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,&&■* Mtt&B .-* ^ % fi fe'* ^JlA\#^rving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 50 Years MCLE xrfc LienARY, OH te'HISTORIC At, so&wrtv 1982 VELMJv AVE. ' .;. „c.v-u- .' ■ COLS. 0. 43211 EXCH VOL.58 N0.31 AUGUST 21.1080-ELUL!) osa B. Zox Appointed UJA Chairman Benjamin L. Zox has been appointed General Chairman of the 1981 United Jewish Fund Campaign. In making the -announcement, Federation President Myer W. Mellman praised Zox for Benjamin L. Zox his, leadership ability displayed this past year when he served as chairman of the" Advance Gifts Division. • • "Ben Zox is a truly dedicated member of our community who will meet the .1981 .Can-jpaign challenge 1 head-on and "successfully: In "• accepting this leadership responsibility, he will need the cooperation and help of the members and leaders of .our Jewish community," President Mellman said. ' The new General Campaign Chairman is a member of -the Federation's Board of Trustees and has previously served on the Federation's Community Relations Committee and on ■'■CONTlMUEDON PAGE 13) Minister To Visit Israel TEL AVIV, Aug. 13 (JTA)-Jerzy Kuberski, Poland's Religious Affairs Minister and a member of the Communist Party central'committee, will visit Israel next October. He announced this officially to participants of the Fourth European Congress for Hebrew and Hebrew Culture now underway at Warsaw University, Kuberski made it clear that his visit will be within the framework of his role as minister heading the international, committee which is now at work establishing a scientific institute to be named after Janusz Korczak, the. famed Polish Jewish educator and doctor who perished in the Holocaust. ( By Yitzhak Shargil) Senior Centers Imperiled By Freeze NEW YORK (JTA)-^More than half of the 15,000 older persons in'the city's 120 senior centers affected by a job freeze are Jews, according to Bernard Warach, executive director of the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA). ,. • .•"',''.'•,•-, Warach and Rabbi David Cohen, executive director of the Metropolitan New York Coordinating. Council on Jewish Poverty, said the job freeze threatens senior citizen centers in New York. The freeze, which was put in place last October, is> aimed at a Jobs for the Elderly program financed under Title Xof the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), Israel Rejects Offensive in UN UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 13 (JTA)-Ambassador Yehuda Blum of Israel met with U.S.| Ambassador Donald McHenry to "exchange views" and to discuss the upcoming session of the Security Council on Jerusalem. Sources here said Blum told McHenry that Israel categorically rejects the new offensive against Israel by the Islamic countries and the Palestine 'Liberation Wganization: The Islamic UN member states* are requesting the Council meeting asAa~ response to the proclamation by. the Knesset that undivided Jerusalem is Israel's capital. (By Yitzhak Rabi) Muskie Blames Jerusalem Law WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (JTA)-Secretary of State Edmund Muskie, in his latest remarks on Egyptian-Israeli relations, blames Israel's Jerusalem law for the impasse in the West Bank/Gaza autonomy talks but makes no mention of Egyptian legislative measures and actions that preceded the Knesset proclamation of the Jerusalem law on July 23. The Egyptian Parliament on April 1 and July 1 adopted measures establishing East Jerusalem as Arab'. Muskie implies that the Jerusalem law is meaningless insofar as the autonomy talks are concerned. , ' .(By Joseph Polakoff) White House Refutes Fears of Carter Pressuring Israel By Philip Slomovitz DETROIT, Aug. 14 (JTA)—Distressing assumptions; which have' escalated into fears/that if President Carter-is .reelected for a second term he would have no obligation to pursue the policy of unrestrained defense of Israel's security and might yield to demands Acclaimed Writer Elie Wiesel To Speak . 4 Elie Wiesel is acclaimed as one of the most gifted and sensitive writers of our time, and an outstanding voice for the universal human conscience. His lectures are recognized, as cultural events, experiences of emotional depth and intellectual challenge.. Columbusites will have the rare opportunity to hear Wieset speak at the Columbus Jewish Federation's 54th Annual Meeting on Sunday, Sept. 14 at Temple Israel, when he presents the first Abe I. Yenkin Memorial Address. The family of the late Abe ,1. Yenkin recently established a special memorial funa in Abe's honor in order to annually provide an outstanding speaker at Federation's Annual Meeting. "... my mother, sistere and I hope that the establishment of this fund will enable the Federation to bring'to our Annual Meeting speakers of note who might ^otherwise no.t be -available.to. Elie Wiesel us ..." according to Bernard K. Yenkin{ Abe's son. Wiesel is the recipient of many honors, including National Jewish Book-Council Awards in 1964 and 1973, the Jewish Heritage Award for Literature in 1966, and the ■ -1968 Prix Medicis for "Beggar in Jerusalem.' \ The holder of honorary ■ doctrates from many academic institutions, Wiesel served until recently as Distinguished Professor for "pressures" upon Israel to submit to enemy demands, were emphatically refuted ih a statement to The Detroit Jewish News made in behalf of the President. Jody Powell, Press Secre-"1 tary to the President, presented that refutation in an extensive reply from the White House to questions on College of New York, and is currently an Andrew Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Boston University. * Any member of the Colum- J bus Jewish Federation, a contributor of $10 or more, is invited to attend, Rhea Kaplan, Chairperson for the event, has announced. The evening's format will also include the election of Federation officers and board members, the presentation of the Therese Stern Kahn Young, Leadership Award, the presentation of the Community Award of Excellence, a tribute to the 1980 campaign leadership - and a reception. i Set to begin at 7 p.m., this year's Annual Meeting is being planned so that the maximum number of people can be accommodated and thus have the priviledge of hearing Wiesel, Mrs. Kaplan., noted. For further information. and to 'make' reservations contact the Federation office v.3W3WI>Slj».» t,u.t.*jjxs.t.',*.♦:•: , "Once In A Generation Gala" Co-chairperson Irving Schottenstein (top, 1. to r.) and Capital Campaign Associate Chairman Edwin Ellman are two men who have not only made' substantial financial commitments to The'New Jewish Center, but are also expressing their personal dedication to the project b y spending endless voluntary hours on the campaign. They are shown addressing the 400 Gala attendees. - Gala participants included William Glick (at micro- ' phone) and in the foreground (bottom, 1. to r.) Mr. and Mrs. Allen Weiler and Freidrich Bohm, whose architectural firm of Godwin-Bohm, NBBJ, designed the ' proposed facility. Center's Capital Campaign A Total Community Effort Everyone can help make The New* Jewish Center a reality ... from the youngest members ... to adult participants ... to those in the greater Columbus com-- munity. With the success of the recent "Once In A Generation Gala" when nearly $5 million was raised, plans for . the New Center arc now in the working drawings stage. The involvement of every Columbus Jewish family is needed in order to complete - the total$7.5 million drive. Gifts of ajl sizes, once-in-a- lifetime gifts, made now, ■.MaJ^.*V$»#W*-&W8k* Center conclude this vital campaign and meet the goal of a late fall groundbreaking: It is anticipated'that all potential givers will be reached within the next few months through a variety of methods: direct. contact, telethons, mail-a-thons and another major community wide event. Enthusiasm for giving has been demonstrated throughout the drive by the general ■ community. A recent gift from the Columbus law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is one such example. Center members ■nrmviSrWIWWPKWW this issue, raised primarily . in the media and in some Jewish ranks, by this editor of The Detroit Jewish News. In a letter to the President. I wrote: "The predictions, if the reports are to be treated as justified and acceptable prophecy, is that i981 will be . a 'tough' year for Israel. Some apply to such augury the definition 'calamitous'. "We are not dealing in secrets. The media, keep emphasizing that the . general trend is to awajt action on peace negotiations until after-the Presidential election. The contention is that as of November 5 the avenues will be opened for pressure on Israel. It is not necessary to define the term. Pressure is assumed to mean obstruction in Israel's path against assuring the - nation's guaranteed security. . "Egyptian spokesmen have been quoted similiarly. ■ giving emphasis to the .view' that biding time until after the election will give you the freedom to exert your influence. The intimation is that as of November you will be a free man to act firmly, to deal with the Israel issue without interference from the pleadings that come in behalf of Israel and from the . friends and supporters of the Jewish State ... What of November 5 and, its .aftermath. Mr. President?" In response to the letter. Powell, replied: Thank you for your recent letter to President Carter expressing your concern over news media predictions and unsubstantiated reports that claim the year 1981. after the Presidential election; will be a "tough" year . for Israel and that President Carter will be a free man to "bear down" on our friend and ally. We regret that you lend so much credence to these reports and urge you to. once again, review' the public record and the words and ac-, tions of President Carter. In March.. 1978, he repeated a pledge he has never varied from; "We have, a commitment to the preservation of Israel as a nation, to the security of Israel, the right of the Israeli people who have suffered so much to live in peace; that is absolutely permanent' and uhshakeable." The President has never wandered from this commitment, and heverwill. * In his recent statement to the Democratic Platform •>■.•v....•.-.-.tpWTWV■;P^^■J!,A,^.s.,, '.\ j -.■jf i-'f B 8 'i ' t i* : (I il fl -.v,M
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Full Text | ,&&■* Mtt&B .-* ^ % fi fe'* ^JlA\#^rving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 50 Years MCLE xrfc LienARY, OH te'HISTORIC At, so&wrtv 1982 VELMJv AVE. ' .;. „c.v-u- .' ■ COLS. 0. 43211 EXCH VOL.58 N0.31 AUGUST 21.1080-ELUL!) osa B. Zox Appointed UJA Chairman Benjamin L. Zox has been appointed General Chairman of the 1981 United Jewish Fund Campaign. In making the -announcement, Federation President Myer W. Mellman praised Zox for Benjamin L. Zox his, leadership ability displayed this past year when he served as chairman of the" Advance Gifts Division. • • "Ben Zox is a truly dedicated member of our community who will meet the .1981 .Can-jpaign challenge 1 head-on and "successfully: In "• accepting this leadership responsibility, he will need the cooperation and help of the members and leaders of .our Jewish community," President Mellman said. ' The new General Campaign Chairman is a member of -the Federation's Board of Trustees and has previously served on the Federation's Community Relations Committee and on ■'■CONTlMUEDON PAGE 13) Minister To Visit Israel TEL AVIV, Aug. 13 (JTA)-Jerzy Kuberski, Poland's Religious Affairs Minister and a member of the Communist Party central'committee, will visit Israel next October. He announced this officially to participants of the Fourth European Congress for Hebrew and Hebrew Culture now underway at Warsaw University, Kuberski made it clear that his visit will be within the framework of his role as minister heading the international, committee which is now at work establishing a scientific institute to be named after Janusz Korczak, the. famed Polish Jewish educator and doctor who perished in the Holocaust. ( By Yitzhak Shargil) Senior Centers Imperiled By Freeze NEW YORK (JTA)-^More than half of the 15,000 older persons in'the city's 120 senior centers affected by a job freeze are Jews, according to Bernard Warach, executive director of the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA). ,. • .•"',''.'•,•-, Warach and Rabbi David Cohen, executive director of the Metropolitan New York Coordinating. Council on Jewish Poverty, said the job freeze threatens senior citizen centers in New York. The freeze, which was put in place last October, is> aimed at a Jobs for the Elderly program financed under Title Xof the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), Israel Rejects Offensive in UN UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 13 (JTA)-Ambassador Yehuda Blum of Israel met with U.S.| Ambassador Donald McHenry to "exchange views" and to discuss the upcoming session of the Security Council on Jerusalem. Sources here said Blum told McHenry that Israel categorically rejects the new offensive against Israel by the Islamic countries and the Palestine 'Liberation Wganization: The Islamic UN member states* are requesting the Council meeting asAa~ response to the proclamation by. the Knesset that undivided Jerusalem is Israel's capital. (By Yitzhak Rabi) Muskie Blames Jerusalem Law WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (JTA)-Secretary of State Edmund Muskie, in his latest remarks on Egyptian-Israeli relations, blames Israel's Jerusalem law for the impasse in the West Bank/Gaza autonomy talks but makes no mention of Egyptian legislative measures and actions that preceded the Knesset proclamation of the Jerusalem law on July 23. The Egyptian Parliament on April 1 and July 1 adopted measures establishing East Jerusalem as Arab'. Muskie implies that the Jerusalem law is meaningless insofar as the autonomy talks are concerned. , ' .(By Joseph Polakoff) White House Refutes Fears of Carter Pressuring Israel By Philip Slomovitz DETROIT, Aug. 14 (JTA)—Distressing assumptions; which have' escalated into fears/that if President Carter-is .reelected for a second term he would have no obligation to pursue the policy of unrestrained defense of Israel's security and might yield to demands Acclaimed Writer Elie Wiesel To Speak . 4 Elie Wiesel is acclaimed as one of the most gifted and sensitive writers of our time, and an outstanding voice for the universal human conscience. His lectures are recognized, as cultural events, experiences of emotional depth and intellectual challenge.. Columbusites will have the rare opportunity to hear Wieset speak at the Columbus Jewish Federation's 54th Annual Meeting on Sunday, Sept. 14 at Temple Israel, when he presents the first Abe I. Yenkin Memorial Address. The family of the late Abe ,1. Yenkin recently established a special memorial funa in Abe's honor in order to annually provide an outstanding speaker at Federation's Annual Meeting. "... my mother, sistere and I hope that the establishment of this fund will enable the Federation to bring'to our Annual Meeting speakers of note who might ^otherwise no.t be -available.to. Elie Wiesel us ..." according to Bernard K. Yenkin{ Abe's son. Wiesel is the recipient of many honors, including National Jewish Book-Council Awards in 1964 and 1973, the Jewish Heritage Award for Literature in 1966, and the ■ -1968 Prix Medicis for "Beggar in Jerusalem.' \ The holder of honorary ■ doctrates from many academic institutions, Wiesel served until recently as Distinguished Professor for "pressures" upon Israel to submit to enemy demands, were emphatically refuted ih a statement to The Detroit Jewish News made in behalf of the President. Jody Powell, Press Secre-"1 tary to the President, presented that refutation in an extensive reply from the White House to questions on College of New York, and is currently an Andrew Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Boston University. * Any member of the Colum- J bus Jewish Federation, a contributor of $10 or more, is invited to attend, Rhea Kaplan, Chairperson for the event, has announced. The evening's format will also include the election of Federation officers and board members, the presentation of the Therese Stern Kahn Young, Leadership Award, the presentation of the Community Award of Excellence, a tribute to the 1980 campaign leadership - and a reception. i Set to begin at 7 p.m., this year's Annual Meeting is being planned so that the maximum number of people can be accommodated and thus have the priviledge of hearing Wiesel, Mrs. Kaplan., noted. For further information. and to 'make' reservations contact the Federation office v.3W3WI>Slj».» t,u.t.*jjxs.t.',*.♦:•: , "Once In A Generation Gala" Co-chairperson Irving Schottenstein (top, 1. to r.) and Capital Campaign Associate Chairman Edwin Ellman are two men who have not only made' substantial financial commitments to The'New Jewish Center, but are also expressing their personal dedication to the project b y spending endless voluntary hours on the campaign. They are shown addressing the 400 Gala attendees. - Gala participants included William Glick (at micro- ' phone) and in the foreground (bottom, 1. to r.) Mr. and Mrs. Allen Weiler and Freidrich Bohm, whose architectural firm of Godwin-Bohm, NBBJ, designed the ' proposed facility. Center's Capital Campaign A Total Community Effort Everyone can help make The New* Jewish Center a reality ... from the youngest members ... to adult participants ... to those in the greater Columbus com-- munity. With the success of the recent "Once In A Generation Gala" when nearly $5 million was raised, plans for . the New Center arc now in the working drawings stage. The involvement of every Columbus Jewish family is needed in order to complete - the total$7.5 million drive. Gifts of ajl sizes, once-in-a- lifetime gifts, made now, ■.MaJ^.*V$»#W*-&W8k* Center conclude this vital campaign and meet the goal of a late fall groundbreaking: It is anticipated'that all potential givers will be reached within the next few months through a variety of methods: direct. contact, telethons, mail-a-thons and another major community wide event. Enthusiasm for giving has been demonstrated throughout the drive by the general ■ community. A recent gift from the Columbus law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is one such example. Center members ■nrmviSrWIWWPKWW this issue, raised primarily . in the media and in some Jewish ranks, by this editor of The Detroit Jewish News. In a letter to the President. I wrote: "The predictions, if the reports are to be treated as justified and acceptable prophecy, is that i981 will be . a 'tough' year for Israel. Some apply to such augury the definition 'calamitous'. "We are not dealing in secrets. The media, keep emphasizing that the . general trend is to awajt action on peace negotiations until after-the Presidential election. The contention is that as of November 5 the avenues will be opened for pressure on Israel. It is not necessary to define the term. Pressure is assumed to mean obstruction in Israel's path against assuring the - nation's guaranteed security. . "Egyptian spokesmen have been quoted similiarly. ■ giving emphasis to the .view' that biding time until after the election will give you the freedom to exert your influence. The intimation is that as of November you will be a free man to act firmly, to deal with the Israel issue without interference from the pleadings that come in behalf of Israel and from the . friends and supporters of the Jewish State ... What of November 5 and, its .aftermath. Mr. President?" In response to the letter. Powell, replied: Thank you for your recent letter to President Carter expressing your concern over news media predictions and unsubstantiated reports that claim the year 1981. after the Presidential election; will be a "tough" year . for Israel and that President Carter will be a free man to "bear down" on our friend and ally. We regret that you lend so much credence to these reports and urge you to. once again, review' the public record and the words and ac-, tions of President Carter. In March.. 1978, he repeated a pledge he has never varied from; "We have, a commitment to the preservation of Israel as a nation, to the security of Israel, the right of the Israeli people who have suffered so much to live in peace; that is absolutely permanent' and uhshakeable." The President has never wandered from this commitment, and heverwill. * In his recent statement to the Democratic Platform •>■.•v....•.-.-.tpWTWV■;P^^■J!,A,^.s.,, '.\ j -.■jf i-'f B 8 'i ' t i* : (I il fl -.v,M |
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