Boris Smolar's
1 41,025,933 Participants Used Jewish Centers;
Expenditures Totaled $82,271,733 Last Year
'Between You
. . and Me`
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA
(Copyright 19'74, JTA Inc.)
SOVIET JEWISH EMIGRATION: About 5,000 Soviet
Jews are expected to arrive this year in this country, if the
Soviet government continues to permit Jewish emigration
at the 1973 level, when about 35,000 Jews were allowed to
emigrate to Israel.
For the time being, however, during the first three
' onths of this year, emigration from the Sovet Union has
fr
--roceeded on a much lower level than the last two years.
Nobody can explain why, but it is known that at least
100,000 Jewish applications for emigration have been pend-
ing with the Soviet authorities without any action being
taken on them as yet.
The Soviet government quietly committed itself to
permit the emigration of 35,000 Jews a year, in the hope
of - being among the nations which receive preferred treat-
ment in trade agreements with the United States. The
amendment by Senator Henry Jackson to the foreign trade
bill now pending before Congress insists on something
stronger.
The administration in Washington, which is on the
record as having intervened with the highest Soviet au-
thorities on behalf of Jewish emigration from the Soviet
Union, is deeply interested—for a number of weighty rea-
sons—in preventing legislation which would make trading
with the Soviet Union difficult. It does not look with favor
on the Jackson Amendment and would like to see it
softened. This was made clear by Secretary of State Kis-
singer in talking to senators.
Leaders of American Jewish groups interested in Jew-
ish emigration from the Soviet Union are now discussing
Kissinger's stand. They are also discussing a suggestion to
have the Jackson amendment "reformulated." Some of
them are inclined to consider "reformulation," providing
That the modified text presents a basis for revision of the
tariff and credit privileges to the Soviet Union in case
emigration from there is stooped, or curtailed or hampered.
RESE'rITEMENT IN U.S.: Meanwhile, Jewish commu-
nities in this country are urged to prepare for the absorption
of Jewish newcomers from the Soviet Union in 1974 on a
basis of an anticipated 4,800 immigrants. Each community
is given in advance the number of Soviet Jews expected to
be resettled in that community.
It is worth noting that considering the total Jewish
population in Israel, the number of Soviet Jews absorbed
tll now by the Jewish state during the last few years
would equal proportionately to the absorption of 6,000,000
Jewish newcomers in the United States. So far, less than
500 Soviet Jews arrived in this country in 1974. Similarly
the number of such arrivals last year can also be counted
merely in the hundreds.
In anticipating 4,800 immigrants this year, United Hias
Service—which deals with emigration of Soviet Jews to
countries other than Israel—probably bases its estimate on
the number of Soviet emigrants now stranded in Vienna
and Rome preferring to go to countries other than Israel,
primarily to the United States.
The number of Soviet Jews who prefer to leave Israel
for other countries is perhaps about two per cent. It is
estimated to total about 2,500. This is considered normal
in any emigration.
FINANCING RESTTLEMENT: The question of financ-
ing the resettlement of the anticipated larger number of
Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union in this country
has been taken up by leaders of the Council of Jewish Fed-
erations and Welfare Funds and leaders of the United Jew-
ish Appeal.
The United Jewish Appeal, the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee, the United Hias Service and the United Israel Ap-
peal will now hold consultations with the Council of Jewish
Federations on developing the forecasts. The communities
will have the benefit of these joint judgements. They will
bring to their contributors these increased needs in their
own •territory to help motivate larger gifts to meet the needs.
IRS Suspends Tax Exemption
WASHINGTON JTA) — ous application.
The National Youth Alliance, A check of NYA's applica-
an avowed hate group, has tion by Carey revealed that
had its federal income tax the group, which sponsors
exemption suspended as a anti-Semitic, anti-Black mail-
result of 'an Internal Revenue ings and publishes a maga-
Service inquiry requested by zine dedicated to violence,
Rep. Hugh L. Carey (D. NY). bigotry and political assassin-
Carey called for an IRS ation, had listed itself as an
review of the organization organization "engaged in
last December when he charitable activities . . • help-
learned that the NYA, headed ing to build character, patri-
by former Nazi William L. otism, a sense of commu-
Pierce, had a major tax ex- nity and an appreciation of
emption based on IRS ap- the American heritage in
proval of the group's innocu- young Americans."
NEW YORK—Jewish com-
munity centers no longer
serve only their members
but perform many major
functions for the entire Jew-
ish community, according to
the just issued Volume XXII
of the Year Book of the Na-
tional Jewish Welfare Board.
The number of participants
in Jewish -community center
and YM-YWHA activities dur-
ing the past year soared to
a record total of 41,025,933,
the JWB Year Book reports.
Total JCC and Y member-
ship reached a new high of
868,473, and it is estimated
that an additional 50,000
persons use JCCs regularly
without being members. Pro-
jected expenditures by cen-
ters total $82,271,733.
•
These figures are based on
annual reports which cen-
ters submit to JWB. They
are analyzed by Emanuel
Berlatsky, JWB staff con-
sultant, in the lead article
of the Year Book.
International Airport
EILAT (ZINS) — Construe_
tion soon will get under way
on an international airport
for Eilat.
Final details were ap-
proved at a meeting with
Eilat's mayor, Gad Katz, and
THE DETROIT JEWISH N EWS
Friday, March 29, 1974-13
Youth Exchange Set
NEW YORK Ninety
American and Israeli high
school students began a six-
week educational exchange
program this month. Sixty
Israeli high school youths
are in the United States and
American high school stu-
to Be Built in Eilat 30
dents have arrived in Israel.
officials of Israel's finance The exchange is sponsored
and transport ministries. The by the American Zionist
new facilities will accommo- Youth Foundation, the Israel
date all airliners, including foreign ministry, and youth
Boeing jumbo jets.
and hehalutz department in
Jerusalem, and the N. Y.
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