56—Fridey, Septeseber 12, 1969
THE DETROIT JEWL<Ii NEWS
Phosphate Deposits in Israel's Economy
Major' `gaps Seen in Malang'
By ROBERT ARNOW
Vice Chairman, Governing Connell,
Americas Association for Jewish
Education
(A sevea Arts Feature)
Karen Ami "My People's Fund"
—is the term popularly used to de-
scribe the community chest drive
in which the children of Jewish
schools traditionally participate. It
was America's unique contribution
to the nostalgic tradition of the
Pushke or tin collector's box
which graced Jewish homes and
which was frequently used by chil-
dren in door-to-door solicitations.
American efficiency, as applied
to the Jewish school, suggested
that if the children were taught
about Jewish philanthropic and or-
ganizational needs and were then
trained to make regular and mod-
est contributions, they would learn
the meaning of Jewish civic respon-
sibility. For more than three de-
cades, this educational and fund-
raising technique has been prac-
ticed and promoted in Jewish
schools around the country. But it
was not until the American Asso-
ciation for Jewish Education under- I
took a survey of Keren Ami activi-
ties that we have had any appraisal
Israel is making the most of her limited natural resources to build of its dimensions, successes and ,
up her economy. A good example' Is the phosphate mines at Oron, failures.
where the exploitation of largcy deposits was initiated with the aid of
In my report to the governing
the proceeds from the sale of Israel Bonds. Approximately 1,000,000
council of AAJE, based on a '
tons of phosphate rocks arytnined each year and processed at the
study by Dr. Gerhard Lang, con-
calcination plant shown Iblive. The Oron phosphate deposits are also
sultant to the AAJE's department
expected to supply raW material for the new chemical complex at
of
statistical research, I was un-
nearby Arad, which is/now nearing completion with partial financing
happy to note that the technique
being provided throut State of Israel Bonds.
of Keren Ami is not used as wide-
ly as we might have expected.
While It is estimated that more
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than $1,000,000 is raised by Jew-
ish school children, the average
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about seven cents per week, or
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less
than the cost of a candy bar.
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Such an amount does not reflect
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a serious consideration of the
cause of Jewish philanthropy.
Nor does there appear to be any
meaningful relationship between
the automatic process of bringing
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money and the more important pro-
cess of learning why one is expect-
ed to make a contribution. The re-
ports were sparse, but demonstrat-
ed convincingly that very few
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schools teach civics or explain the
work of Jewish agencies, or involve
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students in an intelligent program.
This study, followed immediately
by a study on the teaching of Jew-
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ish civics, reveals one of the major
gaps in making Jewish education
to the Jewish Community
relevant. I do not suggest that
Keren Ami alone will make Jewish
education more instructive than it
has been; but it is evident from the
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size of the collections, the pattern
of distribution, the absence of
related instruction, the failure to
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ing an opportunity to explain the
Jewish community—its structure,
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The parochialism of Keren Ami we have in persuading their par-
allocations is palpable. While there ents and elders.
are more than 250 beneficiary or-
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seem to be guided by the rule of
zealous support of their own parent
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While it is to be expected that
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Equally consternating is the re-
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