Friday, September 11, 1961 15

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

JDLers 'Pre'ssr H1AS <to Act
on Rescue of Falashas

NEW YORK (JTA) —
Some 30 members of the
Jewish Defense League
took over the main offices of
HIAS Tuesday and some 15
members chained the front
doors of the building Which
houses the Jewish Agency
and the World Zionist
Organization-American
Section.
Both actions, in different
part of Manhattan, were
taken to protest "lack of ac-
tion" to rescue Ethiopian
Jews, Falashas, according
to' JDL director Arno
Weinstein.
He said the JDL had pre-
sented two demands to the
HIAS officials. One was
that HIAS initiate an im-
mediate rescue effort for the
Falashas. The other was for
HIAS to undertake, as a
priority, to seek cooperation
from federationi through-
out the country for "an in-
tensive awareness pro-
gram" about the Falashas
and there-by dramatize the
"obligation" of American
Jews to help theta.
Weinstein said the
HIAS officials to whom
the JDL members had
talked to refused to con-
sider either demand and
that the officials were
then "escorted" out of the
office by the demon-
strators.
Weinstein said that a
HIAS official, who he iden-
tified as Irving Haber, head
of HIAS administration, fi-
nally accepted the two de-
mands and that at that
point the JDL members left
the building peacefully.
There had been a large
number of police in front of
the building but they were
apparently under orders not
to use force to remove the
protestors.
Weinstein said Haber
agreed that the first de-
mand would be brought to
the next meeting of the
HIAS board and that he also
agreed to the second de-
mand to send communica-
tions to all federations.
Haber said, in regard to
the first demand, that HIAS
had "always tried to do what
we can fOr Ethiopian Jews

Canadian Plan
to Lower Tuition
Credits Is Nixed

TORONTO (JTA) — Fi-
nancial problems for Jewish
parents of school children in
Canada have been averted
by a government decision to
drop proposed changes
which would have reduced
income tax deductions for
tuition fees, according to the
Canadian Jewish Congress
(CJC).
The proposed changes in-
volved a decision by the
governmeot that Hebrew
language and Jewish his-
tory would be- considered
secular and not religious
studies and therefore not
entitled to tuition tax
exemptions. The proposed
change also would have dis-
allowed the deductions for
costs of nursery schools but
the status quo there also
will' be continued, the CJC
said.

'

CJF 50th Assembly -Slated
for St. Louis, 2,500 Expected

and we have been helpful
NEW YORK — Some 200
Jewish federations in the
but, obviously, we cannot
promote mass evacuation of
United States and Canada
will take part in the 50th
Ethiopian Jews." He said
that issue was dropped at
annual tJF General As-
sembly, Nov. 10-15 in St.
that point.
In regard to the second
Louis.
demand, Haber said he
A variety of special
agreed to send a telegram
events are planned for the
to the Council of Jewish
assembly, which is expected
Federations and to four ' to include more than 2,500
federations, in which
participants. A new video
HIAS urged that an im-
presentation on 'the history
mediate , program of
of the council and the
awareness be initiated
Jewish community it
regarding the plight of
serves-, as seen though the
Ethiopian Jews and the
eyes of CJF's past
American Jewish obliga-
presidents, will be pre-
tion to help them.
miered at the opening ple-
• He said he considered the- nary session.
demand that all 200 federa-
The council completed its
tions be contacted was
first half-century with a 21/2
"ridiculous" and agreement
year study of every aspect of
was reached on sending
CJF organization and oper-
telegrams to the four plus
ation. Recommendations
the CJF. He said the JDL
emanating from the CJF
demonstrators then left
review were approved by
peacefully. He added that
federation delegates and
HIAS would not press any
are
currently being im-
charges against them.

plemented.
The theme of "CJF/50"
will run through the more
than 100 sessions of the as-
sembly, which cover every
aspect of federation respon-
sibilities and concerns. Dur-
ing the coming year, many
federations in cities across
the U.S. and Canada will be
marking council's-anniver-
sary with special programs.

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