Congratulations to President-Elect RONALD REAGAN and Vice-President Elect GEORGE BUSH with hopes and prayers that the years under their leadership will be marked by achievements attaining highest socio- economic standards for America and the pav- ing of roads leading to peace for all mankind. koN Ron-ald Reagan George Bush Greetings to General Assembly Delegates From U.S. and _Canadian Communities General Assembly as Rallying Symbol for American and World Jewries Pages 1 to 10 in This Issue Commentary, Page 2 VOL. LXXVIII, No. 10 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 424-8833 $15 Per Year: This Issue 35c November 7, 1980 - Reagan's Victory Acclaimed; Conservative Trend Is Seen By JOSEPH POLAKOFF Albert Spiegel, the Los Angeles lawyer who headed the Coalition for WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jubilant Jewish Republicans hailed Ronald Reagan-Bush of which Cummings and Detroit's Max Fisher were honorary Reagan's sweep to the Presidency while downcast Democrats were depressed by co-chairmen, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, We are confident that Gov- control of the U.S. Senate unexpectedly passing to the Republicans. ernor Reagan as President will fulfill his commitments to the people of the Reagan's victory statement in which he said he was pledging "my sacred United States including its Jewish community." oath" to maintain his campaign commitments was praised by Republican lead- In New York, industrialist George Klein, a national co-chairman of the ers as indicative of his all out support for Israel's security and sovereignty and coalition, pointed out that Reagan received the "highest percentage of the unified Jerusalem. Some caution the makeup of the Reagan Administration is Jewish vote of any Republican Presidential candidate in history." He attributed unknown and commitments may be altered. this to Reagan's. "strong pro-Israel positions," his views on the national economy Theodore Cummings, the retired Los Angeles businessman who was and military preparedness. regarded as the closest of Reagan's Jewish friends, is understood to be A Democratic view was presented by Alfred Moses, the Washington lawyer the only Jew in the President-elect's inner circle that will determine the who serves as President Carter's liaison with the Jewish community. Moses told makeup of Reagan's transition team that will take over from the Carter the JTA that it was too early to analyze the Jewish vote. However, he noted, Administration. Cabinet selections will come late this month or early in "There were defections among Jews as among all constituent groups" of the December. Cummings has spoken with complete confidence that Reagan Democratic Party. "It is hard to say whether this is an aberation or a longer term will maintain his consistent support trend," he said. for Israel's security and its strategic Independent candidate John An- importance to the United States. The derson's national coordinator for the transition team reportedly includes Jewish community, former Detroiter Gerald Ford, Gen. Alexander Haig, Aaron Rosenbaum, estimated that Richard Allen, Henry Kissinger, How- 18-20 percent of the Jewish vote across ard Baker and Prof. Eugene Rostow. Notable Increases at "Honigman Event" — See Page 20 Allied Jewish Campaign Opens With New Record for Generosity (Continued on Page 22) COUNCIL OF JEWISH FEDERATIONS 49th General Assembly Detroit, Michigan • Nov. 12-16, 1980 The Jewish News joins the communities of Metropolitan Detroit in greeting you and wishing your success in all your delibera- tions. As the most representative Jewish move- ment in North America, your consideration of the major issues challenging world Jewry makes this General Assembly a series of meetings of the utmost seriousness. May ye the hands of Jewish leadership be strengthened as a consequence of the plan- ning to be pursued during the coming week.