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similar work. In fact, local
branches of the AJCs belong
to the Council. The ADL does
not.
Kushner says the groups all
complement one another and
that they do not all serve the
same constituency. "Issues
developed by the Council are
home issues. ADL and the
others take their marching
orders from a national
organization."
What can the Council do
better? Both Cohan and Past
President David Lebenbom
emphasize the need to bring
young and new people into
the organization to keep it
viable. Cohan says the Coun-
cil has gone a long way
toward this goal, but Leben-
bom predicts that the
ultimate battle will be an
uphill one.
"The problem in a com-
munity like Detroit with a
strong Federation, the
tendency for young people is
to participate in Federation
because it offers immediate
rewards and social functions.
We need a whole staff and ap-
paratus to bring young people
in."
Lebenbom bemoans the
Jewish community's concern
for only a short list of issues
— Israel and Soviet Jewry
among them — and suggests
that Council widen the scope
of Jewish concerns. "Nobody
gives the Jewish position on
education or substandard
housing, for example!'
Are there any community
councils more effective than
Detroit's? Kushner has high
praise for Philadelphia's.
"They can turn out the
Jewish community on key
issues, which we always have
trouble doing?'
Like Detroit, the Jewish
Community Relations Coun-
cil of Greater Philadelphia is
funded by Federation, accor-
ding to executive director Dr.
Lawrence Rubin. Like
Detroit, it is an umbrella
organization. Where the two
councils differ, is that
membership in Philadelphia
is restricted to organizational
umbrella groups. The
Philadelphia council has also
instituted "satellite JCRCs"
in five Jewish neighborhoods,
bringing the council to where
its constituents are,
facilitating communications
and improving the level of
accountability.
Despite the challenges fac-
ing the Council in Detroit,
Leon Cohan is optimistic
about the future. "We have
made substantial changes,"
he says as the clouds sweep by
his office. "But we have to do
more. There's a lot of work to
be done!' ❑

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