Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1981-05-28

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Mezuzah is placed on doorpost of Jewish National
Fund office at 2700 E. Main St.
Seth Hoffman, son of Jewish National Fund of Columbus president Martin Hoffman, is assisted by his
mother, Rita, in nailing a
Mezuzah on the doorpost of
the Jewish National Fund
office. The Hoffman family
purchased the kosher Mezu-
'zah during' their tour"1 in
Israel last fall.
Mrs. Hoffman stated that
"this  particular  Mezuzah
represents a memory, not
only of our trip to Israel, but
the emotional feeling my
family and I had at the
JNF's dedication of our
Grove of trees."
The Jewish National Fund
is the agency responsible for
afforestation, land.reclama-
' tion and site preparation in
the land of Israel. To order
trees, call the JNF office at
231-1397.
WASHINGTON (JTA)-
Alain de Rothschild, president of the Representative
Council of Jewish Organizations of France (CRIF), said
here last week that it is too
early to forecast the attitude
of the French government
under Socialist President
Francois Mitterrand. But he
hoped that it < will have a
"style" that is "warmer and
friendlier" to Israel.
De Rothschild, who spoke
on the fifth and concluding
day of the 75th annual convention of the American
Jewish Committee, said the
position of the French government will depend upon
the outcome of the Parliamentary elections next
month. But he said it was
hoped that the new government would have a more
positive position toward the
Camp David agreements
and would agree to "disagree in a constructive way"
on differences with Israel.
De Rothschild said that
French Jews did not vote as
a single bloc in the Presidential elections and that CRIF
took no position in the election campaign although it
Ira O. Kane, chairman of
the Community Relations
Committee, announced the
creation, of a Holocaust Survivors Archives under the
chairmanship of-Rabbi
David Stavsky. In announcing the Archives formation,
Kane noted the significance
of the CRC's sponsorship of
this community-wide project
as one which is of educational and historical importance.
The project will seek to
identify those Columbus res
idents who are" survivors of
the Holocaust and have each
record on video tape their
experiences prior to, during
and after this period of Jewish history. The video tapes
will then form the basis of a
Holocaust archives and will
be available to a variety of
community groups including
religious) schools, public
schools, and community organizations. The Holocaust
Survivors Archives will seek
to perpetuate the history and
Bernard Gerson, President of the Beth Jacob-Congregation, announced that
the Congregation will go
ahead with plans to create a
mini-museum depicting the
period of the Holocaust. The
museum will contain artifacts, photos, and documents
telling the Holocaust story.
A committee of Holocaust
survivors met at the home of
Rita and-'Martin Hoffman
and responded to the concept
of the Holocaust museum.
The museum idea came
about from a resolution that
Rabbi Stavsky presented
last year at the Annual Convention of the Rabbinical
Council of America calling
for the creation of Holocaust
museums  in  synagogues
across the country. Rabbi
Stavsky is Chairman of the
Holocaust Committee of the
R.C.A.
The mini-museum at Beth
Jacob will be housed on the'
wall leading into the daily
Beth-Medrash. The Beth
Medrash itself has been built
in six walls to commemorate
the memory of the six million Jews who died in the
Holocaust. Members of the
congregation who have original artifacts and photos of
the Holocaust are urged to
contact Rabbi Stavsky.
Irving Szames was
appointed chairmaQ of the
mini-museum committee.
Gerson Said the committee is
still in formation. ~
experience of those Jewish
members of the community
who have experienced the
tragedy of the Holocaust.
Rabbi Stavsky indicated
that the importance of the
project rests in the participation of local survivors in
relating their experiences on
videotape. An adhoc committee of Holocaust survivors is being formed to organize the archives project.
A community meeting will
be held for Holocaust survivors to explain the project
and seek participation for it.
Individuals desiring more information are'asked to contact Elliot Karp, Director of
the Community Relations
Committee, at 237-7686.
can be in
Place ■
. For more information
call Navah Lowy,
237-4296
asked for statements from
all candidates on issues of
Jewish concern.
The French Jewish leader
stressed , that J-ews in
France, as individuals and
as a community, were as
safe as anyone could be in
this world where terrorism
and violence exist. He said
the ^.community was concerned about anti-Semitic
incidents which culminated
in the attack last October on
the Rue Copernic synagogue
in Paris and earlier on a student kosher cafe.
He said CRIF does not
take these incidents lightly
and is "vigilant" against any
signs ofanti-Semitism. But
he does not believe vigilante
groups are needed to protect
the French Jewish community. He added that a majority of the French people is
opposed to anti-Semitism.
At the Diamond Jubilee
ernment
rd Israel
dinner last week, Edwin
Meese, the White House
Counselor, said that President Reagan and his Administration "share" the Jewish
community's commitment
to Israel and to human
rights. Meese said that Reagan stood by his pledge during the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies at
the White House to - fight
against prejudice wherever
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Sterris Pteiihrnan Named
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Morris (Pic) Fleishman
has been named Cash Chairman of the 1981 Israel Bond
campaign for Columbus and
will head an intensive cash
drive in the community
which is aimed at transforming Israel Bond commit-,
ments into dollars for
Israel's economic development. The Israel Bond
Organization is marking its
30th Anniversary Year.
In accepting the post
Fleishman said, "We must
speed economic aid to Israel,
for we have to realize that
even-though there is a peace
treaty between Israel and
Egypt, our job has only just
begun. There is no doubt that
Israel's economic strength
was a factor in making a
peace treaty possible."
The Israel Bond Organization has provided a total of
more than $5 billion since
1951 for . the economic
development, and grqwth of
Israel, helping to finance
industrial and agricultural
expansion, the construction
of highways and harbors, the
development of communica-
£. Morris Fleighman
tions and transportation, the
exploitation of natural
resources, and the search for
new sources of energy.
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The wet weather outside did nothing to dampen the spirits of over 400 people who
attended the Groundbreaking Ceremony for The New Jewish Center on May 15. All
present shared the excitement land good feelings of reaching this historic occasion. Dr.
James Tennenbaum, Center Past President and Co-Chairperson of the Groundbreaking
Committee, was among the first to sign the Commemorative Scroll which will be placed
in the cornerstone of the New Building. Other early signers were Executive Director
Barton Schachter and President William Goldman (pictured above left). Bea Roth, Co-
Chairperson of the Day (pictured above center), welcomed everyone to the Center and
expressed her joy at this milestone event. The Center's preschoolers (pictured above
right), adorned in hard hats for the occasion, sang "Hand in Hand," to the delight of the
audience. At the reception which followed the formal program, Bill Goldman chatted
with Mel Schottenstein and Ed Ellman of the Campaign Cabinet (pictured below left).
Bob Schachter, Campaign Chairman David (Buddy) Rath, Bill Goldman and Construction Committee Chairman Mike Talis (pictured below right) enjoyed the successful
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