THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 16—Friday, July 16, 1971 Boris Smolar's 'Between You ... and Me' Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA (Copyright 1971, JTA Inc.) INNOVATIONS IN ISRAEL: Losing no time, the reconstituted Jewish Agency—invigorated by the inclusion of American Jewish leadership into its governing and policy making bodies—has embarked now on a new program which will greatly contribute to the solution of the most pressing problem in Israel—housing. Heading this new effort is Jack D. Weiler, one of America's top Jewish leaders and a great building expert. It is the know-how. of Weiler — who has now become one of the American members of the Jewish Agency—that inspires hope in Israel that there soon will be a basic improvement in the housing situation. After the war problem, the housing problem is uppermost in the minds of Israelis. The system in Israel makes it practically impos- sible for anyone to rent a house. Rentals often reach as much as 80 per cent of the average monthly salary. And the cost of buying an apartment is similarly prohibitive. It costs about eight times the annual income of the average Israeli family to acquire a home. In the United States, homes generally cost about three times annual earnings. And mortgages .are easier to obtain in the United States than. in Israel. The interest rate in the U.S. is perhaps one-third of what the banks charge in Israel. Suffering from this situation are the young Israelis who come out of military service and want to get married. They can't afford to buy an apartment, not even to rent one. There is currently a list of 6,500 couples waiting for public housing and this figure is increasing at the rate of 300 couples per month. Added to the housing problem in these categories is the problem of preparing housing for new immigrants, especially those from the Soviet Union who turn out to be a very useful element in Israel because of their skills, professions and higher education. With the anticipated arrival in Israel this year of about 50,000 immigrants from various lands, an estimated 15,000 housing units must be found for them by the Jewish Agency. THE "WEILER PLAN": Weiler — well-known in the United States for his leadership in the United Jewish Appeal and in the Joint Distribution Committee, and admired in Israel for his deep interest in the country's welfare—has now taken upon his shoulders the heavy task of helping Israel solve its critical 'housing problem. As a leading member of the reconstituted Jewish Agency, he came up with a project which will provide Israel with thousands of ready built "homes on wheels" furnished, pleasant to live in, movable from place to place. The owner of such a home will be able to reside in the area where he works and to move later with his apartment to any other locality where he may find better working conditions. In the United States, where people move from city to city and from job to job, quite a large part of the population in the smaller towns live in such "homes on wheels." They enjoy living in them. They don't feel chained to any place of residence since they can always take their home with them. The houses are prefabricated, sturdy and long- lasting, with all the conveniences that a modern home requires. For Israel—where there is plenty of empty spaces but where housing con- struction meets with great difficulties and is highly expensive—such "homes on wheels" may be just the thing the country needs. Even the kibutzim can use them. Mr. Weiler's plan caught fire when presented at the founding assembly of the reconstituted Jewish Agency. * AMERICAN "KNOW-HOW": Jews in the United States will soon hear more details about the "Weiler Plan." Israelis very shortly may see thousands of new houses on wheels reaching their country from the United States and solving one of their most acute problems. The "Weiler Plan" is only one of the innovations which the non- Zionist partners in the reconstituted Jewish Agency have brought to Israel. Other plans and involvements on the part of the new partners in the Jewish Agency will be felt soon in Israel. The reconstitution of the Jewish Agency is therefore looked u'oon in Israel as a great achievement. It brings American Jewry closer than ever before to the needs of Israel. It also brings more American "know-how" to Israel—something which Israel needs. It cements the relationship between the Jewish Agency and the Jews in the United States, since the Jewish Agency is no longer looked upon as a body which is part and parcel of the World Zionist Organization. The reconstituted Jewish Agency has settled this matter by separating itself from the. World Zionist movement. The two top leaders of the reconstituted Jewish Agency are now Aryeh Pincus, chairman; and Max Fisher, head of the board of gov- ernors. Both are very able men and both work very closely and pleasantly together. This assures the new Jewish Agency—which is built on a fifty-fifty basis between Zionists and non-Zionists—a smooth and effective functioning on a scale involving more men of ability in practical work for Israel. New Variety of Tree Is Being Planted in Sinai GAZA—New varieties of trees and plants planted by the Jewish National Fund in experimental plots in Gaza and Northern Sinai have proven successful in anchor- ing the desert sands, and will now be introduced into the general planting program for the area. One hundred thousand new saplings .Jf 'the new types are currently be- ing raised for transplantation this year. To date, the JNF, in cooperation with the military government, has planted over 2,500,000 trees in the area.., Most . have been .placed in sand dunes along the Mediter- ranean Coast, roads and railroad tracks and serve to protect agri- cultural crops and roads from be- ing buried beneath moving sand duhes. The plantings have also provided employment for hundreds of local workers. Sen. Jackson_ Sees Harvard, Wisconsin U. Accused Jerusalem Under of Discriminating Against Jews Since the enactment of that WASHINGTON (JTA)—Jews are Israel-Arab Rule discriminated against by Harvard vision, Miss Rabinowitz says, t By PHYLLIS BUTLER Acting Washington Bureau Chief Jewish Telegraphic Agency WASHINGTON (JTA)—In an exclusive interview with the Jew- ish Telegraphic Agency, Sen, Hen- ry Jackson (D., Wash.), President Nixon's first choice for the post of secretary of defense, blamed State Department bureaucrats for "con- tinuing rhetoric about withholding arms from Israel as a means of appeasing Egypt." No major pro-Israel move, down to the original recognition in 1948, has had the support of the State Department, Jackson said. He added that whereas in the past professional soldiers in the De- fense Department, admiring the Israelis for their military acumen, engaged State Department career types in productive debate, now Nixon administration-appointed ci- vilians in the Defense Department implement State Department pol- icy. Jackson referred to the hold- ing up of Israeli arms requests in both the State and Defense de- partments to pressure Israel into concessions of an interim settle- ment to reopen the Suez Canal. Jackson emphasized that "Whereas the President himself personally wants to protect the existence of the state of Israel, he determines his policy on the basis of advice from State Department career people." Jackson character- ized that advice as naive about the relations of the drive for So- viet hegemony in the Middle East and the Israeli issue. Jackson rated Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai and the Golan Heights as first priorities and "vital" to Israel's security. He separated Jerusalem into another category and said that whereas the others are non-nego- tiable, there is "an opportunity" in the case of the status of Jerus- alem for negotiations. Jackson said that he had no spe- cific position on Jerusalem from the defense point of view, but would not give it back to the Arabs. He suggested some kind of in- ternationalization of the city, as part of a permanent settlement, under joint Israeli-Arab rule. Jackson said that the present Rogers plan is supported by Mr. Nixon, who despite his attitude as an individual, "made serious er- rors" not relating the strength and survival of Israel to American national interests. Jackson said that "our policies are not working" because by denying strength to Israel, in the form of not approv- ing her arms requests, "we are weakening our bargaining posi- tion." Jackson told the JTA that he "would like to see a real drive to get NATO members to relate the Middle East to the security of NATO." He added that the "single biggest Allied defficiency" is their failure to support Israel and to recognize the relationship between Russian desires in the area and Israeli security. and Wisconsin universities because they are visibly in the forefrOnt of change, according to Dorothy Rabinowitz in the summer issue ,of Change Magazine, a monthly on controversial social and aeademic topics supported by the Esse, Edu- cation and Ford foundations. According to the article, "Are Jewish Students Different?," Har- vard has reduced the number of students from suburban schools, with a resulting discrimination against Jews. Harvard Dean of Admissions Dr. Chase Peterson is quoted as saying that the number of stu- dents from "the donuts around' the big cities" has been reduced. A Jewish faculty member is quoted as having retorted: "Those aren't donuts, they're bagels." . The situation at the University of Wisconsin is even more deli- berate, according to Miss Rabin°, witz. She cites a legislative act re- ducing the enrollment of out-of- state students to 15 per cent of the student body. She quotes a legislator arguing against the bill as explaining its purpose and ef- fect: "It was to get rid of the kikes from New York and the dirty niggers." Al's Jewish students population dropp by two-thirds within a year. S J attributed the admissions com tee dislike of Jewish students their leadership of social cha movements. "Jewish students are over resented on the anti-establishme activist side" she says, adding th their number is not satistically markable. She explains that over-representation does not c stitute a majority of Jews an simply reflective of the heavy representation of good higher educational tions. She attributes that to Jewi use of education as a survi tool and Jewish cultural famil ity with books. • BERKLEY HEALTH FOODS ONE CENT SALE!!! BUY ONE AT REGULAR PRICE AND NEXT ONE FOR ONE CENT Sale . 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