Federation Designs Endowment Program Omaha—Announcement has been made of the establishment of a Federation Endowment and Development Fund which will serve the dual purpose of providing a service to those people with private foundations, < while , creating a fund that would allow for initiating con-': structive new community programs. C. M. Newman, president of the Omaha Jewish Federation, announced the establishment of the Endowment Program at a meeting of the board of the Federation last week. Richard
Hiller was appointed chairman of the endowment committee. It was noted that the Tax Reform Act of 1969 and subsequent rulings of the Internal Revenue Service have placed substantial and burdensome restrictions on private foundations, thus making the advantages of private foundations operating within the Federation Endowment Program particularly attractive. A successful Endowment and Development Fund would generally permit the community to meet the following goals: to meet special emergencies that arise from time to time; to seed money for experIsrael Will Get provide imental projects; to cover capital fund campaigns; Japanese Autos tosmall reduce public solicitations; Tel Aviv (JTA)— Japan's and as insurance against a fisecond largest automobile nancial crisis. manufacturer, the Nissan Participants in the EndowCo., has agreed to market ment program would realize its cars in Israel in defiance substantial tax savings; inof (he Arab League boycott, with which allegedly, it had creases In the value of the fund through investments made by hitherto complied. . a knowledgeable and experThe change of policy was ienced committee; and relief attributed here to pressure from the administrative details by American Jews. of their philanthropic endeavThe Japanese firm has en- ors. tered into partnership agreeI nt e r e s t ed individuals are ments with Eisenberg Enurged to call Mr. Hiller for furterprises and the Histadrutther information about the Fedowned "Noa" Co. eration Endowment Program.
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• St. Louis, Mo.—Rabbi David the Vietnam war and thus to P o l i s h , Evanston, 111,, was "abrogate the basic principle elected the new President of of the First A m e n d m e n t , the C e n t r a l Conference of jeopardizing freedom of the American Rabbis, at the con- press." clusion of the group's 82nd an- • The American people said the nual convention here. The 1100 rabbis, "have a right to know Reform Rabbis in the group what their government is doserve more than one million ing." They added that "the worshippers. only way to end the war"— Vietnam Deadline which they called a "useless, The CCAR agreed in a reso- wasteful, bloody conflict"—"is lution that it was "shocked" at to end it quickly." They sugtho^, federal government's at- gested a Dec. 31 deadline for tempt to ban publication of a an American pullout. classified Pentagon report on School Aid The convention also reafRabbi David Polish firmed its 26 year old stand against public aid to private calls upon its members not to schools, adding that it favored officiate at such marriages." the establishment of Reform Rabbi Gittelsohn conceded day schools as a base for future Jewish leadership. that .at least 100 of his colleagues do officiate at mixed Mixed Marriages plied by some 75,000 pupils in veld, said the Court's decision marriage ceremonies, although Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn, in Jewish day s c h o o l s in the "re-emphasizes the responsibilUnited States. He also said that ity of the Jewish community an address to the convention, most Reform rabbis often inan initial evaluation of the to maintain its system of edu- called for a stronger position sist that Judaism be studied by Supreme Court-ruling indicated cation" and that the AJCon- against spiritual leaders offici- both partners and frequently the possibility that much, if not grcss "calls on Jewish Federa- ating at mixed m a r r i a g e s receive promises by the couple) most, of the federal aid provid- tions and welfare funds, as we where the non-Jewish partners that their c h i l d r e n will be ed under a variety of programs have called in the past, to in- does not undergo conversion to might be imperiled by the rul- crease their financial! support Judaism. He urged that the raised in-the? Jewish tradition. He~added that therj are a ing, as well as other forms of of Jewish education of every CCAR p o s i t i o n should be changed from its current posi- few rabbis who will marry a slate aid to non-public schools. kind and at every level." He tion of "discouraging" its mem- couple without such promises; 'Tragic Decision' declared that, with the Court's bers from officiating, at such and others who have performed The decisions were called decision, "the controversies and ceremonies to " m i x e d mar- ceremonies in churches. The> "tragic" by Rabbi Bernardare over" and that riages are contrary to the tra- convention delayed a final vpt» Goldenberg, Torah Umesorah quarrels dition of Jewish religion' and until next year. director of sghool organization, every segment of the Jewish community "must now j o i n who called on the Jewish Federations and welfare f u n d s hands to make sure that Jewwhich "fought so vigorously ish education will not suffer for Soviet Jews Reunited Here; against federal and state aid" lack of funds." to "apply the same sort of vigPfeffer said that the "landMomentum Up, HIAS States or and the same intensive ener- mark decision" had averted gy to make sure to obtain sup- "the annual lobbying effort to port for the H e b r e w day tax funds that would have pitted s c h o o l s . " Noting that such religious group against religious schools were "caught in a tre- group and private institution mendous financial bind," he against public interest." He insaid "fighting against aid is terpreted the decision as a Sun e g a t i v e . Guaranteeing tho premo Court view that "it is schools' future and the educa- not possible to separate secular tional quality of the Jewish education from the religious atcommunity is positive. Unless mosphere which properly perthe c o m m u n i t y acts," he meates a parochial school." He warned, "Hebrew day schools said the d e c i s i o n would may become fewer in number "strengthen religious liberty for and essentially a haven for the ~ it assures the American citizen rich." that his tax funds may not bo The president of the AJCon- used to support a religion in gress, Rabbi Arthur J. Lely- which he does riot believe." :
High Court Bans Private School Aid; Jewish Schools Lose $30 Million New York (JTA)—The unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling against almost all forms of governmental aid to non-public schools poses the prospect of an annual loss, in such aid to Jewish day schools, in one area alone, totalling at least $30 million,' according to a preliminary and informal estimate by a spokesman for a national agency for such schools. In the 9 to 0 decision the Supreme Court declared that such aid would foster "an excessive government entanglement with religion." The High Court also held that public aid to private, schools would have "divisive political potential," a view repeatedly advanced by the AJCongress in its fight against such government aid. The spokesman for Torah * Umesorah, the National Society for Hebrew Day Schools, an Orthodox agency, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that his preliminary estimate was based on an average of $350 to $400 per pupil now provided annually in "purchase-of-servlce" financial aid by states, multi-
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Jerusalem (JTA) — Leaders of 1,500 Protestant Evangelicals from 22 countries, holding a conference here, commended Israel "for the scrupulous care with which it has protected Christian holy places and people" arid called for the preservation of Jerusalem as a united city "at "all costs." Six American clergymen representing several major Evangelical bodies signed a statement criticising proposals t o internationalize the city. They said itj'.'woujd not be a viable J
internationalization as "an idea which never worked in the past." The clergymen's statement continued: " J e r u s a l e m has never been the capital of any people except for the Jewish people." Comparing the period of Israeli occupation of the Old City with 19 years of Jordanian rule, they said: "We are struck by the fact that since the SixDay War all people are free to worship in the place of their choice, unlike the situation that perinincdVduring the period, I M S W
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A8 THE MOMENTUM of Jewlah Immigration from ths Soviet Union continues to build, more and more Joyous families are being reunited and resettleoNthrough ths efforts of United Hias Service. Some of these Immigrants have been separated from their relatives for « • long'as thirty, years—since the Nazi oppression split them spart> Pictured are three recent family arrivals from the Soviet. The E . . . . . family (top) consisting of the parents and their six ehll» dren, were reunited with Mr. E. . .'s three brothers In New Yorlb Mr. E. . \, whose first wife and four children were murdered 1st Auschwitz, was imprisoned in a Hungarian labor camp, whils hlf brothers came to America. After.the war, ha lived In the Ukraine, where for years he was denied an exit visa. Mr. & Mrs. T . . •, (center photo) their two children, and Mrt. T . , •'• sister through whom United Hias established contact, are shown • toaether In the HIAS office. Mrs. T. . „ who brings tHaskllls o f * , ' trained nurse to this country.and tier Husband, • hardware taltimirv <". tried for year* to emigrate to the 0.9,
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