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VOL.61   NO. 20
May 19,1983-SIVAN 7
UJFC Completion
Urged By Chairman
Edwin M. Ellman, general
chairman of the 1983 United
Jewish Fund Campaign, today called upon all workers
in every campaign division
to .complete their solicitations promptly. He pointed
out that the campaign would
conclude in two weeks with a
closing event on June 1 and
stressed the importance of
as many solicitations being
completed at that time as
possible.
"The Campaign is still
running ahead of last year on
a card-for-card basis," he
said. "However, the amount
of plus dollars that we will
have available will greatly
depend upon the work that is
done between .now and the
campaign closing date."
There are unsecured cards
in all divisions and Chairman Ellman urged divisional chairpersons to call
their workers immediately
for a progress report and to
stimulate completion of all
assignments.
Sharon Says Israel Warned
»oina Info Lebanon
Gallery Players' production, Contours, opens Saturday, May 28. Pictured (1. to r.) are Chris Ryder, Anna
Bulford and Dee Cappelli.
'Contours'Opens May 28
At The Roth/Resler Theatre
Contours, the powerful
drama that explores with
realism and honesty, the relationships in a family
caught by the upheaval of
catastrophic illness, opens at
the Roth/Resler Theatre of
the Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Agudas Achim Brotherhood
To Honor Sol Derfler Si
iunday
Herb Greff, chairman and
toastmaster for the Agudas
Achim Brotherhood's
Flowers For The Living pro-
Red * Cross and
Veterans Hospi-
American.
Chillicothe
tal.
The public is invited to
attend, without charge. A
reception will follow the program.
Center, 1125 College Ave., on
Saturday, May 28.
The Gallery Players script
is from the pen of Rose Ann
Kalister, Lancaster playwright, and is the winner of
the group's recent playwrit-
ing .contest that was open to
individuals in the state of
Ohio.
Recipient"of a playwriting
Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts,
Mrs. Kalister is-a native of
Parkersburg, W. Va. and is
currently the director of the
Academic Center at Ohio Dominican College. Her three-
act play Silk Pongee was
successfully produced at
Ohio University last year
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NEW YORK (JTA)-Is-
rael never received approval
from the United States for its
invasion of Lebanon 11
months ago, according to
former Defense Minister
Ariel Sharon, who said, "Oh
the contrary, we were
warned not to go" into Lebanon.
Sharon, who is now Minis-
ter-Without-Portfolio, told
reporters at a press conference recently at the Sutton
Place Synagogue, that U.S.
officials had warned against
taking military action
against Palestinian terrorists in south Lebanon without
"clear provocation."
"I asked, 'When you are
talking about Jews, what is
clear provocation? How
manyi-Jews., must be
killed?1*" Sharon said. "I
say we don't have to wait
until the knife cuts deep into
our throats."
The press conference preceded a public dialogue
Sharon participated in with
Rabbi David Kahane, spiritual leader of'the Sutton
Place Synagogue.; An estimated 1500 persons crowded
into the synagogue, which
included a basement hall
filled to capacity where a
closed circuit broadcast of.
the dialogue was provided.
Outside,   meanwhile,   nun-
Elder Seminar In Jewish Studies
To Be At Ohio State University
Sol Derfler
gram, scheduled for 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 22, in the main
sanctuary of the synagogue,
announced that Sol Derfler
would be honored at the 16th
annual event.
Derfler, a native of Philadelphia, has been a resident
of Columbus since 1946. He is
an active worker for the
synagogue, its brotherhood
and the Jewish War Veterans.
He and his wife, the
former Sylvia Ginter, recently celebrated their 42nd
wedding anniversary. They
have a son, Steve, who is
married and resides in St.
Paul, Minn.
Derfler is retired, after 43
years, from the Duratile Co,
The main address Sunday
night will be given by Rabbi
Alan G. Ciner of Agudas
Achim. Also participating
will be representatives of the
A week of intensive study,
discussion sessions and
social events will highlight
the Elder Seminar in Jewish
Studies to be held at the Ohio
State University July 10-17.
This program is sponsored
by the American Jewish congress with the cooperation of
the Melton Center for Jewish
Studies and is open to registrants age 50 and oyer.
This summer course offerings include "American
Jewish Fiction: from the
Shtetl to the Suburbs,"
taught by Professor Arnold
Shapiro; "Roots of Anti-
Semitism," taught by Professor Jeremy Cohen, and
"Selected Themes in American Jewish History," taught
by Professor Marc Raphael.
The instructors are members of the Melton Center
faculty.
Dr. Jeremy Cohen holds
the Melton Chair of Jewish
History and Studies in the
Department of History at
Ohio State. He received
training and degrees irom
Columbia University, the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Cornell '
University. His areas of specialty are Jews in the
medieval world and aspects
of Jewish-Christian relations. His book, The Friars
and the Jews: the Evolution
of Medieval Anti-Judaism,
was selected for the National
Jewish Book Award. V'
Dr. Raphael is associate
professor of history at Ohio
State. He received his Ph.D.
from U.C.L.A. and his Rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati.. He is the author of
many scholarly articles and
books on American Jewish
history including Jews and
Judaism in a Midwestern
Community; Columbus,
Ohio 1840-1975. Currently,
Dr. Raphael is writing a history of Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Judaism in
America.
Dr. Arnold Shapiro has
been at Ohio State University since 1962. He received
his Ph.D, in English literature here and was Fulbright
Professor of English literature at the University of Helsinki, Finland. In 1978, he
was a" finalist for the Ohio
State University College of
Arts and Sciences outstanding teacher's award. Professor Shapiro teaches courses
in American Jewish fiction,
the Bible, Victorian fiction
and poetry. In 1982, he was
chosen to participate in the
Third Annual Faculty Seminar in Israel.
Participants will live in
modern, air-conditioned
dormitory rooms with private baths and will eat in the
university dining hall. They
will enjoy the use of the extensive recreational and cultural facilities of the university. A nightly schedule of
social events and discussion
sessions will be capped by a
special Shabbat weekend experience.
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dreds jammed the street listening to Sharon through
loudspeakers.
At the press conference,
Sharon said the Lebanon
action was initiated to
"crush the kingdom of terror
with its headquarters in
Beirut and to eliminate the
threat against northern Israeli towns of being shelled
by PLO rockets."
During the dialogue, the
Israeli official said that from
January, 1965, through June
6, 1983, there were 1,392
people killed and about 6,390
wouinded as a result of terrorist operations directed or
orchestrated from Lebanon
by Palestinian terrorists
against Jewish-owned and
Israeli-operated installations worldwide.
Superintendent Discounts
History Textbook Protests
By Judith Franklin
Chronicle News Editor
"I don't feel any non-Jew or non-Arab would have
quite the problem that you would if you were one of
those. And so I think from a historical perspective, the
books is .. .pretty good."
This was Superintendent of Schools James Hyi-e's
reply to protests by both the local Jewish and Arabic
communities to a tenth grade social studies textbook
being considered for purchase by the Columbus Public
Schools. The interview, with reporter John Pendolino,
aired on WBNS Radio newscasts Tuesday morning,
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Eric Rozenman, director of the Community Relations Committee of the Columbus Jewish Federation,
said that Dr. Hyre's remarks suggested that he would
be in favor of adopting a text which erroneously stated
that France had attacked Germany during World War
II because only the French or the Germans would care.
The CRC Executive Committee objected to the book,
History and Life—The World and Its People, on "historical grounds," Rozenman pointed out. In a letter
written to Scott Foresman Publishing; James Ferguson, assistant superintendent, and Dr. Hyre, the committee stated:
"Unfortunately, we had serious concerns about the
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Mike Talis Nominated To Be
President Of Jewish Center
Michael Talis will be nominated to serve as president
of the Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Center at the Annual Meeting on Monday, June 13, at
7:30 p.m., announced William A. Goldman, chairman
of the the Nominating Committee and current president
of the Center.
Talis, who has been serving as vice president of the
Executive committee, is also
chairman of the Construction Committee for the new
building. In the past, he has
served as treasurer of the Fi-.
nance Committee, chairman
of the Health and Physical
Education  committee,  a
member of the New Building
Committee and a member of
the Program Direction and
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Michael Talis
Evaluation Committee for
the Center.
. Nominated to serve as vice
presidents will be Dr. Al
Tyroler, Ruth Ann Blank'and
Stephanie Mendelson. Other
officers on the proposed
slate are Tom Kaplin, treasurer; Dr. Al Herstig, assistant treasurer- and Helene
Lehv, secretary;-      WW