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VOL. 55 NO. 4
JANUARY 27,1977 - SHEVAT 8
Klutznick To Head
Jewish Delegation
In Meeting Sadat
TEL AVIV (JTA) - Philip
Klutznick, chairman of the
Board of Governors of the
World Jewish Congress
(WJC), confirmed here Jan.
19 that he would head a dele¬
gation of top Jewish leaders -
to Egypt shortly to meet with
President Anwar Sadat at
the letter's invitation.
He 'said that all that
remained was for the date to
. be set and an agenda agreed
upon. He said' a reply on
these matters was expected
from the Egyptian
ambassador in Washington,
Ashraf Ghorbal, '
Addressing the Israeli
executive of ' the,. WJC,
Klutznick . conceded , that
there was a risk but on the
other hand, there were pros¬
pects for a breakthrough and
therefore Sadat's invitation
should not be rejected.
He stressed that the dele¬
gation, which will include-
Lord ' Fisher   of   Camden,
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Secretary Vance To Visit Mideast
Agudas Achim Youth Weekend
Proclaimed By Bexley Mayor
February 4 to 6 has been declared Agudas Achim
Youth Weekend by Bexley Mayor David Madison.
A proclamation will be given and read by Mayor
Madison at services marking this occasion on Friday
evening, Feb. 4 at 8:15 at the Agudas Achim
"Synagogue, 2767 E. Broad St.
Pictured above are those who were present at the
signing .of the proclamation. They included (left to
right) Francine Greff, Sisterhood president; Sherry
and Tammy Bartfield, Youth Group 2nd vice president
and treasurer, respectively; Mayor Madison; Steven
Shkolnik, Brotherhood president; David Rosinger,
Youth Group president; Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein,
spiritual leader of Agudas Achim; and Barry Starr; 1st
.  vice president of the Youth Group.
'Conversation And Canapes' Planned
For Showing Community's Solidarity
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By Joseph Polakoff
(Copyright, 1977, JTA, Inc.)
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
Cyrus Vance, who became
Secretary of State on Jan. 20,
will visit Israel and four
neighboring Arab states at
the end of February or early
in March in the first of two,
steps the Carter Administra¬
tion is planning to deal with
the Middle East situation, it
was confirmed here Jan. 18.
The second step, accord¬
ing to informed sources, will
be President Carter's meet¬
ings in Washington, begin¬
ning early next spring, with
leaders of the five countries
that Vance will visit.
State Department officials
acknowledged that the trip
would'take placer within a
- month to six weeks and that
Vance will visit Egypt,
• Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan
and Israel, presumably in
that order, to assess pros¬
pects for new negotiations
leading to an Arab-Israeli
settlement. Reports of the
Vance trip -followed the
Secretary of State-desig-
nate's meetings here with
the ambassadors of the four
Arab countries at the State
would take place* about six
weeks before Israel's gen¬
eral elections, scheduled for
May 17.
Sources here said, that in
the event that Israel's Labor
Party decides at its conven¬
tion next month to replace
Rabin with Defense Minister
Shimon Peres, both Peres
and Rabin would be invited
to come to Washington in
March.
The Israeli visit will be fol¬
lowed in April with visits by
President Anwar Sadat of
Egypt  and Crown Prince
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Bella Believes America
Is Committed To Israel
By Lauri Zofan
Chronicle News Editor
Although. American ac¬
tions at one time showed no
compassion concerning the
persecution of Jews, Bella
Abzug, former New York
congresswoman, believes
that a strong commitment
now exists on the part of the
American government.
' Speaking in Columbus this
past Monday at the Women's
Division of the Federation
Advanced Gifts Champagne-
Dessert, the flamboyant law¬
yer-activist said she has
faith in. Jimmy Carter's pro¬
fessed commitment to
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tion. he' had  with 'Israeli  ' ; "President Jirhmy Carter   States to the cause, of Is-
has said that the survival of
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present and I want you to
know that I believe there is a-
tremendous commitment on.
the part of the people qf the
The Columbus Jewish
Federation is sponsoring a
gala evening of
"Conversation and
Canapes" on Sunday, Feb. 6
a(7:30 p.m. in order to show
-a feeling of solidarity among
the community -• in
maintaining a community
structure and continually
supporting the necessary
fundraising efforts. ■>
The evening will offer a
pleasant environment in
"which to socialize as well as
to meet with the guest
speaker, General Shaul
Rosolio, and some surprise
Israeli guests, who will offer
.insights into the current
world situation.
In keeping with the
changing times, this
function, for the first time,
will be for both the Mens and
Womens Divisions .of the
United Jewish Fund
Campaign, with a requested
minimum fi'ft from the men
of $1,000 and $250 from the ,
women.
General Rosolio _ is - the
former inspector general,of
the Israel State Police.Born
and educated in Israel, he
joined the Haganah as a
youngster, and has been
involved, in .military and
security matters throughout
his life,        ' ,
Following the Six-Day
War, General Rosolio.
reorganized the Jordanian -
police in the West Bank and
East Jerusalem area, being
personally responsible for
the security and safety .the'
General Shaul Rosolio
city of Jerusalem has
generally enjoyed. He has
traveled extensively in
behalf of Israel.
Married and the .father of
four children, two of whom
are officers in the Israeli
Army, he has in recent years
taken an active part in
strengthening ties between
Israel and American Jewry.
He is currently in the United
States lecturing at" the
Harvard Law School,
The Federation, is
concerned about the quality
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Ambassador Simcha Dinitz
last week.' , ■ - '
The "crash diplomatic
venture," as one source de-
•scribed if, was prompted
only partly by the Arab
"peace offensive." Officials
here indicated that the 'pri¬
mary consideration was
Vance's assessment'of the
general situation in the Mid¬
dle East.
. Premier Yitzhak Rabin of
Israel is reported to have
been invited-to Washington
in late March to become the
first Middle East- leader to
meet with Carter. His visit
Israel is not just a political
issue but a moral impera¬
tive. I believe him .. .and I
believe that'he means that, I
believe that he is committed
to Israel and more important
that the majority of.the
American people are com¬
mitted to Israel," she said.
Known for her staunch
support of Jewish causes
while' in Congress, Ms.
Abzug pointed out that "The
Congress of the- United
States passed appropriations
for over 9lk billion dollars in
the six years in which I was
Center Programs Combat Problem i
Early DeathL..Inactivity May Lead Us There
By Lauri Zofan
.Chronicle News Editor
, PARTI
The general health and
physical conditions of the
American Jew and the
Israeli Jew are poor and
need a great deal of
consideration if we, as a
people,-want to extend our
life span, feels Dr. Hillel
Ruskin; an Israeli consultant
to ,the National Jewish
Welfare Board.,
Having served as
chairman of the department
of health and physical
education- at the Weingate
-Institute in Jsrael, and •
presently on a' three-year
sabbatical from Hebrew.
University where- lie is
chairman ' of the physical
education department, Dr.
Ruskin is well qualified to
speak out in this field.
Dr. Ruskin, in an
interview with the. Ohio
Jewish Chronicle, explained
the, purpose of his coming to
1 the United States. He is here
to ^answer the question
"What is Jewish - about
physical activity," and to
develop procedures on""how
to make physical activities
and programs more Jewish
oriented programs, how to
make them more recreation
oriented programs and how
to' make them more
scientifically based
programs..."
According to Dr. Ruskin,
environmental factors that
affect heart conditions are
Dr. Hillel Kuskin
also factors which generally
affect Jewish people. These
factors include inactivity,
obesity, smoking, high blood
pressure, a high level of
cholesterol,   and   stress
patterns brought on by the
high level of achievement
which typifies the Jewish
people,
"We carry "with - us a
tradition , of over-
intellectualizing our lives.
For the Jews, natterns of
leisure behavior always
were spiritual' kinds of
activities, not active' ,'. ."
noted the physical' fitness
.expert.        ,      '
Dr. Ruskin says
Americans try to find ways
how not to be active, and he
uses health clubs as an
example. "It is not a place to
be healthier, it's a place to
indulge yourself, do all kinds
of pleasurable activities:
massage,   sauna,   steam
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rael.
• In, contrast to present
times, Ms. Abzug recalled
America's actions during
World War II by referring to
a /recently' released film
"Voyage of the Damned."
The movie, based on a true
story, tells the tale of 900
Jewish men, women and
children who sailed from
Germany to Cuba in the
spring of 1939. Most had paid
the Nazis exorbitant
amounts of money to leave
Germany, and more than
half held entrance visas to
theU.S.
In the film, the ship is re¬
fused landing rights in Cuba-
and President Franklin D.
Roosevelt"ordered it out of
U.S. territorial waters.-Jews ,
were not wanted," "'she
stated. A high percentage of
the passengers wound up in
. concentration camps.
" "It's always a shock, what
an .important reminder that
our great country and our
great voice and symbol of
freedom!".. bore the respon¬
sibility for that shameful epi¬
sode," she continued.
"It has always impressed
me that at the same time we
had a refusal also to bomb
the rail line to Auschwitz,
even when the Jewish lead-'
ers begged and pleaded our
government to do so.... but
at the very same time the
Allies refused to .bomb the
rail lines to the crematory
where 12,000 Jews..,were
being burned every daytiiey
were bombing a synthetic
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