Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1978-12-14

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VOL.56 NO.51
DECEMBER 14,1978-KISLEV14
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"Night For Life"
This Sat., Dec. 16
Steve Handler and Janet
Zaveloff, Night For Life Co-
chairpersons, announce that
nearly 200 persons have
made reservations for-the
dinner affair. Last minute '
reservations for the Dec. 16
event can still be made by
phoning the Federation office at 237-7686. The format
for the evening includes a
cocktail reception,' a keynote
address by David Brinkley,
and a buffet dinner with
disco dancing.
In order to help defray the
costs for ihe evening, the following individuals are serving as sponsors: William and
Shelly Callif; Donald and
.Eydie Garlikov; Nelson and
Carole Genshaft; Hank and
Kathy Gorchoff; EUiot and
Pay Grayson; Steve and
Carol Handler; Jerry and
Brenda Kroos; Michael and
Helene Lehv; Kurt, and
Paula Malkoff; Bernard
Master; Jack apd Halissa
Meizlish; Neil and Karen
Moss; Jeff and Cini Paine;
- Gary and Ellen Petler; Gary
and Connie Robins; Gregg
and Bette Robins; Bruce
Roth; Jay and Jean Schottenstein; Bruce Silberstein;
Mike and Hillary Talis; Jeff
and Bethanne Tilson; Irwin
and Anita Wiener; Jay and
Kathy Worly; and Bruce ind
Janet Zaveloff.
This Ninth Annual Night
For Life is the major kickoff
for the 1979 Young Men's and
Young Women's Divisions
Campaigns, headed by Donald E. Garlikov and Bette
Robins, respectively. The
campaign will go into full
swing, on all levels, immediately after the Dec. 16 event.
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Heritage Tower Dedication
This Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
"This Sunday afternoon
marks a milestone in the history of the Columbus Jewish
Community pvith the Dedication of Heritage Tower-
Jewish Community Senior
Citizens ' Housing," stated
Marvin L. Glassman, Chairman of the Dedication _
Planning Committee. The
Ceremonies will begin
promptly at 2:00 p.m.
Glassman continued that,
"Sunday's Ceremonies gives
the Community an opportunity to celebrate the completion and opening of our
newest agency, Heritage
Tower." Following the formal program, Tower Residents will be leading tours~of
-the building and their apartments.
The,Ceremonies will also
include   a   brief   business
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Sen. John Glenn Reports On
Recent Trip To Soviet Union
Senator John H. Glenn,
Jr.,' reported'on his recently
completed trip to the Soviet
Union at a special leadership
meeting sponsored by the
Community Relations Committee of the Columbus Jewish Federation on November^
30 at the Melton Building.   ~ ~';
As a member of the Senate'
Foreign Relations Commit-
American And Israeli Leaders Mourn
Death Of Israel Premier Golda Meir
Cols. Jewish Newsies Prepare
For Newsies Sale Sat., Dec. 16
Pictured with 1978 drive chairman Robert Elzey on
the far left are: Dr. Ben Caplan and Lou Berliner in the
front row: In the back are: Marvin Grossman, Garry
Beim, Harlan Ruben, Alan L. Rosen and Herb Fen-
burr. Not in the picture is SheldonSchwartz.
tee, Senator Glenn participated in a 12-member U.S.
Senate delegation trip to the
Soviet Union during this past
month. Their visit included
meetings with many Soviet
government officials and
. members of the Soviet Jewish emigration and human
rights movements.
According to Senator
Glenn every member of the
Senate delegation carried
hundreds of petitions from
their constituents on behalf
of Soviet Jewish refuseniks
and the dozens of "Prisoners
of Conscience," including
such recent arrivals as
Anatoly Shcharansky, Alexander Slepak, Ida Nudel and
the other leading activists
who were sentenced recently
to long prison terms for their
support of the human rights
struggle in the USSR. Senator Glenn noted that he personally carried petitions on
behalf of 32 Soviet Jews
which were brought tb his attention by statewide Jewish
community relations committee and, Federation
leadership.
During the Senate delegations stay in Moscow, their
Soviet' Politburo hosts
wished to reciprocate the
kind of home hospitality that
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By David Friedman
NEW YORK, Dec. 10
(JTA)—American Jewish
leaders and Israeli officials
in the United States mourned
the' death of former Israeli
Premier Golda Meir this
weekend. Memorial prayers
for her were said in synagogues throughout the U.S.
At the United Jewish Appeal's national conference,
some 2500 persons at the
gala 40th anniversary banquet at the New York Hilton
last night stood in a moment
of silence to Mrs. Meir. The
noted writer, Elie Wiesel,
who was the featured
speaker, praised her as "one
of the most striking powerful
people" in Jewish history.
He said that he had1 developed a deep personal
friendship with Mrs. Meir,
through many conversations
in Yiddish in New York and
Jerusalem, that grew more
profound over the years.
Earlier, Irwin Field,
UJA's national chairman,
"saidf that "Golfla^was, and is,
unforgettable^" He said "she
was truly a giant among us,
larger than life, and her
legacy to us and all Jews
everywhere is larger than
the death that has overtaken
her. We're grateful that" she
lived to see the beginnings of
the peace for which she
yearned for -the sake of the
mothers and children of all
the nations of the Middle
East. When that peace becomes a reality, she will
have been one of its primary
architects."
Addressing the 54th annual
Chanukah Dinner of Yeshiva
University at the Waldorf
Astoria tonight, Yehuda
Blum, Israel's Ambassador
- to the United Nations, said
that Mrs. Meir "has left her
indelible mark well beyond
- the confines of Israel and the
Middle East. Her statesmanship and indomitable'courage in the face of adversity
have already assured her a
permanent place in the
annals of human history."
He noted that she "stood as a
giant on the Israel political
scene for more than a generation" and called her "a
modern-day Deborah."
-Compared Golda To Moses
Simcha   Dinitz,   Israel's
Ambassador to Washington, „
at a-farewell luncheon for
him by the Overseas Writers
at  the  Capitol  Hilton -in
Washington, said that like
Moses who took his people
toward the promised land
but died before going there,
Mrs.   Meir   searched   for
peace and "in the last
moments it was snatched
away." Dinitz, who was a
close personal assistant to
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The Passing Of Golda Meir
JERUSALEM (JTA)—A state funeral was held
Tues\, Dec. 12 for former Premier Golda Meir. She was
buried on Mt. Herzl overlooking Jerusalem in a simple
ceremony in accordance with her wishes. In her will,
Mrs. Meir had requested that there be no eulogies anno monument erected in her memory.
She died Dec. 8 at the age of 80, in Hadassah Hospital
where she had been under treatment since August for
lymphoma, an illness diagnosed 15 years ago, her physician disclosed. Mrs. Meir's coffin was placed in the
Knesset building Monday where thousands of Israelis
and foreign dignitaries paid their final respects.
Rabbi Sheldon W. Switkin
President, Columbus
Board Of Rabbis
The passing of Golda'Meir
comes as a profound shock to
the Columbus Jewish community, as well as to world
Jewry.,We mourn her death
as we recall with great affection her tireless devotion to
the State of Israel and Her
deep concern for the welfare
of Jews throughout the
world. In a sense, she was
the spiritual mother of our
generation. She was, at the
same time, a daughter of
Russia, an immigrant to the
United States, and a founder
of Israel. It can be said that
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Golda Meir
she held on through blame
and faltered not at praise.
May she rest is peace as she
lived for peace.
"Operation Thunderbolt"
Showing Thurs., Dec. 21
"Operation Thunderbolt," the definitive Israeli film
dramatization of the heroic Entebbe mission, will be
presented Thurs., Dec. 21 only in a single showing at
8:15 p.m. at Cinema East, 4177 E. Broad St.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the box office.
All proceeds will benefit the Jewish Center. The film
will not be released commercially to theatres, so this
will be the only opportunity for the Columbus community to share this intense, proud moment in Israeli history that captured the admiration of the world.
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