Fears for French Jewry Told at Young Leadership Parley
Of all the countries where Jews
find themselves in a precarious
position, France is the "most vul-
nerable" because of its large Jew-
ish refugee population, according
to the head of the Joint Distribu-
tion Committee.
Samuel Haber, executive vice
chairman of the JDC, offered a
20-minute roundup of "Overseas
Jewish Communities Other Than
Israel" at a Midwest young leader-
ship conference last weekend at
the Detroit Hilton Hotel.
Ti.e annual conclave, called for-
mally the 1970 East Central States
Regional Young Leadership Con-
ference, was under the general
chairmanship of Michael A. Pela_
yin of Flint. Some 150 young lead-
ers came from other parts of
Michigan, as well as Toledo,
Windsor, Chicago, Des Moines and
Minneapolis.
Major addresses throughout
the weekend focused on educa-
tion, Israel, and the worldwide
Jewish t ommunity. Beside s
'Haber, major speakers were Dr.
David Weinstein, president of
the College of Jewish Studies,
Chicago; Isaac Toubin, executive
vice president of the American
Association for Jewish Educa-
tion; and Rabbi Herbert A.
Friedman, executive chairman
of the United Jewish Appeal.
The greetings of the host city
were extended by Alan E.
Schwartz, president of the Jewish
Welfare Federation of Detroit.
In his talk on world Jewry,
Haber pointed out that a new Jew-
ish community has been created in
Sweden and Denmark, where many
Polish Jews fled after the Six-Day
War and its resultant "anti-Zionist"
persecution in Poland. JDC, which
was expelled from Poland after
the war, continues to extend un-
official help in Poland, he said.
As for France, the Jewish popu-
lation has risen from 150,000 to
550,000 with the refugee influx. Al-
though the anti-Semitic extremes
are to some extent subsurface, he
said, reactionary groups could ex-
ploit any economic or unemploy-
ment crisis, and the situation for
the Jews would' blow up.
.Haber also touched on the situa-
tion of Jews in the Moslem world
and in Russia, from.which migra-
tion is unpredictable.
In his roundup of the weekend's
events, Joel Tauber took up sev-
eral points mentioned at the four
workshop sessions. He described
the frank discussion of a black
guest, Warfield Moore of Chicago,
who while "moderate and inte-
grated," expressed "great ani-
mosity toward the white commu-
nity, particularly the Jewish com-
munity," said Tauber, explaining
that "his (Moore's) mother and
grandmother spent their lives work-
ing in white people's homes, and
he cannot forget.
"All of us here know what he
means," said Tauber. "In the
nicer homes, these women were
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called Mrs. In the not-so-nice
homes, they were called the
'shvartze'." He also made ref-
erence to negative feelings to-
ward Jewish merchants in the
black ghetto.
Tauber concluded that the Jews
must realize they are not going
to change that view. They can
only work with the next generation
of Blacks.
Other workshops were "Women's
Division, a Year-Round Program,"
and "Developing Young Leader-
ship" and "Young Leadership In-
volvement in Decision Making."
The 20- to 35-year age group is
the time to educate people to get
involved, the discussants agreed.
Working with emphasis on this age
group, Des Moines was able to
double its women's giving. If peo-
ple believe in their cause they
must organize as a group and
exert pressure, said Tauber.
Irwin S. Field, former Detroiter
now of Los Angeles, who attended
the conference as a member of the
national Young Leadership Cabi-
net, explained the purpose of the
conference.
"It is to stimulate a process,
not to solve problems but to pro-
voke the desire to get involved.
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The quality of Jewish life in
America and the survival of the
State of Israel are necessary to
each other, according to Field.
So the modern question of how
does a Jew find his identity and
his relationship to the rest of
the world was one of the bases
of the founding of the Young
Leadership Cabinet 10 years ago.
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Flint
News
Education Mission
to Israel Slated
Leaders in the Flint community
are being invited to take part in
the Israel Education Fund educa-
tion mission to take place June 20-
July 1 in Israel.
Participants will meet with lead-
Flint young leaders who attended
the conference included. besides ing figures on the Israeli educa-
tion
scene, including Education
Mr. and Mrs. Pelavin, the follow-
Minister Yigal Allon, Eliezer
ing:
Shmueli, deputy director general
(Dr. and Mrs. Leon Rosky, Dr. of the ministry of education, Zal-
and Mrs. Jack Stanzler, Mr. and man Aranne, former minister of
Mrs. Franklin Kasle, Dr. William education, and Aryeh Pincus,
Bernard, Dr. and Mrs. Peter Kro- chairman of the Jewish Agency.
nick, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pow-
Others in government, all the
ers, Sharon Rosenfeld, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Gershinzon, Dr. and Mrs. way up to Prime Minister Golda
Ira Marder, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Meir, will meet with the mission
Schreiber, Mr. and Mrs. Milton participants, who will visit educa-
Weiss, Dr. and Mrs. Morton Stan- tion facilities throughout the coun-
ley and Mr. and Mrs. Hy Berg- try and settlements along the "hot
line." Israeli homes will be open
man.)
to the travelers for private Shebat
parties the evening of June 26,
and there will be cultural events
and free time.
The Flint Jewish Community
Council is handling local arrange-
workshops, at which they will
ments for those who wish to take
discuss the questions posed dur-
part.
ing the speeches. A spokesman
from each workshop will then re-
Mrs. Herbert Koenig
port to the 9:15 closing session,
chaired by Dr. Jack Stanzler,
Elected by JWVA
chairman of the community
relations committee.
Newly elected officers for the
"Our purpose is to examine life Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary are
on college campuses today," Dr. president, Mrs. Herbert Koenig;
Stanzler stated, "with particular senior vice president, Mrs. Jerome
reference to the ways the college Yale; junior vice president, Mrs.
experience affects, and is affected Alex Kalmar; recording secretary,
by, Jewish young people. We will Mrs. James Koenig; treasurer,
also be concerned with a series of Mrs. Joe Rittman; financial secer-
related questions: What, if any- tary, Mrs. Sanford Sidell; chaplain,
thing, should be done to maintain Bernadette Major; guard, Mrs.
the religious faith to our young Sidney Witkow, conductress, Mrs.
people attending the secular univer- Irving Berner; patriotic instruc-
sity? Why do many campus tress, Mrs. Gordon Suber; and his-
'radicals' seem to be Jewish? What torian, Mrs. Jake Kivanoski. A
can be done to bridge the 'genera- kidney machine purchased by the
JWV national auxiliary will be
tion gap?' "
Special guests will be some 25 housed in a building being con-
students from area colleges and structed at Tel Hashomer Hospital
universities, who will participate in Israel.
in discussion. All college students
home for vacation are invited.
For reservations, contact the
Council office, 912 Sill Bldg., Flint
Attending a Bnai Brith Youth
48502. The registration fee includes
Organization conclave at Camp
buffet supper.
Tamarack May 15-17 were Flint
members Marv, Gary and Rick
Boren, Steve Linder, Dave Bernard
and Lee Indianer of Maimonides
AZA; and Shelly Linder, Jill Ros-
enbaum, Lisa Bloom, Melinda
Marx, Pam Young and Mickey
May 29—Barkin Bar Mitzva, Indianer of Hatikva BBG. Purpose
Ahavas Israel
of the conclave was to train newly
elected chapter officers and t o
Sisterhood of Temple Emanuel, at elect new officers for Great Lakes
its meeting last week, saw Mrs. Council. Gary Boren was elected
Sol Swiss install the following of- as new Boys' Great Lakes Council
ficers: president, Mrs. Samuel vice president. Pam Young was
Smaller; vice presidents, Mes- elected honorary past president.
dames Joseph Cohen, James Stark,
Leonard Newman and Edward
Michell e Indianer received all
Levitt; secretaries, Mesdames Mar-
As for the third high school mark-
tin Packard, Edward Wepman and
ing period. Mrs. Simon Indianer
Saul Armour; and treasurer, Mrs.
and son Lee won first place in the
Eugene Eppinger.
adult-child bowling league.
Can Judaism Survive College?
Program Guests to Find Out
The Flint Jewish Community
Council and the University of
Michigan are sponsoring a pro-
gram, "Can Judaism Survive the
College Experience?" 5 p.m. June
7 at Temple Beth El.
Last year, the program "The
Jew and the Urban Crisis" receiv-
ed the citation for outstanding
achievement from the Council of
Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds. This year, the program
will follow the same format. At the
5 p.m. session chaired by Dr. Saul
Gorne, chairman of the commission
on Jewish education, the keynote
address will be delivered by Dr.
Arthur P. Mendel, professor of his-
tory at the University of Michigan.
His topic will be "New Youth
Styles and the Future of America."
Following his address, there will
be a panel discussion by students
Howard Gutow and Nancy Ruben-
stein; and by adults Mrs. Morton
Leitson and David Simon. The
meeting will then adjourn to the
social hall for a buffet supper.
The evening program, chaired
by Hy Klein, will feature Rabbi
Gerald Goldman, director of the
Hine' Foundation at Ann Arbor,
and Rabbi Hillel Millgram of
Flint's Cong. Beth Israel. The
audience will divide into five
Comings ...
and
... Goings
Stuart Osher, who received his
MD degree from Wayne State
University's school of medicine,
will intern at Kaiser Foundation
Hospital in Oakland, Calif. Another
graduate in medicine, Erwin Ber-
man of Wayne State University.
will intern at Providence Hospital
in Southfield.
THE JEWISH NEWS
"This is accomplished by the
benefit of hearing the thinking of
great minds and secondly by inter-
action between contemporaries.
Interaction, not just listening, was
a major concern of the confer-
ence."
THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS
Friday, May 29, 1970-35
Will British Labor Victory
Mean Tanks for Israel?
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Arye
Eliav, secretary general of the
Israel Labor Party, said on his
return from London that the supply
of Chieftain tanks to Israel may
depend on the outcome of the
British elections next month.
According to Eliav, a Labor vic-
tory would bring new younger men
into the government and create an
atmosphere more conducive to a
discussion of the subject.
Up to now the Labor govern-
ment has refused to supply Chief-
tains to Israel, but a fresh man-
date from the electorate might
cause it to reverse its stand, Eliav
said.
Youth on The Move
Grand Rapids
News Notes
At the regular Friday night serv-
ice today at Temple Emanuel.
Mark Smaller, a student at the
University of Michigan and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smaller, will
speak on "The Attitudes of Youth
on College Campus," followed by
a discussion period.
The liadassah Evening Group
announces recently-elected officers
are president, Mrs. Marvin Ham-
merman; vice president, Mrs.
Ronald Sommer; secretary, Mrs.
Mike Eppinger; and treasurer,
Mrs. Lewis Storm. The group will
present an art auction and cocktail
party June 13 at Howard Johnson's
Motor Lodge (East). Proceeds will
go to Hadassah Hospital Supplies
Fund. Mrs. Lewis Storm is in
charge of arrangements.
COMM11 nity
Calendar
June 2—Bnai Brith Meeting 8 p.m.
Howard Johnson's Mot or
Lodge, Miller Road
4—JWVA Board Meeting 8:30
p.m.
—Cong. Beth Israel Board
Meeting 8 p.m.
7—CRC Program — Temple
Beth El, 5 p.m.
Births
To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Poger
(Judy Berkman) of Westland, a
son, Hershel Joseph.