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opment and job placement ser- Russian Jews into America," said
vices at Jewish Vocational JVS's Shirley Schlang. "The
Service. "The feeling among Russians are not a drain on the
many emigres is that if they wait, economy. In fact, they are con-
maybe they'll get a better job. But tributing and are able to support
we're telling emigres, 'Take the themselves."
job. Don't wait. In America, you
Harvey Paretzky works as an
can move up.' "
assistant director with BIAS, the
Last year, a Federation com- international migration agency
mittee, chaired by Barbara Cook, of the organized American Jewish
formed to work closely with JVS, community. He says Detroit's ap-
Resettlement Service and Jewish proach to the resettlement issue
Family Service. Agency directors mirrors a national phenomenon.
and volunteers met for months to
"At federations across the
design the new way of providing country, there certainly is a
for new Americans.
trend," he says. "People are look-
"We wanted to do the best for ing at ways to cut back. They are
the emigres while still being ac- looking at ways to make things
countable to the community for more efficient." ❑
the dollars it contributes," said
Terran Leemis, a committee
member.
While some resettlement pro-
fessionals are calling the new sys-
tem a "win-win" situation, others
worry it might deprive emigres Los Angeles (JTA) — The Los
of vital services and overwhelm Angeles County Sheriffs De-
partment is continuing its inves-
caseworkers.
Next month, Resettlement tigation of an attack last week by
Service will transfer nearly 200 a self-proclaimed skinhead on a
cases to JFS's newly appointed yeshiva student.
post-resettlement caseworker,
The victim, Zev Katz, a 19-
Regina Smolitsky. Resettlement year-old student working as a
Service will cut more than 1/2 counselor at a Chabad summer
staff positions, which will in- camp for Russian immigrant chil-
crease caseworker loads from 60 dren here, suffered minor bruis-
to nearly 80.
es after being attacked with a
Alan Goodman, executive di- three-foot pipe and a screw dri-
rector of JFS and Resettlement ver.
Service, worries that the over-
Mr. Katz, who attends a
load might restrict caseworkers Lubavitch yeshiva in Miami, said
from dealing with all but the he was sitting in a parked car
most severe immigration prob- when "this guy came out of
nowhere, yelling hate Jews! I'll
lems.
"Instead of a preventative ap- kill you!"
proach, we're going to be dealing
Mr. Katz said he was hit in the
with crisis intervention," he said. stomach once, before he grabbed
"I'm not saying this is unwork- the pipe and his friend grabbed
able, but I have to see what hap- the screwdriver.
pens."
Mr. Katz and others chased
Mr. Goodman says the issue the fleeing attacker for about 150
punctuates an ongoing dilemma: feet, tackled him in an alley, and
"People were getting very excit- then sat on him until the police
ed about saving Jewish souls, but arrived on the scene.
this is getting very expensive. Is
The suspect was identified as
caring for people after one year Shane Dale McCain, an 18-year
still a resettlement issue, or do old transient, who said he was a
we have to see this population as skinhead, according to a Sheriffs
part of our overall community, spokesman. Mr. McCain was
not as newcomers?"
booked on suspicion of commit-
The answer is, in part, moti- ting a hate crime and assault
vated by fiscal realities, with a deadly weapon and is be-
Federation officials say. The ing held in lieu of $150,000 bail.
Operation Exodus resettlement
Rabbi Mayer Schmukler of the
program ended this spring. Chabad Russian Synagogue,
Monies taken from that pot and which runs the summer camp,
used locally will not be available said that the bearded Mr. Katz
next year.
was wearing a T-shirt, corduroy
To compound financial con- pants and a yarmulke at the time
straints, the 1994 Allied Jewish of the attack.
Campaign fell short of last year's
Rabbi Schmukler's colleague,
total and agencies community- Rabbi Naftoli Estulin, said that
wide are feeling the crunch.
the incident was "a rude awak-
Additionally, resettlement pro- ening in our normally peaceful
fessionals have grappled with an neighborhood. You read about
intensifying anti-immigrant sen- this elsewhere, but so far we've
timent, not only in Detroit, but had few problems. I would call it
shocking."
nationwide.
"The Jewish community real-
The Anti-Defamation League
ly wants to indicate to the U.S. condemned the attack on Mr.
government that it can take care Katz and said it emphasized the
of its own and that the United need for a statewide program to
States shouldn't stop letting keep track of hate crimes.

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