Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1961-06-23

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Vol. 39, No. 25
FRIDAY. JUNE 23, 1961
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ISRAEL'S POLITICAL PARTIES OPEN 1961 CAMPAIGN
Israelis Go To Polls On Aug. 15
TEL AVTV, (JTA) — With the Knesset (Parliament) adjourned, and general elections scheduled for Aug-, 15, Israel's political par¬ ties opened their election cam¬ paign, although most parties have not yet announced their lists of candidates. Virtually every settle¬ ment, town and village. In the country held election rallies last Friday night and Saturday while every auditorium and many makesfhift gathering plaees in every city In Israel was the scene of one rally or another on Sun¬ day,
The only party that has Its elec¬ tion list ready Is the CJommunlst, which has announced exactly the same candidates It ran In the previous national elections, Hapai, Herut, Ahdut Avodah and Mapam are completing their lists. The newly formed Liberal Party Is making up a list representing both major components of that group, the former (3eneral Zion¬ ists and Progressives,
THB REXIGIOUS g^roups have not yet decided on a list, and it is believed that efforts to unite the various religious parties on one ticket may not materialize. Five groups of small conimunity par¬ ties, composed mainly of Sephardl and Yemenite Israelis, are nego¬ tiating in an effort to compose a single list. None of these groups was able to garner enough votes for any seats in the last Knesset. The usual election campaign fireworks were already creating considerable excitement. Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, as leader of the dominant Mapai Party, was being accused at some of the rallies of having under¬ taken his recent trip to the West for "Mapai political propaganda" purposes. Ben-Gurlon, on the other hand, told a closed meeting of poets and other writers that he found foreigners "see more light in Israel, while our own press and writings see only the black side,"
EVBIRY FACET of recent Is¬ raeli history is being dragged Into the campaign—Including the EHch- mann trial and "L'affalre Lavon," So far, only one incident has mar¬ red the campaign. At Amisiiav, a village inhabited by new immi¬ grants, a meeting scheduled by Mapai had to to be called ott when youngsters smashed the speaker's platform and threatened the Mapai speaker.
The next to the last session of the Fourth Knesset took on an election atmosphere when a brawling debate developed over an army booklet dealing with the elections. The booklet was issued by the Israel (Jeneral Staff to brief troops on the background and significance of the elections and opi)osltlon parties charged It contained propaganda for the Mapai party.
Its distribution was halted after the Central EHectlons Oonuni'ttee advised the Army that such action would be prudent. Ben-Gurloji, re¬ plying to motions for debate, said he had found nothing wrong with the booklet but that he had or¬ dered a atop to its distribution anyway. His reply was frequently drowned out by shouted ex¬ changes between deputies of Mapai and of the opipositlon parties.
DONATES MONET
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — The American EJmbassy in Israel has donated 50,(X)0 Israeli pounds ($28,000) to Tel Aviv University, for the establistmient of a obalr in American literature. It was an¬ nounced here. The chair will later become part of a deparment of Ehiglish  language and litereiture.
RAISE OVER $60,000
(Celebrities and those responsible for the over $60,000 raised in Israel Bonds at the "Israel Bar Mitzvah   Olebration"   are,   left   to   right,   Mrs,
Mitchell S. Goodman, Julius C. Margulles, Alvln E, Schottensteln, Hon, James A, Rhodes, Ira Hlrschmann, Jan Bart and Mrs, Milton J, Leeman,
Eichmann Is Now In Witness Chair For His Defense
J'EIRUSALEM, (JTA) — After a week's recess, providing a period of preparation for ttie defense, the Adolf Eichmann trial resumed here last Tuesday morning, with the accused himself scheduled for the witness chair. Only one Item remained officially on the prose¬ cution's agenda — the presentation of a part of the tape-recorded I memoirs dictated by Eichmann at Buenos Aires, In 1957, to a Dutch Nazi journalist, Willem Sassen. When the matter was done, Blch¬ mann's      glass-enclosed,     bullet-
Zacks Speech At Cornerstone Dedication Presented In Full
Ed. Note: The follcnvlng re¬ marks were delivered by Aaron Zacks, President of the new Co- hunbus Jevrish Home for the Aged, at the Cornerstone Dedlca^ tion on June 11,
Today, we are witnessing the fruition Of a dream which the community has had for many years. It should be a most satis¬ fying feeling to reach a goal for which we have planned and work¬ ed for many years — and I hope that each of you has a great sense of personal pride in this com¬ munity accomplishment.
What this Home will mean to our aged I need not dwell upon— It has been obvious to all of you as evidenced by your generous response to make this possible, A few significant statistics will con¬ firm — If any doubts still remain — as to the need for a new Home,
THE HOME HAS served 35 residents during its eight and one. half years of existence. At present, we are filled to capacity with 14 residents — and they are all past the Bar Mitzvah age. The age range Is from 67 years, seven months to 99 years, six months. We hope that our 99 year old resi¬ dent will be granted the years to celebrate her 100th and other birthdays in the new Home,
The average age of the resi¬ dents now in the Home, is 83 years, four months. Besides the 14 residents now in the Home who are waiting eagerly to enter the new Home, there are 32 other applications for admissions. With the help of the Jewish Family Service, we hope to start studying these applications within the next few months so that when the new Home opens — most of the applicants can be admitted.
WITH THIS cornerstone dedi¬ cation, we are dedicating our¬ selves to the basic principles for our aged. In this era of new fron¬ tiers, we are providing imagina¬ tion and resoursefulness in meet¬ ing their needs. We are dedicating ourselves to the principle that old age should be the begirming of a new usefulness characterized by maturity and fulfillment
The new magnificent edifice — will be more than a beautiful phyaical structure but rather an institution which will provide pro. gram and serivcea for our aged to live creatively in dignity and security. The Home will help to meet the problems of our aged. The Home will help them age con¬ structively in resolving the social, physical emotional and economic problems which are beyond their capacity to rpsolve Independently, The Home will serve as a bea-' con-giving a sense of direction to many aged who will be groping in the dark with the problema of the aged which engender anxiety and Insecurity, With this new edi¬ fice, we hope to make the remain¬
ing years a little more secure and a little more meaningful.
I WANT TO talk briefly about our financial picture. We are in¬ deed grateful to the many gen¬ erous men and women of our Jewish community who have con¬ tributed to our Campaign for the Building Fund and made this dream a reality. Your generous response has been truly heart¬ warming and inspiring.
However, In order to complete the tasl(s ahead of us, we still need $81,474 to provide the fur¬ nishings and equipment. To those of you, who have not pledged, please do so now. I am sure that everyone In the community will want to feel that they played a part In the construction of this beautiful edifice,
PLEASE 8E3E me or some other member of the Campaign (Com¬ mittee and give them your pledges immediately. And to those of you who have already pledged — please make whatever payment possible. Your payment now can lessen our bank loan and provide considerable savings In Interest,
If I may continue to play on the word "dedication" — what we are
witnessing today lias come about because of the dedicated effort of many people. There are many per¬ sons I would like to thank —I want to thank each and everyone of you who has responded so gen¬ erously to make possible this new Home,
I WANT TO express our sincere appreciation to the United Jewish Fund and Counoil and The Oo¬ lumbus Jewish Welfare Founda¬ tion, whose financial support and continued interest and guidance have been greatly responsible for our success today. Also, to the Jewish Family Service for their valued help.
There are many workers who have served on the board, cam¬ paign conunittee, building com¬ mittees, who gave many years of diligent work — yes, dedicated In¬ dividuals — who always respond to communal needa. As I say, there are many persons who should be thanked publicly and honored, but time will not permit.
HOWEVER^ ON behalf of the officers and board of trustees, I have the privilege and honor as president of the Home to express
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Shkolnik Is Selected 'Teen Of The Year'
The Teenage Council of the Jewish Center had its final event ot the year on June 14. This waa thc date for the second annual TAC Honors Banquet, A crowd of over 100 TAC members and their parents turned out to pay tribute to the TAC officers.
Everyone sat down to a dinner prepared and served by the TAC adult advisory committee. The member clubs of the Teenage (Council helped to make the dinner, set up decorations and clean up after the banquet.
DB. ALBERT OROUTT, chair¬ man of the Department of Socio¬ logy at C!apital University, spoke on the changes of the last 40 years, emphasizing the duties and responsibilities that are new for teens to become thoughtful and diligent.
Howard Banchefsky, physical education director, gave out the sports awards to t)oth Iwya and girls clubs (or their participation in the best sports year in the his¬ tory of the Center.
SAM STELLMAN presented re¬ marks concerning the structure of the Center and the Teenage Council this year.
Marv Blenstock sunmied up his two and a half years at the (Center and discussed the progress of the (Council last year and thia yeex. He will be leaving for the west coast in the summer, Blenstock spoke for the last time to the teens and finished with a stand¬ ing ovation from the audience,
STEVE SHKOLNIK presented the presidents of all TAC groups
and the incoming and outgoing board of TAC with & book entitled "The Right to be Different," He spoke on his year as TAC presi¬ dent and about the many people who have made this successful year possible. He edso received a standing ovation for his year as president of the Council. Then he thanked each and every member for their work and concluded with this statement: "Ask not what TAC can do for you, but aak what you can do for TAC."
Blenstock presented a new trophy to the top boy's and girl's clubs of the year. This award went to Sigma Theta Pi, a girl's sorority, and Pegasus, a boy's philanthropic organization.
SHKOLNIK WAS presented with the Teenager of the Year award. "This is the Iiighest honor given to any individual teen In our Jewish (Community," Marv Blenstock stated ,
The banquet proved to many in¬ dividuals the work TAC has done in the paat and what TAC will be doing In the future.
proof enclosure, from which he has been watching the trial since it opened April 11, was to become the witness stand,
ITie three-member court ruled 2-1, before the recess a week ago, that only part of the memoirs ap¬ proved and annotated by Eich¬ mann is admissible as evidence. Thus about 90 percent of the memoirs had to be deleted by At¬ torney Gideon Hausner, chief Is¬ raeli prosecutor In the Eichmann case. Unless Hausner made some surprise move to prolong the prosecution's case, Eichmann was to be the next witness.
THERE WAS A possibility that Hausner may attempt further to bolster his case. He was reported to have a "trump card" to dis¬ prove Eichmann's claim that, as chief of the Gestapo's bureau for the "final solitlion" of the' Jewish problem under the Nazi rule, he was only carrying out orders from higher-ups. Hausner reportedly has proof to show that Eichmann secured the release from a con¬ centration camp of a Jewish wom¬ an, whom he permitted to leave for Switzerland. The woman, pre¬ sumably, was Eichmann's second cousin. If that testimony stands up, Hausner intended to use it to show that Bichmaim could dis¬ obey orders from superiors when he chose to do so,
Dr, Robert Servatius, chief of Eichmann's defense, has had about a week for final consulta¬ tion with his client and for prep¬ aration of the prisoner for his or¬ deal of direct examination, which Is to be followed by cross-exami¬ nation. In accordance with an agreed schedule, the court will hold only one session each day, while the defense is under vray. That session, however, is expected to last five hours. Dr. Servatius is to have free time, after each day's session to confer with Eichmann about the next day's schedule.
DURING THE pre-defense re¬ cess, it was reported, Eichmann has undergone a complete check¬ up. Some of the foreign corres¬ pondents who have returned to Is¬ rael to cover the defense portion of the trial expresaed their belief that Eichmann may not be able to stand up to the grilling of di¬ rect and cross-examination. Sev¬ eral weeks ago, reports that Eich¬ mann had suffered several heart attacks since the trial opened were denied here. However, it was officially confirmed that he had shown nervous strains.
The defense portion of the case ia certain to last at least a week. After presentation of the defense and the prosecution's cross ex¬ amination will come Introduction to the court of interrogations con¬ ducted by courts in West (3erm- any and Austria of former Nazis whom Israel has denied immunity, Theae witnesses have been ques- tionod by the courts in Germany and Austria, and were cross ex¬ amined by representatives of both prosecution and the defense,
THE LAST PHASE of the trial is expected  to be  reached some¬ time in July, when both sides will deliver  their  summations  to   the (contlnuad  on   pag*  4)
Deadline News For July 7 Chronicle
All copy and photographs to appear In the Friday, July 7 edition of the Chronicle MUST be in our office by Friday, June 30 at 5 pjn., the regular deadline.
Because of the Indepen¬ dence Day holiday on July 4, no copy or photos to appear in the July 7 issue will be ac¬ cepted, under any circuna- stances, after this regular deadline. There will be no ex¬ ceptions.
Ben Seiferas
BEN SEIFERAS IS RE-ELECTED PREXY OF HEBREW SCHOOL
At the annual meeting of the Columbus Hebrew Sohool, held May 23, Ben Seiferas was re-elect¬ ed president of the School,
Other officers elected were: vice-presidents, Fred Yenkin, Dr, Charles Young and Arthur Katz; secretary, Mrs, Melvln Furman; treasurer, Dr, Ben (Cohen,
MEMBERS ON board of trus¬ tees — Dr, B, W, Abramson, Rab¬ bI J, L, Baker, Albert A, Bian^, Lazar Brener, Harold (Covel, Aaron Dachner, Sanford Fishman, Dr, J. D, Folkman, Dr. Marvin Fox, Dr. Mitchell CJoodnian, Ben Greenberg, Joseph Gwlrtsman, Louis B. Harrison, Dr. A. H. Kan¬ ter, Dr. M. P. Kanter, Rabbi H. Kaplan, Nathan Lessem, Fred Levi, Louis M, Levin, Ben Mandel¬ kom, Julius Margulles, Robert L, Mellman, S. M, Melton, Frank R, Nutis, Milton J, Pinsky, A. W. Roblna, Mayer Rosenfeld, Samuel Rosenthal, Rabbi S, W. Ruben¬ stein, S, J, Schionsky, Harold Schottenstein, Earl Schwartz, Harry Schwartz, Leon J. Seff, Farrel Shar, Alvin Solove, Rabbi David Stavsky, Sam Topolosky, Philip Waldman, Abe Wolman, Mrs, Bernard Yenkin, Sol Zeldin and Rabbi Nathan Zelizer.
President    Seiferas    appointed
the  following  to serve    on    the
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