Israel Aids Bangla Desh TEL AVIV (JTA)—Five hundred kilograms of medi- cine, -including antibiotics and medical equipment, were sent to India by the Israel government for the relief of the Bangle Desh refugees. The consignment, prepared for the government by the Israel Red Magen David. was addressed to the Indian Red Cross. It was sent to Lydda Airport to await the first flight to India as the first offi- cial consignment by Israel for the Bangla Desh. A private group of Israelis recently shipped 500 tons of soya flour to India by sea. BONN (JTA)—A Wiesbaden jury hearing the cases of five former SS officers charged with the mass murder of Jevis in the Lublin district of Poland during World War II, will go to Tel Aviv next month to take testimony from witnesses who are too old or ill to come to Germany. More than 90 witnesses have already testified in the trial which has lasted almost a year. Berlin Invites Israel Play NEW - YORK (JTA)—Yaacov Agmon's production of the Israeli prize-winning musical, "Only Fools Are Sad," running at the Edison Theater here, has been invited to participate in next fall's Berlin Festival. The famed festival is held every two years and features dramatic and musical entries from eastern and western nations. "Only Fools Are Sad," is being presented under the patronage of Israel's Premier Golda Meir. The author of the play, Dan Almagor, a 36-year-old native Israeli, has written more than 40 plays and revues. THE JEWISH NEWS Muddled Politics Over WZCongress Elections: Unnecessary Internecine Squabbling Commentary - Page 2 Wiesbaden Jury Will Hear SS Trial Witnesses in Israel Michigan Weekly Review of Jewish News Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper — Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle VOL. LX, No. 15-' 17515 W. 9 Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 356-8400 $8.00 Per Year; This Issue 25c Many Aspects of Jewish Historical Research in Variety of New Books Reviews on Page 44 December 24, 1971 Obligations to Israel Raise Campaigri Goals Needs of Aged, Aid to Retarded, Day School Duties Under Review Re-Elected Federation President ALAN E. SCHWARTZ There was a departure from pre-- vious procedures at the annual pre-campaign budgeting conference of the Jewish Welfare Federation, Sunday morning, at the Jewish Center, when a brief Federation meeting-. was held to elect offi- cers far -lhe coming year. Alan E. Schwartz was re-elected - president of the Federation. Man- dell L. Berman, Martin E. Citrin, MaXwell Jospey and Stanley J. Winkelman were elected vice presi- dents; William Avrunin, secretary; and Erwin S. Simon, treasurer. Max M. Fisher was elected hon- orary chairman of the executive committee, of which Hyman Safran, immediate past JWF president, is chairman. Members-at-large of the executive chosen at this meeting are 4amuel Frankel, Judge Lawr- ence Gubow, Joseph IL Jackier, Milton J. Miller, Richard Sloan, Arnold Faudman, Irving Rose and Herbert P. Sillman. Paul - Zuckerman, the 1972 na- tional chairman of the United Jew- ish ApPeal, was named an honor- ary member of the executive com- mittee. Other executive committee members, representing v a r i o u s Federation divisions, the United Jewish Charities, the Detroit Serv- ice Group and the JWF women's division are:. Warren D. Green- stone, Irwin Green, Mrs. Max Stollman, David Handleman. Max J. Pincus, George M. Zeltzer and Ronald L. Greenberg. The nominating committee re- Port was submitted hy its chair- man, Irwin' I. Cohn. - Recognizing the immense needs that call for vast increases in Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund contributions to assure protection for Israel's economic status and its health, social welfare and immigrant resettlement needs, the annual Jewish Welfare Federation pre-campaign budgeting conference instructed the Federation board of governors to take into account the critical situation and to act in support of the major philanthropic cause through the approaching campaign. At the same time, the conference took into account a number of other urgent situations that developed dom- estically and call for extraordinary financial provisions to solve the problems of the aged through the Jewish Home for the Aged, the increasing demands for day school education, the urgency of assuring new buildings for several of De- troit's community agencies and the growing need to provide housing for retarded children. Alan E. Schwartz, Federation president, in his opening remarks, after his re-election at the brief business meet- ing that preceded the discussions on community functions, emphasized the unity that binds the dedicated army of volun- teer workers in support of the causes that fuse Detroit Jewry into the entity striving for continuity in partnership with Israel and support for the agencies that make up the Detroit Jewish community. David Handleman, who assumes the chairmanship of the committee on capital needs as successor to Irving Rose, in an analysis of the challenges that stern from Israel's' current precarious position under threats from numerous enemy states, warned that generosity must be on a vast scale. He recalled the Czechoslovak situation of 1939, in his reference to the demands that are being made upon Israel at the UN, and he emphasized that Czech submission at that time spelled out the death of that nation under Nazism—a reminder of what can happen to Israel if the state yields to the type of demands now being made upon her. Handleman reported on the 20 per cent increases already made in initial gifts by men's and women's divisions in pre-campaign activities, and the implication was clear: a proposed 20 per cent increase in giving to assure continuity in the support so urgently needed for Israel. Reports were submitted at the conference by Ronald Greenberg in behalf of the health and welfare committee; George Zeltzer, for the education committee; Alan Kandel, secretary of the public relations committee; Irving Rose, for capital needs. The emergency situations confronting Detroit Jewry were discussed in presentations by Rabbi Joshua S. Sperka, who pointed to the problems facing the aged and urged action to solve the problem; Rabbi Hayim Donin, who made a strong appeal in behalf of the day schools, and Mrs. Moe Mitteldorf, who appealed for community aid to provide hous- ing for retarded children. Israel Takes Seriously Rabbi Sperka conceded that the crisis in the housing situation for the aged arose unavoidably and he urged speedy effort to solve it. Sadat Year of Decision Ira Sonnenblick, executive director of the Home for the Aged, sup- Taking seriously the repeated threats of a "final plementing that appeal, said emergency provisions were set up at decision" made by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Borman Hall for 16 more residents, in addition to the 202 regularly Israel's military strategists are reported readying accommodated there and that of the 266 at the Petoskey home, 60 to resist attacks which some quarters view not to were discharged, many of them at their own request because of a dan- augur full-scale hostilities. There is agreement in gerous neighborhood situation that developed there. He said that not Israeli ranks that a decisive victory must be a single patient was discharged over the kashrut problem when it was sought by Israel in the event a new war breaks – out. raised. He said that a special committee is working diligently, is Clarification of an interim accord on negotia- meeting regularly, and a solution is aimed at for speedy attainment. tions under the direction of Dr. Gunnar Jarring is In an ensuing discussion over the problem of the aged, there still awaited from Washington. was the reassurance by Schwarti that the democratic policies estab- The State Department reportedly is taking up lished at precampaign conferences will continue and that the views with Soviet authorities the extent of pledges made in of constituents will be viewed speedily and in all seriousness in tack- Cairo by USSR Ambassador Vladimir Vinogradov ling the problems that challenge Detroit Jewry. of support for Egypt in peace or war. (Detailed stories on Page 31) (Continued on Page 15) Analysts of community functions at Jewish Welfare Federation Pre-Campaign Budgeting Conference. Ronald Green- berg is shown reporting for the health and welfare division. Immediately at his right is Alan E. Schwartz, who was re-elected Federation president at the conference over which he presided .