Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1974-04-11

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VOL. 52 NO. 15
APRIL 11, 1974 • NISAN 19
Nixon Urged To Get Apology From Saxbe Or
Resignation For Recent Remarks On Jews
The most meaningful "points Of interest" in the
world are located in the Holy Land. Visit the foot-hills
of Mezada in the Negev with the Five Community
Solidarity Mission.
Openings Still
April 22 Israel
To enjoy the religious,
historical and modern points
of interest in the Holy Land,
all you need is a passport
and a desire to meet the
people of Israel - NOW -
when "our presence in Israel
would be a visible sign of
support and a tangible act of
love."
Plans for the Five-
Community Solidarity
Mission to Israel scheduled
for April „ 22 to May 2 are
rapidly taking shape. An
interesting and exciting
itinerary is available by
calling the Federation office
at 237-7686. Columbus will
join with members^ of the
Cincinnati, Dayton, In¬
dianapolis and Louisville
Jewish Communities in a
"red carpet" tour of Israel
which is only available if one
goes on a United Jewish
Appeal sponsored mission.
The trip, at a cost of $650
per person, double oc¬
cupancy, opens with a non¬
stop flight from New York to
Available For
Mission
Ben Gurion Airport via 747
jetliner; a visit to the Golan
Heights, special service at
the Western Wall, a special
Israel Independence Day
celebration which can only
be enjoyed on April 25, a
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NEW YORK, (JTA) - Hie
Onion of American Hebrew
Congregations asked
President Nixon on April 4 to
get a public apology from
Attorney General William
Saxbe, or his resignation, for
his comment that "Jewish
intellectuals" during the
McCarthy era were "very
enamored of the Communist
Party." Saxbe made that
comment in Washington
April 3 in announcing he had
ordered a new study of the
justice Department's role in
dealing with subsersive
activities. The request to
Nixon was made in a
telegram from the president
of the Reform organization,
Rabbi Alexander Schindler,
who declared "we are
outraged by the incredible
statement attributed to
Attorney General Saxbe
regarding' Jewish in¬
tellectuals. Such reckless
generalizations' feed
prejudice and division."
Rabbi Schindler added "I
urge you to use your in¬
fluence to see that this in¬
sulting statement be
repudiated^ Mr. Saxbe
should either publicly
retract this gratuitous and
harmful • comment or he
should be asked to resign his
office." (In Washington a
White House spokesman told
.the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency that he was not
aware of Rabbi Schindler's
telegram. At the Justice
Department the JTA was
told that "the whole thing is
being given top priority by
the Attorney General, the
Deputy Attorney General
and the public relations
division which is trying its
darndest to put the whole
thing into context," The
spokesman added that > a
formal statement is ex¬
pected to be issued soon. He
noted that Saxbe's remark
"just came out. It was not
premeditated."( Saxbe said
he had ordered- an in¬
vestigation of the /con-
troversial Attorney
General's list of subversive
organizations and related
internal security . laws to
determine whether such a
list should be maintained
and whether the present list
was "realistic." He said
such a review was necessary
because a "new breed" of
terrorist groups had
replaced the McCarthy-era l
"Communist-based" or¬
ganizations as a potential
threat to United States
security, He said that the
"World-wide   trends   are
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Dalia Fri
1974
Miss Dalia Friedland, star
of Habimah Theater and one
of Israel's leading actresses,
will present a dramatic
reading at the Columbus
Jewish Federation's cam¬
paign closing affair on
Wednesday, April 17 at 8
p.m. at the Jewish Center.
Miss Friedland, twice
named as best film actress
in Israel, has appeared in
Hebrew versions of "Who's
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
and "Six Characters in
Search of an Author."
Confirmation of her ap~
pearance in Columbus was
announced- by Mr/and Mrs^
Marvin Glassman, co-
chairmen of the April 17
event, to which the com¬
munity' is invited.
Another feature of the
evening, which is a salute to
the Columbus Jewish
community's response to
1974 emergency needs, will
include an exciting visual
presentation, "The Bridge;"
being produced by Harold
Eisenstein, cultural arts
director of the Center; and
Rabbi David Stavsky of Beth
Jacob Synagogue.
'"Hiis dramatic retelling
of Israel's experience, as
well as ours, will inform and
entertain you, and make you'
proud to have been a part of
these great events," said the
Glassmans.
Chazan To Keynote ADL Regional Meet
Dr. Robert Chazan, Melton
Professor of Jewish History
and Studies at Ohio State
University, will be the
keynote speaker at the Ohio-
Kentucky Regional Board
Meeting, on Saturday
evening, April 27, 1974. Dr.
Chazan will discuss the
relationship of American
Jewry to Israel, and the
problems which exist in
dealing with that relation¬
ship. Jack S. Resler,
chairman of the Ohio-
Kentucky Regional Board of
the Anti-Defamation League
of B'nai B'rith, tfill preside
at the dinner meeting, to be
held at the Marriott Inn.
Dr. Chazan came to Ohio
State   University   in   1967,
DR. ROBERT CHAZAN
after serving as an in¬
structor in Jewish History at
the Jewish Theological
Seminary from 1962 to 1967.
A   graduate  of   Columbia
University, where he also
received his Ph.D., he was
ordained a Rabbi at the
Jewish Theological
Seminary in/1962. In 1970, he
was appointed chairman of
the Department of Jewish
History and Studies, which
he has headed since. His
book "Medieval Jewry in
Northern France" has
recently been published by
Johns Hopkins University
Press. He was a visiting
professor at the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem in
1972-73, and is a much
sought-after lecturer
throughout the United
States.
Mr. Resler noted that Dr.
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TEL AVIV (WNS) — An Israel soldier was fatally
wounded as shooting incidents on the Syrian fronts
continued for  the  25th  consecutive  day.   Israeli
authorities have been consulting with the United States
about seriously deteriorating situation in which ar¬
tillery and tank duels go on daily. There was some
concern here that Syria might launch an offensive and
be jjoinedVby Egypt. But Defense Minister Moshe
Dayan on returning from Washington said he did not
think the present fighting on the Golan Heights would
escalate into a major war.  He said he hoped
/disengagement negotiations with Syria would start
after a Syrian representative visits Washington to
discuss Damascus'., position with U.S. Secretary of
..: .SjJBieJfenryA;Kissinger. VV
WASHINGTON (WNS) —Israel Will receive $155.8
million less from the $2.2 billion in emergency aid
Congress approved last December because the Senate
Armed"' Forces has decided that the $155.8 million
should be trahsfered to cover the inflationary increase
in the cost of replenishing U.S. military stocks sent to
.   Israel. Israel still has not received the $2.2 billion both
U.S. and Israel sources expect that $1.5 billion would '
be given as a figt.
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WNS) — Because the
Ocean Township Board of Education has repeatedly
rejected appeals to include Passover in its spring
holiday schedule, RabbiAjacob S. FWedman, the
township's only rabbi has appealed to all local Jewish
families to keep their children home from school on the
second day of Passover, April 8. He also urged every
Jewish teacher to be absent too. Rabbi Friedman, a
Conservative rabbi, said that during his nine years.at
- Temple Beth Torah here, the school board has only
..twice recognized the Jewish community in its holiday
-scheduling. He said 20 to 3()percent of the 8000 students
in the township's schools are Jewish as well as more
than 30 percent of the teachers.
Genera! Elazar Resigns After
Agranat Committee Condemnation
ALIA FRIEDLAND
Citations of honor will be
presented to community
leaders and synagogues
whose leadership inspired
the record-breaking local
response.
A social hour will follow
the brief program. There is
no-admission charge and no
solicitations will be made.
JERUSALEM (WNS) -
Gen. David Elazar resigned
as Chief of Staff after the
Agranat Commute in¬
vestigating the Yom Kippur
War recommended his
dismissal and that of other
high ranking officers. The
five-man committee, headed
by Supreme Court Chief
Justice Shimon Agrahat,
cleared Defense Minister
Moshe Dayan but held
Elazar responsible for the
surprise Egyptian-Syrian
attack last Oct. 6. The report
which only covers the period
leading up to the war also
. recommended the dismissal
of Gen. Eliahu Zeira, the
intelligence chief, other
intelligence officers, and the
suspension from active duty
of Maj. Fen. Shmuel Gonen,
commander of the southern
front when war broke out.
The 35 page interim report
cleared Dayan on grounds
that he acted on information
given him by the Chief of
Staff and the chief of in-
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