Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1964-02-07

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Vol. 42, No. 6
FRIDAY.   FEBRUARY   7,    1964  —   24   SHEVAT,   5724
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UN Adopts Draft On Religious Freedom
BY SAUIi CARSON i
UNITED NATIONS, (JTA) — For the first time in the history of the United Nations, and possibly in the history of the world, an official UN body formally adopted this week a document which wou.d outlaw all forms ot religious intolerance and make it mandatory upon all governments to extend fullest freedoms for the practice of all religions.
The document was adopted by the Human  Rights Com-
Seymoyr Gorchoff Is Selected Brotherhood Man of The Year
mission's 14-member Subcommis¬ sion on Prevention ot Discrimina¬ tion and Protection of Minorities, by the overwhelming vote of 12-0 with two abstentions. The absten¬ tions were cast by the Russian and Polish members of the group who, spearheading a long fight by the Communist bloc at the UN, fought hard against passage of the instru¬ ment.
There were two reasons for the Communist opposition. Openly, they insisted that a document dealing with religious freedoms must also protect atheists and other non-be¬ lievers from persecution by reli¬ gious elements. Covertly, they op¬ posed the move because many of the clauses in the adopted docu¬ ment aim directly at the USSR's discrimination against Soviet Jew¬ ry.
The document was entitled Draft Declaration and Draft Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance. A declara¬ tion is merely .an fenunciation of principles. A, convention, however, would become an intemational treaty when ratified by a sufficient number of member states.
The adopted draft was a revision of an earlier document prepared by Arcot Krishnaswami, of India, who, in redrafting, accepted many amendments proposed in separate eary,ep drafts by IVlr. Abram and Mr, Calvocorcssi. Boris S. Ivanov,
of the Soviet Union, and Wojceich Ketrzynskl of Poland, fought to the very end against adoption of the Krishnaswami text. They were sup¬ ported, as they had been through¬ out the long debates on this issue, by procedural rulings handed down by Heman Santa Cruz, of Chile, chairman of the subcommission.
The docunient will go to the sub- commission's parent body, the Commission on Human Rights, which is scheduled to convene Feb. 17 for a month. The religious item is second on the full commission's provisional agenda, first place be¬ ing given to a previously adopted Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Intolerance.
Two years ago, the Communist bloc, in the United Nations suc¬ ceeded in putting through resolu-. tions in the General Assembly, sep¬ arating racial bias from religious intolerance. Since that move, the Communists have been using every parliamentary device possible to keep a religi,ous-freedom document from even being debated.
It was expected that the full Hu¬ man Rights Commission wUl adopt the draft or —- possibly — even make it more liberal. From the •eommissionv-the-document will go to the Economic and Social Council and, finally, to the General Assem¬ bly. Thus it will take at least two years before the instrument can become international law.
Seymour Gorchoff, director of the Cornmunity Relations Committee of the Columbus UJFC and executive director of the Ohio-Kentucky Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith has been selected by the Columbus Coun¬ cil on Human Relations as the intergroup relations professional "Brotherhood Man-of-the-Year." Gorchoff, associated with the UJFC and ADI^ in Columbus for 15 years, will be presented the award at the fourth annual Brother-
Dr. Donald Piotnick
DONALD PLOTNICK EASTERN JAYGEES 'MAN OF THE YEAR'
The Eastern Columbus Jaycees, at its first annual Distinguished Service Awards banquet, held Jan. 25 at Lockbourne Air Force Base Officers Club selected Donald Plot- nick as "Man of the Year."
The awards banquet, and the se¬ lection of a "Man of the Year" are ¦the first for the young club, chart¬ ered in 1962. Thomas B. Studebak- er is president of the Eastern Jay¬ cees, and Richard W, Oberdier was chairman of the event.
Dr. Piotnick, 1611 Bostwick Rd., recipient of the club's first "Man of the Year" plaque, was also one of the 10 "Outstanding Young Men in Columbus in 1963," and is listed in the Who's Who Directory under civic and state leaders of Ohio.
Last year he served as ScOut-O- Rama director, soap box derby di-
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Name UJFC Associate Chairmen
Harold Schottenstein, 1964 UJFC campaign chairman and Sol D. Zell, chairman of Trades and Pro¬ fessions announce the appointment of I. M. Harris, George Levine, Meyer Mellman, Harry .Schwartz and Hy Weinberg as associate chairmen of the Trades and Pro¬ fessions Division. • The associate chairmen were chosen on the basis of their experienced and dedicated service to the Jewish community of Columbus and the UJFC.
Mr. Zell stated that the success of the 1964 campaign depends upon the understanding of the needs and the support given by Columbus Jew¬ ry in their behalf. This year we continue to find ourselves facing a demand for increased' funds lo¬ cally, nationally and ov^r^eas to meet ever increasing arejis of re¬ sponsibility of the more than 40 agencies supported by the UJFC. It is up to all of us, he stated, to do our fair share to enable these
agencies   to  continue   their much needed work.
The associate chairmen are re¬ sponsible for the organization and the supervision of various sections of the Trades and Professions Di¬ visions -.vhlch are as follows: I. M. Harris; accountants, attorneys, building and real estate, food, gra¬ phic arts.  George Levine;  depart¬
ment stores, jewelers and pawn¬ brokers, optometrists and health services, out of town. Meyer Mell¬ man; community workers, manu¬ facturing, scrap and steel, pharma¬ cists, physicians. Harry Schwartz; dentists, retail merchants, services, traveling salesmen. Hy Weinberg; Battelle, engineers, insurance, OMo State University, shoes.
hood Luncheon  of the Council to¬ day.
Columbus Mayor M. E. Sensen¬ brenner will present a proclama¬ tion declaring February as "Bro¬ therhood Month in Columbus" lo the 250 members and guests ot the Council. His presentation will be followed by the lighting of the tra¬ ditional "Brotherhood Candle" by representatives ot the three major faiths. Mark D. Feinknopf, chair¬ man of the Columbus Community Relations Committee will help light the candle on behalf of the Jewish community.
Rabbi Harry Kaplan, O.S.U. Hil¬ lel director delivers the keynote address. Speaking on "Can Brother¬ hood Work in Columbus?", Rabbi Kaplan will outline the gains which Columbus has made in intergroup living — and the long road which still has to be traveled before full equality is reached.
The Columbus Council on Human Relations, a citywide, interracial and interreligious voluntary organi¬ zation designed to foster better hu¬ man relations also honored Her¬ bert Evans, president of Peoples Broadcasting Company as the lay¬ man "Brotherhood M a no f-t h e- Year." Evans had recently acted as master of ceremonies at the tiighly successful Columbus Civil Rights Rally on Jan. 19.
In presenting the award to Gor¬ choff, the Council took note of his 15 years of continuous service to Columbus in his capacity as di¬ rector of the CRC and regional ADL. The Council cites Gorchoff's initiation of. or active support in, many important community-wide intergroup programs during the past several years. Singled out for special attention are Gorchoff's roles in the tiighly successful Co¬ lumbus Civil Rights Rally; the Ohio Conference on Intergroup Relations Education sponsored by ADL; the annual O.S.U. Institute on Human Relations and the passage of state laws barring discrimination in em¬ ployment and public accommoda¬ tions.
Summing up, the Council states, "These are just some of the many reasons that compelled the selec¬ tion committee to unanunously se¬ lect Seymour Gorchoff as the re¬ cipient of the Columbus Council on Human Relations professional "Brotherhood Man - of - the - Year" award.
Hosts for the Fourth Annual Bro¬
therhood Affair of the Council are the Catholic Men's Luncheon Club, meeting in the Junior Ballroom of the Neil House. Former hosts for this affair were First Community Church (1963), Temple Israel Bro¬ therhood (1962) and the Catholic Men's Luncheon Club (1961). Pre¬ vious award recipients were Rev. Leopold W. Bernhard, Father Au¬ gustine Winkler and Herbert Wise, ADL Regional Board Chairman, President of Temple Israel Brother¬ hood and immediate Past Chairman of the Columbus CRC.
Seymour Oorohoff
Hy Weinberg
I. M. Harris
Meyer Mellman
Harry Schwartz
George Levine
BEAUX ARTS BAU SET FOR SATURDAY
"It's a Mad Mad World" is the theme of the Jewish Center's fifth annual winter dance, the 'Beaux Arts Ball, being held tomorrow night, Saturday, Feb. 8, 9 p.m. in the Center auditorium.
Don Haines and his orchestra will provide the music for the eve¬ ning, and special entertainment ef¬ fects will include: John Crawford, as master of ceremonies, and Ted Pritchard and John Crawford do¬ ing comedy routine. Cynthia Robins will sing hit songs from Broadway shows and the Rick Norris Dancers 'will featui'e Lois Leon and Chuck Smith doing a special to "Night Train," as well as the Steve Lar- more trio.
The price of admission is $3.50 per couple; tickets may be obtain¬ ed from Gallery Player subscrib¬ ers, or by calling the Jewish Cen¬ ter, BE. 1-2731.
'CHEATING IN OUR SOCIETY - DOUOLE STANDARDS' DISCUSSED AT CENTER
On Monday, Feb. 10, 8;30 p.m., in the Jewish Center Audi¬ torium, the second session of the Center's Family Life Education series will be held, Norman L. Meizlish, series chairman, an¬ nounced. The principal speaker will be Ellas Plcheny, Ad¬ ministrative Field Secretary, Midwest Section, National Jewish Welfare Board, in Chicago, who will talk on, "Cheating in Our Society — Double Standards." He will analyze such areas as: "have we developed a "double standard" in which certain ways ;¦ of behavior are good for some peo¬ ple, not for others?"
Mr. Plcheny also has served as: director of Department in Commu¬ nity Studies National Jewish Wel¬ fare Board;' and supervisor of the Bureau of Education, New York. He has been vice president of the National Association of Jewish Cen¬ ter Workers; he is active in tlje National Association of Social Work¬ ers; and is a member of its Execu¬ tive Committee.
Mr. Meizlish stated "In our com¬ plex world, the distortion of posi¬ tive alues has become too com¬ mon, tending to replace traditional modes   ot  acceptable behavior."
The discussion groups which fol¬ low Mr. Picheny's presentation, will examine the extent to which these changes in living may or may not be taking place. As this critical
Ellas Plcheny
examination touches every aspect of family life, Mr. Meizlish encour¬ ages as many parents as possible in the community to attend this second session.
ELEAZER UPSKY IS GUEST SPEAKER AT 35TH ANNUAL HADASSAH DONOR AFFAIR
Eleazer Lipsky, presiderit of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, best selling author and attorney, will be the honored guest speaker at the 35th annual Hadassah Donor Affair to be held on Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Winding Hollow Country Club, ac¬ cording to Mrs. B. Lee Skilken, Hadassah donor chairman.
Eminently successful in many endeavors, Lipsky keeps a busy schedule of professional, communal- and cultural activities. The son of the late Louis Lipsky
Eleazer Lipsky early absorbed an interest in Jewish affairs here and in Israel. He is vice-president of the American Jewish Leagupl'or Israel
Eleazer Lipsky
and a member of the Zionist Con¬ gress Court, its highest legal body, and active in many Jewish organi¬ zations.
Mr. Lipsky was, for four years, a New York County Assistant Dis¬ trict Attorney. He is counsel to the America-Israel Cultural Foun¬ dation and a member of the New York and  federal  bars.
Mrs. Melvin Rackoff, donor pro¬ gram chairman, reported the plans for this year's donor night. "In addition to the stimulating sppaker, Mr. Eleazer Lipsky," she said, "there are delightful additions to the program. Firs't, it is'scheduled for the only night of its kind in four years, Feb.' 29. It will be a dinner-dance and will take place at the Winding Hollow Country Club. The gala evening will begin with 'a cocktail hour at 7:30 p.m., followed by a full-course dinner. The Ray Cincione Orchestra will provide  music  for   dancing."
Mr.   and • Mrs.   Norbert  Kruger
cordially   invite    everyone   to   be
their   guests at the  cocktail  hour
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