THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Non-Support for Working Mothers Blasted
NEW YORK — The
Jewish community has gen-
erally failed to provide sup-
port services to help work-
ing mothers cope with the
daily pressures of family
and jobs, according to a re-
port on a pilot study, issued
by the American Jewish
Committee.
In a foreword to "Working
and Mothering," a study of
Jewish working women
with large families, in the
Washington, D.C. met-
ropolitan area, Yehuda
Rosenman, director of the
AJC's National Jewish
Wily Center, writes:
.
the feeling of isolation,
of not being able to depend
on community resources,
disappointing as it was for
women who' took par-
enthood for granted, is even
more serious today, when
well educated women are
weighing whether to have
children at all."
Most of the women
studied were between the
ages of 40 and 60, less
than 10 percent had been
divorced, and all of them,
while having "demand-
ing" professional or
managerial positions,
raised at least three chil-
dren.
The authors of the report,
Linda Gordon Kuzmack and
George Salamon, point out,
"The chief question most
women face (today) is not
whether they will embark
on professional careers, but
whether they will also have
families."
Notwithstanding the
wide range of Jewish backg-
rounds, well over half of the
women said that Jewish be-
liefs and attitudes had
helped them to "juggle mul-
tiple obligations." Most had
incorporated Jewish atti-
tudes and practices into
their lives, and had raised
children accordingly. ,
In contrast, though, rela-
tively few of those surveyed
observed that the organized
Jewish community was of
Reagan Team
Pleases Israel
JERUSALEM (ZINS) —
Israeli political observers
are pleased with the ap-
pointments being made by
the Reagan Administra-
tion.
, The Jerusalem Post re-
ported that Israeli officials
are pleased with the selec-
tion of Alexander Haig as
Secretary of State, despite
his unfamiliarity with the
Middle East. They also
claim there are rumors that
U.S. Ambassador to Israel
Samuel Lewis will be
named Haig's assistant to
the Middle East.
The Israelis are re-
Aed to be pleased with
the naming of Casper
Weinberger as Defense
Secretary and Rudy Bos-
chwitz (R-Minn.), who is
:D Jewish, will chair the Se-
nate Foreign Relations
Committee sub-
committee on the Middle—
East and Southeast Asia.
Several pro-Israeli Sena-
tors have also been named
to the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee.
assistance. The report con-
tinues:
"Again and again, they
pointed out that the
Jewish community, like
society as a whole,
penalizes large families."
Multiple tuition, be it for
day schools, community
center programs, or
summer camps, was
never lowered.
At the same time, the re-
port continued, the Jewish
community was rarely ap-
proached for psychological
assistance.
While most of the respon-
dents said they had sought
day care as a viable support
from the Jewish communi-
ty, to a single household had
received it. In addition,
those respondents to the
survey questioned the
Jewish community's atti-
tude toward large families,
while one woman found no
support programs for
single-parent families.
A number of women, the
study goes on, "urged the
Jewish community to de-
emphasize the status and
prestige of high-power, all
consuming jobs for men and
to promote the idea that
time spent by both sexes in
parenting and homemaking
be equally valued by the
community. Furthermore,
Jewish organizations
should plan programs for
the family, not a segment as
sisterhood, brotherhood, or
youth group programs often
are."
Friday, February 13, 1981
17
Orthodox Unit Has Cookbook
NEW YORK — A collec-
tion of recipes from
throughout the country as
well as hints on how to pre-
pare for Pesach and lunch
box suggestions are all in-
cluded in the "Pesach Sam-
pler," a unique Passover
cookbook, published by
Women's Branch of the
Union of Orthodox Jewish
Congregations of America.
Some of the recipes "from
appetizer to afikoman" are
traditional, but most are
innovative. Included are
such dishes as shish kabob,
spinach pancakes, matza
Charlotte with wine sauce,
Israeli fresh fruit snow and
honey fluff frosting.
Those who do not use
matza meal during Pesach
will find certain recipes
specifically marked to corn-
ply with that custom. Many
recipes are suitable for year
round use.
Each category of food in
the book is subdivided and
illustrated. The cover is
washable with a spiral bind-
ing, and the pages open flat
for easy use.-
The cookbook can be or-
dered for $4 from Women's
Branch, 84 Fifth Ave., New
York, N.Y. 10011.
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