Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1970-11-12

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VOL. IK NO. 47
NOVKMHEK 12—ClIESIiVAN i:t
Petrafctrf U JlNcrHSfl
39tli General Assembly Ldoks To Priorities Needs For New Decade
The changing needs of the Jewish community both here and abi^oad; the problems of Jewish education' and identification; the in¬ volvement of college" youth; the social welfare and health requirements of Israel in a . period of continuing crises; and the plight of Jews in Eastern Europe, will be : among the top priorities of the agenda considereid by some 1^ delegates at the 39th General Assembly of the Council 'of Jewish Federations and Welfare Fiirids (CJFWF), at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kansas City, Mo ^ Nov  11-15
The Cotmcil is the natio'hal association of some 225 local Federations, Welfare Funds and Community Councils serving more than 800 communities in the United: States and Canada
This year's Assembly, which will bring together Jewish leaders from vir¬ tually every community in Ihc United States and Canada with an appreciable Jewish population, will have as. Its theme, "Sights on the '70s: A Pivotal Assembly Looks ABead to a Decade of' Fast-Paced Change."
Tlie framework of the five- day conclave will be set by Philip Bernstein of New York, executive vice- president of the Council, in his keynote address, "Major Issues Facing Jewish ¦ Commiiniti^s ¦ in. the. J^embly.'*
Following : will be more than siB sessions and worksho[B devoted to the broad range of social welfare problems, athome, overseas and in Israel before the Ainerican Jewish com¬ munity, with deliberations as to the guidelines and proposals whereby Federations in cities large tind small can deal with ¦ them.
...On the local conimunity level, sessions will deal with the problems of financing local Services, planning for .health services and the relationships between Federations and functiorial agencies, and a reappraisal of essential domestic, ser¬ vices.
;..There will be institutes and workshops on Jewish identity and commitment, endowment funds and the outgrowths of new tax laws, college youth and faculty with emphasis on funding program!!, Jewish studies and outreach programs.
...Additional sessions will dear with new developments in Federation relationships with United Funds; com¬ municating with the Jewish
EDITORIAL
.IKWISli NKWSPAPER iV^BK
This is National Jewish Newspaper Week, proclaimed by the American Jewish Press Association lo draw attention of the public to this means of com¬ munication within our country's Jewry.
Jewish newspapers proyide readers with material and leadership towards linderstanding ;and action in this troubled worldi towards achieving tlie tnJth as it relates to Jewry.
Throiigh the welter df turmoil and tumult, Jewish newspapers furnish facts and commentary to point the way to comprehension and perspective. They separate the real from the phony, the significant from the irrelevant in the miiitifaceted avalarice of publicity, propaganda and •'^¦-iz which pass onto the editorial desks.'
¦ News items, features, editorials, columns, com-, mcntary 'from many parts of the globe on many varieties of subject appear regularly in the typical paperj   along   with, such   pot   pouri   as   recipes, engagements and bar ihitzvah. announcements.
The week of'Nov. 9-16 has been selected because of the concurrence of the General Assembly of the Counoil of jJewisb, Federations and Welfare Funds in Kansas Ci|y dtirin| the period. The agenda includes a session on "Cdn^municating With the Jewish Com- miinity."    "
Such broad consideration can mean the deepening of linderstanding of the role of the Jewish newspapers as ¦'a ineaiis for achieving the progress so vital for Jewry's enrichment and development.
Chairman National Jewish Newspaper Week Adolph Rosenberg, Editor and Publisher The Southern Israelite, Atlanta, Georgia
Mrs. Meir Charge^ Britain Is No Longer Neutral
LONDON (WNS)-lsraers Premier \ Golda Meir has charged that Britain had adopted the French and Soviet views on the Middle East and was no longer a neutral member of the'l^jg Four. After a meeting with- Prime Minister Edward Heath and Foreign Secretary Sir' Alec Doujglas- Home, where she sought clarification of a speech made by Sir Alec on Oct. 31, Mi^. Meir told a press conference that "only the U.S." now supported Israel's position on how a settlement should be achieved in/the Middle East."       •     ,
In his speech' before -Cohservative Party leaders in Yorkshire, whose basic points were repeated two clays later by Britain's UN Ambassador Sir Colin Crowse in an address tb the Gcneraf Assembly, Sir Alec called for Israel's with¬ drawal to pre-^ix-Day War boiindaries. He specifTcally
Menorah Ball Sat. Nile At Betb Jacob
Last minute reservations are still being accepted for the 1970 Menorah Ball dinner dance, a semi-formal evening Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. at the Beth. Jacob Syijagogue. Call-'; Mrs. Ronald Tannenbaum, 861- 3942.
Philanthropy, the Jewish concept of Z'dbka as a matter of justice, rather than charity is exemplified in the many prograriis of B'nai B'rith Women, nationally and in¬ ternationally, which reap the
beneflts of your contribution to Menorah Ball,
Itiose who wish tangible evidence of the meaningful ways in which B'nai B'rith distributes the dollars raised through this' affair need but to read the following examples:
1. Gary     C.age
fivcadmitted to Leo N. Levi Hospital, Hot Sprifigs, Ark. suffering from ..crippling rheuma to id ar¬ thritis...severe variety, parents could not afford^
Jerry Sehcittenstein Named Recipient Of Amiidim Award
Mr. Jerry Schottenstein, businessnian and Jewish communar leader, has been named a recipient of the 1970 Amudim Award of Torah Umesorab, the- National Society for Hebrew Day Schools, according to an announcement by Samuel C. Feuerstein, • Brookline, Mass., National President of the organization!
The Amudim Award, given each year to outstanding leaders in 'the American Jewish community who have show^ ' dedicatipn and initiative iri': i.lh?/ field of .Jewish bdhcatldhi^ will be presented at the 27thsAnnual Dinner of Torah Umesprah
evening, Nov. 15, at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City. Gutet of Honor at the Dinner will be Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky, an in¬ ternationally known Jewish educator, who will be honored on the occasion of his 25th anniversary as. National Director of Torah Umesorah.'
Mr; Schottenstein is particularly, active on behalf of the Columbus Torah Academy - the only school in Columbus offering a com¬ bined program of Hebrew and General Studies. Having served as Chairman of the committee which established the school,  he
called for Israel to withdraw from East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
In dcnouncin'g the British position, Mrs. Meir declared "other people cannot decide !for Israel, or for the Arabs for that matter, what secure, agreed, recognized borders are."
. She said that Sir Alec was slating: a "high moral principle" about the acquisition ot territoryHbtjt^ when a country is trying to destroy another country, "A different situation is created."
She qui^stioned Jordan's acquisition of East Jerusalem and repeated her government's position that
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treatment or physical therapy..Gary could not stand, and confined to wheelchair., con- stantly..hbspitaiized for tine year...will require long range treat¬ ment...learning to walk...attends hcxspital's accredited "little Red Schoolhousc."
2. ' Johnny...age ¦ three...rushed to iiational
Jewish' Hospital, Denver, Colorado'/ from New. ' York..2,000 miles..suf¬ fering from acute case of asthma...doctors decide only long-term specialized care might save his life. Johnny stayed 17 months and was finally released to parents who had almost given up hope^
3. Harriet...age eight, ^admitted to ^eliefaire, Cleveland, with extreme school difricUlties...Father dead. Mother emotionally unstable.-.raised by Aunt who could not cope with child's behavior problems...running away from school and homc.petty theft, etc. Lived .at Bellefaire cot¬ tage with foster parents arid after lengthy therapy and treatment able to lran.sfer to pub)ic- school.
These are only three of the areas bcnenting from your contribution to Menorah Ball
Mrs. Jerry- Schwartz, publicity chairman for this event, has been aided by Mesdames William Dixon, Bernard Gutter and Horace Itutchik.
Jerusalem wotild i-'iiever again" be divided.';,.'
Mrs^ MeiriMlsb! said, "When we thiiili'of'the Golan Heights, we tHiHlif:5}iot)'abbul territorial aC^i'slti^ii,' Ktit about the yeat's''!^lien our settlements in'".th'b'|''valley were subjected''Mo>'|l,aily murderous shelliti^s-*;fi'bm these same heights, ' '|iVs. Meir added, "We'-V^lir 'not resume shooting tinlbss"wc are forced to in selfi'^ejfeilse.
She .concluded iH'er'ti**was enough room for two states in the area of the original Palestine and said, ¦ "We don't care what they call theirs." But, she added, "Israel .will never become Palestine "
New psychedelic poster slanted at our youth 18 years and older. Holding poster is: Mrs. Benton Bloch, 3rd Vice President of the Jewish Community Blood Donor Council
Blood Day Wed. Nov.
nilrs. Benton Bloch an¬ nounces that plans for the Fall Blood Drive are well on their way, but the council needs your help-in the way of blood. Mr. Jack Masser, 1st Vice PreS. in charge of the drive (at the Jewish Center on Nov. 18, 12:30^:30) has the following majors working on the drive: Mrs. Daniel Golclsmith, 2nd Vice Pres., Dr. Norman Hosansky, Mrs/ Robert Goldenberg, Mrs. Hersh Goldberg, Mrs Phil Gurwin, William Gilbert, Mrs. Jack Masser, Jerry Oberman. Working wider the majors are the chairman of the organization: Agiidas Achim Sisterhood, Mrs. Herbert Greff; Agudas Achim Brotherhood, Sol Tobin; AhavasSholom Cong,, Aaron Yablok; Beth Jacob Cbng., Margin Schecter; Beth Tik¬ vah Cong., Mrs. Sidney Louick; B'nai B'rith Zion Lodge, Richard Barr; B'nai
Brith Candlelight'Wo. 888, Mfsr^-Keith Wn^^ S'nai Brith Twin Rm^^.'-Mrs. Ronald Solove;^'Bliai Brith Zion Women.^,J'Mfe.HJDan Waitiman; '%iFaWife'ls Women, Mrs. ^iSrdM'^'Ep- stein; Cols. Hebi^'''66lliool PTA, Mrs.'" ¦ Jerbme Bloomfield; Cols. Torah Academy PTA, Mrs. Harold Teneiibaum; Hadassah Chai, Mrs. Bernard Gordon; -'Hadassah' Ziona, Mrs. Robert Shafran, Hadassah Liloh, Mrs. Edward Kiner; Hadassah Shaloin, Mrs. Dora Abranis; Hadassah Mitzvah, Mrs. Robert Paine, JWVA, Mrs. Henry Lewin; JWV, Jordan Schottenstein, Mizrachi Women.-Raanana, Mrs. Eli Estreicher; NCJW; Mrs. Sandford Levy; NCJW- Evening, Mrs. *Malcolm Davidson; NSJCA, Louis Bailin; Temple Israel Sisterhood, Mrs. John Bowman;   Temple  Israel
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