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TEXAS JEWISH POST THURSDAY, AUGUST 1/1985 POSTORIAL PAGE 4
postorials, opinions, etc
New Jewish Organizations
American Jewry has always prided itself on its
extensive network of philanthropic and commun-
al service organizations that provide various forms of
assistance to American Jews; sometimes to those in
distressed neighborhoods and, at other times, to
recently arrived immigrants in need of employ-
ment. i
Other American Jewish groups conduct services such
as research and demographic surveys of the
community, while another may be involved in litigation
in a Supreme Court case whose verdict can have
far-reaching implications for the Jewish com-
munity. Others are involved in fighting anti-Semi-
tism and anti-Israel propaganda. And in Washing-
ton, various groups monitor the government and
actions that have an effect on U.S.-Israel relations.
Adding to this seemingly immense organiza-
tional structure, may seem an unnecessary waste. But
in the past several months there have been emerging
not one but several new Jewish organizations and
foundations whose aims vary widely, one working to
improve German-Jewish relations, to a newly-
formed group that provides grants to fight poverty in
the U.S.
The American Jewish World Service made its debut
at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia two
weeks ago. It announced on stage that evening before
tens of thousands of people jammed into Kennedy
Stadium that it has provided Live Aid with some
$750,000 in medical supplies for use in famine relief
projects in Mozambique.
Just last week, the Jewish Fund for Justice, in
Washington, DC, announced it has provided some
$37,000 in grants to 13 groups in the U.S. for use in
fighting poverty. Each recipient is conducting a unqiue
service in their respective community. One recipient is
the Navajo Nation in Flagstaff, Arizona, that will use
the funds for a project bringing Israeli agricul-
tural experts here to develop a drip irrigation project in
me fainted Desert.
Moreover, among the newly-formed groups, is a
foundation formed by the AJCongress, which will seek
to sponsor educational programs in American schools
and universities as well as exchanges between German
and American students to study the lessons of Nazi
Germany and the model of resistance offered by the
anti-Nazi “White Rose” movement in West Ger-
many.
And finally, there are other new groups, including the
Fund for Religious Liberty, launched to work at
opposing the growing assault on the constitu-
tional principle of church-state separation, and the
German and American Committee on Learning and
Remembrance, that will attempt to reconcile the
history of the Jews in Germany with modern times.
These new organizations, foundations and social
action groups are a welcome addition to the already
vast network of Jewish, community services and
demonstrates there is always room for more agencies
that help the needy and destitute.
Near East Report:
By M. J. Rosenberg
This Summer, Israel
EVE ILAN, ISRAEL—There are all
■W kinds of vacations. Some people prefer
the inert. Lying on the beach, rotating to
get the most sun, they are content to do
nothing. Others need action. After an hour
or two. they have had more than enough
lying around. They want to see places, do
things. It's activity—not its absence—that
permits the “escape" that vacation is all
about.
Israel is for both types of vacationers. In
fact, one of the best things about a trip here
is that on any day you can spend time on
fabulous beaches—lying under a sun that
never retreats behind clouds—and then fol-
low that up with a museum, historic site,
lecture or shopping spree.
Once again, our family is staying at the
beautiful Neve Ilan Hilltop Resort in the
Judean hills, just west of Jerusalem. One
morning last week—after the requisite
hour or two at the pool—we headed north.
We drove to the coast and to Haifa, Israel’s
San Francisco. We stopped at the Univer-
sity—on one of the city’s highest points—
and looked down on the tiered city, the blue
Mediterranean, and on the Galilee farm
tapestry which is an illustration of what
Zionism did for this land.
From Haifa, we drove to Nahariya. a
resort town just a few miles from the Leba-
non border. In the 1970’s. Nahariya was the
sporadic target of PLO Katyusha attacks
from south Lebanon. The beautiful little
town almost died as residents pulled out
and tourists refused to put it on their itiner-
ary. Today, however, the lively cafes and
noisy strollers on HaGa'aton Street testify
to the success of at least an aspect of the
1982 war. There is "Peace in the Galilee.” It
sounds like laughing teenagers and it tastes
like ice cream.
From Nahariya, we drove to quiet
Achziv Beach for a swim. Just south of
Lebanon—far from any sources of pollu-
tion—the Mediterranean is deep blue and
clear. As the sun dropped into the sea. we
had just a mile to go before checking in at
our quarters for the night, the guest house
at Kibbutz Gesher Haziv. Like Nahariya.
Gesher Haziv had lived under the PLO’s
guns. Children spent many nights in bomb
shelters.
Today Gesher Haziv seems like some-
thing dreamed up by pro-Israel fundrais-
ers. It is not just the sheer beauty of the
place—filled with fragrant flowers and
overlooking the sea. There is also the vi-
tality of the kibbutz—evident even to an
outsider—as the kibbutzniks, their chil-
dren and dogs gather outside the dining hall
after supper. Gesher Haziv is a reminder
that the kibbutz experiment cannot be
taken for granted. Contributing most of Is-
rael’s farm produce—and even more to the
country's spirit—the kibbutz embodies the
Zionist dream. Not just to remake the land
but to be remade by it.
The next day, it was back to the more
“traditional” vacation. In Tiberias—an
hour from Nahariya—we sat on the Sea of
Galilee (Kinneret) beach which, for some
reason, was done up like Bali Hai in the
South Pacific. The place was filled with
tourists from Germany and Scandinavia
and Hebrew was hardly heard. These peo-
ple did not appear to be in Israel out of
conviction but rather to have a good time.
But even they may have known that before
1967, this beach was one of Syria’s favorite
targets. In this part of the world, politics is
never far away—even if you are determined
not to give it a thought.
Letters:
Texas Jewish Post
Dear Sir:
I wish to inform you
that with my appoint-
ment as Israels’ Ambas-
sador to The Republic of
Milawi, my term of office
as Consul General to the
southwestern U.S.A. is
coming to its close. I
leave my present post
with the feeling of having
been engaged, supported
by my colleagues, in this
intense work, as demand-
ed by the diversity of the
subjects and the impor-
tance of our relations
with the U.S.A. and with
some sense of satisfac-
tion in what we were able
to accomplish. You may
have noticed that in
recent times, Israel’s
voice and positions have
been heard and publiciz-
ed to a growing public.
On the eve of our
depar-
departure to Jerusalem
and from thence to my
new post, I send greet-
ings to the Jewish com-
munity and the expres-
sions of my sincere
appreciation of their de-
voted support for the
See Letters page 5
TEXAS JEWISH POST
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