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VOL.59   NO.49
NOVEMBER 2G, 1981-CIIESHVAN 29
Devoted to American
ond Jewish ideals
ee Leader More Hopeful On
Pictured above are Cantor Neil Schwartz of Tifereth
Israel and Cantor Alane Katzew of Temple Israel preparing for the Tifereth Israel's Dec. 5 Melave Malkq.
lafereth Israel Cong.* To Host
An. exciting musical program is being planned for
the Columbus Jewish community. On Saturday evening, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m.,
Congregation Tifereth Israel
is hosting a Melave Malka,
an informal evening of singing to usher out the Shabbat.
This family program will be
led by Cantor Alane Katzew
of Temple Israel and Cantor
Neil Schwartz of Tifereth
Israel.
Melave Malka literally
means "escorting the
Queen." Among the Hassidim, this community gathering has been a way of pro-*
longing the spiritof Shabbat
before returning to the weekday world. The main feature
of the traditional Hassidic
Melave Malka is the grdtip
singing of Z'mirot, special
tunes for Shabbat.
The program at Tifereth
Israel will have variety. In
addition to Havdala and
community singing, the Cantors will sing both solos and
duets. The music will' include'
Israeli tunes, Yiddish Art
Music, and Ladino folk
songs. Several new songs
will be taught,.a Hassidic
story will be told, and a short
film clip of an Israeli song
festival will be shown. Light
refreshments will be served.
Cantor Alane Katzew
graduated from the School of
Sacred Music of Hebrew
Union College in New York.
Cantor Neil Schwartz
graduated from, the Cantors
Institute of the Jewish
.Theological. Seminary .Jn,
New York. Carol Maize will
be the accompanist for the
evening.
Call Congregation Tifereth
Israel at 253-8523 for reservations, by Monday, Nov. 30.
The entire community is invited to this free program.
Main Points Of Israeli-
gyptian Tourism Agreement
Israel will be on a mutual
basis. Air corridors will be
designated-and consulates
opened by Egypt in Eilat and .
by Israel at Sharm el-
Sheikh.
Four border crossing.
points along the old'international frontier to which,'
Israel is to withdraw are
detailed, with Israel building
the necessary'facilities lot
both countries at each checkpoint.
Free movement is .to be
permitted for both countries
in Sinai, by bus, car„ and
motorcycle. Arrangements
for the Egyptian purchase of
existing Israeli facilities will
be coordinated through a
joint commission to be estab-
lished. The comjnission will
also discuss and agree on
local arrangements for
police and other matters in
the border area, including
smuggling and public health
and veterinary services.
Visas for local tourists
visiting Sinai and the Eilat
area will be issued to Israeli
and Egyptian tourists at one
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TEL AVIV (JTA)-Egypt
has agreed to most of
Israel's demands for easy
access and freedom of movement for Israeli tourists in
Sinai after Israel's final
withdrawal from the'peninsula next April. This was indicated in the 13-paragraph
"agreed minutes" signed bf
Egyptian and Israeli officials at the end of Foreign
Minister Kamal Hassan Ali's -
three day visit last week.
The signatures were those
of Hanan Baron and Taher
Shash, officials of the Israeli
and Egyptian foreign ministries respectively. The final
agreement will be signed by
Ali and Israeli Foreign
Minister Yitzhak Shamir
after it has been formally
ratified by the two governments.
Among the provisions are:
Visas will be granted to
tourists to Eilat who arrive
at the Ras el-Naqb airport,-
the former Etzion air base
near Sharm el-Sheikh which
Israel will evacuate. The.
visas will be issued, on the
spot. Israeli and Egyptian
flights between Sinai and
NEW YORK (JTA)-The
president of the American
Reform rabbinate said last
week he was a little more optimistic about the outcome of
a second attempt promised
by Premier Menachem
Begin to try to bring together
Orthodox, Convervative and
Reform rabbis to seek a
settlement of the explosive
"Who is a Jew" issue other
than hy a Knesset vote.
Rabbi Herbert Schaalman
of Chicago, president of the
(Reform) Central Con-.
ference of American Rabbis
(CCAR), expressed that restrained optimism in a telephone interview with the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
His comment was an
elaboration of his president's
column in the October issue
of the CCAR News Letter in
which he described a meeting in New York City in
September at the hotel Begin
was staying at during his
most recent ■ visit to the.;
United States. •
Schaalman wrote that the
Refornr leaders had asked
Begin foy.jthe meeting •'•'to
put before him our urgent
feelings concerning the proposed amendment', to the
Law of Return, the tenure of
religious pluralism in the
State of Israel" and the issue
of governmental funding of
American Reform Judaism's planned second
kibbutz.
The proposed amendment
to the Law of Return would
add the phrase' "al pi
Halacha"—according to
Halacha—which non-Orthodox rabbis have argued
would be applied by the
dominant Orthodox rab-
„ binate to reject conversions
of would-be immigrants to
Israel who had been converted by a Reform or Conservative rabbi. The Ameri
can Reform and Conservative rabbis have strongly opposed the proposed amendment.
Schaalman wrote that
Begin left no doubt that he
was "personally committed
to the amendment," and that
he had entered agreements
with Orthodox elements in
the formation of his second
government "which obliges
him to work for the intro-
Mother and daughter, Betty and Lisa Sugerman,
respectively, have their blood pressure taken before
giving blood at tfie last Jewish Community bloodmobile.
Set At 'Agudas Mh3 D§st24'"" ~
"Hospitals in trie Central
Ohio region will request
more than 2,000 units of
blood this week and every
week this year. Blood that is
needed by family, friends
and neighbors of our own
community,", reminds Sol
Derfler, coordinator of the
upcoming Jewish-sponsored
bloodmobile.
"Yet with the support and
participation of members of
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duction of the amendment"
in the Knesset.
"Mr. Begin made it very
clear that he would not do so
unless he was assured of- a.
majority" in the Knesset
"and expressed the opinion
that at this time-he did not
see such a majority in the o£
fing," Schaalman wrote.
The Sept. 13 conversation
ended with the Premier
again offering his good offices to attempt to bring together representatives of
"the Orthodox, Conservative
and Reform movements to
seek a settlement" of-the
amendment struggle "other
than by a Knesset vote."
Schaalman noted, in his
account, that "while we
knew a prior attempt of this
kind had failed in (August)
1977, we we/e nonetheless
eager to have Mr. Begin try
this road to the settlement of
the issue in preference to the
legislative one."
Asked by the JTA why he
felt more optimistic, even if
only mildly so, after the
failure of the 1977 meeting.
Schaalman. said it seemed
clear, at the September 13.
meeting in New York, that
Begin might prefer such an
approach to resolution of the
issue than a bitter and
divisive struggle in the
Knesset, particularly since
the Premier had. indicated
he did not believe the Orthodox parties in the Knesset
• had the votes to pass it.-
Terrorist Questioned
PARIS, (JTA)—An Armenian who is suspected of terrorist
activities is being questioned by French police on possible
links with the bombing last year1 of the Rue Copernic synagogue. The man, who identified himself as Dimitri Giourgu,
\vas arrested last week at Orly Airport while attempting to
board a plane for Beirut.
NCJW To Host Belva Plain
At Luncheon Tuesday, Dec. 1
Center Annual Book Fair
Set For Nov. 29-Dee. 6
The Jewish Center's annual Book Fair will open this
Sunday, Nov. 29, and continue through Sunday, Dec.
6. Book Fair Chairperson
Melanie Mark and Nancy
Paul, chairperson of the
Center's Israel/Judaic Committee, extend an invitation
to the entire community to
see the wide selection of
Jewish. literature available
for both children and adults
and- to participate in the
variety of special events
planned in honor of Jewish
Book Month.
, Beginning Sunday, Nov.
29, at 7:30 p.m., well-known
community reviewer Anita
Eisenstein will present a review of Irwin Shaw's latest,
novel,'* Bread' Upon the
Waters. Other activities include:   -..   ,-
Monday,' Nov, 30, 7:30
p.m., "ABissel Yiddish," an
entertaining collection of
Yiddish folklore, music, and
literature featuring O.S.U.
Yiddish Instructor David
Miller, Cantor Neil
Schwartz, and Gallery
Players Readers Theatre,
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 7:30
p.m.,----"From Holocaust to
Rebirth," a discussion and
film "presentation with Dr.
Leatrice Rabinsky and Mrs.
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Tuesday, Dec. 1,12 noon at
the Sheraton-Downtown, the
-Columbus Section, National
Council of Jewish Women
will welcome as its guest
speaker Belva Plain, best-
selling author of Evergreen
and Random Winds.
Carol  Skiest  and  Bobbi
-Kauffman, Co-Presidents of
- the Section, have announced
that reservations are $8.50
^or members and $10 for
guests. A special, parking
rate will be provided at the
Sheraton garage. The last
date for reservations, which
can be made with Ann Deshe
at 258-5250 or Jean Schottenstein at 252-1350. is Friday.
Nov, 27. Babysitting will be
provided.
Belva Plain has been writing and publishing since she
was 25 years old. However,
her first novel. Evergreen,
was not published until 1,978
arid it became an immediate
best seller. In her books, her
characters are people whose
successes and failures appeal to everyone.   »
Belva Plain
Belva Plains' novels con-
lam examples' of heroism
and cowardice, healthy and
troubled marriages, successful and failed careers,
with a rich * assortment of
characters. A third novel,
set in a foreign country and
concerning politics, is now in
the works.
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