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VOL. 56 NO. 4
_ JANUARY 26,1978-SHEVAT 18
Begin Optimistic
Negotiations Will
Be Resumed
By Edwin Eytan
PARIS, Jan. 22 (JTA) —
Premier Menachem Begin of
Israel is "optimistic" and
believes that the Israeli-
Egyptian negotiations which
were suspended last Wednesday will be resumed He
said the Egyptian government recalled its delegation
in Jerusalem "to dramatize
the situation and create a climate of tension. It (the
Egyptfan government) believes that Europe or the
United States will use pressure" to make Israel change
its position.
The Premier, in an interview due to appear in the
forthcoming issue of the
French weekly magazine,
"Le Nouvel Observateur,"
added: "No one, and this
should be known, no one can
exert any pressure on us. I
• presented our peace plan to
everybody. Everybody
knows that our peace plan
provides for settlements (in
Sinai). (President) Carter
knows it. (Secretary of State
Cyrus) Vance knmvsltrtBrw
tish Premier James)
Callaghan knows it."
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 9)
Reinforce Israel Position With
I American Congressmen, Zacks
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$1 Million Presented To UJA As
Part Of Pony Express Program
In a nationwide campaign
to mobilize cash for Israel,
the Columbus Jewish Federation presented a check on
Dec. 27 for $1 million to the
United Jewish Appeal as
part of the UJA's "Operation
Pony Express Program."
Approximately $45 million
was raised nationally during
the "Pony Express" drive.
The Columbus Jewish community had the distinction of
mobilizing one of the largest
suhis of money aTnonginter='
mediate size Jewish communities. The effort to
mobilize cash from past due
accounts will be continuing
on all division levels under
the chairmanship of Sdl Zell,
i treasurer of the Columbus
Jewish Federation.
Pictured above (1. to r.) at
Port Columbus are Sol Zell;
Morris Skilken, a past Cam-
' paign chairman; Robert
Seitz, controller of the Columbus Jewish Federation;
and Joel S. Breslau, member
of UJA,Executive Committee, member" of .UJA National Campaign .Cabinet/
member of UJA Overseas
Programs Committee and
flight leader.
Advance Gifts Prepares For Special Event
Sidney Blatt, past president and campaign chair-
' man of the Columbus Jewish
Federation, has been appointed chairman of the Advance Gifts Affair featuring
Monty Hall, star of the popular television show "Let's
Make A Deal"
The event will be held on
Monday, Feb. 6,7 p.m. at the
Neil House. It is the major
event for the Advance Gifts
Division of the 1978 United
Jv      Jewish Fund Campaign.
Monty Hall has been
prominent in Jewish communal affairs for many
years and is a proud and
committed Jew. He is involved in Jewish communal
affairs in the Los Angeles
and Hollywood areas.
He has been a member of
the Board of Trustees of the
Los Angeles Federation for
the past six years and is
chairman of the entertainment division. He is a board
member of the American
Friends of Tel Aviv University and a former national
chairman for the Israel
Bonds entertainment division, and vice president of
the Los Angeles chapter of
B'nai B'rith. In 1973 he received the Torch of Liberty
Award from the Anti-
Defamation League.
He has starred at the
Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas
and produced his . own
/ariety show specials on the
Sidney Blatt.
ABC network. Hall has
honored in August, 1973, by
having his star placed in the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He has appeared as the guest
star on "The Odd Couple,"
"Love, American Style,"
"The Flip Wilson Show,"
and "The Deani Martin
Show," to mention a few.
Hall's life away from television has been as important
as that on the stage. He has
traveled the United States,
Canada and Europe extensively, speaking and performing for countless charities.
He has served on numerous committees and is currently on the boards of,many
organizations, including hospitals and diseases. His
charitable and philanthropic
activities have brought him
By tauri Zofan
Chronicle Special
Reporter   ' < ■'
"Washington, Israel and"
You," sponsored by the Columbus Chapter oi Hadassah, brought two distinguished speakers to the Columbus Jewish community
on Sunday, Jan. 22. Sharing
the podium and sharing their
impressions on the Mideast
situation were Joseph
Polakoff, the Jewish ' Telegraphic Agency's Washington correspondent, and Co-,
lumbus' Gordon. Zacks, who
is currently national vice
chairman of the United Jewish Appeal.
In expressing his concern
for the events of the past
week (in which . Egypt's
President Sadat recalled his
foreign minister from Jerusalem, thus breaking off the •
current negotiations), Zacks
suggested four possible
theories that may be part of
Sadat's original intentions
for going to Israelii) November.   -
Sadat never intended to
negotiate for peace, but only
wanted to create the "public
image of the peace seeker."
Sadat is simply behaving
irrationally under great
stress and strain.
Sadat is npw having
second thoughts over the
wisdom, of his actions and is
experiencing external pressures.from the radical Arab
world:
Sadat is under( internal
pressure from his government and military.
Zacks urged his audience
of approximately 75 men and
women to plan and prepare
for the worst and pray for
the best.' That worst could include a major political and
public relations battle in
Cqngress to secure assistance for Israel, if the
peace negotiations are rup
tured and if Sadat succeeds
in eroding U.S. support for
Israel.
Polakoff. who agreed with
Vance Optimistic For Peace In 1978
 jJJyTrude B. Feldman
White House Correspondent
The following is the second ol a two-
part article. The lirst part appeared in
last week's Chronicle.
Part II
Cyrus Vance is of the opinion that a Geneva conference
is still feasible and necessary. "I believe there should
be a Geneva conference and
so do Begin and Sadat," he
added. "A comprehensive
settlement will require a
meeting of all parties to the
dispute and Geneva is"an appropriate forum';-"'^' .
Asked; ^hat President
Sadat meant when he said
that "Washington now holds
99 per cent of the cards" in
any Mideast solution, Vance
replied, "It's possible that he
may mean that we have the
power to bring about a solution through pressure. I want
to make it clear that we will
not use the withholding, of
necessary military or
economic assistance as a
pressure tactic upon Israel."
Will Sadat accept an
Israeli military presence in
Sharm El Sheikh, the entrance to the Straits of Tiran
and Israel's southern port of
Eiiat?<.   ■ .
"Free passage to Sharm
Zacks' explanations,
stressed that Israel must
erase the "big lie" of world
.'CONTINUED ON PAGE 121
Do Not Accept Everything You
See And Hear In The Media
By Luiiri Zofan
Chronicle Special
, Reporter   .
"The American media is
not objective," according to
Joseph Polakoff, who as
chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency's Washington Bureau, can be considered quite knowledgeable on
the subject.
In Columbus on January 22
to speak to the Columbus
Chapter of Hadassah's Education Day, Polakoff also
held an interview with the
Ohio Jewish Chronicle. The
Chronicle carries many of
Polakof f's articles.
.The veteran ..newsman
feels that the American public has a long way to go in
knowing the complete truth
concerning   \vorld   events.
This is because many reporters ask questions and report
only what they want the public to know about and are not
truly objective, he said.
Polakoff, who has been
with the JTA for seven years
and prior to that spent 28
years with U.S. foreign information organizations, noted
that at press conferences in
the nation's capital, many
reporters deliberately ask
questions in such a way that
the answers come out
slanted.
In urging his audience'to
not accept everything heard"
or read in the news media as,
the full version, Polakoff recommended reading several
newspapers and comparing
their coverage of (he same
event.
, (CONTINUED ON PIXGEIi
Israel's Consul General To
Speak At Friends' Dinner
EI Sheikh — in my judgment
— can be, for example,
guaranteed by United Nations Forces in a way that
will be satisfactory to both
parties," Vance responded.
I asked the Secretary why
he thought Sadat really went
to Jerusalem in November'
and if — indeed — it was a
surprise to the Carter Ad-,
ministration.
"Yes, we were surprised,"
he answered. "As for his reasons, I think Sadat knew that
no peace could be achieved
in the-area until the wall of <
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 1J)
Mr. Yosef Ben-Aharon,
Deputy Consul-General of
Israel in New York, will be
the guest speaker at the
"Friends" Annual Dinner,
on Jan. 29, announced
Arthur Katz, chairman.
Borri in Jerusalem in 1932,
his HFamily moved to Port
Said, Egypt, where' Ben-
Aharon received his schooling. His family returned to
Jerusalem in 1947, and1 Ben-
Aharon joined the Haganah
during the War of Independence.
In 1953, Mr. Ben-Aharon
resumed his higher education at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. After
graduating, he was assigned
to senior diplomatic post in
Israeli Embassies. In Israel,
Mr. Ben Aharon held responsible positions in the Research Department- of the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
and the Prime Minister's office, where he served as coordinator of the Inter-
Minsterial Committee on Negotiations for the Israel-
Eygpt and Israel-Syria Disengagement Agreement.
. In 1974, Mr. Ben-Aharon
was appointed Assistant for
Political. (Affajrs to the
■Prime! Minister of Israel. He
was named to his present
Yosef Hen-Aharon"
position as Deputy Consul
General of Israel in New
York, in July of 1976.
The Annual Dinner will
start with a champaign hour
at 6:15 p.m., and dinner at 7
p.m., Rabbi David Stavskiy,
spiritual leader of Beth
Jacob Congregation, will,
lead with the Hamotzi and'
Grace. Reservations are
available by calling 231 -7764,
"The Arrangements Committee" appointed , b>
"Friends" Chairman,
Arthur Katz, include: Morris
Fleishman, Chairman; Dr.
William W. Gilbert, CHS
President; William Goldsmith, Sonnie Ghitman and
Philip Waldman.