Friday, Jaly 21, 1978 21 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. • ' 4:A P RO 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 „ , 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. - i • . —...Z.:. , July 21, 1978 19 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. HARRY ABRAM SELLS MORE Because He Gives MORE GM MA A TRY 10011 YOU , Discount On Your Trask. Service )- 1-13-11 1.;_il.k.11,i1. Abram SO B SAS WY •111 IL _,,j --, .... ,7 n 'I.., nave, OLDSMOBILES HAVE SAKS APPEAL 35300 GRAND RIVER FARMINGTON HILLS 478-0500 MEET THE CANDIDATES FOR U.S. SENATE Tuesday, July 25, 1978 at 8:00 P.M. CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK 27375 Bell Road, Southfield, Nil. _ I 1 F AUGUST 8th IS AN IMPORTANT PRIMARY ELECTION MEET THE CANDIDATES FOR U.S. SENATE L- 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 ria't • RIGHT OF ISRAEL TO REMAIN A SECUriE AND INDEPENDENT - 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 eft . • 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 , - A ....4: