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VOL.57NO.53
DECEMBER 27, 1979-TEVET 7
Solar Energy
Plant Opened
In Israel
By Gil Sedan
' JERUSALEM, (JTA)-Is-
rael opened its first year-
round solar energy plant-on
the bead Sea Dec. 16. But at
the same time, advocates of
nuclear power urged that the
country move in that direction as well, because* of the
soaring price of oil.
Moshe Arens, chairman of
the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, warned at a meeting at
the Haifa Technion that time
was running out for Israel to
prepare the infrastructure
and assemble the. resources -
to build a nuclear power
plant. Israel has the scientific know-how to build such
a plant, he said. He noted
that by next jrear Israel will
probably be paying Egypt
$40 per barrel for Sinai oil,
almost double the present
price and still will not be
able to fill all of its energy
needs.
Prof, Shimon Iftah, president- af Uh&JtecaeL. Nuclear..
Science Society,- observed
that it was paradoxical that
oil-rich countries such as
Libya and Iraq have built
nuclear power plants while
Israel has put a freeze on
such projects.
But solar energy was the
immediate focus-- of attention. The 150 kilowat plant at
Ein Bokek on ihe Dead Sea
was opened officially at
ceremonies attended by Energy Minister Yitzhak
Modai. It is a pilot plant with
a limited output. But if the
new technique on which it is.
based proves successful, a
five megawatt power station
will be built on the same site
by late 1981 or early 1982 to
be followed by a 20 megawatt plant.
Energy Ministry officials
expressed confidence that
the Dead Sea, where the sun
shines almost continuously,
can be made into" a giant
solar pond producing 2000
megawatts of electricity by
the end of the century. This
would amount to about 80
percent of Israel's present
production.
The technology employed
was developed in Israel. According to experts, it can be
applied anywhere' in the
world where water, sun and
salt are available and would
generate power at a price
competitive with fossil fuel
or nuclear energy.
Modai said he hoped solar
energy would-solve Israel's
energy problems. But time is
of the essence, he said. He
predicted that Israel; will
have to pay $2 billion for oil
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Israelis Hit By Sharp Price Increases
nomen s riea ramcipams
Over 100 people participated in the ninth annual "Women's
Plea ^or Human Rights For Soviet Jewry" held Dec. 10 at
the Fawcett Center For Tomorrow. This program, which was
a display of solidarity on behalf of Soviet Jews who are being
denied their basic human rights, was held under the auspices
of the Community Relations Committee of the Columbus
Jewish Federation and the B'nai B'rith Women's Council of
Columbus.
In the words of Reverend John Burt, who was the evening's
keynote speaker, "Tonight is a gathering to reach out to one
another and rededicate ourselves to the freedom" we enjoy
in the United States. It is hoped that this voice of freedom will
echo across the ocean to the U.S.S.R., he said. Rev. Burt is
the Bishop of fhe Episcopal Diocese of Ohio.
Pictured above are major participants in Women's Plea.
They include .(seated left to right): Sister Justine Lyons,
OSF, who read a poem'dedicated to Ida Nudel, a Soviet Prisoner of Conscience; Mrs. Harold L. (Audrgy) Enarson;
Honorary^Chairwomen of Women's PJra;jmdJ^s. Jarfitael
(ATfceTTaub'wbme^
B'rith Women's Council. Standing (left to right) are Bishop
Burt; Rabbi Samuel Rubenstein, who gave the benediction;
Reverend John T. Frazer, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Area Church Board, who gave the invocation; and
Professor Jacob Tenzer, a Russian immigrant now living in
Columbus, who discussed what it means' "To be a Jew in
Russia."
Jewish Scholar To Join
Columbia U. Faculty
By David Landau
and Gil Sedan
JERUSALEM, (JTA)-Is-
raelis were hit last week
with sharp hikes in the price
of gasoline, home heating oil
and industrial fuel and
higher rates for electricity
and water- are imminent.
The fuel prices went up by an
average of 30 percent, effective at midnight Dec. 18. The
increases were ordered by
Finance Minister Yigal Hurr
witz's "economic cabinet"
which met- last Tuesday
evening.
Israeli motorists .are now
paying IL 113 for a gallon of
gasoline, a 26 percent increase. More than a third of
the price is tax. Heating oil
went up by 30 percent and industrial fuel by 35 percent.
At the same time; the
Knesset's Finance Committee agreed on a 32 percent increase in the price of electricity for both private and
commercial consumers.
Water rates are expected to
jump, by 16.8 percent to
coyer higher pumping costs.
These increases will be followed inevitably by an increase in bus and taxi fares,
according to economic ex
perts.
Energy Minister Yitzhak
Modai went onJhe radio at
midnight Tuesday to announce the bad news pn fuel
and to justify the Cabinet's
action. He said the higher
prices were required to
cover the increased prices
for crude oil announced by
some of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members in
advance of the cartel's price-
setting meeting in Caracas.
He said the increases were
also necessitated by the decline of the Pound to the dol-
(CONT1NUEDON PAGE 3)
NEW YpRK, (JTA)-Dr.
Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi,
one of the world's leading
historians, whose scholarly
pursuits range from medieval through modern times
with an emphasis on Spanish
and Portuguese Jewry, will
join Columbia University faculty effective July 1, 1980
and serve as director of its
' Center for Israel and Jewish
Studies.
Dr. William McGill, president of Columbia, who made
the announcement, said the
appointment means that the
university "will continue to
maintain its reputation as
one of the outstanding centers of Jewish historical
studies in the world," Yerushalmi, 47, will leave Harvard University where he is
Jacob Safra Professor" of
Jewish History and Sephardic Civilization and chairman of the Department of
Near, Eastern Languages
and Civilization!
At Columbia he will become the first ;SaJo Wittr
mayer Baron Professor of
Jewish History, Culture and
Society. The chair was established last April to honor
Baron, a professor emeritus
of Jewish history, literature
and institutions who taught
at Columbia for 33 years before retiring in 1963.
life With Dignity'Committee To Make Selection
Alan Weiler, Chairman -of
the Selection Committee for
the Eleanor and Jack Resler
'Life With Dignity" Award,
stated the Committee will be
meeting in February to determine this year's recipient.
Weiler said the criteria for
' the prestigious award is that
the nominee has demon-,
stfated an outstanding commitment and dedication to
providing "Life With Dignity" to the Residents of
-Heritage House.  - - —
The community is invited
to suggest nominees for the
award and may. do so by
writing Alan Weiler at Heritage- House, 1151 College
Ave., 43209,
The 1980 recipient will be
honored at the 18th Annual
Meeting of Heritage House,
to be" held on Sunday, Feb.
24, The honoree's name will
be engraved on the Eleanor
and Jack Resler "Life With
Dignity" plaque, which is on
display in the Main Lounge
of the Resler Wing of Heri-
■■ tage House.
Nominations must be received at Heritage House by
Jan. 15 to receive the careful
consideration of the Selection Committee.
Don Erkis accepts the 1979 Eleanor and Jack Resler Life
With Dignity Award. Enjoying his remarks, from left to
right, are Mrs. Jack Resler, David Levison, Louis Robins and
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Mitzvah Mobile Visits Hospitals
The Beth Jacob Mitzvah Mobile is shown leaving the Synagogue parking lot on its way to local hospitals to bring Chanukah candles and good cheer to the patients. Pictured above.,
are members of the Beth Jacob Youth Group N.C.STY. Chapter. Left to right are David Eisenstein, Marvin Rosenwasser,
Steve Friedman, Mike Levy, Mark Eisenstein, Judy Vinar,
Osi Zimmer, Tammi Seidemann, Youth Group President,
Stella Gelman. and Yair Zinn, Youth Director. Standing on
top of the mobile are Kenny Beckman, Randy Kohn and
Johnny Young.
Class Aids Cambodians
The Aleph I class of the Columbus Hebrew School recently
decided they wanted to send the tzedaka (charity) money,
they had saved up, to the children of Cambodia.
The 13 members of Mrs. Helen Schlam's class got together
and composed the letter on the blackboard, and elected the
class member "with the best handwriting" to write it out. ...
The letter and money were then given to the local Red
Cross Chapter for forwarding.
The members of Aleph I class are: Sarah Bankirer.
Michael Barnes, Benjamin Caplin, Michael Cooper, Julie
Friedman, Jason Goldberg, Jeff Janis, Debbie I£atz, Jennifer
Mendelson, David Schulte, Mikael Sneward, Mitchel Sutin,
and Brooke White.
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