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SEPTEMBER 27,1984-TISHREI1
Devoted to.American.
-  and Jewish Ideals.
Peres To Meet With Reagan Oct. 8
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Premier Shimon Peres will meet
with President Reagan in Washington on Oct. 8, it was announced here last week. The arrangements were concluded
at a meeting of Peres with U.S. Ambassador Samuel Lewis.
Peres will also confer in Washington with Secretary of State
George Shultz and their talks are expected to focus on economic matters. ■'■,_'
Portugal To Open Embassy In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Premier Shimon Peres has received personal assurances from Premier Mario Suarez of
Portugal that he will honor the commitment he gave Peres
some time ago to open a resident Embassy in Israel when
Peres becomes Prime Minister.
Five French Synagogues
Declared Historic Monuments
PARIS (JTA) —Fivesynagogues, some hundreds of years
old, have been declared "monuments of national historic importance" by the French Ministry for Cultural Affairs. Under
French law "historic monuments" cannot be altered but in
exchange can obtain the aid of the state-paid architects for
any renovation work. The Cultural Affairs Ministry will also
pay for part of the restoration of the synagogues. Some of the
buildings are in urgent need to have part of their roofs and
walls rebuilt. The synagogues are in Nancy, Mulhouse,
Soutlz, Colmar and Guebwiller. ..,/■
'ATTENDANCE CHEATER THAN ANTICIPATED'
Asian, Jewish Scholars
Call For New Dialogue
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September 27 & 28 _ishreil&2
The great shofar is sounded — and a still, small
voice Is heard . . . Ours and G-d's, for an Instant
fused into a single silence.
Our Wishes for only the Best of New Years -.- -
The Staff of the Ohio Jewieh Chronicle
SINGAPORE (JTA)-The
first conference to bring together Asian and Jewish
scholars called for a new dialogue between Asia, Israel
and the Jewish world and
scheduled a second meeting
to take place in Japan in
1986.
The recent two-day "Asian
Jewish Colloquium" ended
with a declaration affirming
the "historic significance"
of the encounter between
scholars; scientists and intellectuals from Australia, Peo- *
pie's Republic of China, In
dia, Israel, Japan, Nepal,"
the Philippines, Singapore,
South Korea,-Switzerland,
Thailand and the .United
States.
Tel Aviv University rector, Prof. Yoram Dinstein,
told the conference that
there were three "cultural
gaps" which he hoped the
gathering would help
bridge— those between the
Jewish and Asian diaspora,
the State of Israel and the
modem nation-states of Asia
and the "two cultures" of the
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Over 500 People Attend Federation Annual Meeting
"The 58th Annual Meeting    recognized community lead-
pf the Columbus Jewish Federation epitomized the
theme of 'Yachard' — we
were over 500 strong sitting
Yachad, together," said
Jack L. Wallick j president.
"It was an incredibieeven-
ing in terms of the broad-
based representation from
all geographic parts of the...
city to -the cross section of
age from youth to senior
adults. Attendance was even
greater than anticipated,"
he continued:
"The evening placed the
Federation in the forefront
of Jewish activity in response and spirit,'- Wallick
said. "It captured a great
deal of emotion including the
joys of the warm Israeli and'
Jewish music sung by the
Annual Meeting Youth
Chior, 17 boys and girls, rep-,
resenting Columbus Torah
Academy, Columbus Hebrew School and Tiferetlrls-
rael Religious School."
It was also an evening that
ership. Michael Talis re-
ceiyed the Therese $tern
KaiSn Young Leadership
Award. Louis.Robins.presi-
dent, and Gerald Cohn, executive vice-president of Heritage Village, accepted the
Community "Award of Excels
lence for Heritage Manor, a'
senior citizens group home
endowed by Lillian Kanter
and her late husband, Dr.
AbeKantbr.
Leadership in the campaign was acknowledged by
the presentation of a special
award to the 1984 General
Campaign Chairman Edwin
M. Ellman, who led the campaign to a record achievement of $4,360,000;     ;
The Federation's Rabbinic
Award was presented to
Rabbi Harold Berman of
Congregation TiferethTsrael
for leadership' throughout
the Jewish community.
Ben M. Mandelkorn, executive vice-president emeritus, on the occasion of his
Over 500 people attended the Annual Meeting of the
Columbus Jewish Federation on "Sunday, Sept. 16, at
the Agudas Achim Synagogue.
70th birthday, was presented
a -'tree.of life" sculpture for
his service to the Jewish
community of Columbus.
Eleanor Resler received
an .honorary lifetime appointment to the Federation
Board.
After his introduction by
Mel Schottenstein, who
chaired the Executive Director Search Committee, the
hew executive director, Alan
H. Gill, "spoke of the challenges and Federation's vision for the future. Jack Wallick, president, spoke of the
successes of the 1983-84 year
and the agenda for 1984-857
Wallick announced the 1985
campaign goal of $5 million
which was unanimously endorsed with a standing ovation.
-, ■ The Abe I. Yenkin Memorial Address was delivered by
Rabbi Harold Schulweis of
Encino, Calif., whose address was entitled "Them
and Us." Rabbi Schulweis
spoke about the dangers of
Jewish parochialism. He
suggested that Jewish interests can best be served by a
more inclusive view that allies Jews with the world at
large.
Jack Wallick publicly
thanked Diane Cummins,
1984 chairwoman and the
Planning Committee, noting
that the work they had done
was what made the evening
such a huge success.
The Youth Choir led the
joining of hands and arms as
Annual Meeting ended with
the singing of "Hineh Ma
Tov Uma Nairn Shevet
Achim Gam Yachad."
Mrs. Cummins, concluded
with her wish that "Jews
everywhere have a year of
peace, a year of strength to
deal with hardships and a
peace of mind and soul." She
added, "May we celebrate
the New Year with our families in Columbus and K'lal Israel, our" Jewish people
everywhere, in our hearts
and in our thoughts —
Yachad-Together!"     •
The Columbus Jewish Federation is the central arm of
the Jewish community for
fund raising, leadership development, planning and
community relations. The
1984 United Jewish Fund
Campaign of the Federation
raised $4,360,000 for Jewish
humanitarian needs in Columbus, Israel and overseas.
' The cover of the 5745 Ohio Jewish Chronicle Yearbook is "Reserved for the Jewish Epicure," this year's
special feature section. The cover photo is by local designer/photographer Frank Lerner.
5745'Chronicle'Yearbook
Introduces 'Jewish Epicure'
The New Year Edition of
the Ohio Jewish Chronicle
contains something new this
year. In addition to its exclusive "Guide to the Jewish
Community," major organi-
Torah Academy Students
Learn To Blow Shofar
Torah Academy students (i.-to r.) Adam Eisenberg,
Seth Hoffman and Kevin Levinson are blowing the sho-
. far with their teacher, Rebbe Avie Shapiro. Students
are given the opportunity to practice all the synagogue
skills during the daily minyon. They learn .to chant the
Torah, lead the services and read the Megillah, as well
as the meanings of all the rituals.
zation annual reports, New
Year greetings, timely fea- .
ture articles and words of
fiction, the 5745 Yearbook introduced "The Jewish Epicure." ,
A special feature section,
"The Jewish Epicure"
delves into the "delightful
Jewish preoccupation with
things edible. "A Maven in
the Kitchen," includes recipes from some of the
area's best cooks and cookbooks. "Incredible Kosher
Edibles" features a down-to-
earth explanation of kashruth and suggestions about'
where to find kosher and
kosher-style food. "When
Chopped Liver Is Not
Enough" looks at the many
other types of food available
locally, and "In Search Of
Gastronomic Delights" is an
extensive, alphabetical listing of restaurants, supermarkets, caterers and more.
" 'The Jewish Epicure'
was greeted enthusiastically
by the business community,"   according  to Diane
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