THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
14—Friday, June 13, 1969
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Boiis Smolar's
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(Copyright 196S, JTA Inc.)
UJA EXPANSION: Plans for the campaign of the United Jewish
Appeal for 1970 are now in preparation, as well as promotions for some
of the top professional leadership. As of July 1969, UJA executive vice-
chairman Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman will become executive chairman;
Irving Bernstein, who has held the position of assistant executive vire-
chairman since 1962—and has been with the UJA since 1948—will be-
come executive vice-chairman.
For the past few years the national office of the UJA has been
working with a smaller staff than 10 years ago and raising more
money. Although 1969 is not over, it is certain that the UJA will raise
this year more than in 1968. The campaign has already passed the
5125,000,000 mark and has more than a half year to go.
Edward Ginsberg, the energetic leader, will continue to serve in
1970 as UJA general chairman. He is the youngest man the UJA ever
had as top leader. His two years as general chairman have proven him
to be a man of influence in all sections of the communities, young and
eld.
He is highly respected and spares no time or effort to make the
LJA campaigns successful all over the country.
Max M. Fisher will remain UJA president for 1970. He is close to
President Nixon and spends a good deal of his time in Washington. But
he finds time for active leadership in the American Jewish Committee
and in other Jewish organizations in addition to the UJA. He is re-
garded as a sound thinker and good planner. While all aspects of Jewish
life interest him, he takes a personal interest in Israel's economic
development and is regarded by the Israel government as one of the
pillars of American Jewry.
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INTENSIFIED PROGRAMS: Plans to expand UJA activities in 1970
are focused in three areas: young leadership, students, among rabbis.
The UJA is determined to give increased attention to university
students in 1970 and to bring them into,the UJA picture.
In expanding its work among rabbis, the UJA leadership feels that
rabbis are naturally interested ,in helping the UJA and that many of
them are doing so. But the feeling also exists that many of them are not
doing enough. The new program intends to reach every rabbi in the
country and to try to activate him for UJA purposes.
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CAMPAIGN INNOVATION: UJA leadership will add something new
in 1970. Contributors of 110.000 and over will be addressed simultane-
ously in their own communities all over the United States by top Israel
government leaders and by UJA national facilities which will involve
the use of communication satellites, an exciting innovation in the UJA
campaign.
Included in the 1970 plans are the "Sunday to Sunday" flights to
Israel which were introduced with great success this year. More than
1,000 contributors to the UJA in various parts of the country were flown
to Israel, at their own expense but at lower rates, on planes specially
chartered by the UJA.
Abe Kasle Receives Teachers' Award
In recognition of his many years
of activities in behalf of Jewish
educational movements, Abe Kasle
was presented with the Teachers '
Award at the educators' annual
dinner, at the Esther Berman
Branch of the United Hebrew
Schools.
Due to illness, Kasle could not
accept the beautifully engraved
certificate in person. The accept-
ance was by his son, Robert Kasle,
who brought to the gathering his
father's views on educational needs
in the community.
Kasle's message was that Jew.
ish educational efforts must be
strengthened from within, by and
with the teachers; that his hope
is for the enrollment of many
more full-time teachers in our
schools; that teachers themselves
must play an important role in
acquiring new instructors in or-
der "to prepare for 21st Century
leadership."
Aviezari Uval, an exchange
teacher from Israel, was chairman
of the dinner, and Joseph Baras
was the general chairman.
Albert Elazar, superintendent of
the United Hebrew Schools, re-
viewed the career of Abe Kasle,
New Pact Improves
British and Israel
Cultural Relations
LONDON (JTA)—A United King-
dom-Israel convention to further
cultural relations was signed Tues-
day. Signatories are Minister of
State at the Foreign Office Gor-
onwy Roberts and Israel Ambassa-
dor Aharon Remez. The two coun-
tries agree to exchange visits by
university professors and others
engaged in scholarly and scientific
activity; scientists, research work-
ers, technicians and graduate stu-
dents will be involved. Each coun-
try will send representatives to
study the other's language and
literature and strengthen coopera-
tion between universities and other
educational institutions in order to
consider whether mutual recogni-
tion of various degrees could be
made possible.
Poland Imposing C urb on Jews Who S eek Emigration
LONDON (JTA) — The Polish
government announced Tuesday
that it will tighten emigration
procedures for Jews. The official
press agency said that as of Sept.
1, 1969, applications by Jews to
leave the country would be con-
sidered "in conformity" with a
much stricter "standard proced-
ure" than has been in effect here-
tofore.
The announcement gave no rea-
son for the move. But the press
agency, publishing statistics for
the first time, said that from July
1. 1967. until May 1, 1969. 5,264
"Polish citizens of Jewish national-
ity left Poland declaring their wish
to emigrate to Israel for perma-
nent stay." Unofficial estimates
Place the peak of Jewish emigra-
tion in 1968 when an estimated
3,000-3,500 Jews left the country
in the wake of the official "anti-
Zionist" campaign. Many consid-
ered the campaign, which stemmed
from student riots in March 1968,
to be a mask for the purge of
Jews from high positions in the
government, the Communist party;
cultural and communications in-
dustries.
Emigration of Polish Jews to
Israel was made relatively easy,
though severe restrictions were
placed on the amount of money
and personal property they could
take out of the country. Emigrants
applied at the Dutch embassy,
which has been handling Israeli
affairs in Poland since the Warsaw
regime broke diplomatic relations
with Israel after the Six-Day War.
They received documents assuring
their entry into Israel and travel
costs to Vienna. As many as 2,000
Jews are believed to have left
Poland during the first five months
of this year. The remaining Jew-
ish population is placed at about
15,444 compared to about 25,000 in
Poland before the anti-Jewish
purges. There were 3,500,000 Jews ,
in Poland before World War II.
Tuesday's announcement of
stricter emigration procedures
gave Polish Jews little more than
two months to make up their
minds and prepare to leave the
country. Some observers suggested
that the Warsaw authorities acted
in response to Arab complaints
Hillel Plans New Building
ST. LOUIS (JTA) — The Univer-
sity of Missouri Bnai Brith Hillel
Foundation, which had plans last I
year to build a wing on its build-
ing, is now planning a complete
new building on the site of its pres-
ent house. The new building was
made possible by a substantial gift
from the Danciger Trust Fund in
Kansas City. The Jewish communi-
ties of Columbia, St. Joseph,
Springfield, Joplin and Kansas City
also contributed to the building
fund.
JWB, Lavanburg House
to Test New Approach
to Ease Social Worker Pinch
NEW YORK (JTA) — A three-
year experimental effort to deter-
mine whether the crippling short-
age of social workers can be alle-
viated by „more effective use of
workers with various levels of
training haSsbeen announced by the
Lavanburgniorner House, a philan-
thropic fou ation, and the Nation-
al Jewish Welfare Board. A grant
of $70,500 from the founudation for
the project was announced by Miss
Ethel Wise, foundation president,
and Louis Stern, JWB president.
that Polish Jews. many of them
skilled workers and professionals.
were strengthening Israel. But
many of the emigrants do not go
to Israel. Once in Vienna they may
apply for visas to other countries.
Some circles here said the clamp-
down on Jewish em igr a tion
stemmed from the fear in high
quarters that Poland would lose
top scientists, engineers, profes-
sors and physicians, many of whom
spoke of his Zionist interests and joined the 150 teachers from ffi
his devotion to education and paid local schools at the dinner.
high honor to the leader who had
served for 15 years as UHS presi-
dent.
Philip Slomovitz, the first teach-
ers' award recipient, presented the
award to Robert Kasle for his fa-
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ther and paid the senior Kasle
h on o r as a leader in the day
Sunday,
school movement, as the man who
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organized the efforts for the Hillel
Day School building, as president
of the Hillel school and as the man
who advocated proper recognition
of the teachers' roles in the Jewish
community.
All participants in the program
added their encomia to Kasle.
As president of the Teachers'
-
Association, Rabbi Charles Rosen-
zweig spoke on the "State of Jew-
ish Education" and urged that a
study committee be formed to
evaluate educational needs in this
community.
"Education must be the prepon-
derant consciousness of the Jewish
community," Rabbi Rosenzweig de-
dared.
Participants in the program in-
cluded Michael Michlin and Abra-
ham Schachter, and the entertain-
ment portion included musical
selections by Joyce Horowitz, a
UHS student, and the UHS High
School Dance Group.
A number of community leaders
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Emigrants are allowed to take
the equivalent of S5 per person out
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and automobiles if at least a year
old. Silverware, jewelry, precious
stones and valuable stamp collec-
tions may be taken out but are
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LA Federation Sets Up
Foundation to Buy Land
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—The Jew-
ish Federation Council of Los
Angeles has established the Men-
orah Housing Foundation to pur-
chase land for low-cost rental
housing for elderly persons in the
area. Robert J. Felixson, chairman
of the foundation's board, said
there was an urgent need for such
housing among thousands of elder-
ly Jews who live on Social Secu-
rity, small pensions or other small
incomes.
He said that more than 5,000
aged Jews in the Los Angeles area
have annual incomes of $4,000 or
less and half the group are ren-
tees. A building site has been
selected in an area where shop-
ping, recreational and medical
facilities are readily available.
Felixson said he hoped the Fed-
eral Government would help fund
the proposed housing units.
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