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Atlanta Jewish Federation reports 1986-87 allocations T he Atlanta Jewish Federation Board of Trustees made its alloca tions for the I986-87 fiscal year at its last meeting. A total of $8,610,231, raised in the 1986 Fed eration campaign, was divided among local agencies, national and overseas organizations, Israel, and World Jewry. During the many meetings which were held to discuss distributing the proceeds from Campaign ’86, Federation leadership gave consid erable thought to our historical and continuing support for Israel, and to the needs of our developing local Jewish community. The board approved an allocation for the United Jewish Appeal of $4,313,726, an increase of 10.1 percent over last year, and an additional $243,478 was raised for Project Renewal. Local beneficiary agencies received a total 8.4 percent increase over last year, as follows: Athens Hillel $17,080 Atlanta Hillel 88,583 AJCC 698,636 AJF . 789,105 BBYO 48,125 Bureau of Jewish Ed 267,431 Epstein School 128,486 Hebrew Academy 322,395 Jewish Children’s Service 4,134 Jewish Family Service 230,079 Jewish Home 298,566 Jewish Vocational Services .. 188,666 Yeshiva High School 126,799 This distribution accomplishes an equitable balancing of the com munity’s mutual responsibilities overseas and locally. National community relations, service, cultural and religious agencies were allocated a total of $155,619, of which $49,900 goes directly to Israeli organizations. Among the 33 national agencies receiving funds from the Atlanta Jewish Federation are the American Jewish Committee, the American Jewish Congress, the Anti-Defa mation League, B’nai B’rith Youth Services Appeal, Jewish Education Services of North America (JESN A), Hebrew Theological College, the Jewish Theological Seminary and Yeshiva University. The Federation’s Allocations Committee chaired by Martin Isen- Senators join WETA to praise Kampelman WASHINGTON—Ambassador Max Kampelman, who is getting the kind of praise from United States senators that they used to give to Henry Kissinger when he was secretary of state for Presi dents Nixon and Ford, had a Yid dish story about compliments to tell at a lunch in his honor at the Capitol. The New Yorker who is Presi dent Reagan’s chief representative in the Soviet-American arms con trol talks in Geneva was being feted by WETA, the Public Broad casting Service’s television station in Washington, on its 25th anni versary because he was its board chairman from 1963 to 1970 and originator of “Washington Week in Review,” the longest running news program on PBS. WETA gave him its first Public Affairs Award. At the lunch. Sen. Ted Stevens (R.-Alaska) pointed to Kampelman and said, "He’s a national asset.” Stevens is chairman of the Senate delegation that monitors the Gen eva talks. Sen. John Warner (R- Va.) said, “No contemporary Amer ican has made more of his life by what he has given than the man we honor today. Max Kampelman.” Kampelman, who was chief ad visor to Democrat Hubert H. Hum phrey when he was a Minnesota senator, vice president and candi date for president, ended his accep tance of the plaudits from the score of senators of both parties who were present with the following story as reported in the Washing ton Post. “I would like to conclude, if I may, with a Yiddish tale. It is the tale of a learned rabbi who went to heaven and faced his Maker. In the berg worked diligently throughout the year, providingthe input neces sary for the board of trustees to arrive at these decisions. The allo cations process takes place through four subcommittees: Counseling and Social Services; Education; Recreation, Culture and Youth; and National and Overseas. Each subcommittee met several times to review the needs, requests, and budget of each agency. In addition to ongoing programs,' funding requests were considered for new and expanded programs. Early in the year, the subcom mittees met with agency represen tatives to review the year-to-date budget experiences and initiate the planning process for the next year. In April, beneficiary agencies and national organizations submitted budget requests for the coming year. Based on their experience and knowledge after working with each agency, the subcommittees prepared recommendations which were presented to the Federation board of a vote. This process involves individu als representing the diverse inter ests of Atlanta’s Jewish commun ity. Committee members devote countless hours, studying materials and attending meetings, to insure that equitable decisions can be made, for the benefit of Jews in Atlanta, Israel and around the world. 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The Lord patiently responded, ‘I want my children to pray to me because if they were not so occupied they would be praising and honoring one another and that could be corrupting.’ “With that Yiddish tale in mind,” Kampelman added. “1 would like to conclude by saying may God bless you all.” —Joseph Polakoff I rin on ■ Jo mpact omorrow You are cordially invited to share in the excitement of building a new educational facility for the Hebrew Academy and the Atlanta Jewish Community at a Wine and Cheese Party Thursday July 31 8:00 P.M. The Standard Club Dietary Laws Observed For further information, call The Hebrew Academy 634-7388 PAGE 9 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE July 25, 1986