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Friday, November 30, 1984 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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CJF's GA covers Jewish agenda
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The 53rd General Assembly of
the Council of Jewish Federa-
tions, meeting in Toronto two
weeks ago, had more than 225
sessions devoted to subjects rang-
ing from aging to Yiddish poetry,
and grappling with such weighty
issues as the rescue of Soviet
Jewry, black-Jewish relations
and challenges faced by Israel.
In a rousing, optimistic speech,
Israel's UN ambassador,
Binyamin Netanyahu, pointed
out that this "is a time of great
opportunity for Israel; greater
than at any time in its history."
Things have changed, he said.
Israel no longer youthfully naive,
it is respected by other nations
and it is increasingly sought after
for its expertise in agriculture,
technology and the military sci-
ences.
But some of the myths or mis-
conceptions about Israel must
change. One is the belief that the
whole world is against Israel. "It
is not." Another is the notion that
Israeli diplomacy can produce a
kind of "messianic era" of peace.
"This will not happen," he
warned. "There are no Hollywood
endings in international diplo-
macy."
It is unrealistic, he said, to be-
lieve that the way to peace is
through unilateral concessions.
"For the weak, alliances are dif-
ficult to come by. Strength is
viewed as an asset. We will not
purchase alliances with weak-
ness."
Netanyahu emphasized that
Arab oil power has declined, and
as a result, so has Arab financial
leverage. The fall of the PLO has
made a crucial difference. As a re-
sult of Israel's action in Lebanon,
the PLO's territorial base was
shattered, and its leadership has
been scattered. All of Israel's civi-
lian borders, for the first time in
its history, said Netanyahu, are
safe from terrorist attack.
The exposure of the U.S. to
Arab terrorism, said the MIT-
educated diplomat, has intro-
duced America first-hand to the
realities of the Arab world. "The
alliance between Israel and the
United States has been
strengthened. America will not
find a more willing or competent
ally."
On the same program, AIPAC's
Thomas Dine assessed the results
of the recent national elections as
they relate to Israel.
Dine said that the White House
is pro-Israel and that the Con-
gress — both houses — is more
pro-Israel than it was before the
election.
"Reagan feels instinctively,"
said Dine, "that Israel is part of
Western civilization, and Secre-
tary of State George Shultz be-
lieves he can rely on Israel, not
the Arabs." Together they form a
base for the reinvigoration of
U.S.-Israeli relations.
Washington, Dine reported, is
filled with gossip that Secretary of
Defense Caspar Weinberger will
quit if he doesn't get Shultz's job.
Of the 43 new congressmen,
Dine said, 12 are clearly on record
as pro-Israel. He urged increased
CJF President-elect Shoshana Cardin of Baltimore and President
Martin Citrin ofDetroit were confronted by pro-Falasha demonstrators
and ultimately cancelled the opening plenary of the Toronto meeting.
contact with them, as well as sup-
port and involvement.
Israel did not lose support in the
House Foreign Affairs Commit-
tee, and all of the prime suppor-
ters of Israel in the Senate were
reelected, said Dine. (Mideast ob-
servers noted that Sen. Jesse
Helms (R-N.C.) does indeed want
to be chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, a
potential problem for Israel
though the majority of the com-
mittee strongly supports Israel.)
As for the Jewish vote, Dine
said that it was only relevant in a
close election. He exhorted the
Jewish federation delegates to
"reach out to Administration fig-
ures as never before. We need con-
tacts in the White House as well
as on Capitol Hill."
The victory of Paul Simon over
Charles Percy in Illinois, Dine
said, "had defined Jewish power
for the rest of the century. That
win will reverberate. You have to
be humble in victory and I think
we should try. But after 2,000
years we can enjoy it a little."
Mandell Berman of Detroit,
who was elected a CJF vice
president, chaired a session on
"Preparing for the 90s: Major So-
cial Trends and Their Impact on
North America's Jewish Commu-
nity." The program featured two
of the leading Jewish demog-
raphers, Dr. Steven M. Cohen of
Queens College in New York and
Dr. Gary Tobin of Brandeis Uni-
versity.
Cohen said that Jews have now
"made it" in the U.S., and backed
his assertion with statistics on the
number of Jews in college (eight
percent of all students), the
number of Jewish millionaires (20
percent) and self-made. mil-
lionaires (40 percent). He said
that Jews are now shifting their
emphasis from group integration
in American life to group survi-
val.
"Young people today do fewer
`Jewish' things than older Jews
(i.e. Shabbat candles, synagogue
services)," Cohen said, "but there
are hardly any differences in
Jewish observance and affiliation
once they are married and have
children. The big question is if
they will marry and have kids."
Cohen contends that Jews are
still having babies, but having
tkem later in life, and that most
cEildren of mixed marriages are
being brought up Jewish. "If there
is no real population threat, then
trying to bring Jews up to a
minimum level of Judaism is
mis-directed," he said.
Tobin disagreed. He said the
struggle to maintain separate-
ness versus the desire to integrate
still exists for Jews. But, he
added, Jews are following the
general population trends.:
"Jews have become service con-
sumers. If it (Jewish organiza-
tions) fits their immediate needs,
they will use it — but it doesn't
reflect a commitment."
Dr. Tobin said that this trend
poses a danger to the survival of
Jewish institutions.
Turning to intermarriage and
Jewish education, Tobin said that
experts can only guess at the ac-
tual percentage of Jewish inter-
marriage (14-33 percent), but that
it involves "a serious, large com-
ponent of Jewish life." He added
that "huge proportions" of the
Jewish community are not in-
volved in Jewish education, or
"move in and out" of Jewish edu-
cation as the mood suits them.
"An abysmally low percentage
of Jews (20 percent) spend any
time at all as volunteers - for
Jewish organizations. They have
become so integrated that they
have become removed from in-
stitutional support," Tobin said.
In terms of fundraising, he said
a large percentage of Jews (70
percent) give nothing to Jewish
causes, and many give less than
they can. Many are involved in
non-Jewish charities.
He took issue with Cohen's con-
tention that "Jewish have made
it." "In comparison to other
groups, Jews are wealthy. But
10-15 percent of Jews in the U.S.
are poor and hampered in par-
ticipating in Jewish life."
Dr. Donald Feldstein of the CJF
concluded the session with com-
ments about the declining Jewish
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