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VOL. 53 NO. 43
OCTOBER 16, 1975 - CHESHVAN 11
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Hadassah is celebrating the reopening of Hadassah
-v Mt. Scopus hospital in October. Shown above is an
artist's sketch of the new section. .
(1) Ross Information Center, (2) Brit Mila-Hall for
Circumcision Ceremony, (3) Out Patients Entrance
and Clinics, (4) Pillars of Hope and Emergency En¬
trance, (5) Emergency Wing, (6) Operation Theaters
-and Intensive-Care Units, (7) Daniel & Florence
Guggenheim Rehabilitation Pavilion, (8) Building
Number One (Pediatrics,^-Maternity, Orthopedics,
-^ Surgery, Technical), (9) New Additions, (10) Oc¬
cupational Therapy School, (11) Pathology Dept.,
Mortuary, Animal Houses and Emergency Hospital
(below ground), (12) Roof Garden Built Over (ll).
Hadassah To Celebrate
Mount Scopus Reopening
Passing through Building
Number One, is the outdoor
area where Henrietta Szold's
famous pine seedling grew. ■
Miss Szold watched it from
" her window in the Nursing
School where she lay during
her last illness. It had grown
through a crevice on the
stairs despite the harsh
environment. Miss Szold
admired its tenacity and
drew courage from it.
Henrietta Szold died in 1945.
Scopus was lost to Hadassah
in 1948. But 19 years later,
when Scopus, was regained,
the seedling had grown into a
large healthy tree. It had
survived all vicissitudes,
just as' Hadassah had.
Henrietta's tree has been
moved to a safe place while
building operations are in
process, but it will be
replanted.
Its new home is to be a
vast landscaped roof-garden
covering   an 'emergency
hospital built below ground
level (12), which can
accommodate 80 patients
and which has a ceiling two
feet thick. This is the area
where the dedication of the
hospital will take place
October 21. It is dominated
"by "a' large ' chimney, a
monument to the Holocaust.
This area and Hadassah's
return to Mt. Scopus
symbolize the eternal
courage of a renascent
nation.
Locally, the Columbus
Chapter of Hadassah will
celebrate the reopening of
Mt; Scopus at a luncheon on
.Tuesday, October 21,1975 at
12 noon at the Barnett
Recreation Center, 1160
Barnett Road.
Entertainment will be
provided by Donna La Rue, a
Liturgical dancer. New
members will be guests.
Couvert $2.00. RSVP - to
group presidents by Oct. 17.
Town Meeting Will Take
Place At Agudas Achim
The Agudas - Achim
Congregation takes this
means of extending an, in¬
vitation to the Columbus
Jewish Community to join
with them in a discussion of
how to react to overt acts of
anti-Semitism. This meeting
is being called as a direct
result i.-.:.' of, the recent
: besmirching:of' the Agudas
Achim building with Nazi
swastikas. Much heat and
light has been focused on this
incident. Rabbi Rubenslein
: promised from the pulpit on
Rosh Hashonah to have a full
and: detailed analysis of
Occurrences such as this. We
do not look forward to in¬
cidents of this type in;the
future, but realistically we
must be prepared.
pletes Sinai Considerations
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
The Senate approved by a
large margin on Oct. 9 a
resolution to approve the
sending of up to 200
American technicians to
man surveillance stations in
the Sinai passes. The vote of
70 to. 18 completed
Congressional action on the
proposal. The Senate-
approved resolution was
identical with a House
version approved on Oct. 7
by a vote of 341 to 69, thus -
obviating the threat of
Senate amendments which
would have required sending
the' two measures to con¬
ference committee and
created further delays.
(Israel; which had made
its signing, of the second
Sinai interim accord- con¬
tingent on Congressional
approval of- the technicians
' proposal, promptly  signed
the   accord   in   a   brief
ceremony in  Jerusalem.
Egypt   had   signed   the
agreement  in   Geneva   in
September but Israel only
initialed the agreement,
postponing a full signature
pending -Congressional
action on the technicians.
" Gen.'    Ensio     Siilasvuo,
commander    of    United
Nations Forces in the Middle
East, welcomed the signing,
which took place at the UN
headquarters in Jerusalem.
He  expressed  satisfaction
that the agreement had,
finally    been   approved.
Another condition Israel had
attached to implementation
was Egyptian approval for
>
J. Maynard Kaplan
What means should be
used? What should be the
approach? To find the an¬
swers    to   this    age-old
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passage of Israeli cargoes
through the Suez Canal as
agreed to in the new accord.
Avraham Kidron, one of the
signers of the accord, said an
Israeli cargo would go
through the canal by the end
Of this month.)
Shortly before the Senate
voted approval, President
Ford told a press conference
that the recruiting of the
technicians would begin soon
and he stressed they would
be civilians. The." Senate
version, like that of the
House, specified that ap¬
proval of the technicians did
not commit the United States
to any other assurances or
undertakings, to either
Israel or Egypt, in con¬
nection with the new Sinai
accord. Specifically, the
resolution declared that
approval of the technicians
"does not signify approval of
the Congress of any other
agreement, undertaking or
commitment made by the
Executive branch." The
practical meaning of that
passage is that the Ford
Administration's    un¬
dertakings to Egypt and
Israel are, in the view of
Congress, only ."intentions"
of President Ford and are
"not binding" on the United
States as a country.
The Congressional
resolution also specifies that
the .technicians must be
pulled out if fighting breaks
out between Israel and
Egypt, or if Gongress
decides that their monitor
role is no longer necessary.
Another limitation- in the
resolution is that Congress
does not give to President
Ford any " additional
authority to use military
forces overseas beyond what
he now has on a limited basis
under the War Powers Act.
Some Senators reportedly
interpreted the Ad¬
ministration's undertakings
in the new accord as
meaning that the President's
"intentions" are his to carry
out if heso wishes but are not
binding on his successors.
Thus it would appear that as
long as he is in office,
' President Ford is respon¬
sible for trying to implement
the undertakings made by
him through Secretary of
State Henry Kissinger, in¬
cluding the 16-point
memorandum with Israel -
concerning oil, defense
equipment' and diplomatic
support.
The  Jewish  Telegraphic
Agency was told that any
commitment involving U.S.
personnel, services, finance
or materials to a foreign
nation  must first be  ap¬
proved by  Congress.  The
undertakings by Ford and
Kissinger in the accord will
be presented by Congress in
One form or another in the
coming weeks,  mainly  in
projected    foreign     aid
programs for Israel, Egypt,
.Jordan and Syria.  That
program has been delayed
since   last   March   when
President Ford ordered a
reassessment of U.S. policy
in the Middle East. That
reassessment was widely
regarded as aimed at Israel
•because of its refusal at that
time to accept formulas for a
second withdrawal in the
Sinai   proposed   through
' Kissinger.
Alton: Sinai Pact Serves Strategic Interests
Of Both Israel And The United States
. NEW YORK (JTA) -
Israeli Foreign Minister
Yigal Allon told the Con¬
ference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish
Organizations Oct. 7 that the
Israeli-Egyptian agreement
Artist-Author Schedules
Appearance At Jewish Center
Due to a conflict with
scheduled appearances on
the West Coast, the
Columbus appearance of
artist-author Mae Shatter
Rockland has been
postponed until Wednesday,
October 22.
On that date, she will
present a Lecture
Demonstration for
community pre-school staffs
at The Jewish Center, 1125
College Avenue at 12:30 p.m.
At 8 p.m, the artist will
conduct _ a Hanukkah
workshop open to the entire '
community. The possibility
of a late afternoon
appearance at the Columbus
Hebrew School may also
materialize.
Ms. Rockland is a graphic'
artist who designs prints,
ceramics, needlework and
other crafts in the Jewish
American tradition. Her
work, while typical- of
American folk art, is at the
same time, highly
expressive of-her Jewish
heritage. In designing her
Mae Shatter Rockland
projects, she draws on
themes from Jewish history,
and by establishing a direct
link between history and
twentieth-century life, she
creates an.authentic Jewish
American folk art for today.
Ms. Rockland has been a
professional graphic artist
since 1960. A recipient of
many prizes, she has had 8
one-woman shows and
exhibitions of her work in
galleries in New York,
Philadelphia, Washington,
D.C, Princeton, Madrid and
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on   the   Sinai   served   the
strategic interests of both
Israel and the United States.
He  said   the  Presidents
Conference     was      "in¬
dispensable in the effort to
mobilize Jewish-and public
support for Israel's cause in
the United States."   Allon
also stressed that the "cost-
effectiveness" of American
aid to Israel is higher than in
any   other   country   that
benefits from American aid
"If other states were willing
to spend and  to  commit
themselves as much to their
own defense, as we are to
otirs, the United States will
be in a" far "better position
around   the   world,"   lie
declared. He noted that U.S.
allies "in Western Europe
spend only four percent of
their gross national product
on  defense while  Israel
spends   about   one-third.
However, Allon noted that
"a     viable     defensible
democratic state  in the
Middle East which, serves
American interests was not
the reason for the Herzlian
dream .of rebuilding the
Jewish State." But, he ad¬
ded," "that  fact  helps  to
strengthen  Israel  and   to
solidify the ties between the
U.S. and the Jewish State."
The Israeli Foreign Minister
acknowledged that some
' American     Jews     have
criticized the agreement
with  Egypt.  "Let them
consider that the alternative
might have led to war," he
declared,   "and   let   thon
come' over to  Israel and
fight." This statement was
greeted   with   ringing   ap¬
plause. He said that if Egypt
violated the accord, Israel's
military posture was strong
enough to defend itself. He
noted  that  an  Egyptian
violation would solidify both
American      and      West
European support for Israel.
Speaking   to   represen¬
tatives of the 32 constituent
bodies   of   the   Presidents
Conference,    Allon    also
stressed that there was "no
pressure whatsoever" by the
U.S. on Israel to negotiate
with Syria. "No one has to -
pressure us to continue the
search for peace with each of
our neighbors, including'
Syria, with whom we are
-willing • and    eager    to
negotiate in accordance with
UN    (Security    Council)
Resolution 338."  He cited
statements    by'   Syria's
Foreign   Minister   Abdul
Halim  Khaddam  at  the
General Assembly rejecting
any negotiations and warned
that Syria might seek to
create "an artificial crisis",
' as the Nov. 30 date for the
renewal of the UN forces on
the   Golan   Heights   ap¬
proaches. Allon said Israel
would "play it cool, whether
Syria renews the agreement
or not. Meanwhile, the ball is
• in Syria's court, not ours."
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