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VOL. 54 NO. 11
MARCH 11, 1976 - ADAR II 9
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Pictured above are the members of The Rabbinical
Advisory Committee for the 1976 United Jewish Fund
Campaign, each of whose synagogues, along with all
the other synagogues in Columbus, is participating in
the Federation Sabbath project of the Columbus Board
. of Rabbis. From left to right are Rabbi Bradley
Bleefeld and Dr. Edward Kiner, Temple Israel; Rabbi
Roger Klein, Beth Tikvah; Rabbi David Zisenwine,
Tifereth Israel; Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, of the
American Jewish Committee, who was guest speaker
at the recent Clergy Institute sponsored by the Board
of Rabbis and the Community Relations Committee;
Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein, Agudas Achim; and
Rabbi David Stavsky, Beth Jacob.
Synagogues Commemorate
Federation Sabbath Mar. 1243
The synagogues of Colum¬
bus have all joined to com¬
memorate Federation. Sab¬
bath; it was announced today
by Rabbi David Stavsky,
chairman of the Rabbinical
Advisory Committee for the
1976 United Jewish Fund
Campaign. "Shabbat
Zachor—on Friday eyening,
March 12, and Saturday,
March 13—is appropriate for
both remembrance of the op¬
pression of the past and
present, and the need ■ for
sustaining Jewish life in the
future," said Rabbi Stavsky
in announcing the schedule
of synagogue speakers on
Federation Sabbath.
"On my return from
Israel," said Rabbi Samuel
W. Rubensteint president of
the Columbus Board of Rab- •
bis, "I am particularly
pleased that Federation Sab¬
bath is scheduled for Shab¬
bat Zachor, since Israeli's
needs today are as
meaningful as ever. We
don't need a war to remind
us of how Israel—and our
own local agencies—need
our help. The current United
Jewish Fund Drive will be
the best way for us to show
our concern. I urge all Jews
to attend synagogue services
regularly,- but to make a
special effort on Shabbat
Zachor."
The Federation Sabbath
speakers and dates
scheduled for each
synagogue are as follows:
Agudas Achim:' Rabbi
Samuel W, Rubenstein will
deliver the Federation Sab¬
bath sermon at the Saturday
morning service on March
13.
Beth Jacob: The Shabbat
Zachor   sermon,   in   com¬
memoration . of Federation
Sabbath, will be given by
Rabbi David Stavsky, on
Saturday morning,. March
Beth Tikvah: Mr. Howard
Creinin will join Rabbi
Roger Klein in the pulpit at
the Friday evening service
on March 12, to discuss
Federation Sabbath.
Hillel: Rabbi Paul Golomb
will deliver a D'var Torah on
Federation Sabbath, at the
OSU Hillel Foundation on
Friday eyening, March 12.
The service will feature an
address by Amnon Ruben¬
stein, Dean of the University
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JERUSALEM (WNS) -
Premier Yitzhak Rabin has
accused the United States of
heating up the arms race in, '
the Middle East by its
proposal to .'end the
American arms embargo on
Egypt and the recently an¬
nounced plan for a $1.2
billion arms deal with Saudi
Arabia. Rabin said that
since the U.S. is committed
to maintaining the military
balance of power in the Mid¬
east it would have to supply
greater quantities of arms to
Israel and would thus be¬
come "a moving force in the
Middle East arms race."
Speaking to eighth grade pu¬
pils he said that "Israel's
policy is to try to persuade
nations with whom it has ties
not to sell weapons to nations
hostile to Israel." He specifi¬
cally mentioned that Israel
will make every effort to
block the American sale of
six Hercules C-130 transport
planes to Egypt. Israeli Am¬
bassador Simcha Dinitz in
Washington has lodged a
protest over the proposed
sale with Undersecretary of
State Joseph J. Sisco. Rabin
had earlier told the Knesset
that he will make every ef¬
fort to persuade the U.S. not
. to go through with the sale to
Saudi Arabia since the wea¬
pons could reach the "con¬
frontation states."
In Washington, Secretary
of State Henry A. Kissinger
told the House International
Relations Committee that
the sale of the C-130s was in
American interest whether
Israel approved or not. He
said „the Ford Ad¬
ministration had agreed to
the sale to/"symbolize to
Egypt that it has some
Western connections," add¬
ing, "but, of course, we
cannot be the principal arms
suppliers of Egypt."
Kissinger   stressed   that
Egypt is no longer receiving
arms or spare parts from the
Soviet Union. "This has been
a very courageous decision
on the part of President
Sadat to ease tensions in the
area and to move it toward
peace," Kissinger said.
Meanwhile, another issue
developed over a report that'
Sadat in a press>conference
in Kuwait said that he had a
"secret" agreement with the
U.S. that Israel would not at¬
tack Syria and that the
Palestinians would par¬
ticipate in a Middle East set¬
tlement. Senate Majority
leader Mike Mansfield (D.
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Scranton Pledges Stand As Envoy To U.N.
By Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
Former Gov. William Scran¬
ton of Pennsylvania told the
Senate Foreign Relations
Committee on Mar. 2 that he
stood "four square with our
' policy" in the Middle East
and' at the United Nations
and pledged that "whatever
is U.S. policy I will carry it
out." He added, for em¬
phasis, "I mean it."
, Scranton,. who. has been
nominated by* President
Ford to be the U.S. Am¬
bassador to the United
Nations, succeeding Daniel
P. Moynihan, submitted to
close questioning by seven
members of the Foreign
Relations Committee, who
dwelt at length on his* views
on the Middle East situation
and on the anti-Israel actions
of the UN. Scranton was con¬
firmed on Mar. 3.
These matters assumed
particular importance in the
Senate Committee's
hearings on .his nomination
Secret Acts Issue Raised In The Senate
By Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
Senate Majority Leader
Mike Mansfield (D. Mont.)
on March 3 called for a
Senate investigation into
claims by Egyptian
President Sadat that he has
"secret agreements" with
the United States that Israel
'would not attack Syria and
that the Palestinians would
participate in a Middle East
settlement.
Sadat made his claims in a
news conference on Feb. 29
in Kuwait but it was not
known here until' his
'remarks were published in
.Egyptian newspapers on
Mar, 2. The "secret
agreements" Sadat said,
were in connection with the
Sinai accord signed last Sep¬
tember between Egypt'and
Israel.
Mansfield said when asked
-.about the Sadat statement,
"I am assuming that the
(Senate Foreign Relations)
committee staff has already
been instructed to make ap¬
propriate inquiries at the
State Department and that
sonic information will be
forthcoming shortly. We
were told there were no
secret agreements."
The committee of which
Mansfield is a member had
hesitated to approve the
Sinai agreement that in¬
volved the stationing of
American civilians in the
Sinai between Egyptian and
Israeli lines until Secretary
of State Henry A. Kissinger
on Oct. 2 presented assur¬
ances to the Senators from
President Ford that the com¬
mittee had been told all
' secret understandings.
These assurances were
given the committee behind
closed doors.
Afterwards, Kissinger1 and
Sen Frank Church (D.
Idaho) told reporters that
Kissinger had informed the
committee of all the com¬
mitments made by the U.S.
that are regarded as binding
in character by the Ad¬
ministration. Four written
agreements were sub¬
sequently published by the
committee.
At the State Department,
following the disclosure of
Sadat's news conference,
spokesman Robert Funseth
said that he was reaffirming
that "all relevant agree¬
ments reached in conjunc¬
tion with that agreement (on
the Sinai)' have been trans¬
mitted to the Congress." He
reiterated that "everything
was presented to the Con¬
gress."
When Funseth was asked,
if all the relevant agree-'
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because of the controversy
aroused in 1968 when Scran¬
ton, returning from a special
mission to the Middle East
on behalf of then President¬
elect Nixon, recommended
that the U.S, adopt a "more
even-handed policy" in that
region. This was widely in¬
terpreted  at  the  time  as
meaning an edging away
from Israel and toward the
Arab states.
"Asked directly about his-
y i96B recommendations   by
Sen. Jactib K. Javits  (R.
N.Y.),  who  observed  that
they   had    "caused   con¬
siderable   apprehension,"
Scranton reviewed the
situation that he had found in
the Middle East at that time
and summarized the con¬
tents of his report to Nixon
which is still .classified
secret. Scranton said that in
1968 the Russians were
making "tremendous
strides" in the Middle East,
particularly "in Egypt,
Sudan, Syria and Yemen and
that an Iraqi army was in¬
side the borders of Jordan.
He said his report to Nixon
contained three basic recom¬
mendations for U.S! policy:
to help achieve a peaceful
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Noted Educator Keynotes
Jewish Education Institute
Dr. Hyman Chanover, a
nationally recognized leader
and authority in the field of
Jewish education, will
deliver the keynote address
at the all-day Institute on
Jewish Education, Sunday,
Mar. 21, at Agudas Achim
Congregation; announced
Melvin Schottenstein, Chair-
man of the Jewish Education'
Committee.
Dr. Hyman Chanover
The topic of Dr.
Chanover's address, which
is also the theme of the In¬
stitute, is Issues, and Direc¬
tions in Jewish Education: A
Projection of Goals and
Programs. The all-day In¬
stitute will begin at 9:30 a.m.
with registration and the '
morning session of the panel
discussions will start at 10
a.m. Dr. Chanover will
deliver his address- at 11
a.m., and the afternoon
session of the panel
discussions will start at 1
p.m. The General Summary
Session will start at 2:15
p.m., and the Institute will
conclude at 3 p.m. Luncheon
is at 12:15 p.m.
Prominently active in the
field of Jewish education for
over 30 years, Dr. Chanover
has been associated with The
American Association for
Jewish Education, the
national central agency for
coordination, service and
research in American
Jewish education, since 1955.
In 1970, he was appointed
Director of the National
Curriculum Research In¬
stitute. As head of the In¬
stitute, Dr. Chanover directs
and supervises projects in
curriculum research and
teaching innovations, en¬
compassing such study
areas as Israel, the
Holocaust and Jewish civics,
for both Jewish Schools and
Jewish Studies Programs in
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