▪ THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JDC Funds Aiding Russian Jews in Rome By MURRAY KASS r- Joint Distribution Committee NEW YORK — From its earliest days the Joint Dis- tribution Committee has adhered to the credo, "To help Jews live and to help them live as Jews." This has HOLIDAY GREETINGS Edith Eckstat, R.E. Albert Wolgin, R.E. Hair Removed Forever WO 3-3047 WO 3-0922 1309 Woodward Tower at the Park Formerly Broderick Tower PASSOVER GREETINGS OAKLAND WASTE MATERIAL CO. Buyers of Waste Paper — Scrap Metal — Rags 1534 Gillet TR 3-2575 Sid and Lou Fishman OLYMPIC Sporting Goods Co. 19129 Live, no, L Detroil 6393 Orchard lane Rd w Bloomfield wasinamadi AIL GRI.Y11 PASTOR COMPANY - Michigan's Most Complete Cleaners - -- F.ee Estimate 19971 - . JAS. COUZENS. 142-4300 p Prow,11 . 1 ( rIrtilll.t.f• PIEDMONT AUTO ELECTRIC SERVICE Motor Tune-Up Specialists Trucks and Passenger Cars E. E. Harrison ▪ 1 92 1 5 Plymouth BR -.1600 .1 HAPPY HOLIDAY POWELL PRINTING CO. 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(The JDC is a beneficiary of the Detroit Allied Jewish Campaign - Israel Emergency Fund.) In March 1974, the JDC opened a club in Rome for Russian youth. The pro- gram consisted mainly of documentary films and lec- tures on life in the U.S. and Canada and lectures on Jewish subjects. There was_ also a small library with Russian books and maga- zines. In 1976, the Jewish Agency, with the aid of a JDC grant, opened the Tar- but Club in Ostia, Italy, which had become increas- ingly a concentration point for Russian families wait- ing for visas for the U.S. The club was an instant success and soon outgrew its quar- ters. The following year, the Jewish Agency, again with a grant from the JDC, opened the New Tarbut Club in Ostia. Along with enlarged quarters there was an expanded cultural pro- giam for the Russians and add _ itional staff was hired. The program concen- trates mainly on Jewish tradition and values with a sharp focus on Israel, its society and culture. It also aims at preparing the transmigrants for life in American society, stressing the role of the Jewish com- munity. The program includes just about everything that can be found in a Jewish community center: Hebrew and English classes; lec- tures,-seminars and films on Israel, the U.S., Canada and other countries; concerts, singing and folk dancing; excursions to sites of Jewish interest, arts and crafts, meetings with Italian Jews, exhibits, discussion gfoups, book reviews, chess tour- naments and a host of spon- taneous activities. Facilities include a baby sitting service, playroom for children, toy library, musi- cal instruments and other -services: There are four such clubs now in operation, each with its own direc- tor. In addition there are five professional center workers and a secretary, all with a rich Jewish background and the abil- ity to speak Russian. Each of the clubs conducts religious services. Where the quarters were not Erge enough, additional space was rented locally. There were services for Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Simhat Torah — each with an average attendance of about 400 people. There was a sukka and special pro- grams were organized for the children. For Passover last year, Friday, AO 6 1919 61 4 A Happy, Healthy Passover To All From Drake Printing -Co. 2000 West 8 Mile Rd. Mich. 48220 Ferndale, Holiday Good Cheer EAGLE CLEANING CO. Detroit 7735 Fenkell 864-2340 Happy Passover MANHATTAN CONTAINER CORP. CORRUGATED CARTONS 23823 Dequin-dre, Hazel Park 1 566-8640 , Passover Greetings MARGOLIS FURNITURE I HAMTRA-MCK, MICH. 9130 JOS. CAMPAU TR 1-1500 I I Happy Holiday Russian Jews near Rome, waiting to come to the U.S., are shown in a sukka and in their small library provided by the Jewish Agency through Joint Distri- bution Committee funds. matzot and wine, purchased by the JDC from the Rome Jewish community, were distributed to all Russian and non-Russian transmig- rants in Rome. Each family received a Haggada printed in Hebrew and Russian and JDC made ' available taleisim, tefilin, Sedorim and Humashim. During the week before Passover there are special lectures on the history and significance of the holiday. It is not possible to fill a vacuum 60 years in the making with a four-month program but the JDC has begun the process of return. The root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. 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