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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
M.E. Expert Due
at Bond Reception
New Look at Executive Suite Discriminatio n
BY MILTON FRIEDMAN
Inc.)
WASHINGTON—The Nixon Ad-
ministration is expected to press
for action against "executive
suite" discrimination toward Jews
in banking, insurance, public util-
ities, railroads and steel. Although
Jews constitute eight per cent of
U.S. college graduates, only one-
half of one per cent of executives
in major American industries are
Jewish.
Anti-Jewish discrimination in re-
cent years received little atten-
tion even from major Jewish or-
ganizations. The main program
emphasis was upon the bias handi-
capping Negroes. Black power
advocates have now told Jewish
liberals that "whitey" is no longer
wanted in the struggle for Negro
emancipation. The Jew, like the
non-Jewish white, is advised to
"get off our backs."
(Copyright 1968. JTA
Dr. Arieh L. Plotkin, former
officer in the intelligence corps of
the Israel defense forces, will be
guest speaker at a leadership re-
ception to be hosted by Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Agree 8 p.m. Dec. 2 at
their home, 2601 Circle Dr., Flint.
The reception, on behalf of State
of Israel Bonds, will celebrate Is-
rael's 20th anniversary of state-
hood.
Dr. Plotkin, who has just return-
ed from Israel, is
a recognized au-
thority on inter-
national relations,
international law itt-4
and comparative • '
government. He
studied at the He- -
brew University
A new look is therefore being
and at London
University. T h e
taken at discrimination affecting
Jews. The climate is favorable.
first Israeli ad-
a =may
mitted to Prince-
President-elect Richard M. Nix-
on, as Vice President, served as
t on University's
Woodrow Wilson
working chairman of the Presi-
dent's Commission on Govern-
School of Public
ment Contracts. The committee's
and International Dr. Plotkin
powers were limited but Mr.
Affairs, he obtained his MA and
PhD degres from Princeton, where Nixon took his job very serious-
ly.
Under his chairmanship, the
he was on the faculty of the de-
partment of politics.
committee became the most im-
portant of its kind up to that
For information on the reception,
contact Mr. and Mrs. Agree, 742- time.
David A. Sawyer, associated
9223,
director of the Employment Policy
Program of the U.S. Treasury
Richard Berg, Age 68; Department, recently raised some
provocative — a n d controversial
Managed Flint Store
points. His address before the
Richard R. Berg, 68, retired National Joint Advisory Commit-
manager of Morrison's women's tee on the executive suite, spon-
apparel store, 532 S. Saginaw, died sored by the American Jewish
Thursday in Hightstown, N.J.
Committee and the Jewish Occu-
Mr. Berg retired in 1963 and pational Council, caused repercus-
moved to New Jersey about a year sions and results.
ago. He had been an employe of
The official disclosed that as a
the Morrison's Stores Corp. since staff man who had urged and
1917 and a Flint resident -since long awaited at least "a pilot pro-
1940. He was born in England.
gram covering religion" he was
Mr. Berg was a member of the disappointed by government inac-
Elks Club of Flint and Temple tion. Sawyer said "the govern-
Beth El of Asbury Park, N.J. In- ment regrettably has until recent-
terment Asbury Park.
ly done very little and the (AJC)
description is an undeserved cred-
it, a somewhat exaggerated rain-
bow of hope." Sawyer said he. was
reminded "that in 1963 the ADL
released its study of Jewish bias
in the automobile industry and
Nov. 22-24—Temple Youth Week- still cannot understand why there
was no pressure on the then Vice
end in South Bend
23—Temple Emanuel Men's President Johnson or the Presi-
dent's
Committee on Equal Oppor-
Club Social
24—Temple Emanuel Men's tunity to investigate their allega-
tions and seek assurance of cor-
Club Meeting
27—Inter-Community Council rective action by the industry."
Secretary of Labor Willard
Interfaith and Social
Wirtz issued a memorandum in
November 1967, following inter-
cession of AJC leaders. It remind-
ed heads of all government agen-
cies that the anti-bias provisions
of Executive Order 11246 applied
to anti-Semitism as well as anti-
Negro discrimination. But, said
NEW YORK (JTA)—A study on Sawyer, "most agencies and the
human rights released•by the Car- Office of Federal Contract Com-
negie Endowment for Internation- pliance were so overwhelmed with
al Peace has sharply criticized the problems of race, that except
agencies of the United Nations for for the efforts by the Social Se-
failing to implement human rights curity Administration and Treas-
decisions or to assure compliance ury Department, this memoran-
with them.
dum was lost in the pile of low
The paper, written by Dr. Wil priority."
liam Korey, director of the Bnai
Brith United Nations office, sin-
gled out the UN-sponsored Inte- Truman Center Issues
national Conference . on Human Pamphlet on Economics
Rights held at Teheran, Iran, last
JERUSALEM—"Middle East De-
April-May for ifs failure to deal velopment—Some Current Econo-
with implementation.
mic Problems" is the title of the
His study contrasted "the snail- fourth pamphlet to be issued by
like progress" of the UN in the the Hebrew University's Harry S.
implementation field with t h e Truman Center for the Advance-
"models of compliance" set by ment of Peace.
the International Labor Organiza-
The pamphlet, published in sep-
tion and the Council of Europe. arate Hebrew and English editions,
Both models, he said, provide for consists of papers read at a sem-
the rights of individual petition, inar held earlier in the year under
while the UN simply "pigeon- the auspices of the Center.
holes" complaints of violations of
Subjects dealt with range from
human rights. Dr. Korey said that changes in the agrarian systems
a rare exception was the public of the Middle East to water prob-
-airing in the UN Commission on lems as a factor in the develop-
Human Rights of the anti-Semitic ment of the area.
book, 'Judaism Without Embel-
The Truman Center's building
lishment" by the Ukrainian writer, on Mt. Scopus is scheduled to be
Trofim Kichko.
completed by the end of 1969.
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Jews in work done by private in-
dustry on defense contracts. Alfred
Fitt, assistant secretary of de-
fense, wrote a special article in
the Defense Industry Bulletin.
"But despite Fitt's clearly written
story about the extension of equal
opportunity to religion - . . the
field offices were not directed to
implement Secretary Wirtz's direc-
tive or his intent," said Sawyer.
Within the next two years, the
U.S. Treasury will conduct con-
ferences a n d workshops with
banks throughout the country. Im-
portant work has already been
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the insurance industry only. But
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probably later from all govern-
ment contractors.
Sawyer believes that Jewish
groups can help by not only spur-
ring efforts against bias but also
by informing Jews that jobs are
opening in the corporate structure.
An assumption exists that some
restrictions exist in corporations
that are slowly lifting barriers.
The question of further break-
through will be answered during
the Nixon Administration, but only
if Jewish groups assign a higher
priority to specifically Jewish
problems.
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