Growth of American College in Jerusalem Predicted by Academicians Meeting Here Addressing a meeting of De- t roiters interested ir. advancing educational activities in Israel, two members of the faculty and administrative staff of American College in Jerusalem told of the school's growth and predicted widest recognition for its objec- tives. Prof. Sol. Liptzin, head of the humanities department at the col- lege, and Dean Leobard J. Gold- stein, who directs the school's ad- ministrative forces and interviews American applicants at the college office, 1 E. 42nd St., New York told the gathering, at the meeting at the home of Benjamin M. Lai- kin in Southfield. that the com- mencement of the second college year was marked by inclusion of all important academic courses. . They stated that advanced curri- cula are planned, that hundreds of applicants for admission are being interviewed and that more than 1.000 prominent college pro- fessors have applied for inclusion in the faculty. It was announced that three Detroiters—Bonnie Moss, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moss, Lauder, Detroit; Jack 19352 Schulman of Southfield and Lau- rence Spitler of Bloomfield—are among the college's. enrolled students. Requests were made for schol- arships to assure enrollment of larger numbers of Americans in the new college. Laikin announced a scholarship to be financed in perpetuity in memory of his wife, Anna Laikin. who was active in Detroit fur many years in the Poale Zion, Jewish National Fund, Pioneer Women and other movements. The two guests explained that the importance of the new college lies in the fact that American stu- dents are able to enroll in an Is- rael school of higher learning w here the language of study- is English and where Hebrew be- comes a compulsory subject, en- abling students to master the lan- guage while pursuing their studies in all other required subjects. Now in its second year, the col- lege was established to fill the needs of university students from abroad, mostly the United States, who :wish to study in Israel in the English language. The four-year non-sectarian liberal arts institu- tion is recognized for transfer credits by many of the major American colleges and state uni- versity systems. Its current en- rollment is 150 students from a wide range of geographic back `grounds with plans to multiply this number within the next few years. ( JERUSALEM — An ex - special serviced, Vietnam veteran is among the first students at a institute of cently established higher education in Israel design- ed for Americans. Laurence Spitler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Spitler, 865 Nickel Street, Bloomfield, completed his army service in April 1968, spend- ing another year in Vietnam atfer a visit to Israel—at that time he decided to return to the Holy Land. For seven years, 1961 - 68, Larry served in the U.S.A. Special Forces. Two and a half of those years were spent in Vietnam. In May 1967, Larry Spitler re- ceived a 30-day leave and walked from one war into another: he chose to take his leave in Israel and arrived just prior to the out- break of the Six-Day War. "It was very hectic," Larry re- calls, "and very stimulating and very exciting. I knew I wanted to come back to Israel in more peaceful times and really get the chance to see the country." Now a student at the new American College in Jerusalem, he is majoring in English and is active in the drama and writers 1 clubs. "Being here and being able to study in my own language sents a tremendous opportunity for me to earn my B.A. in Israel," Larry says. "And the Americans who are studying here are a dif- ferent breed than those in the States." Larry has found that he is bet- ter able to communicate with Is- raelis his own age than with young people in America. The spirit of the people. especially the young people, is far different than the temper of the youth in the United States. People here have a purpose," he declares, "they know who they are and where they are going." A Southfield, Mich. student is in one of the first classes at a newly established institute of higher education in Israel de- signed for Americans. Jack Schulman, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schulman, 22325 Avon Lane, whose father is prin- cipal of Harrison High School in Farmington, decided after a year at Eastern Michigan Uni- versity that he wanted to spend some time in Israel. He is now attending the new American College in Jerusalem. Boston Jewry Hits Defense League's Plan for Suburbs BOSTON (JTA)—Strong objec- tions to plans of the Jewish De- Cense League to operate in deteri- oriating areas of Boston for pro- tection of Jewish residents were voiced by the Jewish Community Council, which called a news con- ference to warn that groups like the JDL "serve neither the Jew- ish community nor the general conimunity" and that "they invite violence and inevitable counter- violence." , The council reacted to a meet- ing of 75 elderly Jewish residents of suburban Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan, with Rabbi Meir Kahane. director of the JDL, to discuss the mounting street crimes which the Jews believe are direct- ed mainly against them. The resi- dents had invited Rabbi Kahane to meet with them to discuss the problem. Rabbi Mordecai Savitsky said that robberies and beating had be- come so frequent in some of the now largely-slum areas that elder- ly Jews were afraid to leave their homes and attend synagogue serv- ices on Friday evenings. Victims have described their as- sailants as 12 to 17-year-old youths. Rabbi Kahane told the meeting that "if the government and po- lice" can't provide necessary safe- ty. "then it is up to Jewish organi- zations to provide it." The Jewish Community Coun- cil said, in a statement, that "We reject and are confident that practically the entire Jew- ish community rejects the false thesis that the issue before us is endemic and unique and that it is isolated- anti-Semitism in Dorchester and Mattapan." The council said that Boston po- lice have promised to start "a to- tal enforcement" program with uni- formed and plainclothes patrolmen. Robert Segal, council executive di- rector. said that Mayor Kevin White planned to make a detailed statement soon on the city's plans to deal with the problem. The council also said taht "The tactics and philosophy of George Wallace will not eliminate the con- ditions breeding violence. Rather our hope lies not in spreading rumors, grabbing guns and creat- ing panic. but in the determina- tion of an enlightened citizenry, operating within. the framework of order and responsibility and motivated by compassion and un- derstand." 24—Friday, December 5, 1969 orro THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS SILVERS of 21500 W. Seven mile, has been appointed by the Wayne County Probate Court as one of the three members of the Wayne County Soldiers Re- ommission. Silvers was sworn • lief :Commission. into his new office by Judge Szymansk i. Ale NEW CADILLAC? SEE or CALL ANDY BLAU WILSON-MISSMAN CADILLAC 1350 N. WOODWARD, BIRMINGHAM RES. 642 - 6836 CALL BUS. MI 4-1930 JUST ARRIVED ! • e 58950 • THE NEWEST . . . 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