THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 42 Friday, March 7, 1975 I Readers Forum Kissinger Plans Hurt Israel? Editor, The Jewish News: Dr. Kissinger insists that Israel must give the Sinai desert to Egypt. What does Egypt need with that desert which is not a traditional part of its country? They need it for the only thing they ever used it for: as a Picks Letter AtoZ A perfect gift for any occasion or just for the love of giving. A slim, graceful 2" letter makes a charming pendant with a 24" chain. All in sterling silver $14.00 other personalized items available in 14kt Gold GEORGE OIIRENSTEIN JEWELERS, Ltd. • Certified Horologist • Graduate Gemologist • Goldsmiths • Precision Watches • Precious Stones HARVARD ROW SHOPPING CENTER' • 1 staging area for the invasion of Israel. Dr. Kissinger knows his history and he knows what he is doing. The State De- partment has delayed ship- ment of equipment to Israel while shipping arms to the Arab countries and arrang- ing for France to augment Russian arms to Egypt. Further, Kissinger has been urging congressmen and senators to threaten Israel with loss of American support if Israel does not give in. As a part of his Middle East "peace" campaign he allowed the PLO into New York. When Waldheim tried to bring the Vietcong to the United Nations, Dr. Kissinger said no — the United States will not is- sue visas. But for Arafat it was different. Except for our vote in the United Na- tions for the record, we made no real effort to keep them out. It matters not to our State Department how hei- nous their crirnes. What does matter is that King Faisal, Saudi Arabia's abso- lute monarch, supports the terrorists and he controls a good portion of the world's oil supply. Kissinger's "peace" pro- gram after Israel's defense lines are destroyed is to force them to accept those that murder their children and promise to annihilate their country. HYMIE CUTLER HARVARD ROW MALL 24 Stores & Services 11 Mile & Lahser Lahser & 11 Mile—Ph. 353-3146 %IV WATER HEATERS ... For Particular People • Jetglas tank — exclusive ceramic porcelain-like coating • Galaxy burner — the top half of the 42 port burner is rust resistant stainless steel • Contoured flue baffle re- tards escaping hot combus- tion gases & effects effi- cient heat transfer at the tank core • Automatic control allow precision temperature set- tings • Five year guarantee 30 Gal. Gas $99.95 40 Gal. Gas $109.95 52 Gal. Elec. $119.95 A&J PLUMBING Contractors 476-0732 'Between You . and Me' Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA (Copyright 1975, MA, Inc.) MARCH OF TIME: The pressures of a changing world and of changing Jewish needs are mounting now upon Jewish federations in this country. They are also mounting upon the Council of Jewish Federations and Wel- fare Funds, the central body of the organized Jewish com- munities in the United States and Canada. As the association of these communities, the CJFWF is the joint instrument of what is now a $725 million enter- prise. That amount raised by the Federations, together with other income from the latter's beneficiaries, actually repre- sents total annual expenditures of over $1.5 billion, involv- ing many problems. Priorities are changing. New needs are emerging. Infla- tion is playing no small role in budgets of organizations and institutions depending to a great extent on allocations. Lo- cal federations are now turning more and more for in- creased advice and guidance to the CJFWF. CJFWF GUIDANCE: The Council of Jewish Federa- tions and Welfare Funds, which serves close to 800 commu- - nities embracing 95 percent of the Jewish population in the U.S. and Canada, is alert to the changes which time imposes on Jewish communal life. Through visits of its staff to indi- vidual communities, it helps them to tailor assistance to the concerns and circumstances of each community. One of the steps on which the CJFWF now lays special stress is to as- sist federations in developing endowment funds. Endow- ment funds are considered potential resources of hundreds of millions of dollars that can be attracted in gifts to the Jewish communities, beyond the contributions to annual campaigns. They can thus be of special benefit for emer- gency needs and creative services. _ To help the communities in adjusting their allocations and in achieving the greatest impact on the most press- ing needs — the CJFWF provides the local federations with anaylses of the programs of 60 major national and overseas agencies to which the communities grant funds. Its Large City Budgeting Conference reviews the budgets of 26 major national Jewish agencies — including the American Jewish Congress, American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League, United Hias, ORT, Jewish Telegraphic Agency — and makes the necessary recommendations to all federa- tions for allocations. Budget information is provided by the CJFWF to com- munity leaders also on the United Jewish Appeal, United Israel Appeal and the Joint Distribution Committee. The CJFWF also stimulates active participation of community leaders in the Jewish Agency for Israel, which receives its funds from the federations through the United Jewish Ap- peal for immigration, absorption and other human needs in Israel. DOMESTIC PROBLEMS: The major domestic prob- lems include strengthening the quality of Jewish life, espe- cially in the field of Jewish education and Jewish family relations, and care for the constantly increasing number of Jewish aged. Enrollment in Jewish schools has been declining. It is now affected by the economic crisis which prevents many parents from sending their children to Jewish schools where tuition is comparatively high. Similarly, Jewishness is declining in the Jewish family. The fact that there have been no comprehensive, systematic programs for the pur- pose of strengthening the quality of Jewish life in the Jew- ish home is considered a serious gap in communal life. The CJFWF is now seeking, through its Institute for Jewish Life, to create and develop innovative programs ad- dressed to gaps and inadequacies in Jewish education, in the Jewish family and home, and in other fields of Jewish life. It also assists communities in establishing college youth and faculty. Yiddish, the language which will ever bear witness to the violence and murder inflicted on us, bear the marks of our expulsions from land to land, the lan- guage which absorbed the wails of the fathers, the la- ments of the generations, the poison and bitterness of history, the language whose precious jewels are the un- dried, uncongealed Jewish tears. — 1— 1 c HAL GORDON Musical Entertainment Big Bands or Small Combos 626-3346 J The Creative Touch in Fine Photography I. 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