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AJPA suspends L.A.federation paper
Washington (JTA) — The
American Jewish Press
Association (AJPA) has
suspended from member-
ship for one month the Los
Angeles Jewish Community
Bulletin, published by the
Jewish Federation Council
there, for being "in appar-
ent violation" of a 1977
AJPA resolution aimed at
preventing unfair competi-
tion by feceration-
sponsored newspapers in
areas already served by
privately-owned pubica-
tions.
The suspension resolu-
tion, which was adopted
nearly unanimously last
Thursday night at AJPA's
42nd annual meeting, calls
for the expulsion of the Los
Angeles Jewish Community
Bulletin if its response is
"not satisfactory" to the
AJPA ethics committee.
The committee, headed
by Miriam Goldberg, editor
and publisher of the Inter-
mountain Jewish 'News in
Denver, recommended the
action after hearing com-
plaints from theB'naiB'rith
Messenger and the Heritage
Southwest Jewish Press,
both independent newspap-
ers in Los Angeles, that the
Community Bulletin had
turned from a federation
house organ to a weekly
newspaper "aggressively"
soliciting advertisements.
Robert Cohen, editor-in-
chief of the St. Louis Jewiih
Light and co-chairman of
the ethics committee, said
the Community Bulletin
was invited to send a repre-
sentative but chose not to do
so. A third privately-owned
newspaper in Los Angeles,
Israel Today, is not a
member of the AJPA.
Ted Kanner, executive
vice president of the Jewish
Federation Council of Los
Angeles, told the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency by
telephone that the AJPA
Ethics Committee had op-
erated on a set of assump-
tions and not on facts. In re-
sponse to Cohen's statement
that the Bulletin had been
invited to send a represen-
tative, Kanner said, "That
statement is not true." He
said the Bulletin was never
invited to send a represen-
tative.
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• "I am deeply offended
that the association, which
represents the English
Jewish press, takes an ac-
tion condemning a member
of the association , without
first making an attempt to
ascertain the facts or, at the
very least, the point of view
of that member of the asso-
ciation,"_ Kanner said.
The AJPA resolution
calls for all three AJPA
newspapers to present
necessary documents.
Cohen said he and Goldberg
are willing to go to Los
Angeles to meet with all the
relevant partiek_
If the Community Bulle-
tin is expelled, the resolu-
tion then calls for the AJPA
to consider entering a
"friend of the court brief' on
the suit filed by Herb Brin,
editor emeritus of the Heri-
tage, in Los Angeles
Superior Court. The suit
asks for $1.575,000 from the
Bulletin in breach of con-
tract, unfair competion, and
for personal income loss for
Brin and his son, Dan Brin,
the current editor.
The issue goes back to
1977 when the Los Angeles
Jewish Federation Council
changed its Bulletin from a
biweekly to a weekly publi-
cation seeking advertise-
ments. It was then that the
AJPA, meeting in Denver,
passed a resolution that
noted the Los Angeles
Jewish Community was
well served by three private
newspapers: the B'nai
B'rith Messenber, Heritage,
and Israel Today.
"When a Jewish comfnu-
nity is being well-served by
viable private newspapers,
it is inappropriate and ill-
advised for Jewish federa-
tions to take steps to put
such papers out of busi-
ness," the resolution said.
Cohen said that the Los
Angeles Jewish Federation
Council abided by the AJPA
decision until last February
when the Bulletin went
from biweekly to weekly
publication for the start of
the federation's fund drive.
Dan Brin said there had
also been an agreement be-
tween the independent
newspapers and the federa-
tion.
He said that although the
fund drive has ended, the
federation this month voted
to continue the Community
Bulletin as a weekly until
the end of the year.
Cohen, who was elected
president of the AJPA, said
that the ethics committee
will meet with national fed-
eration leaders to discuss
the entire issue of
federation-directed publica-
tions. He said that all AJPA
members have a stake in a
free press whether they are
privately 'owned or if they
are federation affiliated.
Cohen, who was AJPA
president from 1972 to
1977, said the organization
has grown from 25 members
12 years ago to nearly 100
today. He said he would like
to consolidate the gains
while restoring haimish
atmosphere of the 'smaller
group.
Florence Eckstein, pub-
lisher of the Phoenix Jewish
News, was elected first vice
president; Mark Klein,
editor and publisher of the
Northern California Jewish
Bulletin, San Francisco,
second vice president; Dan
Brin, third vice president;'
Robert Krishef, editor and •
general manager of the
American Jewish World,
Minneapolis, recording sec-
retary and Cynthia Dettel-
bach, editor of theCleveland
Jewish News, correspond-
ing secretary. Morris
Maline, editor of the Jewish
Press, Omaha, was re-
elected treasurer.
Cohen succeeded Jerome
Lippman, publisher of the
Long Island Jewish World,
who now becomes a member
of the executive committee.
Elected to the executive
committee were: Fran Gold,
editor of the Jewish Horizon
Union, N.J.; Dorothy Ru-
bin, editor of the Broward
Jewish Journal, Fla.; Rich
Waloff, business.director of
the Jewish Exponent,
Philadelphia; Robert Rap-
paport, publisher of the
Palm Beach Jewish World;
and Vida Goldgar; editor
and publisher of the South-
ern Israelite, Atlanta.
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The Cultural Commission bf Congregation Shaarey Zedek
cordially invites you to attend
The Annual Peter and Clara Weisberg Concert
AJCommittee plans election
Binkow,
Maurice
president of the Detroit
Chapter, American Jewish
Committee, will give his
state of the chapter report at'
its annual election meeting
at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at
Temple Israel.
Bertram Gold, AJCom-
mittee executive vice.
president emeritus and di-
rector of the agency's new
Institute on American
Jewish-Israeli Relations,
will speak on "American
Jews and Israelis: We Are
One — Or Are We?"
The meeting will focus on
the institute, which was de-
signed to develop programs
and activities in America
and Israel aimed at enhanc-
ing the quality of the in-
teraction and increase op-
portunities for consultation
and collaboration between
American Jewry and Israel.
' Friday, June 8, 1984 57
featuring
renowned operatic star
ROBERT MERRILL
Tuesday Evening, June 12, 1984
8 P.M.
at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
NO ADMISSION CHARGE
Tickets can be picked up at the Synagogue office.
Patron tickets $25 per person
Maurice Binkow
Patrons wilt receive preferred seating and an admission to an
Afterglow following the Concert where they will meet Mi..Merrill.
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Entertainment will be
provided by vocalist Phil
Marcus Esser. A wine and
dessert buffet is included.
There is a charge. The pub-
lic is invited. For reserva-
tions, call the AJCommit-
tee, 965-3353..
,
Dr. Samuel Stulberg,
Chairman Cultural Commission
Dr. Paul Gold & Mrs. Harvey Ulla
Co Chairpersons
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Brown
Concert Chairpersons
Dr. and Mrs. Harold hitch,
Chairpersons Music Division
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