Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1988-12-29

              Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community (or Over 60 Years
VOL.66   NO.53
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Hadassah Volunteers
Join Rescue Effort
Five doctors from the
Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem were part
of the Israel Defense Forces
rescue unit that aided victims* of the Armenian earthquake. - 7     7
The doctors, all volunteers, and the emergency
medical supplies they
brought with them were
from the Hadassah University Hospital on Mount
Scopus and the Hadassah-
Hebrew University Medical
Center at Ein Karem, according to an announcement
issued jointly by Hadassah
National President Carmela
Efros Kalmanson and HMO
National Chairman Ruth W.
Popkin.
Hadassah, the Women's
Zionist Organization of
America, established and
runs the Hadassah Medical
Organization in Israel, and
provided special funding for
equipment and supplies used
by the HMO team. Donations
for the effort are being accepted by HMO at Hadassah
House, 50 W. 58th St., New
York, NY 10019.
"Pride of the Brotherhood" awardees are (1. to r.)
Daniel Waitzman, Bill Goldsmith, "Pic" Fleishman,
William Goodman, Sol Derfler. They will be honored
by the Agudas Achim Brotherhood on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Agudas Achim Brotherhood
Selects 'Pride' Honorees
The Agudas Achim
Brotherhood will honor
members Sol Derfler,
Morris "Pic" Fleishman,
William "Bill" Goldsmith,
William L. Goodman and
Daniel Waitzman at their
third "Pride of the Brotherhood" weekend, announced
Sanford Lichtenstein, chairman.
On Saturday, Feb. 4, the
Jewish Center 'Blues Buster'
To Help Beat The Winter Blahs
Beat the winter blahs and
find relief from holiday
stress at the Leo Yassenoff
Jewish Center's upcoming
Blues Buster, to be held Sunday, Jan. 8, from 2-5 p.m.
The program is sponsored by
the Central Ohio Psychological Association and the Jewish Center.
A smorgasbord of activities that are entertaining,
educational and stress-
relieving will be presented.
Dr. Richard M. Ashbrdok,
from Capital University and
a Central Ohio Psychological
Association member, will be
the keynote speaker, offering practical advice on
coping with stress and
depression.
Activities and workshops
will include biofeedback,
guided visual imagery,
relaxation techniques and
creative movement. Other
features will include a
petting zoo, a comedian performance, healthy food
samples, art escape activities, a special kids' corner
and more. City-wide agen-
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cies will be on hand providing literature, information
and referral. This event is
ideal for all ages. It is
offered at no cost and is open
to the public.
Phone in reservations by
Jan. 6 to receive a free gift,
compliments of Saint
Anthony Medical Center.
For more information or to
make reservations, contact
Mary Beth Gaietto, Saint
Anthony Medical Center
health educator, at the
Jewish Center, 231-2731.
Likud, Labor Agree On Terms
or National Unity Government
congregation will observe
the third annual "Pride of
the Brotherhood" Shabbat.
The Brotherhood will sponsor the kiddush in honor of
their awardees who have
been selected for their
service to Brotherhood.
A "Pride of the Brotherhood" dinner will be held
Sunday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m. in
the Silberstein Social Hall,
noted Chairman Sanford
Lichtenstein. Serving as
members of the planning
committee are Garry Beim,
Ted Borkan, Dan Greenberg, Fred Needham, Ken
Palestrant, Robert Shapiro,
Steve Shkolnik, and Brotherhood President Stanley
Sacks. Bob Connors, WTVN
610 Radio host, will be
master of ceremonies. Rabbi
Alan Ciner will highlight the
evening with a tribute to the
honorees. A trio from Pro
Musica Chamber Orchestra,
Marks Trio, will present
selections at dinner and
during the program in the
sanctuary.
Reservations are limited.
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JERUSALEM (JTA) -
The Labor Party and the Likud reached agreement last
week to form another unity
coalition government, in
which both parties have
equal representation.
.The decision, coming
seven weeks after indecisive
Knesset elections produced a
political stalemate, drew expressions of anger and disap
pointment from Labor's left
wing and from Likud's diehard right.
One key element of the
agreement is that if either
party decides to quit, the
only alternative will be a
new round of elections, not a
narrow coalition with other
parties. Another provision
gives each of the two partners veto power over admitting a third party to their
government.
Shimon Peres, the Labor
Party leader, already had
agreed to relinquish the office of foreign minister,
which he has held for the
past two years. He became
finance minister in the new
government.
Each party has ten
ministers, with two in each
bloc holding no portfolios.
Kent State President Shares
Story Of Chanukah With Children
Kent State University President Michael Schwartz
shares the story of the menorah and the Festival of
Lights with 25 second grade students from King Elementary School of Akron who visited the Kent campus
recently, Schwartz invited the students to his office
where he told them about Chanukah and the miracle of
the menorah.
At the Regional Fall Boards held at Tifereth IsraelUSY'ers met at a study session
Saturday night (top left); prepared decorations for the dance Saturday night (bottom
left) and met at the opening session on Friday (right).
USY Holds Regional Fall Board Meeting
Congregation Ttfereth
Israel was the site for the
Fall Boards Regional Convention for the Central
, Region of United Synagogue
Youth. One hundred USY'ers
were in attendance the weekend of Dec. 9,10 and 11.
The convention began with
meetings on Friday morning
held in the synagogue. After
an afternoon of home hospitality, the USY'ers returned to the synagogue and
conducted early Shabbat"
services for the entire congregation. After a Shabbat
dinner, the USY'ers met
with Morton Siegel, assistant
director of the United Syri-
agogue of America; for discussion and a keynote address. The evening concluded with an Oneg Shabbat. Members of the USY
Board then walked home in
observance of Shabbat.
On Saturday morning, the
USY'ers returned to the synagogue and conducted their
own Shabbat morning services in the Lower Social
Hall. Following their own
kiddush, USY'ers spent
Shabbat afternoon in a variety of study sessions, again
under the' direction of Dr.
Siegel. Saturday evening, a
social and dance where held
and, the USY'ers spent the
night at the synagogue. The
convention concluded after
Shacharit Services Sunday
morning and a brunch.
"The convention was a
wonderful time, not ony for
the USY'ers from throughout the region, but for our local chapter as well," said
Barbara Herstig, co-chairwoman of the Tifereth Israel
Board of Education. "We ap
preciate the fine job done by
Mrs. Eva Gabel, our advisor, and by Mrs. Margaret
Armstrong and the synagogue's custodial staff,
which prepared all of the
magnificent meals which
were served to our USY'ers.
It was# wonderful weekend
enjoyed by all.".
Moves To Reduce Refugee Backlog
Get Mixed Review From Agencies
NEW YORK (JTA) -
Soviet Jewry and refugee
resettlement agencies have
given mixed reviews, to the
latest moves by the U.S.
State and Justice departments to ease a backlog of
Soviet Jewish refugee applicants in Moscow and Rome.
Among other actions described in a Dec. 15 memo,
the State Department said it
would "front-load" the number of Soviet refugee slots
.available for the entire fiscal
year 1989, making all of
those slots — as many as
14,000 — open immediately.
Each year, Congress sets a
region-by-regidh quota on
the number of immigrants to
be allowed to enter the United States as refugees.
Ordinarily, an entire fiscal
year's quota of regional refugee admissions is distributed
in quarterly installments.
The need for such extraordinary measures as front-
loading stems from the
influx of Soviet Jews and
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