THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 20, 1971-15
Dormitory Dedicated
JERUSALEM — A dormitory
building for 32 students, establish-
ed in honor of the 50th wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ba-
ruch Zimmerman of Monteral by
their sons, Rubin and Michael, was
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Bertram side Israel seem to be pretty much dedicated Aug. 3 on the Hebrew
H. Gold, executive vice president the same everywhere," Gold sum- University's Givat Ram Campus.
of the American Jewish Commit- med it up in one sentence: "Vir-
A wise man will dispense with
tee, challenged Jewish communal tually all of them live with the
workers throughout the world to nagging fear that Jewish identity repentance.
—Henry David Thoreau.
reexamine the relationships be- is becoming less and less clearly
tween. Jewish identity and Jewish defined and that Jewish contin-
education, between Israeli Jews uity is threatened." He pointed
and diaspora Jews, and between out that "everywhere one hears • CARS TO BE DRIVEN
To any state. Also drivers furnish-
politico-sociological developments urgent appeals to improve meth-
ed to drive your car anywhere.
and Jewish survival. Gold was the ods of Jewish education as a mat-
Legally insured and I.C.C. licensed
keynote speaker at the opening ter of first priority" and to pro-
session of the International Con- vide more financial support to that
DRIVEAWAY SERVICE
ference of Jewish Communal Serv- education in order to keep Jewish
9970 Grand River
ice, held in the amphitheater on youth identified with and commit-
Detroit,
Mich. 48204
ted
to
Jewish
life.
Mt. Scopius.
WE
1-0620-21-22
Part
of
the
problem,
Gold
indi-
The conference will continue
through Friday, with other ses- cated, is that, in the scientific,
sions at the Wise Auditorium of secular culture of today, the ac-
quisition of Jewish identity, values
the Hebrew University.
and group loyalty is not part of
The
meeting
brings
together
500
Why Buy a "Fake" if you
Jewish community workers from the normal life experience of the
can enjoy the luxury of
19 countries on five continents and Jewish child as it was in the time
of the old-time European shtetl.
genuine fur at comparable
Australia.
Rather, he pointed out, "in the
In
presenting
an
overview
of
prices?
United States and Western Eur-
the mood of the world Jewish com- ope today, Jewish education has
LEISURE
munity today, Gold described it as become a private Jewish commu-
READING
"worried about the ultimate fate nal task, and its purpose is to
of Israel .. . about threats to the strengthen identity as well as
Free Delivery 353-9898
social order elsewhere . . . about
the quality of Jewish life itself, transmit knowledge."
ON 11 MILE & LAHSER
its meaning today, its relevance
SOUTHFIELD
An egg is always an adventure:
to the needs of the young." This
mood was in contrast, he said, to it may be different.—Oscar Wilde.
the "heady optimism" that pre-
OF HARVARD ROW
vailed at the conferen's last meet-
Designers of Fine Furs
ing in August 1967.
Complete Fur Service
The last tour years, Gold
SEE OR CALL
MILE AND LAHSER
pointed out, have been a time
Phone: 358-0850
in which "the world's favorable
opinion of Israel has steadily
eroded; 'anti-Zionism? has be-
come a code word for 'anti-Sem-
WILSON-CRISSMAN CADILLAC
itism,' and social, political and
RES. 642-6836
economic dislocations all over
CALL BUS. MI 4-1930
1350 N. WOODWARD, BIRMINGHAM
the world have severely shaken
the position of Jews outside Is-
rael."
While noting that conditions of
life vary in Jewish communities
from one geographic area to an-
other, Gold cited a number of
"common factors" that, he stated,
bear on the situation of Jews
wherever they live:
The hostility of the New Left
24 Personalized Shops
to Israel, and the shifting of the
COMPLETE
• Free Parking •
focus of their anti-Western agita-
Enclosed Mall
tion from Vietnam to the Middle
East; the marked increase in
111
&
P.
Arab propaganda all over the
- 4•1!
Akt.
—
globe, carried on by Arab stu-
7
-4 ffi
=
dents in the United States and
Western Europe, and tied most ef-
fectively to the problems of de-
veloping countries in the Third
. . . in a floor-length
World;' the current threat to the
or hot pants costume
gown
social order in democratic coun-
tries, attacks on traditional moral
from our exciting
D4
values, and the rise of political
collection for Fall!
violence; the rise of a new gen-
eration of non-Jews with no mem-
Entertainment Every Hour on the•Hour Thurs. & Fri 12-6, Sot 11-6
ory of the Holocaust and no feeling
of guilt because of it; the absolute
IRENE BURNS WILL HATCH
and relative weakening of the
and
Western nations and Christianity,
SULLIVAN
VENrITI-J1QuIsT
HER TINED BI
with the accompanying rise of non-
European peoples, non-Western
AN
CliETIR MOUSE
cultures, and non-biblical reli-
gions; the growi:i of nationalism
c:40
FRIDAY!
and a corresponding growth in iso-
SATURDAY!
lationism,
in
Europe
as
well
as
in
12 to G p.m.
41 i
the United States, which affect
SUNDAY!
the political support available to
special group
Israel as well as the relationships
of
between Jews in different coun-
tries. The work Jewish commu-
dressy
nity, Gold reclared, has reacted
Ventriloquist Will Hatch
HOT PANT
to these developments with "feel-
and Chester Mouse
COSTUMES
ings
of
uneasiness
and
anxiety."
Thurs. & Fri. 1 p.m.
Thurs. & Fri. 12, 3 & 5 p.m.
But in addition, he cited three
with and without
Sat. 2 & 5 p.m.
long skirts
specific
reactions
that,
he
said,
Sat. Only
are taking place throughout the
REDUCED
Jewish world: A new mood, ex-
Thurs. & Fri. 2, 4 & 6 p.m.
pressed by saying "in the end we
Sat. 11 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m.
can depend only on ourselves"; a
while quantities
AND MORE!
new militancy and outspokenness,
last!
Every Hour on the Hour Excitement at HARVARD ROW
characterized by distrust of the
YOUR FRIENDLY HARVARD ROW MERCHANTS
Jewish establishment and by a wid-
Jules Doneson. Travel Agency
ening of the gulf between the lead-
Belle Jacob Wig Shop
Molter furs
0 1 T'S
Burton's Gal
T_T
Margo's Children's Shoppe
ers and the led; a shift from the
Charlotte's, Inc.
Mask Pharmacy
traditional
left-of-center,
liberal
David's Ladies' Shoes
Moris Huppert Clothier
FASHIONS
DiResa Hair Fashions
National Bank of Southfield
stance of most Jews, if not to a
GLAMOUR AND LEISURE SPORTSWEAR
Empress Gardens Canonese Rest.
George Ohrenstein, C.M.W. & Jeweler
11 Mile & Lahser
Farmer Jack's
position on the right, at least clos-
Original Esquire Rest. 8, Deli.
Holder Cleaners
Parisian Fashions
HARVARD
ROW
MALL
Southfield
er
to
the
center.
H. R. Barber Salon
Petal Pushers (Florist)
H: R. Kosher Meats & Poultry
Toggery of Harvard Row
Stating that "the internal con-
Jerome's Tots 'n' Teens Shoes
Warren Optical Co.
dition of Jewish communities out-
Jewel Bakery
Re-Examination of Jewish Identity
Urged at Communal Parley in Israel
GALA EVENT
Our 31st Annual
august
fur sale
A Wild Galaxie of
Styles and Colors at
PRE-SEASON
SAVINGS
MARK
DRUGS
COME AND SEE
FOR YOURSELF
M LTER
NEW CADILLAC?
„a/tie-- DK 11
in BIRMINGHAM at
be an
elegantly
glamorous
vk II
S opping
po
"wow"
Burton's gal
enter
".8Ack-To-Sci40012
quGusT 26-27-28
ys
0
0
Di T
re
Cbw r)
sARDAI
kMAGE 1
r.
4111101 1 I MI 11 MIA IMMIX
Sulivan The Magician
Irene Burns
Dot the Clown
1 /2 off
■