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VOL.5G NO. 23
JUNE I5,1978t$IVAN 10
House Committee
Approves Israel Aid
WASHINGTON (JTA)-
The House Appropriations
Committee has completed
action on an $8.7 billion
foreign assistance program
for fiscal year 1979 which includes $1,825 billion for military and economic support
assistance for Israel .and a
joint U.S.-Israel project. The
sum represents the Administration's full request for*
Israel.
As submitted by Rep.
Clarence D'. Long (D. Md.), \
chairman of the subcommit- ^
tee on foreign operations, it
earmarks $1 billion in military sales credits for Israel
for which payments of one
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Javits Urges Positive Response
For Israel To U.S. Questions
House Of Tradition Grows
The House of Tradition has acquired an additional
home (see story page 4).
Long Range Planning To Determine
Future Directions And Priorities
The Columbus Jewish Federation is moving ahead with
developing a long range
planning study to determine
future directions and
priorities. A nationally
prominent consultant in the
planning field has been hired
to guide the Federation-in
this procedure.
Under the leadership of
Federation President Ernest.
Stern, the Executive Committee is serving as the Long
Range Planning. Committee.
Current and future developments, particularly in
regard to local needs, have.
made ' Federation, leaders
keenly aware of the
necessity of . establishing
guidelines' as to how the
prime mission of the Federation can best be achieved in
the foreseeahle future.
Essentially, the long range
planning process is an
orderly way of making decisions now on where - one
wants the organization to be
three to five years in the
future.
Dr. Martin Greenberg, a
highly qualified consultant
has been engaged by the
Federation Board of.
Trustees. His distinguished
background includes having
served as chairman of the
Community Organization
program at the Wur^weiler
School of Social. Work,
Yeshiva University in .1972'
and 1973.
- Long active in Jewish Federation and Family Service
work, Dr. Greenberg served
on the community, planning
staff of the Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare
Funds'from 1960 to 1971.
From 1958 .to I960 he was a
consultant on community organization to the American
Jewish ,<" Joint Distributipri;
Committee    in    Geneva!
Switzerland. In this position
he served as a consultant to
European Jewish communities to help rebuild the communities and their services
along Federation concepts of
organization.
Having received .his-'
bachelor degree from City
College of New York; his
masters degree from the
Indiana University School of
Social Work and his
doctorate from the Columbia
University School of Social
Work, Dr. Greenberg is also
the author of numerous professional papers and
articles. His knowledge of
the Jewish community was a
significant factor in his
selection.
The Long Range Planning
Committee anticipates that
both Federation staff and lay
leadership, along with lay
leaders and professionals
from the various beneficiary
agencies will be involved in
the planning process.
The proposed year-long
study is another example of
the high priority the Colum-
bus«u"ewisb/Federation sets
on meeting its responsibility
of assisting all its beneficiary agencies in their
growth and development.
Planning for unmet needs,
developing new programs,
co-ordinating local
communal services, setting
priorities and seeing that the
basic needs of the local Jew-
- ish community are met are
all prime obligations of the
Federation, as the central
organizing body for Jews in
Columbus. Instituting a
Long Range Planning Study
will hopefully aid the Federation in achieving this goal.
Club Mediterranee
Paris Office Bombed
NEW YORK (JTA)-Sen.
Jacob K. Javits (R. NY) said
that Israel has an important
decision to make in responding to UiS. questions on the
future of the West Bank' 'and
how it makes that decision
may well determine the
course of events in the
Middle East respecting U.S.
mediation for peace.''
Addressing commencement exercises at Brooklyn
College Thursday, Javits declared that although it may
seem "unust" to "put the
burden of moving peace
forward once again upon
Israel so soon after the U.S.
decision to sell fighters to
Egypt and Saudi Arabia,
Israel has many times surmounted grave challenges in
diplomacy and war and I am
confident that Israel wijl
respond to this challenge
positively." The Israeli
Cabinet will meet tomorrow
to formulate replies to the
questions posed by the
Carter Administration.
In that connection, Javits
called on"1Sr_el to^'sighal"
the U.S. that it regards the
sale of advanced warplanes
to Saudi Arabia and Egypt
as an incident and not a
major change in the 30 year-
old^ special relationship
between Israel and the U.S.
"Will Israel give the signal
that it has lost confidence in
the U.S. special relationship.
Or will it give the signal that,
notwithstanding a disagreement - over th,e jet fighter
sales package, it maintains
confidence in theU.S.-Israeli
special relationship. To give
the latter signal would be
very much in the highest
national interest of the
United States as well as the
best course for .Israel's integrity and security," Javits
said.
PARIS, (JTA)~The Paris
headquarters of the Club
Mediterranee, one of the
world's largest travel organizations was damaged this
morning, by the explosion of
two bombs. Later a terrorist
group, said it set off the
blasts "as an act of.resist-
gnce against the Jewish occupation (of France)." The
club is owned jointly by Jewish businessman • Gilbert
Traigano and the Rothschild
bank: -
The explosions, occurring
early this morning, severely
damaged . the building. :A
night watchman was slightly
injured by flying- glass.
Police said the bombs were
placed in. the central lob^y
sometime yesterday "before
the offices closed down for
the weekend.
Several hours after the
explosion a group calling
itself "The French NationaL
Liberation Front" assumed
responsibility for the attack.
The" organization's spokesman telephoned news agencies in Paris to say "We did
* not fight German occupation
(during World War II) only
to suffer,now seven million
Jews,: Arabs and Blacks."
He said the blast was one of
several-"acts-of resistance
against Jewish occupation."
, The .club1 operates holiday
camps " in > Israel and.! in
several-Arab, countries and
1 also-bringsr, several' tens of
thousands of foreigners to its
campsinFrance. •■ -
Explaining
Israel's Dilemma
-The New York Senator,
who opposed' the* planes
package deal in the Senate
debate, warned that if Israel
did not respond in a positive
manner, it "could open
Israel to the- accusation—
however unjust that accusation might be—that it has
failed to doits part in restoring momentum to the negotiations for peace in the
Middle East. "On the other
hand, Javits said "It is the
.unique responsibility of the
Jews and others- • in .the
1 United States whoareknowl-
edgeable on .the-subject to.
inform our fellow Americans
of the excruciating dilemma
.which: the Carter' Adrrunis-
trationls.; policies may fe_
forcing upon Israel."
According to Javits,
"There may be circumstances as yet hypothetical,
which could compel Israel to
stand against a Mideast
policy of President Carter on
the grounds of Israel's overriding national security interests and survival as
Israel sees it."
Javits said he hoped the
decision to sell 60 F-15s to
Saudi Arabia would be
viewed by that country as
"an invitation to play a more
active and open role" in the
Middle East peace negotiations. He observed thafwhile
Saudi Arabia acted with
"moderation" on the issues
of oil production and pricing,
it "appears much less to be
considered moderate" When
it comes to Mideast negotiations. He also expressed
hope that President Anwar
Sadat of Egypt will again be
"seized of the passion for
peace which motivated his
historic initiative" lasl
November.
Charles Schiffman Rejoins CJF
Staff As Ass't. Exec. Dir.
Columbus is once again
"home" for Charles R.
Schiffman and, his family.
Schiffman, who was
administrative assistant at
the Columbus Jewish Federation from 1972 to_1976, has
returned to the Federation in
the professional capacity of
Assistant Executive
Director '  '     ""
From 1976 until recently,
he was assistant director of
the Springfield, Mass. Jew-
sih Federation. Originally
from Memphis, Term.,
Schiffman received his
undergraduate degree from
Southwestern College in
Memphis and his Juris
Doctor degree from
Memphis State University.'
He practiced ' law' in
Memphis prior to coming to
Columbus in 1972.
While in Springfield,
Schiffman's responsibilities
included being editor of the
bi-weekly' newpaper Shofar
C'liarles R. Schiffman
i
and serving as host of the
weekly television interview
show "Jewish Heritage "
Schiffman, his. wife
Marsha and 1' .-year-old
daughter Nili are pleased to
be back in Columbus and
look forward to becoming
active and involved
members of the Jewish community.
Cabinet Ready For Discussion
TEL AVIV <JTA>-
Cabinet ministers on various
overseas junket have returned to Israel assuring
that the full Cabinet will be
present tomorrow when it
meets to formulate Israel's
replies to key questions
posed by the United States
on the future status of the
West Bank and political self-
expression for the
Palestinians.
Defense Minister Ezer
Weizman returned Thursday
evening after - a surprise
.overnight trip to London
which aroused widespread
sepculation as to its purpose.
Premier Menachem Begin
left a meeting of the Herut
Central Committee to meet
with Weizman as soon as he
arrived in Jerusalem to hear
his report.' They conferred
for 20 minutes in a closed .off
area after .which Weizman
left. He refused to comment
to reporters on any aspect of
his brief trip.
Observers now believe
that the Israeli defense chief
did not meet with an Arab or
African personality as originally rumored but, might
have had a secret meeting
with a senior statesman of
undisclosed nationality
either in London or at Zurich
were he boarded an El Al
flight home Thursday evening.
Meanwhile   Minister   of
Education Zevulun Hammer
and'    Religious     Affairs
Minister    Aharon .Abu
Ha?eira, both of the National,
• Religious - Party,    have,
returned from visits to the-
U,S.    and- Agriculture
Minister Ariel Sharon returned from London, .There
was   no, Cabinet   meeting
■ today because of the Shavuot
. holiday. ■ ,•, •  *