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11:' I'f' J'' IX. I !> 3 OHIOJE Zj[\\/7 Servin9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years W/A'R HROMCLE LIBRARY, OHIO HISTOnjCAL SOCWTX 1 38?, VELMa AVE. C0L3, 0, 43211 EXOH VOL.60 NO.53 DECEMBER 30,1982-TEVET 14 Devoted ro American and Jewish Ideals UN Resolution Calls For Israeli Withdrawal i UNITED NATIONS (JTA).—The General Assembly passed a resolution by a vote of 113-4 with 23 abstentions declaring that "a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East cannot be established without the unconditional withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem." The United States, Canada, Costa Rica and Israel voted against the resolution, which is non-binding. s Vandalism Against Synagogues n One Section Of United States New Synagogue Opened In Paris PARIS (JTA)—Paris' Chief Rabbi Alain Goldman recently inaugurated a new synagogue in the Paris suburb of "Kremlin Bicetre" in the heart of the city's "Red Belt" operated for a generation by Communist municipalities. Several thousand Jews, mainly of North African origin, live in the area. Goldman said at the inauguration that the new synagogue is part of a general plan which aims at opening synagogues and community centers in all areas "in which Jews live and pray." NEW YORK (JTA)- Nearly 600 rabbis in five states, polled recently on the extent of anti-Semitic vandalism against their synagogues, generally indicated caution in suggesting such vandalism was a problem in their communities, even in the face of specifics to the contrary. The poll was made by Penn and Schoen Associates, a New York public relations firm, on commission from the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. A summary of the poll was published in the fall/winter issue of the Wiesenthal Center's Social Action Update. Rabbi Stavsky Announces 'Gettin' Can Now Be Obtained In Columbus By Judith Franklin Chronicle News Editor You can be circumcized in Columbus, Ohio. You can also become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, get married in a religious ceremony or be buried here, all according to Jewish law, but, for the last quarter of a century, there was one component of Jewish life that could not be obtained in Columbus. That was a Jewish bill of divorce or "get." Rabbi David Stavsky Divorced orthodox Jews, men as well as women, must have "gettin" in order to remarry, according to Rabbi David Stavsky of Beth Jacob Congregation. Many conservative and reform Jews also desire "gettin," he explained, just in case they might want to marry an orthodox Jew some day. For many people, the religious divorce also serves to finalize the civil proceedings, he said. The "get" has a long, interesting, sometimes troubled history. In Biblical times, when many Jewish men were polygamous, only divorced women needed a "get" in order to remarry, Rabbi Stavsky explained. And since only the husband could initiate the "get" (this is still the case), a woman was at the mercy of his good nature. If she did not receive a "get," she was known as an "agunah" and could not remarry, he said. *T6oay, the "get" is sometimes used by both men and women as a form of emotional or financial "blackmail" in civil divorce proceedings. Many states, such as New York, are trying to legislate against this abuse. In the meantime, Rabbi Stavsky explained, the promise to obtain a Jewish divorce can be, and often is, incorporated into the legal separation agreement and rabbis bring pressure to bear on uncooperative spouses. Jewish law, "halacha," in order to make the "get" difficult to obtain hastily, in a moment of anger, is very strict about its form, Rabbi Stavsky noted. For instance, a new one must be written by a Torah scribe in Hebrew calligraphy for each specific person. Moreover, it must contain all the names and nicknames of the couple concerned, the city and state in which it is written and, to further pinpoint the location, the names of all rivers surrounding the city. It was this last stipulation which caused the problem in Columbus, Rabbi Stavsky explained, because all "gettin" written here were lost 25 years ago, along with the -records of Beth Jacob's Rabbi Leopold Greenwald. His successors, not knowing for sure how he transliterated the English names of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers and Alum Creek into Hebrew, could not risk doing it in a different way. If they did, doubt would be cast on the validity of all "gettin" previously written in Columbus, according to the Beth Din or religious court, and scores of remarriages would be in question. In order to prevent this, "men from Columbus who wished to initiate "gettin" (CONTINUED ON PAGE 11) HAPPY New Year It's nearly time to say, 4'Hope you have a happy 1983 ... in every way!" The Chronicle Staff The summary was checked out by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency with the polling firm, partly to amplify specifics of the polling procedure and partly to clarify elements of the Wiesenthal Center newsletter summary. The summary declared that "those who view vandalism against synagogues as a phenomenon isolated in one part of the country are sadly mistaken." The newsletter asserted that, in the past three years, 57 percent of New York City synagogues had been vandalized, as were 49 percent of synagogues throughout New YorkState. The percentages of vandalized synagogues, reported in the newsletter for other states, were: 32 percent in California, 32 percent in Florida, 38 percent in Illinois and 19 percent in Texas. Effort To Gain Better Perspective A polling firm official said the telephone calls to 568 rabbis were made between the fall of 1981 and the summer of 1982. He said 332 rabbis were polled in New York State, 77 in Florida, 76 in California, 62 in Illinois and 21 in Texas. The official also told the JTA that the rabbis were selected for polling on a .weighted basis related to the size of their congregations in an effort to get as representative a sampling for each state polled as the limited nature of the survey permitted. In declaring that the findings showed that the responding rabbis were "exceedingly cautious" in' suggesting that anti-Semitism was a problem in their communities, the newsletter summary asserted that "invariably, rabbis were more likely to say that anti- Semitism was a problem in the country as a whole than in their home cities or com munities. Indeed, the closer one gets to the rabbis' home communities, the less likely they are to suggest that anti- Semitism is a serious problem," Far from any problem of rabbis "obsessed with the issue of anti-Semitism," the newsletter said that the poll findings suggested that the rabbis "tend to de-emphasize rather than emphasize its occurrence in their home communities." Mellman Named Chairman Of UJF Super Sunday'83 Dennis Mellman has been named 1983 Super Sunday chairman by General Campaign Chairman Edwin M. Ellman. Mellman will coordinate the day-long event, which is scheduled for Jan. 23 and will involve more than 100 volunteers in an intense fundraising drive for the 1983 United Jewish Fund Campaign and the Israel Special Fund. Super Sunday is an annual national fundraising appeal designed to reach a large number of contributors in the shortest period of time. Last year, on Super Sunday, more than 35,000 volunteers in 139 U.S. communities raised $26.9 million for humanitarian programs in their local communities, among the people of Israel and for Jewish communities in need throughout the world. That was a record amount for a one-day mass appeal. Rabbi Berman To Participate In Rabbinic Mission To Poland • During the first week in January, Rabbi Harold Berman of Congregation Tifer- eth.Israel will participate in a mission of rabbis from all over the United States who will travel to Poland for ceremonies to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943. Rabbi Berman and 20 other rabbis will travel to Warsaw, Krakow and Auschwitz. At the conclusion of their travels in Poland, they will participate in ceremonies in Paris marking the same anniversary. Rabbi Berman will be serving as a delegate of the Columbus Jewish Federation . Active in a number of local and national organizations, Rabbi Berman participated in the 1982 Rabbinic Mission to Israel of the United Jewish Appeal. Regarding this trip, Rabbi Berman stated: "It is my hope that I will not only be able to participate in this historic mission, but also that I will be able to bring back valuable information and insight to share with the Rabbi Harold J. Berman Columbus Jewish community. It is especially important at this time, both in America and in Europe, that people remember the tragedy of the Holocaust and continue to discuss the importance of responsibility iri the relations of peoples toward each other," Dennis Mellman "I am looking forward to the challenge Super Sunday '83 represents," said Mellman. "Last year Columbus raised $200,000 from 1600 pledges. This year, we have increased our goal to help us meet increasing needs and. keep pace with inflation." , Mellman, who is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of the Columbus Jewish Federation, serves as chairman of the Education and Culture Budget and Planning Committee. Mellman is also a member of the Federation/Jewish Center Oversight Committee and the Federation Committee on Leadership Retention and Burnout. "Our goals for Super Sunday '83 are higher, both for securing volunteers and raising dollars," Mellman stated. "Our goals are higher," he continued, "because Jewish needs are greater. Super Sunday this year will seek crucial additional pledges to the Israel Special Fund to help the Jewish agency I maintain vital humanitarian and educational programs endangered by the enormous economic impact of 'Operation Peace for Galilee.' With such a mandate, in addition (CONTINUED ON PAGE ?)
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Full Text | 11:' I'f' J'' IX. I !> 3 OHIOJE Zj[\\/7 Servin9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years W/A'R HROMCLE LIBRARY, OHIO HISTOnjCAL SOCWTX 1 38?, VELMa AVE. C0L3, 0, 43211 EXOH VOL.60 NO.53 DECEMBER 30,1982-TEVET 14 Devoted ro American and Jewish Ideals UN Resolution Calls For Israeli Withdrawal i UNITED NATIONS (JTA).—The General Assembly passed a resolution by a vote of 113-4 with 23 abstentions declaring that "a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East cannot be established without the unconditional withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem." The United States, Canada, Costa Rica and Israel voted against the resolution, which is non-binding. s Vandalism Against Synagogues n One Section Of United States New Synagogue Opened In Paris PARIS (JTA)—Paris' Chief Rabbi Alain Goldman recently inaugurated a new synagogue in the Paris suburb of "Kremlin Bicetre" in the heart of the city's "Red Belt" operated for a generation by Communist municipalities. Several thousand Jews, mainly of North African origin, live in the area. Goldman said at the inauguration that the new synagogue is part of a general plan which aims at opening synagogues and community centers in all areas "in which Jews live and pray." NEW YORK (JTA)- Nearly 600 rabbis in five states, polled recently on the extent of anti-Semitic vandalism against their synagogues, generally indicated caution in suggesting such vandalism was a problem in their communities, even in the face of specifics to the contrary. The poll was made by Penn and Schoen Associates, a New York public relations firm, on commission from the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. A summary of the poll was published in the fall/winter issue of the Wiesenthal Center's Social Action Update. Rabbi Stavsky Announces 'Gettin' Can Now Be Obtained In Columbus By Judith Franklin Chronicle News Editor You can be circumcized in Columbus, Ohio. You can also become a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, get married in a religious ceremony or be buried here, all according to Jewish law, but, for the last quarter of a century, there was one component of Jewish life that could not be obtained in Columbus. That was a Jewish bill of divorce or "get." Rabbi David Stavsky Divorced orthodox Jews, men as well as women, must have "gettin" in order to remarry, according to Rabbi David Stavsky of Beth Jacob Congregation. Many conservative and reform Jews also desire "gettin," he explained, just in case they might want to marry an orthodox Jew some day. For many people, the religious divorce also serves to finalize the civil proceedings, he said. The "get" has a long, interesting, sometimes troubled history. In Biblical times, when many Jewish men were polygamous, only divorced women needed a "get" in order to remarry, Rabbi Stavsky explained. And since only the husband could initiate the "get" (this is still the case), a woman was at the mercy of his good nature. If she did not receive a "get," she was known as an "agunah" and could not remarry, he said. *T6oay, the "get" is sometimes used by both men and women as a form of emotional or financial "blackmail" in civil divorce proceedings. Many states, such as New York, are trying to legislate against this abuse. In the meantime, Rabbi Stavsky explained, the promise to obtain a Jewish divorce can be, and often is, incorporated into the legal separation agreement and rabbis bring pressure to bear on uncooperative spouses. Jewish law, "halacha," in order to make the "get" difficult to obtain hastily, in a moment of anger, is very strict about its form, Rabbi Stavsky noted. For instance, a new one must be written by a Torah scribe in Hebrew calligraphy for each specific person. Moreover, it must contain all the names and nicknames of the couple concerned, the city and state in which it is written and, to further pinpoint the location, the names of all rivers surrounding the city. It was this last stipulation which caused the problem in Columbus, Rabbi Stavsky explained, because all "gettin" written here were lost 25 years ago, along with the -records of Beth Jacob's Rabbi Leopold Greenwald. His successors, not knowing for sure how he transliterated the English names of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers and Alum Creek into Hebrew, could not risk doing it in a different way. If they did, doubt would be cast on the validity of all "gettin" previously written in Columbus, according to the Beth Din or religious court, and scores of remarriages would be in question. In order to prevent this, "men from Columbus who wished to initiate "gettin" (CONTINUED ON PAGE 11) HAPPY New Year It's nearly time to say, 4'Hope you have a happy 1983 ... in every way!" The Chronicle Staff The summary was checked out by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency with the polling firm, partly to amplify specifics of the polling procedure and partly to clarify elements of the Wiesenthal Center newsletter summary. The summary declared that "those who view vandalism against synagogues as a phenomenon isolated in one part of the country are sadly mistaken." The newsletter asserted that, in the past three years, 57 percent of New York City synagogues had been vandalized, as were 49 percent of synagogues throughout New YorkState. The percentages of vandalized synagogues, reported in the newsletter for other states, were: 32 percent in California, 32 percent in Florida, 38 percent in Illinois and 19 percent in Texas. Effort To Gain Better Perspective A polling firm official said the telephone calls to 568 rabbis were made between the fall of 1981 and the summer of 1982. He said 332 rabbis were polled in New York State, 77 in Florida, 76 in California, 62 in Illinois and 21 in Texas. The official also told the JTA that the rabbis were selected for polling on a .weighted basis related to the size of their congregations in an effort to get as representative a sampling for each state polled as the limited nature of the survey permitted. In declaring that the findings showed that the responding rabbis were "exceedingly cautious" in' suggesting that anti-Semitism was a problem in their communities, the newsletter summary asserted that "invariably, rabbis were more likely to say that anti- Semitism was a problem in the country as a whole than in their home cities or com munities. Indeed, the closer one gets to the rabbis' home communities, the less likely they are to suggest that anti- Semitism is a serious problem," Far from any problem of rabbis "obsessed with the issue of anti-Semitism," the newsletter said that the poll findings suggested that the rabbis "tend to de-emphasize rather than emphasize its occurrence in their home communities." Mellman Named Chairman Of UJF Super Sunday'83 Dennis Mellman has been named 1983 Super Sunday chairman by General Campaign Chairman Edwin M. Ellman. Mellman will coordinate the day-long event, which is scheduled for Jan. 23 and will involve more than 100 volunteers in an intense fundraising drive for the 1983 United Jewish Fund Campaign and the Israel Special Fund. Super Sunday is an annual national fundraising appeal designed to reach a large number of contributors in the shortest period of time. Last year, on Super Sunday, more than 35,000 volunteers in 139 U.S. communities raised $26.9 million for humanitarian programs in their local communities, among the people of Israel and for Jewish communities in need throughout the world. That was a record amount for a one-day mass appeal. Rabbi Berman To Participate In Rabbinic Mission To Poland • During the first week in January, Rabbi Harold Berman of Congregation Tifer- eth.Israel will participate in a mission of rabbis from all over the United States who will travel to Poland for ceremonies to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943. Rabbi Berman and 20 other rabbis will travel to Warsaw, Krakow and Auschwitz. At the conclusion of their travels in Poland, they will participate in ceremonies in Paris marking the same anniversary. Rabbi Berman will be serving as a delegate of the Columbus Jewish Federation . Active in a number of local and national organizations, Rabbi Berman participated in the 1982 Rabbinic Mission to Israel of the United Jewish Appeal. Regarding this trip, Rabbi Berman stated: "It is my hope that I will not only be able to participate in this historic mission, but also that I will be able to bring back valuable information and insight to share with the Rabbi Harold J. Berman Columbus Jewish community. It is especially important at this time, both in America and in Europe, that people remember the tragedy of the Holocaust and continue to discuss the importance of responsibility iri the relations of peoples toward each other," Dennis Mellman "I am looking forward to the challenge Super Sunday '83 represents," said Mellman. "Last year Columbus raised $200,000 from 1600 pledges. This year, we have increased our goal to help us meet increasing needs and. keep pace with inflation." , Mellman, who is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees of the Columbus Jewish Federation, serves as chairman of the Education and Culture Budget and Planning Committee. Mellman is also a member of the Federation/Jewish Center Oversight Committee and the Federation Committee on Leadership Retention and Burnout. "Our goals for Super Sunday '83 are higher, both for securing volunteers and raising dollars," Mellman stated. "Our goals are higher," he continued, "because Jewish needs are greater. Super Sunday this year will seek crucial additional pledges to the Israel Special Fund to help the Jewish agency I maintain vital humanitarian and educational programs endangered by the enormous economic impact of 'Operation Peace for Galilee.' With such a mandate, in addition (CONTINUED ON PAGE ?) |
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