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Detroit funnels more of its Campaign fund to Israel than most other cities. The amount of overseas funding was questioned this year by the agencies as well as many would-be donors, Mr. Ziffer said. "Some suggested that the need (here) is so great and our support is so miniscule compared to the needs, a few percentage points difference (in the for- mula) would make a bigger difference here in Detroit." Some on the Federation ex- ecutive committee, who are all members of the Federation board of governors, ques- tioned the formula and urged that it be re-evaluated in light of the current economic con- ditions. But the tradition, de- veloped over the years by local leaders, proved stronger than the pressures to change it, at least this year, Mr. Ziffer said. "The feeling was (among the officers of the Federation) that no matter how serious and profound the needs are here, we know how great they are in Israel as well, and it's really not time to make a change." Yet the board did approve the formation of a task force composed of Federation offi- cers to evaluate the Federa- tion's funding relationships with the UJA as well as all other national agencies. Arlene Goldberg, director of clinical services at JFS, said her agency has not experi- enced an increase in clients over the past year, but living conditions have worsened and demands are higher. "There are situations in which people are facing the loss of their home — people who are not used to this sort of economic problem." Margaret Weiner, JFS as- sociate executive director, said JFS' resources have been especially pressed. "A number of things converged at one time, and it got really bad — the dismantling of the safety net (state public assistance), the worsening economic con- ditions, and the cuts in our budget." Jewish Vocational Service, which helps unemployed Jews find jobs, will receive what amounts to a 10 percent in- crease. "This will enable us to expand our service to middle and upper income individuals who were particularly hard- hit by the recession," said Barbara Nurenberg, executive director of JVS. The allocations left Feder- ation's own operating budget with 5 percent less than last year. "We froze salaries for the year. We're cutting out travel and other expenses," said Mr. Ziffer. "We thought it was an important thing to take the lead and say to our agencies that we're ready to share the pain." Like the JCCouncil, the Jewish Home for Aged will also receive a 5 percent cut. But Arnold Budin, Home for Aged executive director, said it will not affect the quality of care. Besides a flat Campaign drive and the increasing de- mands on local social service agencies, the Federation had to respond to a surge in So- viet immigration for the fourth year in a row. About 800 new immigrants settled in the Detroit area last year;- j and an additional 800 are petted this year, said Sandy Hyman, director of Resettle- ment Service. Resettlement Service will receive $278,700, the same as last year. The pension premi- um does not figure into it, but with inflation, the same allc, cation amounts to a decrease. Resettlement Service will not be able to maintain its present level of service, Ms. Hyman said. "What will ulti- mately have to happen is we'll give the refugees less. We're spread very thin already." Because Federation pension fund premiums are waived, the Agency for Jewish Edu- cation amounted to a 4 per- cent increase. The agency will receive $884,000 this year._ "Everyone is asking what we are going to do about Jewish education and Jewish identi- ty formation, because other- wise we're going to assimilate into oblivion," Mr. Ziffer said. Those local Jewish day schools which receive Feder- ation funding remained at last year's levels. Because of the cuts, Federation request- ed a one-time, $200,000 Unit- ed Jewish Foundation grants included in the allocations, that went to local social ser- vice agencies. The UJF is the endowment arm of the Fed- eration. "As a keeper of the commu- nity's rainy-day fund," said UJF President Jack Robin- son, "the UJF is meeting an' emergency situation in a year when the Campaign is unable to meet the demand." Looking to the future, Mr. Ziffer said, "It's going to be a hard year next year, too. Everybody knows it." ❑