48 Friday, April 25, 1975
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Allied Jewish Campaign Nears Wind-Up
Robert St. John at Closing Rally .. .
Hirschmann at Sunday's Report Meeting
Well known author and
journalist Robert St. John
will be the guest speaker at
the. closing meeting of the
1975 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign:Israel Emergency
Fund, announced general
chairmen Richard Sloan
and Arthur Howard.
A community reception
and cocktail party hosted by
the Campaign officers will
be held 7:45 p.m. Wednes-
day at Temple Beth El.
St. John, long interested
in the Middle East, has aut-
hored 19 books and is the bi-
ographer of David Ben-Gur-
ion, Abba Eban, and Gamal
Abdul Nasser.
St. John first came to na-
tional attention during -
World War II when he
broadcast for NBC from the
Balkans.
"We encourage attend-
ance at this 'final 1975
Campaign event," said
Sloan. "The evening meet-
ing will celebrate the ex-
pected success of our
workers and leadership
during this year's Cam-
paign."
ported the birth of Israel,
the hostilities in 1956, dur-
ing the Six-Day War, and
the Yom Kippur War in
1973.
Founder of radio sta-
tions WOR, Newark, N.J.,
and WABF, New York,
Hirschmann has also been
vice president of Bloom-
ingdales and Saks Fifth
Avenue.
Additional information
regarding reservations and
tickets to the closing meet-
ing is available from the
Campaign office, 965-3939.
Admission to the evening
meeting will be by ticket
only.
American diplomat and
journalist Ira Hirschmann
will speak to Campaign
workers- at the final report
meeting 9:45 a.m. Sunday at
the United Hebrew Schools.
Hirschmann is an author-
ity and author of several
A noted lecturer and books on the Middle East
commentator in press and and European political
on radio, St. John also re- movements.
During their March visit
to Israel, St. John's wife,
Ruth, requested to be taken
along on a visit to the Israel-
Lebanon frontier, because
after 10 years of marriage
.to a war correspondent she
had never seen a war zone.
Their Israeli driver fol-
lowed the northernmost
road behind an Israeli half,
track, and Mrs. St. John saw
a Lebanese tank a short dis-
tance across the border
training its gun at their
jeep. The driver reassured
her that the Lebanese never
fired on Israel. Only the ter-
rorists caused trouble.
A few minutes later they
turned on the radio news
broadcast, and discovered
that Lebanese army units
had been shelling the area.
Mrs. St. John i was able to
see her first glimpse of war
•as several shells landed
within their view during the
day.
At the report meeting
Division chairmen will give
progress reports on Cam-
paign pledges received and
yet to be secured.
"People attending this
important meeting should
remember to set their clocks
ahead Saturday night be-
cause Michigan returns to
day-light saving time," said
Howard. "We hope that our
Campaign workers will be
able to report record-break-
ing totals for 1975 at Sun-
day's meeting."
Representatives of the
nine Divisions of Detroit's
Allied Jewish Campaign-Is-
rael Emergency Fund heard
a pledge total of $15,200,199
announced at last Sunday
morning's report meeting.
pledges made to the Cam-
paign in 10 days.
"It is obvious," said gen-
eral chairman Richard
Sloan, "that we have a mass _
solicitation job ahead of us.
There are at least -6,000 con-
tributors who have not yet
made their 1975 commit- -
ment. Our success in reach-
ing these people and in tell-
ing them of otir Campaign
needs will -determine
whether Detroit has an or-
dinary or a really good Cam-
paign this year."
Chairman Arthur How-
ard emphasized the need for
intensified efforts - during
the remaining days - before
the Campaign's close.
our
-"The remainder
Campaign . . . those contri-
butors who have not yet
pledged . . . is the equiva-
lent of the total campaigns
in many cities. When you
stop to think that what's
facing us is what some com-
munities achieve only in a
complete year's work, the
enormity of the job becomes
very apparent. Divisions
will be holding telethons
between now and the clos-
ing meeting Wednesday."
Sloan pointed out that
"More than 90 percent of
our current 1975 contribu-
tors have either increased
their gifts or maintained
their_ high level of giving
from the 1974 Emergency
Campaign."
Also reporting at the
meeting was associate
chairman Dr. Leon Fill, who
with four other Campaign
leaders had attended a spe-
cial United Jewish Appeal
regional meeting in Chicago
last -Thursday.
-along with Federa-
-
tion executive vice-president
William Avrunin, UJA pres-
ident Paul Zuckerman, and
UJA Young Leadership
Cabinet members Stanley
The increase of nearly Frankel and Joel Gershen-
$450,000 since the Cam- son, met with Jewish
paign's opening on April 9 Agency director Moshe Riv-
represented 1,831 new lin and Israel foreign minis-
ter Yigal Allon.
Fill reported that Allon
expressed the tremendous
Listing Report Meeting Totals
need which the Jews in Is-_
rael need for reassurance
that Diaspora Jewry is
united behind them in these
crucial times. He also talked
about the results of the
breaking off of the negotia-
tions between Israel and
Egypt. •
The Chicago meeting was
one of five held as part of
the UJA effort to complete
the campaigns around the
country.
Guest speaker Amos
Elon, who is an Israeli jour-
nalist and a former Wash-
ington, D. C., correspondent
for the Israe'i newspaper
Haaretz, tarxd about the
feelings of the average Is-
raeli following the dissolu-
General chairman Richard Sloan, shown left, tions of the Kissinger-shut-
checked Sunday's report meeting agenda with chairman tle talks as well.
Arthur Howard, center, and associate chairman Merle
Harris while associate chairman Dr. Leon Fill, stand-
ing, stopped by the head table with a last-minute pledge.
Elon said that the Israeli
leaders today are "those of
the younger generation,
who have been hardened
by war and somewhat dis-
illusioned by the realities
of big power politics."
-Yet, Elon said, the leaders
are realistic to the point
where they are prepared to
"give a piece of territory for
a piece of peace."
7 `The main reaction in Is-
rael is a sense of great sad-
ness that the Kissinger di-
plomacy didn't work for we
are still mourning our dead
and tending our wounded."
Elon said, "It is the sup-
port of Jews like you . . . in
cities like this and in Europe
. . . that gives us strength.
You know, we Israelis pay
for the war and for the de-
fense efforts. The Cam-
, paigns enable us- to retain
the fiber of the quality of
life . . the culture, full em-
ployment, all those things
which make life worth liv-
ing."
dustrial and Automotive;
Milton Barnett, Real Estate
and Building ;Trades; Food,
- Thomas I. Klein; Profes-
sional Division, Dr. Milton
Goldrath; Junior Division,
Edward Lumberg; Metro-
politan, Morris Asher; and
Women's Division, Shirley
Harris.
In New York, the Council
of Jewish Federations and
Welfare Funds reported
that 106 federations and
welfare funds across the
country have raised over
$295 million so far, 8.6 per-
cent shy of the same mark
in the peak 1974 campaign
year. Close to two-thirds of
major gifts were reported as
"Besides the material
benefits which UJA pro-
vides, I wish that I could
tell you the boost in morale
which the knowledge of
meetings like this give to
the average Israeli."
Reporting for their Divi-
sions at Sunday's meeting
were Robert E. Schwartz,
Mercantile, and Joseph Gar-
son of ServiceszArts and
Crafts: Philip Minkin of In-
maintaining or increasing
their pledge lines.
Edward Sanders-, chair-
man of the CJF's Campaign
Services Committee, hailed
"the outstanding -ach^,,e-
ments of the America - •
ish community • for :•.s
strong support for priority
needs.
"In the light of the cur-
rent economic climate,"
Sanders added, "the results
are a credit to communities
and to the commitment of
the American Jewish com-
munity. In the face of eco-
nomic unrest and the reces-
sion, we are continuing to
move ahead on new plateaus
of giving." --
Soviets Renew Their Offers
to Guarantee Mideast Peace
NEW YORK —. Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei
Gromyko Wednesday re-
peated Soviet offers to pro-
vide Israel with `-`the stric-
test guarantees" to its right
to - independent existence if
Israel will return all the
Arab occupied territories
she has gained since the Six
Day War.
• Speaking at a Kremlin
dinner for guest Syrian For-
eign MiniSter Abdel Halim
Khaddam, Gromyko said
the guarantees warld allow
peace for all the states in
the Middle- East.
He also called for an early
resumption of the Geneva
peace conference.
The Soviets have long de-
manded that Israel return
to her pre-1967 borders, but
Israeli leaders have been
wary of foreign guarantees
for keeping peace in the re-
gion.
Federation Women Set Annual Meeting
The Women's Division of
the Jewish Welfare Federa-
tion will hold its annual
meeting noon May 21 at
Cong. Beth Achim.
"This year's meeting will
celebrate the joint anniver-
saries of the United Jewish
Charities (75th) and the ,
Jewish Welfare Federation
(50th)," announced Worn- ,
en's DiVision President Shir-
ley Harris.
"At the meeting, we will
reminisce about women's
vital role in aiding people
through our organized Jew-
ish community," said meet-
ing chairman Esther Jones.
"Our innovative and inform-
ative multi-media show will
display historical slides and
photographs of division ac-
tivities as well as taped rec-
ollections by Jewish com-
munity leaders."
"Included in the presen-
tation will be a report by
Campaign chairman Ruth
Broder on the achieve-
ments of the- 1975 Allied
Jewish Campaign-Isriiel
Emergency Fund," said
Mrs. Harris.
The by-laws committee of
the division will propose
amendments to the organi-
zation's constitution and
bylaws. Recommendations
to be voted on at the annual
meeting are the addition of
all former Women's Divi-
sion presidents on the board
of directors; an increase in
malle1110.-
the nominating committee
to continue as representa-
tives from the Women's Di-
vision to Federation's board
of governors.
Nominated. for re-election
to the board of directors are
Bernice Deutsch, Jean
Frankel, Baylee Franklin,
Doris Lee Goldman, Caro-
lyn Greenberg, Nancy
Hirsch, Marion Pierce, Leah
Snider and Mildred Weiss.
Nominees to the division
board for a first term of
three years are Vivian
Deutsch, use Doner, Edith
Mittenthal, Rosalind Schiff,
SHIRLEY HARRIS
Diane Shekter and Frieda
the number of regularly- Stollman.
elected directors by two per
Nominated for re
year, until 1977 when the to- tion to the Advisory
-
tal will reach 54 such mem- ice Council are Goldie Ad-
bers; and the inclusion of ler, Phyllis Allen, Diane
the immediate past division Hauser, Pauline Jackson
president on the executive and Dorothy Karbel. New
committee.
Council nominees are
The meeting agenda also Marion Handleman and
calls for an election of the Blanche Pollack.
division's board of governors
Helen Rice heads the
and officers.
Mrs. Harris has been re- nominating committee as-
nominated for president. sisted by Linda Klein, Re-
Nominated for vice presi- nee Mahler, Marion Pierce,
dents are Ruth Broder, Car- Frieda Stollman, Donna
olyn Greenberg, Bernice Slatkin and Barbara Wach-
Greenberg and Leah Snider. ler.
For reservations to the
Doris Lee Goldman has
annual
meeting, call the
been slated to be recording
secretary and Jean Fran- .Federation office, 965-3939.
There is a charge for a buf-
kel. elected for correspond-
fet lunch.
ing secretary.
Women who contributed
Mrs. Harris and Frieda
to the Campaign are invited.
Stollman were named by