-16 Friday, December 10, 1982 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Federaion Allocates $10 Million for UJA The Board of Governors of the Jewish Welfare Federa- tion has allocated $9,985,000 to the United Jewish Appeal and $154,000 to three other be- neficiaries that are con- cerned with the strength and continuity of the Jewish people here and overseas. For those who want the finest custom furniture at... AFFORDABLE PRICES The simplest cube to the most intricate wall unit built to your specifications by meticulous craftsmen. These sums are part of the $18,500,000 budgeted for local and overseas be- neficiaries from proceeds to the 1982 Allied Jewish Campaign (exclusive of Project Renewal, which raised an additional $1,226,000 for Detroit's "twinned" neighborhood in Ramla). These dollars are not related to current fund- Selections for every room in your home or office in fine woods, laminates, marble, glass and specializing in... 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The $9,985,000 to the United Jewish Appeal will be divided among the Joint Distribution Committee, which provides relief for needy Jews outside the U.S.; ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training), which sponsors vocational training facilities worldwide; seven universities in Israel; and, UJA's primary beneficiary, the Jewish Agency, which channels allocations to Is- rael for immigrant absorp- tion, settlement, higher education, youth care and other social welfare serv- ices. In making its recom- mendations for overseas al- locations, Federation's Na- tional and Community Re- lations Agencies budgeting and planning division was guided by conclusions of the Large City Budgeting Con- ference, whose membership is comprised of the major Jewish communities of America. The America-Israel Cul- tural Foundation, it was noted, has demonstrated great creativity in advanc- ing the image of Israel as a strong supporter of cultural arts. The Jewish Tele- graphic Agency also came in for high praise "for pro- viding a continuous flow of dependable and vital infor- mation to the Jewish com- A committee was formed recently to explore the growing involvement in the Allied Jewish Campaign of 500 Russian Jewish families in the Detroit area. Among the participants at a recent planning meeting were, from left, Vera Weiss, Alex Berger, Vladimir Geller, Melba Winer, Allan Gelfond, Joanna Berger and Dr. Paul Feinberg. munity in this country and abroad." Because of the uncer- tainties with respect to refugee movement and Soviet Jewish emigra- tion, HIAS made neces- sary retrenchments to meet a lowered budget. However, it was em- phasized ;h at this impor- tant agency must main- tain adequate staff and Arab Students Stage Strike at Bethlehdin JERUSALEM (JTA) — About 1,200 Arab students at Bethlehem University went on strike Monday to protest orders by the civil administration that eight foreign lecturers cease their teaching activities im- mediately. The orders were issued last Friday to four Ameri- can and four British in- structors who refused to sign a commitment not to "aid the Palestine Libera- tion Organization or any other hostile organization." The pledge is a requirement for renewal of work and resident permits on the West Bank. So far, 21 foreign lectur- ers at three West Bank uni- versities have been forced to give up their jobs and leave the country because they would not sign what they regard as a political docu- ment which compromises, their academic freedom. 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He as- serted that "the Jewish lobby" in the U.S. is pre- venting peace in Lebanon. resources. Detroit must continue to do its share in supporting HIAS so that it can respond to all op- portunities for rescue which may arise, it was stated. Robert H. Naftaly, chairman of the National and Community Relaton- ions Agency Division, attended the LCBC meet- ings in New York with asso- ciate chairman Dr. Paul C. Feinberg. * * * Berman to Chair Exec. Committee MANDELL BERMAN Mandell L. Berman has been re-elected chairman of the Jewish Welfare Federa- tion Executive Committee, it was announced by Feder- ation President Avern Cohn. Berman, president of Federation in 1972-1975, also is a former president of the United Hebrew Schools and Midrasha, College of Jewish Studies. He is co-chairman of the Council of Jewish Federations/Bnai Brith Joint Planning Committee, which is completing a two- year national study of Hillel services on college cam- puses. In 1978, Berman was the recipient of Federation's Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award for distinguished community,service. He con- tinues to serve on numerous Federation committees. Nuclear Adviser TEL AVIV (JTA) — Dr. Edward Teller, the "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb," is in Israel on his 12th visit to this country, to advise Prof. Yuval Ne'eman, minister of science and development, on plans for construction of a nuclear power reactor.