Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1978-09-28

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VOL. 56 NO. 40
SEPTEMBER 28,1978-ELUL 26
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Bas Torah Program At
BJ To Be Presented
Mr. Bernard Hirsch, President of the Beth Jacob Congregation, recently- announced - that for the first ,
time in the history of the
Congregation a Bas Torah
program will be- presented'
for the membership of the
Congregation.
'Rabbi David Stavsky approached the Board of Trustees in 1976, explaining the
importance of giving special
recognition to , young girls
who have reached their
twelfth or thirteenth birthday. The rabbi designed a
special course of studies for
the girls called "Bas
Torah." Upon successful
completion of the course and <
passing a number of scholastic religious examinations,
the young lady will celebrate
her "Bas Torah" on a Sunday morning in the main
sanctuary of the synagogue.
Rabbi Stavsky explained to
the BoarcTof Trustees that
the program of studies will
certaihly motivate the girls
of the Congregation to a
more intensive understanding of Jewish ritual particularly as it,affects the Jewish
woman, and give the girls of
the Congregation anJopportunity of studying in depth
the roots of their heritage
and the glorious and noble
role of Jewish-heroines and
personalities in Jewish history.
Girls in 6th and 7th grade
who are interested in the Bas
Torah program are requested to make an appointment with the rabbi to review their course of studies.
The course will be the same
for both Columbus Hebrew
School students and Torah
Academy students/
Center Votes New Building
On College Avenue Site
Newly Elected Officers Of Columbus Jewish
Federation Installed At Annual Meeting
Posing for their first official photo as new Federation officers are: "(seated) Mrs. Gerald
Swedlow, Vice-President; and Myer W. Mellman, President; and (standing left to right)
Ben Goodman, Vice-President; Millard Cummins, Vice-President; Lawrence D. Schaffer,
Secretary; N. Victor Goodman, Assistant Treasurer; J. Maynard Kaplan, Assistant Secretary ; and Sol D. Zell, Treasurer (not pictured — Melvin Schottenstein, Vice-President). The
above officers were elected at the Federation's 52nd Annual Meeting on Sunday, Sept. 24.
, Guest speaker for the evening was Philip Bernstein (bottom left), Executive Vice-President, Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. Outgoing and incoming Federation Presidents are shown at bottom right, as the newly elected President, Myer Mellman,
made a presentation to Ernest Stern. Full "details of the Annual Dinner Meeting will appear
in next week's Ohio Jewish Chronicle.
The Jewish Center Officers and Board of Trustees
voted to construct the new
Center facility on the present
College Ave. location. The
final determining vote occurred at the Sept. 20 Center
Board meeting.
At the meeting the Board
deliberated the many questions and concerns raised by
the membership at the Open
Meeting. In addition, the
Board reviewed the demo- •
graphics and evaluated by
comparison the two sites before their final determination was reached.
"The selecting of the best
site for the new Jewish Center was a most difficult task
for all the Board members,"
Dr. James Tennenbaum,
President of the Jewish Center, reported. "Center committees have been working
for more than two years outlining program ' needs,
selecting building designs
_and searching for available
sites to finally be able to
make this major decision."
The new, 90;000 square foot.
building, which is double in
size of the present structure,
will be two-story and built on
a zone concept with each department having its own
wing. As described by the
Center planners, the new
Center facility has been designed to best serve the Jewish community of Columbus,
offering services to children,
elderly, handicapped, adults
and community groups.
The plans include: parking
for over 300 cars; picnic and
camping areas -for 200
youngsters; a large gym
with 3 cross-courts and an indoor running track; 10 indoor racquetball courts;
fully equipped health clubs;
3 baseball diamonds; indoors and outdoors pools:
soccer and football fields; 10
outdoor tennis courts: multipurpose rooms; an adequate
kitchen and a large banquet
room.
"Now that the College
Avenue location has ■ been
chosen, it is the firm hope of
the officers and members of
the Board that the entire
community will join together
and generate the needed
funds for this essential building so that the prime objective — providing the best and
most functional building
with the finest services for
the Jewish community of
Columbus can become a
.reality in-the-near future,'.'
stated William Goldman,
Center Vice President for-
the New Building. i .
Further information on Ihe
building plans, fundraising
and volunteer structure will
be forthcoming as these
areas are developed.
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Reflections On The Past Year
By Rabbi Ezra Boyarsky
(A Seven Arts Feature)
.At sundown on Sunday,
Oct. 1, the Jewish calendar
year 5738 will, after/having
made full circle, pass on to
eternity, giving way by the
inexorable passage of-time
for the arrival of the New
Year 5739. And true to Jewish tradition we 'once again
take leave of the old year in a
musing mood of serious reflection' and scrupulous
stocktaking.
What has transpired
during the .past year worthy
of consideration insofar as it
has already had repercus-.
sions on Jewish life and most
likely will have far-reaching
effects on the future of the
Jewish people both in Israel
and in the Lands of Dispersion?
■ However one may choose
'toarrange the events of the
f <p_st year on a basis of priority, the ascendancy of Mena
chem Begin to the premiership of Israel's government
will'indisputably top the list.
Although Mr. Begin was
sworn into the office of
Prime   Minister   a   few
months (June 20,1977) prior
to the year 5738, his full stature as an astute, undaunted
and resolute leader caught
world' attention during the
past twelve months.
Camp David
Endorsed By
Agreements
Cabinet 11-2
JERUSALEM (WNS)-
The Camp David agreements reached by Premier
Menachem Begin - and
Egyptian President Anwar
Sadat were endorsed by the
Cabinet on an 11-2 vote Sept.
24, after a nearly nine-hour
marathon session. The resolution approved by the
Ministers also agrees in
principle .to the removal of
the Jewish settlements in the
Sinai to) meeT; Sadat's requirements for the [start of
Israel-EgypH'aht'peace negotiations. The Cabinet action
should ensure the resolution-
approval in the" Knesset
since Labor Party Chairman
Shimon Peres also called on
the Labor Alignment to support the accords despite "the
very high price we pay" in
dismantling the settlements.
Peres told a Labor Party
meeting that Begin has
agreed'to his request that the
decision to remove the settlements and the two -accords reached a*, Camp
David under the auspices of
President Carter sho&tllbe
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When the Israeli electorate, by a plurality vote,
expressed preference for
Begin's Likud party over the
Laborites, it did so with full
awareness of his long-standing and consistent views on
what territories he considered to be legally within the
parameter of Israel's sovereignty. Therefore, Begin's
insistence that the West
Bank and the Gaza Strip be-,
long to Israel not by conquest alone but as territories
within the historical boundaries of the Land of Israel,
speaks not only for himself,
the Likud and most members of his coalition, but for
the majority of Israelis. A
recent poll has indicated that
were the elections held now,
Begin would have won by
51% of.the total vote, the
largest ever cast for-.any
,. political party in terael's;3p-
yearhistory ,. \
Considering that an en«
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JEWISH NED YEAR GREETINGS
On the ova of the Jewish High Holy Days, Rosalynn  •-
and I are confident we express the sentiaents or
millions or Americana In extending our deepest
respects and heartfelt greetings.to all our fellow
citizens or the Jewish Faith. Rosh Hashonah and
Yoa Kippur are supreae aoaenta of aoral and spiritual stock-taking In one's peraonal life as well aa
in evaluating one's role in society.
There are few aore aovlng and ennobling utterances
of the ruaan spirit than that found in the Jewish
High Holiday prayer, "Hay they all (all people)
form one coapanionshlp to do Thy Hill with a single
heart."
The yearning for solidarity aaong all persons, which
the Jewish people bequeathed to our nation and to
humanity, has seldoa been aore compelling than it
is today. Our nation and the huaan faally hare paid
too great a price in Uvea, aa a result of religious,
racial and ethnic prejudice and hostility.
The theae of huaan solidarity la based on profound
respeot for the right of each group to be Itself,
and to be true to its own heritage and culture. Thla
philosophy has been translated into unique reality
in the religious plurallaa and autual caring which
are distinctive features of Aaerican daaocraoy.
Our two hundred year old American experience with
unity In the aldst pf diversity aay be the single
aoat Important cultural and spiritual example we
have to ofrer the world. Our fellow citlxens of
the Jewish Faith have greatly added to that diversity
and to the .strength It has brought to our national
life. It is with thla in alnd that Rosalynn and I
send each of you our heartrelt wishes for a satisfying,
peaceful and happy New Tear.
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