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VOL. 57 NO. 35
AUGUST 30,1979-ELUL 7
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Possible Meet
Creates Furor
TEL AVIV <WNS)-The
possibility of a meeting between Nahum Goldmann,
former president of' the
World Jewish Congress, and
Palestine Liberation Organization chieftain Yasir Arafat
has caused a furor here.
Goldmann has denied reports that such a meeting,
- has been set up but added
that if he received an invitation from Arafat he would
accept it. Heboid one interviewer that he had once said
to- Israeli Premier Menachem Begin that, having resigned as president of 'the
WJC, "I am a private person
and I can meet whoever I
want to meet." He said that
"of course, I shall report to
Begin both before the meeting and afterwards." He said
that in principle, he opposes
Israel's position of not talking to the PLO. He said ithe
met with Arafat,-Jie would
tell him that the PLO
"should cease from' terror
and recognize Israel in the
borders which will be deter- "
mined in an agreement on an
overall peace." Likud MK
Abraham Katz of the World
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U.S. Won't Introduce Resolution
• Milton and Martha Staub grace the drawing of the
proposed "Martha G. Staub Special Care Pavilion" at
Heritage House.
Pavilion Named For Staubs
New Soviet Law
Could Make
Emigration
More Difficult
The new Soviet citizenship
law which came into force on
July 1,1979 could be used for
restricting emigration.
This is the conclusion
Which emerges from an
analysis of the new law.
made by Dr. S. J. Roth,
Director of the Institute of
Jewish Affairs, the London-
based research arm of the
World Jewish Congress, and.
published as a Research Report.
Of all the Soviet citizens
who' emigrate, only Jews
emigrating to Israel are
forced arbitrarily" to renounce their citizenship; the
new law may make this
more difficult than ever. It
declares that "unfulfilled
commitments to the state"
can be used as a reason for
refusing the renunciation of
citizenship, a provision'
which, the IJA report says,
"offers unlimited opportunities for restrictive policies
and bureaucratic* chican-,
ery."
Prior to the new law, refusal of the right to leave the
USSR has always been justi^
fied by the Soviet authorities
on'the basis of protecting-
"national security," "public
order" or a related reason.
The Report points out that
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Sylvia C. Schecter, President of Heritage House, announced that in appreciation
for and recognition of the
outstanding generosity ' of
Martha G. and Milton Staub,
the Board of Trustees has.
named the proposed Maximum Care section of the
Home the "Martha G. Staub
Special Care Pavilion."
Extensive remodelling of
the existing p Wing in the
original' Heritage" House '
building to create the
Martha G. Staub Special
Care Pavilion wijl take place,
this fall. Upon completion,
the Pavilion will provide the
best possible physical set--
ting lor jmeeting the needs of
those short term post hospital-arid long term care
Residents who require maximum nursing service, rehabilitative therapy and the
specialized therapies for the
mentally impaired.
"The Special Care
Pavilion has been the major
priority of the Capital Needs,
Development Program of
Heritage House," stated
Mrs.  Schecter,  "and  now
with the contribution of
$150,000 from our devoted
friends, Martha and Milton
Staub, in addition to. other <
donations, this most import- -
ant community need- will
soon become a reality."
Martha and Milton Staub
have been deeply involved in
the operation of Heritage
House for many years.
Martha has been most active
in the Heritage House Auxiliary, including the opening
of the successful Gift Gallery.
Milton has been a longtime member of the Heri-
•tage House-.IJoard of Trustees, having served as both
Vice President and-Chairman of the Building and'Ex-'
pahsioh Committee. Under
his capable leadership, the
Building Committee implemented the design and construction of the Eleanor and
Jack Resler Wing.
According to Gerald N.
'Cohn, Executive Vice President of Heritage House, the
construction plans for the
Special Care Pavilion were
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WASHINGTON-   (WNS)-
The Carter Administration
announced   that   it   had
dropped a plan to introduce a
resolution   on   Palestinian
rights in the United Nations
Security Council and would
veto a resolution proposed
by the Arabs and their supporters.   Robert   Strauss,
President Carter's special
ambassador for Middle East
negotiations,' said Aug. 22
that Carter approved this
proposal following a recommendation made to him by
Strauss, Secretary of State
Cyrus Vance, Vice President
Walter  Mondale  and  National Security Advisor Zbig-
niew - Brzezinski. The four
met at the White House Aug.
22 ahd forwarded the resolution to the President1 who
was sailing from the Mississippi River aboard the Delta
Queen.  The  meeting  was
held after Straus returned
from   the   Mideast   and
reported that both Israeli
Premier Menachem Begin
and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat has rejected the
United , States-' proposal.
Strauss reportedly opposed
-the resolution and felt it was •
given to him just as he departed for the Mideast so}
that', he   would   have   no
chance to argue the point
with   the   President.   The
Bill Provides Tax Incentives
For Energy-saving Alternatives
Governor Rhodes_ signed
an emergency piece of legi-
lation last week designed to
encourage both the individual and the corporate sectors
of the state of Ohio to invest
in solar, wind or hydrotlier-
mal energy systems, an-'
nounced Ohio Tax.Commissioner Edgar L. Lindley' today. ''
Am. Sub. H.B. 154 provides
tax incentives on the cbsts.of
materials and installation of
those above mentioned
energy-saving alternatives
purchased through Dec. 31,
1985,.he added. As an-emergency measure, the bill became effective the day it was
signed, Aug. 14,1979.
Commissioner Lindley
•cited "rising fuel costs" as a'
prime target for this legislation. "It will contribute to
the' conservation of fossil
fuels," he said. "The tax in-
' centives are intended to induce tax payers and contractors alike to build facilities
»with those systems that will
conserve^energy and result
in   operational   savings,".
Lindley added.
The tax incentives consist
of tax exemptions from the
real estate and sales1 taxes,
and tax credits are provided
for the corporate franchise
and personal income taxes.
The bill states that the Director of the Dept. of Energy
will establish guidelines for
identifying solar, wind and
hydrothermal energy sys-
. terns and . components
thereof. The Energy Dept's
rules will determine the eli->
gibility of the systems for the
tax exemptions and' credits,
Lindley sajd. For this reason, until those rules are pro-,'
mulgated by the Energy
Dept., it will be necessary
that sales tax be collected
and paid on all retail sales of
such systems. If the equip^
ment is later determined to
be qualified for exemption,
the Ohio Dept. of .Taxation
.will refund sales/use tax
paid on qualifying purchases
made after Aug. 14,1979.
White House meeting- also
seemed to put to rest a dispute within the Administration as to who was in charge
of Mideast policy. Strauss
was reported as believing it
was his responsibility, with
consultation as necessary
with • the President and
Vance. But after the White
House meeting Aug. 21,
Vance said that it always has
and will continue to be the
responsibility of the Secretary of State. "Bob (Strauss)
is in charge of the peace
negotiations." But then
White House Press Secretary Jody Powell later,
aboard the Delta Queen! said
Carter lefti Mondale in
charge.    Powell * later
amended this to say that
Mondale is in charge of the
White Hpuse meeting in the
President's absence.
i Meanwhile, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the
Palestinian People.approved
a resolution for the Security
Council which declared the
"Palestinian people should
be able to exercise its inr
alienable rights of self-determination, national independence and 'sovereignty in
Palestine." Nigeria , introduced the'resolution in the
Security Council. It also
called for allowing Palestinian refugees to "return to
their homes"  or ."receive
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Fundraising Committees Work
For New Jewish Center Building
Several Columbus Jewish
leaders are serving on the
Overall Campaign Planning
Committee for The New
Jewish Center, along with'
David Roth, Chairman or the
Capital Campaign. Edwin
Ellman, .Myer Mellman,
Florence Melton, Herbert
Schiff, Melvin Schottenstein, -
Ernest Stein and Gordon
Zacks comprise this advisory board.
The Planning Committees
tasks include designing,
planning and carrying out
the Advance Gifts portion of
' the Capital Campaign, which
is currently in progress. The
drive is .being advised by
• Ben Mandelkorn,-, Executive
Vice President of the Columbus Jewish Federation. In
his role as campaign consult-,
ant, Mr. Mandelkorn will be
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UJFC Division Heads Named
Julius Margulies has been
named as . Chairman and
Peter Forchheimer as Co-
Chairman of the Trades and
Professions Division of the
19801 United Jewish Fund
Campaign, it was recently
announced by General Cam-'
paign Chairman Jack L,
Wallick.
"These two men are dedicated both to their professional ' business endeavors
and to the United Jewish
Fund Campaign. We feel fortunate that two such able
leaders are to be responsible
for such an important division of our annual fund-
raising'''drive," Mr. Wallick
"said. .
This will' be Mr. Mar-
gulies's second consecutive
year as Chairman of the
Trades and Professions. Division. He was an associate
Chairman of the division in
charge of the telethon-in
1976, and a division captain
in 1976-77.
An active member of Congregation Tifereth Israel,
Mr, Margiriies is a past
Board member, of. the Congregation. He also is a former Vice-President of^he
Columbus Hebrew School.
His community involvement has also included Israel Bonds activities. For
nearly 25 years Mr. Mar
gulies has lent his support to
the Israel Bonds- organization. Over the years he has
been chairman of various
Bonds functions and is a past
Chairman of Bonds for Tifereth Israel.
A COlumbus native, Mr.
Margulies attended Ohio
State University and is the
owner of Margulies Fine
Furnishings.
Mr. Margulies and his wife
have five children: Mrs.
Larry (Cheryl)-Simon, Mrs.
George (Joyce) Becker,
Greg Alan, Lisa' Beth and
Harry-
Mr. Forchheimer was a,
worker in and chairman of
the Retail Merchants Section
of the Campaign before being appointed- Co-Chairman
of the Trades and Professions Division.
Born in _ Germany., ( Mr.
Forchheimer L graduated
from a high school in Alpine.
Texas, and attended Ohio
i State. He is an investment
broker.
Mr. Forchheimer and his
wife, Marianne, have three
daughters: Mrs. iEvelyn)'
Hass, Janet; and Susan.    '
Pictured above are Chairman Julius Margulies and
Co-Chajrman Peter Forchheimer, of the Trades and
Professions Division pi the 1980 United Jewish Fund
Campaign.