Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston, Massachusetts

              COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES of Greater Boston
72 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON, MASS 02110 - (617) 542-8080
April 27, 1979
Helen Jeffrey
Steve Huberman
Histadrut-Malden Allocation
Over the past decade, the SP & AC has been allocating a sum of
money to the Histadrut-Malden.  Last year, $2,000 was sent to
Louis Gray and Dr. Max Berman, representing the organization.
Questions have been raised repeatedly about the appropriateness
of this allocation, which originally was designed to get the Histadrut
not to campaign in Maiden during the CJP Campaign.  The last time
this issue was studied was January 21, 1969.  The Executive Board
concluded "there would be adverse consequences from altering the
allocation chiefly because many of the mast consistent workers in
behalf of the CJP annual campaign retain strong ties to Histadrut, and
the CJP annual campaign would be seriously hampered by the probable
loss of these people as workers".
After speaking with Ruth Fein, Dave Rosen and Arthur Gabel,
there is a question whether there is still justification for this
allocation.  The Health and Welfare Sub-Committee will probably
escrow the 1979-80 allocation and terminate, it, unless we hear
otherwise from you. After the campaign closes",, I would appreciate
you discussing this matter with Milton Popkin and letting me know your
views on this issue.
Many thanks.
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cc:  Burton Gens
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