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NOVEMBER 15.1979-CHESHVAN 25
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Responsibilities
Spelled Out
JERUSALEM (JTA)-r-
The functions and responsibilities of second Deputy
Premier Simcha Ehrlich
were spelled out in a letter to
him from Premier Menachem Begin which was made
public immediately after the
former Finance Minister
assumed his new office Nov.
7. He will follow up on all
Cabinet decisions; will
maintain liaison with Jewish
communities in the
diaspora; and. will implement government policy toward Israeli Arabs.
Observers believe, however, .that JShrlich's real
function will be to hold
together the various feuding
elements . in Begin's coalition. Shimon Peres, leader of
the opposition Labor Party,
referred disparagingly to
Ehrlich during- the Knesset
debate on the Cabinet's
reorganization as "the coalition plumber." But Ehrlich
ignored such barbs.
Talking to reporters last
night he seemed to be
relievedby his release frorii
stewardship of Israel's
troubled, economy which' had
brought him under fire from
opposition and coalition
circles alike, including his
own Liberal Party. He noted
that he will become chairman of various-ministerial
committees, including one
for relations with the European Common Market countries and another dealing
. with Galilee where the bulk
of Israel's Arab population
resides. He said that these
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Duo Reim To Highlight CTA Dinner
* Present at the historical Cubbage Corners endowment announcement were (about 1. to r.) Ben M.
Mandelkorn, Federation Executive Vice-President
Emeritus and Endowment Fund Consultant; Marvin
Katz, Chairman of the Center's Cubbage Corners -
Development Committee; David Berman, Donor;
William A. Goldman, Center President; Joseph Berman, Donor; Myer W. Mellman, Federation President; Barton R. Schachter, Center Executive Dir- *
ector; and -Ben Goodman, Chairman of the Federations' Endowment Fund.
Endowment Announced
partnership arrangement
between the Center and the
Federation. The Federation
owns the 28 acres, and the
Center runs it. The land was
originally donated, several
years ago, by the Millard
Cummins family.
Marvin Katz, who chairs
0the Center's Cubbage
Corners'Development Committee, has been working for
\ several years ih helping to
obtain this, endowment. • It
was through Mr. Katz, that
his uncles, David and Joseph
Berman, have taken a strong
interest in theproject
This latest endowment is
an example of how the Federation and one of its functional, agencies, The Jewish '
Center, are working together
to further develop and enhance the community's communal    facilities    and
The Endowment Fund of
the Columbus Jewish Federation and The Jewish Center jointly announce'that David and Joseph Berman have
made funds available,
through the Endowment
Fund, so that the Center can
develop a family retreat and
day camp site at the 28 acre
Cubbage Corners, property
on Hoover Reservoir.
According Jo .-Center
President William A. Gold-1
man, who accepted the endowment, on behalf of the
Center, the Cubbage Corners >
land-is currently used for
campers in grades five
through eight. With the planned development at the Gan
■ Mah Tov Campsite, a complete day camp/retreat facility will be built there.
Ben Goodman, chairman
of the Federation's Endowment Fund, explained that
the Cubbage Corners site is a
Duo Reim, Israel's most
outstanding artists in the
field of Chassidic music, will
be the featured entertainment at the Torah Academy
annual scholarship dinner on
Sunday, Nov. 18.
Benny Rosenbaum and
Yisrael Gottesdiener, the
two performers in the group,
began performing in 1969
upon- their discharge from
three years of army service
in the Military Rabbinical
Choir. They have consistently won prizes in the Chassidic and other music festivals. Their vast experience
on stage was broadened by
their own weekly Israeli television program as well as
several appearances on NBC
T.V.  "
Their talent and diverse
repertoire have resulted in
highly acclaimed tours in
Switzerland, England, Belgium, Scotland, South America, Australia, South Africa
programs.
Agudas Achim Synagogue
To Be Formally Dedicated
i The Agudas Achim Congregation will hold a formal
dedication of the Synagogue
the weekend of Dec. 14 -16,
■ in conjunction with the
Holiday of Hanukkah.
Mr. William L. Goodman,
a past president- and chairman of the board, was elected general chairman for
this milestone in the history
of the congregation. Mr.
Steven Shkolnik, a' past
president of the brotherhood
and presently vice chairman
of the board, was- elected
vice chairman.
The festivities will begin
with Friday evening services Dec. 14 at 8:15 p.m.,
and will feature Mr. Irving
Amen, noted artist and designer of the stained glass
windows on the Alter of the
Sanctuary, who will describe
the religious aspect of'the
windows, which depict the
twelve tribes of Israel. An
Oneg Shabbat will follow,
sponsored by the sisterhood.
Saturday, Dec. 15, Sabbath
services will be dedicated to
many loyal and devoted
members of Agudas Achim
Congregation.   A   Kiddush
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Steven Shkolnik
William L. Goodman
will be sponsored by the con1-
gregation.
Saturday evening will feature the congregation's
Annual Hanukkah dance,
sponsored. by the Brotherhood and Sisterhood.
On Sunday, Dec 16, at 2
p.m., the synagogue will be
formally dedicated at a ceremony held in the sanctuary.
A reception will follow sponsored by the Brotherhood.
The entire Jewish
Community is invited to attend the dedication services.
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Benny Rosenbaum aid Yisrael Gottesdiener
and United States.
The annual scholarship
dinner will also feature the
seventh grade class in an original script by Ruth Abramson. The script deals with a
Hebrew poet answering-the
question "Where Art Thou?"
Pam Klynn, president of
Gallery Players, is directing
the production.
The kosher dinner will be
at the Sheraton-Columbus
with a sherry hour at 6:30
p.m. starting the evening.
Silver tickets are. $70 per
couple and Gold tickets are'
$125 per couple. Proceeds
from the dinner are used for
the continuation of Torah
.Academy's scholastic endeavors.
Erosion In Attitude Toward Jews Noted
CHICAGO, (JTA)-After
30 years of relative security
and'   sympathy, resulting
from the memories of the
Holocaust; an erosion has
taken place in the attitude to-
Reader's Theatre Presentation
Will Conclude JC Book Fair
Gallery Players of the
Jewish Center will present
Arnold Moss.^one of the
country's most distinquished
and versatile actors, in,a
special reader's theatre presentation of "A Special People" on Saturday and Sunday evenings, Dec. 1 and 2.
Moss' appearance at The
Jewish Center, 1125 College
Avenue,, will climax a week-
long Book Fair celebration.
(See related story Pg. 12.)""
Known nation-wide
through his television, motion picture, radio "and
Broadway appearances,
Arnold Moss has been called
by major critics "one of the
best American actors we
have."
He has won especially high
praise for hisjnterpretations
of leading-roles in Shakespeare and in plays by foremost American playwrights.
His twertty-four Hollywood
films include featured
appearances in . "Viva
Zapata," "Kim" and
"Gambit."
"A Special People" is culled from the pages of some of
America's most' inspiring
Jewish writers. In his presentation, Moss dramatically throws a refreshingly
new light on the gaiety, the
tenderness, the tragedy, the
pride and wisdom of the Jewish experience in America,
A Ph.D. in Theatre and
former President of his college's chapter of Phi Beta-
Ir
Arnofd Moss
Kappa, Moss has recently
served as Distinquished
Visiting Professor at the
University- of Connecticut,
the College of William and
Mary, and Purdue University. In November, 1978 he.
was awarded the coveted
Townsend Harris Medal by
the Alumni Association of
New York's City College-r-a
rare honor reserved for
those graduates who- have
brought the highest distinction to their professions.
Moss' career is chronicled at
length in Who's Who in
America and'Who's Who in
the American Theatre.
Tickets are now on sale at
The Jewish Center for the
Arnold Moss rendition of "A
Special People." The Saturday evening curtain is at
8:30 and the Sunday evening
curtain is at 7:30. Reservations may be secured by calling the Gallery Players
office, 231-2731.
ward Jews, even among
circles that traditionally
supported Jewish concerns
and asptfaftons^This was
one., of the conclusions
reached in analyzing the present worldwide Jewish
condition at a two-day meeting here of the World Jewish
Congress Executive.
The meeting, which concluded Nov. 7 and which was
chaired by Philip Klutznick,
president of the WJCon-
gress,' focused on determining priorities'1 for the
1980s and the policies, programs and structural
changes, that follow from
them for the WJCongress.
According to the analysis,
the erosion has resulted in a
reawakening of anti-Semitism both in its traditional
-manifestations and in new
forms, and entirely from
new quarters. The most
obnoxious expression of this
anti-Semitism, it was noted,
, is thetendency to deny the
'fact and the extent of the
• Holocaust.
The Executive, in-considering the Jewish situation
in many areas, particularly
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