20 Friday, July 20, 1919 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Simone Veil Elected Head of New, /Europe Parliament 11 PARIS (JTA) — Simone Veil, a 52-year-old French- born Jewish survivor of Au- schwitz, became the first elected ,president of the European Parliament Tuesday. She won the office by a vote of 192-138 over her closest opponent, Italian Socialist Mario Zagari, at the newly-elected parlia- ment's inaugural session in Strasbourg. A champion of Women's rights and liberal abortion laws, she had served for five years as health minister of France. In recent years, Mrs. Veil has consistently emerged from public opin- ion polls as the most popular public official in France. 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They were chosen last month by direct election in which 110 million Europeans of many nationalities cast ballots. Previously, members had been appointed by their respective national par- liaments. The Parliament of Europe has limited powers and -no authority over the govern- ments of its member na- tions. It serves largely in an advisory capacity, but does have a degree of influence on major issues confronting Europe. Mrs. Veil was born in Nice, studied law after World War II and was em- ployed by the French Minis- try of Justice until named to the cabinet of President Valery Giscard-D'Estaing. She resigned from the cabinet last month after being elected to the Euro- pean Parliament. Her mother died in Au- schwitz and her father and brother were killed by the Nazis. Mrs. Veil bears her concentration camp number tattooed on her arm. The fact that she is a Holocaust survivor was said to have motivated many West Ger- mans to vote for her al- though she was regarded as the personal candidate of Giscard. Soldiers Protest Reduced Sentence TEL AVIV (JTA) — A group of about 150 reserve soldiers have protested to -Chief of Staff Gen. Raphael Eytan over his reduction of the sentence imposed by a military court on an Israel officer convicted of murder- ing four Arab prisoners dur- ing Israel's occupation of south Lebanon in the spring of 1978. • The 12-year prison term originally imposed was re- duced to eight years by an appeals court, but later cut to two years by Eytan who is empowered to approve or reduce military sentences. The soldiers expressed grave concern, in a letter to Eytan, about the morale and integrity of the armed forces in light of his action. The matter has also been taken up in the Knesset where a number of MKs have demanded that the chief of staff be stripped of his power to reduce sen- tences determined by a court of appeals. FEDERATION PERSONNEL: The Jewish federa- tions in this country, which raise close to $500 million a year for communal purposes and for needy Jewish com- munities overseas, including Israel, are considered the fi- nancial backbone of American Jewish communal life. They embrace 90 percent of the Jewish population in the U.S. and Canada: They have a high grade of lay leadership both locally as well as in their central representative body, the Council of Jewish Federations. What about their professional leadership — the people who meet the day-to-day requirements and challenges federation work? The Council of Jewish Federations considers personnel a vital concern to the federation field. It has appointed a task force to conduct a comprehensive study of federation personnel and to recommend a total program of personnel development. Many federations now represent multi-million dollar operations. In addition to their-fund-raising campaigns, they are now heavily involved in government funding and in developing extensive endowment programs. Not to speak of the fact that 10 years ago- only 21 community campaigns exceeded $1 million while today 75 cities are in this class. The CJF task force established that at present the federations have a total of about 1,000 men and women in professional positions; 60 percent of them are concentrated in the largest cities with Jewish populations of 40,000 or more. The annual turnover among executives, campaign and program personnel is about 20 percent, including retire- ments. It is anticipated that during the next 10 years about 200 vacancies per year will need to be filled in the major categories. While expecting that 25 percent of the openings will be filled by professionals already employed in federa- tions, the study stresses that 75 percent of the needed professionals will have to be recruited from other sources. The Council of Jewish Federations established a Fed- eration Executive Recruitment and Education Program a few years ago with a curriculum that coordinates univer- sity study at university graduate schools of social work, and colleges of Jewish studies, leading to placement in federa- tions after field training. This is a two-year graduate pro- gram,'which is already in effect in New, York, Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland and Los Angeles. Liberal scholarships in the form of stipends and loans totalling up to $6,000 in the first year, and similar, long-term loans for the second year, are available for those who qualify for the program which- leads to a masters degree. WHO ARE THEY?: Jewish motivation is by far the major reason given by professionals for entering the federa- tion field. The task force established that there is high job satisfaction among the federation professionals. Almost all feel their work to be important and challenging. Viewed as a total group, federation professionals are, according to the study, in their middle years, with a median age of 41.2. They are highly educated and have a considera- ble prior Jewish communal experience. About 80 percent of them are married and have two children. Close to 75 per- cent of the men — but less than 50 percent of the women — had graduate education. One-third of all professionals in all positions had a masters in social work. They seem to have a greater degree of Jewish back- ground and affiliation with Jewish institutions than the average American Jew has. Thus, about three-fourths of them are affiliated with synagogues whereas community studies indicate that this is true of only about 50 percent of the total Jewish population. A significant number of professionals have had a back- ground of volunteer activity in the Jewish community. Over one-third reported that close family members have been or are professionals in Jewish organizations. Mor - than half of all professionals were employed in a federatii or related Jewish agency in their last prior job. Women in the field constitute about 25 percent of the total, but occupy quite different positions from men. They are almost totally absent from top executive and campaign director positions, but they are most heavily represented in women's division activities. They also constitute about half of the personnel in public relations and community rela- tions. The women are less highly educated professionally then men and have less Jewish background. Less difference was found among the men and women in the younger pro- fessional group. More than 75 percent of all professionals expect to stay in federation work, but others expect to leave their present jobs within the next five years for career advancement. Of those who change jobs, the large majority move to other federations or to related Jewish agencies. .