Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1978-09-21

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VOL. 56 NO. 38
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Success At Camp David:
Framework For Peace Achieved
Israel and Egypt to Sign Peace Treaty Within It Months
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<   Carter: "... prayers for (success) have been answered far beyond any expectations "
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Begin: "Peace now celebrates a great victory"
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Sadat: ",.. signals the emergence of a new peace initiative"
(Editor's Note: This following statement represents the official
response ol the community Relations Committee ot the Columbus Jewish
Federatin concerning the recent interim agreement at camp David
between prime Minister Begin of Israel and President Sadat of Egypt.)
For thirty years, Jews and indeed all Americans
have prayed for peace to come to Israel and her
neighbors, and we are pleased that Israel and Egypt i
have now reached"an accord on the framework of what
holds the promise of becoming a just, secure and lasting peace, a peace that secures the best interest of not
only the parties to the conflict but to the United States
as well.
Yet the experiences of the last thirty years, including
this past year, require us to temper our enthusiasm
with caution because we recognize that difficult issues
still remain to be negotiated. Nevertheless, the negotiations at Camp David have demonstrated that such difficulties can be surmounted if there is a will to peace
and readiness to accommodate each other's concerns.
Prime Minister Begin has been forthcoming, flexible
and creative in meeting the security needs of Israel
and the concerns of President Sadat. He has shown a
readiness to take risks for Peace.
President Carter showed courageous.leadership in
convening the meeting and great wisdom, skill and
statesmanship in the conduct of the talks which have
now yielded such promising results. The world is indebted to him. I
President Sadat, indeed all three leaders, have
shown great courage in their conduct and in the decisions that they made. We believe their example may
herald a new era, when civil courage and not military
courage insures peace between neighbors, and when
the problems of the Middle East are addressed by reason, not by bloodshed.
N. Victor Goodman
Vice Chairman, Community Relations Committee
Columbus Jewish Federation
Public Forum On Camp David
Talks Scheduled By CRC
"The Camp David Summit: An Analysis of its Implications for Peace" will be
the topic of a community
, forum on the Middle East on
Mon., Sept. 25 in the Jewish
Center Auditorium, 1125
CollegeAve.,at7:30p.m.
This special community
forum has been scheduled to
provide the general public
with an in-depth analysis of
the peace negotiations as
they are viewed from the
State of Israel's perspective.
The keynote speaker that
evening will be the Honorable Avraharh Sharir,
member of the Israel
Knesset and chairman of the
Likud ' Parliamentary
Faction;
This community forum is
being held under the
auspices of the Community
Relations Committee of the
Avraham Sharir
Columbus Jewish Federation, in cooperation with the
Council of ■ Organizations,
The Jewish Center and the
Tzavta Club.
"The American Jewish
Community and • the world
have been following the
events at Camp David very
cautiously," said Marvin L.
Glassman, chairman of the
CRC. "While the outcome of
these talks is still unclear,'
the fact that the negotiations
have proceeded into their
second week raises our expectations that real progress
toward peace in the Middle
East may be achieved.
"However, if the Camp
David talks are- inconclusive, the possibility of grave
peril exists because of the
high stakes involved on all
sides. In anticipation of the
outcome of the Camp David
Summit, we nevertheless,
believe it is prudent of our
community to understand
the meaning of the talks and
prepare for any possibility.
We urge everyone to attend
this important public
meeting and to bring their
friends," said Mr. Glass-
man.   . '
Mr. Sharir has a distinguished career record as a
parliamentarian, diplomat
and attorney. He was born jn
Israel in 1932. He served in
the Israeli Air Force as an
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Pictured above are members of the Beth Jacob Congregation Religious Emphasis Week committee. Left
to right are Roberta Kohn, Bernard Gerson, Rabbi
Stavsky, Henry Schwarz, Zelda Hirsch, Irv Flox, Linda
Stern and Sidney Stern, Chairman.
Religious Emphasis Week At
Beth Jacob Starts Thursday
Final Plans For Federation
Annual Meeting Set For Sun.
In its 20th year, Religious
Emphasis Week has won national acclaim for its excellence as a program for intensified Jewish studies and
learning lecture series
during the days between
Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur. This year the theme
is "Death and Dying — Body
and Spirit." The opening session wiirbe on Thursday and
the guest lecturer will be Dr.
Reuven -Bulka who will
speak on the subjects of
"Grief, Life After Death, the
Therapeutic Processes . of
Shivah and Kaddish, and the
Jewish Concept of Death."
" Final plans for the' 52nd
Annual Meeting of the
Columbus Jewish Federation are being made in preparation for the dinner event
which will be held on Sept.
24, at 6:30 -p.m. at Winding
Hollow Country Club.
A special original dramatic presentation entitled
"Our Town," written and
produced by Harold Eisenstein. will be one of the features of the Annual Meeting.
This presentation will prer
ceed the keynote address, to
be delivered by Philip Bernstein, Executive Vice-Presi-.
dent of the Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare
Funds. :!
Serving as the Chairman
for the Annual Meeting will
be Lawrence Schaffer, a
Federation Vice-President
and past Chairman of the
Federation's Allocation
Committee, -f ■',-..
Awards will be presented
to Ernest Stern, outgoing
Federation President; Lee
Skilken, 1978 General Campaign Chairman: and N. Victor Goodman. Joyce Zapks.
Judie Swedlow. and Ray and
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College Division To Be
Led By Sanford Melmed
Sanford Melmed has been
appointed Chairman of the
OSU College Division of the
1979 United Jewish Fund
Campaign, Columbus Jewish Federation President
Ernest Stern announced
today.
A Columbus native, Sanford served as Associate
Chairman of the 1978 University Campaign and was a division-worker during 1977.
Sanford played a major
role in last year's
tremendously successful
OSU student campaign
which raised 250% more
than any OSU campaign in
recent history.
' . Sanford graduated Bexley
High School in 1975 and will
Sanford Melmed
graduate The OhioState University in March 1979. He is a
pre-med student.
Because of his interest in
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On Sunday evening Rabbi
David Hollander, nationally
known orator and spokesman for the Jewish community, will speak on the subject, "The Death of the Spirit
in American Jewish Life."
The'entire community is invited to the series of lectures.
Mr. Bernard Hirsch, President of the Congregation,
announced that the first lecture is dedicated in memory
of Gertrude Furman Levin
and the lecture will begin
Thursday, Oct. 5, at 8:15
p.m. promptly.
Site Meeting Draws Over 600
Over 600 people attended the Columbus Jewish
Center open meeting Monday night Sept. 18 lo discuss a
proposed new site for the Center.
Members of the community spoke emotionally and
powerfully, each giving his or her opinion on the projected move. The general attitude of those in attendance appeared to be quite heavy in favor of remaining
at the present location. Those in attendance represented a' broad cross-section of the community. Members from the north community, Berwick, Bexley and
the far east section of Columbus spoke.
The architect group presented to those in attendance
a graphic picture of the Center as it would be in each of
the two locations, trying to present the merits of each.
The Board of Directors of the Center will have met
by the time this paper is mailed. They*will-have discussed the many pros and cons of both locations and
might possibly have reached a decision on the site. It
not', further meetings will be scheduled to complete the
decision at an early date.
Petitions from approximtely one third of the Center
membership were presented to the officers of the
Center by members of FOCAL. These petitions are a
statement of opposition to the move.
A more complete coverage of this week's action concerning the Center move will be included in next
week's issue.
Attend Federation Annual Meeting Sunday