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VOL.52 NO.37
SEPTEMBER 12.1974 - ELUL 25
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The Staff Of The
Ohio Jewish Chronicle
Claims By
Persecution
by Joseph Polakoff
Jewish Victims Of Nazi
To Be Discussed
WASHINGTON, (JTA) —
Claims by Jewish victims of
Nazi persecution against the
German Democratic
Republic, will be discussed
between the Conference on
Jewish Material Claims
Against Germany and ah
East German "private
organization" known as the
Committee of. AntJ-Fascist
Resistance Fighters, State
Department officials
disclosed here Sept. 4. The
Claims Conference, the
officials said, will take the
initiative in communications
with the Committee and the
two groups will then
negotiate at a place they will
de termine. The
negotiations on time and
place are expected to begin
shortly. The disclosure
followed immediately after
the U.S. and Communist
East Germany signed an
agreement at the State
Arbitration Board Now Available
Tb Hebrew Day School Teachers
byBenGallob
NEW YORK, (JTA) -For
the first time in the history of
the. Hebrew  day   school
movement,  an  arbitration'
board, backed by a rab¬
binical court (Beth Din) will
be available to day school
I teachers in disputes over
salaries and working con-
i ditions during the new school
year, an official of Torah
Umesorah,  the  National
Society  for   Hebrew   Day
Schools, disclosed Sept. 4.
Rabbi Bernard Goldenberg,
director of organization for
Torah Umesorah, told the
7 JTA: that   the  arbitration
board proposal had been
approved by the National
.^Conference   of   Yeshiva
Principals      a      Torah
Umesorah affiliate, and by
the      Rabbinical      Ad¬
ministrative Board of Torah
Umesorah.  He said the
arbitration board will be
headed by Rabbi Simon Sch¬
wab   of   New'; York,- a
prominent Orthodox scholar.
The board will meet in the
'offices of Torah Umesorah.
Rabbi Goldenberg, said the
arbitration board comprised
of school principals, rabbis
and lay leaders, will seek to
arbitrate disputes between
school boards and teachers
over   issues   of   tenure,
security,    salaries    and
similar problems.  When
such a dispute is brought to
the arbitration board, Rabbi
Goldenberg said, the parties
will be advised to settle it
between themselves. If that
procedure fails, the teacher
can bring the matter back to
the board for arbitration.
Though the .arbitration
ruling is not binding on the
school board, a refusal by
the board will result in a
hearing and a ruling by the
board's Beth Din, which will
carry "tremendous moral
pressure," Rabbi Golden¬
berg said.
In addition, he added,
Torah Umesorah will have
the additional weapon of
refusing to provide teachers
to ah obdurate school board. .
Rabbi Goldenberg disclosed
formation of the arbitration
board during a review of the
financial situation of the day
school movement on the eve
of the start of the new school
year, which he said had
worsened severely under
the impact of inflationary
pressures on all costs of the
schools. Reviewing the
problems facing the Hebrew
day schools in the New York
metropolitan area, Rabbi
Goldenberg said that annual
tuition rates for the 1974-75
year had jumped 10 to 15
percent, bringing the range
of tuition to $700 to |800.
Outside of New York, he
said, the increase was
higher, with the average
annual tuition fee ranging
between $800 and $1000. He
explained that the increase
was higher outside of New
York, due in part to the
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Department establishing
diplomatic relations bet¬
ween them and the
stationing of ambassadors in
S'ashington and East Berlin,
owever, the "special legal
status of the Berlin area" is
not affected by: the
agreement, the officials
said. The entire Berlin area
is under four power oc¬
cupation by the U.S.,
Britain, France and the
Soviet Union since the end of
World Warn.
According to the U.S.
officials, the Conference on
Jewish Material Claims
Against Germany will seek,
to negotiate a lump sum and
settlement of claims for
Jewish victims or their heirs
all over the world, including
those residing in the U.S. and
Israel. The East German
government, they said,
refused to deal with they
Conference since it is a non¬
governmental body. But the
GDR agreed that the
"private" -East'.'German
organization would discuss
the claims. The Claims
Conference, whose offices
are in New York City,
negotiated with the West
German government which
has paid DM 40 billion (about
$15 billion under the present
exchange       rate)       as
New Columbus Vice-Chairman for Israel Bonds is
shown at left in photo, reviewing 1974 calendar of
events with Sidney Stein, who is the professional area
director for Israel Bonds in Central Ohio at the office at
2375 East Main Street in Bexley.
Jeff Schottenstein Appointed
For Local Israel Bond Drive
Jeff Schottenstein, a
member of the Executive
Board of the Israel Bond
drive in Columbus, has been
elevated to the post of Vice-
Chairman, it was announced
by Frank R. Nutis, Ohio'
Chairman for Communities.
"With this latest ap¬
pointment we have_,com-
pleted our roster of top
■leadership positions, in
preparation for the intensive
fall drive in Central Ohio as
part of the international
campaign to sell $1 billion in
Israel Bonds in 1974," Mr.
Nutis said.    «'
The balance of the roster
.follows: Chairman for
Columbus-Dayton Region,
Howard R. Schoenbaum;
Columbus General Chair¬
man, ,   Ben     Goodman;
Columbus Women's Division
Chairman, Mrs. Howard R.
.Schoenbaum; Dayton
Chairmen, Lewis Froikin,
Irvin Zipperstein and Larry
Zusman; .Lancaster
Chairman, Jack Shatz;
Lima Chairman, Harry
Kersch; Marion Chairman,
Sam Babich; Springfield
Chairman, Marvin Silver-
stein; Zanesville Chairman,
Elmer Swack.
- Mr. Schottenstein, active
in the real estate business, is
a native of Columbus, and
lives in Bexley with his wife
Gay and their two children,
Andrew  and  Mandy.   His
.previous Israel Bond drive
roles have been as chairman
of the Young Leadership
Division and ot cash
collections.
reparations for Jewish
victims of the Nazi
holocaust. In addition,. West
Germany, paid Israel in a
separate bilateral govern¬
mental agreement reached
in 1952, a sum of $720 million
in goods and services over a
12-year pperiod. State
Department: officials said,
however, that the question of
payment by the GDR to
Israel had not arisen during
the negotiations. Israel, they
said, had no expectation of
payment and the GDR
certainly has no expectation
of paying since' Israel and
the GJDR have no diplomatic
relations. East Germany has
consistently taken the
position that it is hot
responsible for the per¬
secution by the Nazis and
has no connection with the
Nazi regime. American
officials pointed out.
however, -t ha t
the enormity of the crimes
against Jews and others is so
great that refusal by the
East Germans to make
reparations and ignore the
claims would not be 'iuy
ceptable to the U,S. In
negotiating their diplomatic
agreement, the East Ger¬
mans and the Americans
spent most of their time ,
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"Introduction To Judaism"
Course Will Be Offered
Judaism..
The 10 sessions, which
include theology,..,. law,
ceremonies, history, Israel,
prayer and many other
themes, are primarily to
give an orientation to
Judaism and Jewish life.
They are but the base for
further reading and study
and participation in Jewish
life, but hopefully a foun¬
dation which will find many
interested persons. For
information and registration
call Dr. Raphael at 466-2052,
or contact your rabbi.
At its last meeting, the
rabbis of Columbus agreed
unanimously to introduce an
Introduction to Judaism
course on a community wide
basis beginning this month.
The course, consisting of 10
sessions on a bi-weekly
basis, will be taught twice
each year, once in the' fall
and once in the spring, and
the Columbus rabbis will
alternate in leading the
course. The instructors for
the coming two years are Dr.
Marc Lee Raphael (Fall,
1974), Rabbi David Zisen¬
wine (Spring, 1975), Rabbi
Chaim Feller (Fall, 1975),
?and Rabbi Samuel Ruben¬
stein (Spring, 1976).
The fall course will begin
Monday evening, September
30, at Congregation Beth
Tikvah (3199 Indianola
Avenue), and meet every
other Monday evening from
8-10 p.m. with the last 30
minutes devoted to the study
of Hebrew. The course is
open to Jews and non-Jews,
and will hopefully serve an
important function for both
Jews wishing to take a short
course in the fundamentals
of Judaism and for non-Jews
seeking an introduction to
Hillel Board
Meets Tonight
There will be a Hillel
Board of Trustees meeting
tonight, Sept. 12, at 8:00 p.m.
at the home of B. Lee
Skilken, Board President,
2717 Fair Avenue. The
discussion will include the
fall program, issues facing
Jewish students on campus
and a report on the Hillel
Summer Institute. In¬
terested persons are invited
to attend the Board's first
meeting of the year.
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