Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1983-01-06, page 01 |
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«*«-j.»U*-i .J ^ rv=v.<i_^~4tn*<*-/—' ■J.. ,4*-j i*tf»»*'-t-*V**i»ii*"^' LIBRARY, OHIO HISTORICAL SOO^M*^ 1 90S VELMa AVE. COLS. Or' 43211 EXGH Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community lor Over 60 Years VOL.61 NO.l JANUARY 6,1983-TEVET21 Oavoled to American and Jewish ideals i «■ •'!. Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center Opens DOOrS Germany To Lend Israel 140 Million Marks To Community President William A. Goldman announces that the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center of Columbus will open Monday, Jan. 10,'at 1125 College Ave. "After years of planning and hard work, the community has a beautiful, new, facility of which we can be truly proud," Goldman stated. Everyone is encouraged to stop by the Center and look around, beginning Monday, when formal tours of the building will be available. While visiting, members can sign up for winter classes, which begin Jan. 17. A community celebration to commemorate the opening of the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center will be held on Sunday, Jan. 16. Tours of the building will be a highlight of the day. Details of this event are forthcoming. For more, information about the opening, tours, classes or the Jan. 16 event, call the Center at 231-2731. BONN (JTA)—The West German government has signed an agreement to lend Israel 140 million Marks in fiscal year 1982-83 for infrastructure projects agreed on by the two governments. Although the same Ipan has been granted yearly to Israel since diplomatic relations were established between Bonn and Jerusalem in 1965, the agreement this year was signed without ceremony and without any official announcement, a clear deviation from the practice of the past 15 years. This reflected intense pressure applied by the pro-Arab lobby in Bonn and by powerful elements within Chancellor Helmut Kohl's coalition government to deny financial aid to Israel. Jewish Businessman Explores Present Plight Of Soviet Jewry 'Zomo' Spreads Propaganda GENEVA (JTA)-An organization called "Zomo," set up in Poland to fight the Solidarity movement, told its recruits that Solidarity was created and manipulated by Jews, according to Vino Grodski, a Polish political refugee living in Germany. Grodski said in an interview in a Swiss newspaper that he had been a member of "Zomo" and heard of the alleged Jewish connection with Solidarity during his training period. French Post Office Issues Stamp PARIS (JTA)—The French post office has issued a stamp carrying a picture of former Premier Leon Blum. The 1.80 Franc stamp will be used for all regular mail within France and the ten-nation European Economic Community. President Francois Mitterrand and Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy attended a special ceremony at the main post office museum to mark the issuance of the new stamp. Blum, who was Jewish, served as a Prime Minister twice. Israeli Consul, Trade Commissioner To U.S. To Be Guest Of Columbus Jewish Federation Shmuel Ben-Tovim, Consul and Trade Commissioner to the United States, who serves as the director of the , government of Israel Trade Center, is going to be the guest of the Columbus Jewish Federation on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 10 and 11. Shmuel Ben-Tovim Ben-Tovim will be hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at a reception and will also be speaking before the Community Relations Committee and the Israel Committee of the Columbus Jewish Federation. He will also meet with private businessmen who are Interested in investments in Israel. Ben-Tovim assumed the position, of Consul and Trade Commissioner to the United States and director of the Government of Israel Trade Center' in 1979. He oversees export and trade actiyities from the GITC headquarters rurNew Yorkjmd also coor'di- nates commercial activities of the GITC regional offices in Chicago, Los-Angeles, Boston, Houston, Philadelphia and Miami. Prior to his arrival in New York, Ben-Tovim served for two and a' half years as Economic Advisor to Ministers of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Yigal Hurvitz (later the Minister of Finance) and Gideon Patt. He was member of the Board of Directors of Israel Chemicals Ltd., the largest chemical group in the country, and of the Jerusalem Development Corporation. From-1974 to 1976, he was assistant to the director of Foreign Trade and advisor to the. Department of International Relations in the same ministry. Ben-Tovim received his B.A. in Economics and International Relations and his MBA in Marketing from the Hebrew University of Jeru-. salem. He is an honors graduate of the Governmental Academy for Commercial Attaches. Ben-Tovim is a key spokesman on Israel's economic policies and is frequently invited to address both general'and business- related audiences. A fourth generation Israeli, Ben-Tovim was born in Tel Aviv in 1950. He served in the, Israel Defense Forces from 197M975, and is currently a Captain in the reserves. Anyone desiring a private appointment with Ben- Tovim should call Ya'acov Fried, Israeli Shaliach, at the Columbus Jewish Federation, 237-7686. NEW YORK (JTA)~ A Westchester Jewish businessman and activist has returned from a brief visit to the Soviet Union, during which he managed to meet personally with some 20 Jewish refuseniks, with the conviction that their situation was hopeless, a conviction he said would spur him to even greater efforts to try to help get them out of the USSR. Leonard Kesten of Bedford, N.Y. described his visit and his concern for the future of the Jewish refuseniks in an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, expressing the fear that they could be in physical danger. He said he went to the Soviet Union as a member of a group of seven tourists, which included his wife, another couple, a single woman and two young American Jews. Kesten, 49, who was on a commercially organized tour, was not simply a visitor in ' search of "new tourist experiences. He is well- informed and has. a solid background on the status and problems of, Soviet Jewry through his work in HIAS, of which he is a board member; the United Jewish Appeal, in which he is very active, and through other American Jewish organizations. Israel Bond Organization Passes $6 Billion Dollars In Cash Receipts Cash receipts of the Israel Bond Organization, since its inception in 1951, passed the $6 billion mark following a nationwide cash collection effort in honor of Sam Roth- berg, its general chairman, for his 40 years of service to Israel. The special campaign, which began on Nov. l, produced more than $91,289,000 in cash. The $6 billion cash figure was reached on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Cash recipts of the Bond organization for the 1982 campaign, which was completed on Dec. 31, are expected to exceed $500 million.-* In making the announcement, Rabbi Leon Kronish, national campaign chairman, declared: "This accelerated cash campaign, which achieved our $6 billion milestone, was the most meaningful possible expression of our deep appreciation to Sam Romberg for his leadership of our organization and his lifetime of ser vice to Israel." He continued: "There is not a single Jewish community in the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America which has not been touched by his dynamic leadership and his forcefulness in behalf of Israel. "In every activity he has led during the past 40 years, he has created new patterns and new concepts of Jewish commitment. In peace and in war, in every problem that Israel has faced since its birth, he has epitomized the solidarity and firm commitment of world Jewry to Israel." Of the $6 billion in Israel Bonds which have been sold since 1951, a little over $3 billion has been repaid by the State of Israel. Every Israel Bond which has matured has been redeemed fully and on time, and all interest payments have been .made promptly, -, ■ It took Wk years for the Bond Organization to raise (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) But he stressed to the JTA that he had not made his visit to the Soviet Union as a representative of any American Jewish organization, though he and other members of his group brought with them, names and addresses of refuseniks because they wanted to talk '' to some. Kesten called such young Russian Jews "heroes of the Jewish people who, for whatever reasons, are standing up to be counted with the Jews of the world." Kesten said he was convinced that he and the other American Jewish visitors were under constant surveillance by the KGB. He said that while the refuseniks he and the other American Jewish visitors met and talked to showed no signs of fear about such meetings, both the refuseniks and Soviet Jews he saw, but did not meet directly, occasionally showed signs of paranoia, which he came to feel was amply justified. He, said he and other Jews in his group met with about 20 refuseniks in Leningrad .and about 30 in Moscow. He said it was a typical experience to meet Russian Jews, both young and old, who had immediately lost their jobs when they applied for emigration to Israel. In a society in which government is the sole employer, a substitute source of income is a severe problem, he observed. Kesten said that, after two days in Leningrad, the Americans proceeded to Moscow where they re-, mained until they left the Soviet Union on Oct. 10. Kesten said the refuseniks repeatedly asked the American visitors what help American Jewry could provide them to enable them to live as Jews in the USSR. He said that the frequency of that appeal left him with the impression that the refuseniks had reluctantly accepted the conclusion they would probably never be allowed to emigrate. Kesten related that (CONTINUED ON PAGE 15) Mrs. Pearl Polster is shown above standing at the entrance to the Harry A. Polster Dental Clinic at Heritage House. She will celebrate her 85th birthday this Sunday, Jan. 9. Pearl Polster Day Proclaimed January 9 At Heritage Village "This Sunday, Jan. 9, has officially been proclaimed Pearl Polster Day at Heritage Village," announced Morris Skilken, president of Heritage Village. "Pearl's love for the residents of Heritage Village can again be seen by her desire to celebrate her 85th birthday with her family, friends and the residents at Heritage House," stated Skilken. Mrs. Polster currently serves as secretary of the Heritage Village Board of Trustees and is the benefactor of the Harry A. Polster Dental Clinic at Heritage House The Dental Clinic, named in memory of Mrs. Polster's late husband, provides complete dental and oral hygiene services to all residents of Heritage House, "We are pleased to recognize Pearl for her love, generosity and great enthusiasm for life. She sets a marvelous example for us all to follow," stated Gerald N. Cohn, executive vice president of Heritage Village. The community is invited to Mrs, Polster's birthday party this Sunday at Heritage House from 2 to 4 p.m. > t ai
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Title | Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1983-01-06 |
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