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Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community lor Over 60 Years
VOL.64   NO. 47
NOVEMBER 13,1986-CHESHVAN 11
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Israeli Judge
To Speak Here
November 20
Judge Jacob Bazak, associate professor of criminology at Bar Ilan University in
Israel, will be the guest
speaker at two local functions on Thursday, Nov. 20.
Beginning at 4 p.m. in Room
105 of the College of Law at
the Ohio State University,
1659 N. High St., Judge
Bazak will lecture on
"Jewish/Arab Relations as
Reflected in Israeli Courts."
This program is sponsored
by The Melton Center for
Jewish Studies, The Ohio
State University.
Later that evening at 8
p.m., Judge, Bazak will
speak at the Leo Yassenoff
Jewish Center as part of the
Jewish Book Fair. He will
address the community on
"Arguments for and Against-
the Death Penalty as Punish-
ment for Terrorists in
Israel." This program is
sponsored by the Leo
Yassenoff Jewish Center and
The Melton Center for
Jewish Studies.
Judge Bazak is the author
of numerous' books arid articles relating to Jewish and
Israeli law. Much of his
writing is based on his own
35 years experience as a
lawyer, magistrate and
district court judge.
Both programs are free
and open to the public. ,For
more information, call
231-2731, ext. 252.
Daughter Born To Shcharanskys
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A 5.2 pound baby girl was born by
Caesarian section to Avital Shcharansky, wife of Soviet
Jewry activist Natan Shcharansky, at Misgav Ladach Hospital here last week. It is the first child of the couple who were
reunited last February after Natan spent nine years in Soviet
prisons and labor camps.
Jewish Incumbents Win
Re-Election To Congress
Synagogue In Rumania Burned Down
JERUSALEM (JTA) —A synagogue in the Rumanian town
of Bohush in Moldavia was burned to the ground after its
janitor was stabbed by unknown assailants. Rumanian Chief
Rabbi Moses Rosen reported the incident in a Kol Israel
Radio interview last week. He said the arson occurred a day
after a visit to the provincial synagogue by the Hasidic Rebbe
of Bohush who lives in Israel, accompanied by several of his
followers. The janitor suffered knife wounds on his face and
arms. Rosen said there have been scattered anti-Semitic
incidents in Rumania in recent years and anti-Semitic lyrics
to a popular song were published recently in a major newspaper. But no synagogue was ever burned down before,
Rosen said.   .
WASHINGTON, (JTA) -
All Jewish incumbents seeking re-election to the Senate
and House won last week. In
addition, one Jewish newcomer was elected to the
House, Benjamin Cardin (D.
Md.).
This keeps the number of
Jews in the Senate at eight,
evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. In
the House, the number of
Jews in the 100th Congress
will be 29, one less than at
present because two incumbents gave up their House
seats to make unsuccessful
bids for the Senate.
Rep. Ken Kramer (R.
Col.) was defeated by Rep.
Timothy Wirth (D. Col.) for
the Senate seat being
vacated by Sen. dary Hart.
Rep. Bobbi Fiedler (R. Cal.)
lost earlier in the year in the
California- Republican primary election for the Senate.
However, the number of
Jews in the House could still
be 30 next year depending on
what happens in New York's
27th Congressional District
where Rosemary Pooler, a
Democrat who is active in
the Syracuse Jewish community, is locked in a Close
race with Rep. George Wort-
Tickets Still Available For
Theodore Bikel Concert
Tickets are still available
for the tfpurth annual Community Concert starring
Theodore Bikel, set for Monday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m.
This year to highlight the
cause of Soviet Jewry, the
concert will be held at Temple Israel, 5419 E. Broad St.
Actor, folksinger and
musician Bikel, along with
musical director and accompanist   Elliot   Finkel,   will
Time Biggest Enemy Of O.S.I.
in Search For Nazis In U.S.
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By Judith Franklin
News Editor
Declaring "our biggest
enemy is time," Neal Sher,
director of the Office of Special -Investigations, a division of the U;S. Department;?'
of Justice in Washington,
D.C, explained in an exclusive interview with the
Chronicle last week that as
time passes the number of
former Nazis left to prose-
: cute diminishes as does the
number of their victims,
Holocaust survivors, to identify and testify against them.
I Created by Congress in
1979, the O.S.I, is charged
wilth finding, investigating
and then taking the appropriate action against ex-Nazi
war criminals who have
sought illegal refuge in the
; United States, many lying to
become naturalized citizens.
Appropriate action usually
involves denaturalization
and deportation.
But the process is complex, agonizingly slow and
often frustrating, Sher
noted, jeveo so, the O.S.I..'.
"has had far more success"
in its seven years of operation than anyone believed
possible. "When the O.S.I,
started," he said, "supporters thought we would never
win, a case, but in all the
cases which have come to
final ajudication, we; have
only lost one and that one
was close."
Neal Sher
Sher's staff, none of whom
ttre survivors or children of
survivors, has investigated
over 1,100 cases, resulting in
the denaturalization .of 20,
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draw from an international
repertoire to dramatize the
Russian Jewish experience.
Bikel is widely known for his
many television, movie and
Broadway roles, including
Tevye in Fiddler on The Root'
.and the southern sheriff in
The Defiant Ones. Now one
of the world's best-known
folk singers, he maintains an
.active schedule appearing in
concerts throughout the
United States and abroad.
For many years a recording
artist for Elektra, with 16
albums on that label, his
most recent recordings are
"Silent No More," the freedom songs of Soviet Jews
based on tapes smuggled out
of the USSR; "For The
Young," and album for children and "The Fifth Cup," a
contemporary Seder.
The performance is sponsored by Agudas Achim
Synagogue, Congregation
Tifereth Israel, the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, Temple Israel and the Community Relations Committee of
the Columbus Jewish Federation.
Tickets for the show are
now on sale at Agudas
Achim, Tifereth Israel, Temple Israel and the Jewish
Center or may be purchased
at the door the night of the
concert. Tickets cost $18
patron (preferred seating);
$8 general admission;. $5
seniors and students, and $3
children 12 and under.
Fred Summer, World
Jewry Task Force chairman
and assistant secretary of
Temple Israel, will open the
program. Bikel will be introduced by Melva Schottenstein, chairwoman of the
j jJewj^h .'Center's; Israel/,
ley (R. NY.). The outcome is
expected to depend on absentee ballots.
Some Who Lost
Among several Jews who
failed to win House seats was
Bella Abzug, who in 1970 was
the first Jewish woman
elected to the House. A
Democrat, he served three
terms in the House, representing a Manhattan district. Abzug failed to unseat
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Dr. Dorothy Rubenstein To NIC
Amit Women's Annual Dinner
Theodore Bikel
Judaic Committee.
For more information
about tickets or for transportation for seniors, call the
Jewish Center at 231-2731.
Yale Strom To Speak
On Eastern European
Jewish Community
Entitled "From theShtetls
of Eastern Europe to the
Suburbs of New York," Yale
Strom will share stories of
his travels to 28 Eastern
European Jewish communities to record the everyday lives of the people in the
40 yean? since the Holocaust.
His book, A Tree Still
Stands: The Last Jews of
Eastern Europe, is a result
of his travels and provides
the backdrop for his glimpse
into contemporary East
European Jewish culture.
Strom will add dimension to
the evening with a slide
presentation of people and
places of the countries
visited as well as sharing
some Klezmer-Yiddish folk
music native to these East
European countries. Strom
has a master's degree in
Yiddish studies from New
York University and has
been involved in Klezmer
music, which is Yiddtshjolk-
musiq, since 1981? He^re a
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Mrs. Bernard Abrams,
president of Amit Women,
states that reservations are
still available for the fund
raising dinner on Sunday,
Nov. 16, at 5:30 p.m. The
event will take place in the
Agudas Achim Social Hall.
Dr. Dorothy Rubenstein,
who has , been associated
with Amit Women, formerly
Americah Mizrachi VVqmeh,
for many years; will again
be mistress of ceremonies.
On their'many trips to Israel, Dr. Rubenstein and her
husband, Rabbi Samuel
Rubenstein, have always
taken their groups to visit
one of the many projects
maintained by Amit Women.
Dr.: Rubenstein is a past
president of Mizrachi
Women, Raanana. Mizrachi,
Heritage House Auxiliary,
chairwoman of Women's
Division, Israel Bonds,
Hadassah and has been involved in numerous community projects.   .
Cantor Baruch Shifman
will present a musical pro
gram. Rabbis David Stavsky, Hirsh Chinn and Alan
Ciner will present greetings
from their congregations.
Dr. Dorotliv Itulu'iistcin
Candles — the special feature of the evening — will be
handled by Dr. Rubenstein.
Tickets are $15 per person.
For reservations and candles for peace, happy occasions or loved ones, call
Shirley Abrams, 235-7354;
Barbara Vinar, 231-0478, or
Annette Tanenbaum,
237-4604.
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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Thursday, Nov. 20,12 noon
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Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov, 28
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