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VOL.59   NO.34
. AUGUST 20,1981-AV 20
Adding Insult To Injury
WASHINGTON, (JTA)-'This is adding insult to injury."
Ambassador Ephraim Evron of Israel made this comment to
reporters last week after he learned that Israel would have to
pay an estimated $13,500 daily aircraft storage lees tor the 10
F-16s whose delivery to Israel has been embargoed by the
United States.
Federal Appeals Court
Strikes Down Prayer Statute
NEW ORLEANS, (JTA)—The American Jewish Congress
has hailed a decision by. the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
declaring unconstitutional a Louisiana statute that author-,
ized prayers in public schools. The AJCongress had filed a
friend-of-the court brief in the case challenging the school-
prayer law.
Begin, Sadat To Meet
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Premier Menachem Begin will
meet with President Anwar Sadat of Egypt on Aug. 24 or 25,
it was learned here last week. An official announcement of
the forthcoming visit was expected in Alexandria where the
two leaders are to meet.
wish War Vete Will Be Urged To Take
ehalf Of Timerman
NEW YORK, (JTA)-
Charles Allen,, the noted
author-journalist who has
written extensively on racism, Nazism and anti-Semitism, said he will urge the
Jewish War Veterans of
America' at their national
convention' in Hollywood,
Fla. this week to take definite action on behalf of
Jacobo Timerman. Allen,
who will address, the convention, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that if the
JWV-does take action, it will
be the first major Jewish
- organization to do so.
In his address, which will
be based on an article he has
written for the JWV's national convention journal,
Allen notes that Timerman
. "insists on an uftqategorical
struggle against anti-Semi-
The new Jewish National Fund film "Norm Crosby
in Israel" will be a highlight of the Blue Box Brunch
scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 20 at the Hilton Inn East.
'Norm Crosby in Israel'
Sehtduled For Showing
At JNF Blye Box Brunoh
The Jewish National Fund
extends an invitation to the
community to attend the
Blue Box Brunch, Sunday,
Sept. 20, at 11:30 a.m. The
Brunch will be held at the
Hilton Inn East, off 1-70 and'
Hamilton Road, and dietary
laws will be observed.
The .honoring of Mrs. Annette Tanenbaum for her 40
years of dedication to the
JNF will highlight the program. A new JNF film, starring TV and nightclub performer. Norm Crosby, will
also be -shown. "Norm
Crosby in Israel" is an entertaining tour of Israel, highlighting Jewish' National
. Fund's vita] work in redeem-
t \ ing and reclaiming the land.
Featured are moving
moments at the JNF Memorial Forest, Masada and the
Western Wall.
Mrs. Rita Hoffman and
Mrs. Myrna Strapp, chairpersons of the Brunch, state,
"Coins collected in the Blue
Box link the entire family
with the land of Israel. The
tradition of tzadaka can be'
celebrated together at the
Blue Box Brunch. Each family member may secure' a
reservation with a Blue Box
containing $18 (Chai) or
ipore or a check for this
amount."
Blue Boxes or a check
must be in the Jewish National Fund office, 2700 E.
Main St. by Sept. 4.
tism, racism and oppression
no matter-what the source
is" and that his principles
are an "acute discomfort" to
"certain circles in the
United States and abroad."
In his article and speech,
Allen calls on JWV members
to "face the' hard truths
which Timerman offers us,
close ranks and resolve that -
we will not relive the murderous follies of the "recent
past." Timerman, the
former editor, of La Opinion
in Buenos Aires, spent 30
months in Argentinian
prisons and.was then stripped of his citizenship and
deported to Israel. He recounts the torture and anti-
Semitism he experienced at
the hands of his Argentinian
jailers in his book, "Prisoner
Without a Name, Cell With
out a Number."
Allen, a former senior editor of The Nation and a contributing editor of The
Churchman, points out that
Timerman reported the tortures he went through "with
meticulous   attention   to
detail." Non-Jewish survivors' of Argentinian tortures
have corroborated that -the
chambers are painted with
swastikas. SS death heads,
and photographs of Hitler.".
Allen says.
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Report Six Syrian Jews Being
Tortured In Jail In Damascus
Columbus Hebrew School
Offers Special Ed Program
Dr. David Salczer, Director of,the Columbus Hebrew
School,-announces the
launching of a new program
at CHS. For the first time in -
the history of the Hebrew
School, youngsters with special needs will be accommodated in a Special Education Program..
Explaining the purpose of
this new program, Dr.
Salczer stated: "In recognition of the Jewish community's responsibility to provide appropriate Jewish education and cultural enrichment for all Jewish children
in Columbus, there is a need
to include those children
with special needs into the
educational system, specifically children who are
learning disabled;' visually
or auditorially impaired;
developmentally disabled;
or emotionally and behavior-
ally disordered.  Tradition-
NEW YORK, (JTA)-
Abraham Dwek, president of
the Committee for the
Rescue of Syrian Jewry,
reported here last week that
six Syrian Jews are imprisoned and being tortured in a
Damascus jail. According to
Dwek, the five men and a
woman, all members of the
Saadia .family,, were abducted in Beirut, to which
they had escaped, late last
month by Syrian agents and
were taken to Syria with
their children.
Dwek also reported that
four other Syrian Jews continue to be imprisoned in the
city of Aleppo. He identified
them as members of t _
Farhi, Marashli and K**/
families who were arreste
two months ago.
According to Dwek. a
young Jewish'woman.
Badria Barakat. was shot
and seriously wounded in the
back when she attempted to
cross the border with her
family last year. She is currently in the United States
for medical treatment of her
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Dr. David Salczer
ally, children with special
learning needs have either
been excluded from ongoing
cultural classes or have been
' unable to benefit sufficiently
from ongoing programs in
the community because of
their difficulties."
Mrs. Hana Zimmerman
This need will be fulfilled
by creating a special class to
be taught by Mrs. Hana Zimmerman, a member of the
teaching staff at CHS for the
last two years. Mrs. Zimmerman is amply qualified
in both Special Education
and Hebrew language, Jewish culture and ethnic
studies. She is a graduate of
"Leirusky—State College for
Teachers" in Tel-Aviv where
she received her Teaching
Certificate in Special Education. Between the years
1976-79 she served as a Spe-,
cial Education teacher
within the Israeli Public
School system. Currently,
Mrs. Zimmerman is pursuing her graduate studies at
OSU College of Education.
"We are indeed fortunate
to have an experienced professional of Mrs. Zimmerman's caliber for the initiation of this very important
and much needed program,"
concluded Dr. Salczer.
The Special Education
class will meet on Sundays
between 10-12 p.m. at the
Agudas Achim Branch. For
- further information and registration, call the Columbus
Hebrew School at 231-7764 or
231-8700.
Former Judge Fined For Denying
Existence Of The
BONN, (JTA)—A former
judge from Hamburg was
fined 6,000 Marks by a court
in Kiel for claiming that
there were no gas chambers
during Hitler's regime and
no Jews were murdered by
the Nazis. The man, Wilhelm
Staglich, the author of a recent pamphlet called "The
Auschwitz Myth," made
both claims in a letter to a
federal court judge."
After he was found guilty,
Staglich, who was in trouble
recently for making disparaging remarks about
German police, was quoted
by a German weekly as saying: "It cost me 450 Marks to
insult policemen, while in
sulting Jews drew a fine of
6,000 Marks. That's typical
of the German judicial
system."
Meanwhile, the federal department in Bonn which is
empowered to take action
against hate literature has
not moved against Staglich
for his-pamphlet. In addition, the department lost a
case it initiated against Gerhard Frey. the publisher and
editor of the neo-Xazi National Zeitung. This publication is the most widely circulated neo-Nazi newpaper in
Germany and one of the
most popular weeklies in the
country.
Cong. Beth Tikvah Announces
Appointment Of Rabbi A. Hoiz
The new Rabbi at Congre--
gation Beth Tikvah in Worthington. is Rabbi Anthony D.
Holz. A native of South
Africa, Rabbi Holz has held
positions at Pretoria Pro-,
gressive Jewish Congregation in Pretoria, South Africa
and, most recently, at Temple Israel in Paducah. Ky.
From 1970 to 1972, he served'
as Rabbi at the Hillel Foundation at Miami University
in Oxford. Ohio."
Since 1971. Rabbi Holz has
been vice-president of the
Institute of Creative Judaism. That organization
develops materials for the
libera) Jewish community.
Rabbi .Holz is currently,
working on a PhD at'Hebrew
Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion. His doctoral
studies include a major in
Jewish philosophy and a
minor in education. '
The Rabbi brings to his .
new position at Beth Tikvah
a variety of expei iences with
Jewish youth, both in this
country and in South Africa.
He also has a ston*. background in Jewish liturgy and
music.
■. Roger Klein, former Rabbi
of Beth Tikvah. has left to
studv in Israel.
Be'th Tikvah is the only.
Reform Jewish congregation.
Jn the North end of Columbus. It is located on Olen-
tangy River Road, just south
of Route 161.