THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, February 19, 1971-21

Music . Month
at Beth Moses

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Jewish Music Month will be ob-
served at Cong. Beth Moses at a
program spon-
sored jointly by
the men's club
a n d sisterhood
8:30 p.m. Wed-
nesday.
Ruth Goldman
will sing Eng-
lish, Hebrew
and Yiddish se-
lections, accom-
panied by Kelly
Miss Goldman Smith. The pub-
lic is invited at no charge. Refresh-
ments will be served.

NYANA Settles
3,000 in 1970

NEW YORK — The New York
Association for New Americans
provided settlement, vocational and
rehabilitation services for 1,000
Jewish refugee families, represent-
ing 3,000 individuals, 'in 1970, it
was announced by the agency's
president, Howard M. Harris. Ex-
penditures for the year were
$1,005,000.
Most of the newcomers were
from Eastern Europe, primarily
Poland and others from Arab
lands. Many of the adult workers
were highly qualified professionals.
Because of the tight labor
market, he job-finding service
of NYANA was intensified dur-
ing the year, mainly through
field visits.
Three hundred and sixty - one
scholarship grants were made to
newly arrived refugees during the
year, 267 to young college students
and 94 to adults. The adult grants
were mainly for intensive English
language courses and college
courses for the refraining of pro-
fessionals.
More than half of the funds for
scholarship purposes are granted
to NYANA from private founda-
tions apart from the United Jewish
Appeal support which wholly funds
the resettlement program of the
agency in the greater New York
area.
The average cost of resettling a
refugee family rose from just under
$1,000 to $1,300 in 1970, primarily
because of the increased cost of
living. Families are still being
helped, in the main, to become
self-sufficient within two to four
months.
The Sheltered Work Center of
NYANA provided work for 21
aged for handicaped newcomers
in 1970.
A special youth program
inaugurated by NYANA and the
92nd St. YM-YWHA in 1970 reach-
ed more than 300 immigrants be-
tween age 18 and 25.
Nearly $55,000 was repaid to
NYANA last year by newcomers
for funds expended to assist their
resettlement. The repayment pro-
gram was started experimentally
a few years ago. NYANA has found
that most refugee newcomers are
eager to repay money extended to
them by the agency at a rate they
can afford once they are on their
feet.

Was Commutation Linked
to Communist Parley?

LONDON (ZINS) — Students of
Soviet affairs are increasingly
concerned that the anti-Jewish line
of the Soviet Union will be inten-
sified immediately following the
24th International Communist Con-
gress in Moscow at the end of
March.
They see the commutation of the
Leningrad death penalties and the
deferment of new trials against
Jews as being directly connected
with the congress. Communist
guests from the Western world
might want to place the question
of Soviet Jewry on the agenda.
Once the congress is ended, the
experts say, the Kremlin leaders
will feel free to renew their at-

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Agirilia.t1AV-ItT1 ,--

Engaging performer, talented singer, captivating story-
teller, Theodore Bikel establishes a rappaport with his
audience like no other living artist. Make your reserva-
tions now. Assure yourself of an evening's entertainment
you will not soon forget.

Tuesday, March 9, 8:00 P.M. Ford Auditorium

TICKETS $7.50, $6.00 and $5.00
available at
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and FORD AUDITORIUM

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Southfield, Michigan 48075 — 352-8670

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