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VOL.55 NO.l
JANUARY 6.1977 - TEVET If.
Synagogue Life Differs ',.     . •  l
Former Columbus Rabbi Speaks Frankly On Aliyah
Rabbi Julius Baker (above left), during an interview
with the Ohio Jewish Chronicle, described religious life
-in Israel and told his views about aliyah. He is shown in
his apartment in Netanya, Israel.   -
By Lauri ZoTan
-Chronicle News Editor
NETANYA, ISRAEL -
Hie mobility' of today's
society finds people, the
world over, settling in
diverse localities. Our-local
community being no excep¬
tion, this author, during a
recent visit to Israel, found
Rabbi Julius Baker, rabbi
emeritus of Ahavas Sholom,
happily settled in that coun¬
try and always eager to wel¬
come Columbus visitors. .
Along with wife Roz and
daughter Haya, Rabbi Baker
has resided for the past four
years in the lovely seaside
Rep. Bella AbzugTo Talk In Columbus
The honorable Bella
Abzug, New York congress-
woman and women's rights
leader, will speak on behalf
of the 1977 Women's Division
United Jewish Fund Cam¬
paign at its advanced gifts
' champagne dessert party.
This function will be held at 1
p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, at
■ the home of Gen and Edwin
EUman. ' '■ ' •*C-e*-'
Cressa Goodman, co*
ch£*irw/oman of the' event
with Mrs. Ellhian, was de¬
lighted that Ms. Abzug con¬
sented to speak at the func¬
tion. "This is a once-iii-a-Iife-
time opportunity to meet a
lady of many accomplish¬
ments. Who can measure the
impact of Ms. Abzug in help-
, in£ women gain' their de¬
served rights? Who can mea¬
sure her impact as a spokes-
. man for liberal- causes and
as an advocate for meeting
humanitarian needs?
"Ms. Abzug has been a
staunch-supporter of Israel,
and Soviet Jewry and the
Jewish people. Her' taking
out of her busy schedule and
speak to our group attests to
• that. Whether it's aid to the
elderly and disabled, wo¬
men's rights, public works
and jobs, civil liberties, en¬
vironmental    protection,
housing, Israel or Soviet
Jewry, Bella Abzug has been
there when we need her,"
she continued.
Congresswoman    Bella
Abzug's record on Israel and
> Soviet Jewry in just the last
two years is indicative of her
strong support on behalf of
the Jewish people, ?hv*975j
Ms. Abzug organized and an-
-TKJUncetl isupporr by peace:"
Women's and disarmament ]
groups, plus, a number of
Black members of Congress,
for Israel's right to remain
, in the U.N. The cohgresswo- "
man sought letters of/sup¬
port for this position/*Bnd
then published them in the
Congressional Record at the
height of the effort to deny;
of Uri Podriadchik, a Soviet
Jew .who' had  repeatedly
been denied an exit visa. He -
was finally freed in October,
1975, and wired his special '
thanks   to' Representative.
Abzug for her help in his
emigration  effort,  saying:
"Only your voice has pierced
meKremlinwalls,^'    -
" Also in 197? she'filed'suit
with?. 24"'ftouse colleagues
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resort town of Netanya.
However, his ties remain
close to Columbus, because
of family here and his long
time affiliation with Ahavas
Sholom (he served that con¬
gregation from I960 to 1971).
Although semi-retired, t
Rabbi Baker is active in the
religious life of his Israeli
community.- He presently
serves a relatively new con¬
gregation in Netanya, de-.
spite the fact that most
Israeli synagogues don't
have rabbis of their own.
"Israeli congregations are
more like Eastern European
congregations," according
to Rabbi Baker, in that they
stress learning rather than
ceremony. It is not uncom-
jmon for a rabbi in Israel to
skip a weekly sermon, "but
he definitely can not skip a
lesson in Talmud, which is
conducted three days a
week,''he said.
- When there is a sermon,-
the type is usually different
than sermons heard in
American synagogues.
, Rabbi Baker explained that
in ftie United States," ser-
- mons are' usually based on
: titc^Midrash,". \jt and then'
' tied in to events of the day.
. The sermon in Israel is de-.
livered "to explain passages
in the Torah in accordance
with, the great authorities,"
he said. Interpreting today's
worldis almost never done
in an Israeli sermon.
Rabbi Baker noted other
differences between Ameri¬
can congregations and their
counterparts in Israel. Al¬
though membership dues
are paid in Israel, 99% of the
synagogues don't pay their
rabbis (if they have one), but
rather the dues goes for the
upkeep of the synagogues.
Average yearly dues in
Israel may range from $10 to
;' (CONTINUEDON PAGE2)
liberation Means Elimination
Arab Communique Discloses
WASHINGTON, (JTA) -
The "Voice of Palestine" in
a broadcast over Radio
Damascus Dec. 22 following
the meeting in Cairo of
Egyptian President Anwar
Sadat and Syrian President
Hafez Assad declared that
the restoration of the rights
of the Palestinian Arab peo¬
ple means the elimination of
Israel, an English transla¬
tion of the Arab broadcast
said.
The translation was made
available to the media here
by the Israel Embassy which
said that "in case Uiere a,te
any lingering doubts in any-'
ofterS>miftd as to what" the
Arab leaders mean when
Jobs And Jews In 1976
ByBenGallob <
(First of a (yva part series)
Bella Abzug
Center Invitational Plans Giant
Screen Showing Of Superbowl
A. special bonus for Center
fans will be the showing of
the Superbowl on a giant
' 5Tx68* screen as a part of the
Invitational, event, Sunday,
Jan. 9.' Judy Tenenbaum,
membership vice-president,
announced today.
The.2:30 pre-game and
3:3tfgame will projected by
a video beam color pro¬
jection system for Center
members with memberships
cards and their registered-
guests.   ■'
The Center will be trans-
New York, Dec. 28 (JTA)
Rising-unemployment in
Israel its seat in the WJ>rfd    the United States is Effecting
body. ; '-V$$ ti Jews though at a generally
In 1975 she .qampajgnetf "" lower rate than for the over-
successf ully for tSg.^elease all population but Jewish col¬
lege graduates, particularly
in the liberal arts, continue
to face very bleak job pro¬
spects, according to a follow
up survey by Jewish voca¬
tional agencies.
One of the key findings of
the first survey, made under
auspices of the Jewish Occu¬
pational Council (JOC) dur¬
ing the 1975 trough in the
post-1973 recession, was that
new college graduates with
no experience were
generally unable to find jobs.
That' survey' covered. 11
cities, home of fgo^&than 90
, .percent of Americflft/ifews.
The second survey,'made
last September and October
at a time when the economy
was again faltering after a
brisk recovery, indicated
little or no improvement in
job prospects for liberal arts
college graduates, a field of
study historically attracting
many Jewish youth. Both
surveys were made at the re¬
quest of/the Jewish Tele¬
graphic Agency.        _^
The,' v second    survey
covered  14  United States
cities and one Canadian city,
Toronto. In the interim be-
• tween the two surveys, the
formed into a Magic King"
dom for 1st to 8th graders
with a carnival from 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. A varied afternoon
for members and their
guests will be hefd as pdrt of
the Invitational event. In
addition, Children from 1st
grade up are invited to be a
part of a "Super Star" com¬
petition fiom 1:30 to 2:30
p.m.
Physical education en¬
thusiasts will also have an
opportunity ;to   enjoy   the
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JOC was renamed the Na¬
tional Association of Jewish
Vocational    -Services'
(NAJVS).'     _
;ln the second study,- the
job agencies were asked to
provide figures on Jewish
unemployment, relative to
general joblessness in their
cities. Ten of the reporting
job agencies provided per-
'centage comparisons. Twos
reported general jobless per¬
centages and described Jew¬
ish unemployment at "sub¬
stantially less" and "much
less", than general jobless¬
ness in their areas.
The highest rate of Jewish
joblessness in the 15 cities —
9.3 percent, compared with
11.3 for the general popula¬
tion — was reported in the
San Francisco area, includ¬
ing Marin county and
Peninsula cities. The Jewish
jobless rate in the Jjan Fran¬
cisco area is higher-than the
national overall unemploy-
' ment rate. San Francisco
' has an estimated' 87,000
Jews,
' The lowest rate of Jewish
unemployment — 3 percent
— was reported in Buffalo, -
where the overall rate is 8 -
percent, and in St Paul,
where the. overall rate,was
reported. as, 5.4, percent."
Buffalo., has about 24,000
Jews--and St. Paul, about
MWifloV.. ; "'
In Cleveland,'where 80,000.'
Jews live, Jewish jobless¬
ness was given as 4.5 per¬
cent, compared- with 8 per¬
cent overall unemployment.
In Cincinnati,,, which has
about 30,000 Jews, the over¬
all unemployment rate was
listed as 6.9 percent and the
Jewish rate was described
as "substantially less.'
they speak of 'the restora¬
tion of Palestinian rights' -
here is the latest authorita¬
tive definition, given in a''
commentary," on the offi¬
cial Syrian broadcasting sta¬
tion.
In the joint communique
(following the Sadat-Assad
talks) the translation reads
"we find some very clear ex¬
pressions that are signifi¬
cant, particularly from a
long-term point of view. For
the language of this com¬
munique is directed not at
the Israeli conquest of 1967
but .beyond that, it being
pointed out "that the meeting.
between the two Presidents
took place 10 years after 1967
and 30 years after the
usurpation of the rights of
the Palestinian people.
"The Arabs, in other
words, are going to hand
Israel an account that will
include not only Jerusalem,
Nablus, Gaza, Sinai and
Golan — but first of all, Tel
Aviv, Haifa,. Jaffa and
Nazareth. The Arabs will de¬
mand not just the West Bank
and the Gaza .Strip but their
(CONTINUEDON PAGE 11)
Freedom In Short Supply
NEW YORK — Map of freedom or a chart describing
worldwide repression? This is a reproduction of the 20-
foot-wide "Map of Freedom" which hangs in the lobby
of Freedom House in New York, an independent or¬
ganization devoted to the strengthening of free
societies.
Thecolors tell the story: free'nations are shown in
whHV'parUy free" in grey, and "not free" in black.
Freedom House's latest survey reveals that in 1976
the proportion of people living in a free society dropped
to a recorcLtow, of 19.6 per cent, or 789.9 million. There
are 43.9 perxenCbr 1.76 billion, people from 68 nations
and three territories who live in "not free" countries.
Living in "partly free" countries are 1.46 billion peo¬
ple, residing in 49 nations and 31 territories.
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