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VOL. 56 NO. 52
DECEMBER 21,1978-KISLEV 21
Community Officials
Attend Women's
Plea For Soviet Jewry
150 community, state and
interreligious officials attended the leadership briefing on behalf of the Columbus observance, of the
"Women's Plea for Human
Rights for Soviet Jewry" on
December~12 at the Governor's Mansion.
The .Columbus "Women's
Plea" was part of the eighth
annual national observance
of the "Women's Plea for Soviet Jewry" which was observed in. more than sixty
cities across the United
States in commemoration of
the December 10th Anniversary of the United Nation's
Declaration of Human '
Rights. The "Women's
Plea" was sponsored locally
by the Community Relations
Committee of the Columbus
Jewish Federation and the
Columbus Chapters of
Women's American ORT in
cooperation with the American Association of University Women; ,tHe,C6lumbus
Board of Rabbis; Columbus
Clnpter, NAACP; Council of
Organizations of the Columbus Jewish Federation, the
t,;g Diocesan . Commission on
Justice and Peace, the Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women, the Metropolitan
Area ■ Church Board, _ the
Roman Catholic Diocese of
Columbus,- and the Kentucky-Ohio-Indiana , Region
of- the J. Anti-Defamation
League of B'nai B'rith.
The Hon. George V. Voino-'
vich, Lt.'Governor-Elect of '
the State of Ohio, welcomed
the community's leadership
to" , the "Women's Plea"
event in his capacity as
honorary chairman. As a
member of, the, National
Lawyer's Committee for So-,
viet Jewry, Mr. Voinovich
expressed his deep concern
about Sovief violations of the
Helsinki, Final Act and its
human rights ^clauses. Mr.
Voinovich reiterated his
strong opposition against
this treaty which he shared
with President Ford, in his
opinion, the Soviet Union
would never comply, with its
•provisions. He based this
conviction upon the Soviet
Union's poor record of com-
I. pliance with- other interna
tional treaties which also
guarantee human rights.
Mr. Voinovich pledged' to
continue working on behalf
of Soviet Jews who wish to'
emigrate to the country of
their choice or at least to
allow them to live as Jews
within the'Soviet Union. He*
also presented .. Sharon
Paine,   "Women/s   Plea"
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Jewish Leaders Rap Carter
The View From Washington
Down An Attack
Toning
By Joseph Polakoff
WASHINGTON, (JTA>-
The Dec. 17 "deadline"
President Carter has been
insisting on for an Egyptian-
Israeli peace treaty came-'
and went'and consultations
by the United States with
Egypt and Israel are to be
resumed after a "decent interval," U.S. official
sources indicated. Despite
what a State Department
source described as , "slip-
• page" in the Dec. 17 dead-
' line, he added that "we will,'
however, continue our con-'
versations on the diplomatic
level."
These ameliorative remarks, together, with
Carter's own" softened tone
last Thursday night in an interview with Barbara Waiters on ABC-TV followed an
outburst of anger at the
White House by friends of Israel and Jewish organizational leaders, who protested
the President's ardent
praise pf President Anwar
Sadat of fegypt while unmistakably blaming Israel for
the impasse in the peace
talks during an address Wednesday night at a dinner of
the Business Council.
In his television interview,
Carter said "I consider the
December 17 (late to be quite
significant, but if we don't
-succeed in getting an agree-,
ment by them—it is certainly a strong possibility-
then we will continue tenaciously to pursue the peace
prospects and to try to reach
-an agreement between \&-
' rael and Egypt at a later
date."
Another summit between
Premier Menachem Begin of
Israel, Sadat and Carter Vis'
always a possibility but that
wquld not be my preference," the President said.
He stated that he "would encourage at any time" that
.Sadat and Begin jet "together themselves," but
added, "I think for them to
plan on coming over here
anytime in the future would
probably be a mistake because I have other pressing
international problems."
He named the Chile-
Argentina' dispute, the situation in Nicaragua and the
SALT talks with Secretary .of
State Cyrus Vance meeting
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By David Friedman
NEW YORK. (JTA (-Jewish leaders accused President Carter over the week-
endpf abandoning his role as
a mediator in the Middle
East peace negotiations and
siding with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Their
anger and dismay was
voiced after Carter called
Sadat "generous" and forthcoming in the negotiations
and said the signing of an
Egyptian-Israeli peace
treaty is now "up to Israel."
This view is expected to be
strongly expressed , when
Jewish leaders meel wilh Secretary of Stale Cyrus Vance
in Washington Tuesday at
Vance's invitation lo discuss
the latest developments in
the peace negotiations. They
are expected to urge the U ,S.
to return lo the role ol
mediator.
Theodore R. Mann, chairman of the Conference of
Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
declared that American
Jews had supported the
Camp David agreements
based on what Carter' had
said publicly to all'Americans and "privately" to Jewish leaders lhat "peace was
riot-to be a mere absence of
war. it was to include full di-
' plomatic. cultural and economic relations, such that it
would have a fair chance to
endure."
Mann charged Carter'was
backing Sadat's demands
while Israel/'has imposed
not a single new condition"
ori its promise "to withdraw
from the Sinai entirely." He
added that this is why "I
musl express- deep disap-
/pomlmvnt and dismay that
Ihe Administration has supported Egyptian conditions
which dilute ihe nature,
quality and permanence ol
the Egyptian commitment jo
peace." J
Albert D. Chernin. executive vice-president ol /the
National Jewish Community
First Chanukah Light To Be Kindled
The first Chanukah light will be kindled on The Jewish Center's menorah during a Chanukah celebration
to take place on Sun., Dec. 24th beginning at 3 pm. This
year the program will include an exhibit of different
light effects on loan from COSI and a special Chanukah
Hologram, courtesy of Holographic Research Labs.
Each family is requested to bring their menorah so
that everyone can kindle the first Chanukah candle together. Singing, group dancing, latkes and a visit from
Judah Maccabee will all be a part of the celebration.
Relations Advisory Council,
noted that 'We are deeply
concerned by the shift of the
Administration Irom that of
mediator to lha,! ol advocate
ol Egypt's new demands"
He chained "the Administration supports a position
lhat 'would make the Eg\p-
tian-lsiach treaty hostage to '
those who are opposed lo the
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j NBC Newsman David Bi inkley is show n in coin crsa-
. I tion with 1979 Young Men's Division Chairman Donald
E Garlikov and Co-chairman Jay Worly at the 91 h Annual "Night tor Life" dinner held December Hi at
Winding Hollow Country Club. The evening was eo-
sponsoredby Ihe Young Men's and Young Women's Divisions of the Columbus Jewish Federation, on Iwhall
of the 1979 United Jewish Fund Campaign Chair--
woman and Co-chairwoman iif the Young Women's Division are Belli! .Robins and Cynitha Paaie.
respectively. (See related story in this week's Ohio
Jewish Chronicle I.
All Want Peace, Only Israel's Survival
As A State Is At Stake—Brinkley
A capacity crowd ol ovei
2<Kl young men and young
women participated in an
evening of fund-raising,
news commentary and socializing at the Columbus
Jewish Federation's 9th Annual "Night for Life" event
held on December lfi.
Veteran newscaster David
Brinkley. who was seen with
NBC News for over 30 years,
told the record number of
"Night for Life" guests that
although Israel. Egypt and
the United States all want
peace, only Israel's survival
as a state is at stake, and
therefore she must make decisions concerning peace
which" will guarantee her
Survival
He quoted Moseh Da> an in
saying that "a peace treaty
would be nice but is not essential." Noting that a peace
treaty is really only a piece
of paper. Brinkley questioned whether Egypt's next
leader would even honor a
treaty-made during Sadat's
' presidency.
Brinkley. the 1977 "Broadcaster of the Year.", observed, that Egypt can not
win a war against the Israelis. "Cairo is a city with
19th century conditions and
201 h century people." he
said. Egypt's grave financial
situation coupled wilh !>•-
rael's arms superiority
make war unfeasible lor
Eg\pt. comment.d Brink-
ley'.
Although the heat is currently on the Israelis irom
the United Stales. Brinkley
feels Israel's response was
necessary to ensure her sale
survival.' "A West Bank
Palestinian settlement
would soon become another
Russian settlement." he told
his captive "audience Brink-
ley said that Arab leaders
have told him in private that
they really don't want the
West'-tank, they would prefer to have the Palestinians
scattered throughout the
Arab lands. They only claim
to want a, West Bank Palestinian state to antagonize
Israel, he added.
Through comical quips
and light-hearted talk.
Brinkley also related some
of his experiences as a newsman: In addition, he paid
homage to the late Golda
Meir by reciting some of her
famous quotations.
At a Youngmen's Division
leadership meeting on Sun-
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Chanukah Greetings From The Staff Of The Ohio Jewish Chronicle