Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1977-03-24

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VOL.55 NO. 12
MARCH 24. W77-NISAN5
B'nai B'rith Takes Extra Security Measures,
Demonstration Held By JDL At Hanafi HQ
Washington, d. c  - At the B'nai B'rith
headquarters building in Washington, D;C.r Bernard
Simon, public information directori surveys the area
where hostages were kept during the three-day siege
on the eighth floor, ■ i ,.
William Korey, 55i of Mineola, New York, director of
B'nai B'rith International Council, and one of the
hostages in Washington, received phoned death threats
from ah anonymous caller after he returned to his
home. A suspect has been arrested,   ;...
RELiGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHPTO '
WASHINGTON, (JTA) --
Nearly all of the 150 em¬
ployees at B'nai B'rith
national headquarters here
were back at work, including
those who were held hostage
by gunmen of the Hanafi
Moslem sect who seized the
eight-story building March
10. Extra security
precautions have been
taken, however.
An additional armed
guard is on duty at the
building's single entrance
and all visitors must sign a
register jn his. presence.
Security experts •are ex¬
ploring the building with a
view    to    recommending
further security measures.
Most of the offices, in¬
cluding those severely
■damaged by  the gunmen.
are back in use. But repair to
Ihe damage! estimated
minimally at $250.0(10. is still
goingon.
Walk-A-Thon Draws National Support
NEW YORK - In an
unprecedented demon¬
stration "of communal
solidarity, . the leaders 6f
major national Jewish
organizations   —. religious,
education, communal and
fraternal — have voiced
their support for the first
United Jewish Appeal
National Walk-A-Thon-
scheduled in Columbus on
Congressman Devine To Speak
At Fifteenth Annual Meeting
Congressman Samuel L
Devine will be the keynote
speaker at the Fifteenth
Annual Meeting of Heritage
House this Sunday, March 27
at 1:30p.m.
Congressman Devine has
represented the 12th District
of Ohio in the House of
Representatives since 1958
and is now serving his 10th
term of office.
Congressman Devine is
ranking minority member of
House Commerce Com¬
mittee; member on House
Administration;     Joint
Elections Set
For Housing
Heritage Towers, the
Jewish community senior
citizens' Housing, will elect
the officers and members of
its first Board of Trustees on
Sunday, March 27, at 1:30
p.m. at-the Annual Meefing
of Heritage House.
Heritage Towers is the
agency established by its
sponsors, the Columbus
Jewjsh Federation and.
Heritage House, to develop
and administer the housing
for the elderly. The project,
was one of 125 selected from
1500 applicants throughout
the country to receive
funding  from  the -Depart-
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Congressman
Samuel L. Devine
House-Senate Committee on
Library; and ranking
minority member of sub¬
committee on accounts,
oversight, police and Per¬
sonnel.
He has been a major
supporter of the Jewish
Community Senior Citizens
Housing Corporation, which
is co-sponsored by the
Columbus Jewish
Federation and Heritage
House and financed by the
United States Department of
Housing and Urban
Development.
Heritage House cordially
invites the community to
, join the Residents and the
Heritage House Board of
Directors in .com¬
memorating the 15th An¬
niversary of the Home.
April 17. .
; Organizations endorsing,
the national Walk-A-Thon
program entitled "We Walk
As One" reflect a wide range
of Jewish" life and ex¬
perience: They include the
National | Jewish Welfare ■
"Bblircr, '.'the';; ■'"AWeric'sih'-''
Association for -Jewish
Education, B'nai B'rith, the
Council of Jewish
Federations and . Welfare
Funds, . the Zionist
Organization of America,
the Jewish Reconstructionist
Foundation,. American
Mizrachi Women, the Union
of Orthodox Jewish.
Congregations of America
and the National Federation
of Temple Sisterhoods.
With close to 150 par¬
ticipating communities
throughout the USA, Puerto
Rico and Canada, the
National Walk-A-Thon is
expected to. attract half a
million participants and
supporters. In Columbus,
participation by adults,
teenagers; religious school
students.and representatives
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Anti-Semltyc Remarks Hurled
Information has been released concerning the 107
hostages held March 1Q by members of the Hanafi
Moslem sect at B'nai B'rith headquarters in
Washington. ' '
A majority of the hostages were women. Some of
those held were construction workers employed in the
building and one was a women who had come to the
building looking for a job. Of the 107 hostages. 60
percent.were Jewish, 40 percent were non-Jewish and
30 percent of the total were Black., I
Sidney H. Closter, director of the B'nai B'rith
Foundation and one of the hostages, said the Hanafis
behaved "alternately with civility and great curelty." .
He said anti-Semitic tirades and epithets were hurled
frequently at the hostages who were told that "we were
responsible for all the ills of the world."
Some   men   were   pistol   whipped   and   kicked.;
aparently without provocation, one released hostage
said. The women, however, were left untied, unlike the: •
men, most of whom were tied with electric cords and
neckties. ■ I. " .   .
The question was raised as .to why the more than 1.50
men and women in the B'nai B'rith. building did not
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Bullet holes are visible in
some ol the walls and
smashed doors, walls and
furniture are being repaired
or will bo replaced. Blood¬
stained carpeting has been
.removed* and bloodstains
have been washed from Ihe
walls.
;,'■■ Meanwhile, two specialists
from the National Institute
of Mental Health will be
conducting therapy sessions
and group and private ob¬
servation among employees
who may be affected by the
trauma of last week's
events. A B'nai B'rith
spokesman said that project
may not be completed lor
years.
The specialists were
present at a meeting ol B'nai
B'rith employees at the
Mayflower Hotel. They were
addressed by B'nai BYith
president David Blumberg
and executive vice-president >
Daniel Thursz.
Both ollicials lauded the
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Attorney General Brown Visits Israel,
Says He Would tike To Live There
By Lauri Zofan
Chronicle News Editor
Ohio Attorney General
William J. Brown has
returned from his first trip to
Israel with such strong
feelings about the country
that he emphatically states
"If they (the U.S:) deported
me for some reason, I'd live
there;"    .\.
Brown visited Israel
March 3 to March 13, along
with '21 other attorney
generals, at the invitation of
the Israeli government.
They were invited because
attorney generals are policy
makers, are "very public
people" and because a great
Attorney General
William J. Brown
majority of them go on to
become    U.S.    senators.
UJF Women's Division Passes $175,000 Mark
pledging the same con¬
tribution in 1977 as in 1976 is
actually a decrease in
giving."
The Women's Division of
the 1977 United Jewish Fund
Campaign passed the
'$175,000 mark as a result of
its second Telethon held on
Sunday, March 13.
The Telethon, under the
leadership of Rita Cohen and
Norma Kajcher; Raised
$5,470 foran increase of 17%
on the same cards in 1976.
The results of both telethons
showed more than 600
pledges secured with an
increment of over $1,500.
"In my opinion", said
Norma Katcher "the
tremendous number! of in¬
creases is indicative of the
growing understanding and
appreciation by the
Columbus Jewish com¬
munity that when they
contribute one gift to the
United Jewish Fund Cam¬
paign they are supporting
over 50 local, national and
overseas beneficiary
agencies; With inflation over
40% in Israel, our con¬
tributors are realizing that
The Telethon committee
included the. following
workers on March 13;
Barbara Brandt, Elaine
Lewin, Rose Mandelkorn,
Barbara Miller, Daisy
Nemzer* Helen Nutis, Esther
Siaven, Judie Swedlow,
Annette Tanenbaum, Carol
Tennenbaum and Paula
Weiner.
Ohio's chief  legal  counsel
said.
The trip included visits to
historic sites, from the Golan
Heights in the north down to
Masada in the south, as well
as meetings with ranking'
government officials.
In an exclusive interview
with the Ohio 'Jewish
(Tironicle, Brown said he
feels strongly that Israel is
the best place to go for an
"attitude adjustment." He
explained that statement by
noting that seeing what the
Israelis have done helps to
give one's life purpose. .
, The attorney general, a
Roman Catholic, say he
"squeezed as much into that
trip as my body could
stand." At day's end, he
, would go back onto the
streets to talk with the1
people, rather than going
straight to bed as most
people do after an
exhausting day of touring, he
said.
Brown was most im¬
pressed with the "work
ethic" he saw in the Israelis
as well as the true
democracy he found in the
country. He related that
during a welcoming speech,
a member of the opposition
party   (from   the   person
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Herfage House Annual Meeting Is