AJCan
fl
enerosity at High Peak
(Cantinned fritm' Fag e
a Soviet family of four approaches
large numbers of newcorners'from the $35,000 sum.
Russia, and he added that "they
This new "aliya" or homecom-
need to be given a fair shake." He ing,
is contributing to the already
emphasized that the•philanthropie ,hentw-housistg,
and social
assistance from Anterica....goes • Welfare problemi shortage
Israel -faces.
long way in providing a solution to Housing in Israel that
is
at
such
a pre-
the problems of the impoverished mium that nearly 25 per cent
of
in Israel.
all Israelis live three and four to
"Now Jews have somewhere to a room. Many young couples defer
go," he reminded the audience in marriage because they cannot find
his description of the growth of a suitable place to live. Some 23
Israel into a Jewish population:of per cent of the population of Israel
2,700,060, as contrasted with the lives at poverty or near poverty
400,000 who were in Palestine levels. Eastern Jews from under-
when he settled there in the 1930s. developed Arab countries are the
On the question of Israel's most affected because they often
defense needs, Harman said "we are not educated : or skilled in any
have learned not to rely on inter- type of job. In addition, campaign
national guarantees." He said "the funds are used to provide medi-
will to live and our ability to back cine, food, Shelter and other forms
it up with our strength" accounts of concrete relief for needy Jewish
for Israel's position of self-assured families in .30 other countries
where Jews do not want to leave
security.
"We will live to the extent that or cannot.
we can depend on ourselves" he
A portion of campaign funds
said, rejecting any suggestion of contributed locally help support
use of American manpower in Is- national • organizations concerned
rael.
with the education, social involve-
"While peace is not around the ment and culture of American,
corner, the cease fire can be pro- Jews and in addition some of the , .
tected and continued," . he stated. funds stay here in the metropoll-,
From March 22 through May 3, tan Detroit area, to support Jew.
80,000 Jews In metropolitan De- ish health and welfare services,
troit will be reminded to "Keep Jewish education and conunim(tY
the Promise" by contributing .to relations activities.
Some of these services are fam-
the Allied Jewish Campalign-Isriel
iliar to, and serve all Detroiters
Emergency Fund. •
regardless
of race or religion.
Frankel, as chairman of the 1972
Sinai" Hospital made news this
campaign, put it this way: "The
forces that prompted that promise year for research, on heart disease
are still with us. It is our privilege and treatment.
and responsibility to reach -out a
The Jewish Community _
helping hand to the needy •and ' protsles_a wide :variefraf * clisses,
pressed, to improve the qu o cultural and educational programs
life for all Jews - . in Israel, that are open to ill. Jewish Voca-
overseas and here at home. We tional Service and Community
have promises to keep and the Workshop on Woodward near the
time to keep them is now."
Medical Center helps the handi
A large proportion of the funds caped through retraining, and
raised in this year's campaign will provides a sheltered workshop.
be used to alleviate the increasing
Care of the elderly is a function
pressures of social problems in Is- of the Jewish Home_ for Aged,
rael.
where institutional living is a nec-
Paul Handleman and Richard essity. The new Federation Apart-
Sloan , campaign co-chairmen, ments are available to Jewish sen-
poidted out that Israel is now ior citizens capable of independent
struggling to absorb a sudden in- living, who nevertheless require
flux of immigrants arriving from special facilities and services be-
the Soviet Union. Immigration of cause of their age.
For many years the Fresh Air
these Soviet Jews is expected to
reach into the tens of thousands'in Society and Tamarack Hills Au-
1972. Families leave the Soviet thority have provided camping ex-
Union with little more than the periences for Jewish children.
clothes on their back. Once in Is-
The United Hebrew .Schools in-
rael they must be fed, housed, and
taught Hebrew. Adults must be
trained to Israeli job standards,
and children educated. It is esti-
mated that the cost of resettling
Heinrich Heine Honored
With Stamp by Germans
BONN (JTA)—The Dusseldorf
Citizens Committee, led by A. D.
Otto Schoenfeldt, has won in its
attempt to have the West Ger-
man post office issue a stamp hon-
oring Heinrich Heine, the German
Jewish writer.
The committee reported that
Georg Leber, federal minister for
Postal Services, had agreed to
drop his opposition to such a stamp
and to issue it Dec. 13.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the
International Association for the
Protection of German-Language
Writers, Dr. Edwin M. Landau of
Zurich, has launched a campaign
to have the University of Dussel-
dorf celebrate Heine's -175th birth-
day with "the utmost solemnity"
in his home city. Heine was born
in 1797 and died here in 1856.
troduces Hebrew tradition, lan-
guage, literature and culture into
children's lives.
One agency, the Jewish Family
and Children's Service, .works to
preserve family life fromlireak
down, and counsel victims of'" a
troubled society. The Resettlement
Service is planning to expand its
services this year to respond to
any increase in the number - of
Soviet Jews who are expected to
join their Detroit relatives.
Among other local programs ben-
efited by the yearly campaign are
,
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
6—Friia ► , Febreary 13, 1972
Eye Doctors"
the Hebrew Free Loan Associa-
Prescriptions Filled
tion; House of Shelter, Jewish
Community Council„ and Ifidrasha
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kel said. "The results of the 1971
Campaign were-$13,150,000, a rec-
ord for Detroit. Our present indi-
cations are that our community
will again surpass even that record
of generous giving."
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