Jewisniqffluseu m Alters Program; Karl Katz Resigns as Director 2 NEW YORK — Major changes in the program and objectives of the Jewish Museum have been an- nounced by David Finn, chairman of the museum's board of gover- nors: The broad-based program of contemporary- changing exhibitions will be• discontinued, with future emphasis on shows "related to the museum's commitment to 'the Jew. ish comunity." • In line with the new policy, a $62,000 giant has been received from •the New York State Council on the Arts for a special installa- tion of the Judaica Collection. Karl Katz, director of the museum since 1968, will resign'. Feb. 2. "Under. the new plans for the Jewish- •Museum." Katz wrote in a letter to of Louis Finkelstein, chancellor of the Jewish Theologi- cal Seminary, sponsoring•organiza- tion of _the .museum: "I feel that my task at the museum will not be varied .or challenging enough for me to continue. I therefore would like to render my resignation as of Feb. 2, 1971. The W. Eugene Smith show' at the museum between then and April .is my reason for selec- ting that date. "This important exhibition symbolizes for Me the kind of ! art/concern/creative posture the museum has manifested these last_ seven years, and I know it will be not only the finale of an important period in the mus- eum's history, but also the be- ginning of a program that will reflect the humane values that Gene. Smith's photographs re- veal," said Katz. According to a statement from the museum, "The new direction of the Jewish Museum results from the consideration of harsh prob- lems currently facing many cul- tural institutions in the city — fin- I and the definition- of role. The Jewish Museum has no en- dowment, and its sponsoring or- ganization, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, was able to provide, for only a part of the oper- oPlial.11016 12 TO 5 =WEEK-4I1G,HTS TO 9 ' 4,11, fr LOT 0 LOT '4 RTHLANO:1, EASTLAND . THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Charge it! ating budget. Contributions from traditional sources and special grants from business and individ- uals have not been sufficient to prevent deficits." It is also felt that museological emphases have altered. "When the Jewish Museum be- gan its policy of showing avant garde exhibitions," K atz. "there was a need for an adven- turous place that would fill a void and could focus on the interaction of the visitinh public and the work, sometimes ephemeral, that was currently being produced. The museum, with a handsome new plant, and spared the limitations and obligations of building, show- ing, and maintaining a permanent collection, had walls and floors that were ideally- suited to the purpose. "These shows and other pro- grams that the museum initiated have become so widespread that many involved wiht the Jewish Museum feel more so than I — that it can now play a more mean- ingful role in the unique area for which it was originally established. 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