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In the last two months, two national organizations — Histadrut and American Friends of Hebrew Univer- sity — have closed their of- fices in the Detroit area. Both organizations cited the worsening economy as the prime reason. "We found the regional of- fice not to be economical," said Yehuda Ebstein, ex- ecutive vice president of Histadrut, the Israeli labor organization. "It was a pure- ly economic move." Thanks to the recession, Jewish organizations have been thrown into competi- tion — whether they admit it or not — for an ever- shrinking charitable dollar. The result is discouraging. Even as some national organizations close their doors locally, others are cut- ting corners. "We're hurting," said Richard Lobenthal, director of the Michigan Region of the Anti-Defamation League. Two years ago, ADL had to lay off two assistant directors and two office staff. But the local office is still fi- nancially strapped. What's worse, he said, the economy has increased the need for ADL services. "Every time there's an economic downturn, there's a greater amount of scapegoating," he said. Vandalism, anti-Semitism and harassments have been on the upswing, which puts stress on ADL's services. "Fund raising to date has been a virtual disaster," Mr. Lobenthal said. Since ADL- sponsored cocktail parties failed to raise enough money, an ADL phonathon will have to raise about 50 percent more than it did last year just to help ADL break even. Similarly, Women's American ORT, which sup- ports Jewish vocational training around the world, is anticipating the worst. Its annual sale of gift wrap at local malls is at the mercy of the economy. "I'm wondering if people are going to be out there shopping," said Cynthia Franklin, who heads ORT's local executive committee. Volunteers, a commodity in itself, are also affected by the economy, said Ms. Franklin. Volunteers who would ordinarily have time to devote to ORT now have to work to make ends meet. The fund-raising circuit has not been completely devastated by the economy. A few select organizations have managed to attract do- nors to dinners and other events. "I don't think we felt it," said Ed Rosenthal, regional director of the Jewish Na- tional Fund. "We have found that the major donors are cutting back somewhat," he said. But, the local community has responded to JNF's needs for funds to resettle Soviet Jews in Israel, Mr. Rosenthal said. Part of JNF's success also rests on popularity. Last Thanks to the recession, Jewish organizations have been thrown into competition whether they admit it or not — for a shrinking dollar. year's dinner, honoring Irv- ing and Sarah Pitt, was an "unbelievable" success, Mr. Rosenthal said, mainly be- cause the couple has so much support in the community. Similarly, American Friends of Bar-Ilan Univer- sity has weathered the recession with the help of its main benefactor, the Stollman family. In the fund-raising year that ended Sept. 30, the local office rais- ed more per capita than any other Bar-Ilan regional of- fice in the country. But for those organizations that don't have "popular" honorees and benefactors, this has been a dry season. ADL and the American Committee for the Weiz- mann Institute of Science both moved their dinners from September 1991 to May 1992. "We felt we couldn't throw money away at a dance band. We would rather throw it toward Soviet scien- tists," said Edie Slotkin, ex- ecutive director of the Detroit section of the Weiz- mann Institute. The school, located in Rehovot, Israel, educates and provides research