THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Boris Smolar's
Between You
. . . and Me
Editor-in-Chief
Emeritus, JTA
(Copyright 1981, JTA, Inc.)
THE COMMUNAL SCENE: More than 1,300 Jewish
welfare, educational, cultural and health institutions, and
agencies combatting bigotry — all a product of voluntary
communal organization — are now beneficiaries of the
Jewish federations. They are being supported and per-
petuated by able and dedicated volunteer leaders whose
dedication is coupled by the skill and competence of profes-
sional executives. They spend more than $1 billion an-
nually to provide a myriad of services to the Jewish com-
munity as well as to the total community.
The executives and their staffs are professionally
well-trained. They evaluate and assess community needs
with an understanding of sociology, economics, psychology,
Jewish history and purposes. With the growing call for
expanded services in the communities throughout the
country, many positions are now available, and the number
of positions to be filled is expected to continue to grow.
The Council of Jewish Federations has established a
recruitment and education program to fill these positions.
It also decided to establish a Philip Bernstein Training
Center for federation personnel, in honor of its retired
executive vice president:
JEWISH PLURALISM: The exact number of profes-
sionals in Jewish communal agencies has never been estab-
lished, but it is estimated to exceed 15,000. In the federa-
tions alone there are now more than 1,000 professionals.
The central organ of those engaged in Jewish civil
service in the United States and Canada is the Conference
of Jewish Communal Service (CJCS). It honored last week
Dr. Maurice B. Hexter, a pioneer in Jewish social service
and an outstanding figure in the field for the past half-
century. He is now 90 years old and is still active in com-
munal life.
The world organization of the Jewish communal pro-
fessionals is the International Conference of Jewish Com-
munal Service of which Ralph I. Goldman, executive vice
president of the Joint Distribution Committee, has now
been elected president at its five-day meeting in Jerusalem.
"MUSTS" FOR COMMUNAL WORKERS:
Goldman told the assembled members of the International
Conference of Jewish Communal Service that the Jewish
communal worker must consider Jewishness — Jewish
knowledge and commitment to Jewish survival — as one of
the primary components of Jewish professionalism. He
must see himself as guardian of Jewish continuity and as
exponent of a rich and illustrious tradition. He indicated
that this has not always been the case.
He also advocated that Jewish communal workers
should be required to know Hebrew, in addition to having a
sound ground in Jewish studies. Knowledge of Hebrew is
considered by him a "tool for Jewish survival." In general,
Goldman stressed that each Jewish communal professional
bears a personal responsibility for developing and deepen-
ing Jewish consciousness based on knowledge as well as
emotional commitment, in addition to his responsibility to
strive for excellence in professional competence.
Battle Over Israel Mosque
TEL AVIV (JNI) — A dis-
pute has developed between
the Tel Aviv Municipality
and WAQF (Moslem Reli-
gious Trust) over plans to
renovate the Hassan Bek
Mosque.
A newly-formed commit-
tee headed by national
kadis and Knesset member
Mohamed Watad ( Labor)
has appealed to the gov-
ernment to block a six-
year-old contract leasing
the mosque area for renova-
tion and construction of a
tourist and commercial cen-
ter.
Tel Aviv Mayor Shlomo-
Lahat maintained that the
Hassan Bek Mosque has
been deserted for some 30
years, and that the dilapi-
dated structure now serves
as a stable and a center for
drug dealers and a garbage
dump. He said the city
would not compromise the
holy character of the site,
but that reconstruction
would make it more re-
spectable.
"The city's plan looks
beautiful on paper, but it
really means that they'll
destroy the mosque, leav-
ing a tiny space for
prayer, and the rest they
will turn into the private
business center of Ger-
shon Peres," replied
Abed Kabub, WAQF
chairman in Jaffa.
The present WAQF is
engaged in legal action to
cancel the agreement , be-
tween contractor Gershon
Peres ibrother of Labor
Party chariman Shimon
Peres) and the previous
WAQF, which was later
disbanded due to ir-
regularities and corruption
charge.
Meanwhile, government
officials have stressed that
final reconstruction ap-
proval is a long way off. In
addition, several cabinet
ministers have leaked their
opposition to the plan.
Friday, October 30, 1981 25
Byrd Cites Levin's Charges in Anti-AWACS Statement
WASHINGTON — In his
70-minute speech declaring
opposition to the AWACS
proposal in the U.S. Senate
last week, Sen. Robert Byrd
(D-W. Va.) referred to Sen.
Carl Levin's (D-Mich.)
charges that the Reagan
Administration had bypas-
sed "normal safeguard pro-
cedures" in considering the
proposed sale.
retary of Defense Wein-
berger as to why these pro-
cedures were not followed.
"Sen. Levin then submit-
ted additional questions to
the secretary for the record.
He asked if the Administra-
tion had consulted ... the
CIA's counter-intelligence
Santa Bubbie?
cited Sen. Levin's statement
that the Secretary of De-
fense had indicated that
President Reagan decided
to grant the exception to the
national disclosure policy
for the AIM 9-L missiles,
which are part of the
AWACS package.
t Presenting the
"During Senate Armed
Services Committee hear-
ings on the proposed arms
sale package for Saudi
Arabia," Sen. Byrd said,
"Sen. Levin questioned Sec-
NEW YORK — A Nome,
Alaska couple will send let-
ters to Jewish children for
Hanuka this year. The
sponsor of the project,
Daniel Bloom, admits that
the project is a Jewish al-
ternative to Christmas let-
ters requesting gifts from
Santa Claus.
Bloom said letters can be
sent to Zayde and Bubbie
Krauss, Hanuka House
near the North Pole, Gen-
eral Delivery, Nome,
Alaska 99762. Bubbie and
Zayde Krauss will answer
the letters.
risk assessment and the se-
curity survey report which
are prepared after an on-
site investigation. To my
understanding, Sen. Levin
has not yet received a reply
to his questions."
Later in his speech, Byrd,
the Senate minority leader,
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