THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, January 24, 1986 29 HOUSE CALLS MADE ) FOR NAIL AND FOOT CARE • DR. SEYMOURE BALAJ ClIAIR.S..$ 9 DENIS° /49 to 2 I- FILES newoo $44 LLJ NEW TENEX CHAIRMATS... LIFETIME WARRANTY!! 36"x48"... $ 17 I.B.M. SELECTRIC TYPEWRITERS ... $ 197 U- 11. 0 COPY AMCNINE TIME CLOW 19 059 C ■ 1 CZ new! WE RENT, REPAIR AND SELL ALL MAKES OF OFFICE AND BUSINESS MACHINES UJ 0 Everything for your office! 16893 Schaefer Hwy. at Six Mile Call 342-7800 FRAMES & B'nai B'rith Youth Organization members hold a vigil protesting the Soviet Union's oppression of its *Jews. The gathering took place across the street from the Soviet embassy in Washington. says that "we don't raise a single cent for BBI, but only for the youth services," the key word is "raise." There are no special appeals made for BBI funding, but the parent is supported by dues. Stanley Berman, director of fiscal opera- tions, avows that 64 percent of the BBI dollar is spent on youth services, 27 per- cent on lodge services and nine percent on administration. Despite these public figures, the feeling outside headquarters seems to be that BBI isn't fiscally respon- sible. Some Hillel leaders say that if they ran their shops like headquarters does, they would never have new buildings and equipment. To which Berman replies, "One person's program support is another person's overhead," adding that he sees administration as synonymous with na- tional program support. The intra-agency competition for favor and funds separates the very groups that could benefit from joint efforts. For exam- ple, the BBI Jerusalem Center and the ADL office are a few blocks apart in Israel, but they function solo. A recent centennial celebration of BBI in Seattle, which had all the makings of a superb event, came off as amateurish because it lacked profes- sional planning. Professional B'nai B'rith staffers in Seattle at the BBYO, Hillel and ADL offices did not cross the lines to help on a BBI function. Book club an- • • • • • • • • • • nouncements are not sent to the women because they are a men's project. B'nai B'rith's problems are not inconse- quential, but neither are they the whole picture. Lew Hamburger says he is with the organization because he's "attracted to a challenge where there's hope." Ham- burger listed new membership incentives now under consideration, such as BBI credit cards, enhanced insurance policies, an international singles' conference, and ways to market the academic community (i.e. book publications). Sports-oriented lodges are drawing younger men, as do those featuring political activism. Units, which have men and women members, were begun about 15 years ago and attract singles as well as young married couples. They might be even more popular, but BBW considers them "a nail in the coffin" of their autonomy, according to Gerald Kraft. He notes that units, with their joint owner- ship, are also a hassle for leaders to create and run. Harvey Berk, BBI director of publica- tions, repeats an oft-heard theme when he says that low morale is not the result of a sluggish bureaucracy, but the frustra- tion of dreams thwarted by insufficient resources. Dan Thursz is adamant that the organization has "no failures" and says it "never was in a slump." As evidence of Metal Section Frames Needlepoint Mounting Art Restoration Art for Interiors New York Graphic Prints Posters Original Graphics MICA Mouldings Sculpture Commercial Accounts Welcome FULL SERVICE CUSTOM FRAMING 20°A ?F7A1TrIZOM DOES NOT APPLY TO SALE ITEMS coupon must be presented at time of purchase THE CORNERS 17682 W. 13 Mile corner of S'fld Birmingham, MI 540-2770 J . 1: 111111111111111111.111IPItilLPINU.1`,... •• ■ . . ... . •- 4 S301 1:1d 3S110H 31:1 VM lar 352-4723 Foot Specialist