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Tamarack Opens Professionals of Je wish Agencies Explore Dilemma at Annual
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community affairs
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teachers
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The dilemma of the Jewish tive moral failure," and should
associate of the Jewish Community
Butzel Conference agency
professional—how to play rather have tried to educate the and war and peace are too im- Council, presided at the morning
portant to be left to generals
a role in general social issues entire community on the issue.
and afternoon sessions. Greetings
Center, Ortonville without
Rabbi Irwin Groner of Cong. alone."
compromising the Jewish
were extended by William Av-
The Tamarack Hills Authority
has opened its recently completed
Justice Henry M. Butzel Senior
Citizens Village and Conference
Center on the grounds of Camp
Tamarack at Ortonville.
The opening was marked 6y the
Jewish. Welfare Federation Pro-
fessional Staff Institute Sept. 18.
The conference center is avail-
able to community groups for con-
ferences, retreats, seminars, work-
shops and meetings. During the
summer, the senior adult program
of the Jewish Center will utilize
the site for extended programs.
The facility includes a multi-
purpose pavilion for dining, meet-
ings and recreation. Three adjoin-
ing guest houses accommodate up
to 48 persons in double-occupancy
rooms. Each guest house also has
a lounge and fireplace. The area
is situated on a secluded wooded
site overlooking its own lake.
For information and group ap-
plications, contact Michael Zaks,
Camp Tamarack, 18977 Schaefer,
341-5666.
Exposes Arab Plan
to Freeze Churches
Out of Jerusalem
MUNICH (ZINS) — New evi
dence of the satisfaction by Chris-
tians with Israel's administration
of the Old City of Jerusalem is
forthcoming in a book just released
by the publishing house, Paul List.
The authoress, Hela Merimant,
wife of an Austrian diplcxnat, had
an opportunity to study several
Arab countries where her husband
served as an Austrian diplomat.
She reports how the Arabs had
organized their agents throughout
the entire area inclusive of Jeru-
salem, which was then under Arab
control. Since 1965, Christians were
forced to include study of the
Koran in their schools. She is con-
vinced that it was a deliberate
scheme to 'islamize' Jerusalem and
to freeze the Christians Out.
It is also reported that the Arab
League had decided to transfer its
headquarters to Jerusalem in order
to strengthen Arab influence in the
Holy City. The conspiracy was
aborted by Israel'slpectacular vic-
tory in the Six-Day War.
Dinner to Benefit
Capital for Israel
Dr. Morris Starkman will be
toastmaster at the Capital for Is-
rael dinner 7 p.m. Monday in the
Bnai Moshe social ball, it was an-
nounced by Norman Allan, general
chairman of the Detroit Chapter,
Capital for Israel. Cocktails at 6
p.m. will precede the dinner.
Shimon Alexandroni, Israel's ec-
onomic minister to the United
States, will be guest speaker. Alex-
androni is one of Israel's leading
attorneys, and his clients have in-
cluded some of the most important
enterprises in Israel.
"Because the tourist industry is
the largest source of dollar credits
of any industry in Israel, the gov-
ernment of Israel is deeply con-
cerned about the expansion of fa-
cilities required to meet the needs
of the steadily rising tide of tour-
ists," according to Allan. "In view
of the extraordinary pressures ex-
erted on other sectors of the econ-
omy by the crisis on its borders,
Israel has called on Capital for Is-
rael to help provide the resources
to promote tourism."
Louis E. Levitan, 352-6770, is De-
troit representative.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
12—FrMay, September 25, 1970-
identity of his agency—was met
head on at the annual Professional
Staff Institute Sept. 18 at the Butzel
Conference Center of Camp Tama-
rack, Ortonville.
Sponsored by the Jewish Welfare
Federation, the annual institutes
are held for in-service training
and orientation of workers from
Jewish social service, community
relations and educational agencies
in the Detroit area. Over 90 were
in attendance. The gathering was
the first at Tamarack's new Jus-
tice Henry M. Butzel Conference
Center. (See story at left
Dr. Isaac Franck, executive vice
president of the Jewish Community
Council of Greater Washington,
D.C., and a lecturer on philosophy
and sociology at American Uni-
versity, discussed the Jewish pro-
fessional's dilemma, warning that
"Converting our Jewish agencies
to nonsectarian agencies would
subvert universalist, as well as
particularist (Jewish), goals."
In maintaining Jewish stand-
ards—"doing our own thing as
Jewish agencies—we have been
helping improve the general
community," said Franck. He
stressed that it Is the responsi-
bility of the Jewish professional
to do his primary job within the
Jewish community. But, at the
same time, be must respond on
general issues that "relate to the
agency's field of specialization
and area of ccmpetence," and
also offer, "as far as possible,
a uniquely Jewish response" on
general issues.
The professional must not he
afraid to fight for such a response,
said Franck, "even if it means
rebelling from generally accept-
ed norms of life in America."
As -.-xamples, he expressed the
view that the Jewish Home for
Aged should remain a Jewish
home, "but also through its board
and staff, become a force in the
general community for goals con-
sistent with Jewish norms" in the
aged care field.
Jewish agencies should be in the
forefront of support for family as-
sistance plans and back a guaran-
teed annual income--"tzedaka" in
its best sense, he said.
"Let our Jewish educators exam-
ine their curriculums with regard
to racism and develop programs
to counteract it—on the earliest
level," he said. The Jewish Center
and Jewish Vocational Service
should work within the Jewish
community, but also within the
general community, assisting with
programing and job training, he
added.
Referring to the placement of
an ad in the Jewish News several
months ago by a group of profes-
sional workers opposed to the Viet-
nam W a r, Franck expressed
doubts ..as to the motivation behind
such an ad although he agreed in
principle with those opposing the
war.
"If the ad had said: 'We are
Jews, concerned about the sanc-
tity of human life, etc.' there
would have been no problem. -
It would have been expressed
out of religious conscience. But
what is the net ingredient added
to the significance of a public
statement that a group of Jewish
professionals made it? The impli-
cation Is that being Jewish pro-
fessionals in Jewish agencies
gives us a general right to speak
up as experts.
"The views expressed in the ad
were right because they were
right, not because they were by
Jewish professionals," he said.
Franck suggested that the agen-
cy professionals who signed were
admitting the community's "collec-
Shaarey Zedek, who served as re-
actor, took issue with Franck. He
said he felt the ad had shown the
courage of those who placed it.
"It would have been easier to re-
main silent," he said. "A Jewish
professional is not the same as
other Jews. He has a unique, spe-
cial calling; he is involved in the
perpetuation of Jewish life . . .
What informs his life if not a
knowledge of Judaism and Jewish
life? The Jewish professional who
signed, put something down that
he wouldn't have put down if he
hadn't been a Jewish professional."
Rabbi Groner recalled his own
role in the anti-ABM (Anti-Ballis-
tic Missile) campaign and the
questions that arose as to his com-
petence to lead such a campaign.
"My answer was an answer given
long ago," he said, "and that -is:
Religion is too important to be
left to clergymen alone; education
On any given issue, said Rabbi
Groner, "If we wish to exercise
any influence, we have to speak
up. "
Chairman of the institute, Har-
runin, Federation executive vice
president; and Alan Kandel, of the
Federation staff, introduced the
guest speaker.
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