THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
39--Fridey, October 3S, 1979
Boris Smolar's
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'Between You
and Me'
Eva Marie Saint,
Tony Daryll Due
for City of Hope
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(Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA)
(Copyright 1970, JTA Inc.)
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PERSON TO PERSON: Something new has been introduced by
the Joint Distribution Committee for the benefit of the Jewish communi-
ties in this country—something in the nature of intimate person-to-persou
information given by JDC top men in overseas countries to Jewish
leaders in this country.
It has been the tradition of the JDC to have its representatives in
overseas lands gather once a year in Geneva—at the headquarters of
its overseas operations—and exchange reports on the JDC work in each
country, and to evaluate the needs ,of the Jews in each country. These
were intimate gatherings, never open to the public. A full picture of
Jewish life and Jewish needs in many countries emerged at them.
They were extremely interesting and instructive. Top JDC leaders came
especially from New York to Geneva to attend them.
This year, the JDC leadership decided to hold this gathering not in
Geneva, but in New York. It was an experiment aimed at bringing
the picture of the JDC work in more than 20 countries closer to Jews
in this country. Leaderi from various major Jewish organizations and
from the larger communities were invited to this two-day parley which
was held on camera.
The experiment was a success. The more than 200 persons who
attended the gathering were extremely-impressed by what they learned
about the actual situation of the Jews in various countries. You can
read in the newspapers about Jewish needs in the Soviet Union, but
•- rui don't get the kind of information which you obtain when you hear
a report on these needs by the JDC•expert on Russia stationed in
t..aneva. The same applies to the situation of the remnants of the
.1,•ws in Poland; not to speak of the Jews in Romania, Yugoslavia and
u her Communist countries where JDC relief is not banned as in Soviet
Russia and in Poland.
The facts presented about the poverty of literally tens of thou-
sands of Jews in the Soviet Union, and of the few thousand that
emain in Poland, were dramatic and heartbreaking. The misery
f the Jews there could be greatly relieved if the JDC were only
lermitted to come into these two countries with its philanthropic
rid. But the Soviet government—although it benefited greatly from
Inc American Jewish aid given to Soviet Jews years ago through
•he Agrojoint which was permitted to operate in the country—is
ro longer keen on allowing the JDC to extend any relief to needy
-oviet Jews. And Poland has, as known, followed in the Moscow
•ootsteps several years ago and ordered the JDC out of the country
.ter years of productive relief and rehabilitation activities there.
PROGRESS REPORTS: Most interesting and revealing were also
progress reports given at the intimate two-day gathering by the
LA.: representatives in Moslem countries like Morocco, where the
'ewish population continues to shrink.
Most of the able-bodied Jews in countries like Morocco and Tunisia
- .vhere the JDC is permitted to operate—have emigrated to Israel.
ft are the aged and sick members of many families who are helpless
d in dire need of support. Also left are the thousands of children of
ool age. The JDC not only provides food and medical aid to the
c. erly, but finances also the education of 8,000 children in Morocco
-.no attend Jewish full-day schools.
In Iran, also a Moslem country, there are more than 10,000. children
altending Jewish schools, and about 800 in the ORT vocational schools.
1 he government there is very friendly to its Jewish population and
welcomes the JDC operations. The king has even attended a graduation
• •_-_,T- emony in one of the Jewish schools, and the queen has made a large
rersonal donation to one of the JDC-supported institutions. The repre-
s-ritatives of the JDC there meet with no obstacles on the part of
t -e: authorities.
The JDC relief work also meets no obstacles in Romania where the
crenmtmist regime makes no difficulties for Jews to maintain their
r.:igious and cultural institutions. It even gives them some financial
sur,port. The JDC spends about $1,500,000 a year in Romania assisting
1::.000 of the Jews there. But this sum is too small to meet properly
tre needs of the poor and aged.
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"BEST-KEPT SECRET": Impressive also were the reports pre-
su..ted on the JDC activities in Israel.
Jews in the U.S. know of the excellent work being done by the JDC
Israel for sick and aged through the network of Its Malben institu-
t. - - s. But few are aware of the fact that the JDC also finances more
Y 100 Yeshivot, where 18,000 students receive their education. The
duates of these yeshivot are the source for personnel needed so
for Jewish religious schools not only in Israel but in other coun-
Many of them also learn to be "sofrim"—to acquire mastership
•iting Torah schrolls, phylacteries, megllot. Some specialize in
v - ,.1.tional schools to become Hebrew linotype setters trained to set
tat delicate Rashi type and other Hebrew types requiring special skill,
a, well as Arameic.
The aid to the yeshivot in Israel which has been given by the
1..,C for more than 50 years—ever since the JDC was established-
'• deeply appreciated by Orthodox leaders in this country and in
eL Yet, it is almost unknown to the many American Jews who
-re .k with pride of the JDC record of achievements. "It is the best-
kept JDC secret," one of the participants at the gathering remarked
-kingly after hearing a report on this subject and the laudatory
omments by Dr. Leo Jung, the noted New York rabbi.
.1 he idea of holding the gathering in New York this year instead
or `:uneva was conceived by Jack D. Weiler, chairman of the National
-.Al of the JDC, who has been attending the parleys in Geneva in
tf lsst years together with Edward M. M. Warburg and Louis Broido,
t' '.vo top JDC leaders, and Samuel Haber, the JDC executive vice-
c , .iirman. It was strongly supported (by Broido, who is the JDC
chairman.
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Yonkers Jews Enlisted in Fight on Urban Woes
Y'. ,NEERS, N.Y. (JTA) — The
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!; Federation of Yonkers, has
_Aced on a long-range pro-
ram. in cooperation with the city
• a•In-.: -:istration, aimed at involving
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Yonkers' 35,000 Jews more deeply
in civic affairs, partly by enlisting
and training Jewish volunteers for
work in projects to help solve the
city's "typical urban problems.
TONY DARYLL
Vocalist Tony Daryll will enter-
tain at the 58th annual champagne
dinner-dance scheduled for 7 p.m.
Sunday at Raleigh House by De-
troit Businessmen's Group, City of
s s Eva
Hope. Hollywood a c t
Marie Saint will appear, along
with TV star Bob Cummings. Mu-
sic will be by Hal Gordon. Cock-
tails will be served at 5:30.
Co-chairmen of this year's by-
invitation-only dinner-dance are Dr.
Robert Moss, Joseph Braver and
Sammy Lieberman. Fund-raising
chairmen are Jack Beckwith, Eu-
gene Epstein and Charles Canvas-
ser. Max Sosin is entertainment
chairman. President of the Detroit
Businessmen's Group is Harry
Brodsky.
High School Students Wo rk as JNF Foresters
TIBERIAS-Scores of high school
students from Tiberias were em-
ployed as temporary workers by
the Jewish National Fund in the
Eshkol Forest near the city during
the summer vacations.
The program was initiated by
the Tiberias municipality in co-
.operation with the fund's forestry
department to find a source of em-
ployment for youngsters who wish-
ed to work during their school holi-
days.
The students removed weeds
around fire lanes and newly plant-
ed saplings, under the supervision
of youth counsellors. Half of their
salary was covered by the Jewish
National Fund and half by the
ministry of labor.
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of Labor Friends of Israel
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