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Vol. 37, No. 43
FRIDAY, OCTOBER   16,   1969
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Liloh Workers
Some Liloh menibers of Hadassah are shown working on their projects for HadassiUi's 31st Annual Donor Dinner whloh will be held at Winding: HoUow Country Club on Nov. 3. Pictured left to right are Mrs. L H. Schneider and Mrs. Wllliann Solomon, co-chalrmein of "Eye Banks;" Mrs. Jesse EUsen, arranging one of her centerpieces; and Mrs. Marvin Qrossnuui, chairman of the Donor Elaming Fund Project
Donor Dinner Is Set For Winding Hollow
Report Ike-Khru Spoke On Jews
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Reports which were circulating In some circles here to the effect that President Elsenhower personally had raised questions on the status of the Jews In the Soviet Union in his talks with Soviet Premier NIkita Khrushchev at Camp David were confirmed In a letter from the White House made public here by the B'nal B'rith. Gen. Wilton B. Persons, assistant to the President, addressed the letter to Label A, Katz, national president of B'nai B'rith, Informing him that Presi
The Hadassah Donor Dinner at Winding Hollow Country CHub on Nov, 3 is the culminating effort of all groups in the Columbus Chapter of Hadassah in their fund raising for the Hadassah Medical   Organization.
The Liloh Group has added a few innovations for Its own members, encouraging them to earn their donor contributions through personal projects and to save their dimes throughout the year in "Eye" Banks.
AND "Em?' Bank is so named because, when full. It holds $5 and provides treatment of one eye for trachoma. Several Liloh members earned part of their donor contri¬ bution through their personal pro¬ jects.
One member, Mrs. Jesse Eisen, through her arrangement of cen¬ terpieces, has fully earned her Chai contribution, which enables her to attend this year's donor dinner.
Through the diligent work of Liloh's donor committees and the satisfactory results of individual projects, many Llloh women will be attending the 31st annual donor dinner, helping to make it a gala success. Through their generous contributions, the wom¬ en of Columbus Hadassah will have helped make possible anoth¬ er major medical advance In Is¬ rael.
JUST THREE years after the first successful heart operation in the United States, Hadassah has Introduced open heart Surgery in Israel. Eight of these extremely
JFS, CENTER OFFER NEW FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION SERIES
A new venture in family living will be offered In the near fu¬ ture, when the Jewish Family Service and the Jewish Center Join to present to the community an interesting ind informative series on Family Ufe Education.
The series will begin on Mon¬ day evening, Nov. 2, and will con. tinue for four additional sessions, on the first Tuesday evening of each month thereafter.
AOOOBDING to Mrs. Harry Goldberg, president of the Jewish Family Service, and Mrs. Joseph Zox, president of the Center, the purpose of the Family Life Edu¬ cation program will be to broad¬ en the understanding of the family relationship, to enrich family life, apd to prevent un¬ happy family relationships.
"We believe that our com¬ munity will, welcome the oppor¬ tunity to share in this program," they stated. "The discussions wlU cover the years of childhood, from pre-school, through the mid¬ dle years, and adolescence, as well as questions concerning mar- (ooDtluued on page 4)
delicate operations have been per¬ formed. Despite the slim chances for success, all patients are doing well.
These operations are being con¬ ducted in relatively few of the world's largest medical centers and few men are qualified to per¬ form them. Through the gener¬ osity of Dr. Monty Bernstein of Beverly Hills, C^lif., Dr.' Jerome Kay, director of (Cardiac Surgery at the University of Southern California and Dr. Morse Shapiro of the Cedars of Lebanon Hospit¬ al in Loa Angeles went to Israel for the   initial   operations.
Working with these renowned experts were Prof. Chanoch Mllwtdsky, director of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and Prof. K. Braun, director of Cardiac Disease and Vascular Disease Re¬ search Unit of Hadassah.
THE OPERATIONS will soon resume with the Hadassah doc¬ tors in full command. Since the initial eight operations. Dr. Mii- widsky has been in California participating in 35 more heart op- perations — as part of Hadassah's fellowship plan for providing our medical men with the latest, most advanced   training.
While the Hadassah doctors were well-trained chest surgeons and had used the closed-heart method, the high incidence of valvular heart disease In Israel (which results from rheumatic fever) necessitated the Inaugur¬ ation of the open-heart method.
Such advances tn the saving of life have been the spur to the women of Hadassah, everywhere, to give their full-hearted support to such projects as (Columbus Ha¬ dassah's annual Donor Dinner.
dent Elsenhower had discussed the controversial subject with Khrushchev. American Jewish leaders were unable to meet with the Soviet Premier for the same purpose during Khrushchev's tour of the United States.
KHRUSHCHEV told the Presi¬ dent that he had been aware of the question, Gen, Persons said, "but that it was his position that. So far as possible, the Jewish people In the Soviet Union are treated like everyone else." Thla response, in effect, was similar to the answer Khrushchev gave to a question prepared by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and asked of him at his televised appearance before   the   Nationai   Press   Club
"The President," Gen. Persons informed Katz, "then Informed Khrushchev of the concern that had been expressed to him by representatives of the Jewish people in the United States over the situation of the Jewish people in the Soviet Union."
Katz lauded the President's in¬ tervention, saying that it prob¬ ably left a "aigniflcsnt impres¬ sion" on the Soviet. Premier, and "this can only have a very favor¬ able effect on the future cultural and religious existence of Jews In the Soviet Union," The B'nai B'rith head said that the Presi¬ dent had "rendered the Jewish community a great service."
THE B'NAI B'RITH leader dls closed today that, following his meeting with President Eisen hower on Sept. 23, shortly before the start of the Camp David talks, he had "left the White House with the impression that the Pres ident had placed the subject of Soviet Jews on the Camp David agenda." Katz, Maurice Blsgyer, executive vice president of B'nai B'rith, and Mrs. Charles D. Solo- vlch, president of B'nai B'rith Women, had met with Eisenhower to present him with the B'nal B'rith President's medal for his efforts in preserving world peace.
Weinfeld Is Named UJF 'Cash' Chairman
Herbert S. Levy, president of the United Jewish Fund has an¬ nounced the appointment of A, B. Weinfeld as chairman of the cur¬ rent  Cash  Mobilization  efforts.
It is during this period that all of the agencies, local, national and overseas, but particularly the overseas agencies, are in urgent need of immediate cash funds. This is necessary in order to maintain a normal degree of services for these agencies so they may continue their opera¬ tions with the flow of cash from ours and similar funds throughout the country,
AN URGENT appeal has been made by Morris W. Berinstein, general chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, for cash payments to the UJA In order to maintain the program of Its agencies,
"The UJA programs face a ser¬ ious hampering of their activities for lack of funds," Berinstein said. "Cash is desperately needed now in order to continue the ur¬ gent Immigrant absorption pro¬ grams in Israel, as well as vital welfare and    rehabilitation    pro¬
grams in some 25 other countries. Including the United States.
"We have made a great deal of progress in recent months. We have helped thousands of recent immigrants to secure a greater measure of health and happiness and opportunity. We have moved some 15,000 people from the ma'abarot slum dwellings to de¬ cent housing,
WE HAVE provided care, ther¬ apy and training for tens of thousands of handicapped, aged and ill. We have helped farm set¬ tlements on the road to economic self-sufficiency. We have main¬ tained our extensive programs of aid to Jews in Europe, North Africa and the Near East, But we all know that the job is far from finished, that the end of need has not been reached, and that there Is much that remains to be done."
Levy stated that Weinfeld will be in touch with the contributors shortly, but in the meantime, the president urged that payments be sent to the United Jewish Fund Office as soon as possible.
At Kick-Off Luncheon
Shown at the Kick-Off Luncheon for B'nal B'rith Women's coming Menorah Ball are (left to right) Mrs. Harold Schneider, Mrs. Joseph Blum, Mrs. Edwin Ellman, Mrii. Albert Becker, Mrs, Robert Bonder and Mrn. Albert Krantz.
Menorah Ball To Be Held At Valley Dale
B'nal B'rith Women of C3oIUmbus will present the annual Menorah Ball on Sunday evening, Nov, IB, at Valley Dale, as the culminating event of their fund-raising effort  for the year.
Again this year, both Chapters of B'nal B'rith Women, Zion and Candlelight,  will  join  forces  to earn  the  funds  necessary to   meet their District and local commitments for the vast program of service, philanthropy and education to whieh they are dedicated, IN   A   STATEMENT   Issued
jointly by Mrs. Albert Becker, president of Zion Caiapter, and Mrs. Edwin Ellman, president of the Candlelight Chapter, the ne¬ cessity and importance of support¬ ing the work of B'nai B'rith, in the areas of youth services, care for the sick, the mentally III, and the field of Anti-Defamation work, was stressed.
"The (Columbus community has always, in the past, contributed generously to our major fund- raising," they said. "We know that everyone is aware of what B'nai B'rith does, for our young people in this country, to ensure democracy and freedom for all citizens, and to aio our people overseas,   especially   in   Israel.
"We are confident that as we approach the community for as¬ sistance once again, in this, our Menorah Ball campaign, wc will be greeted with the same degree of cooperation and support. We are grateful for the support we have received in the past, and look forward to a banner year for B'nai B'rith fund raising now."
ACCORDING to Mrs. Robert Bender, general chairman of the Menorah Ball, "this year's affair promises to be even more glamor¬ ous and eventful than It has ever been," Full details of program, entertainment and prizes to be offered will soon be announced.
Candlelight's General Fund Raising CJhairman, Mrs. Joseph Blum, added that "Our members, representing the young married group in the community, are looking forward to the Menorah Ball as the highlight of the fall social season,
"We are already hiring baby sitters,   and   planning   for   a   real
Harry Golden Voices His Philosophies
BY  LARRY  SOPPEL
Harry Golden is Just the way you might expect him to be — average height, stocky, graying hair, a big knot in his tie, a round fat cigar between his teeth, a polished dresser and with something to aay on about anything you might question him on.
Golden came to Columbus last weekend to speak to the Ohio Library Association. He took a few minutes from his morning schedule to talk with the press.
HIS FHtST words were, "Whole thing's kind of silly. Isn't It ~ being here."
Golden explained that his time is too limited. "I have a news¬ paper and I shouldn't be here," he said. "Making speeches—that is for speakers."
Golden is the author of two best selling books, "Only In America" and "For Two Cents Plain," He alao publishes, edits and writes the "Carolina Israelite" an unusual little paper with an unusually large and wide spread circulation,
HE WAS asked if he was sorry about his success since It took so much time away from his newspaper.
"No one could be sorry writing two best sellers. I learned the uses o.   solitude long ago."
Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, two Ohioans, who have done some successful plays such as "Auntie Mame" and "In¬ herit the Wind,"- are readying Goiden's "Only In America" for Broadway presentation. Golden recently saw a rehearsal of the play and he said, "It's quite- a thing. 1 think these fellows have succeeded in making this enter¬ tainment, not propaganda." . TURNING to more general topics he gave his views on In¬ tegration, "Law—not a chance in the world (for integration) other¬ wise.
"There is no such thing as gradually . . . Once you establish a law—Nothing else, only law.
"Some schools will integrate to¬ morrow, some next year, some not In our lifetime.
"IN LrrTLE Rock the big mis¬ take W£is not to say now to In¬ tegration. The leadership wasn't there to say, "Thla is it!' This gave the crackpots a chance to move.
"Lady Macbeth said," Golden continued, " 'If it were done, let it  be done  immediately,'"
Golden continued, "The South¬ erner haa a point In fighting. He doesn't have a moral, religious or legal leg to atand on but he haa a aocioiogical one, He'a hanging on to a dream."
ON THE Khrushchev visit. Golden said, "We'd have to gain a lot to counter what he got,
"I think the Russians decided after Sputnik that they could best us without a war,"
"Can they?" Golden was asked.
he
"It's  not  an  easy  question said. "I hope not!"
And with that note Harry Gol¬ den went to speak to the librar¬ ians. On the Way out he mention¬ ed that he has finished a book the life of Carl Sandburg.
Golden is a busy man, with a philosophic thought on nearly everything, but near to his heart, is his first love. "The Carolina Israelite." It always nudges its way to his lips.
UJFC MEETING
The first annual meeting of the United Jewish Fund and Council, the newly merged or¬ ganization, will talie place on Sunday, Oct, 26 at 6 p. m. at the Winding HoUow Country Club. All contributors are in¬ vited to attend. Reservations may be made by calling GA. 1- 8181.
evening out, with dancing to two orchestras, a terrific floor show, ahd the chance to win one of the fabulous trips being offered this ye&r on the B'nai B'rith Travel Caravan."
EVEN BEFORE the Kick-Off luncheon last week, which launched the pledge solicitation for Menorah Bail, workers on the Souvenir Program and Recipe Book had been out in the com¬ munity, securing renewals and now advertising for this eagerly awaited feature attraction. (Contlnaed  on  paffe 4)
Col. Shlomo Lahat
COL. SHLOMO UHAT WILL SPEAK AT A PARLOR MEETING
(Colonel Shlomo Lahat, execu¬ tive officer of the Headquarters Staff of Israel's Air Force and one of its foremost airmen, will speak at Leon Handler's home, 385 Eastmoor Blvd., Tuesday night, Oct. 27 at a parlor meeting to assist the Israel Bond cam¬ paign at Temple Tifereth Israel,
Handier and Julius Marguiles are co-chairmen of the Temple's Bond Committee which is £dao planning a membership — wide Dinner event at the Temple on Sunday night, Nov. Sth.
(;:iol. Lahat is recognized as one of the founders of Israel's air arm and in 1051 he was the first officer Selected to come to the United States for special training at the Air Force's Command and Staff School.
He has. played a key role in planning the modernization of Is¬ rael's air force and in streamlin¬ ing and coordinating air a,nd land force   operations.
A career officer, Col. Lahat is a veteran of the War pf Liber¬ ation and during tbe Slnal cam¬ paign he was the Deputy Com¬ mander of the Air Force.