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Vol.44, No. 19
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1966 — I SIVAN, 57261
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Redemption Spurs 03 Miilion Sale
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More than 53 million In new Israel Bonds were sold on Mon¬ day, May 2, the day the State of Israelmade the f&al payment on the reaemptioii of the first Israel Bond Issue, it was reported by Dr. Joseph J. Sfehwartz, vice president of the IsraelsBond Organization.  . "%,,
These piurchases were made by subscribeirs to^the old Bonds which were redeemed on the day.Israel paid Out ?31.mUlton to retke the .Independence Goupon"
Bonds which were issued during the three-year period beginning May 1, 1951.
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS communities throughout t h e- country indicated. Dr. Schwartz said, that the occasion of the completion of the redemption of the first Israel Bonds' had re¬ sulted in a "strong upsurge" in Israel Bimd sales; not only' to holders of Bonds which Reached the maturity date on May 2, but to miany oth6r individuals "who wished to celebrate Israel's growing economic progress through direirt participation in its continuing development."
Pointing out that during 1966 Israel will have paid out some $65 million.in the redemption of maturing Bonds, he emphasized that the rising rate of reinvest¬ ment of redemption payments could be: a most significant fac¬ tor in the effort to achieve a sales target of $105 million this year.
DR. SCHWARTZ stressed the significance of the high rate of reinvestment as an indication of
grbWing'confidence in Israel's economy and the future of the country.
Dr. Schwartz pointed out that Israel Bond sales activity throughout the United States and Canada is now reaching its peak for the Sprinjg season. Dur¬ ing May and June, he noted, many; communities carry on in¬ tensive Israer Bond efforts. "We are confident that these two mohths will produce recoi:d re¬ sults," he said.
Hilhl Awards Banquet Held
The B'nai B'rith HiUel Foun¬ dation celebrated the conclusion of its 41st year at the Annual Hillel Awards Banquet.
The Hillel Key was awarded to Tena Cole, graduatmg senior. Hillel certificates for outstand¬ ing leadership were presented to Sheila Amster, Beth Babich, Randi Cassell, Sam Eisen, Mi¬ riam Greensteln, Ellen Gross, Sheldon Katz, Ridiand Klein, Jeanne Mager, Ellen Moss, Donn Neuman, Jeff Paine, David Schwartz, Robert Segall, Oren Shuhnan, Robert Tanenhaus, Evelyn Waterstone.
THB HnXBI. PLATERS key for distinguished work in dra¬ matics wtis awarded tO' Joel 23b- kind, a junior. Book awards were also made to student who have been active in the Hillel Players and the United Jewish Student 'Fund drive.
The Rose Sugarman award which Is given annually to thait student who has done most for Hillel durhig the past year was awarded to S ini ha Weissman, from Tel Aviv, Israel, a graduate student ta geodesy.
THB S*OI<LOWINO officers of the Hillel Advisory Board were re-elected: president—^-Raymond Wells, first vice president—Law¬ rence Schaffer, second vice presi¬ dent—Dr. Harold Monett, secre tary—Mrs. Bemard Mentser.
The new leaders of the Hillel Student Council were also tatro¬ duced. TTiey are EUy Rubtaow and Abbey Strauss, co-presi¬ dents; first vice president—Oren Shuhnan, second vice president— Richard K1 e l.n. correspondtag secretary — Joan Davis; record¬ ing secretary—Rozl Bomheim. ~ iiraBT PAENB, chairman of the United Jewish Student Fund Drive, presented a check repre¬ senting current proceeds to Mar¬ vta Glassman, Advance Gifts chairman of the United Jewish Ii\irid and Council.
Musical selections were of¬ fered by Giora Matzgta, pianist, and a play, "Tevye and His First Daughter," was ¦ presented by The Hillel Players under the direction of Ray Wehner.
THE EVENING concluded with remarks.by Rabbi Ilarry Kaplan and Rabbi Martta Kowal.
Committee Reports Progress In Hiring Jeti^ish Attorneys
"The American Jewish Committee has reported "progress ta the hiring and promotion of Jewish lawyers" by major law offlces ta Philadelphia during the past five years.
The conclusion is the highlight ot a survey made public by Ben¬ jamin Loewensteta and Isador Kranzel, co-chairmen of the chapter's Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Committee. The survey was initiated ta 1961 of the hiring practices of firms in Philadelphia with more than 20 attorneys.
IX REPORTED FRO!m com¬ plaints received by the American Jewish Committee and "the gen¬ erally acknowledged limited In¬ volvement of Jewish persons as associates and partners in major Philadelphia law lirms over the years."
The survey was undertaken also as part of the group's pro¬ gram to overcome barriers to the employment of Jews ta manage¬ ment level positions ta tadustry and ftaance locally. "There Is a close relationship between major law offices ta this dty and large corporations," the report said.
THE SURVEY COVERED 15 "Christian" or predomtaantiy "Christian" law offices. In 1961, when It was initiated, there were 35 Jewish attorneys among the 502 employed by the then 14 major law ortices, most ta several "mixed" fhms. Seven law offices —a number with a total of 40, 50 or more attorneys — had no Jewish lawyers.
By the fall of 1965, the large law fhms without Jewish in volvement decltaed from 7 to 3. The number of Jewish at¬ torneys had grown from 35 to 46 out of 585.
THE COMMITTEE'S report cited the civil rights revolution, a 1964 non-discrimination resolu¬ tion adopted by the Philadelphia Bar Association, efforts by the law schools ta the area, and the shortage of highly quallfled per¬ sonnel as factors ta the situation.
"The leadership of the Bar As¬ sociation, the three local law schools, and Individual law firms should be complimented for their understanding of the problem of discrimtaation and their efforts to improve the situation," the re¬ port said.
THB GROUP NOTED, how¬ ever, that several questions with regard-to hirtag Jews still re¬ mata. Most large Arms that have taken on Jewish associates have hired only one or two; promotion ^to partnerships has been slow.
Early Copy Desired
Due to the short weelc of Jt/lay 31 to June 3 becau^ of Meniorla^ Day, early cOpy w^l .b^ ifleeply appreciated and receive" special consideration.
MELTONS ESTABLISH SCHOOL
Samuel M. Melton, leadtag Columbus tadustrlalist and '. philanthropist, has donated $250,000 to the Israel Education Fund of the United Jewish Appeal for the construction of a vocational high school In Bat Yam, Israel. "The announce¬ ment was made at a luncheon honoring Mr. and Mrs. Melton by Ralph I. Goldman, lEP Executive Director, who presented an artist's rendering of the Samuel M. and Esther Melton Vocational High School to the donors In the pres¬ ence of the top Jewish leaders of Columbus. Consul's Aviv Ekroni of Chicago represented Israel in congratulating the donors. The Melton School, on which construction •will begin next month, is the tenth vocational)high school establised by the Israel' Education Fund in its IH years of existence. In all, 26 lEF high schools are either under construction or In active planning In Israel today. Pictured above are, left to right: Ralph Goldman, Executive Director of Israel Education Fund in New York, Samuel M. Melton and Aviv Ekroni, Israeli Cohsul.
Compiiod from JTA and WUP Roperfi
WARSAW, (JTA) — Israel's Foreign Minister Abba Eban, here to conduct a conference of Israeli diplomats ac¬ credited to seven East European countries, met Poland's Foreign Minister Adam Rapacki here, for the second time last weekend. The two foreign ministers met for a general review of problems of concern to both Poland and Israel and, according to an Israeli spokesman's description, "ta¬ temational affairs and matters relating to the two countries."
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The question whether Pres¬ ident Johnson's "Great Society" programs are on a "collision course" with non-government welfare agencies — Jewish and non-Jewish — was raised here at the opentag session of the 68th annual meeting of the National Conference of Jewish Communal Service. The five-day parley, which is attended by more than 1,000 Jewish communal workers, Is devoted to the subject of how the Jewish community is to face the Great Society.
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and West German Defense Mini¬ ster Kal-Uwe von Hassel announced agreement on a contro¬ versial deal in which the United States will purchase 20 MM. cannons from the Rheinmetall Arms Works, despite B'nal B'rith protests that the firm refused to compensate Jew¬ ish slave laborers who were concentration camp Inmates forced to work Rheinmetall. A number of the present di¬ rectors of the firm were directors during the Hitler era, and members of the Nazi Party.
j NEW YORK, (JTA) — A spokesman for the Coca-Cola Export Corporation said the company had no comment on a threat by the Arab League to boycott Ccca-Cola operations in Arab countries if the firm proceeded with plans for a fran¬ chise operation In Israel. The threat.was made in Damascus by Mohanuned Marjouh, commissioner-general of the Arab Boycott League office. He said the Arab world would be ordered to close the many Coca-Cola plants In Arab coun¬ tries in three months If the company granted a concession to Israel. The company announced last month it had granted a franchise for an Israeli operation to Abraham Fetaberg president of the Israel Bond Organization, and a group of investors. v,
XORONXO, (JTA) — Some 500 Conservative rabbis from all parts of the United States and Canada met here Monday for the opening session of the 66th annual conven¬ tion of the Rabbinical Asseml^ly, the first time that the organ^atloii Is holding Its conclave outside the United. States." Iii his presidential address. Rabbi Max J. R<jiutteil- berg oif Rockvllle Center, N.Y., urged the American rabbi to stress his function as "the teacher par excellence of his people "without attempting to become a "news conunenta- tor or a spellbinder" In his preaqhlng, "a psychiatrist" in his counseling "nor a politician In the discharge of Ws social responsibilities."
AJC ClMi^0s Biaif On Our Cainpuges
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The American Jewish Committee reported the results of a study showtag that fewer than one per¬ cent of the presidents of America's T75 non-sectarian senior col¬ leges and universities, public and private, were Jewish even though Jews make up between 10 and 12 percent of the student bodies and faculties of those tastitutions.
"The f tadtags were niade public at the annual meettag of the A J Committee by Its president.
Morris B. Abram, based on a sbc- month study which concluded that "there does not seem to be any altemative to the conclu¬ sion that bias Is at work."
THE STUDY FOUND that stace 1949, there has been an estimated 1,000 vacmicles ta the presidencies of publicly-sup- iwrted imlversities and senior colleges. But, up to a month ago, not one appotatment had been given to a Jewish educator. The lone exception is Dr. Martta Myerson, who will take office as president of the Buffalo Campus of the State University of New York later this year.
The study found that of 1,720 deans ta the 775 colleges and uni¬ versities, 45 or 2.6 pereent, are Jews only 16 Jewish deans, few¬ er than one percent. The pur¬ ported bias was explataed on the premise that the presidency involves positions where the pub¬ Uc "face" ot the institution was concerned and that if Jews were chosen presidents, they might be handicapped by prejudice on the part of those with whom they must deaL
THE  STUDY dOVERBb 397
private institutions. Five of these were fotmd to have Jewish presidents: Benntagton CoUege, Brandeis University ,whlch is Jewish-sponsored; Clilcago Medi¬ cal School, Lincoln University and Sarah Lawrence CoUege. "The report found that distribu¬ tion of the Jewish deanshlps was "quite uneven." Almost two- tUrds of the 45 Jewish deanshlps are concentrated in a few schools. There are 11 Jews among the 26 deans in the City University of New York. There are' 18 more Jewish deans ta five institutions with 67 deans. In the other 769 institutions, with 1,627 deans, there are only 16 Jewish deans.
There are 731 deans ta the privately cohtroUed tastitutions with 14 Jewish deans. In pul>- Ucly controUed Institutions, with 989 deans, there are 31 Jewish deans. When the City University of New York Is discounted; the ratio ta pubUc institutions l^ not much higher than In prjlvate ones: 20 Jews among 963 deans or 2.1. percent.
JEWISH DEANS are dispro¬
portionately often found ta cer¬ tata types of graduates schools. Six are at schools of government and tatemational affairs. The re¬ port found that two major iml¬ versities have Jewish provosts, one has a Jewish vice-^provost, and two have Jewish vice-chan¬ cellors. The 15,006-student Pitts¬ burgh. University apiiotated a Jewish acttag chanceUor.
Abram said the report would be sent to all groups ta the com¬ munity concerned with selection of coUege and university admini¬ strators, appropriate legislative committees and officials of the U.S. Office of Education.
JFK Showed Concern For Israeli State
President Kennedy was deeply committed to the security and the development of the State of Is¬ rael, Arthur M. Schlestager, his adviser and biographer, declared.
Schlestager, who was the guest- speaker at a celebration of Is¬ rael's l8th anniversary ta Miami, sponsored by State of Israel. Bonds, stated that the late Presi¬ dent beUeved that peace ta the Middle East would come "once the Arabs recognized the fact that Israel was there to stay and that it was no threat to them"
HOWEVER, THE EMINENT
historian added that Kennedy had no illusions about the chances for an early settlement between Israel and the Arab States, but felt that the advent of a new generation of Israelis and Arab would make It possible for "the antagonisms of the past to evoporate."
SOHLESINOER EIViFHASIZED
the vital role of Israel Bonds in the development of the State of Israel.
The author of "A Thousand Days," which records the history of the Kennedy Admtaistration, said: "Israel Bonds are inde- spensable to the economic devel¬ opment of the State of Israel. But they would not work without the perseverance and courage of Israel's people." j
SYNAGOGUE CONSTRUCTION TO^BEGIN
Pictured above is a photo of model of new Beth Jacob Synagogue. "Construction of the ultra-modern Orthodox synagogue will begin shortly, announced Joe Swartz, honorary general chairman. The Building Fund Campaign Is presently underway and JuUe Cohen, general chairman, expressed Ills gratitude for the wonde^^ul response thef syn¬ agogue has received from advanced!gifts. Members and frrlends of the Beth Jacob Congregation, are Invited to call the synagogue offlee, 252-6286, or '252-5576, to choose a selection of a memorial or honorary gift.