Friday, January 5, 1979 '.43
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Boris Smolar's
`Between You
. . . and Me'
Psychologist Sonya Friedman
to Address Emanu-El Women
Editor-in-Chief
Emeritus, JTA
(Copyright 1979, JTA, Inc.)
NEW YEAR PERSPECTIVES: The new year now
starting will bring new dimensions in American Jewish
communal life. It will be a year of new directions. It will be
marked by self-evaluation of major Jewish organizations,
by changed priorities in federation allocations of funds,
aktion against overlapping activities of some Jewish agen-
Wes and by seeking greater coordination among central
Jewish bodies. •
Leading the way in basic innovations will be the Coun-
cil of Jewish Federations. The CJF has grown into a major
force for creative Jewish continuity and enrichment. It will
formulate a redefinition of its goals, taking into account the
changing scope and character of its member federations. It
will also review its decision-making structure procedures.
Leaders of the CJF had for the last few years advanced
the suggestion that "a discipline of priorities" be introduced
in the allocation of funds by the federations for various
programs they support. They also suggested that the CJF
serve as an instrument for bringing about greater dialogue
among various national Jewish organizations in order to
achieve consensus and joint action on common causes.
As a result of these and other suggestions reflecting
the mood in the organized Jewish communities, the CJF —
the collective body of these communities — is now eng-aged
in the most extensive self-examination of the philosophy
and purpose which motivate its programs since its forma-
tion in 1932. A CJF review committee, composed of 48
federation leaders, is now working to formulate recom-
mendations which will be presented this spring for official
action by the CJF board and General Assembly.
PRIORITIES AND COORDINATION: The Jewish
federations have gone a long way since they established the
Ca' as their collective body 47 years ago. No longer are
their local health and welfare programs their sole purpose.
The world has changed since 1932 and the Jewish commu-
nity has changed. The local and national perspectives of the
federations have broadened. International obligations
have been added.
The federations have, with the march of time, de-
veloped into instruments for general organization of the
Jewish community. They are now expected to coordinate a
plethora of sophisticated services to assure Jewish con-
tinuity and cultural enrichment. In this connection, the
"prioritizing" of goals by the federations is one of the pur-
poses of the CJF self-examination and re-evaluation. It is
being realized by the CJF leadership that priorities must be
selected with care and set with courage. On some occasions
it may even be necessary to override powerful interests.
But a change in the present system of priorities has become
an urgent necessity. The introduction of priorities will
therefore be one of the commandments of the year in every
federation.
The introduction of a "discipline of priorities" is only
one of the projected new steps. The CJF review committee
also aims to develop more effective national planning with
other national and overseas Jewish agencies. It calls for a
streamlining and greater coordination of the Jewish organ-
izational structure. This, it emphasizes, does not mean
creating a monolithic Jewish community to speak with one
voice for American Jewry. On the contrary, it recognizes
the need of many voices and a variety of views. Its objective
is just to achieve a cooperative process where all groups can
-meet, express their views and gain increased understand-
ing and cooperation.
The CJF started 47 years ago with 12 constituent
communities. Today it serves more than 800 communities.
Thirty years ago a CJF General Assembly drew 400 repre-
ntatives. Today the annual General Assembly draws
me 3,000 Jewish communal leaders. This speaks best for
its development and the growth of organized Jewish com-
munal life. The CJF has grown in its concept of services and
in capability to serve. It has expanded its focus from com-
munity to national to global interests. This year it will
make Jewish communal history through its most extensive
self-examination. The redefinition of its goals will be re-
flected in the programs of its member federations. It will
also have a beneficial effect on various Jewish communal
efforts
Temple Em'anu-E1 Sis-
terhood will celebrate its
26th birthday luncheon
11:30 a.m. Jan. 15 at the
temple.
Dr. Sonya Friedman, psy-
chologist, will speak on
"How Much Me Can I
Take."
Dr. Friedman, who cur-
rently fields telephone
questions on various
psychological topics daily
on WXYZ, is a consultant to
the Bloomfield Hills Schools
and in private practice. She
holds a PhD degree from
Wayne State University
and has done doctoral work
at Institute of Reality
Therapy, Los Angeles; Uni-
versity of Chicago; New
School for Social Research;
Workshop in Human Sexu-
ality with Masters and
Johnson in St. Louis.
Besides several arti-
cles, and a syndicated
series "For a Better Life,"
DR. SONYA FRIEDMAN
Dr. Friedman has made
regular appearances on
national and local televi-
sion.
There is a charge. For
reservations by Wednesday,
call Rosa Berger, 547-3187,
or Ann Ross, 544-2589.
Babysitter will- be available
at a nominal charge. The
public is invited.
Mikvah Israel and the
Women's Orthodox League
will hold their joint annual
banquet 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at
the Sheraton Southfield
Hotel.
Rabbi Zalman Posner of .
Nashville, Tenn., will be the
guest speaker. Proceeds will
benefit the maintenance of
the mikva, - the facilities of
which are used by persons
locally and from as far away
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Mr. and Mrs. Oscar (Gol-
die) Klaper of Southfield
will be honored at a 'party
- Saturday by their children
on the occasion of their 50th
wedding anniversary.
Their children are Mr.
and Mrs. Yale (Irene) Phil-
lips and Rosalye Schwartz
of Bellingham, Wash. The
Klapers have seven
grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
- Klaper was a kosher
butcher in Detroit for more
than 50 years and is in
semi-retirement. He has
been a member of Pisgah
Lodge of Bnai Brith for
more than 35 years and a
member of Young Israel of
Oak-Woods for more than
23 years.
Mrs. Klaper is a member
Jewish Lectures
of Parkwood Chapter of
Women's American ORT,
Held in Prague
the Jewish National Fund
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national Council of Jews Guild.
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The Allied Jewish
Campaign-Israel Emer-
gency Fund Professional
Health Division will hold a
workers' training session
Tuesday at United Hebrew
Schools.
•The session will begin at
7:15 p.m., following 6:30
p.m. dinner.
Training will be led by
Mike Jeffe, a United Jewish
Appeal lay leader from New
York. The meeting is being
coordinated by Drs. Martin
Hart and Richard Krugel.
Dr. Conrad L. Giles is
chairman of the Profes-
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