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it pp'X -r’:** lonJitri -'iQ 33 A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry CJFWF sses Concern B'nai BVith Votes $7,487,817 Budg NEW YORK, (JTA) _ B’nai BVith voted this week a $7,487,- 817 budget for its 1982 activities at the 118th annual meeting of its board of governors. This represents an increase of more than $472,000 over last year and was reported by Maurice Bisgyer, executive vice-president, the largest operating budget in the organization’s history. The major portion of the in crease—$833,000—was earmarked for B’nai B’rith Youth Organiza tion and the B’nai B’rith Voca tional Service. Their collective budget for next year will exceed $3,828,000 A report by the Hillel Foun dations prepared by Dr. William Haber, its national chairman, showed a. seven percent increase in Jewish student enrollment at American coDeges and universi ties this semester. This is "slight ly higher” than last year’s per centage increase and comparies with this year’s five percent average for all students. There are no walmoat 800,000 Jewish students enrolled in American colleges — about 7.5 percent of the total campus popu lation. “We can expect an en rollment of at least 500,000 by 1970,” Dr. Habeer’s report de clared. Dr. Maurice Jacobs of Phila delphia, chairman of the B’nai B’rith Vocational Service, report ed an “unprecedented demand” for social workers in the Ameri can Jewish community. He said that “the shortage of trained manpower in this field has cre ated a situation where many im portant jobs are impossible to fall.” Inc., to provide “broader sentatkm on its governing ror tne communities wine niah the support’* to the < Agency. This resolution called on file Jewish Aflac DALLAS, (JTA)—The four- day general assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds concluded here Sunday with the adoption of numerous important resolu tions, including one nipr—Ing the concern of the American Jewish community with the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union. Another resolution adopted by the 1,000 assembly delegates, representing 800 Jewish com munities, called on American Jews to increase their contribu tions in 1962 to meet pressing domestic and overseas needs. The call emphasized that, in 1982, the Jewish communities must raise for these purposes more than $185,000,000. In the resolution on the So viet Union, the assembly pointed out that the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds has, in the past, expressed its concern over the deprivation by the Soviet Union of the rights of Jews to maintain their reli gious and cultural institution and practices. “Under the shock of reports of recent events regarding the treatment of Jews in the Soviet with the Large Cities Budgeting Conference of the CJFWF. The resolution imphisliai that tha assembly was looking to fhe CJFWF and toe Jewish Aptecy “to further strengthen their con sultation and cooperation.*' NCRAC Cooperation In another resolution, the as sembly reaffirmed its demand of 1960 for “effective ooopera- tion” among all of the national and local Jewish community re lations agendas. “The events of the past year have added to the urgency of the need lor toe American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League of In e resolution on civil ri| the assembly cogunanfad the Jewish Federations Present Health Study B’nai BYith to participate With the six national and 61 lose! Jew ish community relations agen cies which alitedy share in the cooperative processes through the National Community Halations Advisory Council,* the resolu tion stated. A report on national oeordbaa- DALLAS, (JTA)—Community recent years to serve the increas- wide coordination of medical and ing number of aged and chroni- nursing resources, for improve- cally ill, “each meets only seg ment of ths cere of the aged ments of their health and social and chronically ill, wteJKSflB? mended here inis Week in a re port to the General Assembly by the Council of Jewish Federa tions and Welfare Funds. The report resulted from an intensive, four-year study spon sored by the CJFWF Health Planning Committee. Louis Stem, of Newark, NJ., chairman of the committee, headed a group of 90 lay and professional representa tives from communities through out the country, many of them with wide experience in health planning. Dr. Franz Goldmann, former professor of public health, headed the study. The research was financied in part by the United States Public Health Service. Jewish organizations that co operated in the research basic to the study included 187 hos pitals, special institutions for the long-term sick, homes for the aged, family service and voca tional service agencies, and wel fare federations. Five key recom mendations were made in the report, which will be analyzed and discussed here by delegates to the Assembly. The main rec ommendations are: 1. Expansion of the functions of general hospitals to include re sponsibility for acute hospital service for the chronic sick, call ing also for greater cooperation between hospitals, long-term in stitutions and social agencies. 2. Conversion of the functions of homes for the aged into serv ice for the long-term care of physically and mentally Im paired adults, phis the develop ment of other communitiy serv ices for the care of the healthy aged. 3. "Vast expansion" of home care programs for the aged. 4. Development of “systematic plans for inter-agtney and inter professional cooperation.” 5. Development of new pat terns of association by voluntary, non-profit agencies and institu tions with government, insurance organisations and commercial enterprises. The study found that, “though hundreds, perhaps thousands" of new agencies have gnB* up in to help achieve wssl rights for all Americans without dterito ination on grounds at mDgttto color, race or national origin. Medical Cara For Afed The assembly also adopted a resolution urging the note ses sion of the Congress to enact legislation providing medical earn for the aged through the me chanism of the Old Age and Sur vivors Insurance Program. Con gress also was urged to provide grants for the psufomtonal train ing of social welfare worker* to help overcome toe staff doit- ages in public welfare agendas across the country. On the question of immigra tion, tha assembly adopted a resolution requesting Jewish community organizations “to do everything within their power* to secure legtaletiou on toe Id- lowing specific mggsstinns: expressed the hope that toe force of public opinion, “reflecting the conscience of mankind, “will bring an end to Soviet attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions. The resolution also expressed the hope that Jews in Russia “will be given the same rights as other groups” to religious expression and cultural fulfillment $165,000,000 Needed The CJFWF call for the rais ing of upward of $165,000,000 in 1962, to meet pressing needs, de clared that “the dramatic changes which have emerged in recent months pose an historic challenge to the resourcefulness, flexibility and strength of Jewish federat ed fund-raising in our communi ties.” The statement continued: “The requirements of greatly increased numbers of immigrants coming to Israel, to the United States, Canada and other coun tries; the recognized needs of our major national and overseas pro grams; the vast complex of un resolved national and local health, Jewish education and community relations problems; the new opportunities made pos sible by the advances of science to overcome hitherto insoluble problems—all place profound responsibility upon our federa tions and welfare funds to bring forth greatly increased support. Those needs can be met only by increased giving. They can not be met merely by re-alloca tion of existing resources” The general assembly, In still another resolution, commended the communities which have al ready made substantial progress in their cash collection results. The resolution urged “thorough ly planned and organized ef forts” by all communities to achieve the maximum gains within the next few weeks, and to clear the way for higher levels of giving in 1981 Broader Jewish Agency At tiie same time, the Mtem- V. Lowenstein. Be stated that discussions had been held dur ing the past year with the Ameri can Jewish Committee and the B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation League to rejoin the National Community Relations Advisory Council. The NCRAC is the cen tral coordinating body for pro grams of community relations agencies from which the two or ganizations withdrew in 1951 He said that, in tha course of the discussions during last year, the representatives of the two organizations emphasized that certain principles are a prere quisite to their participation in any cooperative process. These are: 1. That the process should be a voluntary one, and should in volve no sanctions or compul sion; 2. That it should recognize and respect the autonomy of the participating agencies; 3. That there be no implication of a cen tral Jewish voice, or central Jewish authority, or centralized control. Mr. Lowenstein pointed out that these are principles which govern the relationship of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds with the autonomous local member com munity organizations. They also govern the relationships among the agencies and communities in the NCRAC. D«y School Support The assembly approved a rec ommendation calling for an in tensive study of whether tha in creasing number of Jewish all day schools should be supperted by welfare funds: The recom mendation was adopted after ani mated debate. The results *of the study will be reported to the CJFWF assembly to be held next year. • The report showed that there are today 274 Jewish all-day schools, with an enrollment of 51,000 students to M communi- velop a coordinated network of social, health and welfare serv ices, which would make maxi mum use of available resources.” United States Surgeon-General Luther L. Terry, in a foreword to the report, stated: “This re port, coming from one of the na tion’s leading voluntary resources of care in this field, is especially timely.” He emphasized that the recommendations in the report “reflect a high sense of public responsibility in the field of health and welfare,” and com mend the document “to the serious attention of all persons interested in health and medical activities.” JWB Favors Jewish Centers Open Sabbath KIAMESHA LAKE, N.Y., (J- TA)—Jewish centers should be kept open on the Jewish Sab bath if they present programs in keeping with Sabbath observ ance, 700 Jewish community center leaders were told this week. The proposal was made at the 15th anniversary convention of the New Jersey section of the National Jewish Welfare Board by Graenum Berger, consultant on camps and centers for the Federation of Jewish Philanth ropies of New York. “There is no reason why Jewish community centers and YM-YWHAs should be closed on the Jewish Sabbath if they in troduce programs in conaonace with the traditional observance of the Sabbath,” he asserted. He indicated a guide as follows: “The program must be rich in cultural programs but stressing Jewish content and attracting young and old alika who have otherwise come to regard the Sabbath as a day to avoid rather than to awaken Jewish inter est.” - quota system be replaced by an equitable, non^maorimtoatny formula for the admission of those seeking to enter the United States as immigrants. Urn Bom ber of quota visas available per year should be based on the total population as shown by the most current census and not by the 1020 census, thus increasing the annual quota from about 158,000 to about 250,000. 2. In such allotment, due con sideration should be given to family reunions, persons with outstanding skills urgaathr re quired to the United States, asylum for refugees, persecute** and escapees, and Immigrates who hav* no special tta* in the United States except their ardata desire to live in this country. 3. The non-quota category should be enlarged to Include