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Swiss Jewish Socialist MP Resigns
GENEVA (WNS) — A Jewish Socialist member of Parliament from Zurich, Emanuel Hurwitz, has resigned from the
legislature and from the "party following la manifesto the
Socialist Party prepared in observance of May Day which
stated its "full support and sympathy for thePalestinel,iber-
ationOrganization and its struggle as well as for the freedom
movement in San Salvador, Turkey and for the Polisario (in
Western Sahara fighting the Moroccan government)." Hurwitz, in his letter of resignation, condemned what he said was
the politically false claim that the PLO struggle could lie
grouped in the same category as the struggle of the other
freedom movements and thereby condemning Israel -
together with fascist regimes.
Support Growing To Declare
Wallenberg Honorary Canadian Citizen
TORONTO (JTA)—Support for the Jewish community's
call on the government to declare Raoul Wallenberg an
honorary citizen of Canada is growing, it was reported by the
League of Human Rights of B'nai B'rith Canada which initiated the call. The Canadian Council of Christians and Jews,
the Swedish-Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese-
Canadian National Council, and the Federation Internationale des Droits de L'homme (International Federation for.
Human Rights) have added their voices to the request, in ,
separate letters to Secretary of State Serge Joyal. The League of B'nai B'rith had asked the government to honor Wal-.
lenberg for his heroic efforts in rescuing 100,000 Jews in Hungary from death at the hands of the Nazis, during World War
II.
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'Everything Set' For Community-Wide
Israel 36 Celebration At Jewish Center
EDITOR'S NOTE: See "Israel
34-Double Chat-Israel and Us" four
page special pull out section beginning
on page 9.
"Everything is set, and
we're ready to go with our
commupity-wide celebration
set for this Sunday, May 20,"
says co-chairwoman Ina Sue
Romick. "We're honoring Israel's 36th birthday with a
day full of activities, from 12
to 5:30 p.m.," Romick continues.
All activities will be held
at the Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Center, 1125 College Ave. At
12, the annual Food Festival
and- Bazaar, featuring Israeli items for sale, will
open. Shortly thereafter,
registration will begin for
the annual Walkathon, co-
sponsored by the Columbus
Jewish Federation and the
Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center. The walk, which is five
kilometers, begins at 1 p.m.
and will start and finish at
" the Center.
Other events taking place
Dove Levison To Receive
Agudas Achim Brotherhood's
Flowers For The Living Award
Dave Levison, Columbus
businessman and civic leader, has been selected as the
1984 recipient of the Agudas
Achim Brotherhood's 16th
Flowers For The Living
Award. He. will be honored
Sunday night, June 10, in the
synagogue, according to
Gary Beim, president of the
Brotherhood. The 7:30 event
is open to the public without
charge.
Levison has been a downtown merchant for many
years, running Levison's on
E. Long St., which was established by his father, the
late Morris Levison in 1909.
Columbus Hebrew School To Hold Graduation June 4
The Columbus Hebrew
School graduation exercises
will take place on Monday,
June 4, at 8:15 p.m. at the
Agudas Achim Synagogue
Social Hall, 2767 E. Broad St.
The following students
have completed the prescribed course of 'studies:
Eric Abroms, son of Hillard
and Janet Abroms; Natalie
Berenstein, daughter of
Michael and Judy Berenstein; Julie. Friedman,
daughter of Alfred and Marcia Friedman; * Jeff Janis,
son of Dr. Leonard and
Terry Janis; Debbie Katz,
daughter of Dr. Sanford and
Gayle Bloom; Josh Katz, son
of Dr. and Mrs. Alan Ginsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Katz; Stacy Leeman,
daughter qi Bary and Ronni
Leeman; David Schulte, son
of Sheldon and Fanny
Schulte; Adam Yenkin, son
of Stanley and Jacquelynne
Yenkin, and Brooke White,
daughter of Joseph and
Joyce White.
This year's program will
include a dramatic presentation entitled: "Jerusalem."
It will be directed by Sunnie
Ghitman and performed by
the~~graduating class.
Dr. Marvin Zuravsky,
Board of Trustees president,
will award the diplomas.. In
addition, the Bettie R. Covel
Scholarship Award, the National Bible Contest Awards
of Distinction and various
other awards will be pre
sented to students chosen
from every class in the
Hebrew School.
Judith Seff Berenstein,
CHS Board member and
administrative assistant in
the Department of Mathematics at the Ohio State University, will deliver the commencement address.
Relatives, friends and the
general community are invited to attend".
Dave Levison
Levison, a native of Columbus and a member of numerous organizations, has
held offices in many Jewish
organizations. He has been a
member of the Agudas
Achim congregation for
some.55 years, serving on its
board of trustees for many
years.
Presently, he is a member
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during the day include the
Freilach-aires, the Russian
singers; an Israeli Sing-along; the band Raz; a performance by the Center's
resident dance group, Moving Arts Company; Israeli
dancing; an Israeli cooking >
demonstration and a performance by the Jewish Center Community Orchestra at
3:30 p.m. in the Roth/Resler
Theatre.
There will also be a number of exhibits including an
art show 6y the Israeli
artists Awret-Nahor (husband and wife). Their works .
include sculpture, ceramic
plates, watercolors and
lithographs. The show will
hang through mid-June.
"Volunteers are still need-
Walk-A-Thon
To Highlight
Celebration
"Men, women and children of the Columbus Jewish
community are invited to put
on their walking shoes and
join our special parade on
Sunday, May 20," said Leslie
Mendelsohn, co-chairwoman
of the Israel 36 Walk-a-Thon.
"We will march with banners, balloons and a musical
sendoff in honor of Israel's
36:Double Chai anniversary."
The 5-kilometer (3.1
miles) walk will begin at 1
p.m. at the Leo Yassenoff
Jewish Center, 1125 College
Ave. The route will be College Ave. to Berwick Blvd. —
north on Roosevelt to Mound
— west on Mound to College
— south on College back to
the Center to accommodate
a parade-like atmosphere.
"Many local and state pub-
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ed for the day, and if anyone
would like to help out, please
be sure to get in touch
with the Israel/Judaic Department at the Center,
231-2731," states Romick.
Eldar To Help
With Israel 36
Sunday, May 20
Captain Michael Eldar of
Israel will be in Columbus as
part of Israel 36 Celebration
. as a guest of the State of Israel Bonds.
$4,264,453 Collected
1984 UJF Campaign Posts Record-Breaking Achievement
"$4,264,453 for the 1984
Regular Campaign is Colum-
bus'' record-breaking
achievement;" announced
Edwin M. Ellman, 1984 general chairman at the May 10
Campaign Closing Celebration. "This is the largest
campaign achievement in
the history of the Columbus
United Jewish Fund Campaign since 1926," he con
tinued. "It is greater than
the combined totals of the
Regular and Israel Emergency Fund of 1983. I have
been advised that Columbus",
for its population, ranks
among the top ten, if not the
top five, outstanding communities in the country. It is
a proud achievement."
More than 160 people listened, at first quietly and
then with mounting enthusiasm, as Ellman revealed the
success- of 'the Columbus
Jewish Federation's 1984
United Jewish Fund Campaign.
The evening created a
great deal of excitement..
Awards were presented to
Division chairpersons: College Division, Jeffrey
Abramovitz;   Junior' Di
vision, Jim Bowman, Scott
Feerer, Andrea Krupman
and' Julie Schottenstein;
Young Women, Ellen Burnett; Women's Division,
Margey Cheses; Young
* Men's Division, Nelson Genshaft; Trades and Professions, Dr. Albert Tyroler;
Advance Gifts, Gary Robins,
and  special  honors   for
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Captain Michael Eldar
, Captain Eldar will participate as a guest" of New
Leadership Division of bonds
at their Lag B'Omer picnic
on the Jewish Center park- -
ing lot at noon on May 20 and
will walk with the Israel
Bonds Walk-A-Thon group.
Following the Walk-A-Thon,
he will greet the public at the
Israel Bonds display at the
Center during the Israel "36"
Celebration.
A high-ranking officer in
the landing craft squadron,
Captain Eldar's naval career started after he com?
pleted his high school studies. He attended the Naval
Officer's School in Acco and
served in the Israeli navy. In
1966, he was graduated from
a naval commander's course
and subsequently, from the
General Headquarters Command College of the Israel
Defense Forces. He completed his academic studies
towards a history degree at
Tel Aviv University in 1980.
The New Leadership Division of Israel Bonds is open
to young men and women
who wish to demonstrate
their concern for the State of
Israel by participating in an
ongoing partnership focusing on strengthening the eco-
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