Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1981-08-13

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Columbus Jewish Federation Endowment Fund Committee chairpersons who received
awards at the recent First Annual Endowment Fund Dinner are pictured above (top left
photo 1. to r.): Herbert H. Schiff and Stanley Schwartz, Chairman and Co-Chairman of
Investments; Judith Swedlow and Augusta Frank, Chairwomen of the Women's Committee; I.M. Harriss, Chairman of the Legal and Tax Advisory Committee; David Roth,
Chairman of the Property and Real Estate Committee. Herbert Schiff, second from left
(top right photo), past president of CJF, makes presentations to Endowment Fund.
Founders (1. to r.) Herbert S. .Levy, Schiff, Edward Schlezinger and Fred Yenkin. Troy
A. Feibel was also presented with an award. Bernard K. Yenkin, president of the Feder- •
ation; Ben Goodman, Chairman of the Endowment Fund, and Norman Meizlish, Co-
chairman, are pictured (bottom photo 1. to r.). Troy A. Feibel, first president of the Columbus Jewish Welfare Foundation, is shown in the bottom middle photo with Schiff.1"
Henry Zucker, guest speaker, is pictured with Yenkin in the bottom right photo.
CJF Eioi First Annycil Endowmaiif Fund Dinner'
through  the  Endowment
Fund."       .      .
Over 100 men and women'
were present at the First An-
^.nual Endowment Fund Dinner held July 9, at Winding'
Hollow Country Club. The
program for the evening
highlighted the recent
achievement of the Endowment Fund in Columbus
which was expressed by the
chairman, Ben Goodman
~and co-chairman, Norman
Meizlish. The audio-visual
slide presentation focused on
the philosophy of an Endowment Fund and the manner
in which it operationally secures funds and allocates-
grants.
The work of the many
volunteers—chairmen -and
workers—and  the' participation of the sponsors in the
philanthropic  and  desig- ,,.
nafed funds 'was dck'now-**,'
ledged through an award
presentation.
Historically the Endowment Fund was established
in Columbus in April, 1955.
Troy A, Feibel was the first •
president. The officers and '•
board of trustees were also
honored at the dinner.
Henry L. Zucker, Executive Director Emeritus of the
Cleveland Jewish Feder-
ation,.was the evening's keynote speaker. He addressed
the issue of "Meeting Present and Future Challenges
of ■ the Jewish Community
The Endowment Fund of
the Columbus Jewish Federation does not conduct an annual campign. It provides
donors an opportunity to express individual philanthropic interests and fund
special concerns, emerging
situations and capital needs.
WASHINGTON (JTA)-
President Anwar Sadat of.
Egypt ended his two days of
talks with President Reagan
last week, having estab:
lished a friendly relationship ,
with the new Anierican
President but apparently
failing to convince Reagan to
drop United States opposition to negotiations with the
Palestine ' Liberation Organization.
Reagan in his farewell remarks stressed that "we are
both anxious to ensure that
the - negotiating process
stemming from the Camp
David agreements will resume and succeed." Reagan
said he will continue this process when he meets later this
year with other Middle East
leaders.
The President noted that a
"great deal" of the time of
his discussions with* Sadat
was devoted to the Middle
-East, peace process. "To be
: completely candid, I was a
willirigTisteher," 'Reagan
said.
Although neither mentioned the PLO in the departure remarks or during
the welcoming ceremony,
Sadat did make a personal
appeal to Reagan for U.S. recognition of the PLO in his
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33rd Theato
■ At the recent Gallery
Players of the Jewish
Center "construction
capers" it was announced
that a prize-winning original
play will be one of the highlights, of the 1981-82 season at
The Jewish Center. The
original play, which .will premiere as the second pro-,
duction of the communty
theater's 33rd season, will be
the winner of Gallery
Players' playwriting contest
for the State of Ohio. Nearly
100 original scripts were submitted and contest judges
have narrowed the. entries
down to a few plays. The
winning play is scheduled to
be announced in September
and will open on Feb. 13,
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Also included in Gallery
Players' 1981-82 season are
The-Odd Couple by Neil
Simon, Bedroom Farce by
Alan Ayckbourn, and Man of
La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh and Joe
Darion.
The Odd Couple, oncof the
most hilariously successful
stage comedies in Broadway
history, opens the Gallery
Players season on Oct. 31. Of
all the Neil Simon plays, The
Odd Couple has become
most enduring and endearing to the American
public. The play ran on
Broadway for almost 1000
performances; the film re-'
suited in an Academy Award
for Walter Matthau, and the
television series, which ran
for eight years on ABC-TV
produced an Emmy for Jack
Klugman.
Bedroom Farce is a
wickedly funny comedy by
the British Theater's comic-
laureate.  Alan Ayckbourn
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During the 1980 B'nai
B'rith Children's Home Day
at the Ohio State Fair, 1200
children and their
chaperones from children's
homes throughout Ohio were
guests of B'nai B'rith. This
year's attendance - is expected to exceeed 2100. B'nai
B'rith Zion Lodge No. 62,
with Mrs. Jack (Eleanor)
Resler and Leslie H. Wexner, co-chairmen, are coordinating this state-wide
16th annual B'nai B'rith
community service project
which is scheduled for Aug.
17.
This year, for the first
time, Bellefaire-Jewish
Children's Bureau in Cleveland, will be sending over 100
children to the fair. Belle-
faire, which was originally
established in 1868 as a Jewish Orphan Home, became a
residential treatment center
for emotionally disturbed
children 40. years ago under
B'nai B'rith sponsorship.
Children's Home Day, officially designated by Ohio
Gov. James A. Rhodes, is the
largest event at the fair
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sponsored by a service organization. Zion Lodge sends
letters of invitation to children's homes in the State of
Ohio inviting them to the
fair. The children and their
chaperones come by bus,
vans and cars from all corners of the state to be B'nai
B'rith guests for the day. A
day at the fair includes entrance to the fairgrounds,
rides, lunch, entertainment
and all exhibits and a gift for
each child.
Wendy's International will
be providing lunches for the
children and their chaperones. The children will receive special treats from
Mrs. Resler, who will continue with her support of
Children's Home Day in
memory of the late Jack
Resler who was instrumental in the day's success
since its inception in 1966.
Volunteers are urgently
needed from B'nai B'rith
members and their spouses.
Those wishing to help during
the day or beforehand, may
contact Maxine Dworkin at
231-6221.
toast at a dinner given him
and his wife, Jihan, by President and Mrs. Reagan.
Noting that the establishment of peace between
■ Israel and Egypt would be a
"model" for peace between
Israel and the Palestinians,
Sadat declared:■ •"You can
help this process of reconciliation, Mr. President, by
holding a dialogue with the
Palestinians through their
representatives," an apparent reference to the PLO.
"This is certain to strengthen the forces of. moderation among them/ It
would also undermine' the
designs of those who exploit
the present state of affairs
for their own self ends. It
would be an act of statesmanship and vision."
Reagan said that in addition to discussing the Mideast process, he and Sadat
, also, talked about the Soviet
threat to the Middle East, including the activities of
Soviet surrogates in the
Near East, Southwest Asia',
and Africa. The two leaders
discussed bilateral relations
Reagan- said. "President
Sadat shares our view that a •
strong defense and a strong
veconomy  goes  hand  in
hand," the U.S. President
said.
Presumably, the bilateral
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Rabbi Zelizer Celebrates
Fifty Years In
Many people take it easy
after 50 years on the job, but
not Rabbi Nathan Zelizer,
former spiritual leader of
Congregation Tifereth Israel
for 43 years.
Still going strong as Rabbi
for the B'nai Torah Conservative Synagogue of Boca
Raton, Fla., Zelizer is currently celebrating his 50th
year as a Rabbi.
Recently he reminisced
with Boca Raton news staff
writer Dorothy Sutton: "I've
had a very rich experience in
the rabbinic and in the community," he said. Born in.
Poland, Zelizer came to the
United States with his
mother and three brothers
and sister aboift 61 years
ago. At 24 he became a
rabbi. •
"I wanted to change the
world. But that evaporated
in the course of time," he
said.
Dealing with death was
difficult, he told Sutton. "I
couldn't take it, I had to begin reading to understand
the nature of death. Then I
began to realize that God
doesn't take. He gives."
Under Zelizer's leadership, Tifereth Israel experienced tremendous growth.
Although it was his first
pulpit, his personal enthusiasm and involvement in
the life of the congregation,
and the Jewish-community
at large, was responsible for
developing an active and
committed congregation. -
Zelizer went out of his way
to personally involve people,
. said Tifereth Israel Administrator, Anne Covel. "He
single-handedly doubled the
size of the congregation in
the 30's by stopping people
Israel grow ten-fold during
his years.
"He was at his best being
busy," said Lottie Lieber-
man, secretary to Zelizer for
24 years. During his tenure.
Zelizer was active with the
Columbus Board of Rabbis,.
He also served as the Jewish
chaplain for the mental and
penal Jewish wards of Ohio,
helping many former in-'
mates on the road to rehabilitation. During, these
years he also served as chaplain for the VA Hospital in
Chillicothe.
Among the landmarks
Zelizer left behind in Columbus is the Minnie Cobey
Memorial Library at
Tifereth Israel, one of the
finest of its kind in this part
of the country. Zelizer was
also instrumental in setting
up and supporting the Melton Center for Jewish studies
at Ohio State University. '
"He was a very good
worker for the congregation
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