitrary" policy line
"Conversations will be held later that rules out "Middle East prob-
lems" and leaves the council with
in the winter in an attempt to
a "kind of American Jewish Com-
reach a working arrangement
mittee 'non-Zionism.' "
that is acceptable to all parties
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LONDON — Edmund de Roths-
child, presiding at a dinner of the
Central British Fund for Relief and
Rehabilitation here Monday, said
that Western countries generally
are more inclined now to admit
refugees than they were in the
past, but the need for assistance
to refugees is still great to provide
them with the elementary needs.
Rothschild said that 7,000 out of
15,000 Czechoslovakian Jews were
en the move as a result of the
Soviet occupation of that country.
and that in Poland old people had
to "pick up their roots and leave."
He also spoke of the plight of Jews
in the Arab countries.
He said that there were still
1,000 Jews in Egyptian prisons
and that Jews in Libya, Syria,
and Iraq are suffering inhuman
treatment. Lebanon is the only
exception in this regard among
the Arab states, he said. He
noted that the Central British
Fund, along with other Jewish
organizations, such as the Joint
Distribution Committee, carry
out the major rescue he proposed
for refugees.
Rothschild, referring to a water
resources scheme he proposed for
the Middle East after the June 1967
war, said that while- peace still
appeared unattainable there exists
a possibility for an imaginative
water scheme with the participa-
tion of Israel and the Arab coun-
tries. He noted that many national
leaders and. the World Bank fa-
vored such a plan.
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College Judaica Studies
Subject of Survey Begun
by Jewish Culture Body
NEW YORK—A major step to-
ward strengthening the programs
of Jewish studies at American col-
leges and universities, as well as
coordinating the efforts of Jewish
Organizations in this field, is ex-
pected as the result of a nationwide
survey being undertaken by the
National Foundation for Jewish
Culture, it was announced by Dr.
Daniel Jeremy Silver of Cleveland,
president of the foundation.
A section of the survey of par-
ticular value to Jewish parents and
Students will be a directory of pro-
grams of Jewish studies available
at the college level. Dr. Silver
stated that it is the intention of the
National Foundation for Jewish
Culture to maintain a current list-
ing and to publish such a directory
periodically as an aid in choosing
a college with this kind of enriched
curriculum.
Dr. Silver emphasized that these
programs of Jewish studies on the
American campus are having an
increasingly important influence on
Jewish youth, many of whom ob-
tain their first intellectual appre-
ciation of authentic Jewish knowl-
edge through these courses.
Serving on the foundation's board
of directors are DetrOiters Paul
Randleman, Louis LaMed, George
M. Zeltzer and Mrs. Leonard H.
Weiner.
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