Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1974-05-23

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VOL. 52 NO. 21
MAY 23, 1974.-STVAN 2
LONDON (WNS) — Protesls have been mounting-
against the plans by the Polish government  to K,,
demolish the last standing section of the Warsaw 8
Ghetto wall. The Polish Jewish Ex-Servicemen's |
Association has sent a protest directly to Warsaw p
because of an unsatisfactory response from the Polish $
Ambassador in London. Israeli Deputy Premier Yigal j$
Allon told the Knesset that if the Warsaw Municipal :•;•
Council pulled down the wall it would be "a blow $
against history, against culture and against Jewry.'' g
KIAMESHALATE,N.Y. (WNS) —Rabbi Mordechai |
Waxman, newly elected president of the Rabbinical |:
Assembly, urged his fellow rabbis tp be "shapers oi ^
tomorrow". In a statement following his installation at ■'$'
the RA's 74th annual convention, he stressed that since «
this is a stormy time for the American people and a «
hazardous one for Jews, it is the "prime duty" of $
rabbis "to remind our fellow Jews and our fellow $
Americans that there are permanent values learned $.
over the ages which must be maintained as the en- jlj
during girders of any social structure'. "The 1100 ■$
delegates to the convention referred to the RA's -i;:
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards further $
action on the recommendation by Rabbi Judah Nadich, |j
i the RA's outgoing president,  that • the rabbinical s|
! organization of Conservative Judaism accept women 8}
for ordination. $
LONDON   (WNS)   —   Prime   Minister   Winston; M
Churchill   pressed   for   a   rapid   solution  of   the g
Palestinian problem through partition before the end j|
of World War II but was opposed by Foreign Secretary "
Anthony Eden, according to the secret Cabinet papers
for 1943-45 which have just been released. The papers
showed that Churchill and the then Secretary of State
„for India, Leo Amery, strongly pushed for a partition
plan against the advice of Eden and cither Foreign
Office  officials  and  serious  reservations  by  the
military chiefs of staff.  At one point, Churchill
declared: "It is well known I am determined not to.
break the pledges of the British government to the
Zionists, expressed in the Balfour Declaration (1917),,
as modified by any subsequent statements at the
Colonial Office in 1921." Because of the deadlock
within the Cabinet, Churchill in 1945 deferred action on
the Palestinian problem.
Ma'alot: Carnage In Galilee Town
by Tu via Mendelson
MAALOT, (JTA) — Israel
buried the victims of the
Maalot massacre on May 16
as the entire northern area
of the country was placed on
alert 'against further
terrorist outrages. The.;20
teen-age students slain May
15 in the Netiv Meir school
building in Maalot were laid
to rest near the graves of
other youthful terrorist
victims - the children
murdered in a school bus
ambush at Avivim three
years ago. The three
members of the Cohen
family murdered in Maalot
and a soldier killed in the
assault on the terrorist-held
school building were
buried in spearate graves:
Collective funeral services,
with Israel's chief rabbinate
officiating, began at 4 p.m.
local time in Safad, home of
most of the victims. More
than 10,000 persons con¬
verged on the tiny mountain
hamlet in central galilee,
turning what is normally a
peaceful resort town favored
by artists and writers into a
sea of fury and seething
emotions. Cries for
vengeance and death to
terrorists rang out over the
Mass Rally At Center.-
Express Outrage At Ma'alot Murder
Agudas Achim
Everyone is familiar with
the marathon, the telethon'
and  the   talkathon.' The
Agudas   Achim   has   in:
troduced  a new  term   to
describe its unique way of
celebrating Shavuoth — Ttie
Torah Festival — and calls it
Torathon. Traditionally, on
Shavuoth eve, Jews studied
torah all night. A special
work entitled "Tikun Lael
Shavuoth"   was  composed
for the occasion. The "Tikun
is a compilation of passages
from  the Bible,  Mishnah,
Talmud, the Zohar and other
sacred  books.   Wise   men
made this "Sefer" available
so that one might adequately
study "Torah Kulah!' — all
of Jewish ScholarshipV^Many
traditions   have   evolved
concerning learning all night
on  Shavuoth.  The basic
concern was how does one
prepare himself to receive
the Torah. When bur' an¬
cestors came to Sinai to hear
G-d's   words,    scripture
records  that -they  went
through three days on in¬
tense preparations fo qualify
as    recipients    of    the
Almighty's commands.   In
'On Sunday, May 19th, over
400 persons gathered in front
of the Columbus Jewish
Center to, protest and con¬
demn the barbaric attack
and murder of children in
Israel.
The meeting, coordinated
by the Community Relations
Committee of the Columbus
Jewish Federation, had the
support and assistance of
virtuallyV every Jewish
organization in Columbus:
The terror perpetuated
against children coalesced
hot only the Jewish com¬
munity but the entire nation.
A long list of public
dignitaries participated in
the program and snared the
: indigantion of the Columbus
Jewish community. Mayor
r~~ : .torn     Moody,     Council
U^A    TAritkAM President M. D. Portman,
lldS    I Olfl 111 Oil Congressman Sam Devine
. ... land State Representative
each generahpn co- james Baumanri, whoread a
religionists employed /statement from Governor
diverse methods to prove G11i}gan, condemned the
themselves    worthy    of   atrocious incident. Reverend
against terrorism and those
who encourage terrorists.
The major speaker of the
day was J. Maynard Kaplan,
chairman of the Community
Relations Committee, who
deplored the unwillingness
of the world to recognize the
fact that "terrorism un-
controlled must inevitably
He said that,those
nations, which provide the
terrorists with arms,
financial assistance or
sanctuaries.' are equally
guilty of murder. He
stressed that we must not
remain silent to the world's
indifference. "This; entire
.episode", he saidV"could be
explained in three';words -
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receiving the divine com¬
mitment. They finally
evolved the "Tikun" for-
mula...talking a sample of
Holy Writ and meditate upon
it all night long.
The Congregation '■' of
Agudas Achim is taking an
ancient form and merely
adopting a contemporary
format. On Sunday evening,
May 26, at 10:00 p.m. will
commence * a Torah
ProgratrfcjThere will be
study, tJEtlk; m&di^ationi
speculation, debate and
argument. Torah.V.how long
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 5).
John- Frazer, executive
director of the Metropolitan
Area Church Board, shared
the grief and anger of the
people of Israel in con¬
demning the murder of in¬
nocent children.
Congressman Devine said
that all Americans shared
feelings of outrage over the
incident. He strongly con¬
demned the United Nations
for~ failing to prevent and
'punish those who would sink
to such depths, and urged
that the U.S. cease financial
contributions to the UN until
the UN begins to take action
Shown left to right: Herb Greff, Sr. Vice Com¬
mander, Dept. of Ohio; Norman Cohen, Chairman
Firing Squad Committee;- Larry Felsenthal, Com¬
mander Capitol Post 122.
anguished weeping and the.-'
chanted prayers for the
dead. President Epharim
Katzir and Deputy Premier
Yigal Allon, representing the
Israeli government and
people at the funeral were
unable to complete their
addresses. As crowds surged'
forward, the Chief of State
and Deputy Premier were
forced to leave the scene
behind cordons of police and
security men. As the nation
was plunged into mourning
in the aftermath of the worst
terrorist outrage in Israel's
history, diplomatic efforts
went on to reach an Israeli-
Syrian disengagement
agreement. Secretary of
State Henry A. Kissinger,
who cancelled his trip to
Damascus May 15 because
of the events at Maalot, flew
to the Syrian capital May 16.
Despite the fierce anger and
bitterness engendered by
Maalot, Israel insisted that
disengagement diplomacy
be continued if only to foil
the terrorists' intended aim
of sabotaging the peace
moves.
Throughout the country,
shocked and stunned citizens
piecing together the reports
of the tragic events were
asking why the school
building in Maalot was left
unguarded even though
security authorities knew
that terrorists had in¬
filtrated Israel and were in
the vicinity; why the
youngsters were permitted
to take their camping trip
close to the Lebanese border
at a time when terrorists
acts were expected in
connection with the 26th
anniversary of Israel's in¬
dependence; and whether
the frontal assault on the
school building was the right
way or the only way to try tc
save the hostages. Premie:
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JWV To Hold Memorial Services
A monument dedicated to
the memories of Jrvin
Furman, Herbert Marks and
Milton Birnbaum will be
decorated by Capital Post
122 of the Jewish War
Veterans, as will graves of
their comrades throughout
Columbus.
Lt. Irving Furman... a B-
Kissinger's Peace Proposal Accepted
An American proposal
aimed at separating Israeli
and Syrian armies has ap¬
parently been accepted by
both sides, according to a
report by informed sources.
After a 3% hour meeting,
with Syrian President Hafez
Assad     in     Damascus,
Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger then flew to
Jerusalem to report to the
Israeli negotiating team.
Following a long session,
Israeli Information Minister
Shimon Peres announced:
"We have already; accepted
the American proposals, and
so have the Syrians.
Significant progress has
been made in these talks.
The Syrians are rather
receptive to the American
ideas and principles."
Informed sources said that
the main difference between
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52 pilot scheduled to return
home after 50 millions.
Volunteering to take the
place of a sick friend, he was
shot down in the Pacific June
3, 1944. His body was never'
recovered.
Herbert Marks . . . left
Columbus for Ft. Hood,
Texas ... 10 days later
fighting in Germany . . .
killed'fighting in the Battle
of the Bulge Nov. 29,1944...
buried in Greenlawn
Cemetery.
Tech. Sgt. Milton (Izzy)
Birnbaum ... a Marion
native . .. serving with tthe^
Combat Engineers, he swept
from England thru North
Africa to Sicily ... critically
wounded in a mortar
barrage in Northern Italy,
Oct. 11,1944 ... buried in the
U.S. Military Cemetery in
Italy.
These brave men and air
other veterans will be
recalled during services
Sunday, May 26,11:00 at the
New Agudas Achim
Cemetery. Rabbi Nathan
Zelizer will officiate. All
names of those men from the
Columbus community listed
on the honor roll will be read
at the services.
Relatives, friends and
members of the entire
community are invited to
join Capital Post in saluting
and remembering those who
' have served their country
and paid the supreme price
to preserve our nation's
freedom.
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