Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1970-12-03

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Ninth Annual Friends Affair Tues. Dec. 8
Fred Yenkin, chairman of the Friends of the Columbus Hebrew School, announced the comoletion of plans for the nInthnHinual affair of the group to be held Tuesday, Dec. 8, 6:15 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving A. Baker, 268 S. Harding Rd., will host the "Friends" at their home. A cocktail hour and Buffet dinner will precede the program.
Dr. Abraham P. Cannes is a veteran Jewish educator. He is the Director of the Department of Education and Culture of the Jewish Agency-American Section, and Will be the guest speaker. The subject of the address will be, "New Directions in Jewish Education."
Dr. -. Cannes formerly served as Executive Director of the Philadelphia Council bn Jewish feducatidri? and also served as Director of the Cejwin Camps.
He. is a graduate of the College of the City of New York; MiA. from Colurtibia University and PH. D. degree from Dropsie Universily. He was; recently cited as the Alumnus of the Year by Dropsie University Alumni Association.'   '
He published several surveys on Jewish Edgcation, and is the author df, "Central Community , Agencies for Jewish Education." He has con¬ tributed extensively on Jewish education and Jewish . educational camping. He is a' past president of the National Council for Jewish Education.
The program for the .evening is as follows: .Welcoming remarks by the host - Mr, Baker; Greetings by Fred Yenkin; Arthur Katz will introduce the guest speaker -and Dr. B. W. Abramson will thank the speaker.
The "Friends" of the Columbiis Hebrew School was.establis|ied in 1962, to further Jewish education in general and specifically the program of the Columbus Hebrew School.
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JERUSALEM(WNS)-Officials have refused to confirm or deny press reports that Israeli tankers carrying 100,000 barrels a day, have been sailing down the Culf of Suez, within rifle shot of the Egyptian shore, from the Sinai oil fields to Eilat. In return for per- mit^ting Israeli tanlcers to ply the gulf without hin¬ drance, Israel does not attack the E^ptiah major oil fields at Ras^Shukair, a multi-million-dollar business and leisure center with tgnks capable of holding 3 million barrels of oil.
LONDON(WNS)-Louis A. Pincus, chainnan of the Jewish Agency Executive, told AngloJewish leaders, ' thc "intrusion of the Soviet Union in the IMfiddle East has caused Israel^to spend hundreds iif'millions.of pounds for her'security.". Because of this defense burden, he said, Israel has had to; look elsewhere for .. thc funds needed for Jmmigratioh, social welfare, education'and health services.
BONN (WNS)-The West German govemment an¬ nounced that 4,501 meij and womien have participated in the Student Exchanfe Program between West Germany and Israel. Govemment figures showed that ^ 3,215 young Germans visited Israel to study and 1,286 Israeli students atti^iideU West German universities.
JERUSALEM (WNS)-Israel has flown by El-AI transport plane a' shipment of food arid drags to Columbia. The shipment will be used for that country's' children who are victims of the recent floods which \ devastated the country.
NEW YORK (WNS)-While Jewish leaders representing reli|ious, communal and fraternal organizations denoiinced the bombing of the Soviet Aeroflot andlntourist building here, Jewish Defense League spokesmen said the bombing couldn't "have happened to nicer people" and praised "th^ brave,' humanitarian people who did it.'-' Tlie police have indicated they do not believe the JDL is implicated in iJie bombing.
Israel Expected To Return ta Jarring Talks In Mid-December
JERUSALEM      (JTA)-- Israel   was   expected   to return to the Jarring talks some tirhe in mid-December, but in-the meantime it is trying : to   persuade   the United  States   to   put   its, pledges of military  and;, economic aid into writing in what would amount to a U.S.- Isr^el  defense treaty,  the JeWish Telegrailiiic Agency learned  this  week  from reliable sources'. The U.S; is reportedly hesitant about making  a   written   com¬ mitment.      Washington believes that the large-scale . military and economic aid already given or promised to Israel,    combined    with American assurances to act against  further Soviet  in¬ volvement in  the  Mideast conflict,   has  created   the .proper condition for reac¬ tivating the Jarring talks. Some government circles here seem to agree with the U.S. They note that even written agreements can be broken if the circumstances warrant it and cite thc case of France, which still em- bsjrgoes 50 Mirage jets that Israel paid for in full two years  ago., Thes^  circles, argue  that any  American pledge, written or verbal, depends     on     the     Ad¬
ministration's good will, and therefore one is as good as Ihc other. The matter has been Ih'ii subject of debate in the Cabinet.
•Israel's   return   to   th^5 Jarring talks  next  month
Egypt on the basis of a mutual reduclidh"bf "forces along the Siie^'^t?anal. the U.S. is'^^rcport^tily|-lrying to discourage su6ljCa'|)lan. The Slau> DcpartfeSj^Pifeels it would only t'oiTiMpate the
seems fairly cerlain, for tlie   situation andih&llldicl Israel government wants to avoid   that Egypt won^f .'eyentually
violate ai hciW'ag^^ment as it did the bid i'pne, thereby putting the Jarring talks in jeopardy once agalH^ The li.S; is known ;tK|Be; cool toward any plan, that'might result in the re-opeiiing qf the Suez canal In thie' near future. Once the waterway is usable again, the powerful Soviet navy would have easy access to the Indian Ocean and the Far East.
beiiigibranded a- "hold-out. It runs that risk if the talks are riot resumed'before Jan. 5,   when; United  Nations Secretary General U Thant is obliged to report to the Security  Council  on  the progress of Mideast peace negotiations.     Another subject  of  debate  in  the government   is    Defense. Minister  Moshe Dayan's proposal to re-negotiate the, cease-fire  agreement  with
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Original/TorcK of Clianiikali to Liffht €enter Menorah
The entire Jewish Com¬ munity 'is .invited to _ celebrate dhianulcah, the ' Festival of Lights, in a program to. be^ held at the Jewish Center, 1125 College Avenue, on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 4 to 6:30 p.m.
Rabbi Jerome Folkman, Chairman of the. Chanukah Festival- Celebration, an¬ nounced today that children, as well as their parents and grandparents will enjoy participating in a program- especially designed so that families of the community will experience the meaning of Chanukah, freedom for Jew's and freedom for all peopie, through a program of music, drama, singing, dancing and family games.
Fathers and sons are in¬ vited to. enter in a contest, their own originally, created Chanukah Menorah. A prize will be awarded for the most original and creative, home¬ made menorah. These may be made of wood, clay, metal, or any other material as long as they are made b)r the Father and Son as ari original creatiori.
Mothers and Daughters will not be. left out be a contest foi^-i the Best Latkee created by a Mother and Daughter team.
Those, entering the con¬ tests are asked to bring their entries to the Jewish Center Building on the day of the Festival Prograin. Each menorah will be carefully marked and retumed to its owner after the judging is
completed.
The story of Chanukah is over two thousand years old, and it. represents the eternal struggle .of Jewish people everywhere to survive physically and spiritually within the framework of their time-honored traditions and beliefs.
Chanukah signifies a "dedication" to Judaism that to this day has been tested' countlessly and miraculously by the swora enemies of the "People Of The Book."
In the days when King Antiochus reigned, his hoards occupied the Holyland;', they defiled the Holy Teo^tjle and threatened Jewish'p^tiiiction. Matthias, the High Priest, his five sons and their guerilla warriors resisted flercely until the enemy capitulated and left Israel. The Temple was miraculously . redediqated and the Jewish spirit was rekindled.
An ancient custom exists in Israel today'. Every year in the Village of Modin, where MatthiaJs and his followers first' resided op¬ pression, the Israeli youth, known as the Young Mac- cabins, swiftly relay the sym"p6Hc. Torch through the Israeli'' countryside to the President's home and then on to the numerous destinations throughout the land of Israel, to light the Menorahs and begin the Festival of Chanukah. The Menorah   to  the  Jewish
people is a symbol of light and peace.-
In this Jewish year 5731, the original "Torch" 'of Chanukah will be brought from the Village of Modin in Israel, to the Port Columbus Aijport on Wednesday, Dec. 23, through the cooperation and assistance of Trans World Airlines and Anierican Airlines.
The lighted Torch will be relayed from the airport to the Columbus Jewish Center, by a team of Teen-agers, and from there it.will be run to all the synagogues in the city. The - candle lighting ceremony will take place in front of the Center during the celebration.
This year, the Columbus
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Leaders On UJA Mission
Columbus Leaders- on Ot'ERATION ISRAEL - United Jewish Appeal Mission recently included, from cJlleft to right: Walter Katz, Irving Baker, Rabbi Julius Baker, Ernest Stepi, Walter Robinson, Donald Katz, Stanley Schwartz Jri Norman Meizlish and Dr. Paul Miller. They are shown here in Jerusalem, at the Shrine of the Book. They returned last week, im¬ pressed and inspired by what ^hey had experienced, and determined thai the UJFC goal of $3,000,000 in the 1971 goal MUST be met. Not shown is Gordon Zacks;: who acted as tour escort for the entire mission of 170
Luneheoii And Champagne Parly Set For January
The Patron Affair of the Columbiis Chapter of Hadassah will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the Columbus Art Gallery.
Mrs. Robert - Paine, Chapter Patron . chairman announced that a $50 miniriium contribution will entitle each donor to attend both this elegant Champagne Party and the Donor Lun-
cheon on Jan.   19f!<at\'ithe Hospitality Inn.      Hi'ir
The evening wilL^'feature four young. American^' who have spent a year living^'iri Jerusalem. ', Their en¬ tertaining presentatioa interweaves Israeli songi and dances with story and combines humorous as well as serious elements. It was
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34tli Soviet Jew Arrested
NEW YORK (WNS)- Another Soviet Jew who had applied for permission to emigrate to Israel, Scmeon Abramovich Levit of Kishinev, has been arrested, thc American Conference on Soviet Jewry and the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry announced this week. (In Washington, D.C, several thousand persons attended a mass rally.) This brings to 34 Ihc number of Soviet Jews arrested in recent months. Thirty-three Jews are now awaiting- a '-show trial" scheduled to bt^gin on Dec. l.'i, on charges of allegedly
planning to hijack a Soviet airliner.
Meanwhile, the ' States Department announced that It had "strong concern" for the situation of Soviet Jews seeking (o emigrate to Israel, but feared that "open Intercession" on its part would be counter¬ productive.
Al the same time, a bipartisan group ' of 67 member^ of the House of Representatives sent a letter lo Secretary of State William P. Rogers, urging him to "confirm iriimediaiely" the V.^i. cilizcnsMp of Ixlinid -Rigerman.  a -30-year-old
Soviet Jew who was arrested "-'" on the steps of the U.S. Embassy where he had filed application for American citizenship, on the grounds . that his mother is American- born and his father is a naturalized American citizen.
announced   that   100   high school and college members - were conducting a house-tOr i   ,,. house   campaign   in   thptKisu Flatbush section of Bi^ooklyri to   urge   them   to   send telegrams   lo   Secretary lingers   and   Soviet   Am- liassadiir      Abatoly'     F. Diilirynin demanding  Ihe ri-lciisi' of UtoiiidJtigermaii.    .„t,