Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1970-01-22

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VOL 48, NO. 4
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JANUARY 22, 1970 - SHEVAT 15
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M70  GOAL  11,700,000
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Largest Goal 111 History of UJrC
At an historic and precedent - shattering meeting, the Board of Trustees of thje United Jewish Fund and Council last Tuesday evening unanimbusly adopted the largest goal in thc history of thc UJFC.
On motion made by Sol D. Zell, General Chairman of the , 1970 Campaign, a goal of $1,700,000 was set. This represents : ^00,000 for the Regular Fund, and $800,000 for the Israel Emergency Fund ot the United Jewish Appeal.
Both Campaigns will be conducted simultaneously, and pledge cards will contain two lines, one for the Regular Drive, and one for the Israel Emergency Fund Campaign.
Following the historic vote
taken by the Board of Trustees, members of the Board unanimously pledged
' themselves to increase their, own gifts to the 1970 Cam¬ paign, And, in an' action
; unprecedented in the history of the Board, all members present announced their pledges, each one marking an increase over the 1969 gift, many of whicH' were
' considerably in excess of prior gifts, equalling or' surpassing total gifts made' in 1967 to the Regular Fund and to the Israel Emergency Fund drive immediately following the Six Day War. "The action of the Board," stated Mr. Zell, "is of tremendous importance, as it gives impetus and en¬ couragement to all divisions
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of the Campaign which are now In the process of be'ginning their fund-raising. It  demonstrates   the   con-
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fidence of the Board in their vote to adopt a $1,700,000 Goal as a realistic, achievable one. It is a spur and a challenge to the rest of the community,, to follow the lead of those who have been selected to serve on the -Board of Trustees, those who make the decisions regar¬ ding   the   spending   and
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Mrs. George Davy, young mother of 3 1/2 year-old twins will lead some 12,000 volunteers during the Ahnual Fi^klin County Mothers' March of Dimes Campaign.
A former business course teacher at Grove City' High School, nfrs. Davy of 1097 Belden Road, issued a call for volunteers.
"We want to saturate neighborhoods during our March, on Sunday Jan. 25 .through Jan. 27, Ourgoal is the prevention of birth diefects, a cause which touches ever;^ family."
Mrs. Davy notes that her . co-workers have been planning the March for weeks. Their efforts have involved hours of time hi blocking out areas to cover, checking    addresses    of
SpirteoWnii^rs and aparfment welleirs,   preparing   en¬ velope and taking care of
the thousands of details that       	
such projects entail. V    a press conference, cftvered
"We feel if'successfursiy  local  TV,  radio,  and Mothers'March is a grave    newspapers.  He stated at necessity if we hope to bring prevention andtr^atmeiitof birth defects to thousands of babies being born eaclj day.'.' -
Israeli Ambassador .
In Columbus
Yifzhak Rabixi^ Israeli am^ssador tp, the United l^tate^, came to Columbus, Monday, to address the meeting of the advanced gifts fund raising section of the UJFC.
Mr. Rabin was the Chief of Staff of the Israeli army during the recent six day war.
While in Columbus, he met with Gov. Rhodes... He of¬ fered the Governor greetings from Israel, especially remembering '**<ihat the Governor had recently visited Israel.
The ambassador also held
this meeting that "I am not, too optimistic a^ut the chanccsJbC  peaCfe   in   the forseosbRluture-"	
Council of Organizations Calls Emergency Meeting
Young Matrons Give Leading Lady Affair
"Go First Class with UJFC" is the theme of the Leading Ladies affair being giyen by the Young Matrons Division at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the home of Mrs. Ronald Kauffman, 200 N. Columbia Ave. For a minirngm gift of $50.00, tlie^Leading Ladies'-wilK' be treated to a Sour Hour Flight, the highlight of which will be a multi-media presentation directed by Mrs. John Mormol and accompanied by Mrs. James Ten¬ nenbaum.
Pictured above are Mrs. David Brandt, Leading Ladies Colonel; Mrs. Alfred Kass, Leading Ladies Co- - ordinator; Mrs. John Mormol. Leading Ladies Co- chairman; and Mrs. William Wasserstrom, Advisor to the Young Matrons. Not 'pictured is. Mrs. Merom Brachman, a Leading Ladies Co-chairman.
TEL AVIV, (WUP) - A poll conducted by the Public Opinion Research of Israel has shown that mOre than 40 per cent of Israelis^favor holding on to the occupied areas. Only 1.9 per cent aSked f^r withdrawal.
UNITED NATIONS (WNS) -Israel has informed the'^ United Nations Security Council thdt an intensification of attacks from Jordan and ' Lebanon obliged.. Jerusalem to take "defensive measures" ioj£otect its territory and population from the "constSiita^nger of —murder and injury." '¦ ¦     ''
JERUSALEM (WNS) - Slightly more than 40,pOO immigrants arrived, in Israel in 19^, a figure 10,000 more than expected, the Jewish AgehCy reported. * Western nations accounted for 40 per cent of theJm:r. migrants with 6,500 coming from North America'; 5,400 from France and about 2,000 each froni Great^BritaiiT and Latin America. In 1970 - 60,000 immigrants are expected. /
TEL AVIV (WNS) - The Jewish Agency has seftjjed 39 Black Jews from Chicago in Dimooa. a new industrial : town in the Negev while their eventudlstatiis as im¬ migrants under the ri^t of return is decided. The group had first immigrated to Liberia but were niade to feel "unwelcomed'^irihe West African country and decided to go to IskIcI "where we belong."      -
WASHINGTON (JTAJt'-The U, s: government is npt necessarily opposed to the sale by Fr^jnce of jets and other arms to Libya, officials here said this week.They also disclosed that the admiilistration may hav^ no   . real objections to France taking over the Wheelus Air- — Foree Base in Libya-if leftist pressures force the Unifed States out.State Department officials contend Washington would prefer that France arm and assist LiJiyaTrather than have t)ie Sovlest Union enter ther vacuum. ' .^
TEL AVIV (WNS) - A French tourist who was in   , (^iro reported that imprisoned Egyptian Jews have to endure deplorable conditions. He said that 78^ Jews were in^Abou Zaabel prison in a single cell less, than 40 square (eet. They are given little food, he said, adding
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i. Mrs. Bernard Mentser, Chairinan of the Council of Organizations of the United Jewish Fund and Council, annjounces a-.that an einergency meeting of the Council of Organizations, representing the entire Columbus Jewish com¬ munity, will be held on Monday evening.Jan. 26 at 8, in the Esther C. Melton Community Services Build¬ ing, 1175 College Avenue. t The meeting will feature an analysis of the crisis in the Middle East by Ehud Lador, Consul for Cultural Affairs of ^le Consulate- General of Israel in Chicago. Mr. Sidney Blatt, Vice President of- the United Jewish Fund and Council and Chairman of its Com¬ munity   Relations   Com-
Rabbi Goes To Washington
mittee, will? report on cooperative efforts on behalf of Israel with congressional ¦ropresentativ^ and with the
Rabbi Stavsky
Ehud Lador .
news media.
Mr. William V. Kah{i, Chairman- of the Israel Committee of the Com¬ munity Relations Cpm-..^ inittee, and a past presfdent of UJFC, will report on the . ongomg activities of the Community Relations ft. Committee in sensitizhig the community to the crisis in \ the Middle East.    '
Mr. Hersh L. Adlerstem, Director of the Community Relations Committee, will outline -plans for. Suggested programing for Columbus Jewish organizations. Presidents and represen¬ tatives of all Coliimbus Jewish organizations will be asked to indicate the extent of their programing in the*^ present Middle East crisis.
Hiis meeting is so im-** portant, Mrs. Mentser £(tressed, that it is im¬ perative that every Jewish organization in Columbus be represented. The meeUng is open,to .members of Jewish organizations who may not currently be presidents or delegates, who are invited to attend^:'.
Rabbi David Stavsky of, thc Beth Jacob Congregation was tailed to Washington, D.C./vby Rabbi Fabfan Schonfield, chairman of ihe- IsfaehvCominission of the Rabbinic^ Council of America!
Rabbi JStavsky will attend a special conference Jaii. 25, 26, 27, with 200 other Rabbis from across the.country \yho will meet with the respective Congressmen, and Senators regarding the Mid East <|hange of policy of the present Administration. - Rabbi Stavsky will be representing the Rabbinical Council of America and the Men's • M i z rae hi .^Organization for the Stdte of Ohio. ¦ ;
Following th^jiyashington
conference, jrreport will be
given at the Mid Wintetijjij
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held -at  Lakewood,   N.K    pa""'^'  PartV  Pa«"''an»e": , duriiigthelaterpartoft6r)'ary^8!-<'"P*at Paris "will
' week.   Ra^bi   Joseph   Br^ not deiver a single Mirage to Soloveitcfiicft will be one of     f"*'' ; «"^ "^'l *"» ™"""8 -thV main speakers at the    "to endanger'    France's .. Lakewood conference. \ ... •'¦¦¦,..-. .(Continued"on Pa^o 5)
Abbq Eban Concels
Paris Trip
JERUSALEM (WNS),.^ Israeli - Frenclt^relations have reached / tne~~'lowest point eVer-as^^Ambassador Abba Eban cancielcd his trip to Paris after implying that the French Government .'made fraudulent and< wor¬ thless promises. (On the French side of the ^IjDj,.. Foreign Minister iiirice Schumann told a
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