THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Boris Smolar's

Between You
. . . and Me'

Editor-in-Chief
Emeritus, JTA

(Copyright 1981, JTA, Inc.)

COMMUNITY CURRENTS: Mrs. Laurence A. Tisch
is now the first elected woman president of the Federation
of Jewish Philanthropies of Greater New York and this can
be considered a milestone in the history of organized
American Jewry.
- The federation in New York, now about to enter its
65th year, assists financially 130 Jewish agencies and pro-
vides more than 95 percent ofJewish-sponsored services in
the city. Through the federation, the Jewish community in
New York annually aids more than 1,500,000 men, women
and children in its hospitals, homes for the aged, family and
child care agencies, community centers and summer camps
regardless of race and religion. The federation also sup-
ports various Jewish educational and religious activities as
well as neighborhood centers for the Jewish poor and el-
derly.
Mrs. Tisch has been active in the federation for many
years and is acquainted with the functions, problems and
needs of each of the 130 agencies which the federation
supports. She is the wife of Laurence Tisch, the prominent
Jewish philanthropist, one of the most generous con-
tributors to Jewish causes, a leader of the United Jewish
Appeal and the Joint Distribution Committee.
PERSONALITY PROFILE: Charming and modest,
Mrs. Tisch is a deep-thinking person and is very set in her
philosophy on Jewish life. She thinks in terms of "Klal
Yisroel" — that Jews, regardless of their dispersal, are one
people linked in a common effort for a world of peace and
justice, and that wherever they are they bear a responsibil-
ity for each other.
She also believes in "positive Judaism" — in a stronger
Jewish content in the programs of all agencies supported by
the federation. She would like to see the federations, both in
New York and nationally play a major role in the "famished
field" of Jewish education which she considers a key to
Jewish continuity; also that federations should function
not only as philanthropic organs but also as community-
builders.
She also has thoughts on dealing with government aid
to some of the services which the federation assists. She
considers it both proper and advantageous to be partners
with the government in delivering these services, but not at
a price of compromising the Jewish sectarian commitment
in such a partnership.
As federation president, she anticipates that the
budgetary cuts by President Reagan in federal aid to wel-
fare in general will affect the programs of the federation
agencies; also, that the number of Jews seeking aid from
these agencies will increase as a result of the general eco-
nomic uncertainty in the country. She is well aware of the
challenges and obligations the federation will face this
year. However she is hopeful that with the deep dedica-
tion of the entire leadership of the federation — and with
larger contribution from New York Jewry she will be able
to meet the challenges.
This year the federation will have $21.5 million for its
agencies from its joint campaign with the New York United
Jewish Appeal, but it has allocated $32 million for assis-
tance to these agencies, the difference being covered from
sources other than the campaign, with a good part coming
from the government.
In the light of the anticipated government cuts, the
federation will expect greater support of every member of
the Jewish community who regards the traditional obliga-
tion of helping less fortunate Jews as a sacred responsibil-
ity. At present, about 60,000 aged are being assisted by
agencies supported by the New York federation, 328,000
persons are aided through family and vocational services,
25,000 through child care agencies, 550,000 through medi-
cal care, 345,000 through community centers, 115,000
through Jewish education, and 77,000 through resident
and day camping.

since its issuance. He at-
tributed the book's popular-
ity to the growing number of
Christians in all denomina-
tions who either conduct
Seders for themselves in
their own homes or partake
in inter-faith observances.
"By repeating what Jesus,
as a Jew, experienced in ob-
serving the Passover with
his disciples, his modern fol-
lowers hope to gain greater
understanding of the roots
of Christianity," Freedman
said.

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Rue Copernic Was Target of Palestinians, Paper Says

PARIS (JTA) — Five throughout the country and
Palestinian terrorists be- more than 100,000 people
longing to an extremist marched through the center
Palestinian organization
of Paris.
were responsible for the
FANE was initially
bombing of the Rue Coper- blamed for the attack. La-
nic synagogue last October ter, however, a 29-year-old
in which four persons were former French army parat-
killed and 32 were injured,
according to the French
weekly, Le Pointe, in its New Mortgages
current issue.
The weekly, which attri- Benefit Olim
NEW YORK — New olim
butes the information to its
own investigations and to (immigrants to Israel) will
"friendly" foreign intelli- now benefit from greatly in-
gence sources, reports that creased mortgage loans to
the five terrorists were sent buy apartments, according
to Paris from Beirut to carry to the Israel Aliya Center.
out the attack which at first
Americans who are plan-
was attributed to the ning to make aliya within
French neo-Nazi organiza- the next 18 months may
tion, Federation of Euro- purchase apartments in Is-
pean Nationalist Action rael now, prior to aliya, and
(FANE), which was out- receive the full mortgage
lawed later last year.
immediately.
The weekly says that one
Five new neighborhoods
of the terrorists, using
forged Cypriot identity pap- in Jerusalem: Gilo, East
ers, bought the motorcycle Talpiot, Ramot, Neve
which was used to transport Yaakov and Maale Adumim
the powerful bomb to out- also enjoy a special priority,
as part of the government's
side the synagogue's gate.
The paper identifies policy of encouraging
him only as "Ahmed," but Jewish population growth
says he is the man who throughout Israel's re-
led the terrorist com- united capital city.
mando group and per-
For information about
sonally set the bomb.
housing and mortgage
The bombing caused an loans, write the Israel Aliya
uproar in France. Mass Center, 515 Park Ave., New
demonstrations were held York, N.Y. 10022.

rooper, Jean-Yves Pellay,
confessed that he was re-
sponsible for the attack.
Pellay, who is half
Jewish, has since told police

that after infiltrating the
neo-Nazi group he made the
calls "to discredit" the
organization and turn pub-
lic opinion against it.

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