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Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years     U/AR-
VOL.62   NO. 22
MAY 31,1984-1YAR 20
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals.
Rabbi Ciner
To Speak At
Flowers Event
Rabbi Alan Ciner will be
the featured speaker for the
Agudas Achim Brotherhood's 17th annual "Flowers
for the Living" program on
•Sunday evening, June 10, in
the main sanctuary of the
synagogue. The program
begins at 8 and is open to the
public without charge.
The honoree will be David
Levison, a long time member of the community and a
worker for-many causes —
both Jewish and civic.
I.M. Harris, former president of the synagogue, will
serve as toastmaster.
Among the several
speakers on the program
will be Mayor David Madison of Bexley and representatives of Jewish Community.       J
Sol Derfler. was the 1983"
"Flowers for the Living"
Award recipient.
U.S. Diplomatic Efforts On Hold
In Arab-Israeli Dispute, Lebanon
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cowall
Cowalls To Chair Bond Dinner
June 21 At Hyatt Regency Hotel
Bella Wexner, general
chairwoman of the Israel
Bond Annual Dinner, announced that Ben and Bunny
Cowall will serve as chairpersons of this year's event.
The dinner, on June 21 at
the Hyatt Regency Hotel,
Columbus Jewish Historical Society
Annual Meeting To Be Held June 14
The third Annual Meeting
of the Columbus Jewish Historical Society is being held
on Thursday, June 14, at 7:30
p.m. at the Leo Yassenoff
Jewish Center. Robert A.
Glick, president of the CJHS,
extends an invitation to all
community members to attend the get-together.
The guest speaker for the
evening is Dr. David Zubat-
sky, historian, researcher
and author. His area of special study is Jewish genealogy, the name also given to
his source book, co-authored
with Irwin Berent. Dr.
Zubatsky's topic for the
evening is: "Jewish Genealogy — Separating Fact from
Fiction."
Family history, "roots,"
and how to research them
has become a very1 popular
study for many. Now,
through the efforts of Dr.
Zubatsky, the book he has
published offers a source for
researchers, both amateur
and professional alike/  '
Rhoda Glass, annual meeting chairwoman, hopes that
the excellence of this special
program will be enjoyedby
many in the community:
Glass y says, "Having Dr.
Zubatsky as guest speaker is
a coup for the society. His
knowledge and background
in the field of Jewish genealogy is exceptional, and we
are fortunate to be able to
benefit from his expertise."
The open meeting will also
feature special exhibits, including "Name that Punim"
photos.
will recognize the survivors
of the Holocaust and victims
of Nazism and their children
who have chosen to establish
their "new life" in the
Columbus Jewish community. Two of the survivors,
Murray Ebner and Heinz
Hoffman, will represent the
survivors on the dais during
the dinner and will be recipients .--of-, the-- -' 'New—Life
Award." i
In accepting this position
Mr. and Mrs. Cowall stated,
"This year marks the 36th
anniversary of the State of
Israel, 'a Double Chai.' The
first Chai will be dedicated
to the living and second Chai
will be a rededication of
spirit for future generations
of these survivors, the children and grandchidren — a
linking of present and future
in a celebration of life."
Serving with the Cowalls
are Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Nutis, honorary chairpersons; Bernard Ruben,
Herbert Schiff .and Alvin
Schottenstein, honorary co-
chairmen; Mr. and Mrs. Hil-
lard Abroms, program
chairpersons; Irv Szames
and Debbi Dach, research
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WASHINGTON (JTA) -
The announcement by the
White House that President
Reagan will not replace
Donald Rumsfeld who has
resigned as U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, was
seen here as an indication
that specific diplomatic efforts by the Administration
in the Arab-Israeli dispute
and the situation in Lebanon'
have been suspended, at
least for the time being.
Rumsfeld, who took the
assignment last November,
replacing special envoy
Robert McFarlane, submitted his resignation to the
President on May 15, to
return to private business.
Reagan promptly accepted
it, praising Rumsfeld for his
"invaluable" ' contributions
"during a critical period."
He made his last trip to the
region on March 29.
White House press spokesman Larry Speakes said that
Reagan will not appoint a"
new special envoy to the
Middle East. That diplomatic assignment has not
been vacant since Reagan
summoned Philip Habib out
of retirement in May, 1981, to
help defuse a developing
crisis' between Israel and
Syria over Soviet-made SAM
anti-aircraft  missiles  de
ployed  by  the Syrians  in
eastern Lebanon.
Habib, who was involved
in negotiating an Israel-PLO
cease-fire on the Lebanese
border and later the evacuation of PLO forces from
Beirut, was succeeded by
McFarlane who served until
he was named National
Security Advisor.
John Galbreath To Speak At
Heritage Village Annual Meeting
Mrs. Harry Polster, chairwoman for this year's Heritage Village Annual Meeting, announced that the
nationally recognized
developer, John Galbreath,
has been selected special
guest speaker for the meeting. The Heritage Village
Annual Meeting will be held
on Sunday, June 4, at 2 p.m.
on the Village Landscaped
Gardens,
Two! C.H.S. Students To Receive
Beftie Covel Scholarship Awards
This year will mark the
21st time the Bettie R. Covel
Scholarship Awards will be
presented to graduating students of the Columbus Hebrew School. The winners for
this year are Debbie Katz
and Jeff Janis.
Estaftlished.in 1963 by the
now defunct Hebrew School
PTA with the blessings of the
family, the award serves to~
memorialize a young woman
who worked for and dedicated her life to the betterment of Jewish education in
Columbus and surrounding
areas.
The awards chosen to be
given in her name were a
Kiddush Cup and/or candlesticks, both major symbols
of Jewish tradition.
The family maintains the
awards to perpetuate the
memory of Mrs. Covel and
serve as a recognition to all
those who strive for a more
meaningful Jewish experience through the educational process! The first recipient in June, J964, was
Mitchell Rofsky. .
The awards will be presented by Gary A. Covel, son
bf the late Mrs. Covel, at the
CHS graduation exercises
which will take place on
Monday, June 4, at 8:15 p.m.
at the Agudas Achim Social
Hall, 2767 E. Broad St. Relatives, friends and the
general community are invited to attend.
John Galbreath
Initiating a career in real
estate in 1920, Galbreath
earned a nationwide reputation as a major developer of
industrial townsites, housing
developments and office
complexes. Today, at age 86,
Galbreath is recognized as
an outstanding member of
the community.
With the theme "Reflections '83/Projections '84,"
the Heritage Village Annual
Meeting will also include the
presentation of the 1984
Eleanor and Jack Resler
"Life With Dignity" Award
and the election and installation of officers and members
of the Boards of Trustees for
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Jack L. Wallick, Coluiribus
Jewish Federation president, announced the appointment of Alan H. Gill as
executive director, effective
this June,
"I commend the Executive Search Committee and
its chairman, Melvin L.
Schottenstein, for selecting a
man of Alan Gill's stature.
He is uniquely'qualified to
serve because of his background and his vision. He
brings the qualities of knowing the community plus the
experience and insights he
has gained elsewhere. He
shares the vision of the
leadership of the Columbus
Jewish community to make
Federation and the whole
Jewish community a model
one — one that will achieve
Alan Gill New Executive Director Of Columbus Jewish Federation
$358,000 for Project
Renewal, a separate but concurrent campaign for the
Jesse Cohen Neighborhood
in Holon, Israel.
E, Mayo To Speak
At Temple Israel
FoundationSabbato
Guest speaker at the
Temple Israel Foundation
Sabbath, Friday, June 1, will
be Elizabeth B. Mayo. Mrs.
Mayo is a partner in the law
firm of Schottenstein, Zox
and Dunn.
• The annual observance
honors those who contribute
to the Temple's endowment
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Alan H. GUI
its potential, not only in campaigning,  but in the continued development of ser
vices and leadership in the
community."
Gill returns to Columbus
from Milwaukee, a community of 28,000 Jews, one of the
leading Jewish communities
in North America in fund-
raising and leadership
development. He served
with the Milwaukee Jewish
Federation from 1980 to the
present, 'first as campaign
director and then, most
recently, as associate executive director. There he
directed an annual campaign of over $9 million, including- Project Renewal,
the U.S.-Israeli partnership
for social and physical
rehabilitation of disadvantaged Israeli neighborhoods.
Gill earned a masters in
social work from Ohio State
University with concentration in community organization. In 1976, Gill served as a
graduate intern with Columbus Jewish Federation and
joined its professional staff
i pn 1977. He served until 1980.
His responsibilities included
budgeting, planning and the
campaign.
Gill and his wife Rhona are
Cleveland natives. They are
the parents, of Matthew
David, four and a half,'born
in Columbus, and Jordan
Zvi, three. A third child is
due next month.
"We on' the Executive
Search Committee found
Alan Gill a man of dynam
ism and energy. His demeanor and depth of experience
belie his 32 years. (At 32, Gill
is the youngest executive
director of a major federation.) He is creative and
skilled and he will bring a
new dimension and spirit to
our growing Federation and
community," said Melvin L.
Schottenstein, chairman.
The Columbus Jewish
Federation is the central
organization for fundraising,
leadership development and
planning for the delivery of
services to the Jewish community. In 1984, the United
Jewish Fund Campaign of
the Federation raised
$4,264,453, for the .regular
campaign and an additional