JTA to Establish European, Middle East News Bureaus As Part of Widening Services

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency will soon establish a European news bureau with headquarters in Paris and a Middle East news bureau with headquarters in Jerusalem, it was announced today by Robert H. Arnow, JTA president. Arnow said the approval for this development was given by the JTA Board of Directors at its last meeting held April 14. He noted that this, along with the launching four months ago of a daily French News Bulletin, was part of the continuing expansion of the world-wide coverage by JTA. In addition, the Board also approved a number of recommendations dealing with structural and editorial innovations. The recommendations included: election of Board of Directors members for one, two and three year terms to allow for rotation and mobility; the creation of standing committees to deal with finance and development, editorial services, personnel practices, and overseas liaison. The Board of Directors represents the Jewish communities in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and France.

Re-elected to one-year terms as officers of the JTA were: Robert H. Arnow of New York, his fifth year in office; Edward Ginsberg of Cleveland, vice-president; Philip Slomovitz of Detroit, vice-president; Abraham Goodman of New York, treasurer; Isidor Schifrin of Cincinnati, secretary; Eleazar Lipsky of New York, Board chairman; and Jerold C. Hoffberger of Baltimore, executive committee chairman. Michel Topiol, president of the Appel Juif Unifie de France (United Jewish Appeal), the central French fund-raising body, and active in the French Jewish community, told the Board meeting that the Bulletin has been well received by the French Jewish community, especially since it carries news about Jewish affairs and community services not covered by the general press. Topiol added that it was expected that the news carried in the Bulletin would be used by the general press.