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Congress Approves
Commission To
Protect Landmarks
WASHINGTON JJTA) -
Congress has approved
legislation creating a commission to protect cemeteries and other landmarks in
Eastern Europe which are
associated with the religious
or ethnic heritage of American citizens.
The measure was proposed by Rep. Stephen
Solarz (D. NY), a member of
the United States Holocaust
Memorial Council, and introduced in the Senate by Sen.
Edward.Kennedy (D.
Mass.).
"If we permit the decay
and deterioration of the
years — or destruction
wrought by hostile and uncaring governments , — to ,
undermine the cemeteries,
monuments, or historic
buildings associated with the
foreign heritage of U.S. citizens, all of us will lose an
important part of our roots,"
Solarz told the House.
Solarz was also a member
of the Council's'predecessor v
group, the U.S. Holocaust
Commission, which recommended measures to protect
-the.cemeteries. ~~   ' - '
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Israel, Egypt Sign Tourism Agreement
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel and Egypt initialled an agreement to further tourist traffic between the two countries. It
was initialled recently at Ben Gurion Airport by Egyptian
Tourist Minister Wajih Mohamed Shindi, as he'returned
home to Cairo from a three-day visit to Israel^and'his host
here, Israeli Tourist Minister Avraham Sharir. Sharir is to
pay an official return visit to Cairo before the end of the year.
Vatican University to Establish
Jewish Studies Chair
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Prof. Daniel Carpi, who has just completed three years' as head of Tel Aviv University's Chaim
Rosenberg School for Jewish Studies, has been invited by the
Vatican's Gregoriana University to help set up a center for
Jewish studies there, TAU has announced. It said that in view
of the fact that the Vatican has no diplomatic ties with Israel,
the invitatiorf sets a new precedent in academic relations
with the Holy See.
President Of Brazil Visits Jewish Book Fair
RIO de JANEIRO (JTA) — Brazil's top leaders, headed by
Its new president Jose Sarney, paid a formal visit to the exposition of the Jewish book fair here, the World Jewish Congress reported last week. According to the Latin American
branch of the WJC, the Brazilian President and other
government officials were shown through the fair by Gerson
Bergher, president of the Bialik Library and the fair's promoter. Accompanying President Sarney were Foreign
Minister Olavo Setubal, Minister of Communications Antonio
fCarl63'Magamaes'andi'Planning"Minister Joao Sayad. ■
Vern Riffe To Receive
JNF Tree Of Life Award
Meyer Hoffman, president
of the Jewish National Fund
of Columbus, announces the
^presentation of the ".'prestigious Tree of Life Award to
the Honorable Vern Riffe,
speaker of the Ohio House of
Representatives, for his outstanding leadership and his
demonstrated humanitarian
concern for all people."
This-award will be presented to Speaker Riffe this
evening, Sept. 5, at the Aladdin Shrine Temple; ify the
.immediate past  "Tree  of
Life Award" recipient, Ohio
Governor Richard F.
Celeste, and Charlotte
Jacobson, national president
of the Jewish National Fund
of America.
Jacobson, a Zionis,t
Leader, was elected president of the Jewish National
Fund in Dec. 1981. Sheis well
known iii Israel and the
United States for her long
service as a leader of the
World Zionist community
and her expertise in International  Health  and  Social
Anti-Defamation League Issues
Statement On Alleged Spread Of
Anti-Semitism Among Farmers
The ABC news magazine
''20/20" broadcast a segment on Its Aug. 15 program
dealing with the alleged
spread of right-wing extremism and anti-Semitism
among farmers. In response
to expressions of concern by
the public, the Anti-Defamation League has issued the
following statement:
The .Anti-Defamation
League has been monitoring
closely the efforts of hate
groups to exploit the current
, difficulties facing farmers.
Our special field investigations into this matter have
included meetings with
representatives of farm
organizations, law enforcement officials at all levels of
government and others who
are concerned with tha issue
on a day-to-day basis.
Despite the implications of
ABC's "20/20" telecast
entitled. "Seeds of Hate,"
there is very little evidence
to suggest that farmers are
turning in significant numbers to extremism, whether
of the far-right or far-left.
, Indeed, the arrests of a number of the leaders of extremist groups have seriously impeded their recruitment
efforts,    .,
Although the temptation
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Charlotte Jacobson
Development Programs. She
is the first woman president
of the JNF.
Since its founding in 1901,"
the Jewish National Fund,
the sole agency responsible
for afforestation and
reclamation of the Land of
Israel, has planted over 165
million trees, reclaimed
200,000 acres of difficult terrain for agriculture, housing
and industry, drained 140,000
acres of swamps and marshland, built over 3000 miles of
roads, and created 110 major
parks and picnic areas
throughout Israel.   ;
South African Jewry Finds
Itself Walking A Tightrope
(JTA) — As emergency
-regulations imposing severe
curbs on Black political expression enter the sixth week
in South Africa; the Jewish
community is sharing the
physical fears and harsh
economic woes facing the
white community.
Travel agents in Johannesburg indicated that there has
been a sharp increase in the
purchase of one-way tickets
out of the country, since the
state of emergency was declared July 20. In fact, trips
to Australia in the travel
business are known euphemistically as "LSD
Trips" .. . "Look See and
Decide" or "Look Schlep
andDeposit."
"The-Jew has an important role to play here. We are
definitely committed to
South Africa and encourage
people not to panic and
simply leave," stated Rabbi
Mendel Lipskar, 37, director
of the Lubavitch Foundation
of South Africa. Lipskar,
who was born in Germany
and grew up in Canada, has
lived in South Africa for the
past 13 years. "There has
been a revival here in reli-"
gion and Yiddishkeit over
the past ten years," he said.
Executive director of the
South African Jewish Board
of Deputies, Aleck Goldberg,
related that emigration* of
the Jewish community has
had enormous repercussions
upon family life: " "Many
families have split, and
demographic studies show
this is an aging Jewish community,'.' explained the
62-year-old Goldberg.-
According to the; World
Jewish Congress, some-
• where between 20,000 and
30,000 Jews have left South
Africa in the past; two
decades. Presently, 120,000
Jews live in South Africa
comprising 2.6. percent of the
white population and .04 percent of the^ overall population.
Diminishing Number
Of Jews
Dr. Israel Abramowitz,
former chairman of - the
South African Jewish Board
of Deputies, told a Washing
ton B'nai B'rith public
affairs forum in July that the
Jewish population in his
country has remained
steady since 1970 because of
an influx of Jews from Israel
and Zimbabwe.
It is estimated that there
are 15,000 Israelis in South
-Africa but Abramowitz indi:
cated that the Jewish population is expected to shrink
to 64,000 by the end of this
century.
In addition, Jewish communities in outlying areas .:
have continuously been
diminishing in number and
size over the years. In this
regard, statistics compiled
by the Board's Country Communities Department, show
10,064 Jews in country areas .,
in 1951, only 3,080 in 1981.
Towns which once had
small but flourishing communities, are now left with
only a handful of Jews, if any
at all. In these instances
communal properties such
as synagogues and halls
have been sold, although a
few communities still main-
tain a viable Jewish
existence..
Lipskar, however, spoke
hopefully about the Jewish
community in South Africa.
"I believe there is a future
for us. I believe the Jew is
very much part and parcel of
that community which can
enable this country to
develop a harmonious state
of economic and political
welfare for the entire
country."
First Jewish Woman Sworn In As Chaplain
NEW YORK (JTA) -
Student-rabbi Julie
Schwartz, the first Jewish
woman to be sworn into the
United States armed forces
as a military chaplain, has
expressed the view that "it's
very exciting to see women
rabbis move into all aspects
of religious life."
Her  comment was
reported in the current issue
of the Chronicle, the publication of the Hebrew Union
College—Jewish Institute of
Religion.
According to the HUC-JIR
publication, she is spending
the summer in Newport, R.I,
at the U.S. JNavy Chaplaincy
school, accompanied by her
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Concerning   the   current
state of emergency, Lipskar
noted,   "Honestly...   This
isn't   affecting   anyone
(whites)   in Johannesburg,
except psychologically." He
added that the suspension of
normal police procedures is
"quite frightening" but the
practical  affect  is  "mini-
.mal."
• As of this week,  police
reported that 2,000 persons
had been arrested under the
emergency regulation, with
some 1,000 iff those having
been released. Still, regular
incidents   of  violence  are
occurring, primarily in the
Black townships surrounding Johannesburg and in the
eastern section of Cape Province around Port Elizabeth.
Although authorities have
declined to release figures
on total numbers of people
killed  since  the  state  of
emergency   was   declared,
scores have been killed and
wounded.
Both Goldberg and Lipskar, however, were reluctant to address the situation
directly. "It is important to
promote the Jewish element
here rather than political
concerns," Lipskar said,
adding, "Lubavitch does not
take a stand on politics ...
In this overheated international atmosphere whatever
one says is open to misinterpretation.,
Goldberg explained that
the duty of the Board of
Deputies is "to act as a
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5746 OJC New Year Edition
To Reach Subscribers Soon
The 5746 Ohio Jewish
Chronicle New Year Edition
will be in the mail soon. As
always, it contains feature
articles with a New Year
theme, fiction, annual
reports of major local Jewish organizations, the exclusive "Guide to the Columbus
Jewish Community" and
greetings from individuals,
groups and businesses.   ■
In addition,it will once
again include "the Jewish
Epicure," a feature section
concentrating on how to plan
the perfect party and where
to dine in Central Ohio.
■ " 'The Jewish Epicure'
was so well received by our
readers last year, when it
premiered," according to
Chronicle Publisher Milton
Pinsky, "that we decided to
expand it this year."
The major focus^of the
first "Jewish Epicure"., section was on restaurants and
food. It included a handy
restaurant guide "In Search
of Gastronomic Delights,"
which was expanded and updated "for this year's issue.
The current section features
articles tin theme parties
("The Year of the Theme
Party"), decorations ("How
Many Balloons Are Too
Many?"), entertainment ("I
Could Have Danced All
Night or What To Do 'Til
They Cut the Cake") and for
quick and easy reference,'
"The' Better Bash Party
Planner."
"'The Jewish Epicure'
was conceived," explained
Pinsky, "not only to add
interest to the Yearbook, but
to provide readers with a
reference guide to good eating which they can keep on
hand and refer to throughout
the year. Now with a second
guide, 'The Better Bash
Party Planner,' the book is
even more valuable."
Chronicle readers are not
the only ones to benefit from
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