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VOL.57 NO. 10
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Cautious Optimism Is General Reaction
To Israeli-Egyptian Peace Negotiations
MR. AND MRS. DONALD ZELDIN
Zeldins To Be Honored By Cong. Ahavas Shalom
Donald and Anna Zeldin
will be honored by Congregation Ahavas Solom, at an informal reception which will
take place on Saturday evening, March 24, at 8:30 p.m.in
the social hall of the syna-
• gogue, 2568 E. Broad St.
The reception, which is
open to the community, will
feature a program of tribute
in recognition of the Zeldin's
many years of devoted service to the congregation.
Serving with the chairman,
Avrom B. Fox, on the planning committee are: Rachel
Mathless, Debra Fox, Susan
Portman, . Jeffrey and
Debbie Fine, Michael and
Ruth Seideman, Irene and
William Marocco, Irving
Baker, Miriam Laydell and
Doby Lakin. Mr. Fox, alpng
with "several prominent
leaders of the congregation,
will present -several mean- ■
ingful gifts to the Zeldins in
appreciation for the many
years of dedication to the
congregation.
"Throughout   his   more
than 15 years as the sexton of
the synagogue, Mr. Zeldin
was viewed as a man of kindness and warmth, particularly in the manner in"
which he related to the many
young children who were
raised in the shul. Distri-"
buting candy to the kids and
embracing the young
toddlers during services be-
_came weekly activities'
which the youngsters looked
forward to. Many of the original children of the synagogue are now grown adults
and active congregational
leaders. All of us look forward .to repaying the Zeldin's in some small measure
of their-numerous acts of
kindness and warmth; The
absence of the Zeldins, who
have moved to the Heritage
Towers and now are wor-
shiping-at Beth-Jacob, has-
certainly left a huge vacuum
in our congregational community," stated Mr. Fox.'
All persons interested in
attending the reception are
urged to make reservations
by phoning 237-6753. There is
no charge for the reception.
"It is with cautious optimism that we welcome the
dramatic turn in the Israeli-
Egyptian peace negotiations," said N: Victor Goodman, acting chairman of the
Community.Relations Committee of the Columbus Jewish Federation. "We believe
that an Israeli-Egyptian
peace treaty will be an historic event, but it is not
peace itself. This treaty will
be the first step of what we
all hope and pray will be the
beginning of an. acceptance
of Israel's right to exist in
the Middle-East by all other
Arab states in the region. We
hope that President Sadat's
action will be emulated by
other Arab leaders, es'pe-
cially King Huessin .of Jordan and King Khaled of
Saudi Arabia," continued
Mr. Goodman.
The Israel Cabinet paved
the way for the peace treaty
with Egypt by voting overwhelmingly on March 15 to
accept a compromise on the
last two outstanding issues.
Another Cabinet session was
held on Sun.^ Mar. 18 to approve the treaty formally,
-and during the week this accord was presented to the
Knesset where it was expected to be passed by a
comfortable margin.
Following the Knesset's
approval, the peace treaty
would be signed, unless
there' would be any last min-
Community To Give Thanks For Peace
A community wide observance of thanksgiving for
the signing of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty will be
held Tuesday evening, Mar. 27, 7:30 p.m. at the Broad"
St. Presbyterian Church, 760 E. Broad St. .(corner of
Garfield & Broad).
The cooperating agencies are the Metropolitan"
Church Board; Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus,
Cols. Building Trades Council, Ohio AFL-CIO, Franklin County AFL^CIO, Columbus Jewish. Federation,.
~ City of Columbus and" Columbus Chamber of Commerce.
ute obstacles, by Prime Minister Begin or President
Sadat in Washington, D.C,
although no date has- yet
been set. /
In. anticipation of a projected peace treaty ceremony, tbe Community Relations Committee is now convening a community-wide
steering committee of religious, business, labor and
political leadership to plan a
special community observance of thanksgiving to commemorate the historic event
in Washington. "Occasions
for rejoicing merit rejoicing," stated Mr. Goodman.
"No matter what our religious affiliation, ethnic heritage or racial background,
we, as Americans, are proud
that peace which has for so
long been denied the people
of Israel and Egypt, will
soon, hopefully, be achieved
thanks to the efforts of President Carter, Prime Minister
Begin and President Sadat
As President Carter said before the Israeli Knesset,
• "This sacred declaration to
peace, born and fostered in
Jerusalem and Cairo^has
given to men and women
^everywhere a renewed sense
■of hope that human reason,
goodwill and faith can succeed and .can break down
barriers between people who
in our lifetime have only
known war."   .
The date for this Columbus
observance has not been set
yet, since it will coincide
with or immediately follow
the peace treaty ceremony
in Washington, D.C.
Closing Reception For Gov't Workers To Be
Held Tonite At The Governor's Mansion
Recognized Authority On Jewish
Family To Be Keynote Speaker
A Comunity-wide Institute
on the Jewish Family is
scheduled for April 1st, from
9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at The Jewish Center. Professor Gerald
B. Bubis, Professor of Jewish Communal Studies and
Director of the School of
Jewish Communal Service,
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los
Gerald Bubis
Angeles, a recognized authority on the Jewish Family, will be the keynote
speaker.
Professor Bubis has been a
visiting faculty member at'
the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem and has been a
teuest lecturer at University
pf California Los Angeles,;
Harbor College, Loyola Uni
versity and Haifa University
in Israel. He is co-director of
the Seminar for Jewish Service held biennially in Jerusalem where he was also a.
writing fellow at the Center
for the Study of Jewish Communities, fall of 1978.
In addition to teaching
courses oh Jewish Idenity,
the Jewish Family and the
Jewish Community, Professor Bubis has published numerous articles on subjects
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Enrollment Meeting
For Yeshiva School
Mr. Ron Golden has announced that a meeting of
parents'for the prospective
students of the Yeshiva Central East High SchooJ will
take place March 28, at the
home of Dr. & Mrs. Sam
Portman, 2630 Fair Ave., at
8:30 p.m, The purpose of the
meeting, is to hear more
about Yeshiva Central East,
its standard^both in the academic fe^iflitf find jn Jewish
studied.) ^re^ faho have
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A major campaign closing
reception for the Govern-,
ment Workers Section of the
Trades and Professions, Division of the 1979 United! Jewish Fund Campaign will be
held tonight (Thursday) 7
p.m. at the Governors Mansion, 358 N. Parkview.
David Grant, Chairman of
this year's Government
Campaign Section explained
Jhat this reception represents the closing of the most
successful! Government
Workers Section Campaign
in the history of the United
Jewish Fund Campaign. The
section has raised more than
100% more dollars than was
raised by last years Government Workers Section.
Members of the Government Workers Campaign
Committee are Sol Basch,
Lauri Becker, Mike Beren-
stein, David Bihkovitz,
Larry Bravermari, Gary
Covel, Burton Hirsch, Barbara Roman, Tom Skilken
"and Lee Smith.
Tbe keynote address at the
reception will be given by
Professor B. Z. Sobel. Mr.
Sobel will be speaking on the
recent Middle-East developments.
Professor Sobel is Dean of
the Faculty of Social Sciences and Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of ^aifas,ini Israel.
He has rp?eivM |JJM»ny
honors for his teaching and
writing including the Alfred
Schultz Award'for the best
dissertation in Sociology and
Philosophy and Recipient,
National Foundation for
Jewish Culture Research
Grant.
He has published several
articles which have appeared in The Quarterly Review, Midstream, American
Sociological Review and the
Jewish Journal of Sociology.
His latest book, to be published in the spring, is entitled "Hebrew-Christianity:
the 13th Tribe."
Professor Sobel also
serves in the Reserves of the
Israel Defense Forces.
Gordon Zacks Appointed National Vice-
Chairman Of United Jewish Appeal
Gordon Zacks of Columbus, has been appointed a
National Vice Chairman of
the' United Jewish Appeal,
IrwinS. Field, UJA National
Chairman, has announced.
"The officers of the United
Jewish Appeal most heartily
welcome Gordon Zacks to
the UJA's policy-making
body of National Vice Chairmen," said Mr. Field. "His
proven leadership, ability
and intensive level of commitment to the advancement
of Jewish life everywhere
will be invaluable assets in
our lifeline work. It is most
gratifying to know that he
will be playing a major role
in the realization pf our campaign goals."
Mr. Zacks serves on the
Executive Committee of the
Columbus Jewish Federation and is a past Vice-President and General.Campaign
Chairman. He is a member
of the Executive Committee"
of the Melton Research Center, as well as the Board of
Gordon Zacks
tbe Ohio De-
Center, the
and'the Red
David Grant (above center), Chairman of the
Government Workers Campaign Section of the Trades
and Professions Division of the 1979 United Jewish
Fund Campaign posed with some of his steering committee at a recent planning session for the Government
Workers Reception scheduled for tonight at the Gover-^
nors Mansion, Committee memberSsjinclpde ^pictured
, abovd 1. tor.) Larry >Braverman, Barbara Roman,
David Grant, Lee Smith ahd Sol Basch.
Directors of
velopment
United Way
Cross.
A founder and past chairman of the UJA Young Leadership Cabinet, Mr. Zacks
also serves on the Boara of
Directors of the United Israel Appeal and as an officer
of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Mr. Zacks is President of
the R. G. Barry Corporation
and lives in Columbus with
his wife, Carol Sue, and two
daughters, Cathy and Kim.
Beth Am Affiliates
With The Jewish
Reconstructionist
The membership of Congregation Beth Am, at a general membership meeting on
Sun., Mar. 11, voted over:
whelmingly to affiliate with
the Jewish Reconstructionist
Foundation. This makes
Beth Am the first Reconstructionist congregation in
Ohio, joining a group of 30
Reconstructionist congregations in the United States.
Reconstructionism is an
American i movement which
{began in -the l&20's as part
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