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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
JASA Study Depicts Trends
Among NY Jewish Elderly
NEW YORK (JTA) — El- largest concentration of
derly Jews in Greater New Jewish aged in the world,
York now constitute the numbering an estimated
342-7801
263,150 persons over 65, or
13.1 percent of the Greater
New York Jewish popula-
tion, according to a report
by the Jewish Association
for Services for the Aged
(JASA).
The report indicated that
the proportion of elderly
Jews rises to 18.6 percent of
the Jewish population of the
five boroughs of New York
City. The work was funded
by the Federation of Jewish
Philanthropies, of which
JASA is an affiliate.
The study found that
Jews are aging at a higher
rate. than the general New
York population. The
Jewish mean age is 35,
Each has served the district as
compared to 30 for the gen-
eral population, a finding
Board Members for eight years and
attributed to the sharp de-
has demonstrated integrity, wisdom
cline in Jewish fertility
rates, which have fallen
and deep concern for our children.
below those of the American
population, and to the
longevity of Jews.
The study also found that
38 percent of Greater New
York's elderly Jews —
about 100,000 — are esti-
mated to be over 75; and
more than 10 percent are
over 85, in line with na-
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tional trends reported by
the Census Bureau.
also transcribing units
Hate-Filled Arab Paper in Israel
Destroys Myth of Restricted Press
By CARL ALPERT
The second device is the
HAIFA — One of the misleading presentation of
greatest tributes to Israel a news item. Thus the story
democracy is the degree to that "Israeli Arabs are de-
which a hostile Arab press nied permission to leave the
is permitted to flourish. To country to go to Mecca"
be sure, there is a censor- gives a clear impression. No
ship, applied to Jewish and mention is made of the fact
Arab papers alike, based on that many, many hundreds
criteria of national security. of Israelis do go to Mecca,
Even the Hebrew papers though the Arab states had
sometimes disagree with in recent years placed obs-
the censors over what con- tacles in their path. Only by
stitutes "security," but ex- reading further does one
cept for publication of mat- learn, in this particular
ters that could do serious item, that the reference is to
harm to the state or to the only seven Arabs, who were
state or to the people, there denied the trip for security
is freedom of the press.
reasons.
Three Arab dailies are
Another story innocently
published in Israel, Al- and tersely reports that a
Kuds, Al-Shaab and Al- 15-year-old Arab boy had
Fajr. The latter, the most been shot by an Israeli mili-
extreme, openly backs the tary patrol. What preceded,
PLO, and engages in sharp or what the provocation
criticism of Israel policies was, are not mentioned.
and the Israeli people to an
The atmosphere re-
extent which in many other flected in the news re-
countries would be consid- ports, the headlines and
ered treason and incitement the feature stories is one
to revolution. In Israel it is of stark tyranny directed
permitted in the name of by a cruel, fascist gov-
democracy.
ernment against an inno-
Al-Fajr also published an cent, law-abiding popu-
English language weekly, lation. The 'terminology is
presumably intended for all pejorative. A random,
foreign journalists, dip- but representative selec-
lomatic personnel and curi- tion of items will show
ous tourists. A review of what is meant:
some recent issues of this
Israel's economy is de-
paper reveals what can be
scribed as beint based on
done to twist journalism.
Two basic devices are "the captive economic re-
used. The first may be sources of occupied ter-
called concentration. , ritories and their subju-
Many of the short news gated and pacified popula-
If I Can't Beat Your Best Deal
items, copied off police tions."
The Israel educational
blotters, have already
system
is described as "ra-
appeared in the Hebrew
press. , Here they are cist"; the Jewish children
gathered together en are "systematically brain-
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masse, so that the reader washed with attitudes of ra-
gets the impression that cism and intolerance."
When a statement by
the only thing going on
ARNOLD MARGOLIS
under the Israel govern- "liberal" American aca-
INTERIOR
ment are attacks against demics is quoted against the
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rests of law-abiding Arab posed by Israel against
citizens, and repression Arab schools, no mention is
of democratic rights.
" The paper boasts that
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"each week Al-Fajr sorts out
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the most important news
•BARCALOUNGER •LANE •UNIQUE
and presents a round-
NEW YORK — The 1980
up." The nature - of that
13703 W. McNichols 342 5351 Hrs. Mon thru Sot. 9:30 til 5:30
selection is quickly obvious. annual report of HIAS (the
Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society) commemorates the
. . . the "INFLATION-FIGHTER" just received
agency's centennial year
with a special historical sec-
tion that highlights, in
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made of the exploitation of
the schools and their pupils,
under cover of "academic
freedom," to mount cam-
paigns of terror and disor-
der against the government
and public security.
Al-Fajr, in both Arabic
and English, follows the
PLO line all the way, and
it is little consolation to
note that its attacks
against King Hussein are
no more restrained &
its assaults on IsrIli
Thus the paper features
an "expose" of restric-
tions against "personal
and political freedom of
expression under the
Hashemite regime. Out-
side jail, progressive
Jordanians and Palesti-
nians are subject to in-
timidation, and inside, to
psychological and physi-
cal torture."
Who, then are the editors
for? They are for Palesti-
nian rights, for Arafat, for
the PLO and for Soviet in-
itiative.
The papers have a limited
circulation, and almost no
advertisements. Yet in one
issue the editors announced
that "we are not undergoing
an expansion and are look-
ing for energetic, committed
and hard-working people"
to join the staff. Where does
the money come from? The
masthead lists one Paul A.
Ajlouny as the publisher.
He is said to be a wealthy
Arab now living in the
United States.
Next time anyone talks to
me about Israeli denial of
democratic rights to the
Arabs, I'll show them copies
of Al-Fajr, which is freely
permitted to circulate and
carry on with its program of
incitement awl vilification.
We probably have a more
liberal and more free Arab
press than anywhere in the
entire Arab world.
Report Commemorates HIAS
Centennial; 4 Million Aided
worldwide work in 1980, a
year in which it helped al-
most 28,000 Jewish and
non-Jewish refugees. This
is the second largest
number aided by the agency
in a single year since World
War II. Of those served,
17,631 were Jews from the
Soviet Union.
To carry out its 1980
programs, HIAS spent
$18,587,793. This in-
cluded placement and
reception grants from
U.S. government, wh!
partially covered HIA
costs for its Jewish
caseload, and fully reim-
bursed HIAS for costs in-
curred in arranging for
resettlement of 5,157 In-
dochinese refugees, 2,781
Cubans and smaller
numbers of other non-
Jewish emigrants .
Single copies of the
eight-page historical sec-
tion can be obtained free of
charge by writing to the
Public Affairs Department,
HIAS, 200 Park Ave. South,
New York, N.Y., 10003.