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VOLa62   NO. 48
NOVEMBER 29,1984-KISLEV 5
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals.
Jewish
Chief Rabbi Of France Receives
Invitation To Visit USSR
PARIS (JTA) — Chief Rabbi Rene Sirat of France has received a formal invitation to visit the Soviet Union and plans
to go next spring — if he gets a visa. The invitation, which
said it was extended by "rabbis in the Soviet Union," was delivered to Sirat by a Soviet diplomat. The diplomat told reporters that the, Soviet authorities would do everything they
can to facilitate his trip and his stay in the USSR.
Cornerstone Laid For
Jewish Community Center In Frankfurt
BONN (JTA) —The cornerstone of a 15 million mark new
Jewish community center was laid in Frankfurt recently in
the presence of local civic and Jewish community leaders.
The city of Frankfurt is providing 7.5 million marks toward
its construction. Mayor Walter Wallmann, who spoke at the
ceremonies, ha'iled the contributions of many generations of
Jews to Frankfurt. The cornerstone of the structure is inscribed with the names of the 10,231 Frankfurt Jews deported
to Nazi death camps and the more than 7,000 others who com-'
mitted suicide to avoid that fate.
Catholics, Jews In Argentina
Reach Agreement
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Catholics and Jews agreed here
on the need for "practical measures aiming at a better
mutual understanding and esteem" between the two faiths..
That was the tenor of a joint statement issued at the close of a
meeting recently between a high-ranking delegation of the
Latin American Bishops' Council and the leadership of the
World Jewish Congress' Latin American branch, held at the
WJC offices. The statement also expressed "the desire to
strengthen relations in interreligious activities on the continent "' the WJC icporkd
Urged To'Fine Tune'
Soviet Jewish Emigration
TORONTO (JTA) - An
expert on international law,
human rights and Soviet
Jewry said' here that the
Jewish community must
"fine tune" its responses to
the Soviet Union on the issue
of Jewish emigration and
forego an unvarying "shrei
gevalt" reaction regardless
of how many Jews are
allowed to emigrate annually.
Yoram Dinstein, rector of
the Tel Aviv University, told
several hundred people
attending a session on "The
Rescue of Soviet Jewry:'
Whose Responsibility?" at.
the 53rd General Assembly '
of the Council of Jewish
Federations that it becomes
counter-productive to denounce the Soviet Union with
unyielding intensity when it
permits thousands of Jews to
leave as well as when it
closes the gates to emigration and allows only a hand-
. ■ ful to leave. Whether the
Soviets allow thousands of
Jews to leave or only tens of
Jews, the Soviets arc send
ing a message, and the message is different at different
times and must be understood in contejet.
"We must give signals to
the Soviet Union if they do
something favorable and we
must pick up the gauntlet if
they don't," Dinstein said. If
the Jewish community
"shries gevalt" when 51,000
Jews are allowed to leave, as
they were in 1979, the; peak
year of Jewish emigration,
"what are we left with when
the Soviets allow less than
1,000 to leave, as this year?''
Dinstein warned against
crying wolf or exaggerating
the condition of Jews in the
USSR. "We were warned of
a pogrom against the Jews,
that they will be sent to
Siberia and have referred to
the plight and illness of one
or more Jewish activists and
then found them to be in better health once they leave
than they were reported to
have been,", he said.
Crying wolf and exaggerating the situation only tends
fraternities and sororities
and from each of the dormitory areas are working to
publicize the rally., Delman
hopes that wittra large number of people Tinvolved in
planning the rally, the turn-out will be very large.
For more information, call
Brent Delman or Jill Cohen
at O.S.U.'s Hillel Foundation
at294r4797.
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Jewish center Book Fair '84 Concludes Nov. 18
The Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center Israel/Judaic Department's Jewish Book Fair '84
concluded on Nov. 18 after two weks of celebration and programs. Jewish Book Fair
ran from Nov. 4 to 18. According to Dena Solomon, chairwoman for Book Fair, "The
tremendous response to all activities was very rewarding. I would like to thank the
many volunteers who made the program possible." Noted authors, such as Paul
Cowan, Gloria Goldreich, Kenneth Libo and children's author Joan Sugarman, visited
■ the Jewish Center. Other events included book review luncheons, films and the Israel
Chassidic Music Festival. Over 350 Jewish books were sold during the two weeks of the
Book Fair-.
Jewish Students At Ohio State
To Rally In Support Of Israel
On Thursday, Nov. 29,
Jewish students at The Ohio
State University will again
rally in support of Israel.
The rally, which takes place
on the Oval at 6 p.m., coriir
memorates the 1947 United
Nations resolution which
partitioned Palestine,
The U.N. resolution of
Nov. 29,19471 stated that, in
the eyes.of the7world,;ihe
Jewish people had the right
to establish a nation in the
ancient land of Israel. Every
year, the Jewish community
remembers this date as the
time when the world recognized the need for a Jewish
homeland.
Jewish students at O.S.U.
chose to mark Nov. 29 with a
rally which is being orga:
nized through the Israel Action Committee of the Jewish
Student Activities Board at
Hillel. Brent Delman, chairman of the rally and a senior
from Cleveland, organized
last year's rally, too. "This
is one time when Jewish students irom all backgrounds
can gather together to show
their support of Israel. Last
year, more than 200 students
were out on the Oval. This
year, we hope to double that
number," said Delman.
Representatives from six
to discredit the Soviet Jewry
movement and results in a
loss of sympathy or interest
in the real problems facing
Soviet Jews, he observed.
The situation is severe
enough not "to have, to gild
the lily," Dinstein said. All
that is necessary is '.'to take
a snapshot of what exists,"
he said.
He pointed out that when
the Soviets allowed 51,000
Jews to leave, "it was a signal and we should have signalled back. It didn't mean
that we had to pack up and
go home. But we have to play
different tunes to accompany different developments."
Emigration And
East-West Detente
Dinstein said the Soviet
Union lets Jews go on the
basis of East-West detente.
The Soviets do not give anything away without making
certain.that they receive in
return a concession from the
West commensurate with
what they have given away.
If the Soviets seek detente
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Panel To Explore Jewish Values
During HadGSsah Education Day
Dr. Samuel Portman,
Barry Wolinetz and Rabbi
Samuel Rubenstein will
serve on a panel to explore
Jewish values with respect
to surrogate motherhood, in
vitro fertilization, genetic
engineering and abortion.
The program will take place
Thursday, Dec. 13,1984,7:30
to 10 p.m. at Agudas Achim
Synagogue, as part of the
Columbus Chapter of Hadassah's Annual Education
Day.
Dr. Portman has a private
practice in obstetrics and
gynecology, specializing in
fertility problems. In addition, he is president of
Ahavas Sholom Synagogue
and serves on the Board of
Trustees of the Columbus
ur. samuei rorunan
Torah Academy.
Wolinetz is  an attorney
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'Israel Fashions...Fun For '84' Theme Of Israel Bonds Women's Division Dee. 2 Luncheon
Ruth Dayan, president and
founder.of Maskit, international fashion division of an
Israel government owned
arts and crafts company, is
also Israel's representative
. to the World Crafts Council.
Several designs from Maskit
will be modeled at the State
of Israel Bonds annual
fashion show, "Fun for '84,"
on Sunday, Dec. 2, at the
Agudas Achim Social Hall.
Maskit's fashion designers
have borrowed ideas from
the many Israeli immigrants
as well as the local Bedouins
who have preserved the
fashions of antiquity. Simul
taneously, modern international fashions have swept
over Israel. All of these influences have fused in the
Israeli designs.
In the 1984 fashion show,
Maskit designs are colorful
and playful. The guests
attending the luncheon will
view cotton weskits and
knicker ensembles embroidered with golden threads. All
Maskit fashions are hand-
sewn and hand-finished. The
materials are exclusively
their own handwoven fabrics. Maskit is also noted for
its carpets, jewelry and gift-
w«re.
Couture designs by Diva,
Oberson, Gottex, Niba, Gaby
Model, Gideon Oberson for
"Sixteen Plus," Helen Knits,
Tadmor, Oded Gera, Beged-
Or, Tamara Jones and Lisa
Boker will also be modeled.
The clothes will be accessorized by Lazarus, and
Peggy Barnett, of."YES"
(Your Extra Service) Department, will commentate
the style show. Models
include Samantha Baker,
Denise Blank, Jackie Carmen, Susan Diamond, Cindy
Ebner, Sheila Feinknopf,
Joy Gaiser, Renee Ganori,
Debby   Hoffman,   Laura
Nutis, Lisa Rosen, Janet
Schottenstein, Frances
Weiner and Kathy Worly.
Jean Handler, Terry Janis
and Gail Schottenstein,
chairwomen of this event,
have appointed the following
to assist them in preparations: Fay Levison and
Peggy Maybruck, fashion
show coordinators; Janet
Abroms and Hope Katz,
cuisine; Donna Zelkowitz
and Kathy Worly, decorations;, Roni Leeman and
Ettagail Shatz, reservations,
and Helen Nutis, publicity.
Committee members
include  Bertha   Chasin,
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Bunny Cowall, Margie
Friedman, Yetta Grundstein, Natalie Handler, Carolyn Katz, Minna Landers,
Miriam Paine, Isabelle
Rosen, Melva Schottenstein,
Helen Silberstein and Leah
Godofsky.
Peggy Ginsburg, chairwoman of the Women's Division; Dorothy Rubenstein,
co-chairwoman, and
Roberta Kohn, regional
chairwoman of the Women's
Division, are serving in an
advisory capacity,
Gerda Weissman Klein,
author and lecturer, will be
guest speaker following the
 1.
12:30 luncheon.
Proceeds from the sale of
Israel Bonds" help finance
industrial and agricultural
projects, the building of
Israel's infrastructure, the
- expansion of communications and transportation and
the search for new sources of
energy^ The Israel Bond
organization has provided
more than $6.5 billion for
these purposes since it was
founded in 1951.
Admission to the fashion
show and luncheon is by a-
minimum purchase of a $250
Israeli Bond during the 1984
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