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VOL.56 NO.41
OCTOBER 5,1978-TISHREI4
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fourth Session Of
Young Leadership
Group Sept. 28
The.fourth session of the
Columbus Jewish Federation's > Young Leadership
Mission was held on September 28th at the home of Nelson and Carole Genshaft.
The speaker for the evening
was Peter Lemesh, an instructor in the Jewish Studies '.Department at Ohio State
University.
Mr. Lemesh analyzed
some of the implications of
the Camp David Summit. A
provocative question and answer period followed. his
remarks.
There are several remaining sessions that will be held
prior to the departure of the
Young Leadership mission
to Israel, set for November
26.'. ".'
On November 2, Rabbi
Lawrence Rubenstein, the
director of the United Jewish
Appeal Young Leadership
Cabinet, will: address the
group on "The Responsibility of Young Leaders Towards the Survival of Israel." A special Tefilat
Haderech service will be
held at Tifereth Israel on
November 17. The final session will be held on Monday,
Novtember 20th at which
time the final details for the
trip will be presented and the
airline tickets and materials
will be distributed.
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Pres. Carter: U.S. Will Be Full Partner
In Israeli-Egyptian Peace Negotiations
Forum On Mid-East Attended
By More Than Three Hundred
. "The Camp David Summit: An Analysis of Its Implications for Peace" was the subject of a Community
Forum on the Middle East at The Jewish Center on
Sept. 25. Three hundred persons attended the forum
which was highlighted by guest speaker, Drv ShJomo
Aa.ronson, Chairman of. the-Political Science Department at The Hebrew University pf Jerusalem. The program was sponsored by the Community Relations
.Committee of the Columbus Jewish Federation in
cooperation with The Jewish Center, the Council of Or-:
ganizations and the Tzavata Club.
Sharing their reflections on the Camp David Summit,
were (r. to 1,); N. Victor Goodman, CRC Vice-Chair-
man, and Chairman of the Community Forum; Dr.
Shlomo Aaronson, speaker ;JMyer W. Mellman, President of the Columbus Jewish Federation; Rabbi
Samuel W. Rubenstein, Chairmanbf the CRC Israel Affaire Task Force;; and Allah Eitan, CRC Director ]
Bernard Yeiikin(riot^
United Jewish F^d Campaign, "s]Mk^
: ahce of the campaign, especklly in light of the opportunities for creating a model society in Israel that is not
beset by the evils of war and the continuing needs for
expanded local services.
WASHINGTON (JTA) - .
President Carter said Sept.
28 that the United States
would be a "full partner" in
the Israel-Egyptian peace
negotiations but he did not
expect to'be personally "involved" in the talks unless a
dispute broke out that could
not be settled oh the foreign
ministers' or delegations'
levels and required the active participation of the leaders of the three countries.
But Carter said that he believes that all the principles
for a treaty have | been resolved and only details have
to be worked out. He said
that he spoke by telephone to
both Israeli Premier Menachem . Begin and Egyptian
President Anwar Sadat.and
they had assured him "there
are no remaining obstacles
to proceeding as rapidly as
: possible to conclude a peace
treaty."
The President's remarks
were made at a press confer
ence at which he stressed
that the dispute between him
and Begin over the duration
for the. freeze on Jewish settlements 0Q_the West Bank,
was an "honest difference of
opinion," that the extent of
the U.S. commitment on the
construction of two air bases
in the Sinai had to be negotiated and that he would like
to see a conference of all parties involved in the Lebanese
dispute in order to bring
about a return to a unified
government in Beirut.
Carter's comments on the
air bases which are to replace the two bases Israel is
relinquishing to Egypt in the
Sinai came, when he was
asked if the U.S. might decide not to build the bases if
Israel kept to its position on
the" West Bank settlements.
He said the U.S. was committed to participating in the
.building of the bases and this
was contained in a letter,
from   Defense   Secretary
Harold Brown to Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman.
But lie said the "degree of
participation" would be subject to negotiations. Previously, it had been understood
that the U.S. would provide
the estimated■*• $1 billion
needed for the fields while
the bases would be built by
the Israelis themselves.
Asked .if be planned a
Christmas visit to the Middle
East, Carter said that
"nothing would please me
more than to participate ih
the signing of a peace
treaty." But he noted this
still had to be negotiated. He
said his only commitment
was a promise to Sadat that
he would visit Egypt but no
date was set. On Lebanon,
Carter said he did not favor
partition but wanted all factions in the country to unite
under, a strong central government
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Diane Cummins
Women's Div. Major Leadership Positions Filled
Major leadership positions
have now been filled in the
1979 Women's Division of the
Columbus Jewish Federa-
- tion, according to Joyce L.
Zacks, Women's Division
Chairwoman. These women
will be playing key roles in
the women's upcoming one-
day mission to New York
City ori Wednesday, October
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Barbara Brandt (Mrs.
David) is serving as Co-
Chairwoman of the 1979
Women's division and Diane
Cummins (Mrs. Millard) is
serving as Chairwoman of
the Advance Gifts section of
the Women's Division. The
trip to New York, whose
theme is "The Right to
Know—Our Past, Present
and Future," is being
sponsored by the Advance
Gifts section.
/ Mrs. Brandt was also Co-
Chairwoman of the Women's
Division last year. As Co-
Chairwoman in 1979,. Mrs.
Brandt will be responsible
for overseeing the Patron o
section ofthe Women's Division. The Patron's section is
being co-chaired by Nancy
Brand (Mrs. Donald) and
JulieZox(Mrs.Ben).
Mrs.  Cummins,  who  is
p  chairwoman-elect   of   the
:|'} Women's Division, was Divi-
Barbara Brandt
sion Co-Chairwoman in 1975
and chaired the Add-A-Dia-
mond unit in 1977. In addition, she was Co-Chairwoman of. last fall's.
Women's DJyisibip j'lMission
to Washington.!'!; i in
According to Rhea Kaplan
(Mrs. J. Maynard) and
Elaine Goodman (Mrs. N.
Victor), CorChairwomen of
the New York trip, invita-
tions.for this unique mission
have been mailed and all
invitees are urged to make
their reservations as soon as
possible.
With the prospects of
peace in the Middle East so
close at hand, the "Women's
Division is providing to a
select number of women an
unusua. opportunity to participate on this root-searching and fact-finding mission,
Mrs. Kaplan explained.
Various aspects of the Jewish experience-rthe past:
New York's Lower East side
and a tour of Ellis Island;
the present: processing of
new Soviet immigrants at
the New York Association
-for New Americans
(NYANA); and the future:
peace options and the future
of American Jewry will all
be included in the day's
activities.
Since space is limited,
reservations will be accepted on a first come, first
served basis and early registration is strongly advised,
Mrs. Goodman added. A detailed itinerary wflj poon, be
publicized.   ,   ,   ' iI' .   < ' ■
Rabbi David Hollander
Religious Emphasis Week Starts At 8:30 Tonite
f.-.Nbwin.4te20th consecutive
year,, the Religious Emphasis Week program will be
held at Beth Jacob Congregation on the evenings of
Oct. 5 and 8, at8:30 p.m. This
year the theme that has been
chosen is Death and Dying —
Body and Spirit.
The topic of Death and
Dying was chosen only after
careful consideration. It is,
to say. the least, a very
touchy and personal subject,
ahd therefore any discussion
of it must be handled with
care,: respect and dignity.
However, because of its intensely personal nature and
. because so many of us have
to deal with the problems
surrounding death and dying
in our own lives, the R.E.W.
committee felt that it was
time that the Jewish concept
of Death and-Dying be presented so that the orthodox
view of Death and Dying
could be examined and
studied.        i
As we all know, Death and
Dying had for many years
been a closet subject. It was
not discussed openly, not in
families nor in groups until,
G-d forbid, the time came
when a family member was
stricken with a terminal illness, and the Rabbi was
called to help the family
through the times'ahead.
Within the past 5 to 7 years,
there has been a gradual enlightenment of the different
aspects of death, its effects
on the dying person and his
family, and how to deal with
those problems. This trend
has cpntinued, and during
' the past six months/the sub-!
ject of death and dying has
been a leading topic for writers in. the major sociological,
psychological and religious
journals and periodicals.
The R.E.W. Committee
has chosen to concentrate on
two specific areas, the body
and the spirit. Our opening
lecture, by Rabbi Dr.
Reuven Bulka, will place
emphasis on the physical aspects of Death and Dying.
The discussion will surround
such topics as, how the family copes with impending
death of a family member,
what is the Jewish view on
ways to deal with grief and
sorrow, and how the dying
person copes and conducts
himself when his physicians
give him no hope of recovery, along with a discussion
of the Jewish attitude toward
contemporary issues such as
the establishment of hospices.
The final lecture will deal
with the spiritual aspects of
Death and Dying. These
days, between Rosh
Hashanah and l^om jKippur,
are days uatiare'meaQt) far
Rabbi Dr. Reuven Bulka
seraching within ourselves ,
and. finding what we can do
to enhance the Jewishness of
• our lives.' It is of prime importance, especially during
the days of penitence, to be
aware of the necessity to fan
the spark of the Jewish soul
in each of us. This spark is
the essence of Judaism, and
Rabbi David Hollander will'
speak on the importance of
keeping that spark alive and
preventing the death of the
Jewish spirit.
The opening lecture on
Thursday evening, Oct. 5, at
8:30 will feature Rabbi Dr.
Reuven Bulka. Rabbi Dr.
Bulka was born in England
and was ordained at the
Rabbi Jacob Joseph Seminary. He received his B.A.
degree from the City Univer-.
sity of New Tork and his
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees
from the University of
Ottawa.
He is presently the Rabbi
of Congregation Machzikei
Hadas, in Ottawa. Rabbi Dr.
Bulka is very involved in
education, being both faculty \
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