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VOL.62   NO.3
JANUARY 19,1984-SHEVAT15
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Israel Claims West
Must Remain Firm
In Talks With Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA)-Is-
rael is claiming that a firm
stand by the Western powers
toward-Syria would yield an
acceptable arrangement in
Lebanon. Deputy Premier
David Levy told a group of
visiting American friends of
Israel that the chances were
excellent, if only the West
stands firm.
A w?ak stand, Levy contended, would prove to the
Syrians and their' Soviet
backers that their hard line
in Lebanon has paid off.
Syria was the subject of a
- symposium at Haifa University recently. Prof. Gavriel.
, Ben-Dor said that despite the
bitter animosity ^between
them, Israel and Syria were-
both countries that respected mutual agreements. He
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TV B'SflEVAT
New Year off the Trees
While snow and ice cover the ground
here, Shevat is the month of heavy
rains in Israel—springtime, when the sap
begins to rise in the fruit trees^In ancient
times, tithes of fru.it were collected. Wow it
is customary for Ashkenazic Jews to eat 15
different kinds of fruit and nuts—from the
apple, which symbolizes the glowing splendor of G-d, to carob, representing humility,
a necessary element of penitence. ■
15 Shevat 5744 January 19,1984
BACKGROUND REPORT
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Views On M
Presidential Hopefuls'
iddle East Reviewed
Temple Israel Institute For Jewish Life, Learning
To Focus On Contemporary Social, Family Issues
"Contemporary social and
family issues will be the concern of the lecture series of
the next session of the
Temple Israel Institute for
Jewish Life and Learning.
Beginning Jan. 25, for six
Wednesday evenings at
7 p.m., the hour-long lectures will-be. given by Dr.
Marc Raphael, professor of
history at O.S.U., "The Jewish Family" in America:
Myths and Realities"; Dr.
Gerald Nilsson-Weiskott, director of Healthy Lifestyle
Consultants,   "Stress:
Making it Work For You";
and Dr. Eugene Arnold,-professor of- pediatricsrO.SU.,
"SelfjDestructive Activities
of Modern Adolescence:
Drug Use and Suicide."
Additional lecturers will
be Betty Sugarman, coordinator for the Ohio Religous
Coalition for Abortion
Rights, "Family Aspects of
Abortion"; Dr. JoAnne Stevenson, professor of nursing
O.S.U,, "Middlesscence:
Adult Development in Perspective"; and Dr.- Rocco
D'Angelo, professor of social
work, O.S.U., "Themes in
Family Conflict and Adolescent Flight."
Another choice at 7 p.m.
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WASHINGTON (JTA)-
The Rev. Jesse Jackson's
success in obtaining the
release from Syria of captured Navy flier Lt. Robert
Goodman may result in a
major challenge to the
Democratic Party's traditional consensus in support
of Israel.
Jackson and former Sen.
George McGovern of South
Dakota have, since entering
the race for the Democratic
nomination for the Presidency, made no secret they
differ from the six other
candidates in that they believe that Israel should be
pressured toward negotiations aimed at a Palestinian''
homeland.
But Jackson's flight to Damascus has given him both
the publicity and the credentials, at least in the media, to
make foreign policy and particularly the Middle East a
major issue in the Democratic primaries as the campaign is now in full swing.
The. civil rights leader had
not even left Damascus
when he began arguing that
March Of Dimes Mothers' March
a
Scheduled For January 21-29
Community To Celebrate
Tu B'Shevat This Sunday
At Leo Yassenoff Center
Columbus Hebrew School.
and the .Columbus Torah
Academy. Local artists will
judge the entries, which
were submitted on the theme
of "Love Israel as Yourself," the campaign motto
for the Jewish National Fund "
Tu B'Sheyat study and tree
planting program for
schools.
Faculties and students at
the following schools are
participating in the study
program: Agudas Achim
Primary School; Beth Jacob
Religious School; Beth.Sholom; Beth Tikvah Religious
School; B'nai Jacob Torah
School, Mansfield, Ohio;
Columbus Hebrew School,
Columbus Torah Academy;
Congregation Tifereth
Israel; Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center Preschool; Ohev Israel Congre-
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The spirit and tradition of
tens of thousands of volunteers will be continued as the
March of Dimes conducts
their annual Mothers' March
Against Birth Defects Campaign, Jan. 21-29 in Central
Ohio. Mothers and fathers
alike carry on in the same
spirit to promote the March
of Dimes message, "Healthy
Mothers, Healthy Babies —
It's a Family Tradition."
The Mothers' March originated in 1950 in Phoenix,
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A celebration for.Tu
B'Shevat, the New Year"- of
the Trees, will be sponsored
cooperatively by the Jewish
National Fund and ihe Leo
Yassenoff Jewish Center this
Sunday, Jan. 22, from 1 to 3
p.m. at the Center, 1125 College Ave..This program is
offered free of charge to the
entire community.
Highlighting the program
will be a children's art show,
chamber music by the Center's School of Music, educational exhibits, Quiz Cube
tournament and traditional'
Tu B'Shevat refreshments.
Certificates for trees to be
planted in Israel will be
available for purchase.,
Entries for the art show
have been submitted .by
classes of all ages from the
religious schools of Temple
Israel, Tifereth Israel and
Beth Tikvah as well as the
Helen Humphrey, the 1984 March of Dimes National
Poster Child, is a pretty, perky five-year-old born with
spina bifida (open spine). Helen, who is from Oklahoma City, Okla., walks with the aid of crutches and
full leg braces and represents a quarter-million children born each year with birth defects.
the U.S. cannot favor Israel
at the expense of the Arab
states. "Any policy that excites one nation and incites
others is not a good policy,"
is the way heputs.it.
By contrast, former Vice-
President Walter Mondale,
and Senators John Glenn of
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A number of craft items were on display at last
year's boutique show at the "Especially For Women"
program at Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center.
Yassenoff Jewish Center
'Especially For Women'
On Sunday, February 12
The Women's Health and
Physical Education Committee of the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, 1125 College
Ave., is sponsoring its second annual women's day
program, "Especially For
Women." The program, to
be held Sunday, Feb. 12,
12:3Q to 8:30 p.m., will feature a day of lectures, a
boutique, relaxation, physi-
Matt Barcuh Saves
Choking Victim's Life
Matt Barouh, president of
Bernardo Shoes, a division of
R.G. Barry, through quick
action and application of the
Heimlich Maneuver, saved
the life of a choking victim
last week.
The victim, Rena Failer,
staff associate at the Columbus Jewish Federation,
nearly choked to death while
dining at a local restaurant.
Though there were a number of patrons in the restaurant, no one was able to perform the lifesaving technique. According to eyewitness accounts, a staff member of the restaurant was
trying to do it unsuccessfully
when Barouh took over.
The Heimlich Maneuver
involves placing both hands
beneath the victim's ribcage*
and pushing twice to force
air up through the windpipe
thus dislodging the food particle which is causing the
choking.
cal fitness, dinner and a keynote speaker.
"Last year's program was
a huge success and we expect this year to be even better," states chairwoman for
the event, Sally Unetic.
Some of the sessions to be
held throughout the day include such topics as "Women and Sexuality," "Skin
Care and Make-up,"
"Dealing With Compulsive
Eating," "Women and Judaism' ' and "Landing the
Position You Want."
Gretchen Hirsch
Guest speaker for the
evening will be Gretchen
Hirsch who owns Woman-
hours, a full-service time
management consulting
firm in Columbus for
women. Ms. Hirsch is also
the author of Womanhours, a
21-Day Time Management
Plan That Works.
During the day women will
have full use of the Physical
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