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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Au
22 1969
24 — Frida y, August
ShCih/ _1/!. je/l'ObS Unlit'd
Ifith
11ichael M. Breyer
A is
Amer-scuts • to Ist-tsch The First Year Is the Hartlest
schools of social work, from which
By CHARLOTTE DUBIN
Israel learned so much, now take
If you plan to live in Israel in,
a few hints from Israel. The staff
the style to which you are accus-
of
the Hebrew University's Baer-
tomed, forget it unless:
-•ald School of Social Work, on
You're a professional with a job which Silver serves part time, was
waiting for you,
trained in America and as such
You're fluent in Hebrew and can transmits the ideas and concepts
live with relatives until the job of the American system—"perhaps
requiring your skills comes up. or too slavishly," Silver put in.
You have enough funds to give But Israel's talents at social
a down payment on an apartment service have not been lost on other
and to tide you over that first year, countries. It was Israel who organ-
six months of which you'll be ized a school of social work in
learning the language, the other Kenya, staffed it and covered its
six months looking for a job. budget for the first several years.
Former Detroiter Harold Sil- In 1966. when the Kenya govern-
ment was to take over the school.
ver admits that - the above is a
broad generalization. The fact two students were sent to Baer-
that some 10.000 Americans live wald for a refresher course, spe-
in Israel, with promise of many cially tailored for their needs.
more to come, pretty much ob-
Social work—at one time the
viates the foregoing require-
work of scantily-trained volun-
ments. Frankly, few can expect
teers who were mobilized to meet
to live in the style to which they
were accustomed in America.
handicap. In the United States 69, Silver doesn't figure he'll be
since May, he has toured the West drafted either.
and Canada, visited with friends
and relatives and looks forward to
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a return home. Widowed two years
ago, he admits to "emotional ties"
in the United States but "I'm de-
termined to stay in Israel."
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In addition to his work at Baer-
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SPECIAL OCCASIONS
•ald School twice a week, Silver
A
GARSON ZELTZER
has charge of the kibutz school's
study room and tutors children in
English.
Considered a "permanent resi-
dent" of Israel, Silver decided to
keep his U.S. citizenship because
"I would face too much red tape
in visiting here. I don't really
think that renouncing my citi-
zenship would increase my at-
tachment to Israel or diminish
my interest in America. As far
as Israel is concerned, I'm a
citizen."
the emergency of mass aliya—is
According to a new interpreta-
coming into its own in Israel. In tion of U.S. law, dual "citizen-
addition to the school at Hebrew ship" is possible as long as af-
MRS. MICHAEL BREYER
Silver, who was executive direc-
for of the Jewish Family and Chil- , University, begun by the Joint firmative action is not involved,
Sheila Maureen Jacobs became ' dren's Service here for 30 years,
Distribution Committee in 1958, said Silver. "If I voluntarily join '
the bride of Michael Maurie Brey- was in Detroit for a brief visit, there are schools at Tel Aviv, the Israel Army, I am taking af-
er Sunday in a ceremony at the part of a longer stay in the United Haifa and Bar-Han universities.
firmative action and can lose my
Collingwood Avenue Temple, To States during which he visited I At Baerwald alone, there are 300 American citizenship. However, if
son Reuben in Cleveland. It is students majoring in social work; I'm drafted into the army, I am
ledo, 0. Rabbi Irwin Groner and
third trip p since establishing
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Cantor Jacob Sonenklar of Detroit his
in Israel six years ago.
id
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and Rabbi Leon Foyer officiated. ;residence
Silver was amazed, he said, at , pervisory personnel now will be
For the Affair With the 'Yiddish Tam'
The bride' s parents are Dr. the number of American Jews ! home grown, rather than trained
and Mrs. Albert Jacobs of To- i who have expressed the desire to abroad.
ERIC
ledo, and the parents of the bride- settle in Israel. But when he's
groom are Mr. and Mrs. Ber- asked, Silver advises plenty of ad- with the conclusion of the Six-Day
nard A. Breyer of Bellwood Dr., vance preparation. .
War. The welfare needs of the oc-
Southfield.
"The first year is the hardest - mimed territories were assigned to
and his Continentals
The bride wore a gown of silk he said. "Language, job and hous- I the ministry of social welfare.
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organza and re-embroidered peau ing are the biggest problems. My I which then had to add the Arabs'
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sleeves and A-line skirt, 'with de- live on for a year if necessary un- ment is not known for its philan-
tachable chapel-length train. Her til you make contacts and learn thropy; poverty was rampant, yet
elbow length veil of French illusion the language."
favoritism was commonly shown to
According to that formula, the those who expressed their loyalty
was attached to a pleated cap ap-
head of a family of four who to King Hussein.
pliqued in matching lace.
According to Silver, Arabs' in
Mrs. Richard London of Ann Ar- wishes to live in a two-bedroom
bor was matron of honor. Brides- apartment in "a nice neighbor- the occupied towns currently re-
maids were Miriam Buroff of hood in Jerusalem" won need
ceive the same relief allowances
Windsor, Enid Breyer, sister of the take S15.000 with him: a $10.000 as those Arabs who were living in
bridegroom and Cheri Freedom of down payment on an apartment Israel before the war.
Columbus. Pamela and Marla and an average $400 per month
Silver admits that there are
Feldman served as junior brides- for living expenses, Silver claims.
VJ
discrepancies. In mixed cities,
I "To maintain the American stan-
ROSENOW
mates.
where Arab and Jew live side
dard," he added," both husband
by side, the standards are ap-
Allen Jacobs of Pontiac was the and wife must work. -
plied without discrimination. In
best man. Ushers included Leslie
But after that first year, "if
small Arab villages, the citizens
Shawn of Farmington, Sheldon
can stick it out, you see the
receive *lower payments because
Lewis of Southfield Richard Lon- you
problem in perspective. You
the general cost of living is low-
don of Ann Arbor and Robert and learn to laugh at the bureacracy
er. In each case, relief is based
Terry Jacobs. brothers of the
Terry
government and private busi•
on the size of family.
bride.
ness." When he first went to Is-
The caseworkers in occupied ter-
After a honeymoon in Acapulco. I rael as a consultant on family
the
the couple will reside in Ann Arbor I
for the Ministry of So- ritories remain the same; only the
supervisors
are Israelis—partly be-
where Mr. Breyer will attend the
vial Welfare, "I remember how
University of Michigan School of
I felt when an official cause the Arab social worker is
Dentistry.
would shrug his shoulders and hard to recruit.
To encourage more Arabs to go
put me off. By the time I could
Scranton Jewish Center
translate my intended reply from into social work, the ministry of
1 English into Hebrew, he would social welfare conducts a social
Rejects
Higher Dues
SCRANTON, Pa. (JTA) — The be gone. But you learn to live work administration program more
practically oriented than that found
'th 1 "
Jewish community center here has
The red tape that American sett- on a university level.
As he looks back, Silver sees
rejected a proposal for an increase lers find so entangling is a
in dues, despite an anticipated def- fact of Israeli life. but the Jewish significant advances in public as
sistance
in the years he has been
The
board
voted
to
icit for 1969.
; Agency which has been responsible
keep family dues at S75 a year : for their settlement has been held in Israel. Allowances to poor fami-
and to maintain existing dues for ; responsible for most of the Western lies have been increased, case
loads reduced, quality of work
other classifications. In so doing, i immigrant's discomfort .
the board asked workers and mem-
"The Jewish Agency did wonder- raised. The YM and YMHA in
Jerusalem for the first time is of-
bers to make a determined effort I
to increase present revenue by g et- immigration," said Silver. "They fering professional group work
ting additional members. The have learned, however, that the service along American lines.
"With the improvement of the
board also asked efforts to encour, ! • individual must have individual
age present members to move to
He must be treated
er
ing, we're picture
finally seeing
daylight,"
higher classifications of support for with dignity and consideration. It's economic
and better
train-
he said. "There's a growing aware- 1
the center.
still too early to tell, but the new I
ministry of absorption may make ness of the need for good quality
the difference." social services."
Possibly the only private "wel-
Internationally-Famous
Silver speaks with great pride of
Israel's expertise in integrating im- fare program" in Israel—and
migrants from 90 countries with even at that not totally private—
extreme difference in background. is that of the kibutz, where mem-
care for their own. "The
He
He suggested that American
only problem is, kibutzniks get
old,"
said Silver, who himself
• Bar Mitzva
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