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VOL. 57 NO. 17
APRIL 26,1979-NISAN 29
Pentagon Minimizes
Report Of U.S.Contingency
Plan In The, Mid East
By Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON, (JTA)-
The Department of Defense
sought to minimize a news
report last Friday attributed
to' "qualified, Pentagon
sources" that the. U.S. is
forming contingency plans .
to establish a force of 100,000
troops, including 40,000 combat soldiers for defense of
U.S. interests abroad, including the Middle East.
A Pentagon' spokesman*
told the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency that such reports
"pop up every - now and
then." He emphasized that
the U.S. military forces are
"always prepared to protect
American interests in a non-
NATO scenario." The
spokesman denied any sin- *
gle development or combination of events at present contributed to the publication of
the latest report on Pentagon
planning.
According to the report,
the contingency planning
covers all of the Middle East,
-and the northwestern Pacific, while the Persian Gulf
area from Iraq to Oman on
the" "Arabian ~~3ea, 'are" 'ns~
garded by the Defense Department as the most potentially explosive region.  ,
The,Pentagon spokesman
observed that the .Department .would never publicly
denote specifics on its assessments of danger areas
but acknowledged under
questioning that the Persian
Gulf, the Middle East and
Korea are areas on which a
planner would focus attention.
As for contingency planning, the spokesman referred to President Carter's
address Mar. 17 of last year
at Wake Forrest College in
which he said "the Secretary
of Defense at my direction is
improving and will maintain
quickly deployable forces-
air, land and sea—to defend
our interests throughout the
world."    *
The spokesman also read
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Ribicoff Would Favor Easier
American Loan Terms For Israel
money to be granted for each
mile walked.'
As the joy of peace is still
being celebrated in Jewish
communities throughout the
world, all members of Columbus' Jfewish community
are encouraged to observe in
similar fashion by participating in this walk.
Further details on the
Walk-a-thon can be obtained
by contacting the Federation
of f ice, 237-7686 or The Jewish
Shown preparing flyers for distribution about this
year's annual Walk-a-thon are (1. to r.) High School
Division Co-Chairpersons Steve Friedman and Arlyn
Goodman and Walk-a-thon Chairperson Rebecca
Eisenstein. Not shown is Julie Mittman, who has
helped on the mailing.
Annual Walk-A-Thon Just 10 Days Away
. The Columbus Jewish
Community will "Walk as
One on the Road to Re-
' newal" on Sun., May 6. With
ten days left uritilythis year's
annual Walk-a-thon, plans
are now in full swing for the
ten mile route.
. Registration will begin at 1
p.m. at The-Jewish Center
and the Walk-a-thon is
scheduled to finish- at approximately 4:45 p.m. at the
Center, with a community-
widejpjkmicjto Jpllow on the .^
"Center grounds; ,Walk-a-thon
organizers urge entire families to participate in this
third annual event, both in
the walk itself and in the fes-
tivitites that will follow.
The Walk-a-thon, sponsored by the High School Division, 1979 United Jewish
Fund Campaign of the Columbus Jewish Federation,
is-designed to promote solidarity among the local Jewish community while raising
dollars for . vital Jewish
needs at home, in Israel and
throughout the world.    .
Walk-a-thon Chairperson
Rebecca Eisenstein reports
that both registration forms
for walkers, sponsor forms
and instruction sheets are
available from The Jewish
Center. Participants do not
have to walk the entire ten-
mile route, which begins and
ends at the Center. Sponsors
and marchers decide between them the amount of
By David Landau
JERUSALEM, (J-V.)-
Sen. Abraham Ribicoff (D.c
Conn), told newsmen here
last Friday that he would
support Israel's request for
easier repaymentTterms on
the aid it will receive from
the U.S. to help gover the
costs of the Sinai pullback.
Visiting Jerusalem as a
member, of a special U.S.
economic delegation headed
by Robert Strauss, Ribicoff
.said he recognized that the
terms as they presently
stood would impose a very
heavy burden on Israel's
economy. He reportedly said
he would favor the proposal
that half the aid be made
ovfer as a grant and the other
half as a loan, at nine percent interest over 30 years.
Under the present terms,
only $800 million of the $3 billion aid package would be in
the form of a grant.
Strauss and Israeli Commerce Minister Gideon Patt,
meanwhile, signed a trade
agreement-providing for reduction of tariffs and encouragement ofJtra^jfetg^
other means. The hope is
that this agreement, intended, according to
Strauss, as a first step in
post-peace economic cooperation, will help narrow
the trade gap between Israel
and the U.S. which is adverse to Israel.' "
Strauss said his mission
was ordered by-President
Carter as soon as he had
heard from President Anwar
Sadat'and Premier Mena-
chern Begin about their successful summit meeting in
Cairo two/weeks ago. The
delegation visited Egypt
first and then flew to Israel.
"We have not come to arouse
exaggerated expectations,"
Strauss cautioned, "but to
open the first pages in a
great book that will have to
be written in the years to
come." The delegation included high-ranking U.S.
government officials and
private businessmen interested in trade and investment opportunities here and
in Egypt. Its members reported that Sadat felt
Begin's Cairo visit had
created closer personal relations between himself and
the Israeli Premier, and had
praised Begin for his "courage" in steering Israel
through the peace pact.'
Hy Tabachnik, Executive Director of the Akron Jewish Center, explains "the importance of balancing
what looks good and functions well" to Jim Schirtzin-
ger of the Godwin Bohm Group; Dr. James Tennenbaum, Jewish Center President; Lee Skilken, Bea
Roth, Ruth Ann Blank, Jack Gaiser, members of the
Building Committee..
Center Building Committee Group
Visits Akron Jewish Center Site
HEW Provides $16 Million Grant
NEW YORK (WNS)-The
Department of. Health, Education and Welfare has
awarded the Council of Jewish Fenerations a $16 million
grant for resettling Soviet
Jewish immigrants in the
United States. The Federal
Block Grant will be administered by the CJF in coopera
tion with HIAS.. When the
agreement was signed by
HEW and the CJF, HEW Secretary Joseph Califano, Jr.
praised the "impressive record compiled by voluntary
agencies in providing help
for refugees over the years
without federal aid." But, he
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A contingent from the
Building Committee of the
Jewish Center recently
made an exploratory visit to
the Akron Jewish Center.
Hyman Tabachnick,, the
Akron Executive Director,
led them on a tour of the six
year old facility and showed,
slides of the Omaha Jewish'
Center built in 1973. '
Ruth Ann Blank, Jack
Gaiser, Dennis Mellman,
Bea Roth, Lee Skilken,- Dr.
James Tennenbaum, members of the Building Commit
tee, were joined by. staff Bob
Schachter, Anncharlene
Dresner, David Valinsky,
Sylyja Mellman, and architects Phil Johnson and Jim
Schirtzinger from the Godwin Bohm Group.
The purpose of the visit
was to examine the design
and materials used in the
other Jewish Centers in the
light of their life cycle and to
compare expectations with
the reality of use. The building was looked at from the
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Official Delegation From
Kiryat-Shemona Arrives In Cols.
Beginning yesterday,
Wed., Apr. 25, local families
are hosting 23 dancers and a
delegation of municipal 'officials from Kiryat-Shmona,
Columbus' official sister-city
ih Israel.
The folk dance troupe,
men and women from their
""late teenS fo "early'3us7 has
performed throughout Israel
and Europe. Its members
are semi-professions, holding down full-time jobs or attending school while meeting
a hectic schedule of practices and performances.
More than 200 central
Ohioans have visited Kiryat-
Shmona, Israel's northernmost city, and many have
been treated to shows featuring the exhuberant dance
troupe. They were determined to bring the group to
Columbus.      -   ,.
Their determination will
be rewarded with, numerous
appearances in the Columbus area by the dancers
from Apr. 28 through May 10.
Major performances will be
given Sat., Apr. 28, at-The
Jewish Center, with Israeli
singer Gadi-Elon, and at
OhioState University, May 1
as part of Israel's 3lst anniversary celebration.
Kiryat-Shmona and Columbus became sister-cities
two years ago, proclamations of .their respective
municipal governments.
Even before then residents
of the Israeli development
town were studying at Ohio
State University, and since
many Columbus residents
haye felt the special warmth
of Kiryat-Shmona /and its
people.  ,
The city of 20,000 is precariously located one mile from
Kiryat-Shmona Mayor
Avrum Aloni
the Lebanese border and less
.than four miles from Syria.
In 1974 an attack by Arab
terrorists left 18 of Kiryat-
Shmona's people dead, including many children. Russian-made rockets still oc-
cassionally hit the town.
Nevertheless, in 29 years
Kiryat-Shmona has changed
from a tent-lined transit
camp to a modern city, economic center of the region.
Its people are dynamic,
whether at work or play, and
nothing displays the spirit of
city and its residents better
than the dancers on stage.
Hosting the Kiryat-
Shmona delegation are the
following families: Nancy &
Donald Brand, Sharon & Ed
Eisenberg, Carole & Nelson
Genshaft, Steve & Susie
Gerald, Lori & Bruce' Gilbert, Ira & Annice Grinberg,
Trudy & Marv Horkin, Barbara & Ray Kalman, Martin
& Geri Keller, Lauri & Steve
Kurs, Rhoda & Bill Linder,
Dennis & Judy Mellman,-
Elaine & Ed Newman,
Nancy & Joe Paul, Marcia &
Bob Polster, Andi Radow,
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Israel 31 Celebration At The Center This Saturday And Sunday