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JANUARY 11,1979-TEVET12
Learning To Cope-
Second In Series
Dealing With Crises
-The second in a series nl
films dealing with life crisi •<
themes will be presented t<>
members and friends of Con
gregation Tifereth Israel on
Sunday evening, Jan. 14, ;it
7:30 p.m. in the Social Hall.
"Learning to Cope," a ne*1
and worthwhile film, will l'<
the second film to be offered
Everyone faces a life-Ion1-!
task of developing strategy ->
to copfe with stress. This can
be stress of the everyda\
variety, or stress which i»
more traumatic—illness m
the   family,   pressures   «>f
work and school, a painful
divorce, the death of a deir
one.
This film is open to the
community at no charge.
Rabbi Sheldon Switkin will
highlight Jewish source
materials' and* responses
dealing with stress. The
Tifereth Israel Sisterhood,
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Klutznick: WJ Congress To Help
Jews Wishing To Leave Iran
Aerobic Dancing is New At Center
Mary Lowery, aerobic dancing instructor, shows one
of her students an exercise that can be added to a musical routine. Aerobic dancing is a series of vigorous
dances set to today's music. The program is an exercise program that combines music, running and jump-
,n°" (SEE STORY PAGE 17)
Community Institute For Jewish Studies Session To Begin
The Community- Institute*-vgregatie«^ce"i957,Hic^
_ . t-.....-,.   r....^..   ._     to  juajjg ;thg prayefbdok    from Brandeis University,
for .Jewish Studies an'
nounces that.'its six-week
winter session will begin on
Wednesday evening, Feb.-7.
This program of Adult Jewish Education is sponsored
by the .Jewish Education
Committee of the Columbus
Jewish -Federation, in cooperation with the Columbus
Board of Rabbis, The Jewish
^Center and the Jewish
Schools in the community.
Participants will be able to
attend two classes from the
four lectures to be offered.
Classes will be held every
Wednesday evening at The
Jewish Center, 1125 College
Ave., and the Institute reserves the right to cancel a
class unless, the minimum of
ten are registered.
• Lectures' to be offered
' from 7:45 to 8:45 include:
Rabbie David Stavsky, Beth
■-Jacob Congregation, "The
History and Development of
the Siddur"" (the Prayer-
book) and Dr. Tamar
Rudavsky, Yassenoff Assis-
come alive through an exciting analysis of the daily and
Sabbath prayers. His lecture
will consist of an examination of the sources and origins of the prayers, as well
as their content and meaning
for contemporary society. -
. Following ordination from
the Rabbi Issac Elchanon
Theological Seminary . in
1955, Rabbi Stavsky served
as a Jewish Chaplain at Fitz-
sifmons Army Hospital and
Post Jewish Chaplain at Ft.
..Carson, Colorado. An author
and active member of "several national rabbinical organizations, Rabbi Stavsky
received; his M.A. in Psychology from Ohio State University.
'. Dr. Tamar Rudavsky, who
received her masters and
will examine the basic philosophical ideas of Maimonides in her lectures. Maimonides was one of the most
influential and profound medieval Jewish thinkers, and
his major work, "The Guide
for the Perplexed," will be
used in this course.
Among other issues to be
discussed are: the nature of
G-d, the .problem of evil,
prophecy, divine providence
and how to live the good life.
No prior knowledge of
philosophy is required.
Dr. Rudavsky, who graduated with, honors (B.A. in
Philosophy and English)
from Simons College, Boston, Mass., has previously
taught at Brandeis University   and  Trinity   College
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Congregation Beth Am
To Host 3-Day Weekend
Rabbi David Stavsky
tant Professor of Philosophy
and Jewish Studies at Ohio
State University,,. "Mar-
monides the Philosopher." -
.Rabbi Stavsky, who has
served the Beth Jacob Con-
Congregation Beth Am,
Columbus's newest synagogue,' will host a three-day
weekend designed to build
understanding of the Recori-'
structionist Movement at the
Columbus Jewish Center;
Jan. 26,27 and 28.
The Recortstructionist
Movement leans toward the
Conservative form of Judaism. It is an American movement focusing oh the'family,
the religious- and cultural
traditions, Hebrew educa-
' tion, and rebuilding the State
of Israel:   .
A'leading rabbi of the Re-
constrtiqtionist   Movement
.will lead Beth Am members
and their guests in Friday
night services, sabbath
morning services, and a special religious experience on
Sunday. The rabbi will also
discuss the Reconstruction-
ist Movement, and answer
questions.
Beth Am, established last
summer, currently is studying the possibilities of associating itself with the Recon-
structionist Movement. Following the weekend, members will hold a congrega-,
tional meeting to discuss
theipimpressions.
< Members of-the Columbus
•Jewish community "are invited to participate in any of
the weekend's activities. •
By Yitzhak Shargil
TEL AVIV (JTA)-Philip
M- Klutznick, president of
the World Jewish Congress,
said that the WJC stands
ready to use its wide political
connections i on behalf of
Jews wishing to leave Iran.
Addressing a meeting of the
WJC's Israeli Executive
here, both he and former
WJC president Dr. Nahum
Goldmann expressed dis-j
may that until nouLjnost ,
Iranian Jews have chosen to
remain in their country despite the turmoil and their
uncertain future.
Goldmann said that Jews
do not tend to heed warnings.
He said that if European
Jews had listened to the
warnings of the 1930s, millions would have been alive
• today. The situation in Iran
is very similar, Goldmann
said, but Jews there, are
waiting until the last moment when it may be too late
to save themselves.-
"XKhxtznick-agreed Mhat
Iranian Jews seem unaware
of the dangers that lie in the
present political upheaval,
especially those in the
smaller, remote communities. In spite of urgent calls
and invitations from Israel,
Jews do not come to Israel,
he said. The Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Agency have readied the
.means for transferring Iranian Jews, yet they do,not
want; to leave,- Klutznick
stated.
He noted that white the
WJC is not a rescue organization and lacks the manpower and machinery for a
rescue operation, it has access to influential political
circles and every channel is
open to act on behalf of Iran-
7 ian Jews. He said he wanted
to draw the attention of
world Jewry to small Jewish
communities - scattered
around the globe which are
forgotten until an emergency arises.
Iranian Jews not only are
not leaving for Israel in substantial numbers but some
already here are returning,
hoping that the new civilian
government in Teheran will
be able to restore law and
order. An El-Al plane that
left for Teheran Jan. 7 car-,
ried 80 Iranian Jews.„There
were some 200 passengers
waiting for its return flight
to Tel Aviv, but most of them
are Israelis who are" being
evacuated. Solel Boneh, the
Histadrut construction company, , has   suspended , its
• work on three projects in
Iran and is bringing home its
workers and engineers. .Onljr
.five supervisors will remain
in Iran for the time "being to
look after the -$2 million
worth of equipment left behind.        ;,
Klutznick and Goldmann
also discussed the situation
of Soviet Jews. They agreed
that signals from Moscow indicate that a larger number
of Jews will be given exit
permits in the near future.
Klutznick urged Israelis to
begin preparations for their
absorption. He described the
preparatory work done by
the international committee
headed by Baron Guy de
Rothschild which is dealing
with the problems and opportunities Israel will face
once peace is concluded with
Egypt.
Klutznick said there were
ample potentials for trade,
especially with the Far East,
and even China should not be
excluded   from   Israel's
future plans. He observed
that-the development' of.
Eilat and the Negev would
depend on Israel's trade expansion toward the Far
East. He urged Israel to
shake off the stigma of isolation and take advantage of
the wide range'of development possibilities.
Dr. Gerhardt Riegner,
director general of the WJC,
spoke of his recent visit to
'Latjn America. He said
there was aiverosion of Jewish commuriarhfe and activity in Latin AnWican countries and that Jewish schools
there do not have enough
teachers. He also reported
signs of growing anti-Semitism in some parts of the
world. He said the resurgence of anti-Semitism on the
far right in France was a disturbing phenomenon.
Israel, Swaziland Sign
Treaty Of Cooperation
By David Landau
JERUSALEM (JTA) -
Premier Maphevu Dhlamini
of Swaziland and Premier
Menachem Begin signed a
treaty of cooperation providing for stepped-up Israeli
technological assistance to
the southern African state,
one of the few Black African
countries that did not sever
its ties with Israel after the
Yom kippur War.
The special effort made
here by the government of
Israel to fete Dhlamini and
his entourage of ministers
and of ficials during their six-
day state visit reflected, observers said, Israel's appreciation for Swaziland's inde
pendent stance regarding Israel,- and perhaps, too, 1he
hope that some of the-major
Black African states will reconsider their rupture' of
diplomatic ties with Israel
when the peace treaty, between Egypt and Israel is
signed.
At Ben Gurion Airport,
where Begin accompanied
Dhlamini to say farewell, the
~ Swazl Premier, who is also
his country's foreign minister and army commander, ?
revealed that Israel's Army,
Chief of Staff Rafael Eitan:
had given him a full Israel
paratroop uniform as a gift,
complete with the famous
red beret and brown rubber-' -
soled jump boots.
Installation Of Rabbi Possick To Take
Place Sat., Jan. 27 At Ahavas Sholom
Ahavas Sholom Congregation will formally install its
rabbi, Rabbi Marvin I. Possick, at a Melaveh Malke,
Sat., Jan. 27, at 8:30 p.m. in
the Social Hall of the Synagogue, announced Michael
Seidemann, chairman.
Rabbi Aharon Possick. of
Congregation Etz Chaim,
Jacksonville', Fla., brother
of our rabbi, will be the installing officer.
''"The installation- of a
rabbi is not only an institutional event but a communal
one as well," stated Pearson
Press, president. "We therefore hope that the community will take this opportunity! to join with us in officially welcoming Rabbi and
Rabbi Marvin I. Possick
Mrs.    Possick   and   stheir
daughter, Peshy, to Ahavas-
Sholom^ and' Columbus."
Complete details of the pro-'
gram to be announced.'
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