56 Friday, November 19, 1976 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Educational, Social Needs Tackled at CJF General Assembly . (Continued from Page 1) 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 1 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.