56 Friday, November 19, 1976
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Educational, Social Needs Tackled at CJF General Assembly
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demands for settlement
in the United States or
elsewhere.
Eugene Gold, Brooklyn
U. S. Attorney and one
of the top leaders in
movements in support of
Russian Jewry, supple-
mented the Fisher dec-
laration with an appeal
for action, for public de-
monstrations, stating that
Russia is vulnerable to
protests and criticisms.
There was also the em-
phasis on the need to keep
impressing members of
Congress on the need for
aid to the movement in
Russian Jewry's behalf. In
this fashion, Fisher said,
the maximizing of emigra-
tion can be effected since it
will encourage the grant-
ing of more visas for
emigres to the U.S.
The more than 2,000
CJF General Assembly
delegates were seriously
engaged in evaluating
the welfare needs and in
formulating policies af-
fecting the elderly, the
Jewish school systems
and other social service
programs.
Policies for CJF actions
were especially formu-
lated in the reports by
CJF President Jerrold C.
Hoffberger and the CJF
executive vice president,
Philip V. Bernstein.
In his summation,
Hoffberger, who was re-
elected president, urged
the Jewish community
leaders from the U.S. and
Canada to always keep in
mind five principles:
maintaining and nourish-
ing Jewish cultural iden-
tity — that identity which
rejects mediocrity; pro-
viding more meaningful
involvement for young
people; reaching the "un-
affiliated" segments of
the population; maintain-
ing moral pressure on the
federal government re-
garding its policy on un-
employment and the need
for a national health care
Publishers Commend Expanded
JTA Services; Honor Ga. Editor
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1'4.
PHILADELPHIA —
Expanded news and fea-
ture services of the
Jewish Telegraphic
Agency were highly
commended last Friday
at the mid-year conven-
tion of the American
Jewish Press Association,
held here under the
chairmanship of the
AJPA president, Robert
Cohn of St. Louis.
Murray Zukoff, who
has been elevated to the
chief editorship of the
JOHN KAYSTON
JTA, and John Kayston,
newly-elected JTA execu- raelite of Atlanta, who was
tive vice president, who honored for his services in
addressed the session, absentia at the General
were welcomed as as- Assembly of the Council of
sociate members of the Jewish Federations and
AJPA.
Welfare Funds. AJPA
There was special added its acclaim to
commendation for the Rosenberg in recognition
extensive coverage of the of his pioneering efforts in
Presidential election and
its aftermath by Joseph Jewish journalism.
Honors also were ex-
Pollakoff, JTA White
tended to the following
House correspondent.
The publishers paid who won the 1976 Boris
special honor to Adolph Smolar Awards:
Rosenberg, for 35 years
Berthold Gaster, co-
editor of the Southern Is- publisher and managing
editor of the Connecticut
Jewish Ledger; Janice
MURRY ZUCKOFF
Arnold of the Chronicle
Review in Toronto; Herb
Brin, editor-publisher of
the Heritage-Southwest
Jewish Press in Los
Angeles; the staff of the
Baltimore Jewish Times,
headed by Charles
Buerger, publisher, and
Gary Rosenblatt, editor;
Martin Levin, editor,
Winnipeg Jewish Post;
Frank Wundohi, editor,
Philadelphia Exponent;
Robert Cohn, editor, St.
Louis Jewish Light; and
Jakki Sayan, assistant
editor, St. Louis Jewish
Light.
program; and continued General Assembly on
moral pressure on the is- Saturday that "a major
sues of Israel and Soviet anti-Semitic world cam-
Jewry.
paign is underway" and
Hoffberger called for he urged Jews to fight
the establishment of a back.
North American Jewish
civil service composed of
He said American pol-
highly-motivated, trained icy is directly influenced
and skilled workers for the by the degree to which
welfare of the community. American Jews voice
Bernstein called on support for Israel, and he
local federations to be called for a massive
prepared to deal with the Jewish reaction to last
changes that will come in week's United Nations
the decade ahead. He said Security Council consen-
that new programs will be sus agreement on Israel's
needed "to assure the administered territories.
Jewishness of the Jewish
family and home, the
Synagogue-federation
quality of Jewish educa- relationships
were given
tion and especially the special consideration
and
highest quality of Jewish
a session devoted to the
educators, new patterns need
for greater consid-
of closer cooperation with eration
indicated an in-
synagogues ; comprehen-
creased
cooperative ef-
sive community services
for the elderly and fort in that direction in
greater involvement of many communities. In
university faculty and addition to the 33 rabbis
students in community who were chosen as rep-
resentatives of that
responsibility."
Bernstein declared number of leading com-
that support for Israel munities there were
will have to go beyond re- many additional synal
representatives
sisting the attacks upon gogue
and rabbis at the ses-
the Jewish state to help : sions.
Richard C.
ing it "build the model so- Hertz of Dr.
Temple Beth El,
ciety of social justice, in- the Detroit rabbinic rep-
tellectual greatness, sci- resentative, addressed
entific excellence and several of the sessions.
spiritual liberty that are
its true meaning and
Distinguished Jewish
purpose."
scholars participated in
Israeli Ambassador to the sessions and principal
the United Nations speakers included Dr.
Chaim Herzog told the Robert Gordis, Dr. How-
JERROLD HOFFBERGER
and Sachar, Rabbi Jacob
Agus and a score of promi-
nent academicians.
The five-day General
Assembly was not limited
to discussions of welfare
needs for the aged and
underprivileged, or ques-
tions relating to the edu-
cational programs, recre-
ational and other needs,
but also to the cultural
needs on the highest
level. Yiddish and He-
brew literature and the
building of Jewish lib-
raries, traditional and
rabbinic lore and many
other subjects were sub-
jects of special seminars
in which scores of youth
and their elders partici-
pated.
It was an assembly of
representative American
Jews held at a high level.
Detroiters' Major Roles at CJF
PHILADELPHIA —
Major roles were as-
signed and fulfilled by
Detroit delegates at the
CJF General Assembly.
In addition to George
Zeltzer, who was named
chairman of the Large
City Budgeting Confer-
ence and who is an active
leader in the National
Foundation for Jewish
Culture, a number of
Greater Detroit delegates
participated actively and
addressed numerous as-
sembly sessions. Most
impressive is the follow-
ing list of Detroit par-
ticipants in many of the
sessions:
Mandell Berman, Mrs.
Morris J. Brandwine,
Martin E. Citrin, Samuel
Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. Sol
Drachler, Dr. Leon Fill,
Mr. and ,Mrs. Max M.
Fisher, Joseph Garson,
Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Greenberg, Mrs. Merle
Harris and • Rabbi
Richard C. Hertz.
Also Alan D. Kandel,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Lerner, Mrs. Stuart R.
Mittenthal, Mrs. Norman
H. Rosenfeld, Irwin
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Slomovitz, Mr. and Mrs.
Joel D. Tauber and Bruce
E. Thal.
Israeli Universities to Resume Jewish Media SerVice, Historical
Expansion Despite Limitations
JERUSALEM — Is-
rael's universities will re-
sume a gradual expan-
sion of student body, staff
and research facilities for
the next three years, de-
spite limited resources,
the chairman of the
Council for Higher Edu-
cation, Prof. Natan
Rotenstreich, told news-
men in Jerusalem re-
cently.
The rate of growth, cal-
culated at 3 to 5 per cent
each year, is necessary to
keep institutions func-
tioning at a reasonable
level, he said.
In absorbing staff, in-
stitutions would seek a
"balance" between im-
migrants and native Is-
raelis. The cost for expan-
sion over the three-year
period was estimated at
IL150 million (18 million).
The council, which ac-
credits degree-granting
institutions, is a non-
government body with
status similar to that of the
Broadcasting Authority.
Asked about recent
staff dismissals because
of budget cuts,
Rotenstreich said the
council had "insisted on
protecting the younger
academic staff" in
negotiations with the
heads of institutions; but
it was the latter who had
the final say in firing.
He noted that the ad-
ministrative staff, which
seems to "grow faster"
than the academic staff,
also includes technical
workers such as libra-
rians — not only clerks.
Calling physical de-
velopment of campuses
the "edifice complex," he
said that some plans had
perhaps been "excessive."
However, this year the
development budget was
used only to complete pro-
jects already begun.
More than 50,000 stu-
dents will study at the
seven universities this
year — about the same
number as last year,
Rotenstreich said.
Society Acquire 31 Yiddish Films
WELLESLEY, - Mass. ing and scholarly use. At berg of Clearwater, Fla.,
— Concerned for the pre- the same time, films and Henry and Edith
servation and effective selected for their out Everett of Brooklyn. N.Y.
educational use of a price-
educational or
Some of the films,
less legacy from the re- entertainment value will
cent Jewish past, the undergo extensive tech- though requiring further
Jewish Media Service of nical rehabilitation and technical renovation, are
the Council of Jewish be supplied with new En- in good enough condition
to go out on loan. Rer
Federations and Welfare glish subtitles.
information is availd ,
Funds and the American
The acquisition of these
Jewish Historical Society films was funded by from the Jewish Media
have together acquired Charles and Isa Ruten- Service, 65 William St.,
Wellesley, Mass., 02181.
the largest existing col-
lection of films to have
been made in the Yiddish
language.
Hitherto in private
hands, the collection in-
cludes such classics as
"The Dybbuk," "The
Vow," "Tevye," "Mirele
Efros,,' "Uncle Moses,"
and "Green Fields," along
with 25 other feature-
length films made in Po-
land and the United
States during the 1930's
and '40's.
Prints and negatives of
all the films will be depo-
Maurice Schwartz, center, is shown in "Tevye," one
sited in sealed archives of the films acquired by the Jewish Media Service and
for permanent safekeep- American Jewish Historical Society.