UN Palestine
Funds Short
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 8, 1974 13
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Bar-Ilan U. to Honor Beame
NEW YORK — The United
Nations relief program for
Palestinians may be forced
to cut its educational services
for 260,000 refugee children
unless government contribu-
tions are increased soon to
cover a $12,000,000 deficit,
the New York Times report-
ed.
Inflation and soaring com-
modity prices had raised this
year's budget to $78,000,000
almost 20 per cent higher
-an in 1973, said C. William
Mayor Abraham D. Beame of New York City, left,
Altos, deputy director of will receive an honorary degree of doctor of humane letters
tne Palestinian relief agency. from Bar-Ilan University at the university's 18th anniver-
Kontos said that the agency sary dinner, March 26, at Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Also to
created in 1950 by the UN be honored is builder William J. Levitt, center, on the
General Assembly to deal occasion of the establishment of the Abraham and Pauline
with the exodus of Palestin- Levitt Scholarship Fund in memory of his parents. Elie
ian Arab refugees from.-.Is- Wiesel, right, who received-an honorary degree of doctor
rael, and entirely dependent of philosol)hy last June, at the Bar-Ilan campus, will deliver
on government contributions, the anniversary address. Bar-Ilan is the only religiously
w a s "facing an unprece- oriented university in Israel.
dented financial crisis."
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Last June there were 1,-
450,000 refugees registered
with the agency, which pro-
vides a variety of services,
including education for 275,-
WASHINGTON—What may the trial court found in his
000 children and food rations become a landmark case— favor The Washington
for 825,000 people.
to determine if special treat- Supreme Court reversed, but
Most of the cash needs are ment to encourage higher U.S. Supreme Court Asso-
mainly to meet the salaries of education for blacks is con- ciate Justice William 0.
teachers and the costs dis- stitutional — got under way Douglas stayed that decision
tributifkr, food. Kontos said if in Supreme Court this week pending DeFunis' appeal to
the deficit was not met, ed- as attorneys for Marco De- the Supreme Court. Thus he
ucational services cutbacks Funis Jr. argued that the has remained in school, and
would be made.
University of Washington he is scheduled to be grad-
The U.S., which has pledged Law School had violated the uated in June.
$25.000,000, is the largest con- 14th Amendment's guaran-
A brief filed for the Anti-
tributor. Last year, 14 Arab tees of equal protection of Defamation League by two
go vernments contributed the laws.
constitutional lawyers, Prof.
$2,250,000, which was less
DeFunis charges that he Alexander M. Bickel of Yale
than Sweden's contribution of was denied admission to the Law School and Philip B.
$3,700,000. I s-r a e 1 donated law school for the second Kurland of the University of
$642,000 last year. time in 1971. He said that Chicago, contended:
of the 150 students admitted
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"The racial quota is of
to the lbw school that year. particular concern to the
Hantlicaped Learn
44 were members of racial Jewish minority in this coun-
minorities, whose qualifica- try because of the long his-
to Live Again at
tions were considered in a tory of discrimination against
Tel Aviv Center
separate group. He con- Jews by the use of quotas."
Hundreds of tended, in his suit, that only
TEL AVIV
If the high court does not
handicaped Israelis—children six of the racial minority find for DeFunis, "The uni-
and-adults — are being given students admitted had aca- versities which for centuries
a new lease on life each year demic records better than set the style in excluding or
by a wide range of services his, while 38 were lower. restricting Jewish students
at the Chaim Wei2mann Re- Thus, he said, he was dis- may again be able to dO so,
habilitation Center at the criminated against, as a non- again in the name of en-
Sheba Medical Center near black.
lightenment."
Sixty. organizations, many
Tel Aviv.
Each of the activities and of them Jewish, have joined
exercises is chosen carefully. in filing 30 friend of the
Patients are assessed to de- court briefs, but there is-- a
termine which disabilities sharp division in point of
can be overcome and the view.
The Anti-Defamation
most effective way to do so.
NEW YORK—"Sing Along
The aim of the rehabilitation League, American Jewish
center is to restore to as Congress and American Jew- With Israel," an evening of
normal a life as possible ish Committee are among the Israeli song, dance and cul-
those who have been • dis- m a j o r organizations that ture, featuring a group of
abled by birth, -accident or have urged the Supreme Israeli artists, will be pre-
Court to rule in favor of De- sented to U.S. audiences this
illness.
Two new one-story build- Funis and against prefer- fall under the sponsorship of
ential treatment for minori- the JWB lecture bureau of
ings to be opened later this ties.
the National Jewish Welfare
year will double the bed
Opposed to them are the Board and the American
pacity of the center and
___:pand its outpatient depart- National Council of Jewish Zionist Youth Foundation.
The entertainment package
ment. These additional facili- Wonien and the Union of
Amerilan
Hebrew
Congrega-
includes
a specially prepared
ties will cost about IL 5,000,-
tions commission on sqcial program of Israeli songs and
000 ($1,190,000), of which the
Joint Distribution Committee action. They joined in a brief dances, arts and crafts ex-
has contributed IL 1,500,000 with 17 liberal, labor and hibit, cultural and political
($357,000), it was reported by civil rights organizations ask- discussions of Israel and
Samuel L. Haber, JDC exe- ing the court to sustain the song-and-dance teaching ses-
law school's selective admis- sions for members of the
cutive vice-chairman.
sions policy on grounds that audience.
The increased facilities will the university does not uge
The performers are a small
also allow expansion of the a quota system but rather a cross-section of Israel—kibutz
day care program enabling "discretionary admissions members, city dwellers, im-
patients to remain at the process" to favor those who migrants and sabras, army
center for longer periods dur- traditionally have been vic- officers and civilians.
ing the day for more inten- tims of racial discrimination.
Dates are now b e i n g
sive therapy.
The decision will control booked for the fall tour. The
The JDC has also made admissions policies at many tentative schedule puts them
annual grants to the Weiz- colleges and it could affect in the midwest Nov. 6-20.
mann Rehabilitation Center. efforts to encourage more
For terms and dates, con-
JDC receives its funds main- employment of minorities.
tact qthe JWB lecture
ly from the campaigns of the
DeFunis a Jew, was ad- bureau, 15 E. 26th St., New
United Jewish Appeal.
mitted to law school when York 10010.
The Board of Governors
of the Jewish Welfare Federation
and the Officers of the
ALLIED JEWISH CAMPAIGN-
ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND
cordially invite you to the
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Jewish Organizations Split
on DeFunis Supreme Court Case
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C
ny Anner
The Honorable Simcha Dinitz
Israel Ambassador
to the United states
Special Guest Speaker
Monday, March 18, 1974
Temple Beth El
7400 Telegraph Road
at Fourteen Mile Road
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Israel Sending
Cultural Show
to U.S. in Fall
6:30 p.m. Reception
7:00 p.m. Dinner
$25 per couple.
For reservations,
call WO 5-3939
William M. Davidson
Lewis S. Grossman
General Chairmen
1974 Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund
MANDELL L- BERMAN, Federation President
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