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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Special Singles Israel Tour

Boris Smolar's

`Between You
. . . and Me'

NEW YORK — Former

Foreign Minister Yigal
Allon and former Prime
Minister Golda Meir are
among the leading Israeli
figures who will meet with
Editor-in-Chief
participants in a "singles
Emeritus, JTA
convention," the first of its
kind, to be held in Israel
(Copyright 1978, JTA, Inc.)
July 31 through Aug. 14.
INSIDE JDC: Worldwide and diverse are the relief
The tour, arranged by the
programs conducted by the Joint Distribution Committee American Jewish Congress
in Jewish communities overseas. Many of them are known overseas travel program in
in detail to Jews in this country. However, there is hardly honor of its 20th anniver-
any awareness of the programs concerning the aid given by
sary, will bring together
JDC in the religious-cultural field.
American Jews and Israelis
Take for instance the JDC support to about 170 yeshivot
between the ages of 18 and
in Israel. These institutions have an enrollment of more
39. The American particip-
than 33,000. The subsidy which they get from JDC makes a
ants will have the opportun-
critical difference in their ability to function. Yet, how ity of meeting Israelis of the
many Jews in this country — even Orthodox Jews in- same age, interest and oc-
terested in yeshiva education — are aware of the fact that ,cupation while seeing the
JDC spends about $1,250,000 a year to help them in their
country.
existence?
In Jerusalem, during a
The JDC tradition of supporting yeshivot in Israel goes
back to 1914, when World War I broke out leaving the
Yishuv in Palestine — which was at that time under Tur-
kish rule — isolated from the Jewish communities in Rus-
sia and other European countries which were the main
providers of financial support for these houses of religious
learning. A dramatic appeal was cabled on Aug. 31, 1914 by
Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, the U.S. Ambassador to
Turkey, to American Jewish philanthropist Jacob Schiff,
urging immediate aid by American Jewry to the Yishuv.
The JDC leaders lost no time in responding to the call.
Since then, the yeshivot have become an important part of
the JDC relief program in Palestine and continue to be such
a part to this day in Israel.

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OLDEST JDC OPERATION: The tradition of the JDC
to help the yeshivot in Israel thus continues unbroken for
more than 60 years. This operation is the oldest and most
continuous in the JDC history. It is now being conducted
under the ditection of the JDC Religious-Cultural Commit-
tee of which the venerable Orthodox rabbi, Dr. Leo Jung, is
chairman. The committee, an advisory body, is composed of
leading American Jewish educators and rabbis.
• When yeshivot were transplanted from Europe to Israel,
as a result of the Holocaust, the JDC helped them re-
establish themselves in Israel. When Jewish emigration
from the Soviet Union to Israel started, the yeshivot in
Israel — with aid from JDC — developed special programs
to provide religious instruction to the new arrivals. Several
hundred newcomers from the Soviet Union are today enrol-
led as students in the programs. It is expected that some of
them will become spiritual leaders who will concentrate
mainly on immigrants from Russia.
The JDC also creates opportunities for yeshiva students
to learn vocational skills if they are not planning to become
religious functionaries.

Officials Decline
Salary Increase

Students Discuss
Aliya Decision

JERUSALEM (JTA) —
Premier Menahem Begin
and three other ministers
have announced they will
decline an 80 percent salary
increase awarded them by
the Knesset Finance Com-
mittee. The committee
proved the hike for minis-
ters, their deputies and
judges.
Experts said the increase
would cause a "domino" ef-
fect, with deputy ministers,
Knesseters and top civil
servants almost au-
tomatically following in
line to receive the same
hikes.
Finance Minister Simha
Ehrlich contended that de-
spite the committee's deci-
sion, the government would
be able to maintain its wage
policy with a proposed na-
tional ceiling on wage rises
of 15 percent.
The other three ministers
who declined salary hikes
were Deputy Premier
Yigael Yadin, Agriculture
Minister Ariel Sharon and
Minister-Without-Portfolio
Haim Landau. Observers
expected other ministers to
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NEW YORK — How re-
ligious Jewish students
cope with the challenge of
whether or not to make
aliya will be the focus of a
five-day national conven-
tion sponsored by Yavneh,
the National Religious
Jewish Students Associa-
tion.
American and Israeli
speakers will discuss the
"Aliya — Do We Have a
Choice?" at the convention
to be held at Camp
Moshava, Indian Orchard,
Pa., over Labor Day
weekend.

Genetic Diseases
Listed in Booklet

NEW YORK — The Na-
tional Foundation - for
Jewish Genetic Diseases
has published a fact- sheet
describing seven diseases
affecting Ashkenazi Jews.
The brochure describes
symptoms, characteristics,
statistics and treatment
currently available.
For a free copy, write
'NFJGD, 608 Fifth Ave.,
New
York 10020.
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BUY or LEASE

three-day "singles en-
counter," the American vis-
itors will be able to ex-
change ideas with their Is-
raeli counterparts in semi-
nars on religious pluralism
in Judaism and in Israel, Is-
rael's policy at home and
public relations abroad,
singles lifestyles in Israel
and America, and the
Jewish woman's role,
among other topics. The
seminars will be conducted
by top Israeli experts.
• Other events include re-
ceptions, dinners, dances
in
and
sightseeing
Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
The two-week tour will
also include visits to Tel
Aviv and the Golan
Heights, kibutzim and Arab
villages.

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MEET THE CANDIDATES FOR U.S. SENATE

Tuesday, July 25, 1978 at 8:00 P.M.

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK
27375 Bell Road, Southfield, Nil.

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AUGUST 8th IS AN IMPORTANT

PRIMARY ELECTION

MEET THE CANDIDATES FOR U.S. SENATE

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REPUBLICANS

DEMOCRATS

Senator Robert P. Griffin
Brooks L. Patterson

Tony Derezinski
Carl Levin
John Otterbacher
Phil Power
Paul Rosenbaum
Richard VanderVeen ,

The candidates have been requested to address themselves to the following issues:
• STRANGLEHOLD ARAB OIL STATES HAVE ON AMERICA'S ECONOMY
AND POLITICAL DIRECTION
• ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL
• SUPPLY OF SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS TO ARAB STATES
• RECOGNITION OF UNIFIED JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL'S CAPITAL
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• RIGHT OF ISRAEL TO REMAIN A SECUriE AND INDEPENDENT
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NATION WITH DEFENSIBLE BORDERS
• PEACE BY FACE-TO-FACE NEGOTIATIONS OR AMERICA IMPOSING
A SETTLEMENT
• "LEGITIMATE RIGHTS" OF THE "PALESTINIANS"
• AMERICA'S SUPPORT OF UN REFUGEE CAMPS
— NOW TERRORIST MILITARY BASES

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• ALLOWING THE PLO TO HAVE OFFICES IN AMERICA
• THE HELSINKI AGREEMENTS AND OUR RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA

SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:

B'nai B'rith Metropolitan Detroit Council
Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of Hadassah
Zionist Organization of America-Detroit District

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