Humphrey to Speak to Capacity Audience at Opening of Allied Campaign Wednesday Hubert H. Humphrey, former vice president of the U.S., will have a capacity audience when he addresses the official opening of the 1969 Allied Jewish Campaign- Israel Emergency Fund Wednesday at Temple Emanu-El. Humphrey is expected to arrive in Detroit from Minneapolis, where he is now a lecturer on political science at Macalester College, just prior to the ceremonies. Maxwell Jospey, chairman of the campaign. said that admittance to the campaign opening was by ticket only and that the supply has been exhausted. The 1969 Allied Jewish Cam- paign - Israel Emergency Fund marks the 43rd year in which the Jewish Welfare Federation of De- troit has raised funds in a single drive for the support of local health, welfare and educational services of Detroit agencies, and also those serving Jews in Israel and 30 other countries of the world, Jospey said. e first Israel Emergency Fund wa instituted in June 1967 when the Six-Day War created a crisis in funds which could be allocated for social welfare. The continuing security costs have depleted the monies available for the care of the people whom Israel welcomes from countries of oppression in- cluding Iron Curtain and Arab countries, and for Israel's children, aged and handicapped. The first combined campaign was held in 1968. "The needs of our Detroit Jewish community and its agencies con- Boris Smo ► ar's 'Between You ... and Me' I 1 I (Copyright 1969, JTA Inc.) By BORIS SMOLAR (Copyright 1969, JTA, Inc.) PROGRESS REPORT: Remember the fervor with which Jews in this country Made their contributions to the the 1967 United Jewish Appeal for Israel during the historic Six-Day War period? Remember how Jews rushed with their contributions to the campaign offices in every city and town in the United States, anxious to be of maximum help to Israel in the critical June month? The UJA campaign this year, still in its early months, promises to be one of all-time high giving with community leaders matching—or even surpassing—the peak level of 1967. Early returns from a number of communities indicate a spirit of unprecedentedly generous giving, with the "big givers" setting the pace. A handful of top contributors in major communities are now on record as having presented $80,000,000 to the regular UJA drive and to the UJA's Israel Emergency Fund. Many of these contributors gave larger gifts than in 1967; others equalled their 1967 contributions which were the highest ever given. All of them gave more than last year. And all indications now point to the fact that this will be the case also with smaller givers. In Detroit. the first 200 top contributors pledged at the opening dinner of the Jewish Welfare Federation a total of $4,600,00. The same individuals had contributed $4,000,000 last year. In Cleveland, about 200 gifts at the opening campaign meeting of the Jewish Community Fed- eration produced a combined total of $4,024,500 from individuals who had given S3.547.000 last year. The total was the largest amount given at an opening affair in the history of the community. 0- • * JEWISH ANXIETY: The giving this year of large contributions to the United Jewish Appeal reflects the anxiety prevailing among Jews in this country over the shape of things to come in connection with the Arab-Israel conflict. They fear that the situation may become more complicated for Israel from the point of view of security. They realize that Israel will this year have to spend a large part of its budget for security needs and that it is up to American Jewry to help the Jewish state to cover her welfare and educational obligations at this crucial time. Jewish Com- tinue to grow. The extent to which Cleveland. for the there, on Jan. programs will continue to meet the munity Federation 21. needs of the young and old depends The Allied Jewish Campaign- on the results of the Allied Jewish Campaign," Jospey said. "Our community it/list continue to meet the local needs by supporting the 15 Jewish agencies in Detroit which provide care for the aged. vocational rehabilitation, family counseling, recreation and cam- paign, cultural opportunities, edu- cation and community relations activities." Jospey pointed out that mainten- ance of these services under Jewish agencies aided not only members of the Jewish community but also the entire Detroit area. Early returns on pre-campaign 1. a *v.", activities indicate that the 1969 Israel Emergency Fund will con- tinue for six weeks while volunteer workers seek contributions. The drive will close May 7. They"re Leading Physicians' Section drive has a good chance of sur- passing the 1968 total of $9,650,. 000. Paul Broder, chairman of the trades and professions division. said that workers were reporting increased pledges from many con- tributors. Humphrey's appearance in De- troit will be one of the few major appearances he has made since leaving office in January. He spoke to a fund-raising meeting in At the physicians' section campaign dinner for the Allied Jewish Campaign are (from left) Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Robinson, Mrs. Eli Brown and Dr. and Mrs. Abraham Becker. Mechanical Trades Division Views Ma jor Needs at Campaign Meeting Allied Campaign Cheers Settlers Officers of the mechanical trades diiision of the Allied Jewish Campaign talk about Jewish conititp4s in Europe with Samuel .ffaper, executive vice-chairman of Joint Distribution Committee, .Priur to the annual division dinner at the Standard City Club. From left are Robert Basle and Joseph H. Pearlman, associate chairmen; Haber: Daniel H. Honigman, chairman; and Jay W, Allen, associate chairman. Phonogift Workers Spur Women to Efforts for Allied Campaign Traditional "kibutznik" h a t perched jauntily on his head, this child is building a new life with his family in Israel. Funds supplied by Detroit's A 11 i e d Jewish Campaign—Israel Emer- gency Fund will resettle thou- sands of immigrants in their new homeland this year. President Nixon. who is now taking an active interest in the Arab- Israel issue, seeking to bring about a possible solution through pre- liminary talk's by the Big Powers on the problem, has clearly stated that the Middle East is "a powder keg which may explode at any time." In the Suez area Nasser is testing Israel's power of restraint. Whether a full scale war between the Arab countries and Israel is likely this year or not, the fact remains that now that spring is coming, Israel expects the Arab armies as well as the guerrillas to intensify Reform Rabbis Urge All-Out War on U.S. Poverty and Hunger that they are preparing to turn their small scale attacks into more conventional warfare. Should this become the case, the Israeli army will have to resort to new methods of stopping the guerrilla bands. It will havf to deal with the more conventional warfare on a more conven- tional level, and this may be the beginning of another explosion pro- voked by the Arabs. The guerrilla bands have been taken by Nasser under his wing. They have been unified more or less under the command of Abu Amar, the El Fatah commander, who declared that he wants Israel destroyed, nothing less. He has even rejected the Soviet "peace plan." He made it clear that his aim is to fight Israel by military means. Israel is putting a lot of effort into stemming the tide of guerrilla warfare. However, in The organization, representing 250 Reform Rabbis, urged in a statement "immediate action to re- lieve the tragic plight of all Ameri- cans who are suffering from ex- treme poverty, to the point of star- vation." The association also said that, ti= NEW YORK (JTA) — Federal and state governments were called upon Sunday by the Association of Reform Rabbis of New York to their activities. increase present programs to alle- At present, the Arab rulers have substituted guerrilla forays for viate growing conditions of hunger conventional military war against Israel. The guerrilla leaders claim and poverty in the United States. in the New York area, "We are especially conscious of unfair pres- sure put on welfare systems, here and elsewhere, by poor people, numerous settlements in the border areas, children have been living driven by hunger from their native and sleeping in shelters underground for months—even now when the communities." guerrillas are sometimes held up by rain, floods and bad weather. The Reform rabbis declared that Many of the UJA contributors are now reading the book, "If Israel Lost the War - by the three N.— -v.cek writers, Richard Chesnoff, Ed- "only national action can relieve this problem." They termed pover- ward Klein and Robert Littel. There they see graphically what can ty and hunger in America " a happen if Israel were no loncr in a position to defend itself properly from Arab hostilities. The dramatic narrative shocks and forewarns. moral and political failure in to- day's affluent society." Copies of It makes people visualize the catastrophe which would have befallen the statement were sent to Secre- Israel if the Six-Day War were lost. It also makes American Jews Health, Education and Wel- think of the calamity which Israel may face without proper aid in good tary -of fare Robert Finch, and to New time. York Senators Jacob K. Javits and 48 Friday, March 21, 1969 — THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Charles Goodell. Women volunteers for Phonogift, the annual telephone solicitation for the Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund, set up shop i n Shaarey Zedek. The women made nearly 10,000 calls during the Period between March 9 and March 17. The women's division also staffed a volunteer motor corps which picked up contributions from the homes. In the lower photo women's division workers confer on an assignment during Phonogift fund-raising. They are (from left) Mes- dames Sidney Hertz,.Leopard.Frapkel,and.Hen,Itiossman•