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■ ■ ■.. > '.<-.' " ■■■''-•■■ •■•■If r. lj !■■,•",;-,"►.- «-- ■Ola' . ' ' f ■ •' ' ■■ -' -'- ■ ?' s^i.;.-jV.!,; j*V■>/&,&..v*^* .-«.. ..".7 . . ■ - ' ._,..._,. i**4ii.iA.i»-n.>.u^i.'ac-iiiiala-.v«:*^."i.;.. ■;.; „.._ _ . ? i\ J a. ■'•*■. a.&awiFaa.'la.. ifciaJLa 'ajjSUaa« *a.».. at . 'a*. * i - a ^.ua£fclj»iaa«arS»«ila» ■*.«, a»> JUataia «• „ .| J. ..-a* . S«Wi^.p«"™'»""-'-M ,, K it.r I ! I I I LIBRARY, OHIO HISTORICAL, SOC^X,.,. 1 98H VELM-". AVE. , ' ' OQLS, 0, '43211 EXOH 't*' VOL.60 NO/45 NOVEMBER 4,1982-CHESHVAN 18 Devoted To American and Jewish Ideal* FOCUS ON ISSUES w. Sympathy Expressed for Rome's France To ixpand Role In Lebanon PARIS (.JTA)—France agreed last week to expand its role in Lebanon and pledged to support Lebanon's independence and territorial integrity. France also announced, after a two- hour meeting between President Francois Mitterrand and President /Vmin Gemayel of Lebanon, that it has agreed to co-chair, with the United States, an international committee for the reconstruction of Lebanon. Jewish German Businessmen Receive Threats BONN (WNS)—The West German publication Staats- schutz has reported that many Jewish businessmen have recently received letters containing threats and anti-Semitic slurs. According to the publication, the letters were mailed mostly to Jewish personalities in Hamburg, Berlin and Munich. Jewish institutions andhouseholds in West Germany have been maintaining a low profile in an apparent attempt to avoid exposing themselves to criticism and violence. Hotline For Traumatized Jews Begun .AMSTERDAM (JTA)—The war in Lebanon and the fallout from that war in the form of biased media reporting and the growth of anti-Semitism in this country has traumatized a sizeable portion of the Jewish population. Many of them are suffering from severe anxiety and depression. In order to help them, the Dutch Jewish Mental Health Society has decided to establish a 24-hour hotline for such Jews to call in for psychological counseling. Canadian Official Says Canada Not Opposed To Palestinian State MONTREAL (JTA)—A Cabihet minister told a gathering here of Arab students from the United States and Canada- ^highest government officials ROME (JTA)-The almost four weeks since the machinegun and grenade attack on the main synagogue here which took the life of a tworyear-old child and wounded 33 men, women and children has witnessed a tremendous outpouring of sorrow and sympathy for the Jewish community. It comes from all levels of the Catholic Church hierarchy; from lay leaders and humble parishoners; from non-Catholic Christians and , from Italians in all walks-.of life. But coupled with the deeply felt shock and grief is a sense of confusion. It is visible in the reactions of people who are unable to explain the magnitude of anger and bitterness expressed by Italian Jewry in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, not only for the perpetrators—who have still not been identified or apprehended—but against the Pope, the Vatican, the that "Canada is not opposed to the creation of a Palestinian state and does not-exclude such a creation" but that "the security of Israel is the central issue in the Arab-Israeli dispute." Those remarks were made by Pierre de Bane, the Minister of Fisheries, who represented the federal govern^ ment at the convention of the Association of Arab-American University Graduates here. and the media. Background Of Initial Shock When the bloodshed and terror elided, Rome's 15,000 Jews withdrew literally into themselves. They chose to mourn alone; rejecting the Hebrew School 'Friends' To Honor Past Presidents At Annual Meeting The "Friends" of the Columbus Hebrew School will pay tribute at their annual meeting to the past presidents of the school for their years of devoted service to CHS, announced Arthur Katz, chairman of the Friends and Dr. Edmond Schecter, president of the Columbus Hebrew School. The Annual Dinner planned for Dec. 19 at the Agudas Achim Social Hall will also feature Aviva Mutchnick, member of World Organization of Jews from .Arab Countries; All past presidents committed to strengthening Jewish life through supporting and furthering Jewish education. This commitment- is evident often long after their terms of presidency have expired. The past presidents to be honored are; Irving Baker, Morris Fleishman, Dr. William W. Gilbert, Dr. Max P. Kanter, Arthur Katz, Louis M. Levin, Robert L. Mellman, Frank R, Nutis, Ben Seiferas, Herbert L. Solomon, Dr. Harold Starr and Sol Zeldin. The affair, at the Agudas Achim Social Hall, will start with cocktails at 6:15 p.m. and will be followed with dinner at'7 p.m. The Planning Committee appointed by Friends' Chairman"'Arthur Katz; includes: CHS President Dr. Edmond Schecter, Morris Fleishman, Farrel Shar, Philip Waldman and Dr. Marvin Zuravsky. Invitations will be mailed,. and reservations can be made by calling 231-7764, 231-8700. Robert Sohottenstein To Chair November 21 Big Gifts Affair Howard Burnett, chairman of the 1983 Young Men's Division of the ynited Jewish Fund Campaign, recently announced that Robert H. Schottenstein will chair the Big Gifts Affair of the Young Men's Division this year, to be held Sunday, Nov. 21,9:30 a.m., at the home of Gary and Connie Robins. Howard Gross will serve as co-chairman of the Big Gifts event. Schottenstein, an attorney at Schottenstein, Zox and Dunn, has been active in the Young Men's Division for many years, first as a worker and then as a member of the Executive Cabinet for the past three years. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Columbus Torah Academy, is a mem ber of B'nai B'rith and is active in the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. Gross, vice president of merchandising for the Limited Stores, has also been active in the Young Men's Division for several years. He is also active in. B'nai B'rith, Temple Israel, the, Jewish Center and the American Israel Public Af- fairs Committee (AIPAC). Guest, speaker at the 1982-83 Big Gifts Affair will be Morton Kondriicke, Executive Editor of The New Republic. Also featured will be Joseph Kanfer, UJA Cabinet co-chairman. Additional inforination on the Nov. 21 Big Gifts /Vffair can be sedUred by calling the Federation office (237-7686). offerings of condolence as they did official tributes of flowers; In their initial shock, they saw the murderous attack outside the landmark synagogue as a direct result of a climate created by events that preceded it: the audience granted by Pope John Paul II to Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasir Arafat; the warm reception Arafat received from1 President Sandro Pertini and Foreign Minister Emilio Colombo; the endless drumbeat of criticism of Israel by much of the Italian news media for its war in Lebanon, particularly after the massacre of Palestinians in west Beirut by Israel's Christian Phalangist allies. Effort At Reconciliation Many Italians are puzzled by this linkage and Jews too are wondering, in retrospect, whether the cause- and-effect juxtaposition of events is as clear cut as initially it appeared to be. Meanwhile, as both communities strive to unravel their feelings, a reconciliation has , been taking place. Two of the JJ3 wounded were Catholic. One was a youth studying for converr sion to .Judaism; the other was the fiancee of a Jewish young man who was attending the Sabbath and Simchat Torah services. Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff recalled seeing a Catholic woman bend to kiss the ground where the blood of the victims was spilled as ambulances were rushing the wounded to a nearby hospital. That spontaneous gesture -matched "the spirit with which so many Italians 40 years ago risked their own lives to save the lives of other Italians of Jewish- faith," Toaff said referring to: the Nazi era. He said it reaffirmed his faith in the Italian people. There were many other manifestations of solidarity with Rome's Jews. Wounded children in the hospitals received piles of letters from. Catholic schools. One, from a grade school in Vallecrozia run by a Salasian nun, said: "Don't think everyone wants to kill you. Twnety-two children love you." Another said: "I will pray that the PLO will repent." The Waldensian and Methodist churches of Rome sent messages to the Jewish community saying they had "confessed their sin and recognized their share of responsibility because, they had not worked hard for justice and peace.' delegation of Polish bishops and priests, themselves concentration camp survivors, visited the Jewish wounded at the Fatebenefratelli Hospital near the main synagogue. Italty Not Infected By Anti-Semitism In all of Europe, the modern Italian state has been among the least infected by anti-Semitism. The Italian people have not been and are not now anti- Semitic. With respect to racism, Mussolini was a reluctant partner of Hitler. While political pressures instigated his version of the Nuremburg laws during World War II, Italians by and large tried to help their Jewish neighbors. Some Jews recalled, after the synagogue attack, that Italian soldiers gave haven to French Jews fleeing the Vichy regime which only too willingly collaborated in the Nazi deportations. Today there are also political interests at work which, through alliances with ' extremist Arab groups and the more doctrinaire sections of. the Communist- dominated Italian trade union federation, try to .exploit anti-Semitism. But most of the Italian population has remained immune to these attempts. Some Questions Asked So Italians ask: Why do the Jews insist that the terrorist attack would not have occurred but for a carefully prepared climate of anti- Semitism? The terrorists almost certainly were Arabs,: probably Palestinians, probably members of Abu Nidal's fanatical /J Assifa which even the PLO claims to disown. Italians were in no way involved, they say. Moreover, terrorism is one thing, a plague of the times which has caused death and destruction not only to Jews; anti-Semitism is something else, an ancient prejudice discredited by decent people. So why were the Jews so quick to cast blame? their fellow Italians ask. Is criticism of the policies of Premier Menachem Begin and his Defense Minister .Ariel Sharon to be equated with anti-Semitism and thereby be made exempt from all criticism? Many Jews the world over are among the severest critics of the Begin- Sharon government and they can hardly be accused of anti-Semitism, fhe Italians say. The confusion perhaps stems from the belief that because Italian Jewry reacted as one in its grief and anger over the attack, ... they are a monolithic community. In fact, Italian Jews rarely speak with one voice but in many, often contradictory voices. When emotions run high, however, there is a* tendency to generalize. Long-time friends are mistaken for enemies. Thus, the Pope and the president of . Italy are accused, in the heat, of the moment, of "causing" the terrorist assault because they received Arafat. Logic and Reality That logic does not hold water for long. Many, not only Jews, agreed that the Pope's audience with the PLO leader was at the very least controversial and inopportune, a "political" misr take, but certainly not an anti-Semitic gesture or an endorsement of the PLO's methods and goals. Italian Jews,, who in the aftermath of the attack believed otherwise, forgot some important facts. On Sept. 12, when Arafat's visit was imminent, .the Union of Italian Jewish Communities made specific demands of . the government: "To condemn terrorism on all sides and firmly insist on the revision of the PLO charter during the coming encounters (with .Arafat) ... in the light of a negotiated solution of the Middle East conflict." Contrary to the belief of some sections of Italian and world Jewry, that appeal did not fall on deaf ear, either in the government or the Vatican. On Sept. 15, right after Arafat's meeting with the Pope, the Vatican Press Office issued a statement saying that the Pope had expressed to Arafat "... > His wish that a just and lasting solution to the Middle East conflict will soon be reached which, excluding recourse to arms and violence in every form, and above all to'terrorism and reprisals, may lead to the recognition of the rights of all peoples and in particular otthVf a'le&tinian people, to a homeland, and of Israel to its security." Later, the Press Office reiterated that "... When receiving Arafat, (the Pope) emphasized the necessity to exclude recourse to arms, tu violence,, to terrorism in order to reach peace in the Middle East." At a televised round-table discussion three (CONTINUED ON PAGE 14) |i.M
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Full Text | ■ ■ ■.. > '.<-.' " ■■■''-•■■ •■•■If r. lj !■■,•",;-,"►.- «-- ■Ola' . ' ' f ■ •' ' ■■ -' -'- ■ ?' s^i.;.-jV.!,; j*V■>/&,&..v*^* .-«.. ..".7 . . ■ - ' ._,..._,. i**4ii.iA.i»-n.>.u^i.'ac-iiiiala-.v«:*^."i.;.. ■;.; „.._ _ . ? i\ J a. ■'•*■. a.&awiFaa.'la.. ifciaJLa 'ajjSUaa« *a.».. at . 'a*. * i - a ^.ua£fclj»iaa«arS»«ila» ■*.«, a»> JUataia «• „ .| J. ..-a* . S«Wi^.p«"™'»""-'-M ,, K it.r I ! I I I LIBRARY, OHIO HISTORICAL, SOC^X,.,. 1 98H VELM-". AVE. , ' ' OQLS, 0, '43211 EXOH 't*' VOL.60 NO/45 NOVEMBER 4,1982-CHESHVAN 18 Devoted To American and Jewish Ideal* FOCUS ON ISSUES w. Sympathy Expressed for Rome's France To ixpand Role In Lebanon PARIS (.JTA)—France agreed last week to expand its role in Lebanon and pledged to support Lebanon's independence and territorial integrity. France also announced, after a two- hour meeting between President Francois Mitterrand and President /Vmin Gemayel of Lebanon, that it has agreed to co-chair, with the United States, an international committee for the reconstruction of Lebanon. Jewish German Businessmen Receive Threats BONN (WNS)—The West German publication Staats- schutz has reported that many Jewish businessmen have recently received letters containing threats and anti-Semitic slurs. According to the publication, the letters were mailed mostly to Jewish personalities in Hamburg, Berlin and Munich. Jewish institutions andhouseholds in West Germany have been maintaining a low profile in an apparent attempt to avoid exposing themselves to criticism and violence. Hotline For Traumatized Jews Begun .AMSTERDAM (JTA)—The war in Lebanon and the fallout from that war in the form of biased media reporting and the growth of anti-Semitism in this country has traumatized a sizeable portion of the Jewish population. Many of them are suffering from severe anxiety and depression. In order to help them, the Dutch Jewish Mental Health Society has decided to establish a 24-hour hotline for such Jews to call in for psychological counseling. Canadian Official Says Canada Not Opposed To Palestinian State MONTREAL (JTA)—A Cabihet minister told a gathering here of Arab students from the United States and Canada- ^highest government officials ROME (JTA)-The almost four weeks since the machinegun and grenade attack on the main synagogue here which took the life of a tworyear-old child and wounded 33 men, women and children has witnessed a tremendous outpouring of sorrow and sympathy for the Jewish community. It comes from all levels of the Catholic Church hierarchy; from lay leaders and humble parishoners; from non-Catholic Christians and , from Italians in all walks-.of life. But coupled with the deeply felt shock and grief is a sense of confusion. It is visible in the reactions of people who are unable to explain the magnitude of anger and bitterness expressed by Italian Jewry in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, not only for the perpetrators—who have still not been identified or apprehended—but against the Pope, the Vatican, the that "Canada is not opposed to the creation of a Palestinian state and does not-exclude such a creation" but that "the security of Israel is the central issue in the Arab-Israeli dispute." Those remarks were made by Pierre de Bane, the Minister of Fisheries, who represented the federal govern^ ment at the convention of the Association of Arab-American University Graduates here. and the media. Background Of Initial Shock When the bloodshed and terror elided, Rome's 15,000 Jews withdrew literally into themselves. They chose to mourn alone; rejecting the Hebrew School 'Friends' To Honor Past Presidents At Annual Meeting The "Friends" of the Columbus Hebrew School will pay tribute at their annual meeting to the past presidents of the school for their years of devoted service to CHS, announced Arthur Katz, chairman of the Friends and Dr. Edmond Schecter, president of the Columbus Hebrew School. The Annual Dinner planned for Dec. 19 at the Agudas Achim Social Hall will also feature Aviva Mutchnick, member of World Organization of Jews from .Arab Countries; All past presidents committed to strengthening Jewish life through supporting and furthering Jewish education. This commitment- is evident often long after their terms of presidency have expired. The past presidents to be honored are; Irving Baker, Morris Fleishman, Dr. William W. Gilbert, Dr. Max P. Kanter, Arthur Katz, Louis M. Levin, Robert L. Mellman, Frank R, Nutis, Ben Seiferas, Herbert L. Solomon, Dr. Harold Starr and Sol Zeldin. The affair, at the Agudas Achim Social Hall, will start with cocktails at 6:15 p.m. and will be followed with dinner at'7 p.m. The Planning Committee appointed by Friends' Chairman"'Arthur Katz; includes: CHS President Dr. Edmond Schecter, Morris Fleishman, Farrel Shar, Philip Waldman and Dr. Marvin Zuravsky. Invitations will be mailed,. and reservations can be made by calling 231-7764, 231-8700. Robert Sohottenstein To Chair November 21 Big Gifts Affair Howard Burnett, chairman of the 1983 Young Men's Division of the ynited Jewish Fund Campaign, recently announced that Robert H. Schottenstein will chair the Big Gifts Affair of the Young Men's Division this year, to be held Sunday, Nov. 21,9:30 a.m., at the home of Gary and Connie Robins. Howard Gross will serve as co-chairman of the Big Gifts event. Schottenstein, an attorney at Schottenstein, Zox and Dunn, has been active in the Young Men's Division for many years, first as a worker and then as a member of the Executive Cabinet for the past three years. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Columbus Torah Academy, is a mem ber of B'nai B'rith and is active in the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. Gross, vice president of merchandising for the Limited Stores, has also been active in the Young Men's Division for several years. He is also active in. B'nai B'rith, Temple Israel, the, Jewish Center and the American Israel Public Af- fairs Committee (AIPAC). Guest, speaker at the 1982-83 Big Gifts Affair will be Morton Kondriicke, Executive Editor of The New Republic. Also featured will be Joseph Kanfer, UJA Cabinet co-chairman. Additional inforination on the Nov. 21 Big Gifts /Vffair can be sedUred by calling the Federation office (237-7686). offerings of condolence as they did official tributes of flowers; In their initial shock, they saw the murderous attack outside the landmark synagogue as a direct result of a climate created by events that preceded it: the audience granted by Pope John Paul II to Palestine Liberation Organization chief Yasir Arafat; the warm reception Arafat received from1 President Sandro Pertini and Foreign Minister Emilio Colombo; the endless drumbeat of criticism of Israel by much of the Italian news media for its war in Lebanon, particularly after the massacre of Palestinians in west Beirut by Israel's Christian Phalangist allies. Effort At Reconciliation Many Italians are puzzled by this linkage and Jews too are wondering, in retrospect, whether the cause- and-effect juxtaposition of events is as clear cut as initially it appeared to be. Meanwhile, as both communities strive to unravel their feelings, a reconciliation has , been taking place. Two of the JJ3 wounded were Catholic. One was a youth studying for converr sion to .Judaism; the other was the fiancee of a Jewish young man who was attending the Sabbath and Simchat Torah services. Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff recalled seeing a Catholic woman bend to kiss the ground where the blood of the victims was spilled as ambulances were rushing the wounded to a nearby hospital. That spontaneous gesture -matched "the spirit with which so many Italians 40 years ago risked their own lives to save the lives of other Italians of Jewish- faith," Toaff said referring to: the Nazi era. He said it reaffirmed his faith in the Italian people. There were many other manifestations of solidarity with Rome's Jews. Wounded children in the hospitals received piles of letters from. Catholic schools. One, from a grade school in Vallecrozia run by a Salasian nun, said: "Don't think everyone wants to kill you. Twnety-two children love you." Another said: "I will pray that the PLO will repent." The Waldensian and Methodist churches of Rome sent messages to the Jewish community saying they had "confessed their sin and recognized their share of responsibility because, they had not worked hard for justice and peace.' delegation of Polish bishops and priests, themselves concentration camp survivors, visited the Jewish wounded at the Fatebenefratelli Hospital near the main synagogue. Italty Not Infected By Anti-Semitism In all of Europe, the modern Italian state has been among the least infected by anti-Semitism. The Italian people have not been and are not now anti- Semitic. With respect to racism, Mussolini was a reluctant partner of Hitler. While political pressures instigated his version of the Nuremburg laws during World War II, Italians by and large tried to help their Jewish neighbors. Some Jews recalled, after the synagogue attack, that Italian soldiers gave haven to French Jews fleeing the Vichy regime which only too willingly collaborated in the Nazi deportations. Today there are also political interests at work which, through alliances with ' extremist Arab groups and the more doctrinaire sections of. the Communist- dominated Italian trade union federation, try to .exploit anti-Semitism. But most of the Italian population has remained immune to these attempts. Some Questions Asked So Italians ask: Why do the Jews insist that the terrorist attack would not have occurred but for a carefully prepared climate of anti- Semitism? The terrorists almost certainly were Arabs,: probably Palestinians, probably members of Abu Nidal's fanatical /J Assifa which even the PLO claims to disown. Italians were in no way involved, they say. Moreover, terrorism is one thing, a plague of the times which has caused death and destruction not only to Jews; anti-Semitism is something else, an ancient prejudice discredited by decent people. So why were the Jews so quick to cast blame? their fellow Italians ask. Is criticism of the policies of Premier Menachem Begin and his Defense Minister .Ariel Sharon to be equated with anti-Semitism and thereby be made exempt from all criticism? Many Jews the world over are among the severest critics of the Begin- Sharon government and they can hardly be accused of anti-Semitism, fhe Italians say. The confusion perhaps stems from the belief that because Italian Jewry reacted as one in its grief and anger over the attack, ... they are a monolithic community. In fact, Italian Jews rarely speak with one voice but in many, often contradictory voices. When emotions run high, however, there is a* tendency to generalize. Long-time friends are mistaken for enemies. Thus, the Pope and the president of . Italy are accused, in the heat, of the moment, of "causing" the terrorist assault because they received Arafat. Logic and Reality That logic does not hold water for long. Many, not only Jews, agreed that the Pope's audience with the PLO leader was at the very least controversial and inopportune, a "political" misr take, but certainly not an anti-Semitic gesture or an endorsement of the PLO's methods and goals. Italian Jews,, who in the aftermath of the attack believed otherwise, forgot some important facts. On Sept. 12, when Arafat's visit was imminent, .the Union of Italian Jewish Communities made specific demands of . the government: "To condemn terrorism on all sides and firmly insist on the revision of the PLO charter during the coming encounters (with .Arafat) ... in the light of a negotiated solution of the Middle East conflict." Contrary to the belief of some sections of Italian and world Jewry, that appeal did not fall on deaf ear, either in the government or the Vatican. On Sept. 15, right after Arafat's meeting with the Pope, the Vatican Press Office issued a statement saying that the Pope had expressed to Arafat "... > His wish that a just and lasting solution to the Middle East conflict will soon be reached which, excluding recourse to arms and violence in every form, and above all to'terrorism and reprisals, may lead to the recognition of the rights of all peoples and in particular otthVf a'le&tinian people, to a homeland, and of Israel to its security." Later, the Press Office reiterated that "... When receiving Arafat, (the Pope) emphasized the necessity to exclude recourse to arms, tu violence,, to terrorism in order to reach peace in the Middle East." At a televised round-table discussion three (CONTINUED ON PAGE 14) |i.M |
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