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Klal Yisrael, the commu-
nity of Israel."
Steinberg and Canvasser,
in their evaluations of the
Detroit efforts to unify the
congregational functions,
took into account the needs
for expansive memberships
and told of the concerns by
all factions in Detroit Jewry
for the formation of the new
body.
Canvasser quoted figures
to show that a majority of
American Jews are not affi-
liated with synagogues, and
Steinberg joined with him
in expressing the dedication
of the new body in efforts to
centralize the community,
with the synagogue as the
major function, and to
strive for congregational
enrollments, regardless
whether the synagogues are
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Officers elected in addi-
tion to Steinberg are: vice
presidents Nelson Dembs of
Cong. Beth Abraham-Hillel
and Gerald Rosenbloom of
Adat Shalom Synagogue,
treasurer David Hermelin
of Cong. Shaarey Zedek and
secretary Bernard Linden of
Temple Israel. Steinberg is
affiliated with Shaarey Ze-
dek.
The new Detroit move-
ment for coordination and
centralization of synagogue
needs and activities gained
in strength here with the af-
filiation of the Cantors As-
sociation with the new coun-
cil.
As a mark of participa-
tion, the cantors had their
roles at the formalization.
Cantors Jacob Barkin of
Shaarey Zedek and Louis
Klein of Bnai Moshe pre-
sented a most impressive
program of selections in
which they appeared as so-
loists and as a duet, with
Cantor Shalom Kalib of
Beth Moses at the piano.
Cantor Shabtai Ackerman
of Beth Abraham-Hillel led
in the Benshen.
Rabbi Irwin Groner of
Shaarey Zedek, who in-
stalled the officers, defined
the need for the new council
and commended the leaders
of the local movement.
Rabbi Richard Hertz of
Temple Beth El spoke with
equal enthusiasm about the
need for synagogue coordi-
nation in his brief opening
prayer.
The community-wide in-
terest in the new Synagogue
Council became apparent in
the address to the Tuesday
evening formative assembly
by Jewish Welfare Federa-
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tron. Federation Executive that have been shown over
Vice President William alleged increases in anti-
Avrunin was among the din- Semitism after the Yom
ner meeting attendees.
Kippur War, Rabbi Sieg-
Rabbi Siegman described man stated:
"My point is not to dis-
the changes that have taken
place in federation-syn- pute these fears, but rather
to suggest that—uncon-
agogue relations.
sciously or otherwise—
"Until recently, federa- these organizations seem to
tion was seen as the place have reverted to the one is-
for doing Jewish civics, sue that gave content and
without having to face some purpose to Jewish life in
of the troublesome ques- America before the appear-
tions raised by Synagogue ance of the state: the strug-
affiliation.
gle against anti-Semitism.
"Of course, it won't work.
"I stress the qualifying
phrase, "until recently", be- The fear of anti-Semitism
cause one cannot deny that imagined or real, is no more
interesting and even excit- viable a foundation for
ing changes have come American Jewish existen
about in the thinking and in the 1970s than is ti .
ideology of federation lead- heady, intoxicating experi-
ership. The ideological dif- ence of a heroic Jewish mili-
ferences that have tradition- tary machine following 2,-
ally divided synagogues and 000 years of Jewish
federations happily have impotence."
"To put it bluntly, we
narrowed considerably.
have permitted Jewish life
"But the new Jewish con- to be emptied of all real con-
sciousness to be found in tent. In so many ways, we
federations, the new quest have told the Jewish com-
for Jewish meaning and munity that Jewish identity
purpose, has in some ways is sufficiently expressed by
intensified the conflict with contributing to UJA, writ-
the synagogue, rather than ing to Congressmen and
led to reconciliation.
Senators, and turning out to
"For all too often federa- rallies to protest the plight
tions are bypassing the of Soviet Jews.
"For all of their import-
rabbi and the synagogue
when they promote reli- ance, these activities do not
gious, educational, and cul- define the substance and
tural projects. In the organi- content of the Jewish exper-
zation of the CJFWF ience. Jewish life cannot be
Institute for Jewish Life, reduced to protest and phi-
for example, or the various lanthropy, to geshrei and
week-end retreats and lead- shnorerei, and yet hope to
ership training programs, retain the loyalty and devo-
there is an implied assump- tion of a new generation
tion that the religious com- that in many ways is more
munity and its traditional sensitive, intelligent and
institutions have failed, and idealistic than preceding
are therefore to be by- ones."
Commendations for their
passed.
labors in organizing the
"There is no effort to council were expressed at
create connections between the conclusion of the meet-
these activities—which ing to Kalman Black of Bnai
should be welcomed and Moshe, who served as execu-
encouraged—and the struc- tive director, Irwin Klar of
tures of institutional reli- Beth Abraham-Hillel and
gious life."
Robert Canvasser of Temple
Disputing the concerns Beth El.

Syrian Report Is Questionable

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A
government official said
that the latest information
from Syria indicated that
an improvement has taken
place in the situation of Syr-
ian Jews who are now given
the same treatment as other
minorities in that country.
But the report by Max
Waron of the Foreign Minis-
try was received with skep-
ticism by some members of
the Council for Jews in Arab
Countries to which it was
addressed.
Likud MK Menahem
Yadid said that the reports
from Syria were "cos-
metics" applied by Presi-
dent Hafez Assad and
chided the Foreign Ministry
for being "taken in" by Syr-
ian propaganda.
Waron said the im-
proved treatment of Jews
in Syria was probably a
result of the pressure of
world openion on the Da-
mascus regime. He said
evidence of improvement
was contained in letters
received from Syrian Jews
who reported that they

were no longer the targets
of violence.
Meanwhile, Supreme
Court Justice Haim Cohen
announced that he was re-
signing as chairman of the
Council for Jews in Arab
Countries after serving five
years in that office. He said
he was leaving because he
believed that the post should
be rotated.
But sources said that
Cohen was fed up with the
inactivity of the Council
since its secretary, Dr. Eddi
Kaufman, left to spend a
year abroad.

Israel Jails Arab
for Sabotage Role

TEL AVIV — Bilal Abid
el Mohsen Kareem of Gaza
was sentenced to 22 years in
prison by an Israeli military
court for sabotage during
the October War.
Kareem, 22, was con-
victed of blowing up a Gaza
railway line. The court said
he was a member of the Pa-
lestine Liberation Organiza-
tion.

