Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1989-04-27

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Jewish Draft Exemption
Protested In Germany
BONN (JTA) - A number
of young West German army
recruits have recently pro^
tested a decision by the Defense Ministry to exempt
Jews from the draft if their
parents or even grandparents suffered under the
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Former Defense Minister
Rupert Scholz — who was
recently relieved of his position in a governmental
shakeup—made the decision
last year. He told jounalists
that protest I tetters keep
coming into his office, but he
added that the decision,
while very difficult to make,
was the correct one.
"This is a very sensitive
issue," he said, "and I felt I
had the duty to: take into
consideration the arguments
of the Jewish community.
Israelis Give Performance In Hebrew
On Moscow Stage
TEL AVIV (JTA) — A play has just been performed on a
Soviet Stage in Hebrew, for the first time since the Habiman
theater left Moscow more than 60 years ago. A group of 15
young students from the Bet Zvi Stage and Film-Acting
School in Ramat Gan, led by their teacher, Nina Mikhoels,
went to Moscow to participate in an international festival of
drama students. They performed a Hebrew version of Equus,
the British play by Peter Sheffer, directed by Ofira Henning,
and were the only group allowed to give two performances, in
addition to a sold-out dress rehearsal.
Baker Says Balance Of Power
In Middle East Has Been Altered
Italy May Upgrade PLO's Status
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ROME (JTA) — Italy will soon upgrade the Palestine
Liberation Organization's diplomatic status, the PLO representative here said in a recent published interview. "The
question has been under discussion and now we are in the
, phase of defining the new terminology," Nemer Hammad
told the newspaper La Repubblica.
WASHINGTON. (JTA) —
The recent Soviet sale of 10
to 15 Sukhoi-24 D bombers to
Libya has altered the military balance in the Middle
East, Secretary of State
James Baker said last week.
He added that he has "no
reason to disagree" with the
argument that the sale of the
planes, with a 1,610-mile
radius, threatens Israel.
Baker was replying to
questions asked by Sen.
Jesse Helms (R-N.C), during testimony before the
Senate Foreign Relations
Committee.
Baker said the sale "says .
that when (the Soviets) talk
about wanting to be involved
in the Middle East peace
process, they are doing a
good job at talking but not in
supporting that talk with
their deeds.
"If they really wanted to
be helpful in the Middle
East, they would not be so
supportive of radical regimes like Libya generally,"
he said.
Baker said the United
States would also welcome
Soviet  restoration  of  full
diplomatic relations with Israel, as well as the use of its
influence witji Syria to end
the violence in Lebanon as
well as activities of radical
, Palestine Liberation Organization factions based in
Syria.
The situation in Lebanon is
"very, very intractable,"
Baker said, but he called the
Arab-Israeli conflict the
most intractable foreign
policy dispute:
NCJW To Hold Installation
May 15 At Winding Hollow
State": University Hillel,
Tifereth Israel and.Temple
Israel. Rabbis from all area
congregations participate in
the service. Agudas Achim
Cantor Baruch Shifman ynii
chant the liturgy."
Rabbi Apothaker To Address Holocaust Service
Rabbi Howard L. Apothaker, spiritual leader of Beth
Shalom, will be the keynote
speaker at a Yom HaShoah
Memorial Service dedicated
to the remembrance of all
victims of the Holocaust,'-to-
be held on Monday, May 1, at
8 p.m. at the Agudas Achim
Synagogue. The service is
planned to coincide with
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust
Remembrance Day) which
is marked in communities
throughout the world and
across the nation as a time to
remember Holocaust victims.
city's Holocaust, Memorial
Day ceremony. Additionally,
he has lectured at numerous
Ohio colleges and has delivered scholarly papers at
the Association of Jewish
-S^dies-ahdatjheSociety7of-
Biblical Literature.
Recently elected secretary
of the regional Reform
Rabbis Association, Rabbi
Apothaker is founder and
president of the Interfaith
Association of Central Ohio
ahd founder and president of
the Children's Grief Center.
Rabbi Apothaker has an
AB with honors from Brown
University, an MA from Hebrew Union College in New
York and an M.Ph. from Hebrew Union College in Cin
cinnati. Currently he is completing his dissertation on
the history of religion with a
-concentration on rabbinic
texts.
The Yom HaShoah
meindriai • service7will in-'
elude a candlelighting ceremony, with candles lit by
survivors and children of
survivors.■; The service will
include prayers, songs and
readings in English, Hebrew
and Yiddish. Following the
service, refreshments will
be served.
The service is sponsored,
under the leadership of the
Columbus Board of Rabbis,
by Agudas Achim, Ahavas
Sholom, Beth Jacob, Beth
Shalom, Beth Tikvah, Ohio
The Installation Luncheon
of the; Columbus Section,
National Council of Jewish
Women, will be held at noon
on May 15, at Winding Hollow Country Club. At that
time, new officers and board
members will be installed by
national board member,
ClaireyWolf.
■■'■■-■ Entertainer Mary Marxen
Rabbi Irving, Blu Greenberg
To Be Scholars-ln-Residence
At Agudas Achim On May 6
Dr. David Ariel To Present
'89 Resler Memorial Lecture
Rabbi Howard Apothaker
Rabbi Apothaker, who has
been Beth Shalom's rabbi for
nine years will deliver an address entitled, "Not to Forget,, to Condemn and to Re-
enact: Three Jewish Ways of
Remembering." The talk
will center on Jewish identity after the Holocaust.
A speaker who has appeared on local radio and
I-, television shows,  Rabbi
I   Apothaker was a leader in
planning and 'coordinating
Columbus's  award-winning
presentation , of the Anne
Frank in the World photographic exhibit and led a
workshop held in conjunction with the exhibit. Rabbi
-Apothaker has spoken at
fe Columbus City Council at the
Congregation Beth Tikvah
announces that scholar and
teacher Dr. David Ariel will
present the 1989 Resler
Memorial \ Lecture. This
annual event, which honors
Dr. David Ariel
Jack and Eleanor Resler, is
scheduled for Sunday, May
7, at 8 p.m. in the Temple
Sanctuary.    -
Dr. Ariel, an expert in the
fields of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism, has titled his
lecture, "The Mystic Quest:
Human  Destiny  and  the *
Soul."
In what spiritual treasury
did the Kabbalists believe
souls are minted? Does a
soul have parents, just as a
body does? What was the
connection, for the mystic,
between Jewish ritual observance and self-preservation? How did the followers, of Kabbalah view
death? Dr. Ariel will address
these and other related
issues as he considers the
notion thaj humanity was
created "as a vehicle for
God's own self-fulfillment."
Dr, Ariel is the president
of the Cleveland College of
Jewish Studies. He received
his doctorate at Brandeis
University, where he taught
Hebrew and also worked as a
research assistant in Arabic
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Rabbi Irving Greenberg,
president and co-founder of
CLAL, and Blu Greenberg,
author of How to Run a Traditional Jewish Household,
will be scholars-in-residence
on May 6 at the Agudas
Achim Synagogue for a
Shabbat of Study sponsored
by the Bruce E. - Siegel
Education Fund, announced
Holly Kastan and Robert
Schottenstein, chairpersons.
Greenberg will speak on
"The 'Changing Religious
Roles of Jewish Women."
Rabbi and Mrs. Greenberg
Rabbi Irving Greenberg
"Holiness arid Human-
ness" is the theme selected
by Rabbi and Mrs. Greenberg for their study on Shabbat Kedoshim. Rabbi Greenberg will address "How to
Be a Mensch; How to Speak
Like a Mensch" during
Shabbat Services at 10:30
a.m. At 1 p.m., following the
congregation kiddush, Blu
Blu Greenberg
will discuss "How to Relate
Like a Mensch" at 8:15 p.m.
following Shalosh Seudot.
Source material for the three
study sessions will be sent
upon receipt of registration.
"Please "register no later
than Tuesday, May 2," requested Kastan, "so that you
may receive the source material."      ,'.:■'
Rabbi Alan G. Ciner will
offer a tribute to the memory
of Bruce E. Siegel during
Shalosh Seudot which follows Mincha. Services commence at 7:30 p.m.
Rabbi Greenberg serves
as the president of CLAL, the
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will present a program of
song and dance. Marxen was
a Dominican sister for 17
Mary Marxen
years. During those years
she received a master's
degree in music and voice
and taught at two Detroit
area high schools, as well as
entertained at the Detroit
Alcoholic Center and the
City Jail.
After leaving the Convent
inl97Q, Marxen toured with
the Monte Bleu Dance Band
until her marriage to Dr.
Norman Marxen. Since his
death in 1983, she has performed in community
theatres and for clubs,
churches, conventions and
schools. Described as
"enthusiastic, positive and
inspirational,'' Marxen has
been called an- exceptional
performer.
For reservations, mail a
check to Judy Schwartz, 30
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