Establishment of the Henry Wineman International Fellowships, designed to bring key European, Israeli, South American and other overseas community executives to the United States for training in American Jewish communal service techniques, was announced today by Herbert R. Abeles, president of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.
The new educational program, founded through the generosity of Mrs. Henry Wineman of Detroit, marks the first time that such international fellowships have been offered in Jewish communal life. It will be administered by the Council as a memorial tribute to the late Mr. Wineman, who was one of the founders of the Council. He was a foremost leader of the Detroit Jewish community, having served as president of its federation, its United Jewish Charities, and in many local and national leadership posts.
Mr. Abeles noted that such training will spread the benefits of American Jewish federated fund-raising, budgeting and planning experience and procedures to Jewish communities in all parts of the world. “It is generally timely,” he pointed out, “since the program anticipates the end of German reparations and the need for new incomes in European communities. The Fellowships will also prove helpful in Israel, where central organizations are now extending their voluntary fund-raising and coordinated planning activities, ” he said.
Preliminary plans call for “in-service” training in the United States ranging from three to six months for each person. A part of this time will be spent in the central office of the Council, where the foreign executive will gain “a broad foundation of information and understanding” involving the best practice collected from all parts of the continent. The remainder of the fellowship period will be conducted in local communities. The Fellowships will be conducted for an initial period of three years. At the end of that time, the program will be evaluated and a decision made regarding its revision or continuation.
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