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|     The "Open Letter"—Jewish Center Issue
In our recent issue of June 8 appeared an advertisement entitled, "Open Letter To The
Columbus Jewish Federation" that was signed by "members of the Board of Trustees of the
Beth Jacob Congregation." After publication, the Chronicle received much criticism^direct
and indirect, from various groups and individuals within the community. In effect, we were
accused of underwriting the opinions expressed in the advertisement.' We wish it to be
clearly understood that-the Ohio Jewish Chronicle disclaims any responsibility for the
opinions or points of view expressed by any of its advertisers or editorial contributors in any
ads, feature or news articles published in the paper. Because of the small size of our staff
and our responsibility of being the only newspaper of the Columbus Jewish community, we
rarely editorialize or take a position in any issue of Concern to the community. Instead, we
endeavor to present as many facts and points of view as we can obtain in order to let our
readers form their own conclusions.      -     '
The Chronicle is a private enterprise and is neither part of nor subsidised by any community agency. Therrevenues that make publication possible come from subscription fees paid
by our readers and fees paid by businessrurganizations, and individuals who buy advertising space in the Chronicle.
The space in our paper i_ divided into two categories.
Editorial space is devoted to information of interest to our teaders in the form pf news
articles, organizational and social announcements, and commentary. Because of the size of
our newspaper, a large portion of the information we publish is what is provided to us from
the individuals and organizations involved in the events or issues at hand. We provide free
publicity space to any individual or group in the community that has news or announce-'
ments of interest to our readers. When an issue of controversy exists,, we'solicit commentary and opinions from all interest to our readers. When an issue of controversy exists, we
solicit commentary and opinions from all interested parties. Our "Editor's Mailbox"
column is available for anyone to comment and express his point of view to the community.
However, we can only publish what we receive. (continued on page iy
Lecture Participants Announced For Adult Education Series
Lecture topics and
speakers for the 1978-79
Community^ Institute, for
Jewish Studies have been
finalized and plans are now
in f(ill swing for the second--,
annual adult lecture series.
. The program, whose administrator is Daniel
Harrison, former director of
the' Columbus Hebrew
School, is under the auspices
of the Jewish Education
Committee of the Columbus
Jewish Federation incooper-
ation with the Columbus
Board of Rabbis, The Jewish
Center and the community's
Jewish schools,    .
Institute sessions . will
begin Wednesday,
November 1 and will be held
every Wednesday evening
for six weeks (through
December 13). The classes,
to be held at The Jewish
Center, will have two lecture
' hours,7:45to8:45ahd8:55to
9:55. Six different lectures
will be available, with each
participant (choosing two
from the six.
Hebrew Ulpan courses and
a Basic Hebrew course will
also be offered. These, sessions will begin on Monday,
October 30. Basic Hebrew
will be held every Monday
from 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. and
Ulpan classes will be held
every Monday from 7:45-to
9:30 p.m. and on Wednesdays from 7:45 to 8; 45 p.m.
Two of the six courses and
their lecturers are described
below.
"Froni Birth To Death"
Jews Expected To Demonstrate Against
Nazi March In Skokie This Weekend
Rabbi
Sheldon W. Switkin
This will be - a survey
course, describing the life
cycle of the Jew, including
circumcision, pidyon haben,
bar and bat mitzvah,
marriage, divorce, old age,
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Carol Lister
"Anti-Semitism 1978"
Carol Lister, regional
director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith,
will lecture on "Anti-
Semitism 1978."-
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OSU Campaign Tops $2Q00
- Rabbi Sheldon W. Switkin,
spiritual leader of Congregation Tifereth Israel, will lead
a course on ','From Birth to
.Death," milestones and crucial moments in the life.of
the Jew.
- The O.S.U. Student Chai
Division of the United Jewish Fund Campaign is proud
to announce it has surpassed
its 1978 goal of $2,000.
, "I am especially pleased
with our campaign results
this', year," stated Nancy
Melamed, chairperson of the
.campaign, "for we have
doubled last year's efforts. I
want to give special recognition to my two associate
chairmen, Sanford Melmed
and Sherry Krasney who
have worked so diligently in
insuring our success.''
, Melmed^ who has accepted
the chairmanship of the 1979
O.S.U. campaign, chaired
the fraternities and sorori
, ties sections of the drive.
' "Our success in reaching
the Greeks on campus has
demonstrated that Jewish
students are'moving towaird.
the'mainstream'of the Jew
ish community. I want to express my sincerest appreciation to all workers in our division, and look forward to
another successful campaign in 1979," Melmed said.
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CHICAGO (WNS) - The
Public Affairs Committee
(PAC) of the Jewish United
Fund of Chicago said June
14 it expected some 50,000
vJews apd others to stage a
peaceful counter-demonstration if a small group of Chicago Nazis go ahead with
plans to -march in Skokie
June 25. The way was opened
for the Nazi march when the
U.S. Supreme Court rejected
June 12 a request from the
Village Of Skokie for a tem-
" porary stay of the inarch
until the village could appeal
a. federal appeals court
ruling that three Skokie ordinances banning the Nazi
march were unconstitutional. The one-sentence
ruling was issued by Chief
Justice Warren E. Burger.
Justices Harry At Blackmun
and William H. "Rehnquist
dissented on the grounds
that in 1957 the court upheld
the conviction of a man who
was distributing anti-Black
leaflets in Chicago in violation of an ordinance barring
the distribution of hate liter-
ature in that city.
Meanwhile, there appear-
to be,some indication that
the Nazis may not march in
Skokie, home of some 7000
Holocaust survivors. Some
members of the Nazi group
said that if the group could
march in Marquette Park, in
a Black area of Chicago, the
march through Skokie would
be dropped. A federal district court is holding a hearing June 20 on whether the
Nazis have to post a $60,000
bond in order to march.
In New York, meanwhile,
the American Civil Liberties
Union defended itself June 13
from criticism for its defense of the Nazis' right to
march in Skokie.. "The oppressed know that they are
the first people who will suffer if freedom is denied and
therefore they must protect
the freedom of others,"
ACLU   executive   director
Aryah Neier said at a discussion -on "Free Speech for
Racists and Totalitarians"
during the ACLU-sponsored
National Convocation on
Free Speech. "Those of us
who are most vulnerable
must defend the freedom
and rights even of our enemies," he declared. William
Kunstler, volunteer staff attorney for the Center for
Constitutional Rights, challenged the appropriateness
of liberal groups, such as the
ACLU, defending rightwing
groups that reject the Constitution. "Let us not delude
ourselves into thinking that
defending the Nazis today
will protect us in the long
run," he said. Morris
Abram, honorary president
of the American Jewish
Committee who was on the
American prosecution staff
at the Nuremberg trials of
Nazi war criminals, said he
would not use the methods of
the Nazis tosuppress them.
(Editor's Note: With the building controversy over court decisions
revolvinftaround the Naii rally in Skokie, Ml., we were pleased to see our
local dally newspaper, the Columbus Citizen-Journal, comment on the
situation. We reprint this commentary with their permission for the interest ol our readerswho may have missed this.)
By postponing a tough decision on the limits of free
speech and peaceable assembly, the Supreme Court
. has seuhestage-or what could be a tragedy in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, 111., a suburb
of Chicago.
The high court cleared the way for American Nazis.
to stage an anti-Jewish rally in Skokie, where thousands of Jewish survivors of World War II Nazi concentration camps now live. Understandably enraged, Jewish militants promise a counterdemonstration. The-
prospect of confrontation, even bloodshed, is obvious.
, Skokie fears the worst.
j&airlier acircuiVcdurfof appeals held that, however
despicable civilized society finds Nazism, the Nazis
have a right to put forth their shameful, slanderous, indefensible and downright incendiary doctrine in a
peaceful manner. Jhe Supreme Court refused to review the case before the rally, which is set for June 25.
As repugnant as the Nazis are, the circuit courts
ruling is constitutionally defensible. To abridge the
rights of the despised invites the subsequent abridgement of rights of the unpopular, and then the rights of
the minority. It will be interesting to see hoiv the Supreme Court finally decides the issue.
But, in the meantime, what of-Skokie? Will the Nazis
carry out their planned rally? What should be done?
There is a temptation to jgive the Skokie police the
day off and let the Nazis find out how Daniel felt walking into theJions' den. But that's what the Nazis want
—martyrdom and publicity.
With apologies to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., we have a dream. It is a dream of Christian
religious and lay groups, leaders and common folk
alike, lining the streets of Skokie in disapproving
silence the day the Nazis march.
The sight and symbolism of Protestants and Catholics placing themselves between the Jews of Skokie
and the Nazi scum in the streets would light up the sky
with a message of what freedom and strength and tol-
- erance and the United States of America are all about.
Vice President Mondale Going To Israel
. Sanford Melmed (I. to r.)
and Nancy Melamed are
shown as they announced
that the O.S.U. Student Chai
Division of the United
Jewish Fund Campaign has
surpassed its 1978 goal of
$2,000.
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WASHINGTON. (WNS) -
Vice President Walter Mondale will be going to Israel
June 29-July 3 to participate
in the continuing festivities
there marking the 30th anniversary of the Jewish State,
the White House announced
June 14. The announcement,
issued by President Carter,
said Mondale "will convey
my congratulations- and
those of the American people
to Israel on this important
anniversary". The visit
underscores the-deep and enduring ties of friendship between  the  people  of  the
United States and the people
of Israel." The announcement noted that Mondale;
was invited by Israeli Premier Menachem Begin and
Knesset. Speaker Yitzhak
Shamir.
But in Israel some observers saw the announcement of
-the Mondale visit as an effort
to influence'the Israeli government to reply in a positive manner to Hie U.S. questions on the future 0f the
West Bank. Theseobservers,
who .aire not connected with
the government, suggested
that if Israel was now to
offer a negative reply j it
would strain the atmosphere
between' .Washington and
Jerusalem and thus, cloud
the Mondale visit. However,
■ government officials, said
they saw the timing of the
.Mondale"visit as a coincidence. It was pointed out
that Mondale was originally
invited several months ago
by Leon Dulzin, in his capacity as chairman of the Israel-US.' Friendship Association.
Meanwhile, .Israelis also
saw U.S. pressure in-testi-
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