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VOL.58   NO.40
SEPTEMBER 25,1980-TISHREI15
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UN Human Rights
Adopts Several Anti-
Israel Resolutions
By Tamar Levy
GENEVA, (JTA)-The
United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Discrimination and protection
of Minorities concluded its
four-week session with the
adoption of several strong
anti-Israel resolutions. The
subcommittee has become a
version of the UN Human
Rights Committee which is
directed against Israel,
South Africa and Chile. It
benefits from an automatic
majority—the Arab,- Communist and Third World
bloc—which can pass any
resolution however irrelevant.
The Israeli Ambassador to
the UN in Geneva, Yoel Bar-
romi, Said that during this
meeting, the committee entered into purely political issues which are not part of its
mandate. It called on Israel
* to release all Palestinian
political detainees or prisoners and to ameliorate the
conditions of all prisoners
held in Israeli prisons with a
view to* meeting—nnter-.
national standards. The U.S.
delegate voted against the
resolution, Britain, France,
India and Nigeria abstained.
The Israeli delegate stated
before the vote that conditions in Israeli prisons are
better than.those in many
other countries. The same
resolution also condemned
Israel's alleged violation of
the UN Charter, specifically
the declaration calling for
the protection of all persons
from torture or other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.'
The conditions in the prison located in the Negev
were specially degrading the
committee said. Another
resolution called for the appointment of three members
of the subcommittee to visit
Israeli prisons and report on
conditions. There- were 17
votes in favor of this resolution and four abstentions.
The U.S. delegate abstained
although the Israeli delegation had hoped he would vote
against it. The Syrian delegate also abstained-because
he thought the resolution
was not strong enough.
The Israeli delegate had
sent a letter before the vote
. stating that the proposal will
be rejected in view of the
lack of objectivity shown by,
the subcommittee in the
course of its proceedings,
and that Israel will not accept the visit of the experts. .
The subject of Jerusalem
was widely discussed during
the meetings, as they were
the first to be held following
the adoption of the Jerusalem law by the Knesset.
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Million
' Young Women's Division Chairwoman Karen Moss
(left) and Co-Chairwoman Carole ^Genshaft, will be
urging all YoungWomen to "Count Me In" in 1981.
Moss and Genshaft Tolead
UJF Young Women's Division
The Young Women's
Division of the 1981 United
Jewish Fund Campaign will
be encouraging its members
to "Count Me In: Together
we make the difference"
under the leadership of
Karen Moss and Carole Genshaft.
Ill announcing the appointment of Mrs: Moss as
division- -Chairwoman- and
Mrs, Genshaft as division
Co-Chairwoman, 1981 General Campaign Chairman
Ben Zox noted 'that the
Young Women's Division
will be guided by two
talented, experienced and
dedicated leaders.
Mrs. Moss was Co-chairwoman for, Young Women in
1980, and has previously
served the division by chairing worker's training and
general solicitations. She
also chaired Federation's
Israel Department from
1978-80 and, since 1979, has
been a number of the Board
of Trustees and the Social
Services Budget Committee.
Her communal actiyities '
also have involved the OSU
Hillel Foundation, of which
she is a past Board of Trustees member and secretary
of the Board. Mrs. Moss is a
member of B'nai B'rith
Women, Women's American
ORT, Haddassah and
Brandeis University
Women's Committee.
Nationally, - she was a
member of the Board of
Trustees of the "American
Zionist Youth Foundation in
1979-80 and currently is a
member of the American
.Israel Public -Affairs Committee.
Karen and her husband,
Neil,, are the parents of
Meredith, age 8 and Kather-
ine age 2, and are members
of Congregation Tifereth
Israel. -
Mrs. Genshaft has also
been actively involved in the
Young Women's Division in
recent years, having chaired
Main Day, general'solicitation and worker's training.,
In 1979-80 she was a member
of the Israel Committee' and
the National and Overseas
Budget Committee.
She was on the Jewish
Family Service Board in
1978-79 and has participated
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On Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday, Sept. 28,29 and 30,
The Jewish Center will, be
conducting a Phon-a-thon on
behalf of-The Capital Campaign For Building The New
Jewish Center.
Calls will be made to community members all day
Sunday and on Monday and
Tuesday evenings in order to
secure reservations for
ENCORE! on Sunday, Oct.
12 and to solicit campaign
gifts.
The Phon-a-thon' Committee, chaired by Irene
Daroe, Al Herstig and Sheila
Laurie, is comprised of people who have already made
their commitment to the
New Building Campaign.
The volunteers will be encouraging everyone to participate in ENCORE! and to
support The New Jewish
Center. According to Al
Herstig, "A $1,000 minimum
commitment, payable over
three years,  to  the New
New Building Campaign Chairman David Roth (left)
discusses ENCORE! plans with Program Co-Chairman, Mike Talis (right) at a recent planning session.
ENCORE! Event Draws Near
"Each of us can make a
difference. Each of us has
the unique opportunity to
make a once-in-a-Iifetime
commitment to a secure,
happy future for our Jewish
community by contributing
to The Capital Campaign
For Building The New Jewish Center."" William A.
Goldman, Center President,
expressed these thoughts as
the Center nears its goal of a
late fall groundbreaking.
Goldman explained, "For
years we have been hoping
for and talking about a New
Jewish Center. Now our
plans are close to becoming
a reality. To date, we have
raised $4.8 million, and our
goal is to raise $1.2 million
by Oct, 12. When we reach
the $6 million mark, plans
will be underway for ground;
breaking."
On Sunday, Oct. 12, the
next campaign event will be
held at The Sheraton Columbus starting at 6:30 p.m.
ENCORE! is an opportunity
for community members to
Needed By Oct. 12 To
:e Fall Groundbreaking
Building Campaign will
enable you to enjoy
ENCORE! That is a cost of
less than $1 per day."
To date, $4.8 million have
been raised. An additional
$1.2 million by Oct. 12 wilt
ensure a late fall groundbreaking ceremony. To
reach this goal, the commitment of all Columbus Jews—
at all levels of giving—is
greatly needed.
On behalf of the Phon-a-
thon Committee, Herstig
urges all members ,of the
Jewish Community to '"consider your future and that of
your children and your
grandchildren. To ensure the
future of Jewish community
life in Columbus, respond
generously to the New Building Campaign Phon-a-thon."
enjoy a lovely reception and
candlelight supper.
In addition, participants'
will be treated to an encore
presentation- of the
marvelous multi-media production which recreates special moments in Jewish
Center life—past and present—and reveals exciting
plans for the future in The
New Building. The 13-pro-
jector show, created by the
Media Group of Columbus, is
interspersed with live performances by talented Center members.
A $1,000 minimum contribution, payable over three
years, to the New Building
Campaign is required to participate in ENCORE! Joan
Aronson and Mike Talis,
ENCORE! Program Chair-
: persons, promise an entertaining evening and a great
opportunity to show support
for our New Jewish Center.
For more information and
reservations, please contact
Sylvia Mellman at The Jewish Center, 231-2731.
Rabbi Possick names the children after their circumcision, shown above.
Following the circumcisions, many community
members joined in a joyous celebration. Pictured
below are the family celebrants and those who participated in this project.
Circumcisions Performed   .
On New American Children
On Sept. 15 and 16, circumcisions were performed on
four New American children
at St. Anthony's Hospital and
were followed by parties in
honor of the occasion. Because of the efforts of a
small group of dedicated
people in Columbus, all New
Americans who desire ritual
circumcisions are now able
to obtain them.
Frank Nutis, Yuri Traisman, and Rabbi Marvin Possick have taken it upon
themselves to form a committee to meet this and other
religious needs of New
Americans in, our community. Dr, Maurice Zox, a
prominent surgeon in
Columbus, is donating his
time to oversee the circumcisions performed by Rabbi
Possick, a certified Mohel, in
St. Anthony's.
Charles A. Turner, the administrator of St. Anthony's,
graciously assented to meet
Rabbi Possick's request to
provide operating room time
and staff anesthesiologists
free of charge. Traisman
serves as a liaison to the New
American community and.
both he and Nutis. are currently involved in collecting
funds for this and other projects.
Each child is sponsored by'
a member of the Columbus
Jewish community. The
sponsors of these first four
brissim are Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Glimcher. Mr. and
Mrs. Simon Handler. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Nutis. and
the Wasserstrom family.'   .
The brissim on Sept. 15
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