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Proposed Legislation
Spells 'Relief For
Israel Bond Holders
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
Israel bond holders may be
relieved to learn that their
failure to declare • interest
they never earned will prob- '
t ably not be considered a violation of U.S. tax law.
The House Ways and
Means Committee recently
approved legislation that
would exempt holders of Israel bonds from a provision
of the 1984 Deficit Reduction
Act requiring lenders to pay
tax on the full amount of interest "that would accrue if
the loans were made at pre-
- vailing market rates.
The "imputed interest provision" was aimed against
-those who make artificially
low-interest loans as a legal
means of tax evasion. Before
the legislation, for example,
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First Jewish Member of Parliament Elected
In History of Boliva
LA PAZ (JTA)—As a result of Bolivia's recent elections, a
Jewish legislator, Jose Brecher, has for the first time become a member of the Chamber of Deputies, the World Jewish Congress reported. The election of the Jewish Parlimen-
tarian coincides with a political event here unprecedented in
the last quarter of a century: an elected government transmitted its rule to another democratically established government, and a new parliament was peacefully inaugurated.
Reagan, Hussein Agree On Need
For Negotiations To End Conflict
Poland To Observe 35th Anniversary
Of Jewish State Theater
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Polish government will observe the 35th anniversary of the Jewish State Theater, the
Yiddish theater in Warsaw with a series of commemorative
events at the beginning of December, Stephan Grayek, chairman of the World Federation of Polish Jews, reported here on
his recent return from Poland. The Jewish State Theater was
founded shortly after World War II when surviving Jewish
actors returned to Poland from concentration camps and
from the Soviet Union.
Blu Greenberg Is Optimistic
About Jewish Family's Future
By Judith Franklin
News Editor
Blu Greenberg is a multi-
faceted woman. An orthodox
rebbetzin. A feminist. A
scholar, author and lecturer.
A self-described transition
woman who has lived significant portions of her life
both before and after the
main thrust of the women's
movement.
Greenberg is also an optimist. She is optimistic about
the future of the Jewish
family.
This year's Ar^e I. Yenkin
Memorial Lecturer at the
59th Annual Meeting of the
Columbus Jewish Federa-'
tion on Sunday, Sept. 22, at
Beth Jacob Congregation,
Greenberg delivered a.very
clear message: While there
are many forces currently at
work with the potential to
destroy the Jewish family,
she feels that Jewish ritual
life and tradition will maintain and stabilize the Jewish
family during the next 15
years.        ,.
Greenberg pointed out that
things can and often do
change very quickly and that
"our less insular existence is
more susceptible to erosion." Forces at work undermining the family unit are:
hedonism or an orientation
toward the self, the "me
first" psychology; the lower
birth rate; the "new"
morality; a divorce culture
' in which one-third of all Jewish children under the age of
18 are being raised in single
parent families; intermarriage and the women's
movement.
"I consider myself a
staunch feminist, she noted.
"I like that-title, but the
impact of the .women's
"movement on the Jewish
family has not been entirely
positive." She explained that
the three most revolutionary
ideas of the women's movement — that women have
unlimited potential, that
women have innumerable
options and that a family is
by no means the only way for
women to obtain a sense of
completion — have-contributed to this negative effect.
"It is a matter of time,
energy, and preoccupation,"
she said, "that women in the
career mode don't have" to
devote to their families.
"The heart of the dilemna
is that while a lot of factors
have been wonderful for us,
these same factors undermine Jewish communal life.
The issue is not whether this
is good or bad but how we
.can make it better," she
stressed. 	
Blu Greenberg
"To make it better,"
Greenberg suggested that
parents communicate their
values to and become models for their children. She
also stressed that Tzedakah
— giving is the antidote to
hedonism and that' Jewish
Marriage Encounter and
outreach programs can combat high dfvorce rates and
intermarriage."
- "While we have a lot of
work to do until the year
2000, I am optimistic," she
said. "Fifteen years — no
problem."	
Temple Israel
Managing Financial
The first session of the
Temple Israel Foundation's
series, "Managing Your
Financial Resources," will
be held Wednesday, Oct. 16,
at 7:30 p.m., at the Temple.
Fredric L\ Smith, principal
in the law firm of Murphey,
Young and Smith, will speak
on "Estate Planning — 1985
and Beyond."
The session will provide a
survey of current estate
planning techniques with
special emphasis on major
gift and estate tax changes
made during the past few
years and possible-changes
during the next year or two.-
Smith, a graduate of the Uhi-!
WASHINGTON (JTA) - ,
President Reagan and King
Hussein of Jordan agreed
last week on the need for direct negotiations to end the
Arab-Israel conflict. But
there was no indication that
the United States and Jordan
had moved closer toward
resolving their differences
on how to reach this goal.
"All of us, Jordan the
United States and Israel
share the same realistic objective — direct negotiations
under appropriate auspices
before the end of this year,",
Reagan said as he bid farewell to Hussein on the south
lawn of the White House.
The President stressed
that the way to achieve
"peace and stability" for all
nations in the Mideast "is
through direct negotiations
on the basic UN Security
Council Resolutions 242 and
338."
But Hussein made clear
that he still insists, as he did
when he was'in Washington
last May, on an international
"umbrella" for any negotiations. He stressed "Jordan's
commitment to a negotiated
settlement of the Arab-Israel
conflict within the context of
an international conference
to implement Security Council Resolution 242."
A senior Administration
official, briefing. reporters
on the talks, said that "some
headway" had been made,
but he refused to go into details. However, he indicated
that it dealt with the international conference sought by
Jordan.
Reagan seemed even more
positive in his remarks.
"There are complex "and sensitive issues which must be
resolved before actual negotiations can begin," he said.
"But I believe these issues
can be resolved."
Hussein, in his meeting
with Reagan, reiterated his
position that an international
conference must include the
five permanent members of
the UN Security Council, one
of which is the Soviet Union.
The senior official said that
Reagan noted the legitimate
objection of Israel to Soviet
involvement since Moscow
does not have any diplomatic
relations with Israel.
Israel Bonds Women's Division
Sets Calendar'For '85 Campaign
Dr. Dorothy Rubenstein,
chairwoman Women's
Division, Israel Bonds, an-
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$1500 in Israel. Bonds. Each
year a specially designed pin
is awarded to those purchasers. This year'a pin, designed by Aharon Bezalel,
'one of Israel's most accomplished artists, signifies the
unity of the Jewish people
and the building of Israel.
The design represents figures standing hand-in-hand
forming a human circle.
Cowall and Katz noted the
Bunny Cowall
nounced at the Kick-Off
"Breakfast the following 1985
Women's Division campaign
events.
, jOn Monday, Oct. 28, at
11:30 a.m., a Sponsor's'
Luncheon will be held at the
home of Bella Wexner.
Chairing this event are
. Bunny Cowall and Carolyn
Katz. The Sponsor's Program is geared to women
who purchase a minimum of
Carolyn Katz
highlight of the Sponsor's
Luncheon will be the presen-
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Offer
Resources Series
versity ~of Michigan Law
School, is a-frequent speaker
on tax and estate planning,
He is actively involved in Columbus community matters,
having, served as 1981-82
United Way president and
the 1983 chairman of the
Columbus Emergency Assistance Fund.
"Managing Your Financial , Resources" is planned
to provide the participants
with an awareness of the opportunities for maximizing
the value of their dollars
with attention on financial
balance, minimizing estate
and income taxes, i gaining
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Agudas Achim Choir To Continue Studies
The Agudas Achim Volunteer Choir will continue their studies and participate
monthly in the Rosh Chodesh benching. Choir members who rehearsed all summer for
the High Holiday services are (frortf row 1. to r.) Isac Gross-Schneider, Mark Cherney,
Jeffrey Romanoff, Bruno Herszage, Jeffrey Frank, Steven Romanoff; (back row, 1. to
- r.) Dr. Ed Schecter, David Schottenstein, Harley Greene, Robert Glickler, Cantor
Baruch Shifman, Abraham Dobkin, Morris Romanoff, Marc Romanoff. Stanley Sacks,
president of the Agudas Achim Synagogue, expressed thanks to Cantor SJiifman and
the choir for their efforts in making the High Holiday services beautiful. , ■ \"
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