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 \n39  \nBOOK REVIEWS  \n41  \nINTEGRITY is published by lay Catholics anddedicated to the fask of discovering the newsynthesis of RELIGION and LIFE for our times.  \nJuly 1952  \nVol.6,No.10  \nPublished monthly by Integrity Publishing Co.,Inc.,157 East 38th Street,New York 16,N.Y.,MU-5-8125.Edited by Dorothy Dohen.Re-entered as Second Class Matter May 11,1950 at thePost Office in New York,N.Y.under the Actof March 3,1879.All single copies 254each;yearly subscriptions:Domestic  \n$3.00,Canadian $3.50,oreign $4.00.  \nINTEGRITY is indexed in THE CATHOLIC PERIODICAL INDEX  \n# E DI T O R I A L\n\nHRIST was born in a stable,we remind ourselvesas we approach the subject of housing.A stablewas poor shelter indeed,but shelter it was.Shelter—a house —a home:a basic need ofman,a place for protection from the elements,in which to eat and sleep,and more than thata place to live with one's family and to growtogether in God.  \nSo many people are deprived of adequatehousing today that they have to grab at anyvacancy;a housing project may not be ideal,but it.is better thanno place at all.And men who are alive to the needs for a Christianway of life are painfully aware of this dilemma.A short-rangeprogram which satisfies on a mammoth scale the acute need forhousing in the end seems to defeat the primary purpose of -foster-ing family life;yet the need is immediate and can we hold out thelong-range program of decentralization—of people spread out andbuilding homes and communities away from congested cities—asthe only solution?  \nBecause of the manifest difficulties of the situation we havedecided in this issue to allow a latitude of opinion and to approachthe problem from different angles.We should like to point outthat it would be easy to write a soap opera with the landlord,theland speculator,the vested interests as the sole villains of thepiece.But this would be a falsification.Too often tenant as wellas landlord thinks that a place for a television set is more impor-tant than a place for a baby.Venetian blinds are more of aninducement than fresh air.Human needs are forgotten,in thepursuit of luxuries.  \nBut the immensity and the complexity of the problem shouldnot discourage us,although they should remind us of the selfless-ness,sense of justice,devotion to the common good,and whole-hearted devotion to the love of Christ which are needed for itssolution.The very need should evoke an agonized plea to theSpirit of Counsel.  \nTHE EDITOR  \n# Housing in Harlem\n\n√WEmay as well look at the worst side of the picture first.AnnFoley,director of Harlem Friendship House,describes conditionsthat exist in all Negro ghettos in America.1  \nAnn Foley:Friendship House of Harlem has been located forfourteen years on 135th Street between Lenox Avenue and FifthAvenue.At the present time we rent three store fronts and a smallapartment.However,last October we learned that the threesquare blocks including the south side of 135th Street were desig-nated for a housing project.This area includes our main storefront,our lending library,office and meeting room.So we shallsoon be moving.As Friendship Houses in other cities have foundit advantageous to buy rather than rent,so,perhaps,shall we.Yetdespite some disadvantages,renting these many years has had thegreat advantage of making us one with the community in itshousing problems.  \nWe have a five-room apartment,Madonna Flat,where allthe staff workers eat together and a few of them live.MadonnaFlat is a duplicate of thousands of apartments in the area exceptthat the others generally house families,and many are dividedand sub-divided to the ext","cbCaiiSBssMGBTjE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiSBssMGBTjE","pdf",2059125,52,"English","# Editorial\n# Housing in Harlem","[{\"question\":\"What central need does the editorial connect to housing?\",\"answer\":\"The editorial ties housing to shelter as a basic human need—protection, family life, and spiritual growth—arguing that housing directly affects how people live together “in God.”\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the Harlem Friendship House need to move?\",\"answer\":\"A housing project was designated for the area, including the square blocks around 135th Street, which includes the organization’s storefront and meeting spaces.\"},{\"question\":\"What conditions in Harlem housing are described as most harmful?\",\"answer\":\"The text describes severe overcrowding, damp cellar-like basements used as living quarters, breakdowns in plumbing and electricity, limited emergency support, ongoing problems with rats and roaches, and tenants lacking effective knowledge or leverage regarding repairs and rights under the law.\"}]","INTEGRITY - 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