Students Stage Sit-In at NY Federation Charging 'Insensitivity'; 41 Arrested NEW YORK (JTA) — Forty-one demands, suggested a meeting with student activists were arrested at President George II. Heyman Jr., the executive offices of the Feder- Executive Vice president Sanford ation of Jewish Philanthropies Solender and other "key" board after refusing to give up their members to consider the demands protest against alleged federation if the sit-inners dispersed. But the insensitivity to Jewish educational protest group insisted that the executives commit themselves in and cultural needs. The sit-in and sing-in began with advance to general endorsement 100 members of the ad hoc Com- of their recommendations. The executives stated that only munity for a Jewish Federation taking over the switchboard and the 400-member board could take formal action. As the impasse blocking entrances. Half way through around half continued, the executives called the police, who made the arrests of them had left. when the students decided not to There was no violence and leave the premises. secretaries continued their work, They did not, however, resist but federation executives were arrest. The demonstrators were pre-occupied with the demon- taken to police headquarters and stration. charged with criminal trespass. Seven rabbis, writer Elie Wiesel, If convicted it would mean up professors and other community to three months in prison and up leaders issued a statement of sup- to $500 fine. They were released port for the "fully peaceful and on their own recognizance. nonviolent" student protest. They The protesters' major point cen- called on the federation to with- tered on federation's alleged short- draw criminal trespass charges against the 41 arrested activists changing of Jewish educational and meet with them in "good needs. They quoted audit figures faith" on their "just" demands for indicating federation outlayed more equitable financial aid to $840,000 for religious education in Jewish religious education and 1967-68—with only 4.7 per cent going to New York member social projects. agencies as against 14.1 per cent They said they "deplore federa- to agencies in other communities. tion's arrest" of the students and Federation spokesmen told the its "insensitivity" to their de- JTA that more recent figures mands. They said federation's showed $1,600,000 for education "r efusa 1" to date tended to purposes, and that while the in- "weaken respect and support" for city percentage of distribution it, and that it should "reconsider was lower, because of the num- its priorities and meet its obliga- ber of agencies involved, the tions to Jewish youth and educa- slice of the pie was actually tion." much higher than in cities and The 41 were released on sum- towns outside of New York. monses. It was learned that the pro- Among those joining Wiesel in signing the statement were Dr. testors had not decided in advance Emanuel Rackman of the Fifth how to react to threats of police Avenue Synagogue; Rabbi Haskel action, not expecting that such a Lookstein, Tehilath Jeshurun; situation would occur. Thus they Rabbi Norman Lamm, Jewish Cen- spent several hours heatedly de- ter; Rabbi Steven Riskin, Lincoln bating among themselves as fo Square Synagogue; Rabbi Charles strategy. There were shouts of "The fed- Sheer, Jewish chaplain at Colum- bia University; and Prof. Eugene eration is guilty of anti-Semitism=' Borowitz, Hebrew Union College. and "Let them arrest us studying The protest group included mem- Rambam." A large crowd was bers of such organizations as gathered outside federation head- Habonim, Havura, Jewish Libera- quarters in the city's midtown tion Project. Jewish Peace Fellow- shopping area as the 41 arrestees ship and Students Struggle for were led from the building, sing- Soviet Jewry, as well as rabinical ing "Am Yisroel Hai" ;,Israel lives) and making the V-for-peace students. The protestori called on federa- sign. tion to guarantee quality Jewish education in the city, finance a foundation to aid youth projects, underwrite Jewish cultural en- deavors, and contribute $10,000 to the April 26 Exodus' March for Soviet Jewry. The group charged that "the select circle who run the fed- eration and formulate ita policies have remained stubborn in their determination to deny a major commitment of Jewish commun- ity funds" for the recommended projects. MURRY KOBLIN ADVERTISING The FJP, which has exchanged 8440 W. 9 MILE • 548.5600 letters with the group over their a s infin- • m! Yeshiva U. Students Hit `Secularizing Curriculum' University Denies Charge NEW YORK (JTA) — Ninety-one of Yeshiva University's 550 stu dents,staged an orderly demonstra- tion At the school's main center charging the administration with seeking to secularize the curri- culum. They massed for 90 to 120 min- utes during a luncheon prior to ordination ceremonies, according to associate public relations directcr Bert Jacobson, who gave the JTA the figure of "exactly 91 people with picket signs." Jacobson said the proposed "sep- arate charter" for the university's religious program could not be con- sidered secularization. He said that students had met several times with the university president, Dr. Samuel Belkin, at his home, and he commented that in his view the protestors represented a student' fringe that had failed to join the majority understanding of the charter plan. • Friday, April 17, 1970-5 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 100 Americans Set Off for New Home in Israel Israeli General Changes Mind on Resignation NEW YORK — A group of 100, consisting mainly of professionals, businessmen and their families. departed on the S.S. Anna Maria April 6 to settle in Israel. JERUSALEM — Maj. Gen. Yis- I as commander of the southern rael Tal, former commander of , forces during the Six-Day War. the armored corps, has decided But it was announced that Tal not to resign from regular mili- ; has changed his mind and will tary service, it was announced ; remain with "security develop- by the Israel Army spokesman's ment" in the - defense ministry. office. 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