14 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 2, 1981 AJCommittee Issues Report on Jewish Neighborhoods BUY EQUIPMENT USED BY WASHINGTON POST & CBS REPORTERS TYPEWRITERS Typewriter Tables 1996 Free With '% Typewriters PORTABLES WE GOT 'EM! $4996 AUTOMATIC COPIERS ... $99.50 $49.96 CHECKWRITERS $59.96 FILES Executive CHAIRS $ 4996 I OPEN SUN. 11:30-4:30 BETTER BUSINESS EQUIPMENT CO. 231 W. 9 MILE, FERNDALE 548-6404 • • • • • • •• • • • • S • o • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • NEW YORK — The preservation of Jewish neighborhoods should be a major emphasis of Jewish communal life because they are closely linked to the con- tinuity of the Jewish people, according to a study of four such neighborhoods just published by the American Jewish Committee. Titled "Jewish Neighbor- hoods in Transition," the study was prepared by Dr. Janice Goldstein, an urban consultant, and is one of a series of occasional "Perti- nent Papers" issued by AJC's Domestic Affairs De- partment, directed by Seymour Samet. The study urges Ameri- can Jewish leaders to "look at their neighborhoods not just as places where Jews happen to live, but as physi- cal habitats, whole geo- graphic areas hospitable to the creation and mainte- nance of Jewish communal life in the coming decades." The four communities discussed are South Miami Beach, Beverly- Fairfax in Los Angeles, Wynnefield in Philadel- phia, and Cleveland Heights, a suburb on the east side of Cleveland. The report points out that "Jews have been tradi- tionally mobile. As their economic and social position has improved, they have moved away from first And second generation neighborhoods, initially to homes in more affluent city areas, and ultimately from the central cities to the sub- urbs." The study goes on to indi- cate, however, that the entire housing situation in • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11--- • ENT 'E 500 •••• • 4 DAYS When yob join our V.P. Club Membership NOW ONLY $35 00 Complete Video Library. 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"High interest rates and spiralling rents have con- stricted the existing hous- ing market," the report states,• "and inflation and the energy crisis have slowed construction and forced up the price of new homes. As' transportation costs have risen, more and more working couples look for housing closer to their jobs, real estate values in the city and close-in sub- urbs escalate sharply, limit- ing mobility and choices for many middle-income Americans. "In cities and suburbs, rental units are being converted to con- dominiums and coopera- tives, and for the elderly and others of limited in- comes, desirable housing and neighborhoods are becoming ever more dif- ficult to find." The report offers some "tentative predictions," which it recommends for consideration by Jewish leaders who are concerned about the stabilization or revitalization of Jewish neighborhoods: • Affluent Jews, unim- peded by financial consid- erations or closeness to jobs, will continue to move to new, more desirable hous- ing in suburban and exur- ban areas and to luxury housing in the central cities. • Young and older single Jewish persons and single parent families of moderate means will find it hard to pay the exorbitant rents or purchase price of homes in Zionist Form Yerida Council JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Council for the Prevention of Yerida was established last week following the pub- lication of a report prepared by the Jewish Agency that between 300,000 and 500,000 Israelis are now liv- ing in the United States. The Council was formed by the Zionist Council in Is= rael and the founding ses- sion was attended by Ab- sorption Minister David Levy, Jewish Agency Direc- tor General Shmuel Lahis, Knesset members and other public figures. The Jewish Agency Executive will discuss the Lahis report. Its conclusions will be presented to the gov- ernment and Agency coor- dinating body in mid- February. Rafael Kotlowitz, head of the Agency's immigration and absorption department, questioned the accuracy of Lahis' figures. He said that according to the Central Bureau of Statistics there were some 300,000 yordim throughout the world. Therefore, he said he failed to understand where Lahis got the figure of up to 500,000 yordim in the U.S. alone. neighborhoods they wish to live in. They will need help with down payments if they wish to buy and to keep monthly payments man- ageable. • Two-income couples will find it easier to rent or buy homes but will have fewer choices in the cities. They are potential pur- chasers and renters of hous- ing in gentrifying neighborhoods. • "The plight of elderly, low and moderate income Jews will be especially troublesome. Perhaps as many as a half-million will need some financial and housing counselling assis- tance in finding and main- taining suitable retirement housing. • It will be hard for Jewish families with school-age children (the baby boom generation) to find neighborhoods with af- fordable housing and good public schools so common three decades ago. Some may buy older homes in close-in suburbs or the cen- ter city and either send their children to Jewish day schools or work to improve the neighborhood public schools — or both. MAGICIAN Exciting entertainment for your organization. club or private party. Stage Shows Close up magic Audience Participation Mel Eisenberg 547-2464 MENTALIST GLASSMAN Oldsmobile Inc. 28000 Telegraph, Tel Twelve Mall Southfield, Mich. 354-3300 GENEMAL 11101V16 PANTS ECTES111‘ Most GM Cars*. 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