J.D. Rudolf Sonneborn Fund Set Up to Aid Needy Tackles Housing in Israel By JACK SIEGEL (Copyright 1972, J'rA Tor.) In his 3Cth floor office overlook- ing the famed New York skyline. Jack D. Weiler, chairman of the technological advisory committee of the ministry of housing and the Jewish Agency committee on hous- ing, talked about the crucial prob- lem of housing in Israel. He and his committee of experts from England, France. Denmark, Israel and America recently corn. pleted an intensive five-day sym- posium in Israel. There they began to unearth the keys to the crisis problem of housing. "New York City, with its 510.- 000,000 budget, built 14,000 hous- ing units in 197.1. Israel, with its budget of $3,000,000,000, built 38.000 housing units in the same period of time," Weiler said. "The problem of housing." Jack, or J. D. as he is popularly known, said, "is not peculiar to Israel. It is universal. J. D. listed the causes for the crisis in Israeli housing. First, a shortage of labor, second, in. flation and third, a shortage of materials, But he predicted that, with proper planning and man- agement (which presently does not prevail), the problems could be overcome. One of the ways to do this, he said, is to beat the "feast or famine" rap. In this case, builders would gain advantage from the feast by grabbing up all the avail- able labor, even to the extent of indulging in an old American cus- tom of pirating labor. Weiler's committee has recom- mended to the minister of finance, Pinhas Sapir, the cutting of duties and thus allowing a larger influx of supplies. At the same time, there will be an effort to maintain a steady labor force by starting schools and tying them in with building. At such schools, people ran study management and co- ordination procedures. J. D. pointed out that 50 per cent of the unskilled labor on the site of jobs is Arab. Thirty-six per cent of the total force of unskilled labor in building is Arab. Weiler and his committee have recommended the importation of skilled labor for short periods of time. Carpenters, plumbers, elec- tricians and plasterers could be brought from Turkey or Italy. This would ameliorate the problem of skilled labor and do away with , spiriting them off jobs already in operation. If the government should drastically reduce the duties on imported materials, this would .irnultaneously raise the siege of the black market on materials. of which serve to inflate the eco- nomy, One of the more severe cur- tailments is the halting of gov- ernment, office and industrial 'building and also (where it real. ly hurts) schools. .1. D. said de- fense building is an area of prime priority and conceivably something for which Israelis arc prepared to make sacrifices. How do you overcome a land inflation of from 80 to 100 per cent in a two-year period and when an apartment buyer has to spend 10 times his annual net income? Weil- er said, "It can be overcome. The economy must stop chasing the money. Demand must be dampened and supply must be bolstered." And then he added a thought which could be painful to some Americans and foreigners from other well-developed countries: "Affluent (house) buying must cease." It takes one to two years, J. D. said, to get a job started from the time of application. The plans have to go through nine ministries for approval. He called these proce- dures archaic and due in part to a bureaucracy inherited from the British Mandate. Weiler is convinced he will have the support of the government agencies and ministers. Ile stated that in 1972, about 7,500 housing units will be constructed for young married couples. In time, he said. ! with the new mood of the housin g ministry and the reconstituted Jewish Agency, most of the prob- ' lems will be solved. Final Exams Rescheduled to Avoid Shavuot Conflict NEW YORK tJTA) — The Ber- nard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York—the only senior college in the city that had final examinations scheduled for Shavuot today has agreed to move them to Slay 30 following "wide-spread protests. - A meet- ing scheduled between Jewish lead- ers on campus and president Clyde J Wingfield was canceled when the colle.2e agreed to the change ish students constitute -Pt iwr popilation • The American oil magnate and philanthropist mobilized massi. e behind-the-scenes financial support which made possible the post- World War II immigration to Israel and the effort which enabled the flechtling state to defend itself during the War of Independence. Sonneborn was presented with the S. Y. Agnon Gold Medal, the highest national honor of the Amer- ican Friends of the Hebrew Uni- versity, for his unstinting, aid and support to education in Israel. Prof. Milton Handler, chairman of the dinner-tribute, announced • the projected $1,000,000 scholarship fund which friends and admirers plan to establish at Hebrew Uni- versity. Handler also reported a donation of 5500.000 for a new law school building on the Mt. Scopus cam- pus, a S300.000 donation for an auditorium in life sciences and a $250,000 donation for a scholarship program in the faculty of agricul- ture. Gen. 'Arik' Sharon High on Gahal's Candidate List TEL AVIV I ZINS) --- Gen. Ariel Weizman. Ranking military figures appear- iArik) Sharon. commander of the Southern Front, will link his polit- ng on the United Labor Party list teal future to that of the Liberal are Moshe Dayan, Itzhak Rabin Party on leaving the army. accord- . and Haim Bar-Lev. ing to a report in Yethot Ahronot. It is reported that Gen Sharon 14450 W. 10 MILE will appear high on the list of OAK PARK Gahal candidates for the next ,,entng lo , pood ,ei siu s. Knesset elections, assuring him of S,n of So , •eoco,- , • a seat in Parliament. Also appear- - For InformoIron, coil ing on that list will be former Mrs Leech 547-5015 Air Force Commander Gen. Ezer ELECTRONIC { /eInco 7 OPENER TEMPLE EMANUEL PRICE and SERVICE SELL CARS at Till AROFF BUICK—OPEL—HONDA ell TamaRoFF BUICK- OPEL GARAGE DOOR v u- co H.TARNOW &CO. L Call Evenings Until 9 353-3284 alert, firiencIS ltieet" TLI.EGII %PH just %OIL TII %t . a long distance call. That's A minute of laughter all it takes to turn somebody's whole day around. Now an one can lower the cost of loving (or laughing!) anywhere within Michigan simply by eliciting direct long distance instead of going through the operator. You save 40" weekdays after five, and weekends from 5 p.m. Friday till 5 p.m. Sunday. Dial direct any other time. save 20'; . And if you do talk long distance within Michigan for just one minute, you pay for one minute, not three. Know someone in another town who could use a good laugh? Don't hesitate to call ... often. You can lower the cost of loving by 40% Here's when in direct dial long distance and save Mon. thru Fri. 7 Am TO 5 PM 5 PM TO 7 AM Sat. 20% 40% 40% Sunday 40% 20`70 , 5 Pm i 11PM r. TO 40% Michigan Bell sof 11411.. ♦ F11011 I F I.- I 111.1.5 I 11 %I I "Stop laughing...I didn't get to the funny part yet..." Liberal Party Head Blames Govt. for Not Rooting Out Scandal TEL AVIV (ZINS) — Dr. Eli- melech Rimalt, chairman of the Liberal Party, has castigated the government for its "impotence in extirpating the chaos and social corruption now plaguing the coun- try." This cancer of corruption, , said Rimalt, is causing a moral crisis in Israel and compromising ' the country's image in the Dias- , pora. Rimalt's sharp attack was related to the scandal in the affairs of Netivei Neft, a government- controlled oil company in Sinai. The company head, deemed re- sponsible for the improprieties, had to resign under pressure of public. opinion, despite the fact that he was exonerated by a committee of inquiry set up by the regime. NEW YORK (JTA)—A 51.000.000 scholarship fund, to further the education of disadvantaged stu- dents in Israel, will be set up in the name of Rudolf G. Sonneborn, it was announced at an Americana Hotel dinner paying tribute to Sonneborn. Friday, May 19, 1972-23 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 12 1111.1: MD. :15:1-1: