Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1974-10-24

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VOL. 52 NO. 44
OCTOBER 24, 1974 ■ HESHVAN 8
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Historic Agreement Reached On
Trade, Soviet Emigration Policy
The Columbus Torah Academy Complex - Acock, White & Assoc.
Torah Academy Facility Under Construction
On a beautiful 15-acre
tract on Noe-Bixby Road, a
dream is being realized. It is
a dream that began with the
founding of the Columbus
Torah Academy seventeen
years ago. This dream was
to build a school that would
develop a generation of
' American Jewish youth
grounded on intensive
Jewish studies .and -con-~
temporary American
culture.
This dream has been
partially fulfilled. Torah
Academy, operating in
rented quarters since its
inception in 1958, has been
offering quality education in
traditional Jewish studies as
well-as in secular subjects.
However, the student
enrollment has grown
tremendously over the years
and it has become in¬
creasingly more, difficult to
operate within. its limited
space. With its present en¬
rollment of 175 children in
kindergarten through grade
eight, the need for a separate
facility has become ap¬
parent.
The total development of
its long-held dream is not far.
in the future, for a separate
Torah Academy facility is
presently under construc¬
tion. The school was for¬
tunate in receiving a
generous gift of a
magnificent piece of land
from Mr. and Mrs. Jack
. Resler, which was deeded to
the school by the Columbus
Jewish Foundation. The
building is 30 per cent
complete to date. The
general contractor is doing
an excellent job and most
phases of work are ahead of
schedule. The present
scheduled date of completion
is January 15,1975. j.
According to the architect,'
Acock White Associates, the
"design considerations for the
building included religious
elements, the human scale of
children and a strong
recognition of the beautiful
natural elements of
the existing, site.- The
culmination :of this design
criteria is a building com¬
plex consisting of five
buildings, 28,000 square feet
in total. There:are three
classroom buildings and one
multi-purpose, athletic
building that form wings
around the central building
which includes the morning
prayer area, the library and
resources center, the lunch
room, and administrative
-.offices. .'
Dr. Irving Fried, principal
of Torah Academy, feels this
building will insure that the
study of Torah and Jewish
culture will be perpetuated
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By Joseph Polakoff
(Copyright 1974, JTA Iiic.)
WASHINGTON, (JTA) -
"An historic understanding
in the area of human rights,"
according to Sen; Henry M.
Jackson (D. Wash.). "A
great tribute to the deep
moral feeling of our coun¬
try," asserted Sen. Jacob K.
Javlts (R.NY). "It has
cleared the way for
humanity and. human
rights,? declared Rep.
Charles A. Vanik (D. Ohio),
These were among the
statements from leaders in
the two-year Congressional
fight for legislation tying
Soviet-American trade with
Soviet emigration practices.
Making public last week
the letters of agreement
between himself and-
Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger, Jackson said the
formula achieved was "a
joint effort of give and take
by our side and the President
and the Secretary of State."
Terming the formula
"historic in the fact that an
agreement on human rights
was worked out in a trade
agreement," Jackson said
the Administration —
Congressional accord was
"true bipartisanship" that
''the American people ex¬
pect of us."
Jackson lauded his Senate
colleagues and Vanik and
Jtep. Wilbur Mills (D. Ark.)
who introduced the Jackson-
Mills-Vahik resolution in the
House. Vanik obtained the
289 co-sponsors in the House
that led to its four to one
victorjf l^st Dec. President
Ford l ^deserves great
credit," Jackson said, /"as
does" Kissinger. Javits,
lauding Jackson's "brilliant
initiative," also praised the
"extraordinary states¬
manship" of Ford and
Kissinger. '
The Soviet assurances on
emigration   that   Kissinger
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Sidney Blatt Elected Federation President
Sidney I. Blatt was elected
to the- Presidency of the
COLUMBUS JEWISH
FEDERATION at the An¬
nual Meeting, Sunday
evening, October 20th. More
Sidney I. Blatt
"Good Education" Is Topic
Of Public Affairs Program
What constitutes a good
education and how different
types of schools go about
providing it will, be the
subject of the first in a series
of public affairs programs
produced by the Adult
Services Committee of the
Jewish Center.
"Is Your Child Getting A
Good Education?" will be
presented Oct. 28, at 8:15
p.m., at the Jewish Center.
Four - panelists, each
' representing a different
approach to education, will
, speak and afterward will
respond to questions from
the audience.
Serving as panelists will
be Dr. John A. Blough,
superintendent of bexley
schools; William S. Putnam,
headmaster of Columbus
Academy; Katherine Gould,
director of Metropolitan
School, and Evelyn Cum¬
mins, vocational guidance
coordinator for Columbus
schools. They represent the
ciirriculums of public,
private, progressive and
vocational education.
- The meeting is open to the
public.
than 300 members of the
Columbus Jewish Com¬
munity, including the
leadership of the Federation
and representatives of its
family of agencies, attended,
the meeting which is held
annually to elect officers and
members of the Board of
Trustees for the coming
year.
Heading the slate of of¬
ficers for 1974-75 is Sidney I.
Blatt succeeding immediate
past president Norman
Meizlish who served a two
year term from 1972 to 1974.
Mr. Blatthasserved as Vice-
President of the Federation;
Chairman of the 1974
Allocations Committee;
Chairman of the Community
Relations Committee; and
as a member of the
Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees. In 1968 he
was United Jewish Fund
General Campaign Chair¬
man.
Always interested and
involved in Jewish com¬
munal activities, Mr. Blatt is
a recipient of the Israel
Plaque for outstanding
leadership from the State of
Israel Bonds, presented him
by the Governor of Ohio. Mr.
Blatt serves on the Boards of
Heritage House and the
Jewish Center. He is- Vice-
President of Temple Israel,
serving on. its Foundation
Committee. He is now the
President of (he Winding
Hollow Country Club, and
has served on the Board of
Directors of the Big Brothers
Association.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio he
graduated from Ohio State
University. In 1943-45 he
served as a staff-sergeant in
the Infantry of the United
States Army .He is the
President of Surface
Research Corporation and
the Columbus Steel Drum'
Co., and is a director and
member of the Executive
Committee of the National
Barrel - and Drum
Association. Recognition of
his business capabilities was
given him in 1970 when he
received the Ohio Small
Business Man of, the Year
Award.
..' In accepting the position of
President,. Sidney I. Blatt
stated "I promise to commit
and dedicate myself to do
whatever I can, within my
capacity, to continue the
valuable work of the
Federation so we can retain
a fine community in which to
live and bring up our
children meaningfully, while
at the same time demon¬
strating our concern for our
people in Israel and*
throughout the world."
Elected to serve another
term as Vice Presidents are
William L. Glick, Lawrence
D. Schaffer, and Ben A.
Yenkin. They were joined by
businessman Ernest Stern,
who is beginning his first
term as Vice-President,
. Other officers re-elected are
Edwin Ellman, Treasurer;
Jack S. Resler,  Assistant
'   (CONTINUEDONPAGE14)
Samuel Melton Provides Grant
For Modern Jewish History
Congregation Tifereth
Israel is pleased to announce
an innovative project in the
teaching of modern Jewish
History made possible by a
grant provided by Mr.
Samuel M. Melton. This new
project is aimed at
developing^ method for the
teaching of modern Jewish
History. The emphasis
be on the understands
Jewish History through
reading of primary source
material.' This method is a
-new approach to the
teaching of Jewish History
at the High School level. The
course will be taught by
Professor Robert Chazan of
The Ohio State University
History Department in
conjunction with Professor
Paul A. Klohr of the
Department of Curriculum
and Foundations, and Rabbi
David Zisenwine.
SaniuelM.'Melton' ''*'
This new undertaking is
another in a series of firsts in
Jewish education sponsored
by Mr. Melton. The Melton
Research Center of the
Jewish Theological
Seminary has revolutionized
Bible  instruction  in the
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Harry Gilbert,
In Community
Hundreds of men and
women were in attendance
last Sunday at the funeral
services for Harry Gilbert, a
leading figure in the Jewish
community, who passed
away last Saturday at 81.
Mr. Gilbert, founder of the
shoe company which bears
his name, began the
business, which grew to a
giant in the discount mer¬
chandising industry, in 1906
when he bought a small
cobbler shop for $70 at 210 E.
Town St., at that time in the
heart of the market district.
In addition to his business
activities,- he was a
philanthropist and civic
leader who assisted in
founding the Agudas Achim
pre-School and the Jewish
Center. He was a
principal figure in relocating
Agudas Achim Synagogue at
E. Broad St. and Roosevelt
Ave, and in the construction
of Heritage House, the
Jewish home for the elderly
on College Ave.
Noted Leader
Passes Away
Harry Gilbert
For many years he had
been a member of the board
of the Council of Democracy
and the Urban League and
Jewish Community Council
and the Excelsior Club,
His survivors include two
sons, Mack J., now president
of the Gilbert Shoe Co., Dr.
Ivan S. Gilbert, head of
Gilbert Companies Inc.; a
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy
Friedman and five grand¬
children, all of Columbus.
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