Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1980-03-06

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VOL.58   NO. 10
MARCH 6,1980-ADAR18
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'Food For Thought'
Lecture March 9
At Ahavas Sholom
How does one know which
products are Kosher? When
can one rely on reading the
ingredients? What do all of
the'different Kashrus symbols mean? Does "K" always mean Kosher?-
These and other questions
will be dealt with on Sunday,
March 9, at 8 p.m. at Congregation Ahavas Sholom. The
adult education Committee,
chaired by Ms. Eva Zuker-
man, has engaged nationally-known authority on
Kashrus to speak at the
synagogue.
Rabbi Chaim Goldzweig,
Midwest representative of
the O.U., consultant to the
United States Department of
Agriculture and the Chicago
Board of Health, will deliver
a lecture entitled "Food for
Thought."
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Rabbi Chaim Goldzweig
There has been a great
deal of publicity about how
food .additives affect our
health. Rabbi Goldzweig will
discuss how they affect
Kashrus observance.  .
In another few weeks
Passover will be upon us.
Observing T*esach properly
certainly affects one's
pocketbook, as Pesach products are higher priced than
comparable non-Pesach
goods. Rabbi Goldzweig will
explain just what we are
' paying for, what is involved
in Passover supervision and
why it is necessary.
- The entire community is
invited to attend. Following
the lecture there will be a
questioned answer period.
Refreshments will be
served.
JFS Annual Meeting
Set For March 23
The Jewish Family Service-Annual Meeting will be
held Sunday,- March 23, at
Heritage Tower, 1145 College
Ave., at 2 p.m.
JFS Annual Meeting
Chairmart Heinz Hoffman invites all members of the Columbus Jewish Community
to reserve the above date to
attend. More details will be
announced in upcoming ;is<
sues of the Chronicle.
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Most Jews In Congress Are Liberal
Despite Shift To Right. ADA Reports
Tifereth Israel 1980 Consecration Class
Consecration Services for students of the First Grade
of the Tifereth Israel Religious School will be held on
Friday, March 7, during the Shabbat Services that begin at 8 p.m. Rabbi Harold J. Berman will conduct the
Services. ■   v
Pictured students are .(first row, left to right) Jeff
Robins, Robby Lavinsky, Tirza Covel,'Adam Lewin,
Lauren Cohert; (second row) Allison Zidel, Xali Bom-
lite, Nancy Mirken, Aaron Shankman, Elliot Stern.
Angela Paine and Barbara Borenstein were not present when the picture.was taken.
First grade students of The Columbus Torah Academy whose1 parents are members of Congregation
Tifereth Israel will be included in Consecration Serv-,
ices for ihe first time'. They are Adam Eisenb'erg, .
Matthew Kurit, Hilary Linder; Heidi Ruben, Eric Stewart," Ginny Tennenbaum. The students will- participate in the Services A' . * "'   . 'AA -    :
'Miss Jeri Traub is the First Grade teacher and is, '
assisted by Miss Naomi Rothschild. -
Kiddush in honor of the First Graders will be served
in the Social Hall at the conclusion of Shabbat Services.
The Jewish community is invited to join in Consecration Services.
By Joseph Polakoff,
WAS H .1 N G T O N
(JTA)—Despite the shift to
conservative   positions   by
.many   members   in   both
houses of Congress, the 23
Jewish Representatives and.
seven   Senators    mostly
_ remain in the ranks of -the
liberals or-in the center of
the political spectrum.
The conclusion is drawn
from the voting record for
1979 of the 435 House members and 100 Senators on 19
issues reported by the liberal
Americans for Democratic
Action (ADA) which
observed "Congress continued to move to the right"
in domestic policy and "the
faltering of progressive initiatives" in foreign affairs.
' Domestic issues about
which ADA conducted its an-
. riual survey included busing,
assisted housing, nuclear
power, abortion, food
stamps, low-income energy
assistance, windfall profits
tax. Foreign policy matters
concerned relations with the
' People's Republic of China,
Rhodesian sanctions, foreign
economic aid, a nuclear-aircraft carrier and the M-X
missile.
Of the 12 Senators who supported ADA positions three
Brotherhood Member Rosen Tojte Honored
At 18th Annual Beth Jacob Music Concert
On March 23 at 7:30 p.m.,
the Eighteenth Annual
Music Concert will be presented at the Beth Jacob
Congregation. This annual
event, sponsored by the Beth
Jacob Brotherhood, brings ,
to the Jewish community an
evening of Jewish culture
and entertainment, and
simultaneously honors" an
outstanding "man or woman
of the year."
Mr. Jerry Roaen has been
selected to be the recipient of
this coveted award. He joins
the ranks of a list of prominent men and women who
over a long period of time
have demonstrated special
relationships with the Beth'
Jacob Congregation and for,
Torah Judaism.
of the Board of Trustees of
the congregation since 1957. .
He served as Chairman of
the following committees:
Prayer'Book Fund, Shalos
Seudos, Mikveh, Daily Minyon Jewry Duty, pnd.Yom
Kippur Charity IFund. He is
the Chairman of'the Usher
Committee and most
recently joined the Chevra
Kaddisha of thejJeth Jacob
Congregation.   """"'      ~~
A life-long member of Beth
Jacob Brotherhood, he is a
devoted son of his congregation. His daily practice is
to attend the daily-minyon,
and all of~the Adult Education Institutes, lectures,
and seminars.'
Mr. Jack Weisman, president of the Beth Jacob
Brotherhood, said, "we have
chosen a man.who exemplifies a very high standard
of ethical and religious life
styje for contemporary
society. We are proud to
have him as an active member of the congregation. "
The award will be presented   by   Mr.   Bernard
Hirsch, President of the Congregation,  and  by  Rabbi.
David Stavsky.
Rosen is married to Helen,'
an aishes chayil in her own
right. They are-the proud
grandparents i of. Yisachar,
Avadyaht),s'^lishe.ya>; Dina,
Naphtali, andDovid.
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out of four times,, two are
Jewish—Howard Metzen-
baum (D-Ohio) and Carl
Levin (D-Mich.). Among the
65 Senators^ who' approved
ADA positions less than half
the time were Richard Stone
(D-Fla.), Rudy Boschwitz
(R-Minn.) and Edward
Zorinsky(D-Neb.).
- Metzenbaum ranks third
among the Senate's members in support of liberal
viewpoints. With a record of
84 percent, -Metzenbaum
trails only Senator George
McGovern (D.S.D.), who has
a.perfect record, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) with 89
percent. Second to Metzenbaum among the-seven Jewish Senators is Levin wittr74
percent, while third is Jacob
Javits (R-NY) with 63 percent.    Other    Senatorial
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Jerry Rosen
Irvin Flox, an active mem-.
ber of the Cantonal Commit-'
tee, announced that the in-.
ternationally famous Beth
Abraham Youth Chorale of
Dayton, Ohio, will present a
speqial program of Jewish
song and music, The repertoire will include Sabbath
and Jewish Festival songs,
Israel songs, .Yiddish and
Chassidic melodies.
Tickets are available from
any Brotherhood member or
the Synagogue office -.at*- $4 <
per adult aqd $2 per student.
Two Lubavitcher Hassidim Acquitted
NEW YORK (JTA)—A LubavitcH official recently
expressed the hope that the acquittal Feb. 27 of two visiting
British Lubavitcher Hasidim in the 1978 assault on a Black
teenager would be helpful in reducing inter-group tensions in
Brooklyn's Crown Heights section, the international center of
the movement.
-The incident, in which Victor Rhodes, then 16, was beaten '
into a coma, led to the arrest and indictment on charges of
attempted murder and assault of Lewis -Brennan, 25, and
Jonathan Hackner, 23. After a two-month trial and two.days.
of'deliberation, a State Supreme Court jury brought in the
acquittal verdict.
Rabbi Shmuel Butman, director of the Lubavitch Youth
Organization, also told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency today
that it was "notable" that the acquittal took place just before
Purim, March 2, and that, "just like in olden days," Jews had
been victorious over "malicious slanderers."(By BW
Gallob.)
Shekel Replaces Pound In Israel
JERUSALEM,' (JTA)—Israel had a new currency as of
Feb. 24—the Shekel, named for the silver coin of the Bible
that was last in use some 2000 years ago. The change-over
from the Pound, which has been Israel's official currency
since the State was founded, was announced by the government Feb. 22.
At the same time, the government announced tough new
measures to crack down on tax evasion, with severe penalties for violators.
Israelis will be required to trade in their Pounds for
"Shkalim" at the rate of ten to one. ThePound will be phased
out over the next few months, but will remain legal tender
along with the Shekel until then. Anton Gafni, Governor of
the Bank of Israel, told reporters the government had been
preparing for the currency switch for more than two years,
on orders given by Premier Menachem Begin shortly after
he took office and by the then Finance Minister, Simcha
Ehrlich. (By David Landau.)
Diplomatic Relations Established -
JERUSALEM^ (WNS)-Israel and Egypt exchanged
- ambassadors Feb. 26, the first time Israel has established
diplomatic relations with an Arab country. In ceremonies jn N
Jerusalem and Cairo, both Israeli Ambassador Etiahu Beh-
Elissar and Egyptian Ambassador Saas Mortada expressed
hopes that this was the beginning of-ajjrocess that will result
in normal peaceful relations between all nations in the
Middle East.
Former Foreign Minister Alton Dies
TEL AVIV (WNS)—Former Foreign Minister Yigal Alton
died at Affulah Hospital on Feb. 29 from a heart attack. He
' was 62. <He was rushed to the hospital after he bade farewell < . >■
: tolGen. Hassan Ah\ Egyptian Defense Minister, wholhad-via-i 11
ited Alton at Kibbutz Genosar. -' ■'•   - < h   •
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