Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1977-06-09

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VOL.55 NO.23
JUNE 9,1077-SIVAN23
Begin-s Associate
j    Indicates tittle
;:   Change In Policy
A WASHINGTON, (JTA) -
;,-      The personal representative
I of    prospective ' Israeli
\        Premier Menachem Begin
i outlined   June   2   Israel's
]■' future course for a Middle
f' - East settlement that ap-
j, . peared strikingly similar to
jr the positions taken by
f Jerusalem . governments
;•; ' .since the Six-Day War.
(, Shmuel-Katz; the likely
/' Minister of Information in
i Israel's next government,
-!_ said that "any government
j headed by Begin will accept
i. United Nations Security
Council resolution 242 in all
its parts and abide by that
resolution in the terms of the
intrepretation given to it by
successive Israeli govern¬
ments."
He stressed that "what the
. government will not agree to
' is, to be pushed or squeezed
into interpretations by the
Arabs — or the French or
Soviets   for   that   matter.
(CONTINUED ON PAGE B)
LONDON (WNS) - Leaders of three major Anglo-
Jewish organizations have urged the British govern¬
ment to take a more active role in combatting the use
of the Arab boycott here. In a memorandum to Prime
Minister James Callaghan, Lord Fisher of Camden,
president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Eric
Moonman, chairman of the British Zionist Federation
and Fred Worms, president of B'nai B'rith in the
.United Kingdom, called for an immediate -end • to
Foreign Office complicity in the boycott and for a
change in the advice the Department of Trade gives to
businessmen threatened by the boycott.
PARIS (WNS) — Israel displayed two of;its'Kfir
fighter planes at the International Air show at Le
Bourget Airport here. Also on display was the new 1124
Arava STOL with its newly-developed wings and the
Westwind executive jet. A model of the new Israeli-
built missile boat, the Dvora, equipped with Gabriel
surface missiles was also shown. Al Schwimmer,
president of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAD, said
Israel will export half a billion dollars worth of aircraft
missiles and arms systems this year.
TEL AVIV (WNS) - Mrs. Leah Rabin paid her IL
250,000 fine for retaining a bank account in the United
States in violation of Israel law June 1, one day before
the deadline set by the judge was to expire. Disclosure
of the joint account in Washington, D.C, which
Premier Yitzhak Rabin had failed to close when
Rabin's term as ambassador to the U.S. ended, caused
Rabin to resign as leader of the Labor Party, The.
Premier was not charged with the violation.
Soviet Treason Charge Against
Sharansky Concerns State Dept.
Gordon Zacks Appointed To National UJA Post
Glen Cove, N. Y., May21 —-
Leonard R. ' Strelitz- of
Norfolk, Va., was elected
today general .chairman of
the United Jewish Appeal
(UJA) for the 1978.campaign
at the UJA's Executive
Committee retreat at Glen
Cove, N.Y. As one of Mr.
Strelitz's- first acts as
general chairman, he ap¬
pointed Gordon Zacks of
Columbus to be vice-
chairman of the UJA.
At his inauguration, before
150 national and community
campaign leaders, Strelitz
declared; "UJA's success is
not measured by yesterday's
accomplishments, but by
what we do today and plan
for tomorrow — especially in
1978, which marks our 30th
year of partriership.with the
people of Israel.",
Strelitz has played a vital
role in Jewish communal life
' for over a decade. He has
served for several years as a
UJA national 'chairman.
Before, that, .he was
president and chairman of
the United .Jewish Fund of
Norfolk, Va.
^.  Strelita  is  President  of
Hayhes 'Furniture Company*
and Sydnor & Hundley with
retail  furniture  stores  in
-Virginia.
Zacks, the new vice-
chairman, is former
chairman of the UJA Young
Leadership " Cabinet, " a
national chairman of the
UJA, and a member of its
Executive Committee. A
widely sought after speaker,
he is a member of the
Executive Committee of the
American Israel ' Public
Affairs Committee and is
vice-president of the
Columbus Jewish
Federation,
He is president of the R. G.
Gordon Zacks
Barry Company, manu¬
facturers of leisure' foot¬
wear.
(Copyright, 1977. JTA, Inc.)
By Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON, (JTA) -
The State Department said
June 2 that it was "deeply,
concerned" about the report
from the Soviet Union that
Anatoly Sharansky, a
leading Moscow ■ Jewish
activist, has been charged
with treason. Department
spokesman -John Trattner
said that "Sharansky is well-
known and respected in the
United States for hisefforts-
on behalf of human rights."
Department officials said
that Secretary of State Cyrus
Vance has, raised the issue of
Sharansky with Soviet
authorities at "a very senior
level." The Department said
"our concern" has been
made known to the Soviets
"through diplomatic
channels." Neither level of
authority was identified.
Trattner indicated that the
U.S. has been in contact with
Soviet authorities about
Sharansky since the 29-year-
arrested in'Moscow' March
15 shortly after ah Izvestia
article accused him of
working for the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Sharansky was linked at
the time with two officials at-
the-American Embassy in
Moscow, both1 Jews. They
are Joseph Presel, a career
foreign service officer who is
a first secretary at the
Embassy and Melvin
Levit'sky, PresePs
predecessor who is'now, in
Washington. ■
Trattner, responding to
questions, said that "if
charges  should   be   made
against our employes, they
will be dealt with as they
arise."
Meanwhile, 24, Congress¬
men have signed a letter
drafted by Rep. Sidney
Yates (D.Ui:) to Soviet
Communist Party Secretary
Leonid Brezhnev protesting
"in the strongest possible
terms" .the moves to put
Sharansky on trial for
treason. The letter said
"better   co-operation   bet¬
ween our governments will '
be fostered" if Sharansky is
allowed to emigrate^ to
Israel. Sharansky's wife is
already in Israel where she
was allowed to emigrate
immediately after (he couple
was married.
If Sharansky is put on trial
for treason, which carries a
death penalty, i t will be the
first such trial since the
Leningrad  hijack  trial  in
[CONTINUEDON PAGE 12)
Joyce Zacks To Chair
1978 Women's Division
Joyce Zacks has been
named^chairwoman of the
1978 Womens Division
United Jewish Fund Cam¬
paign, it was announced
today by Ernest Stern,
president of the Columbus
Jewish Federation.
■ "Joyce has demonstrated
her vibrant, innovative and
general campaign chairman
of the, 1978 United Jewish
Fund Campaign. "The
Womens Division makes a
major contribution to our
overall campaign effort and
helps greatly in providing
the funds necessary for
meeting humanitarian needs
and   rendering   essential
effective., leadership during,- services: I am flighted that
many' years of association
with our Womens Division,"
stated   B.   Lee   Skilken,
Joyce Zacks
Food Becomes Secondary To Senior Citizens
By Lauri Zofan
Chronicle News Editor   '
(Editor's note:' This is the first in a
series of forthcoming articles on the
elderly residents of the Columbus
Jewish community.)
A normal assumption is
that the noise and laughter
coming out of The Jewish
Center during .'the; week is
caused, by Center pre¬
schoolers. But those who
haven't taken the time to
investigate what actually
takes place at the Center's
facility will be surprised to
discover that ■ another
generation is responsible for
much of thecommotion!
Monday through Friday
from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
the adult lounge of the
Center overflows with a vast
array of senior citizens. The
initial , reason   for   the
' Senior Citizen Day, held May 17, was a big event at the Center's congregate meals
site. Ben Mandelkorn, executive vice president of the Columbus Jewish Federation
(left photo 1. to r,) is shown socializing with Robert Friedman and Jacob Efraim,
regular participants in the program. Efraim has the distinction of being the oldest
participant at age 93. The photo at right shows Bexley's Mayor David Madison en¬
joying hjs conversation with some of the senior citizens.
Involving Columbus Elderly
(N.I.C.E.) congregate meals
site, but the real reason most
.gathe^ng is the Nijtrijtiop „,of the seniors are therp goes
far deeper than food alone.
N.I.C^E. is a program
designed to serve noon
meals   in   a   community
setting to persons 60 years or
older.- According to Betsy
Lines,   the   Center   site
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 10)
Joyce lias accepted~tliis vital
leadership position," he
added. -.
"I feel an intense sense of-
challange in accepting the
new position" Mrs. Zacks
said. "As a native of-
Columbus, long involved
with the Columbus Jewish
community, I appreciate the
importance of a strong
community with quality
social ■ services and
educational agencies.
"I am confident that our
community understands the
nature and depth of the
human problems facing the
citizens of Israel and the
needy here in Columbus, and
that the 1978 Womens
Division campaign must
surpass any other." She
pointed out that "the women
of our community have their
individual Jewish "respon¬
sibilities, just as the men, to
meeting human needs
through a gift to the cam¬
paign. I am confident they
will do their share." '- ■ ■ j
Mrs. Zacks has been ac¬
tive in the Womens Division
for many years. She has
served as chairwoman of the
Add-a-Diamond, Gold Circle
and Keynoter Units and as
chairwoman of the'Women's
Division Worker's Training
Day.
In addition, she has been
active in leadership
development and in
promoting and attending
missions to Israel. In the
general community she has
been active with' Children's
Hospital, the Heart Fund,
Buckeye Boys Ranch and
several political campaigns.
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