The Phoenix Jewish news., 1961-12-08
Need For Support Stressed
In Community Council ToIk
InsPirofionoI
Appeal Made
BY Chaplain

DER Oh J1e JEWISH CUiIliLluIll-
ty to re-evaluate the support
given Jew Sh causes, and to
make contributions 10 t h e
Welfare Fund consistent
with needs, was emphasized
by Samuel Langerman, pres
ident of the Phoenix Jewish
Community Council, at the
Councils 21st annual meeting Nov.
30 at Temple Beth Israel.
Langerman pointed out that To-
cal, national and overseas agen-
cies, including the United Jewish
Appeal, had never been adequately
supported by the Welfare Fund.
He praised the work done by the
leadership and workers of the cam
paign. but he also chided those
givers who contributed thoughtless-
ly.
The Council and Jewish Social
Service annual meeting also
heard an inspirational talk by
1t. Col. Oscar LifshutZ, a u. S.
Army chaplain attached to, the
staff of the surgeon general at
Brooke Medical Center, TT. HOus-
ton, Tex.
Chaplain LifShutZ held his au-
dience spellbound by his ideas as
he spoke about the dreams, hopes,
relationships and accomplishments
of Jews.
Mrs. 81 Kaufman, president of
the Jewish Social Service stressed
the changing nature of the prob
lens brought to the agency and
reported that Jewish Social Serv-
ice needs an additional full-time
worker.
She pointed out that in m n y
areas of social evil, such as delin-
quency, broken homes and aban-
donment, the statistics of the Jew
ish community are rapidly match
| ing those of the general communi-
| ty; a situation which did not pre-
vail formerly.
| Nat Silverman, chairman of the
1862 Budget and ALLEGATIONS Com
mittee, reported that his commit
tee of 22 persons had studied the
needs and programs of the bene-
ficiaries requesting support from
the 1862 United Jewish Welfare
Fund Campaign. He presented a
total of pre-campaign ALLEGATIONS
to these agencies amounting to
$500, ,315 and moved that this sum
be adopted as the goal of the
1862 campaign. The motion was
passed unanimously.
Philip Taxman was introduced
as the general chairman of the 1862
campaign. He urged every member
of the community to give and work
commensurate with the high goal
of the campaign, and pledged the
dedicated work of the campaign
leadership to achieve the needed
goal. 1t was announced that Mrs
Shirley Lagman and Mrs. Samue
Langerman would again head the
Women's Division of the campaign
and that they would be assisted by
Mrs. DaSha Todd, co-chairman.
1t was announced that resolution
submitted by the Phoenix Work
mems Circle condemning the Sovie
Union for it's current outbreak o.
serious anti-Semitism had been for
warded to the national office of the
council for submission to the ap
propriate agencies.
In the balIOting for Board men,
berships, the following were
elected: Jewish Social Service
for three-year terms: DIR. Otto
Bendheim, Auvner Robbins, Nor
man MendeIsOhn, Mrs. Jacob
GoOdkind, Sylvan Brown, Mrs.
John Kruglick, Mrs. Herman Lii
pow. For a One-year term: Mrs.
George Wolf.
Jewish Community Counci
Board all for three-year terms
Harold H. Alpert, Howard Benda
lin, William Bobier, Emanuel Bru
der, Mrs. Bess Feldstein, Josepl
Gratch, Burton Kruglick, Norman
Mendelsohn, Mrs. Harry Ruben
stein, Chester Stoloff, M a | C o n
Straus and Sidney Wolfe.
Hirsh Kaplan was chairman o
the meeting; Rabbi William Green
berg introduced the speaker.