Humphrey Defines Importance of Education
as Major Element in Assuring Democracy's
Survival; Ear-Ilan Honors School's Backers
record audience of more than
tilled the Shaarey %edak
hall to capacity Wednesday
• at tile annual dinner of Bar-
ra- I ,,craw's Detroit support-
hea d ormer Vice Presidenit
,t If Humphrey define ethic:,
the chief instrument in
■
dccomracy's survival.
k., , :essing pride in his having
,d‘thi an honorary degree frOm
m Israel university. Ilumpheey
Israel's
eioquently about
:Won 10 learning and he cam-
m•nded the Jewish state for "pout-
al millions for education even
hole thew are fighting fur exist-
Joseph Jackier, as chairman of
the dinner committee, gave an
outline of Bar-Ilan's progress in
the 15 sears of the school's exist-
ent e and pointed out that from a
student hotly of less than 100 at
the outset it has grown to an en-
rollm nt of 5,000. with a large
number from 31 foreign coun-
tries. including 500 American
stiulents.
meets with Fisher at public
functions, both dealing jocularly
with the theme of their political
differences, made several refer-
ence's to his Republican friend.
"I can forgive Max for being a
Republican as long as he'll take
care of the (Israel) front," he
said, referring to the Fisher
friendship with President Nixon.
The comment was made while
Humphrey was commending Is-
rael Prime Minister Golda
asserting that she had made a
good impression at the White
House and that Fisher was well
aware of it.
Declaring his pride at being
Bar-Ilan alumnus," Humphrey said
"that's what unites me with Max,'
Punning some more, calling at-
tention to a note given him by
Jackier. Humphrey said Bar-Ilan
was "the onlv; university sponsored
by FBI—by Friends of Bar-Ilan. -
The guest speaker's major theme
was the emphasis on Bar-Hail's
Taking into account Israel's
problems, he told his audience:
"The stakes are high in Israel
today and you can't afford to
fail."
Ile went into great detail to de-
scribe Israel's attainments, prais-
ing the state's utiliaztion and recla-
mation of water. He spoke with
deep feeling about the Israeli edu-
cational roles and he declared:
"From the time of the Prophets
your people understood the import-
ance of education. The whole les-
son of the Prophets is learning. -
He - quoted Amos as a guide to
social justice.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
12—Friday, December 5, 1969
lack wr punned— stating that at
Bar I an the students also have an
1.s1) 1,111'4 S:hool Day. their aim
thing to complete a four-year col-
lege colirse in three years. -
Introducing several guests — Dr-
c.itn w h o heads the Bar-
lssa.•
ni e. si't's rehabilitation pro-
1 an
gram. Harold Blond. national ex-
ecutive director. and Edward
Adams. whose son heads Michigan
State l'iM.ersity --Jackier took oc-
cas,on io pay honor to a list of
people wluise efforts made possible
Par liaMs growth. Ile commended
ns — Phillip. Max and
Frieda -- for their untiring labor
and their pioneering work, and
prgisi-d the labors of Avi Towkie-
viiez, the local executive director.
Jackier presented a plaque to
Mrs. Samuel (Jean) Frahkel,
daughter of the late Charles
Grosberg, in recognition of his
having established the education
building at the Bar-Ilan campus.
He also called attention to the
gift of the Al Bormans for a psy-
chology building.
Phillip Stoliman, chairman of
the national board of - directors of
Car Ilan Fniversity. greeted the
lathering in opening remarks.
11-itibi Samuel S. Stollman gave the
invc•ation and Cantor Hyman Ad-
ler led in the singing of the na-
tional anthems and in the henshen.
There were sparks of humor in
ex changes between Max M. Fisher.
%k Ito Mt I'Milletql Humphrey. and
the guest speaker. Fisher recalled
Humphrey's great role as a backer
of Israel's needs and as a recipient
of a Bar-Ilan degree. Fisher, too,
utilized the occasion to pay honor
to the Stollmans for their pioneer-
ing efforts for Bar-Ilan and he
praised the university's leadership
for great achievements during the
years
Humphrey, who frequent ly
Need More Personnel
for Youth Services
For every proles-
cificAG0
role in Israel. the Israel univer-
sity's function as an American
approved school with a charter
from the Regents of the State of
New York. the attainments of Bar-
Ilan in the arts and sciences which
are blended with religious teach-
ings, and he spoke of the necessity
Of retaining spiritual values in a
great institution of learning.
sputa! worker now engaged in ;
youth service programs in the
North American Jewish communi-
at least two will soon he need-
ed. according to the national chair-
man of the lanai Brith Youth Com-
m
Jack J. Spitzen, head of the
policy-making body of the 50.000-
nmmber Pinar Brith Youth Organi-
zation, warned that even a two-
fold increase of Jewish youth-work
personnel in the 1970s would barely
hold the line to present levels of
service because it will require
more trained manpower than at
present to help a comparable num-
tier of young people to cope with
new problems.
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