IFedeiratiOntliackle-lii*S-ltiiiilving Education, • Is reel and the Aged
(Continued from Page 1)
lem of Federation support for
day schools. The Jewish day
schools have earned the right to
our most careful consideration.
There is a growing feeling in
many quarters—not just the tra-
ditional—that the day school
holds one of the very best an-
swers to the furtherance of Jew-
ish continuity. Under the chair-
manship of my fellow Detroiter
—Bill Berman—we are trying to
develop useful guidelines for ef-
fective support of day schools
by federations.
Mandell L. Berman, to whom
"We must make ourselves, as
Jews, an integral part of the
All „Projects undertaken = 'must ---Prgie_dcziTaY movement ; as indi-
have:. -the - .13ofential for -natal yin '-vidiletef-aitd ;Orin:jib the organ-
clinimeMty. We
plementa lien. Miniinnm national
cost orthe Program will be $359i lintel' help:: : them 'Understand the
000.-for the fir:sr-Year,: $450,000 -for !„lbetestnteintous. c hair a_c t e r of
the second year and $550,000 for group , life, the maintenance and
the third year by the Council of enrichment of which is basic to
Jewish Federations and Welfare wiriatary assistance in America:
Funds. "A` ,sUPPlenlental.. suni:' of We:"*.an do this* best-by •Making
$900909'-is to hersoUght ,over, the sure_ we understand and appre-
first- ‘Ithree_ *earl from: - selected ciate it ourselves,-
foundafions "and 'individuali. In ad- - "In all of this-=in our associa-
nition --to
national bUdget,-lhe thin - with the larger communal
direct financing of local projects voluntary philanthropy—our per-
by individual communities, - with spective must be broad enough
guidance and evaluation, to understand that what the
Fisher referred in his address, led national
in the analyses of the guidelines would "be "a critically vital part of .United Way achieves is 'good for
the
,program.
- • "
;_the -Jews,* 'and it is good' for
which reviewed day school
A-.SPeclak- committee is-being •conimunities in: the , broadest
achievements as well as their
- set up .to carry out the provisiont lientie;"
needs.
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of guidelines for support for day
In' addition to- re-electing Max
Major in the decisions of the -. schools, and the anticipation is
Fisher
as
president,,
the
CJFWF
assembly was the directive to fed- that day school _support will in-'
. erations throughout the land to crease in large :measure during astenibly. -elected as members of
theliational. board Hyman Safran
give consideration to Jewish edu- the coming year. -.- • -
initC-Alan....-- Schiriirti;ef 'Detroit
cation, to the involvement of Youth
In the - series. of ..:'resolutiona' and :Michael A, Pelavin of Flint.
and to adopticn of new policies to
by the 'assetahlY, -
Mandell, L. Berman:, is a member.
lead to the support of 'the day adopted-
was
a renewed request for Ameri- of-the board during:his chairnian-
school systems.
can aid to Israel, Militarily and ship of the education committee.
Fisher, in his analysis of basic through the sale of the needed
A significant decision an-
American Jewish obligations, planes.
nounied at. the assembly is the
listed three areas in which Jew-
A strongly worded resolution merging of all the cultural
ish fede7ations and their af- called upon Arab governments to agencies into a single appeal to
filiates must continue to be ac- "end the persecution of Jews, re- the communities for national
tively involved—youth, Jewish store their basic human rights and support. - Working together with
education and Jewish identity. permit freedom of emigration."
the : National Foundation for
Be declared that. CJFWF. would. . Welfare reforms in this country Jewish Culture in this combined
be setting -up a special insti•' are aMroeated •in special resolu- ▪ appeal to federations and
meat to experiment and develop tions Which - call "foeinereasect So fare funds will be: Jewish Pub? •
new approaches for "strengthen- cial Security payments, - mainte- lieation Society, YIVO, Ameri-
ing the quality; of Jewish, life." nance ianck,expansion -of the: food can Jewish Hittorical Society,
Welcoming the Interest'
stainp- p- rogram and other unprovet American Academy- for Jewish
Jewisli:' mirk; 'by the_/oiltig -f
Merits -in 5: al for ;Abe needy; :the .-:Research, Conference on Jewish
declared_ that "we are obligated% Aged the_ handscapel.
Social Studies, Leo Baeck
to sit with thes
e- ionit:- people
trite, Histadrnt Writ, Congress
Pikiains of Iesiisir'''Sitifes;
to try to find serious answers
for
Jewish Culture and Council
support, for campus newspapers,
to the question: How shall we
for Communal Services.
-
participation
of
youth
and
fac
make Jewishness meaningful to
ulty..lin -eampuireomintisdty-aptivit'. - Announcement of the combining
our "youth? 'Vow' Shall =we' keeP.: ties,
are "-urged in resat-tibias of these efforts was made at'.4
the golden thread:, intactri.,
breakfast meeting of the Maenad
=youth
increased support .by federations
Foundation for Jewish Culture"by
:
-
! the
for cim-nua youth 'Was-. urged by
executive director, ,'ok: - -the
Availability of Jewis • know-how American
Fisher. He .welcomed- "the new
Jewish Historical. So-
ideas that *are 'being introduced in dealing with problems of.: mi- ciety, Bernard Wachs,'„
in Jewish, communities
.andJew- nority groups and with crises in Jeremy Silver of Cleveland, Urea:
..
the cities is advocated in. One.,of dent of the National .
ish life by our youth."
the CJFWF resolutions.
'
at the- session.
Housing for the elderly was
The Russian Jewish issue was presided
George Zeltzer of Detroit; vice
studied in one of the CJFWF work- dealt with in a determined asser-
shops' ,as of major; concern, and it tion of adhering I to the policY of president of the National Founds.:
ported that more than 5,000 battling for just rights for 'USSR tion, commended the -.merger as a
y now reside in specially de- Jews, of demanding -cultural rights major step in the direction of
d apartment house projects for them and their right to emi- greater unity among cultural
ervised by federations in 21 gration, in addition to assistance agencies as Well as increased ef-
toward achievement of their
munities.
in providing for, their settlement .in forts
tasks. ,"
From data provided by reports Israel.
.
om 80 communities, the report
Paul Zuckerman addressed the Participants from Detroit in as-
bmitted o CJFWF asserted that session at which the plans for the Sembly seision programs included ,
Lapides-
also "Mrs: Maxwell;,
eau housing- ii of particular 1972 " UJA-- -campaign 'were
Stollnian, who ad-
and Mrs. Max'
-
sign' ante _ . for the elderly -who lensed.. (See story_onTage
.
20)
N.-
-session;-
drested
a
women's--
are faded with changes in their Alan E. Schwartz,' president of
economic, family, social and the Jewish Welfare Federation of Breivster Broder, !Who' addressed
on- Jewish,Center serv-
health situations."
Detroit, as chairman Of the session a session
and Hyman Safran," who" pre--
Plans under consideration by the on "The Veivishness' of Jewish ices,
sided
at
the
oneg Shebat that
federations are of three types: Social Service Agencies," urged was addressed
by Elie -
specially built 'apartment house deep concern in all matters re-
Flint
Jewry's
participation: in
projects, with help from govern- lating to Jewish 'communities ev- the CJFWF assembly
is outlined
ment financing; programs in which erywhere. He said:
lit„ a special . story on the Flint
federations provide homes for the
"The real Jewish role com- Page in this issue.
elderly by leasing apartments munally is to deal with every
There was a minor incident in-
from private owners; and reloca- Jewish issue and with all Jew- volving
just before the
tion programs.
ish needs that confront us. Thls assembly extremists
was concluded. A group
A new initiative and direction in relates not only to our local ob- of less tha
n a dozen youngsters
American Jewish concern and ligations, but equally as impor- who were described as being of
commitment was called for by tantly to the world and the Jewish Defense League learnings
Irving Blum of Baltimore, chair- American needs."
were demonstrating, demanding
man of the Council of Jewish Fed-
William Avrunin, executive vice
erations and Welfare Funds' Task president of -the Jewish Welfare
Force on Jewish Identity. He call- Federation of Detroit, in an -ad- Israel, Italy Sign. Pact
ed for the: creation of a special dress at the session that 'dealt for Cultural Exchange
institute, the sole purpose of which with "Relationships with United ROME (JTA) .7.• The cultural
would be to carry out innovative Ways," pointed out, in an evalua- agreement signed here by Israel's
projects designed to enhance the tion of the status of the Jewish Ambassador Emile Najar and
quality of Jewish life, through the communities in relation to the Italian Foreign Minister Aldo
establishment of a new program United Foundations and Commu- More will serve as a framework
under CJFWF auspices to experi- nity Chests,_that „"Jewish agencies for private and official agreements
ment and develop new models for are getting a smaller percentage concerning cultural ' and educa-
strengthening the quality of Jew- of United Way Funds." He said tional exchanges.
ish life in America.
that in 1969 United Way in larger Among the subjects covered by
The program, tentatively called cities raised 6.6 per cent more than the' new agreement, the first of
the "Institute for Jewish Life," in 1968, and- Jewish agency allo- its kind between Israel and Italy,
does not intend to duplicate nor cations 'Were 4.2 per--cent more. In it the study of Hebrew in Italy and
compete with existing organiza- 1970, United Way in comparable of Italian in Israel. Students,
tions but will cooperate with them. cities raised 2.1 per cent more artists, scientists and academicians
An initial limited lifespan of three yet allocations to Jewish agen- will exchange delegations, and co-
years with review thereafter is cies were the same as in 1968. . operation between the two coun-
projected for the program, which
In the course of his address, tries in these fields will be en-
will range across the total fabric Avrunin urged:
couraged.
of Jewish life and emphasize ac-
tion projects in local communities.
,
:
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$7,000,000 for an educational fund. Sherman, Philip Slomovitz, George
Rabbi Hillel Levine, who ;had M. Zeltzer and Paul Zfic.kerman.
The 1972 CJFWF- - general as-
spearheaded the youth requests ;ak
the assembly in Boston three.years . sembly will be held in Toronto. In
ago, _ was sPeaking. He rep,ri 1973, the sessions will be: in-New
mended the militants and denied Orleans, and in 1974 in Detroit.
they represented the views of-large
numbers of young people. Fisher,
who presided, adjourned the as-
sembly rather than extend the un-
pleasant moments that were thus
created.
Detroiters at- the CJFWF ses-
sions included N. Brewster Broder,
Samuel Cohen, Rabbi James L
Gordon, Alan D. Kandel, Mrs.
Maxwell Lapides, Samuel Lerner,
C. Kenneth Sarason, Irwin Shaw,
Mrs. Max Stollman, Dr. Benjamin
L. Yapko, Sol Drachler and
Messrs. and Mesdames William
Avrunin, Mandell L. Berman;lfax
Fisher, Ronald L. Greenberg,
David K. Page, Hyman Safran,
Alan E. Schwartz, D. Lawrence
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