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VOL. 59   NO. 8
FEBRUARY 19,1981-ADAH I15
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, Dora Levenstein, a professional pianist, who recently emigrated from Russia, will make her community
debut at the Russian Fair and Festival, March 1 at The
Jewish Center. Mrs. Levenstein will play two selec-_
tions from Tchaikovsky's "Seasons". For further
' information contact either the Jewish Family Service
"   Or The Jewish Center. (Photocr<!dit:LeeSchulman>
Central Role Played By JNF
The Jewish National Fund following the establishment
has played a central-part in of the State of Israel, the hostile " development of Jeru- pital and university were cut
salem over the past eight." off from-the -rest of Jeru-
decades through its nur- salem, remaining so for the
turing of new neighborhoods
and its encouragement of industrial growth. The Fund's
land purchasing and
development projects have
. contributed to the growthjrf
the city, which this year will
celebrate the 13th anniversary of its reunification.
Many of the landmarks, so
familiar  to  Jerusalem's
- inhabitants and its countless
supporters  throughout the
world, were built on land
next 19 years. To meet the
needs of the people, the JNF
made additional land available in Ein Karem for the re-
establishment of the. hospital.--.When in 1967,. the
"former site was again in
Israeli hands, additional
JNF land on Mt. Scopus was
offered to recreate the facilities and to add significant
new wings and buildings.'
The Mt. Scopus campus of
Hebrew University also be-
purchased by the JNF in the ' came unapproachable due to
early 20th century for public   the hostilities. The Jewish
buildings and tree planting
The headquarters of the.
Jewish Agency is situated on
land acquired by JNF in, the
1920's. Its cornerstone was
laid in 1929. Today, this spot
is a center of activity in the
pursuit of a multitude of
Zionist and Jewish endeavors. It is only one of
many buildings Housing
important institutions built
on land made available by
the Jewish National Fund.
The original sites of both
the Hadassah Hospital and
"the Hebrew University were
on land. purchased' by the
JNF on Mt. Scopus. Due to
the outbreak of hostilities
National Fund made land
available at Givat Ram and
today, the two campuses are
central links in Israel's educational foundation.
The JNF's afforestation
department has been more
active- in -improving ,the
quality of human life in the
city and surrounding areas.
It's, major contribution to
Jerusalem's 360,000 residents has been the creation
of circles of greenery in the
environs of the Jerusalem
Hills.
To send trees, call the JNF
office, 2700 E. Main St.,
231-1397.
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PARIS, (JTA)—France and Egypt have reached a tentative agreement for the construction of eight nuclear power
stations in Egypt. President Anwar Sadat, on a three-day
"visit announced the project at a meeting v/ith Egyptian students.
_ Begin Expresses mixed felings
ROME, (JTA)-Pope John
Paul II and the Chief Rabbi
of Rome, Elio Toaff, met last
week in what the Jewish
community officially termed -
"an event of historical import'! and which most
observers saw as a calculated effort by the Vatican
to enhance its relations -with
the Jewish community
which, generally, have been
good. '
The encounter took place
in.a building adjacent to the
Church of San Carlo Ai
Catinari on the . Piazza
Cairoli, in the heart of the
Roman ghetto, the oldest in
Europe. The Pontiff was
accompanied by Cardinal
Ugo Poletti and Msgr. Jorge
Mejia, Secretary of The
Vatican Secretariate for
Religious Relations with the
Jews. Toaff had with him
Assistant Chief Rabbi Alberto Piatteli and a small delegation representing Rome's
Jewish community.
It^was the first time in the
2000 years of variegated
relations between the
Church of Rome and "the
.Jewish community, that a
chief rabbi of the city has ac- ■
, cepted an invitation, to meet
"with"a Pope. Although'
Rome's Jews never suffered
pogroms or similar persecutions, they have been, in past
centuries, subjected to many
levels of humiliation, including forced attendance at
sermons aimed at their conversion in the very church
compound that was the
scene of last week's meeting.
Just two months ago, the
Pope's second Encyclical
dealing with distortions of
justice in the modern world,.
' drew a sharp reaction from
Jewish circles because of its
reference to the Biblical injunction, "An eye for an eye,
a tooth for a tooth," as "the
form of distortion of justice"
at the time of Jesus.
The Pope's .decision: to
meet with the Chief Rabbi of
Rome and the simultaneous
publication in.the Vatican
newspaper L'Osservatore
Romano of an editorial entitled ' "Dives ■ In', Miseri-
cordia: An Encyclical for
Christians and Jews" indicated in an oblique way a
desire to assuage the feel-
, ings'of Jews who felt offended by, the earlier Encyclical -
which, by the very nature of
an Encyclical, cannot be rewritten. As observers with
experience in Vatican diplomacy know, the Church
leaves nothing to pure coincidence.
Toaff told the Jewish Tele-
munity who had hoped the
Pope would make some
specific apologetic reference
to past relations between the
Church and the Jewish community.
The Pope,-however,
limited bis comments to
generalities. He said in effect 'that it was good for
mutual relations to emphasize the present and above
all the future. He presented
Toaff with a silver Vatican
medal and the other mem
bers with copper medals. He
spoke of the Holocaust, the
great sufferings of the Jews,
the common religious heritage that unites Catholics
and Jews and on themes
touched by the rabbi in his
speech which stressed the
issues on which Catholics
and Jews are united.
"There are manifold elements we hold in common in
the struggle we are forced to
conduct in the -world surrounding us," Toaff said, "a
Shlomo Carlebach Is Featured
graphic Agency later that
JERUSALEM, <JTA)~Premier Menachem Begin said ^^ jji?^wT»
yesterday that he was pleased by President Anwar Sadat's S" IV wait  for  future
solid commitment to the Camp David process, expressed in ji,r,',L,L ..  -iW *™
his speech to the Parliament of Europe in Luxembourg Tues- 2^,   ',a* hZ^
day. But he was less happy with Sadat's support of Pales- SSh!SfSS SI^
tinian self-determination. ■•   \ a ty oUieip in the Jewu* com-
Irvin Flox, Chairman of
the Cantorial Concert Committee of the Beth Jacob
Brotherhood announces that
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach,
the internationally know
Jewish folk singer, will be
the guest artist for the evening, March 15.
Dr. Jerome Folkman,
Rabbi Emeritus of Temple
Israel will receive the "Man
of the Year" award in recognition for .his "exemplary
role as a leader in our community .and .for his unique,
and warm relationship t6 the
Beth Jacob Congregation."
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
creator of the new sound in
Jewish music some 12 years
ago is a brilliant composer.
Hundreds of thousands of
young Jews have heard his
music. Thousands have turned to him through his music.
One of the most picturesque
personalities on the folk-
singing scene, black-;
bearded revivalist Shlomo
Carlebach is an extraordinary artist with an extraordinary art form. An ordained rabbi, a scholar and a
scion of scholars, he left the
pulpit 12 years ago to pursue
a career of service through
song. He'has already composed oyer 300 melodies, and
He now has six best-selling
LP's circling the globe.
Widely acclaimed idol of
Jewish teenagers and colle-
giates, Rabbi Carlebach
travels the country from
coast to coast. He has performed in practically every
state and every city from
Toronto to Texas. He' has
given several concerts at
Town Hall and other major
auditoria. He has already
completed four or five (he is
beginning ' to' lose count)
European odys&es, packing
concert halls in London,
Paris, Jerusalem, Rotterdam, and Rome.
Milton Arnoff, President of
the Beth Jacob Brotherhood
said, "It is with distinct pleasure that we welcome back
for his third concert for the
Beth Jacob' Brotherhood,
Rabbi Carlebach,- particularly since we are honor-
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
ing a man of Dr. Folkman's
stature."
Arnoff furthermore stated
that Martin Hoffman will
chair a committee of patrons
of the arts to give proper
recognition to Dr.' Folkman
on this auspicious occasion.
Eugene Cohen is Chairman,
of the^Journal which will be
presented to Dr. Folkman
that evening.
Tickets, for- thecpne'ert 'are
available by • calling']8etH
Jacob Congregation at
237-8641.
struggle for the affirmation
of the dignity of man, intended as a'mirror of the
Divine image, a struggle for
the right to life from its very
first conception, recognizing
the right to give or take it
away only to God."
That reference by Toaff to
the common position taken
by Catholics and Jews, at
least the Orthodox, against
abortion was evidently
appreciated by the Pope,
especially as the right, of
choice in this matter has
become a heated political
issue in Italy. '"
Toaff also spoke of a common - "struggle for the
affirmation of the values of
the family; its unity and its
morality, a struggle against
the plague of drugs which
kill the weak and rootless,
and a struggle for the realization of a society that is
more just; where all can
share those goods that God
'has conceded to man.. .And
finally; the struggle for the
rights of man and his religious liberty."
A statement issued after
the meeting by the Rome
Jewish  Community
, declared;. "Iathemoment in
- which ' a Roman Pontiff
' meets the Chief Rabbi of
' Rome and representatives of
the Roman Jewish Commun-.
ity near the area which for
over 2000 years witnessed infinite pain and both ancient
and recent mourning, the
Jews of Rome recognize this
- encounter as an event of historical import and the real
point of departure for a new
chapter in the relations of
' the great monotheistic religions."
latter YmtfMt ¥m Dissident
WASHINGTON-Recent
action by the House of
Representatives may have
resulted in improved conditions for a "refusnik" jailed
in the Soviet Union, Congressman Bob Shamansky
reported.
On Feb. 3, Shamansky
joined other House members
in support of a resolution by
New York Congressman
Hamilton Fish, Jr., urging
the Soviet jailers to provide
proper treatment to Dr. Vik-
tor Brailovsky. Con-'
gressional sources now say
that since the passage of the
resolution, it appears
Brailovsky has been transferred to another prison and '
his medical care improved.
Whether this is in response
to' Congressional action or   -
merely to make sure-the
dissident scientist can stand   '
trial is not clear, the Columbus Democrat noted.
A  prominent  computer
specialist and leader of the   ,
Soviet Jewish emigration
movement, Brailovsky was
whisked  off  to  prisin  in
November.  The  charge
against  Brailovsky was   .
"slandering  the  Soviet
state." In' truth, his crime
was his request, in 1972, for
permission to emigrate to-
Israel with his wife, Irina
and their two children.
Irina Brailovsky said her   .
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