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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE Serving the Greater Pittsburgh Area JULY 12, 2007 TAMMUZ 26, 5767

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Vol. 48, No. 8

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Area Jewish leaders reserved about Latin Mass

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BY LEE CHOTTINER Executive Editor

Area Jewish leaders are concerned about the Catholic Church’s decision to further revive the Latin Mass, which historically contained a prayer for the conversion of the Jews, but they are not sure the prayer itself will be part of the restored Mass. It won’t, according to one Pittsburgh Catholic official. This past weekend, Pope Benedict XVI permitted the recitation of the Latin Mass, without the approval of a bishop of any given diocese. The Mass has been said in some parishes with bishop approval, including in Pittsburgh where it is said at St. Boniface on the North Side. Generally, though, the church moved away from the Latin Mass following the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s — also known as Vatican II — in Please see Mass, page 27. JCC photos

Alyssa LaFrankie, senior counselor at J&R Day Camp, leads her squad in a cheer. Jewish day camps are tweaking their schedules and programs to accomodate busy families. See story, page 4.

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UJF distributes $24 million here, overseas BY LEE CHOTTINER Executive Editor

The United Jewish Federation Trustees have announced $24.4 million distributions for the 2007-08 year. The money, which represents a $4.7 million increase over last year, will go to programs and projects here, in Israel and around the world. The core agencies that receive the bulk of UJF funding are largely unchanged from last year. However, one core agency — the Jewish Family & Children’s Service — performed well enough this past year that it is giving back $100,000 from its operating surplus to the UJF for redistribution. UJF officials could recall only one other time that has happened, with the Jewish Association on Aging. “I wish it could happen more often,” said JF&CS Executive Director Aryeh

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Sherman, who noted the giveback from his agency’s 2006 distribution. “Of course when you do a budget, you project what you’re going to need. Sometimes, you’re fortunate and money comes from other sources.” He doesn’t expect this giveback to affect the JF&CS future allocations. “This is not like a government process where the government says you have to spend this money or next year we’ll cut your allocations,” he said. “We look for the best way to allocate for needs.” The distributions reflect the $12.4 million raised in the just-completed Community Campaign as well as $5.1 million from the Israel Emergency Campaign, $1.6 million from designated programs, $750,000 from the United Jewish Federation Foundation, and $3.4 million in government funding. In addition, $900,000 came from the Jewish Healthcare Foundation;

$798,000 from other foundations; $634,000 from directed funding; $167,000 from other revenue; $138,000 from the Holocaust Center; $80,000 from United Jewish Communities; and $41,000 from the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. David Ainsman, chair of the UJF Funding Committee, was out of town and unavailable for comment, but in his report to the UJF Trustees, he said,“It is also important to keep in mind all that we are accomplishing in terms of educating our community and our kids, in terms of outreach to teens, young adults and the less affiliated, and in supporting the most vulnerable and, of course, in direct support to Jewish communities in Israel and around the world.” Among the programs or agencies that will see funding increases are: • The Agency for Jewish learning($36,000); Please see UJF, page 27.

Some summer reads, like Michael Chabon’s latest novel,take on a Chanderlesqe feel as they tackle“the Jewish question.” See story, page 16.

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