AJComnuttee Sees Greater Efforts to Meet
Kerner Report Recommendations in U. S.
NEW YORK — A summary pre-
pared by the American Jewish
Committee of actions taken both
by private businessmen and volun-
tary organizations over the past 12
months in response to the recom-
mendations of the Kerner Commis-
sion Report has found that "pri-
vate efforts, while insufficient to
the need, have increased consider-
ably."
The evaluation by the American
Jewish Committee, released by
Mervin H. Riseman, chairman of
its domestic affairs committee, as-
serted that while the general com-
mitment to eliminate bigotry and
poverty has not been on a scale
equal to the dimensions of the
problems — many business, labor
and religious leaders are now
more conscious of community re-
sponsibility. aware of urban and
social problems and eager to work
on their solution."
The AJC cited projects by its
national constituency and local
chapters that spanned the United
States.
In the area of Negro-Jewish
relations and black ,anti-Semit-
ism, the AJC concluded that al-
though in some communities
where black extremists were
most visible there may have
been a "slowdown in Jewish par-
' ticipation in anti-poverty and
civil rights work," there remains
among AJC members a solid
conviction that "black extremists
formed a small but raucous mi-
nority," and that Jew's must:
continue to help the disadvan-
taged.
Among the examples of AJC
structure."
In addition, AJC national staff
and Detroit Chapter representa-
tives met with the superintendent
of schools and the school board
Archaeologists Find Site
Believed to Be -Salt City
Cited in Book of Joshua
Kaminska to Revive Classic on Broadway
NEW YORK (JTA)—Ida Kamm- April 19 for a dozen performances.
the former "first lady" of the Mme. Kaminska adapted and di-
Yiddish theater in Poland, will rected the version of "Mirele
open on Broadway May 6 in a re- Efros" which will feature her
her
vival of the Yiddish classic, daughter, Ruth .Kaminska;
"Mirele Efros" by Jacob Gordin. husband, Marian Melman; and
was
actress
Karol
Latowicz.
The
The play has been booked for a
three-week run at the Brooks At- director of the government-spon-
ska,
attorney to discuss the board's suit
against the state of Michigan.
"The suit challenges the con-
stitutionality of the present form-
ula for allocating state aid to local
school districts on the ground that kinson Theater. . sored Yiddish State Theater in
differentials in the need for funds
Another Jewish play, "The Warsaw when she left Poland be-
by individual school boards are
Megila" by Itzik Manger, will cause of the anti-Semitic cam-
ignored to the detriment of dis-
advantaged pupils in inner-city open at the Longacre Theater paign there.
schools.
"It is expected that the suit will
reach trial stage in late spring.
The Detroit Chapter is supporting
this suit."
programs created in response to
the Kerner Report, cited as typical
of hundreds more now functioning
throughout the nation, were two
from Detroit.
"In r esponse to suggestions
made by local AJC Chapter repre-
sentatives, the Detroit Jewish
Community Council is establishing
an "Action Center" in a suburban
area with a high Jew i s h popu la -
Lion concentration.
"The center will provide oppor-
tunities for joint activity and dia-
logue across racial and religious
lines involving such matters as
employment, housing, education,
metropolitan political structures,
business practices and law en-
forcement activities. "Meanwhile,
Detroit Chapter members are in-
creasing their participation in the ' -
Inter-Faith Action Council which
has taken on a more permanent
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