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SNu7Servinfl Columbus and Centra; Ohio Jewish Community for Over 50 Ye«r» ^QHiK, VOL.56 NO.5 FEBRUARY 2,1978-SHEVAT 25 Jews From Arab Countries Will Insist On Reparations NEW YORK (WNS) -A Middle East peace settlement must include reparations for Jewish refugees from Arab countries, it was stressed here Jan. 18 by members of the steering committee of the American section of the World Organization of Jews from Arab Countries. Dr. Heskel M. Haddad, a clinical professor of opthalmology at New York Medical College who was born in Iraq, said the newly.formed American section will represent the some' 50,000 Jews in the United States from Arab countries, would fight for reparations for them and would seek to educate the American public and government about the just claims of ;these poor Jews. The formation of the American section was announced at a press conference at the offices of the American Jewish Committee. Also present was Morde- chai Ben Porat, a former member of the Israeli Knesset who is co-chairman of WOJAC, who declared: J'No final peace in the Middle East can be achieved with-' out taking into account the rights of hundreds of thousands of Jews from Arab countries who now constitute 41 -percent of the population of Israel and 12 percent of all the Jews in the world." Ben Porat, who was also born in Iraq, said as a member of Israel's United Nations delegation, he has appeared throughout the United States and found that while every: one knew about Arab refugees no one knew about the Jewish refugees from Arab countries who were forced to leave their homes after the founding of the State of Israel. He said these Jews had to live in refugee camps when they first came to Israel although they were called transition campsl;Ben Porat said partof- the^.Wajrfo Vj"77^^ for the lack of knowledge'is'*•&- '-^ due "to the governrnfejif of Israel and the'Jewish establishment. But he said the Israeli government and the Carter Administration have both pledged to include the rights of Jewish refugees in any peace negotiations. Mrs. Aviva, Mutchnik, a graduate student of the University of Michigan, said that when she (CONTINUED ON PAGE5) First Dollar Earned The first dollar earned in the new Heritage House Activity Workshop is being distributed to Miss Sarah Kuller by Leonard Quinn and Gerald N. Cohn, Executive Director. Mr. Quinn pioneered the activity workshop program at Heritage House, which has been most successful. Participants are paid for the hours they , spend on the various projects. The workshop is tinder the supervision of Diane Delahunty, Director of Occupational Therapy. 'nai B'rith Organizations In United Membership Drive All Columbus B'nai B'rith organizations are combining in their firsfunited, city- wide membership drive. Between .now and March 12 the effort will be aimed at The women's chapters, Candlelight, Genesis, Masada, Twin Rivers and Zion, are celebrating the 80th year of B'nai B'rith Women. Dedicated to commun- LI BRAKY, OHIO HISTORICAL, SOC L£rTY 1982 VELNU AVE. COLS. Or 43211 EXCH TV Celebrity, Monty Hall Is Featured Advanced Gifts Guest Reservations Still Being Accepted The Advance Gifts Division affair of the 1978 United Jewish Fund Campaign, featuring Monty Hall of the popular television show "Let's Make A Deal," will be held on Monday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m. at The Neil House. Sidney Blatt, chairman of the event has announced that reservations for this gala affair can still be made by mailing in the respond card which accompanied the invitation or by calling the Federation off ice, 237-7686. : The Monty Hall affair will truely be one of the highlights of the year, said Blatt. "Monty Hall is one of those rare individuals who can entertain while still delivering an important message at the ; same time," he added. "This is the first time that retaining present-members—-ity— responsibility,\i the- and adding new ones. Parti- chapters also adapt to new Son Of The Late Rosenbergs To Address Community Feb. 11 "It is important that every Jew, concerned with freedom and individual security, come to hear Robert Meeorpol speak to the community,'' stated Nancy Melamed, chairwoman of the 1978;OSU Student Campaign of the United Jewish Fund Campaign of The Columbus Jewish Federation. Robert Meeorpol, son of the late Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, will address the community oh.. Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p^m. at the Hillel Foundation, 46 E. 16th Ave. All proveeds from the event will go to the 1978 OSU Student Campaign. Meeorpol will discuss the' politics of his parent's case along with offering a poignant story of his life experiences. The Rosenbergs were convicted of espionage and executed in 1953. Upon their execution, both Robert and his. brother were adopted by the Meeorpol family, which explains the difference in last names. Both historical scholars and those who knew the Rosenbergs strongly deny, to this day, their guilt. "We are urging all those who plan to attend to order tickets now," said Melamed. "Tickets will cost $1 less if ordered in adyinc^\itina we expect a large crb'^ajar-jthlsj1 highly stimulating evening,"*' Tickets can be ordered by calling the Hillel Foundation, 294-4797. cipating will be all five women's chapters, the two men's lodges, the young adult singles' unit and B'nai B'rith youth. With 500,000 members around the world, B'nai B'rith is the largest Jewish service,, educational ;:":ai^.''.^^ni;atidnai. work 'social organization: l^fn Cf. iodge.^iibw ™«™ "lumbus, activities range" from service in the community at large through cultural to social. Women's Highlight—The Patron Luncheon Set The Women's Division of the Columbus Jewish Federation held its annual Work- . er's Kickoff on Monday, Jan. 23 at the Heritage House multi-purpose room. Gerald Cohn, executive director of Heritage House, explained the. imperative of meeting local humanitarian needs and improving the quality of Jewish life in Columbus. Mrs; Avis Shulman, former assistant director of the National Women's Division , of the United Jewish Appeal, briefed the workers on the Middle East situation and explained the responsibilities of workers as leaders in the Columbus Jewish community. Shirlie Levitin, chairwoman of the Worker's Kickoff, reported an increase of 30% ■ in- '■ '"< [ h' Monty Hall Monty Hall has agreed to speak at an event of this nature outside the Los. Angeles area'and Columbus is fortunate to have him. Everyone will have an enjoyable, delightful and meaningful evening," Blatt concluded. goals in each era. The men's Zion lodge, founded in 1865, was the leading Jewish organization in the city before development of the Jewish Center, and many community leaders received; theff first or- in the --_„_,,. more than 700 members"strong! Macabee, a young men's lodge, is more than a century newer, sports-oriented- but shares community service activities with Zion. Yerushalayim unit, for single men and women from 21 to 39 years of age, focuses on Jewish awareness, social and sports activities and educational and cultural events. B'nai B'rith Youth Organization has social athletic and (CONTINUED ON PAGE 41 Series Of Events Set For Trades & Professions Div. The Trades and Professions Division of the 1978 United Jewish Fund Campaign has currently completed nearly Vb of its 1200 cards and is running at a 20% increase on a card-to- card basis compared to 1977. Alvin Shames is serving as general chairman of the division, along with Julius Margulies, telethon chairman; Herbert Abrams and Martin Hoffman, chairmen of Professions; and Marvin Brown, chairman of Trades. A number of I functions have been planned for the various Trades and Professions section. Daniel Urman, a distinguished archaeologist and a doctoral candidate in Jewish studies at New York University will speak to the Trades Shirlie Levitin on a card-to-card-basis for the event. She urged all workers to see their friends in the community personally and to encourage their prospects to Make reservations for the (CONTINUED ON PAGES) Hadassah Slate Tops Election For Zionist Congress Delegates NEW YORK (WNS) -The top vote-getter in the election for the 152 American delegates to the upcoming World Zionist Congress was the Hadassah-B'nai Zion- American Jewish League slate. It received 93,284 of the 198,112 valid ballots cast. There are some 900,000 registered Zionists nationally, who were eligible to vote. Second place among the field of eight competitors was the Zionist Organization of America which received 29,116 votes. The Labor Zionist Alliance-Pioneer Women' Friends of Labor .Israel slate, which in previous elections finished second,, came in fifth with only 17,534 votes. Also ahead of it were the Religious Zionist Movement, 24,939 and Herut-United Zionist Revisionists of America, 17,872. Running be- (CONTINUEO ON PAGE*) l « 3 t i ' >.H!I',' : • . Aivin Shames • sections at a special meeting to be held on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Melton Building. Serving as chairman of this meeting will be Marvin Brown. The chairmen of the various Trades ~ sections are assisting him. A special meeting of supporters of the 1978 United Jewish Fund Campaign was held on Monday, Jan. 30 for employees of Battelle and Chemical Abstracts. A luncheon meeting has . been planned- for Jewish faculty at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 19. Dr. Samuel Rosen of the OSU Department of Biology serves as chairman of the Ohio State, University Sec-' tion, I1 Similar affairs are being planned for other sections of the Trades and Professions Division. The Telethon section held - its first andsecond telethons (CONTINUED ON PAGES) ,1 I- >k ! I J UE?
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Full Text | SNu7Servinfl Columbus and Centra; Ohio Jewish Community for Over 50 Ye«r» ^QHiK, VOL.56 NO.5 FEBRUARY 2,1978-SHEVAT 25 Jews From Arab Countries Will Insist On Reparations NEW YORK (WNS) -A Middle East peace settlement must include reparations for Jewish refugees from Arab countries, it was stressed here Jan. 18 by members of the steering committee of the American section of the World Organization of Jews from Arab Countries. Dr. Heskel M. Haddad, a clinical professor of opthalmology at New York Medical College who was born in Iraq, said the newly.formed American section will represent the some' 50,000 Jews in the United States from Arab countries, would fight for reparations for them and would seek to educate the American public and government about the just claims of ;these poor Jews. The formation of the American section was announced at a press conference at the offices of the American Jewish Committee. Also present was Morde- chai Ben Porat, a former member of the Israeli Knesset who is co-chairman of WOJAC, who declared: J'No final peace in the Middle East can be achieved with-' out taking into account the rights of hundreds of thousands of Jews from Arab countries who now constitute 41 -percent of the population of Israel and 12 percent of all the Jews in the world." Ben Porat, who was also born in Iraq, said as a member of Israel's United Nations delegation, he has appeared throughout the United States and found that while every: one knew about Arab refugees no one knew about the Jewish refugees from Arab countries who were forced to leave their homes after the founding of the State of Israel. He said these Jews had to live in refugee camps when they first came to Israel although they were called transition campsl;Ben Porat said partof- the^.Wajrfo Vj"77^^ for the lack of knowledge'is'*•&- '-^ due "to the governrnfejif of Israel and the'Jewish establishment. But he said the Israeli government and the Carter Administration have both pledged to include the rights of Jewish refugees in any peace negotiations. Mrs. Aviva, Mutchnik, a graduate student of the University of Michigan, said that when she (CONTINUED ON PAGE5) First Dollar Earned The first dollar earned in the new Heritage House Activity Workshop is being distributed to Miss Sarah Kuller by Leonard Quinn and Gerald N. Cohn, Executive Director. Mr. Quinn pioneered the activity workshop program at Heritage House, which has been most successful. Participants are paid for the hours they , spend on the various projects. The workshop is tinder the supervision of Diane Delahunty, Director of Occupational Therapy. 'nai B'rith Organizations In United Membership Drive All Columbus B'nai B'rith organizations are combining in their firsfunited, city- wide membership drive. Between .now and March 12 the effort will be aimed at The women's chapters, Candlelight, Genesis, Masada, Twin Rivers and Zion, are celebrating the 80th year of B'nai B'rith Women. Dedicated to commun- LI BRAKY, OHIO HISTORICAL, SOC L£rTY 1982 VELNU AVE. COLS. Or 43211 EXCH TV Celebrity, Monty Hall Is Featured Advanced Gifts Guest Reservations Still Being Accepted The Advance Gifts Division affair of the 1978 United Jewish Fund Campaign, featuring Monty Hall of the popular television show "Let's Make A Deal," will be held on Monday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m. at The Neil House. Sidney Blatt, chairman of the event has announced that reservations for this gala affair can still be made by mailing in the respond card which accompanied the invitation or by calling the Federation off ice, 237-7686. : The Monty Hall affair will truely be one of the highlights of the year, said Blatt. "Monty Hall is one of those rare individuals who can entertain while still delivering an important message at the ; same time," he added. "This is the first time that retaining present-members—-ity— responsibility,\i the- and adding new ones. Parti- chapters also adapt to new Son Of The Late Rosenbergs To Address Community Feb. 11 "It is important that every Jew, concerned with freedom and individual security, come to hear Robert Meeorpol speak to the community,'' stated Nancy Melamed, chairwoman of the 1978;OSU Student Campaign of the United Jewish Fund Campaign of The Columbus Jewish Federation. Robert Meeorpol, son of the late Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, will address the community oh.. Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p^m. at the Hillel Foundation, 46 E. 16th Ave. All proveeds from the event will go to the 1978 OSU Student Campaign. Meeorpol will discuss the' politics of his parent's case along with offering a poignant story of his life experiences. The Rosenbergs were convicted of espionage and executed in 1953. Upon their execution, both Robert and his. brother were adopted by the Meeorpol family, which explains the difference in last names. Both historical scholars and those who knew the Rosenbergs strongly deny, to this day, their guilt. "We are urging all those who plan to attend to order tickets now," said Melamed. "Tickets will cost $1 less if ordered in adyinc^\itina we expect a large crb'^ajar-jthlsj1 highly stimulating evening,"*' Tickets can be ordered by calling the Hillel Foundation, 294-4797. cipating will be all five women's chapters, the two men's lodges, the young adult singles' unit and B'nai B'rith youth. With 500,000 members around the world, B'nai B'rith is the largest Jewish service,, educational ;:":ai^.''.^^ni;atidnai. work 'social organization: l^fn Cf. iodge.^iibw ™«™ "lumbus, activities range" from service in the community at large through cultural to social. Women's Highlight—The Patron Luncheon Set The Women's Division of the Columbus Jewish Federation held its annual Work- . er's Kickoff on Monday, Jan. 23 at the Heritage House multi-purpose room. Gerald Cohn, executive director of Heritage House, explained the. imperative of meeting local humanitarian needs and improving the quality of Jewish life in Columbus. Mrs; Avis Shulman, former assistant director of the National Women's Division , of the United Jewish Appeal, briefed the workers on the Middle East situation and explained the responsibilities of workers as leaders in the Columbus Jewish community. Shirlie Levitin, chairwoman of the Worker's Kickoff, reported an increase of 30% ■ in- '■ '"< [ h' Monty Hall Monty Hall has agreed to speak at an event of this nature outside the Los. Angeles area'and Columbus is fortunate to have him. Everyone will have an enjoyable, delightful and meaningful evening," Blatt concluded. goals in each era. The men's Zion lodge, founded in 1865, was the leading Jewish organization in the city before development of the Jewish Center, and many community leaders received; theff first or- in the --_„_,,. more than 700 members"strong! Macabee, a young men's lodge, is more than a century newer, sports-oriented- but shares community service activities with Zion. Yerushalayim unit, for single men and women from 21 to 39 years of age, focuses on Jewish awareness, social and sports activities and educational and cultural events. B'nai B'rith Youth Organization has social athletic and (CONTINUED ON PAGE 41 Series Of Events Set For Trades & Professions Div. The Trades and Professions Division of the 1978 United Jewish Fund Campaign has currently completed nearly Vb of its 1200 cards and is running at a 20% increase on a card-to- card basis compared to 1977. Alvin Shames is serving as general chairman of the division, along with Julius Margulies, telethon chairman; Herbert Abrams and Martin Hoffman, chairmen of Professions; and Marvin Brown, chairman of Trades. A number of I functions have been planned for the various Trades and Professions section. Daniel Urman, a distinguished archaeologist and a doctoral candidate in Jewish studies at New York University will speak to the Trades Shirlie Levitin on a card-to-card-basis for the event. She urged all workers to see their friends in the community personally and to encourage their prospects to Make reservations for the (CONTINUED ON PAGES) Hadassah Slate Tops Election For Zionist Congress Delegates NEW YORK (WNS) -The top vote-getter in the election for the 152 American delegates to the upcoming World Zionist Congress was the Hadassah-B'nai Zion- American Jewish League slate. It received 93,284 of the 198,112 valid ballots cast. There are some 900,000 registered Zionists nationally, who were eligible to vote. Second place among the field of eight competitors was the Zionist Organization of America which received 29,116 votes. The Labor Zionist Alliance-Pioneer Women' Friends of Labor .Israel slate, which in previous elections finished second,, came in fifth with only 17,534 votes. Also ahead of it were the Religious Zionist Movement, 24,939 and Herut-United Zionist Revisionists of America, 17,872. Running be- (CONTINUEO ON PAGE*) l « 3 t i ' >.H!I',' : • . Aivin Shames • sections at a special meeting to be held on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Melton Building. Serving as chairman of this meeting will be Marvin Brown. The chairmen of the various Trades ~ sections are assisting him. A special meeting of supporters of the 1978 United Jewish Fund Campaign was held on Monday, Jan. 30 for employees of Battelle and Chemical Abstracts. A luncheon meeting has . been planned- for Jewish faculty at The Ohio State University on Monday, Feb. 19. Dr. Samuel Rosen of the OSU Department of Biology serves as chairman of the Ohio State, University Sec-' tion, I1 Similar affairs are being planned for other sections of the Trades and Professions Division. The Telethon section held - its first andsecond telethons (CONTINUED ON PAGES) ,1 I- >k ! I J UE? |
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