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VOL. 57 NO. 32
AUGUST ?. 1979-IYAR16.
Police Protest
No-Union Bill
JERUSALEM (WNS)-
The Police Department has
dismissed five police officers
and plans to fire five more
for their part in leading a
demonstration outside the
Knesset which brought traffic to a standstill in downtown Jerusalem. The police
were protesting a Knesset
bill which forbids policemen
to join a union. A threatened
general strike by policemen
failed to materialize after
union activist Sgt. David
Ofek, who had been on a hunger strike, collapsed and was
hospitalized. Interior Minister'Yosef Burg, who has
. jurisdiction over the police,
and Police Superintendent
Haim .Tavori made it clear
that disciplinary action
would only be taken against
the organizers of the demon-
, stration.
CJF Annual
Meeting
Changed
Sidney Blatt, chairman of
the 53rd Annual Meeting, has
announced that a committee
has been appointed to plan
the special evening of tribute
in honor of Ben M.
Mandelkorn, retiring -
Executive Vice President of
the Columbus Jewish
Federation. The September
16 dinner affair will be held
at Temple Israel, rather
than at the Neil House, as
previously announced.
Serving on the planning
committee are past presidents, general campaign
chairmen, and key women's
divisionleadership who have
served with Mr. Mandelkorn
since his arrival in
Columbus in 1956. The
memberefof- the committee
are: Herbert Levy, William
Kahn, Ed Schlezinger,
Marvin Glassman, Norman
Meizlish, Ernest Stern, Myer
Mellman, Ben Yenkin,
Morris Skilken, Harold
Schottenstein, William
Glick, Ben Goodman,
Gordon Zacks, Millard
Cummins, Irving
Schottenstein, Lee Skilken,
Bernard Yenkin, Eleanor
Yenkin, Joyce Zacks, Judith
Swedlow, Edythe Furman,
Rhea Kaplan, Cressa
Goodman, Miriam Yenkin,
Sally Blatt, Sara Schwartz,
Sylvia Schecter and Diane
Cummins.
The following subcommittee chairmanships
haye now been confirmed:
Eleanor Yenkin, registration; Joyce Zacks & Diane
Cummins, menu and
j. arrangements; Sara
j ,   Schwartz & Edythe Furnian,
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Carter Administration Appears
To Soften Position On PLO
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Shown in upper photo: Mr. and Mrs. Saul Goldmeier;
lower photo: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nutis.
Cong. Beth Jacob Celebrates
Tenth Year At College Ave.
The Tenth Anniversary of
the Beth Jacob Congregation
in its College Avenue home
will.be celebrated on August
19 at 6:30 p.m. in conjunction
with the Annual Synagogue
Dinner. A multi media presentation in sound and sight
of the many faceted programs of .the congregation
during the last ten years will
be featured. The construction of the new synagogue,
the consecration of the
cornerstone, and the dedication of the sanctuary will be
-presented on film, slides,
and audio recordings. Voices
from the past and visual aids
will highlight an interesting
and inspiring program.
Mr. Bernard Hirsch,
President of the congregation said a highlight of the
evening will be the presentation of the "Kesser Torah
Service Award" to Mr. and
Mrs. Saul Goldmeier and to
Mr. Harold Tanenbaum. The
"Parness Award" will be
presented to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Nutis. Mr. and Mrs.
Goldmeier, life long
members of the congregation worked diligently
and devotedly during the
daily minyon, as well as
Shabbos .morning Gabbai.
Mrs. Saul Goldmeier
(Mollie) a,true,"-woinan of
valor" of the synagogue devoted her energies to prepare synagogue banquets,
Passover seders and
Chevrah Kaddisha Dinners.
Rabbi David Stavsky said
"we are proud to pay tribute
to two senior members of the
congregation   whose   de-
Mr. Harold Tanenbaum
votion, labor of love to the
congregation in those years
of transition and growth
were immeasurable."
Mr. Harold Tanenbaum,
secretary of the Beth Jacob
Congregation, and inv
mediate past vice president,
will receive the "Kesser
Torah Service Award", for
his dedication to the con-
years prior to the relocation
of the synagogue from the
f Bulen Ayeriuje'Iocation to the gregation.} The ;stajned and
1 ColMe:'Avenue, site. From leaded glab? wttdM, in the
1963ito' K7o7 Mr. Saul Gold- main sanctuary which he de-
mei<* was Gabbai of the (continued on page m
WASHINGTON   (WNS)-
Despite official denials, the
Carter   Administration   is
being  perceived  here  as
softening its stand on the
Palestine Liberation Organization. In particular, the
Administration is seen as
prepared to accept changes
in United Nations Security
Council Resolution 242 demanded by the PLO. The
State Department reiterated
that the U.S. stands firmly
behind Resolutions 242 and
338. "We continue to hope
that the PLO will change its
firmly held position and concede and grant Israel's right
to    exist,"    Department
spokesman Hodding Carter
said. He said if that happens
President Carter "has said
he would be willing to talk
with the PLO." But the Department    spokesman
stressed that U.S. "efforts
are aimed specifically at the
Palestinians  in  the  West
Bank and Gaza to indicate
! we want them to be participants as called for in the (Israeli-Egyptian)    peace
treaty."   _
- -^^.^h£--latest* perceptfoTT
arose  when   the  Security
Council, acting on the request of the United States,
Kuwait and the PLO, agreed |
July 30 to postpone until Aug.
23 its debate .on Palestinian
rights. Sources at the UN
said this was due to the failure of the Arabs to persuade
the U.S. not to veto a Kuwait
resolution urging the Security Council to support the
right of the Palestinians to
"self-determination." There
were reports that the U.S.
might  still  support  some
change in the resolution to
include the Palestinians. In
Israel,   Deputy   Premier
Yigael Yadin said that any
attempt to change 242 would
be a serious obstacle fo the
peace process. He said that
even an implied change was
unacceptable.
The situation became further exacerbated when President Carter in an interview
with the New York Times
compared the Palestinian
issue to the civil rights
movements in the United
States. In that interview,
Carter said he does not think
that stable peace can come
to the Middle East without a
solution to the Palestinian
problem which he said could
be likened to the civil rights
movement.
His statement brought an
immediate sharp reaction
from Jewish groups. The
Conference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish Organizations said it was "dismayed and disappointed jthat
the President should i4yen
think of the. civil 'rights
movement, characterized by
non-violent means and seeking the liberties that our Constitution   promises   to  all
Americans,   in   the  same
breath as the obscene acts of
terrorist groups which seek '
through violent means to
eliminate the Jewish State!"
Charlotte Jacobson, chairman of the World Zionist Organization-American   Section said that Carter "will
lose the confidence of the
American Jewish community if he tries to equate the
Palestinian cause with the
civil rights movement. It
makes a mockery of the civil
rights cause and distorts the
opportunities for the Palestinian people to solve their,
problems   by   negotiating
with Israel. The Palestinians
stood in their own way—not
Israel." Bertram Gold, executive vice president of the
American, Jewish Committee, also said that Carter did
an "injustice" to the civil
rights   movement   in   his
statement. "The civil rights
movement never resorted to
the acts of terrorism against
innocent people that so char-
"acterize the activities of the
PLO, which is the most visible part of the movement
for Palestinian rights."
In a clarifying statement
issued by White House Press
Secretary Jody Powell later,
Carter was described as
meaning that although "he
felt the right of return was
important to Palestinians as
a matter of principle," many
would not exercise it, "as
certain rights are important .
to certain Black citizens as a
matter of principle." Powell
said that "references to the
civil rights movement in the
context of Palestinian issues
underscores the personal
view of the President and the
position of the American
government, in total opposition to terrorism and violence. The American civil '
rights movement was and
continues to be nonviolent.
Tbe efforts of this and previous American Presidents
have been directed toward
the resolution of long-standing differences by peaceful
means rather than through
death and destruction." ;
In his interview, Carter expressed hope that American
Jewish leaders will support
his- efforts that will give
"autonomy   to   West  Bank
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B'nai B'rith Zion Lodge Hosts
Children's Home Day At Fair
Over 2000 children and
their chaperones from Children's Homes throughput
Ohio will be guests of B'nai
B'rith on Monday, August 20,
for the 14th annual B'nai
B'rith Children's Home Day
. at the Ohio State Fair. B'nai
B'rith Zion Lodge No. 62,
with Stephen M. Grossman
and Dr. Richard H. Gurevitz
as Co-chairmen of the 1979
event, is coordinating this
state-wide B'nai B'rith community service project, Y
Children's Home Day—
officially designated by Ohio
Gov. James A. Rhodes—is
the largest event at the fair
-sponsored; by :a service
organization. Zion Lodge
sends letters of invitation to
children's homes in the State
of Ohio inviting them to the
fair. A day at the fair includes entrance to the fairgrounds, rides, lunch, entertainment and all exhibits.
Wendy's International will
be providing lunches for the
children and their chaperones.
Honorary Chairwoman is
Mrs. Jack S. Resler who will
continue with her support of
Children's Home Day in
memory of the late Jack
Resler who was instrumental in the day's success
sihee its inception in 196$; [
' his continued support for the '
past thirteen years enabled
thousands of children to enjoy the excitement of the
Ohio State Fair.
B'riai B'rith members and
their spouses are urged, to
'volunteer their services and
spend the day at the Fair
.with ; the children. Those
wishing to help should
contact Grossman or
Gurevitz by phoning 445-8881
OC864-1442.
U.S. Delays Tank -
Sales To Jordan
WASHINGTON (WNS)-
The Carter Administration
has decided to postpone until.
after Labor Day its announcement to Congress that
it pkms to sell up to 300 M-60
A-3 tanks to Jordan. Either
House of Congress can veto
the sale within 30 days. The
postponement came after
opposition to the sale arose
in Congress. White House
Press Secretary Jody Powell
said the U.S. is fulfilling its
agreement with Jordan, to
replace an old tank on a one-
to-one basis despite Jordan's
opposition to the Israeli-
Egyptian peace agreement.
"Besides, if we don't supply
the tanks to Jordan somebody else will, and we'd pre-
jfer that not to happen," he
said in a briefing to 32 out-of-'
town editors.
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