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VOL.59   NO. 15
APRIL9.1981-NISAN5
TV Passover Program
Set For April 12
"From Generation to
Generation," an Eternal
Light program marking the
Jewish holiday of Passover,
the festival of freedom, will
be presented as an NBC
Television Religious Program Sunday, April 12 at 12
p.m. Music critic and
commentator Martin Book-
span is host of the program.
Recounting the passage
from.ancient Egypt to the
promised land, the Passover
epic tells of all of the many
journeys made by men
seeking freedom. Now, in the
70s and into the 80s, many
more have again had to
make the journey, this time
from the Soviet Union. Over
100,000 Russian Jewish
emigres have come to
America since 1973.
Bookspan visits with
Metropolitan Opera singer
Misha Raitzin and his
family, themselves recent,
emigres from Russia, and in
many ways representative
of those new arrivals who
have had to make the trek to
freedom. Raitzin will sing a
traditional - kiddush in
celebration of Passover.
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Agudas Achim Synagogue
is sponsoring a ..community
forum focusing on the ABC
Mini Series Masada on
Sunday, April 12. The.forum
followed by a question and
answer period will be held in
the social hall of the
synagogue.
It was a race between George Burns and Milton
. Berle to see who could get to the studio first and guess
who won? Burns, who at 85 has a 13-year headstart on
Uncle Miltie, officially declared himself the victor by
affixing his signature to a poster outside the sound
stage in Hollywood. The two elder statesmen of.
comedy are among 15 star personalities contributing
their, talents to a unique "entertainment-on-film" that
will be shown worldwide on May 11 as part of
.Celebration 33.
Calibration 33 Event Sets
tcto Mmlmmmfi Evening
Mrs. Theodore N. Beckman "and, Mr. and -Mrs.
Elliott Grayson were among
the' first ' purchasers of_
tickets to*Celefifatioriv33arf
nounced David Zucker,
representing the Zionist
Organization and Mrs. Paul
Wasserman, President of
Women's American ORT.
This gala evening of enter-
.tainment which will take
place on Monday evening,
May 11 at the Town and
Country Cinema, 100 Robin-
wood, will be highlighted by
the worldwide premier of a
new major motion picture,
"The Chosen" produced by
Edie and Ely Landau, and
starring Academy Award-
winning actors Maximilian
Schell and Rog Steiger as
.well as Robby Benson and
Barry' Miller. The. film version of Chaim Potak's best-
selling novel will not be released for general viewing
until the fall of 1981.
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Charles Schiffman
The panel will feature a
community evaluation of the
Masada Series by Charles R.
Schiffman, Executive
Director of the, Columbus
Jewish Federation. It will
also feature a media expert
who will discuss' the
technology of the TV
program (plot, dialogue and
setting).
Rabbi Samuel Rubenstein
will serve both as moderator
and resource for questions
related to the philosophy,
history and theology of
Masada.
The public is welcome to
attend.
'eruvian Air Commander Issues Warning
m Israeli Fighter Jet Sale To Ecuador
A unique.motion picture-
endeavor—a 33-minute
"entertainment-on-f ilm''
,that" will give. its,, first .and,,
"only performance during the
evening in some 1000
theatres worldwide—will
have 15 major star personalities combining their talents
in a salute to the 33rd anniversary of the creation of the
State of Israel. The filmed
presentation will be shown
as one of the highlights of
Celebration 33, the gala
international event that is ■
expected to raise upwards of
$50,000,000 for educational
institutions in Israel.
Local cooperation for this
venture are members of
Council Of Jewish Women,
Hadassah, ORT, Temple
Israel Sisterhood and the
Zionist Organization. Proceeds of the event will go toward the educational institutions base in Israel main-,
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BOGOTA, Columbia,
(JTA)—The Commander of
the Peruvian Air Force, Lt.
Gen. Luis Arias Graziani,
has warned that if Israel
sells Kfir fighter jets to
Ecuador, Peru will expand
its Air Force to maintain an
"equilibrium."
Graziani raised the
possibility of an arms race
between the two uneasy
neighbors following ' the
conclusion of an official
eight-day visit to Peru by
Italian Air Force Chief
General Alberto Bertoluchi
last month. Graziani said "If
imbalances'- are "produced
(with Ecuador), Peru will
,tr,y .all manner..oi..
maintaining the equilibrium
.(of forces).".    .
In January and February
Peru and Ecuador
skirmished at three border
posts in the disputed
territory of the Cordillear
del Condor, which separates
their two countries in a
thick, uncharted jungle zone.
Relations have been strained
between the two Andean
nations since 1942. _ ;^ _. ._„,
" In that year they ended'a'
war fought.over the
Amazonian jungle region
they had both claimed, by
signing the Protocolo de Rio
de Janeiro. Ecuador
subsequently abrogated the
treaty, claiming that unfair
terms had been forced on it
by the signatory powers: the
United States, Brazil,
- Argentina and Chile. -
Military sources in Lima
claim that several months
ago Ecuador signed a
contact to buy a squadron of
20 Israeli Kfir fighter jets.
Nevertheless, Israel's
Ambassador to Peru, Gideon
Tadmor, categorically
denied the report by stating
"there has not been any
plane sale to Ecuador." ,
Unconfirmed 'reports
originating in Lima allege
that several months ago
when Ecuador's interest in
the Kfir became apparent
Peru sent Javier Alva
Orlandi, Second Vice
President of the country, to
Israel to "block or delay"
the sale. On his return to
Peru, Alva Orlandi
announced the success of his
mission.
Now, according to
Peruvian Congressional
Deputy Miguel Angel, if the
Israeli-Ecuadorian arms
sale is concluded the
congress will ask the
Peruvian Chancellory to
break relations with Israel
- for "disloyalty" to Peru.
Peru is presently
negotiating a comprehensive
military package with Italy
that would include the
technical training of
Peruvian Aut Force pilots,
the sael of 14 MACHI. Italy
has previously supplied the
Peruvian Navy with four
coastal patrol ships armed
with rockets and has agreed
to train the Peruvians to
build such ships in the
future.
Pedoration Board
The 1981 Walk-A-Thon, on refreshments and rest areas,
behalf of the United Jewish As  a  communitywide
Fund,  will  be  held  on event, the Walk-A-Thon is
Sunday, May 3 as the kickoff open to all people—adults,
to the Israel 33 Celebrations teenagers,   children,
that day. The Walk-A-Thon students, and so forth. The
chairmen,  Mrs.   Cynthia Walk-A-Thon  is  an
Paine  and  Mrs.   Bonnie intergenerational  activity;
GvnrAeeAfif^An^am Milenthal,  announce  that families and people walking
BApi@55€5vQnwfrlI1 they are anticipating a large together from the youngest
community turnout for the to the oldest.
Walk-A-thon. "We hope that Walk-A-Thon participants
many members of the
Jewish community will
participate in the Walk-A-
Thon," said Mrs. Milenthal
and Mrs. Paine, "as an
expression of Jewish
The Seminary Committee
of Congregation Tifereth
Israel, chaired by Mr. and
Mrs. George. M. Levine, announces the Seminary event
Will be held on Thursday,-
April 9, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph J. E. Rothschild, 6203 Peach Tree Rd.,
with this year's hon-
orees—Heinz and Marcy
Hoffman. Rabbi Neil Gill-
man, Dean of the Rabbinical
School of' the Jewish
Theological Seminary of
America, will be the featured speaker.  '
Rabbi Gillman has earned
a reputation as a speaker for
Scholar-in-Residence weekends. He was graduated
from McGill University in
Rabbi Neil Gillman
Montreal in 1954 with honors
in French and Philosophy
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The following letter was
sent to President Ronald
Reagan by the Board of
Trustees of the Columbus
Jewish Federation:
"Dear President
Reagan":
"On behalf of the Jewish
community of Columbus and
Central Ohio, the Board of
Trustees of the Columbus
Jewish Federation at a
special meeting held on
Monday evening, March 30,
1981, unanimously expressed
to you the following
sentiment;"
"We were appalled to
learn of the attempt upon
your life made this day in
Washington, D.C. It is our
fervent hope and prayer that
you will have, a speedy and
complete recovery from
your wounds and will return
to robust good health very
soon."
"Our best wishes , for a
quick recovery are also
extended to , the press
scretary and the two
security people ■ who were
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are being encouraged to
obtain sponsors for the walk.
The suggested amount is 50
cents for each mile walked;
however participants can
obtain as many sponsors as
solidarity as we celebrate possible at  any amount.
Israel's 33rd anniversary of Walk-A-Thon sponsor sheets
Independence." are  being  distributed
This year's Walk-A-Thon, throughout the community
sponsored by the Columbus through organization, youth
Jewish Federation and the groups, religious schools and
Columbus  Jewish  Center, synagogues.. In  addition,
will  begin at  the Jewish these sponsor sheets can be
Center on Sunday morning obtained from the Columbus:
at 10 a.m. The Walk-A-Thon Jewish Federation,
route will proceed east on     Mrs.  Paine  and  Mrs.
Livingston Ave., north on Milenthal are being assisted
James  Rd.  to Broad  St. by an able committee of
From Broad St. the route volunteers in planning the-
proceeds west along Broad Walk-A-Thon. Serving on the'"
.St. to'Roosevelt Ave. where
it will turn south to
Livingston Ave., Castlegate
and finish at The Jewish
Walk-A-Thon  Committee
are:   Claudia   Rinkov,
Harvey  Handler,  Linda.
Selcer,   Dr.  Larry  Heiny,
Center.   The  Walk-A-Thon Vicky Canter, Diane Schoen-
route  will  feature  four baum,  Marc  Hollander,
checkpoints  along   the Nellie  Axelrod,   Jackie
approximately  five-tenths Yenkin,   Maria  Krupman. •
mile  route  to validate Arlyn  Goodman,  Steve
walker's sponsor cards as Friedman, Randy Kohn. Al
well   as   to   offer   light (continued on page9)
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