Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1970-06-04

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VOL.48. NO.23
JUNE4, 1970—IYAR29
Mideast
Talks
Resuine
WASHINGTON, (JTA)- Announcement of resump¬ tion of Soviet-United States talks on the Middle East and Ufa planned meeting bet¬ ween Secretary of State William Rogers and Spviet envoy Anatoly Dobrynin sparked a flurry of reports this i^week tfaat the Nixon Administration intended to seek a dear answer from the Soviets on their Mideast ambitions. .
According to the reports,
...tfa6 Nixon Administration faad come to tfae conclusion that the expanding Soviet military role in Egypt could not be dismissed as a program of support for Elgypt's defense. The reports, indicated ^ tfaat a negative Soviet roply orr-more l^dy- an^dsiye one would l^dtb,' proinpt<;appmv|d>pf.:^ request for 'iiddiiional Phantom and Sk^iawk jet planes. .ir.-'---^
' T)ne informant :8i^d that resumption of Ifa6 bilateiral,; talks_ had been dedded on because of growing Soviet intransigence at the limjping Big Four UN talks. At tfae latest, of tfae Big Foiir sessionstlus wedi, tfae Soviet Union was reported to be "more intransigent and stiffer" than ever and providing "imprecise '' and unsatisfactory" responses to United States inquiries about ;Riissian intentions in tfae Mideast.
A UN spokesman con¬ firmed tfais;: week tfaat Secretary Gmeral U Tfaant woidd meet tfae UN Mideast peace, envoy. Dr. Gunnar Jarring in Moscow in June where Dr. Jarring serves as Swedish ambassador. Thant will arrive in Moscow, it was reported, without tfae "in¬ terim"' report on the progress of the Big Four ta^ts.   •;
' Lord Caradon, tfae Britisfa envoy ^ad faoped tfaat sucfa a progress report could be handed to Tfaant by the end of May but the latest Big Four meeting produced no hint that such a report was avf^ilable or even near ooniidetion.
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Center Board Votes To Open For Saturday Programming
by Milton J. Pinsky
On Thursday evening May 28 at the regular board meeting of the Jewish Center* a motion was placed on the floor as recommended by the executive committee at its meeting
Shown above left to right are: Frank Nutis, Chair¬ man of Torah Academy Building Fund Campaign; Jerpme Schottenstein, Vice President, Building; and Dr. Ivan Gilbert-, Torah Academy President.
Apr. 28.
The motion as presented stated' "1 move that the outdoor swimming facilities be open at 1 p.m. on Satiir¬ day afternoons during the' summer^ that the main bUittting be closed with only those. facilities essential td^ the requirements of the outdoor pool be available, and there be no use' of money. The shack bar will be closed."
Miich   heated   discussion
DtandMrs. B. W. vacation to Israel.
on win all expenses paid
Plans To Build
A series of disclosures culminating in the announcement that tfae Columbus Torah Academy is launching a Building Fund Campaign added excitement to an already eventful meeting. Tfae combined School Board and, PTA Meeting was hddMaylBthintheAguda^Achim Social HaU.   i
The audience first heard a f    J
ly Dr.  William  J.    the  physieiPre
report by Griffith, head  of  OSU's educational-facility- research      task     .force. "Educational planning must be done by educators...the results   then   solidified   in conjunction with architects. Good drafting board design without proper guidance often  results  in   beautiful buildings    that    hamper' educational processes." /Ifais .was the introduction to the Griffith Commission's mterim report setting forth
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PARIS (WNS)-The French weekly "Express" reported that Arab terrorist forces employed in front line op^ations from Jordan included mercenaries, among them Belgians, Germans, Britons and Americans. These men were receiving 4,0Qg/French francs a montfa, the newspaper correspondent said in reporting fae had personally met 30 of the mercenaries on a recent visit to Jordan.
TEL-AVIV (WNS)-Tfae Ministry of l^urism reported that tourists to Israel last year purchased $2.2 million worth of jewelry. These purchases almost equalled the foreign currency earned by jewelry ex¬ ports from Israel during the same period.
TEL-AVIV (WNS)-The Jewish Agency reported that immigration to Israel in 1970 will total 45,000-50,000 newcomers, a drop from the 60,000 figure predicted earlier this year.
followed during which very strong arguments were presented by the members of the Columbus Board of Rabbis, members of tfae- board and attending .members of the center. The essence of their arguments were that to opeb would be a public desecration of tfae sabbath.
Considerable disciission in favor pf the' motion was voiced by members of the
Blow TokRussia
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., (JTA)-The<KBted Nations Economic and Social Council voted 14-10 Mfh tfaree ab^ stentions this week to retain the consultative status of the Coordinatingjeard of Jewish Organizations (CBJO) as a non-govenfmental organization. The  vote   cpnstituted   a
suppprtedin .the voting by- the'United States, ;Britam
.defeat.^ of ^Soviet-Arab bloc efforts to deprive the CBJO of its status or to delay a decision. Ifae primary target of the Soviet and Arab delegates was B'nai B'rith, one of the three constituents of the CBJO, which, they charged, was an agent of Israel.
In a statement after tfae vote, B'nai B'rith expressed gratification at its outcome and declared that it would "continue to expose" anti- Semitism in the Soviet Union and "speak out for Israel's right to a just and secure peace."  The  CBJO  was
and France;
Tlie vote however was not a dear-cut victory for B'nai B'rith and its partners in the CBJb-Uie Boaril of Deputies of British Jews and the South African Jewish Board of Deputies.
'The . motion adopted contained a Pakistani amendment, kccepted by the ynited States, whicfa gives the Economic and Social Council the right to invoke a suspension of status at-l|iny. time, the Council considers (ConUnu^ to Page 7)
board and several attending members of the center. Tfae nieeting was an open meeting and ..therefore the attending members were allowed their say on the floor. There was a request made for a referendum vote of the membership, this was ' thought tp be a desirable approach by~sonie.
The question was called and the roll call vote was taken With the result 25 for . the motion and 15 against. Autfaority was faereby established for the opening of the Center on Saturday afternoons.      .
The meeUng was ad¬ journed shortly thereafter. ' Mr. David Roth, president of the Jewish Center in¬ formed this writer later that evening that rin view of all tfaat4iEu|_gene 'before in tfae meeting fae was taking executive action to .dday' implementation of this motion. He planned to meet shortly with tltemeiiib^ of .thp:_eolMm.bus -Board of Rabbis to see if a bietfer iinderstkti^ing coiild be reached' befort im-' plementation would be af¬ fected so that comjniinity harmony 'mi^t better be maintauied.
The Cfaronide is taking this opportunity to request tfaat you tfae reader write us now on how you feel regarding the opemng of tfae Center on Saturday af¬ ternoon with a Jewish im¬ plemented program.
Write to Editor Ofaip Jewish Center, P.O. Bpx 13299, Columbus, Ohio 43213
physfestr^requirements for Torah Academy's proposed building. A final draft of the yearlong study is scheduled for completion during the first week of Jiine,
1970. ;;,.
Dr. Ivan Gilbert, CTA's President, announced the appoihtthent of Frank Nutis as Chaii'inan o( the Building Fuhd(Cdhipaign;'He further stated/ that ' appi^oiirtiately one^ird;|of the^igrbjected cost df tiie'neW biuilding has been pledged and directed that drafting of preliminary drawings for that ^uilding be initiated at once. Nutis will work in conjwicfion .with CTA's Vic(£T»resident, Building, Jerome Schot¬ tenstein. :
Results of the Torah Academy Eiodrd elections conducted during the same meeting are as follows; President-Dr. lyan Gilbert; Vice Chairman of the Board- Frank Nutis; Vice Pres.- Education-Dr. Robiet't Chazan; Vice Pres.-Finance- Bernard Yenkin; Vice Pres.- Bdilding-Jerbme Schot¬ tenstein; Secretary-Barry Zacks;*'Treasurer-Phillip Bomstein;; Asst. Treasurer- Gerald ' Freidm.an ; Treasurer; Special Events-
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Meir Policy Apprbved Without Gahal Support
JERUSALEM (WNS)-A liiajor policy statement in which Premier Meir restated her Government's readiness to take certain steps for peace was approved by the Knesset but without the votes of the coalition Cabinet's Gahal faction; whose members abstained-
Most of Mrs. Meir's speech was directed to the listing of the .Soviet Union's; greatly intirjeased militOTy and political involvement ih the Mideast crisis. S}ie coupled this with an urgent, almost desperate appeal, .tp.. the United States to sell'Israel more jet planes to defend herself.
Her talk was delivered after consultation with Foreign Minister Abba Eban after his return from a mission^ to Washington. It canie while American of¬ ficials publidy said they were reviewing/;, Israel's military needs injthe light of Moscow's direct military role iil^support of EgypJ.
Mrs. Meir, in her speech, declared "I find it in¬ conceivable that the U.S. will not carry out its declared undertaking" of maintaining a balance of power "in the Mideast. But she warned that "any delay'in granting
our request is liable to injure our. interests and be in¬ terpreted by our enemies as an encouragement of their aggression and by the Soviet Union as condoning its ui- tensified involvement" in the area.
Sbe detailed the steady escalation of Russian aid to the Arabs and. .listed the weapons that Mi^scow- has shipped to Egypt, Syria and Iraq while, at the same time, presenting itself as in favor of peace and discussing renewal of tfae Jarring mission and possible peace plans. ,
. The Premier, reportedly at thie insistence of Mr: Eban, also rejected Arab claims that Israel refused to accept the United Nations Security Council's 1967 Mideast resolution. Mrs.- Meir didn't say Israel, supports il but quoted a statement to - that effect made   by    Israel's    Am¬
bassador on May 1,1968. She also said Israel was prepared to enter Rhodes- type talks to gain peace.
Mr. Ebain reportedly favored including these points because it would show some Isradi "give'' and would indicate Jerusalem's willingness to listen to American requests for a more flexible attitude. U.S. officials, faad reportedly asked tfaat Israel uidicate some nioderation in . «4iat was being; yielwed as a "hard-line" stand by Jerusalem over terms for peace'negotiations.
Biit this "give" led to Gahal's refusal to endorse
Mrs.       Meir's  ..'policy
stotement. It was approved by the Knesset by a 33-6 vote with 19 abstentions. Tfae two Communist factions and tfae splinter Haolam Hazefa party cast the negative votes.
. Gahal leaders objected to these two points because, they said, they were not Governmesnt policy and hadn't been approved by the Cabinet.
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