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MS-763: Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman Collection, 1930-2004. Series H: United Jewish Appeal, 1945-1995. Subseries 4: Administrative Files, 1945-1994.

Box Folder 41 11

Israel Emergency Fund. 1968.

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1368 CAMPAIGN FOR THE ISRAEL ™ERGEHCY

T!iERB IS N".> l'EA\:!E

'l'be~ 1a no peace 1n tbe Middle East.

There b.aa ~n no reu cease to tbe "cease-fire" ot June lO . There ha.9

not ~ a oe&otiat~ r::ect.iag bet~n I orael and the Arabs . Guerilla var he.a

~placed cooventic:n.al vu. Israel 1a invaded al.most d&ily- -invad.ed by ae.boteura

\Ibo l>ocb aDd ltill. Since June it baa captured, killed, or vouod.ed over 700.

f'iobti.Qg continues to erupt along the Sue:r. and the Jordan. Thia &molder•

1o.g cc.ntlict 1• ao ffrious t bat recectly Defense Mioister Mushe Va;fan cancelled

h1a achedu..led cont'eNUices vitb h18b officials or our government because he o~d.ed

to be O:l tbe aceoe .

l .JRA.ll I S Fl~1G'ISG FCR I':"S UFE

Israel 11 still f 1Sht1og ror it.a very l ife . In a military vay, the time

since the J~ va.r bas 3erved Israel ' s enemies vell. Tbey have more t ban ~pla.ced

1:i q1.:.antity ao.d q"..lality vhat t hey l ost during t hose six devastating days. But

Iar~l l::u not.

'nlere va.a 11:.tle ~ubilat1oo 1o Israel a!'ter June 10. Tbere is even less

DC/V. Pe cs;le unc!.erat o.od the al.Aber re ill ty. Tbey kllov that difficult times are

ahead.

TCE S.\:?IFICES- -J.:iD COS:-S--CRCU

~Y are caking every sacrifice they ~en--the dislocation or their ecooocriy,

the hea·ry taxes they are paying f c-r t he 1ur..am'!c'ots that eat up most of the go\'ern ­

~ent budf;e~, tceir vcl-..i;ltary loans t v the govern.."leot co tcp of thei r taxes.

1be c<..at.s are treoeodvus . The facts <..n thece b1aidreds o!' ci llion& u f

~olle.rs have ~ea shared vith leaders of the Council of Jewish Federat ions and

-elf are Funes ~d tte ! . .'&ited Jewish Appeal. They are C\Ounta.inous costs f or their

.. • -:i s urvival, •·hich o·nly the people of Iara.el ca.o carry--for 8.J'ltAr'...ents, shelters,

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v1d.ovs and their f!Mllil1ea, t.he pr operties dalllaged, and for services in Sinai,

Ga.to., tbe (11)1.an Heights and the We3t .BN:U!; .

Eveey one ot tbeae coata ~ot be at the expense or oomeone' a education,

acx.oae •a velta.re, someone's beal.tb. Before the var, Israelis vere ~ng $183

llliU10D tor velfnre aervice:i aooWU.l.y, $206 million for care or the sick, $365

a.llllua tor education, $48 cill1oa for ~ricultural sett lement, and $105 mill1oo

tor ~11l6. Isroel'a people, witb the moat burdensome or taxes and masoive debts,

c&llllot carry tbe ~spocsib111ties for botb defense and welfare by themselves.

TO~ PA.:n' CF THE BURDEN

In J'u:e, they tun::ed to us and t., our fellow Jevs throughout the vorld

to carry pa.rt c,f the burdeo t-f tbe depe~ent, the sick, the uneducated, the handi­

capped, t~ Qbed. We ~d cur tellO\I Jevs in other lands reapoocied aG never before.

Tbc nee1 continues c.cre urg-?otly 00"1 . Jevs ttr ... ughout tt'.e vorld are

respo.od.ine ~nerousl.y I:c:;v. lbcy understand tbat the t.l.iddle East is c1.1t of the

~adl.1nes ~ut ~ot out of tbe crisis . The effects or the va.r coo~ioue .

J e.1a a...-e still ~il\l, rescued from the Jails of Egypt into 1o1t..1ch they "'e:e

t.b.r<nr.l ic Jun·~. ':be t!lousaods wbc. evacu"lted L1 oya are l-eii.& cniotained io It&ly

and ~'l'!d to lsrul , ::il..re tha.o 15,000 vho pvuro?d 1cto France le&.v1og e\·erythlng

behi,cd i n :k>rtt. Afrj ~a, a.re setting o~r help; ot~rs conticue to cove to freedoo:

because we ::.ake it possi~le.

Those of cur cvo::iunity leade;s vho sav the situativo nt first ha..ld on the

UJA t/J.ssi tJn in Israel ltlst fall expressed their com·ictivn in the cost el,oqueot

term& any~ne could. ThPy, ·vhG had given $5,25o,OOO f~r the Israel F.mergcocy ne~ds

last year, increased that to $6, 1.o0,000 this year. And tr.at vns 1o addition to

their iocr ee..;e fro~ $2,502,000 f~r regular needs at home aod abrOGd t o $2, 84o, OOO

this YP~:- .

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What tbeae leader• demonstrated by their actions 1n IGrael ha.a continued

1u O'.U- local cOdlr.uD.ity caa:pat~a . M...st people are 1ncreao1ng thei r regular gitta .

~ are iacreoaing tbeir Elnersency FuDd &itta even beyond the cootributiODAJ made

lut •uaaor. Many an m.'U.llta.1n1og their Emergency girts at the 1967 level . A

t ev -..ho save to such an extent f'l'OCI ce.pi t&.l that tbe capital 1a no longer there,

an •till mk1ng voodert'Ully seneroua sJ,tta to their utmost capoci ty--nnd vorkillg

aa aever beto:re to tll0b1l1ze the greatest support their c~1t1ea bave ever

pow-ed o:.&t •

'l"bey und.erata.od tbat Israel ' a emergeocy today 1a even more cr1 ti cal . And

they i.mderst.and tbat the oe~a ot cur people at b.ocie- -in our ovn cOl!lllun1t1es acroaa

tM contioent-- 8.Dd 1n other couotrieo a.rouod the vorld a.re ICOIJllting ••• ~bat costs

are mountir.a . .. o.nd thnt ve can meet our responai'b1l1t1es abroad only as vc con­

t1::.ue to build a StrcQ6 Jt-..,isb comnun1ty bere. fie cnn give strength only from

at~b . And tbe Israeli ledder s also \.alderstacd t bat fully.

ii!i:-T t.~ BE DC~

~t is bappeni.~ i n Co.TmU.Dity CampaigD8 ia tn&Dllficent beyond vords.

WbAt re=aios 13 to asa1.1re tha t this uoderst&Dding vill ~ a.s deep and a.a great

~ everyone- -tt.at every possible contributor vill be g1~en the opportunity to

help in tbe S"-'-ie measure by beiQf> cvntacted personally. Everyone lilUSt be rea.cbed

by tndi..,1duals vbcse cwn actions make clear that this is not a solic1 tat ion but

a.o historic ~1 ss1on, ~ho unde rstand f ully their role iD desticy- - e.nd vbo vill

b r ing that sense or opportunity and respvns1bil1ty and desti::ly to every;me •

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S January 1968

Mr. Michael Amon

Herbert A. Friedman

Yo11 have lillormed me that Mr. Eehkol la aeeing Mr. Blau1tein Tuesday evening. 9 January: at 9: 00 p. m.

Mr. Blau•teln has not yet made hls 1968 contribution• and hae stated tha.t he baaot fully convinced that the •ltuatlon in Israel warrants hie repeating what he did in the Emergency campaign last year.

We would appreciate it very much if Mr. Eahkol would indicate to Mr. Blaustein that the situation i• urgent and that he would expect Mr. Blaustein to at least repeat what he gave la•t year. if not actUally increase it.

Mr. Blauateln' • contributions were :

1967 Reg\iar 1967 Emergeu::y Fund

He Should be aaked to give more than this.

$200,00() 500,000

The other large contributor in Baltimore haa already done so aud thia also ehould be poilited out to Mr. Bla:uatein. The other contributor 1• the Hoffberger family and they gave:

196 7 Regular 1968 Emergea:y Fund

1968 Regular 1968 Emergency Fund

$184,500 500,000

190, 000 soo.ooo

! ~r . Joseph Rosenblatt First Security Bank Bl~g .

Salt Lal:e City, Utah

Dea!" Jo~:

Z6 February 1968

r cannot tell you how nice it was to see you and the family last Thursday. Even though the visit was rushed, 1 !eel that there was ample oppo!"tunity to bring you up-to-date on the full implications of the situation we are facing . I know you will do your very best to see whether it is possible to increase your Emergen~y Fund gift.

Mrs . Hhlte opened up the subject to me, quite voluntarily, as we were .,;oing down in the elevator: after lunch. But the rush to get into the car and out to the airport was so g reat uat she never really got to the point. All she started to say was that the chllldren in California and she herself make separate and independent gifts . Since she voluntarily opened the aubject, perhaps it would not be embarrassing for you to continue it with her . I would appreciate wbatever you could do in that regard.

I have looked into the matter of Gil WaYI?-e of Pomona, California. His home aadress is in Beverly Hills and he is a member of the Hillcrest C. C. His gift in 1967, made in Pomona. was $1500 to the Regular i:lnd $1500 to the Israel Emergency Fund. The implication ia clearly given by the Pomona leadership that the above amoun~ is o:cly oart of a much larger gift made to Los Angeles . The Loa Angeles records. however, show no gift for either Gil Wayne or the Wayne Company. Anything you can do to obtain a reasonable gift from this gentleman would certainly be very :much appreciated.

Hoping to see you again soon, I am,

As ever,

HAF:gb Herbert A . Friedman

UNITED JEWISH APPEAL. INC .

SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES - 1967 EMERGENCY ruND CAMPAIGN

DECEll.BER 31, 1967

LOEB & TROPER CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

270 MADISON AVENUE. NEW YORK. N . Y . 100111

LO E B & TROP E R

CE RT I F l ED PU BL IC ACCOUNTAN T S

270 MADISON AVENU E . NEW YORK , N . Y 10016

United Jeviah Appeal. Inc. 1290 AYeaae of the rieaa :Nev York, lf .Y. 10019

We have enained ~ e.c~ Scba4ule ot Ex.peneea

of the l'PT eney Fm:ia Campaign ot the unit ed Jewtah Appeal, Inc.

tox- the year eaclecl Deceaber 31, 19&1. Ou.r examination waa 111

incl ed test• of tbe accounting records &rid such ot her awl1t1ng

proce4urea u we couidered neceHery in the circ t&ncea .

ODJ.y direet ooata and additive costs o included in this

Sehedul• . Nomal overhead coats re not cbal"ged to the Jmergeney

.F\ancl Campai&J'JJ thq vere charged to tbe 1~7 Regu.lal" C'Ampai191.

In gar opinion, th4 ~ns Schedule preaenta tably

the 41 t coat• and additive eoate cal¥ ~ the 1967

ca,&1.gn ~ 'the tllite Jew1sll Appeal , Inc. tor

Dee«aber 31. 1967.

Wfn'ZD mtSJI Amw,. llEr 1967 RPGEE MD CAMING! QILI - !PIUS

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Mr-. H rbert A. it"!adr. n !2?~cutiva Vice Ch !rm.an Uni~ ~ Jevt h A~ ei l290 /ivenu of th~ Amerio o 1;ev YorJi: 1 HoH \'QrJt 10019

Des~ite th fact that any notion l crgan!%cticn of any vorth iaay hl'l\'~ dcelru-od i~oelf as b ing d••:>ly cc.,n­c~rn d with the plir.ht of JO\I ov 1'1SC4~ ~nd tho •u~cesa of t he laraol t:uer e:icy rur.d 1 and eve~ l4\l&pite tho fclc t t hgt Iara l-r~lotod o r ar.i~otiona h~v besn A~kP-d by I're li 11nd Jc~i h a- ney cf!iciAlc to eivo full p~iori~ to ~~F, thonl 1c need for ction to turn the~• rcqufta te in~o aot!•thin~ havin& l"Oal ~o ning.

Incidents occur !n co unit! • !rf)'(JI tit:1e to tl~s vhieh n4ke it ncccz •T"Y for u& to op-er1d time and '!ner~y und~lng h~, pricel~as ti~o ~nd anarr,v for the efforts in vhleh w arc nRa&od . I .~ eoncerrit!d about such thintvi: --po oi!:.l;t :t.Ol'O so 1:h:-n r>roraaci onl!l• in ot!ler ci~iei::. I ro:il!nt havin~ tho::;c tl1lngo for vn 1 ch woe 15t&:ld ~or:n ~ovn or• at the ve!"j' lt.: llC t • pl"l':•.:;re:.• <tlC-.tcd by those ,.ho claic id,.nti!ication wi~h our purpo:ic:-!l.

Peecntly "We h .• d an Jncident ·•ith a l':\a'or 1Bra'1'l­Nll.s'tod wo:c.er:at Ol"'1-anizaticm. which ccir.t•in• within jte "°"e1'\!>~t-shij) eo:r.e cf th~ nir>a t 1 0·1 l nnd ~cvoted co un.~l worktlrs . 7?'\e 1r.~sic:!cn't of t~•~t orgr.ni~tition h,..c rcc"!i..,cd r..,thln.~ fro::t l.~r nation1tl of.fie~ tr. in~i.c:a tt'! the pri"rity !or t~e Isr.i.ol ::1:ic1•ttcncy Fund . Thti !lU!>St'"81"CO? cf 4':ny l.l"ld<!r­sta.n.Jin ic • on such aub )ect m6ttor h.:1.1 not bt>4'n tr.sn4• i tt4'!d

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I balievo ~hG~ the Council of j iah ro6 r tio:is t ~ lfe.re Funds A.~d the Vnited Jewioh App l CGn hcl? cma­mmi tio by Joins thL,iu long th ce li:ies 1

l . f.rr nr.e ~ otr~ns c ~iir,iouu bodie~ to ~h0 country~ « kins t o th c pair.n •

unic tion fror:J n~tional le d ro 11 ovor

give full ""'?J>OJ"'t

2. Every ~ajor n~tional Jawi&h orsani:~ticr. ehoul d be .'Ulked to ~end a diractivo to loccl unita re­quozting no~ only full participation, bu~ • re;>ort at tl'1e conclusior. of tho c pll ign re­gArding coo~r~~ion £nd cffor~s mada by th~ to in:luence th~ ~J ving of ~ oplc . Th y oight be ·~~~d to plcce ccnc ~mp.s!~n contcn~ int o ll•et1ngD and n""1sletter& .

3. 'nle Rabbi~ical Advieory CoTl'Jliitteo o! t he Unit e d J e..,iah Appoal could sond ovary rabbi in the United St tee the •trongc't poe~ible kind of lett~~ . c-llin~ on the~ to t.o their holy duty on bah~l f of the cA~~-i~n--or ccurse to s~~Ak fro,. t11e pulpit and to !lcr"e 49 rr.odel •· ivers . Thi1 night be Accc~panied hy infor~....atio~ re­r,erdin~ good giving , vith s~ecitlc ~xamplos .

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I h"nOW full v 1l t 1 t thi y e: to you to bo fillod ':ltb triv.ia at ti.r. yo I"C hc~vil~f in-vclv-!d. H nc ? ., cure you 'th t th cungestionu 4re e d to ·1hat I bcliev are m€thod thro~3h which a y

u~ co. of tha trlv!~ vhich usu o our tin':o n~ nor,,ico. I' fl indful l o • ot cc cf the thi. no in on in r=0::20 ci~l .... incl\~di:i tb cent'il uiug ccndue-:: of r.: jor eo:;:p&t­i·i~ oc-tivity, ~uch a ajor Bond vent even now in eor• citie ~ Fader tion c~paigns A~te~~t to cet off th ~round .

l~ ~a• a are.at vcning wh n 7ou ~en;1 h ~ • I hope you l•ft it ui~h the kno~lcd~• that you wor. nel~f~l c.nd ~1 Ut 4 ae:is• o! sehieve1:1c.nt. We ucrq r-i ht on t~r et Jn con.n~ction with 'th• t'hre• pt!orlot you t11lked with. 'rlo ::ont"cts were jlreciaely as "'• wished t~em to be , a"lt! se waro the rc~ultc . 'nlus, Vft scrva~ the pr.saent and d id &o without jaop•rdy to the future.

MSZ betD

My ver-y kindest rez11rd:.

Cordially ,

Melvin s. Zar~t

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UNITED JEWISH APPEAL

RIVLL.~

JEVACiE rcy JERUSALE ~ (ISRAEL)

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~CH 5, 1968

ITT

CHAIRMAN OF MOTIO t PICTURE INDUSTRY DINNER TOBE HELD~~

JACl< AR ER'S HOME MARCH T ELFTH lS A.BE LASl'FOGEL. HE IS

FRICiFITFULLY UPSET AT ~EA.KNESS OF DAYA :r•s CABLE WHICH HE FEELS.

CREATES 10 :>ENS OF URGE :1cy WHATSOEVER. HE AS FINALLY\ ON

OVER BY IR TO REACTIVATE THE li.!OTION P ICTURE INDUSTRY FOR

Tlm> YEAR'S EMERGENCY FUND. !:l'BAT WAS NOT EASY TO ACCOMPLISH.

0 THAT BE HAS BEE 1 P.ERSUADillJ THAT IT IS VITAL TO ISRAEL TO HAVE

ANOTHER EMERGE TCY FUND HE~,CANNO'I' UNDERS'lA ID 'WHY IT .IS I

W.POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE FROM DAYAN A VERY STRONG CABLE HICH

WILL 1'.tAKE 'I'HE ~EETING A SUCCESS. IMPERA7!VE YOU .ARRANGE DAYAN

SEND CABLE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO TEXT n!ICH E SENT YOU.

MEETING 'MARCH T ~ELFTH THEREFORE VERY LITTLE TIME AV.AILADLE.

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LASTFOGEL MOST PLEASED YOUR COOPERATIO 'AND UNDERSTANDING

STOP WOULD BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE CABLE PROM PRIME :MINISTER WHICH

SHOULD BE SENT TO JACK WARNER 1801 ANGELO DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS

CALIFORNIA AND WHICH SHOULD BE AS CLOSE TO FOLLOWING TEXT AS

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POSSIBLE QUOTE ISRAEL WILL EVER BE GRATEFUL FOR THE GREAT

FINANCIAL AND MORAL SUPPORT ,l'l' RECEIVED FROM WORLD JEWRY LAST

JUNE STOP WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT 1 J 'l'.HE UNITED STAT:ES THE MOTION

.PICTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR

SPONTANEOUS AND lNSTANTAl\TEOUS MARSHALLING OF TREMENDOUS AID

STOP NOW WE MUST AGA1N COME l'O YOU TOP AS THE WORLD KNOWS

OUR ARAB NEIGHBORS HAVE BEENFULLY RE-EQUIPPED MlLil'ARILY WITH

IMPLEMENTS OF WAR TP..AT ARE EVEN SUPERIOR TO THE ONES WE

OVERCAME LAST JUNE STOP THE BELLIGERENCE OF THE AR.ABS TO ARD

ISRAEL HAS NOT CEASED STOP OUR BORDERS ARE CONTINUALLY BEINCi

VIOLATED BY ENEMY COMMANDOS STOP WANY OF OUR MEN WHO SHOULD

BE AT WORK ON THEIR FAR?\15 AND IN THEIR BUSINESSES MUST CONTINUE

IN MILITARY SERVICE AND TfilS HAS SERIOUS EFFECT ON OUR ECONOMY

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STOP THERE ARE W..ANY DETAILS 11\T\TOL VING OUR PRESENT SITUATION

WHICH 1 DO NOT WISH TO STATE I. THIS CABLE THEREFORE AM

DEPUTIZING GENERAL GAVISH OF THE ISRAEL GENERAL STAFF TO

PERSONALLY BRING A MESSAGE TO YOU AND YOUR LEADERS STOP ALL

ISRAEL'S PEOPLE JOIN ME\tN EXPRESSING OUR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR

GENEROUS HELP IN THE PAST A D OUR CONEl.DENCE IN YOUR CONTINUOUS

RESPONt..;...'\. QUOTE YOU MIGHT WISH TO SAY jEITHER AT THE BEGINNING

OR THE END THAT THIS IS A PRIVATE CABLE FOR U'SE ONLY AT THE

MEETING AT MR. WA'R,'ER'S HOME AND NOT TO BE RELEASED TO THE

PRESS OR PUBLISHED IN ANY WAY STOP HAVE NOT YET REACHED JACOB

LOWY BUT HOPE TO XKEX FIND HIM BY TOMGHT STOP THANKS AOAIN

FOR EVERYTHING REGARDS

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Mr . Max Ascoli The Reporter 66'0 Madison Avenue New York. New York

Dear Mr. Aecoli:

7 March 1968

I have been tnring !or many daye to reach you on the telephone and have left several message•. I am sorry that we were not able to epeak.

The purpose of my calls was to seek an appointment with you in order that I might bring you up-to-date in the analysis of the Israeli-Arab situation, concerning which I know you are interested. I have a Ieeling that the n~"t few inonths will again be filled with some shocks and surprises.

I will be in New York on Monday, 11 i1a.rch, and wonder whether it would be convenient for us to meet any time during that day. My telephone number is Pl 7-1500 .

Looking forward to hearing from you, I am,

Sincerely yours,

HAF:gb Herbert A . Friodman

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Arnonts office called with following information:

Prime Minister sent following cable to Jack Warner:

EOR USE ONLY AT MEETING AT YOUR HOME AND NOT TO BE

RELEASED TO THE PRESS OR PUBLISHED IN ANY WAY QUOTE

(see attached)

COUNCIL OF JEWISH FEDERATIONS AND WELFARE FUNDS, INC.

AIRMAIL

Mr . Herbert R. Friedman Hotel Semadar Cae sarea, Israel

Dear Herb:

NATIONAL OFFICE: 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH. NEW YORK. N. Y . 10010

TEL£PHONE1 AREA CODE 212, 873·8200

August 14, 1968

As Irv Bernstien may have told you, I was in the office for just one day, on July 29, and then was on the West Coast for our meetings of the large city executives . I discussed your letter of July 22 preliminarily with Irv, and then went over the plans in the 11 Big 16 Executives" discussions and with some of our key lay people here on my return.

Regarding the September 13-15 meetings: the judgment here seems to be that we should invite all of the professional executives and campaign directors to the professional meeting on Friday, September 13; and that on Saturday we should have the campaign chairmen of all of the major cities -­perhaps those with Jewish populations of over 10, 000 or 15, 000, and with a geographical cross - section also of smaller ones . That is to keep the meeting to something like the proportion of last year which enabled everyone who had something to say, to do so. A much larger meeting would be a passive mass audience kind of affair, and could defeat the purpose . Our Board will then meet on September 15 .

Our further discussions here have re-emphasized the basic acceptance of the continuing large -scale need, and the discussions have focussed on how best to meet these responsibilities to retain as much of the 1967-8 emergency gift levels as possible in 1969, and to help build in much higher giving standards in a number of cities for the future . The great differences in conditions among communities are readily apparent. And the theme that emerges is to take account of these realities with campaigns to fit their different conditions and circumstances, while giving all of them the national incentives and assistance that will help most. I am confident that we can work out a mutually acceptable basis and framework for this.

As soon as possible after you get back, it would be well for a few of us like Ed Ginsberg, Max Fisher, your self and Ir v Bernstein to meet with Lou Fox, Irv Blum, myself and Dan Rosenberg to work out what might best be presented to our meetings in September .

Gott Hammer told me of the further work which he and Maurice

Mr . Herbert R. Friedman Caesarea, Israel

August 14, 1968 Page 2.

Boukstein concentrated on in Israel during the past couple of weeks, to make sure that there is complete clarity regarding the respective roles of the Government and the Jewish Agency in absorption work, with avoidance of anything which could impede maximum fund raising here .

I've also gotten many highly favorable reports of Sid Vincent ' s work, and Pm very pleased.

I hope that your summer has been a pleasant as well as productive one .

CC: Edward Ginsberg Irving Bernstein

Cordially,

PHILIP BERNSTEIN

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THE PRIME MINISTER

Jerusalem, 25 August 1968

Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, 315 Park Avenue South , New York , N.Y.

Dear Lou,

The swift and comprehensive rehabilitation of the armies of the surrounding countries and the threat of renewed war have forced us to assume a defence burden of unprecedented magnitude. Increased immigration also involves increased budgets. These two items, when added together, amount to enormous sums.

In these circumstances, it is crucial that the financial participation of world Jewry be maintained and enhanced in the fields of immigration, youth work, health, education, welfare, housing and agriculture .

I understand that you are having a meeting in September to discuss the framework in which the campaign for 1968- 69 will be conducted and to decide on whether, side by side with the regular campaign, there also be a separate listing of the emergency campaign • I have no doubt that in approaching this question, you will show the same understanding and vision which throughout have characterised your actions since . June 1967.

Ambassador Rabin will convey to you our considerations here orally.

With warm personal regards,

Sincerely yours,

Levi Eshkol

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September 6, 1968

TO: EXECUTIVEE

MEETING - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1968

The daily events continue to add to the urgency of our

meetings next weekend to plan for our 1969 campaigns. This

has been underscored by the letter just received from the

Prime Minister of Israel.

We are looking forward to your participation in helping

to shape what should be done. You know, too , that you are

most welcome to attend the committee meetings that will

be held through the weekend, and the Board of Directors

meeting on Sunday, 5eptember 15, beginning at 9 : 30 a. m.

and running to 4:00 p. m. at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

PHILIP BERNSTEIN Executive Vice -President

COUllCIL of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds 315 Park Avenue South. New York. N. Y. 10010 (212) 673-8200

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General Moshe Dayan made the following statement on 25 September:

" I cannot say that there are any possible attempts made in the Arab countries

to find a peaceful solution for the Arab-Israel conflict. The op po site is true .

We must, therefore, be ready for a possible war. Such a possibility looks

today more rea listic than a few months ago.

Minister Pinchas Sapir, speaking on 27 September, said: " We are in the

same danger as in 1967, and I am not ma~ing a panic . Nobody can say what

w ill happen. The Arabs will start immediately if they think we are weak.

We must be strong enough so they will think twice before starting . "

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October 21, 1968

Mr. Nathan Barnet Executive Director Jewish Federat~on ot Delaware 701 Shipley Wilmington, Delaware 19801

Re: Israel Emergency Fund

Dear Mr. Barnet:

We are counsel tor the United Jewish Appeal, Inc. Your inquiry as to the deductibility ot contribu­tions to the Israel Emergency Fund of the United Jewish Appeal, Inc. has been referred to us for reply.

As you are aware, the Uhited Jewish Appeal, Inc . is a tax-exempt organization. It is listed in Intern~! Revenue Service Publication No. 78 (revised to December 31, l g66 ) - "Cumulative List of Organizations Descr ibed in Sec tion 170(c) ot the Internal Revenue Code of 1954."

The Israel Emergency Fund is not a separate l egal entity, but rather the n&me of a campaign conducted by the united Jewish Appeal. The Israel Emergency Fund campaign is no different than prior m>.1ted Jewish Appeal campaigns conducted by it for the purpose ot supplementing i ts r egular annual campaigns in order to obtain additional funds t o meet increased humanitarian needs. In the case of the Israel Emergency Fund campaign, as 1n the case or such prior campaigns, the additional g1tt1 were solicited sol e ly f or the r eason that they were required for united Jewish Appeal's charitable purposes in order to meet ad­ditional humanitarian needs that could not be satisfied on the basis ot customary regular campaign contributions.

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The funds derived as the result of the Israel Emergency Fund campaign were devoted by the United Jewish Appeal to the same charitable humani­tarian causes tor which it conducts its regular an­nual campaigns. Those are the purposes tor which it was organized and which serve as the basis tor its standing as a tax-exempt organization and i ts inclu­sion in the "Cumulative List" mentioned above.

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Consequently, although a contributor ' s check may have been drawn payable to the order ot The Israel Emergency Fund, the intended payee and the actual recipient ot the contribution was the united Jewish Appeal, Inc.

Since, as is noted above, contributions to the United Jewish Appeal, Inc. qualify tor an income tax charitable deduction, contributions to it tor its Israel .Emergency Fund campaign also quality tor such deduction.

It you require anything fdrther, please advise .

HBR/Js

AIR MAIL

/ BCC: Mr . Herbert Rosenstein

Veey truly yours,

Herbert B. Rose

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I NVITEES TO PRIME MINISTER SPECIAL MEETING NOVEMBER 19-20, 1968

Herb Alpert A-M Records 1416 N. LaBrea Los Angeles, Calif.

Walter Annenberg Philadelphia Inquirer 400 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, Pa.

Lester Avnet · Avnet, Inc . 127 1 Ave . of Americas New York City

Charles Bassine Spartans Industries, Inc. 1180 Ave. of Americas New York City

including:

Arthur B. Belfer A. B. Belier Corp . 630 Third Avenue New York City

incluai.ng:

R E

R E

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Eugene Ferkauf

1967

250 250,000

45,000 1,000,000

40, 000 250,000

250,000 1, 300, 000

187-06 Grand Central Pkway Jamaica, N. Y .

Murray Sussman 111 Eighth A venue New York City

R E

Robert A . Belier A. B . Belfer Corp 630 Third Avenue New York City

Jack Saltz A. B. Belfer Corp. 630 Third Avenue New York City

40,000 300,000

1968

150,000

35,000

40,000 3 10,000

250,000 1, 400, 000

40, 000 162,000

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Jacob Blaustein R The Blaustein Bldg. E 1 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md.

Aron Chilewich R Chilewich Corp. E 120 Wall St. New York City

Col. Henry Crown R General Synamics Corp &: E Mat. Ser. Div. 300 W. Washington St . Chicago, Ill.

George Farkas R Alexander's E Fordham Rd. &. Gr . Concourse B ronx, N. Y .

Max Feldberg New England Trading 1 Mercer Rd. Natick, Mass.

Max M . Fisher 2210 Fisher Bldg. Detroit, Mich.

Abraham Goodman 9 69 Newark Turnpike Kearny, N.J .

Corp. R E

R E

R E

including: Jacob Goodman

1967

200,000 500 , 000

18,000 210,000

68,500 250,000

250,000

65,000 250,000

185,000 300,000

45,000 150,000

969 Newark Turnpike Kearney, N. Y.

Loui s Hamburger Production Steel Co . ZOOal Sherwood Detroit, Mich.

R E

including: Samuel Hamburger P roduction Steel Co. 2000 1 Sherwood Detroit, Mich.

Ben Fixman Dive rsifie d Meta l s 12 3 Byassee Dr. Haze lwood, Mo .

Maxwell Jaspey Production Steel Co. 20001 Sherwood' Detroit, Mich .

R E

200,000 375,000

26, 000 100 , 000

1968

200 , 000 250,000

36,000 220,000

100,000 100,000

50,000 Comb.

75,000 150,000

150,000 300 .. 000

45,000 pending

212,000 lIZ, 000

36, 000 125,000

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Jerold C. Hofiberg~ r National Brewing Co. 3720 Dillon St.

R E

199,500 500,000

Baltimore. Md. including: Leroy E. Hofiberger

Hoffberger &. Hollander 215 N. Calvert St. Baltimore, Md.

Charles H. Hoffberger Merchants Terminal Corp. 501 N. Kresson St. Baltimore. Md ..

Ludwig M. Jessels on Philipp Brothers

R E

75,000 600,000

350 Park Avenue New York City

(with Matan & Ullman Fdns)

Joseph Kahn

including: Leo Forchheimer Philipp Brothers 350 Park Ave. New York City

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza R E

35, 000 100,000

New York C!ity including: Norman Kahn

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City

Sam Kahn 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City

Howard Pack 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City

.rae Lehrman R 2839 Chesterfield Plo N. W. E Washington, D. C.

100,000 150,000

1968

190, 500 sao, 000

75, 000 pending

35,000 175, 000

100,000 150,000

Phi lip J . Levin 893 - 917 Route 22 N . Plainfield, N. J.

Richard Levitt Dial Finance Co. 207 9th St. Des Moines, Iowa

William J . Levitt Levitt & Sons Lakevill Rd. L ake Success, N. Y.

I sadore Lipschutz 1270 Ave . of Americ as New York City

Leon Lowenstein

R E

R E

R E

R E

R M . Lowenstein & Sons, Inc. E 1430 Broadway New York City

Joseph I. Lubin 2 50 P ark Avenue New York City

R E

Charles Mayer R J. H. Taylor Construction Co . E 31 Union Square New York City

Roger Milliken R Deering Milliken Inc. E 1045 Ave. of Americas New York City

William S. Paley R William S . Paley Fdn. Inc . E 51 West 52nd Street New York, N. Y .

Milton J . Petrie P e trie Stores Corp. 45 West 18th St. New York City

R E

1901

27, 500 250,000

41,000 250, 000

30,000 1, 000, 000

75,000 150,000

17,500 300, 000

50,000 100, 000

250,000 250,000

3,000 300,000

30, .000 250,000

25,000 500, 000

1968

4,500 100,000

41 , 000 60,000

pending

75,000 175, 000

17 t 500 260,000

50,000 150,000

250,000

pending

50, 000 comb.

1967 1968

Jay Phillips R 80,000 90,000 Ed Phillips &r. Sons Co. E Z50, 000 160,000 2345 N. E. Kennedy 51. Minneapolis, Minn.

Leonard Ratner R 138,000 150,000 Forest City Material CQ. E Z50,OOO 250,000 10800 Brookpark Rd. Cleveland. Ohio

Harold L. Renfield R 114,000 105,000 425 Park Avenue E 137,000 New York City

including: Saul Reinfeld 425 Park Avenue New York City

Charles Revson R 140,000 150,000

• Revlon. Inc. E 200,000 100,000 666 Fifth Avenue New York City

Meshullarn Riklis R 46,000 50,000 Rapid Anlerican Corp. E 100,000 450,000

. 711 Fifth Avenue New York City

Louis Rogow R 25, 000 50,000 65 High Ridge Rd. E IZ5,OOO 200,000 West Hartford, Conn.

Leonard Rosen R 130,000 50,000

• Gulf Am.erican Land Corp. E ZOO,OOO 50,000 7886 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, Fla.

Lewis. Rosensteil R 25,000 pending Schenley Industries E Z50, 000 1290 Ave. of Americas New York City

Chester H. Roth R 65,000 130,000 Kayser Roth Corp. E 100,000 ZOO, 000 640 Fifth Avenue New York City

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Maurice J. Saltzman Bobbie Br ooks, Inc. 3830 Kelley Ave . Cleveland, Ohio

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Peter J. Schw eitzer R 261 Madison Ave nue E New York City

Including WilHam Schweitze r

Jesse Shw ayde r Samsonite Corp. 1050 S. Broadway Denver. Colo .

Mrs . . Edgar B. Stern 11 Garden Lane New Orleans, La .

Robert Stev ens J. P. Stevens &. Co. 1460 &oadway New York City .

Julius Stulman Israel Discount Bank 511 Fifth Ave nue New York City

including:

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Stephen L . Stulman Israel Discount Bank 511 Fifth Av enue New York City

Edward A. Sui sman R Suisman &: Blumenthal, Inc. E 500 Flatbush Avenue Hartford. Conn.

Ben Swig Fairmont Hotel San Franc isco, Calif.

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including: Jack D. We iler 437 Madison Avenue New York City

Robert Arnow 437 Madison Avenue New York City

1967

150,000 210,000

126,440 100,000

108,500 140,000

41,000 250,000

25,000 250,000

12,000 238,000

150,000 250,000

170,000 250,000

1968

150,000 75,000

100,000 100,000

108,500 175,000

41,000 150,000

25,000 250,000

12,000 138,000

75,000 100,000

170,000 255,000

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William I. Wishnick R 277 Park Avenue E New York City

Including: Robert Wishnick 277 Park Avenue New York City

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1967

IZO, 000 100, 000

1968

IZO,OOO 130,000

UNITED JEWISH APPEAL, INC.

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1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, N. Y. 10019

MEMORANDUM

DllU November 20, 1968

Mr. Herbert A. F

EMERGENCY FUND

I spoke wtth Edward Goodell regarding the above . Mr. Goodell said that we did not file any request with the Internal Revenue Service for a ruling as to the tax .. exempt status of the Emergency Fund. He felt that it would be unwise to make an application for a taxwexempt ruling since it is automatically tax .. exempt by being an integral part of the United Jewish Appeal, Inc.

We have had several inquiries regarding the tax- exempt status of the Emergency Fund, and I am atta<Jhing copy of a typical letter answering one of these inquiries.

I suggest that we have Herbert B. Rose send a similar letter to Karl Friedman.

HR: FF Enc.

cc • Irving Bernstein

UNITED JEWISH APPEAL, INC.

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1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, N. Y. 10019

MEMORANDUM

DIIU November 22, 1968

Mr. Herbert A. Friedman

Herbert Rosenstein

Emergency Fund _ Birmingham, Alabama

Herbert B. Rose reported to me his conversation with Karl Friedman.

Herb Rose said that Karl Friedman was quite exalted and indicated that it the tax-exempt status of the Emergency Fund was not elarifiedy Birmingham might not want to run a 1969 Emergency Fund •

Herb Rose explained to Karl Friedman that any problems that have sprung up on the Emergency Fund had come from local district IRS offices and not from Washington. At this point, the Birmingham problem involves one agent auditing one return, although it is the return of a substantial contributor.

Herb Rose is sending to Karl Friedman our usual explanatory letter regarding the Emergency Fund plus a copy ot' the Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett letter. In the letter to Karl Friedman, Herb Rose will confirm that this problem upon arising in other jurisdictions was readily resolved by submission to the agent of the documents he is sending to Karl Friedman.

Herb Rose assured Mr. Friedman that if the problem is not resolved at the agent level, we would review the matter with the local district director and pursue it further if necessary •

Herb Rose reported that Karl Friedman seemed satisfied.

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co _ Irving Bernstein.

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We ai.:e counsel tor tne Ullited Jewish A~peal1 Inc. Your inquiry 11S to the deductibility of contribu­tions to the Israel Emergency Fund of the United Jewish Appeal, Inc. bas been referred to us tor reply.

As you are aware, the United Jewish Appea1, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization. It is lieted in Internal Revenue Serrtce Publication No. 78 (reV:ised. to December 31, 1$66) - "Cumulative List of Organi~ations Described in Secti~n 170(c) ct the II.lternal Revenue Code ot 1954." · . ·

The Israel Emergenc~ Fund "is not a .separate legal entity, but ratber the name of a campaign conducted by the Utiited JeWi:sb App~al. The Israel Emergency Fund campaign is no d!.fferent than prior lJnited Jewish Appeal campaigns conducted by it for the pu:rpose of aupplemen.ting its regular annual. campaigns ,J:n oraer to obtain additi.ona).: ftmds to meet i:hcreased humanitar.ian needs. In the case ot the Israel Emergency FUnd campaign, as 1.n the case ot such prior campaigns, the additional ~fts were solicited solely tor the reason that they were required tor United Jewish Appeal's charitable purposes in orddr to meet ad­ditional humanitarian .needs that could not ·be satisfied on the ba.s1s ,.of customary regillar campaign contributions.

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Earl Friedman, Esq. -2- November 22, 1968

'l'h.e tunds derived as the result ot the Israel Emerge~cy Fund campaign were devoted by the United Jewish Appeal to the same charitable humani­tarian causes for which ~t conducts its regµlar an­nual C$1JlPaignS. i'bose are the purposes for which it was organized and which serve as the ba,eis tor its stand~ as a tax-exempt organization and its inclu­sion 1ti the ucumulat1ve List" mentioned above.

Consequently, although a contributor may have characterized his contribution as having })een made to the Israel ~ergency Fund, the actual recipient of hi~ contribution was the united Jewish Appeal, Inc.

Since, as is noted above, contributions to the united Jewish Appeal, Inc. qual.1ty for an income tax charitable deduction, contributions to it tor 1ts I~rael »nergency F:Wld campaign wou1d also qualify f,or such deduction. In this regard we enclose copy ot opinion letter dated June 15, 1967 secured f'rom the New York and Washington firm of Simpson, ~hacher & .Bartlett concluding that the solicitation ot funds for tlie Israel Emergency Fund will have no adverse effect on the tax-exempt status ot the United Jewish Appeal, Inc. or on the deductibi.l.ity ot gifts to the rund.

I might a1so add that a question as to the ~dentity of the Emergency Fund has been raised by .agents 1n the District Di~ector's offices in Brooklyn, New York; Wilmington~ Delaware; Jacksonville, Florida; and Philadel­phia, Pennsylvania. In each case the ~ormation contained 1h this letter bas been turnished and 1h each case., so far as we know, the deauction clail!ied for the contribution to the Israel Emergency FUnd bas been allowed as a contr1bu­t1-0n to the United Jewish Appeal~ Inc. In addition, the Manhattan Distr;i.ct Director's. ott!ce made inquiry of UJA late last year requesting information about the Israel Emergency Fl.ind. ,:J!he response to that inquiry was sub­~tant1alli as ie set lortn herein. ·1t would appear that the response fully sattstied the D1Strict Director since

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Kai"1 Friedlnan, Esq. -3- November 22, 1968

notWlthstanding the thousands of Emergency Fun~ con­tributions received from t~ayers who file in the Manhattan office we have not heard of one case in · which an Emergency FUnd contribution has been questioned, let alone disallowed.

Please be assured of our filll cooperation 1h the event that you require .anyg:hlhg turther.

Very truly yours,

HBR/js Herbert B. Rose

Enclosure

V""cc: Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman

BCC: Mr. Herbert Rosenstein

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Mr . Hal Abrorns Lumberjack Meats 210 2Gth Avenue West Birmingham, Alabama

Dear Hal:

I enclose herewith a photostat of a letter of Hov~mber 22 , 1968, from the law firm of Goodell, Moss 6i Rose over tne signature of the Honorable Herbert B. Rose which fully explains the position of the United Jewish Appeal, Inc. By additional photostat, herewith, he supplements hls information by an independent legal opinion from the law firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett over the signature of the Honorable tvhi tncy North Seymour. May I suggest that you submit these items to the Revenue Agent with whom you are involved.. If they are not over­wl.elming and convincing , then I would like to meet with nim personally. If together we can't satisfy him about th€: legitimacy of the de~uction , then Mr. Rose is willing to confer with our director here in Birminqham to try to ncad off any furtl.er pro.bloms .

I want youto know that the response from Mr. Rose was immediate since I just spoke to him this past Tnursday .

KBI": ah Encl. cc: Mr. Harold Katz

Sincerely yours,

SIROTE, PERMUTT, FRIEND & FRIEDMAN

BY

Rabbi Herbert Friedman Hon. Herbert B. Rose

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