UHS Ousts Auxiliary Over Fund Dispute! Singles
307Frida- to Swing May 12
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Y' May 5, 1972
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A long-simmering feud over
disbursement of scholarship funds
raised by the Women's Auxiliary
of the United Hebrew Schools has
boiled over, with the result that
the UIIS has ousted the auxiliary
and ordered it to cease using the
United Hebrew Schools name.
In a letter to "friends of the
United Hebrew Schools." Norman
D. Katz. president. said that the
step was taken "after much soul-
, •arching and after much delibera-
z.on. and after numerous attempts
were made to reconcile the rill
ferences" hetw een the auxiliary
board and the UHS Katz had
warned the auxiliary last Novem-
her that such action would be
:,,ken un:e, the women accepted
"unconditionally" a board resolu-
t sin concerning handling of schol-
arships
last Thursday. Mrs Joseph B.
Krioke. president of the auxiliary.
and Mrs. William Appel, record-
ing secretary. sent out a letter
of their own in which they charged
that Katz's statement "is only the
sentiment of a small number out
oersans on its executive commut.
tee w ho desire that the woman's
auxiliary be eliminated •'
The 51.s ear•old, 600-member
auxiliary is one of the oldest
women's groups in the Jewish
community, It awards scholar-
ships to Hebrew high school
students for Hebrew •speaking
camps, study tours to Israel for
graduates and grants to college
students toward study in Israel
and training in Hebrew teaching.
The organization also purchases
hooks for the UHS library.
In Nos ember, the UHS hoard
delisered an ultimatum to the
auxiliary. in which the women
were advised
general scholarship funds
will
will he administered by a joint
commission consisting of two rep-
irons
"The Swinging Singles, 25 and
resentatives of the Woman's Aux- , she said, "the past failure of the ,
diary, the principal of the high j administrators employed by the Up." will hold a cocktail party 9
school, a representative of the I United Hebrew Schools to give p.m. May 12 at Alvaro's supper
,
Midrasha administration, and the such
an accounting, and their,fail-
superintendent of the United He-' ore to disclose to the Woman's club
in will
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for danc C
ing
be provided
by Johnny
brew Schools."
! Auxiliary that less was disbursed and his band. For information, call
Mrs. Kripke responded in a let- ' to scholarship by the Woman's Henrietta Lewis, LI 6-Cr503.1
ter to Katz that the women ac- ! Auxiliary for this purpose, pre-
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commission. but that the body clash."
should consist solely of two rep-
The controversy took a turn
resentatives of the UES board and ' for th e worse a f ew mont h s ago
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two representatives of the auxil- ! when the auxiliary was denied
iary The women would "welcome I use of the United Hebrew
the advice and recommendations" Schools building. The auxiliary
of the principal of the high school proceded to use a meeting room
and administration officials, but in the Jewish Center under an
"We do not believe that these arrangement by which member
administrators should have the agencies of the Jewish Welfare
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are to be disbursed. the auxiliary was informed by
"Morally," Sirs. Kripke stated the Center that it could no longer
on behalf of the auxiliary, "we , meet there under the rent-free
regard this as an abdication of . arrangement, The women cur-
the duties of the volunteers, a rently meet in an apartment i*
breach of trust on our part in re- , club-house.
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Bard to the donors and, legally,.
,
The letter sent out by Mrs.
we
regard this as questionable.' . Kripke last Thursday charged that jl;i:
On the other hand, Mrs. Kripke the mailing plates of the auxil-
said that the auxiliary fully agreed ' iary - have been used by the UHS
to the UHS board's proposal that administration without permission
such a joint commission should , —including the mailing sent out • :::;
determine the standards. policies, by Katz to "friends of the United
priorities and criteria for alto- , Hebrew Schools."
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cation of the scholarship funds. ,
Mrs. Kripke also stated that new
The women also accepted the
office materials ordered by the
C 'HS proposal that the funds raised
auxiliary for its use and delivered
re
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by the auxiliary should be held , to the tJltS building have been :-::
in a separate joint bank account . "confiscated."
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with co-signatories from the UHS . Auxiliary delegates to the UlIS :;::
and
auxiliary.
The
UlIS board's ultimatum. board of directors have been told ::::
calling for "unconditional accept-
ance" provided that a full ac-
counting of scholarship funds he
made on the basis of the annual
audit to both the auxiliary and
the hoard of the UHS. On this
point. Mrs. Kripke stated in her
letter to Katz, the auxiliary was
in full agreement. "As you know,"
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Mrs. Kripke said the auxiliary
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Robin .1, ,,b. and the owner of Greenai res Ranch. Horseback
riding takes place each Sunday after III-brew School. In the photo
at right. hole I'lecia Brody plays kicker hall, one of the games
found n. the Mishkan Israel nursery program.
Fun
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Mishkan Israel has set its fee
say ict'. of programs arc of-
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r•gi•mermg in the new Mish
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The program includes good cita-
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Hebrew School, meeting three
holida and tradition, music
and art and crafts There also will times Weekly for boys and girls
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oa d .s. snack The nursery plans to 5 to 7, rabbi's class, a course for
Arm ntual attention by the older child, age 13-16, twice
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Information. call slow learners and late starters.
For nar•mr,
An art auction is planned by
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Ite_ustrat ion als• opened this
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said the s, hoot ''challenges any
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The !mist important method of
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education always has consisted of
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