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VOL. 55 NO. 43
. OCTOBER 20,1977 - CHESHVAN 8
Israeli Surgeon
Praises Country's
Medical Treatment
ByLauriZofan
Chronicle News Editor
Contrary to popular belief,
the population of Israel re¬
ceives the best medical
treatment, comparable to
treatment received here in
the United States, according
to Israel's top man in the
field of pediatric surgery,
Dr. Medad Schiller.
In Columbus Oct. 7 to 17 as
a visiting professor at The
Ohio State University and
Children's Hospital, Dr.
Schiller told the Ohio Jewish
Chronicle that he believes so
strongly in Israel's socialist
system of medical care,
known as "kupat holim,"
that he prefers to limit his
own private practice, al¬
though he could earn a much
higher salary on his own.
Chairman of the Depart¬
ment of Pediatric Surgery at
Hadassah-Hebrew . Univer¬
sity Medical Center (better
known as Hadassah
Hospital) in Jerusalem, Dr.
Schiller is also an associate
professor in surgery and
pediatrics at Hebrew Uni¬
versity and this year was ajj);
pointed chairman of surgery
at Hebrew University.
According to the 44-year-
old doctor, private practice
"distracts me," taking time
away from teaching and,re¬
search. He encourages
patients to .go through the
"kupat holim,"'rather than
paying the high cost of pri-'
vate doctors. Dr. Schiller ad¬
mits that in some instances
physicians in the United
States do provide better care
than Israel's medical sys- .
tern. But, he is quick to point
out the high cost of such care
and notes that just because a
doctor charges an enormous
fee does not guarantee his
ability.
Dr. Schiller's visit to Co¬
lumbus was a sort of home¬
coming! He, his wife' and
three children were Colum¬
bus residents in 1969 and 1970
when Dr. Schiller completed
his residency in pediatric
surgery at Ohio State and
Children's. His week as a
visiting professor included
giving lectures, making
hospital rounds, "'scrub¬
bing" in surgery and attend¬
ing .conferences. He also
visited many old friends and
professors, including the
Melvin Rackoff family of 279
S. Drexel, who hosted the
Schillers.
Although Hadassah Hos¬
pital's Department of Pedia¬
tric Surgery is the first and
only such department at an
Israeli hospital. Dr. Schiller
says there really is not a cur¬
rent need for many more
pediatric surgeons in Israel.
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'Working Paper' Disclosed
Israel Accepts U.S. Formula
Ribbon Cut For Resler Wing
Eleanor and Jack Resler are shown as they cut the
ribbon on opening day of the Terrace Level of Resler
Wing at Heritage House as (left to right) Rabbi David
Stavsky; Gerald N. Cohn, executive director; Mrs.
Sylvia Schecter, chairperson, furnishingsijpmmittee,
Dave Levison, president; Morris Skilkajmreasurer;
and Jack W^UielvBoard member observ^Hala dedi¬
cation and open House for the entire community to visit
the expanded Heritage House and to see the Terrace
Level is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 6 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Mrs. Rubenstein To Participate
In Sunday's Mizrachi Dinner
Mrs. Samuel Rubenstein
will again assume her two¬
fold function at this year's
Mizrachi Women's .dinner .to
be held this'Sunday, Oct. 23.
She "will be mistress of cere¬
mony and make an appeal at
the annual candle lighting
ceremony.
The Columbus chapter is
proud to have the talent and
dedication of Mrs.* Ruben¬
stein, who will present, the
cause and the urgency of
participating in fund-raising
for Mizrachi installations in
Israel. Each year when
Rabbi and Mrs. Rubenstein
tour Israel, a' highlight of
their trip is to visit Mizrachi
nurseries, high schools and
the campus of Kfar Batya in
Raanana.
Rabbi Samuel Rubenstein
will bring greetings from his
congregation (Agudas
Achim) and will present the
"Mother-iri-Israel" pins to
those women .who have con¬
tributed to this fund.
Rabbi. David Stavsky will
speak on behalf of the Beth
Jacob Congregation as well
as the Men's Mizrachi Or¬
ganization. Mrs. Michael
Moss will represent the
Mizrachi-Raanana Organi¬
zation and JWrs.. Cy Tanen-
baum will extend greetings
from Congregation Ahavas
Sholom.
- -The opening prayer will be
given by Mrs. Marvin Vinar,
immediate past president of
Raanana. The motzi will be
made by David Abrams and
Cantor Hermann Blonder
will lead in the Birkut
Hamozon. Dinner music will
be provided by Sandra
Mathias, vocalist with the
Columbus Women's Music
Club.    .
The dinner is being held at
Mrs. Samuel Rubenstein
Congregation Ahavas
■ Sholom's social hall, 2568 E.
Broad St., beginning at 6
p.m. Friends of Mizrachi are
urged to attend. No reserva¬
tion are necessary and the
charge is $7.50 per person.
JERUSALEM (WNS) -
Israel's Cabinet, meeting in
a special session unani¬
mously approved the night of
' Oct. 11 the "working paper"
on procedures for a recon¬
vened Geneva conference
which was worked out the
previous week by,,Foreign
Minister Moshe Dayan and
Secretary of State Vance in
New York. The Cabinet's ap¬
proval had no amendments
and came after five hours of
debate.
Apparently the unchanged
character of the approved
part was in line with U.S.
urgingsthat any conditions
woul increase U.S. difficul¬
ties in persuading the Arabs
to agree, the announcement
was transmitted imme¬
diately to President Carter
and .Vance who promptly
began to circulate it among
the Arab governments.
..-•■■A few hours before the
Cabiner met, Premier Begin
received a personal message
from Carter urging quick
and unqualified approval.
The Cabinet session was the
longest.in the brief history of
r..the Jr?egin.-05pxerJ[},rriejn,t.
Some ministers reportedly-
expressed doubts • about
some elements of the work¬
ing paper.
A few hours afterwards,
Dayan rose in the Knesset to
report on the "working
paper" and a senior source
spelled out its 'content for the
first time. The paper the
Cabinet approved reportedly
was an improvement on the
first one offered by Vance ort
Sept. 23 and immediately ref
j jected by Israel.
Under the approved paper,
there will be a joint Arab
delegation at the opening of
the talks.  In the original
draft, the separate groups
were to report to the con¬
ference plenary. ■
* In the revised version, the
joint delegation will disap¬
pear after the plenary ses¬
sion when the conference
will be, divided into four
working groups based, on
geographical divisions to ne¬
gotiate and sign peace
treaties. The four groups will
consist of representatives of
Israel, Jordan, Egypt,
Lebanon and Syria. A fifth
working groupwill consist of
all the parties, plus a delega¬
tion of Palestinian Arabs to
discuss the future of the
West Bank, the Gaza strip
and refugee problems..
The original draft re¬
portedly referred to a discus¬
sion   of . the   Palestinian
"problem," leaving the door
open for more participants.
The revision eliminated the
option to discuss., the
Palestinian "problem" and
omitted reference to "un¬
known Palestine Liberation
Organization members." On
that issue, the new version
sayd only that Palestinian
Arabs will be represented,
leaving open what'kind of
Palestinian Arabs. The
refugee problem remains
vaguely stated because
Israel wants discussion of
that issue kept as minimal as
possible.
Resolutions 242 and 338 re¬
main the basis for the con¬
ference. For Israel, this
clause brings the U.S. back
to its basic commitment to
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Ernest Stern Gets Re-Elected
To Presidency Of Federation
Ernest Stern 'has been re¬
elected! president of the Co¬
lumbus Jewish Federation.
Stern was unanomously
elected at the annual ^meet¬
ing of the Columbus Jewish
Federation on Sunday eve¬
ning, Oct. 16, at Winding
Hollow Country Club.
The nearly 250people in at¬
tendance also elected
Millard Summins, Ben Good¬
man, Myer Mellman and
Irving Schottenstein as vice-
presidents of the Federation
for the coming year. Sol d!
Zell was elected treasurer
and J. Maynard Kaplan, as¬
sistant treasurer. Lawrence
D. Schaffer, was elected
secretary, and Judith Swed¬
low; assistant secretary.
Elected to the Board of
T.I. Schedules Oct. 30 Dinner Of State
On Sunday, Oct. 30, Con¬
gregation Tiferth Israel will
be the scene of a "major
happening" under the aegis
of the State of Israel Bond
Organization. It .will be the
with 29 branches, in thanks¬
giving for Israel's survival.
Arrangements for thef din¬
ner will be in the hands of a
Corps of Patron-Hosts,
under the co-chairmanship
second Tifereth Israel-Israel of Mr. & Mrs. Herbert.Gross-
Dinner of State under, the man (see related story on
patronage of the ambassa- page .3). A reception for
dor of Israel. On this occa- patron-hosts was held at the
sion, the coveted "Jeru¬
salem Award" .will be con¬
ferred upon Nathan, and
Evelyn Nateman.
- According to Ben
.Goodman and Julius Mar-
gulies, co-chairmen of this
dinner, the Tifereth Israel-
Israel Dinner- of State will
bear another touch of his¬
tory. When Israel Was 25,
President Zalman Shaizar lit
a Menorah of 25 branches in
1 Jerusalem and called it the
"Israel Menorah of State,
hood." That Menorah will be
relit on this occasion, now
Ben Goodman
Julius Margulies
home of Mr. & Mrs. Gross¬
man on Oct. 6. Members of
the Corps of Patron-Hosts
will serve as hosts at the din¬
ner and are assiting in com¬
piling the Shomrie Israel
Books of Honor to be pre¬
sented to the Natemans.
In a joint statement. Good-
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Trustees for three-year
terms, ending in 1980, were:
Irving Baker, living
Blarkan, Morris Fleishman,.
Mrs: ijjle] Furman, JMrs. Ben
Goodman, Murray,]/ Green-
berg, Arthur - boeb, Jr.,
George Rosenberger, Irving
Schottenstein, Mrs. Bruce
Siegel. Alan Weiler, Mrs.
Bernard K. Yenkin, Dr.
Marshall Yovits, Sol D. Zell
and Benjamin Zox.
Elected to the Board of
Trustees for a one-year
term, ending in 1978. were
the following: Mrs. Merom
Brachman, Erwin . Cohen.
Donald E. Garlikov. Dr.
William- Gilbert. Robert
Glick, Mrs. Martin Godof-
sky, Ben Goodman, David
Levison, Arthur Isaac, Jr.,
Susan Meiamed, Dennis
Mellman, Dr. Milton Parker.
Dr. Malcolm Robbias. Mrs.
David Selcer, Alvin Shames,
B. Lee Skilken, Rabbi David
Stavsky, Mrs. Gerald
Swedlow, Dr. James Ten¬
nenbaum, Mrs. Harry Wex¬
ner and Mrs. Joyce Zacks.
Annual Report
"The top priority of Feder¬
ation leadership is to provide
long-term planning," said
Ernest Stern, president of
the Columbus Jewish Feder¬
ation,, as he made his annual
report to the 51st annual
meeting of the Federation on
Sunday,
"It becomes of ever-in¬
creasing, importance for
leadership to consider the
welfare of the entire consti-
tuancy of the Federation
rather than yield to pres¬
sures or narrow interests of
" specific groups or indivi¬
duals. The Federation is a
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