THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS November 28, 1975 35 Unified U.S. Jewry Acts to Aid and Protect Israel, Solidify Moves to Defy Anti-Semites, Strengthen Cultural Values; Hoffberger Elected CJF President By Jewish News Special Correspondent Israel's protection, the con- tinued development of provi- sions for a strengthened Is- rael economy and measures for the advancement of the cultural and social welfare needs in hundreds of Jewish communities, at the 44th General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federa- tions and Welfare Funds, held here for a five-day pe- riod. The 3,400 delegates from communities in nearly all of the states in the Union marked the largest assem- bly of spokesmen for the Jews of America, and their' decisions, emphasized by unanimity, embraced soli- darity for Israel, rejection of all forms of bigotry marked by the new anti- . Semitism that emerged at the United Nations, and reaffirmations of decisions. to give new priorities to Jewish educational efforts by American Jewry. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — American Jewry attained the highest rank in unifica- tion of communal tasks for MOVIE GUIDE Americana Complex 1, 2, 3, 4 Greenfield N. of 9 Mile 559-2730 I THEATERS IN ONE BUILDING %led. MATINEES ALL THEATERS—I Show only at 1:00— $l "JAWS" (PG) "DOG DAY AFTERNOON" (R) "MR. QUILP" "ROOSTER COGBURN" (PG) The General Assembly, at its banquet session Sat- urday night, at the Deau- ville Hotel, elected Jerold C. "Chuck" Hoffberger president. • "AIRPORT 1975" (PG) BERKLEY Long prominent in com- munal and public affairs, both nationally and in Balti- more, Hoffberger is chair- man of the CJF's Institute for Jewish Life, a national chairman of the United Jewish Appeal and member of its national cabinet, a member of the board of gov- ernors of the Assembly of the Jewish Agency for Is- rael, and the boards of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and the Associated Jewish Charities and Welfare Fund of Baltimore. 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Field — was among, the newly-elected members of the CJF board of directors The CJF General Assem- bly sessions were marked by deeply moving experiences occasioned by the organized communities' declarations of solidarity with embattled Israel, by the sense of hor- ror that emerged from the barbarities at the UN and resulting from inspired messages from Israeli and other overseas guests at the General Assembly sessions. The keynote for the in- spirational experiences was sounded at the open- ing session and the contin- uing sessions by the retir- ing president of the CJF, Raymond Epstein of Chi- cago. Calling for the streamlining of the pre- sent structure, Epstein urged "responsible in- volvement in accountabil- ity so that the right voices are heard at the right time on the right issues." Epstein did not suggest a centralization of a specific voice for U.S. Jewry, but in his approach to the basic issues he recalled the con- cerns that are expressed over duplication of efforts by national civic protective agencies and implied a need for abandonment of such ov- erlapping. "A new and unprece- dented effort of redirection and reorganization is re- quired," he stated, also ad- vising "that this must_be done planfully, that estab- lished structure and pro- grams must bend to the ex- pressed sentiments of the community and that we must emerge with instru- ments more suited to the times and more capable of resolving the issues that confront us. And this can be brought about only by strong individual and insti- tutional leadership." Stating that he is not call- ing for merger and greater centralization, "although some of that is clearly de- sired", he urged American Jewish leadership to har- been to this point. Our ness all its forces in a recog- agenda now demands new nition and acceptance of re- input on the local and na- sponsibility to the tional levels." In solving this issue, community and authority to speak and act within what- Zeltzer defined five areas: ever limits the community • The intertwining of Jewish education and cul- sets. In his appeal for greater ture on a wider rather and more effective and more than limited level. coordinated Jewish leader- • Changes in local com- munities whereby they can ship, Epstein said: • - We must consider our relate effectively to one an , overlapping structures so as other in treating the total to get things accomplished personality, in the school- room, in the family, in the most economically. • We must improve Is- camp, in the center and in rael-Diaspora communica- the campaign. tions for both national and • Elimination of frag- mentation among national local organizations. • We must develop more organizations and the devel- effective national planning opment of more adequate for the Council and its mem- communications among ber federations with syna- them. • Working with agencies gogal bodies and with other national and overseas Jew- outside of the Federation system to use all Jewish re- ish agencies. • We must explore im- sources most effectively. • Involvement of the provement in the delivery of national service to our com- most effective lay, profes- munities in the fields of sional and academic leader- Jewish education and cul- ship to meet this unprece- ture essential ingredients dented challenge. Zeltzer called on the dele- in our search for greater Jewish identity, greater gates on their return to Jewish commitment, for the their communities from the preservation and survival of General Assembly delibera- tions "to begin a wide-range our children as Jews. Epstein noted that "many discussion" as to their role of our young people are des- in "embarking on this part- perately looking for some- nership quest". Stressing thing to cling to in an age- of that it is "an idea whose atomic and moral uncer- time has come", he noted tainty — and turning to that the American Jewish their Jewish roots in a quest community has the "means" and is "blessed with the re- for identity." A major task that was sources and the capacity for under consideration at the such a change". The most deeply moving General Assembly was the review of the status of the appeals for action were Jewish school system and sounded by Israel Ambassa- the future of educational dor to the U.S. Simha Din- tasks in Jewish communi- itz, Prof. Yehuda Bauer, di- rector of the Institute of ties. George M. Zeltzer, vice Contemporary Jewry at the president of- the Jewish Wel- Hebrew University; speaker fare Federation of Detroit, of the Knesset Yisrael Yes- who headed the special com- hayahw, Dr. Abram L. Sa- mittee on planning for Jew- char, Chief Rabbi Moses ish education and culture, Rosen of Romania and a gave a resume of tasks thus number of American lead- far pursued and urged ers who are vitally enrolled stronger cooperation be- in efforts in Israel's behalf. Ambassador Dinitz, who tween all existing move- ments devoted to the educa- made an emergency trip to tional needs. He pointed out the General Assembly on that federations are spend- Friday, appealed for soli- ing annually $250 million in darity with Israel, urged the field of education, cul- increased tourism as a ture, campus and Jewish kinship symbol with the community centers, and $20 Israelis and appealed to million is allocated annually the youth to participate in for formal Jewish educa- Israel's upbuilding and to tion. - go to Israel this summer in He did not come to the as- the tens of thousands in a sembly with a definite for- spirit of brotherhood. Dinitz expressed the hope mula but urged that "we must embark together on a that a million Jews will go new partnership which con- to Israel this year. He added sists of a new national in- a plea for greater educa- strument which will provide tional efforts in Jewish com- a new level of leadership, a munities everywhere as a means of assuring knowl- new quality and integration edgeabilitv about the Jew- of services." "The Federations here ish past and present in all _today must accept their Jewish ranks. Dr. Bauer's scholarly role of greater responsibil- analysis of conditions that ity and new leadership in the field of education and have led to the Holocaust, culture. We can no longer the aftermath and the cur- stand by and leave the rent needs for filial Jewish field to be as fragmented actions led him to give spe- and as inadequate as it has cial emphasis to the need for greater Aliya. He said that the settlement in Israel of 25,000 American Jews yearly would be the greatest boon to Jewish defense and national upbuilding. Romanian Jewry was de- scribed by Rabbi Rosen as a community that has at- tained normal existence after the horrors imposed by Nazism. He said that the 60,000 Jews now residing in Romania are continuing their existience as a commu- nity with synagogues and schools and the right to live as Jews thanks to the assist- ance from the Joint Distri- bution Committee and the inspiration froth Israel where hundreds of thou- sands of Romanian Jews found refuge. The speaker of the Israel Knesset Yisrael Yeshay- ahu, here in the United States as the head of a sev- en-man delegation invited by both Houses of the Con- gress, in an address at the banquet, expressed the opinion that "these inter- parliamentary connec- tions which we will at- tempt to develop and broaden will become of great help to Israel and will help our government to obtain aid for Israel." . Addressing the closing banquet session, Saturday night, Dr. Sachar traced the growth of the American Jewish community in an address, "The Jewish Exper- ience in America — The Quest for Normalcy," which will be published as the Herbert R. Abales Memo- rial Lucture of the CJF. - Another guest who spoke at the banquet was Lionel Leighton of London, a prominent British Jewish leader. 'Dr. Abram Sachar, chan- cellor of Brandeis Univer- sity, said that the American philosophy of assimilation has today been "replaced by the symphonic concept, ev- ery group bringing its own instrumental excellence, the contribution of its unique- ness. He said "the multitude of ethnic groups are now finding a new pride in their ancestral origin, their traditional folk ways and they're emphasizing them not only nostalgi- cally but with positive pride. This is especially true of the Jews who now form in the United States the largest and most po- werful Jewish community in its long history." Speaking on the relation- ship of Israel and American Jewry, Dr. Sachar said that "the emergence of Israel has added cultural richness to American Jewish life, just as the emergence of a free Ireland has added to the cul- tural treasures of Ameri- cans of Irish ancestry." Detroit and Flint repre- sentatives played notable (Continued on Page 38)