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__=_? JpLROMCLE Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community tor Over 60 Years \}f^ VOL.63 NO.27 JULY 4,1985-TAMMUZ15 Devoted to American ond Jewish Ideals. LIBRARY., OHIO HISTORICAL, SO-C^CrTf 1982 VELMA AVE. V, COLJ. 0. 43211' EXCH 1 R < .j Columbus Man Appointed ADL National Commissioner Ira 0. Kane was appointed associate national commissioner of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith during ADL's annual National Commission meeting held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, June 5-9. Announcement of the appointment was made by Kenneth J. Bialkin, ADL's national chairman. Kane is presently the ADL's 'Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana regional civil rights chairman and a member of the Regional Executive Committee. He is past chairman of the ADL's National Discriminations Committee and past chairman of the Ohio-Kentuckyclndiana Regional Advisory Board. The National Commission Correction In last week's (June 27, 1985) issue of the Chronicle in the article headlined "Joe Nichol, Meyer Hoffman Selected for B.J. Kesser Torah Service Award," a picture of Michael Weisz was incor- ••rectlyidentifietfasraiwardTeK cipient Joe Nichol.A picture of Nichol appears below. serves as the policymaking body of the agency which was founded in 1913 "to stop - the defamation of the Jewish people ..: to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike." A broad range of domestic and international issues were discussed during the meeting, including extremist organizations, teaching about religion in the public schools, evangelicals, intergroup relations, media disinformation on Israel and terrorism and the security of Jews overseas. Some 400 Jewish community leaders from all sections of the nation and abroad attended. Joe Nichol Law Protecting Worker Who Observes Sabbath Ruled Unconstitutional Tenth Graders Confirmed May 31 In Special Service At Beth Tikvah The following tenth grade students were confirmed iiva special service at Beth Tikvah on Friday, May 31: (standing, 1. to r.) David Luttinger, Jason Gelender, Rabbi Gary A. Huber, Ken Shimberg, Laura Stroud, (sitting) Jacqueline Pasternack, Felice Mendell, Laura Folkerth, Bonnie Wilhelm. NEW YORK (JTA) - The Supreme Court ruled last week by a 7-2 vote that a Con-i necticut state law protecting the right of employees to absent themselves from work on their Sabbath is unconstitutional. But a Jewish expert on such laws said here that the ruling seemed unlikely to affect similar'laws protecting observant Jews in other state's. Dennis Rapps, executive ^director of the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs (COLPA), provided that analysis to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. ; '>■ United States Ambassador to Israel Samuel Lewis (left) and his wife Sallie unveil a plaque at dedication - of a Jewish National Fund forest in their honor in Israel. Participating in the ceremony is Moshe Rivlin, JNF world chairman. The Lewis Forest, in JNF's American Independence Park, near Jerusalem, was presented in tribute to the couple on the eve of their retirement after an unprecedented eight-year tour of duty in Israel. Jewish National Fund Forest Dedicated In Honor Of Retiring American Ambassador To Israel Nichol and Hoffman will receive their awards at the Beth Jacob Testimonial Dinner to be held on Aug. 27 at the synagogue. EDITOR'S NOTE: See related story on page 3. A Jewish National' Fund forest and picnic area was dedicated in honor of United States Ambassador to Israel Samuel Lewis and his wife Sallie, who recently completed their eight-year tour of duty in Israel. Don't Miss The Opportunity To. Wish The community A Sweet New Year HI! Out And Mall Coupon On Page 12 By July 15 THE OHIO JEWISH CHRONICLE NEW YEAR EDITION SEPTEMBER 9, 1985 FEATURING: ■ The Jewish Epicure—a special feature section about how to plan the perfect party and what and where to eat In Columbus ■ $hort stories by Local Authors ■ The Annual, updated C'lde to the Jewish community ■ organization Annual Reports p Pictorial and Chronological Highlights of the Past Year ■ New Year Greetings to the community s BLOOD DAY is Wednesday, July 3, at The Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center 12*6 p.m. ?s ■£ Kir'^ B:£:i«!ii"H.V::™l«.S4 **».. . asjp«sw«»ttii«H Synagogue Opens At Brussels Airport BRUSSELS (JTA)—The first synagogue at any European airport was dedicated at Brussels International Airport last week by Minister of Communications Herman de Croo, who said it symbolized Belgium's respect for freedom of religion, especially at an airport which is a crossroads of people'of all faiths. The 50 seat synagogue is located in the main terminal near the Catholic and Protestant chapels, the duty-free gift shops and VIP lounge. It was built in response to requests by the Jewish community to which the Communications Ministry and the airport authority readily agreed. Brussels Airport is an important transit center for flights between the United States and Israel. The dedication ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Peres, JNF World Chairman Moshe Rivlin, World Zionist Organization and Jewish Agency Chair-1 man Arye Dulzin, Tel Aviv'1 Mayor Shlomo Lahat and senior Cabinet ministers. The Lewis Forest of 10,000 tress in American Independence Park near Jerusalem,,. is a gift from the Ambassador's Israeli friends including the Association of Americans and Canadians .in Is- ,rael, which has already planted a grove of 1,000 trees. The forest stands near the John F. Kennedy Memorial and the Senator Henry M. Jackson Forest. More than a million trees have been planted in the Park, which was established to honor the United States on the occasion of the Bicentennial in 1976. Prime Minister Peres told Lewis, "You arrived at a very stormy period in our {CONTINUED ON PAGE »> Leningrad Hebrew Teacher Arrested NEW YORK (JTA) — Leningrad refusenik Roald Zeli- chonok was arrested on June 11 and charged with "defaming the Soviet State," in reaction to appeals and letters he wrote to the West, including a recent plea to participate in the Human Rights Expert Conference in Ottawa, according to the Coalition to Free Soviet Jews. Zelichonok, an electrical engineer and Hebrew teacher who has been active in pro- emigration and Jewish culture circles since 1978, had encountered harassment by the KGB beginning in 1980 when he was ordered to stop teaching Hebrew, the Coalition said.- The 48-year-old refusenik has continually been persecuted with Jewish books and private letters being confiscated from his home, an anti-Zionist documentary being aired in Leningrad last November accusing Zelichonok of taking bribes from "Zionist" tourists from abroad, and ultimately his arrest. ' Support For Israel Appears Lessening WASHINGTON (JTA)-A Washington Post-ABC News poll, conducted in three stages, indicated a small but steady increase in the number of respondents who supported the statement that "the United States should reduce its ties to Israel in order to lessen the acts of terrorism against us in th6 Middle East." In interviews with 508 people on Monday, June 17, 31 percent agreed and 53 percent disagreed with that statement. A poll of another 508 people two days later, on June 19, showed 33 percent' agreeing and 53 percent disagreeing. Then in additional (CONTINUED ON PAGE a) * : • \ COLPA and the American Jewish Co/iflrpjss acted as attorneys for Donald Thornton, then a store manager for one of the Caldor chain stores in .Connecticut. The Jewish organizations entered the case when the state Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in 1983. Rapps said the Jewish organizations entered the case at that point, seeking a Supreme Court ruling because, though Thornton was a Presbyterian and had sought to be off work on Sundays, the issue involved similar laws in many states under which Jews have such protection. The, American Jewish Committee participated by filing a friend of the court brief in support of the COLPA-AJCongress action. Law Did Not Require "Reasonable Accommodation" Rapps said the Supreme Court, in its ruling, focused on the "absolute nature" of the Connecticut law, meaning that the Connecticut law had no provision, as do all other such state laws, requiring the employer to try to make "reasonable accommodation" to such requests for Sabbath absences. Under that clause, an employer may require a Sabbath observer to work on his or her Sabbath if his or her absence would create severe hardship for the employer's business, Rapps said the Supreme Court, in its ruling, had displayed "an unfortunate lack of sympathy" for the protection of the rights of religious minorities. "We believe that a-statute designed to permit conscientious'believers to avoid having to choose between their religion and their livelihood is constitutional," he said. Rapps said that, in focusing on the "absolute nature" of the Connecticut law, the high court left intact the " standard of reasonable accommodation for religious observance provided in a 1972 amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. COLPA prepared the amendment, which was passed by Congress and signed by then President Nixon in 1972. The COLPA official also contended that "from a strictly legal standpoint," the Supreme Court was in error in focusing on the "absolute nature" of the Connecticut law. Rapps said the sole issue the Supreme Court should have considered was whether or not the state law (CONTINUED ON PAGE »> :_r; X..
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Full Text | __=_? JpLROMCLE Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community tor Over 60 Years \}f^ VOL.63 NO.27 JULY 4,1985-TAMMUZ15 Devoted to American ond Jewish Ideals. LIBRARY., OHIO HISTORICAL, SO-C^CrTf 1982 VELMA AVE. V, COLJ. 0. 43211' EXCH 1 R < .j Columbus Man Appointed ADL National Commissioner Ira 0. Kane was appointed associate national commissioner of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith during ADL's annual National Commission meeting held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, June 5-9. Announcement of the appointment was made by Kenneth J. Bialkin, ADL's national chairman. Kane is presently the ADL's 'Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana regional civil rights chairman and a member of the Regional Executive Committee. He is past chairman of the ADL's National Discriminations Committee and past chairman of the Ohio-Kentuckyclndiana Regional Advisory Board. The National Commission Correction In last week's (June 27, 1985) issue of the Chronicle in the article headlined "Joe Nichol, Meyer Hoffman Selected for B.J. Kesser Torah Service Award," a picture of Michael Weisz was incor- ••rectlyidentifietfasraiwardTeK cipient Joe Nichol.A picture of Nichol appears below. serves as the policymaking body of the agency which was founded in 1913 "to stop - the defamation of the Jewish people ..: to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike." A broad range of domestic and international issues were discussed during the meeting, including extremist organizations, teaching about religion in the public schools, evangelicals, intergroup relations, media disinformation on Israel and terrorism and the security of Jews overseas. Some 400 Jewish community leaders from all sections of the nation and abroad attended. Joe Nichol Law Protecting Worker Who Observes Sabbath Ruled Unconstitutional Tenth Graders Confirmed May 31 In Special Service At Beth Tikvah The following tenth grade students were confirmed iiva special service at Beth Tikvah on Friday, May 31: (standing, 1. to r.) David Luttinger, Jason Gelender, Rabbi Gary A. Huber, Ken Shimberg, Laura Stroud, (sitting) Jacqueline Pasternack, Felice Mendell, Laura Folkerth, Bonnie Wilhelm. NEW YORK (JTA) - The Supreme Court ruled last week by a 7-2 vote that a Con-i necticut state law protecting the right of employees to absent themselves from work on their Sabbath is unconstitutional. But a Jewish expert on such laws said here that the ruling seemed unlikely to affect similar'laws protecting observant Jews in other state's. Dennis Rapps, executive ^director of the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs (COLPA), provided that analysis to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. ; '>■ United States Ambassador to Israel Samuel Lewis (left) and his wife Sallie unveil a plaque at dedication - of a Jewish National Fund forest in their honor in Israel. Participating in the ceremony is Moshe Rivlin, JNF world chairman. The Lewis Forest, in JNF's American Independence Park, near Jerusalem, was presented in tribute to the couple on the eve of their retirement after an unprecedented eight-year tour of duty in Israel. Jewish National Fund Forest Dedicated In Honor Of Retiring American Ambassador To Israel Nichol and Hoffman will receive their awards at the Beth Jacob Testimonial Dinner to be held on Aug. 27 at the synagogue. EDITOR'S NOTE: See related story on page 3. A Jewish National' Fund forest and picnic area was dedicated in honor of United States Ambassador to Israel Samuel Lewis and his wife Sallie, who recently completed their eight-year tour of duty in Israel. Don't Miss The Opportunity To. Wish The community A Sweet New Year HI! Out And Mall Coupon On Page 12 By July 15 THE OHIO JEWISH CHRONICLE NEW YEAR EDITION SEPTEMBER 9, 1985 FEATURING: ■ The Jewish Epicure—a special feature section about how to plan the perfect party and what and where to eat In Columbus ■ $hort stories by Local Authors ■ The Annual, updated C'lde to the Jewish community ■ organization Annual Reports p Pictorial and Chronological Highlights of the Past Year ■ New Year Greetings to the community s BLOOD DAY is Wednesday, July 3, at The Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center 12*6 p.m. ?s ■£ Kir'^ B:£:i«!ii"H.V::™l«.S4 **».. . asjp«sw«»ttii«H Synagogue Opens At Brussels Airport BRUSSELS (JTA)—The first synagogue at any European airport was dedicated at Brussels International Airport last week by Minister of Communications Herman de Croo, who said it symbolized Belgium's respect for freedom of religion, especially at an airport which is a crossroads of people'of all faiths. The 50 seat synagogue is located in the main terminal near the Catholic and Protestant chapels, the duty-free gift shops and VIP lounge. It was built in response to requests by the Jewish community to which the Communications Ministry and the airport authority readily agreed. Brussels Airport is an important transit center for flights between the United States and Israel. The dedication ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Peres, JNF World Chairman Moshe Rivlin, World Zionist Organization and Jewish Agency Chair-1 man Arye Dulzin, Tel Aviv'1 Mayor Shlomo Lahat and senior Cabinet ministers. The Lewis Forest of 10,000 tress in American Independence Park near Jerusalem,,. is a gift from the Ambassador's Israeli friends including the Association of Americans and Canadians .in Is- ,rael, which has already planted a grove of 1,000 trees. The forest stands near the John F. Kennedy Memorial and the Senator Henry M. Jackson Forest. More than a million trees have been planted in the Park, which was established to honor the United States on the occasion of the Bicentennial in 1976. Prime Minister Peres told Lewis, "You arrived at a very stormy period in our {CONTINUED ON PAGE »> Leningrad Hebrew Teacher Arrested NEW YORK (JTA) — Leningrad refusenik Roald Zeli- chonok was arrested on June 11 and charged with "defaming the Soviet State," in reaction to appeals and letters he wrote to the West, including a recent plea to participate in the Human Rights Expert Conference in Ottawa, according to the Coalition to Free Soviet Jews. Zelichonok, an electrical engineer and Hebrew teacher who has been active in pro- emigration and Jewish culture circles since 1978, had encountered harassment by the KGB beginning in 1980 when he was ordered to stop teaching Hebrew, the Coalition said.- The 48-year-old refusenik has continually been persecuted with Jewish books and private letters being confiscated from his home, an anti-Zionist documentary being aired in Leningrad last November accusing Zelichonok of taking bribes from "Zionist" tourists from abroad, and ultimately his arrest. ' Support For Israel Appears Lessening WASHINGTON (JTA)-A Washington Post-ABC News poll, conducted in three stages, indicated a small but steady increase in the number of respondents who supported the statement that "the United States should reduce its ties to Israel in order to lessen the acts of terrorism against us in th6 Middle East." In interviews with 508 people on Monday, June 17, 31 percent agreed and 53 percent disagreed with that statement. A poll of another 508 people two days later, on June 19, showed 33 percent' agreeing and 53 percent disagreeing. Then in additional (CONTINUED ON PAGE a) * : • \ COLPA and the American Jewish Co/iflrpjss acted as attorneys for Donald Thornton, then a store manager for one of the Caldor chain stores in .Connecticut. The Jewish organizations entered the case when the state Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in 1983. Rapps said the Jewish organizations entered the case at that point, seeking a Supreme Court ruling because, though Thornton was a Presbyterian and had sought to be off work on Sundays, the issue involved similar laws in many states under which Jews have such protection. The, American Jewish Committee participated by filing a friend of the court brief in support of the COLPA-AJCongress action. Law Did Not Require "Reasonable Accommodation" Rapps said the Supreme Court, in its ruling, focused on the "absolute nature" of the Connecticut law, meaning that the Connecticut law had no provision, as do all other such state laws, requiring the employer to try to make "reasonable accommodation" to such requests for Sabbath absences. Under that clause, an employer may require a Sabbath observer to work on his or her Sabbath if his or her absence would create severe hardship for the employer's business, Rapps said the Supreme Court, in its ruling, had displayed "an unfortunate lack of sympathy" for the protection of the rights of religious minorities. "We believe that a-statute designed to permit conscientious'believers to avoid having to choose between their religion and their livelihood is constitutional," he said. Rapps said that, in focusing on the "absolute nature" of the Connecticut law, the high court left intact the " standard of reasonable accommodation for religious observance provided in a 1972 amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. COLPA prepared the amendment, which was passed by Congress and signed by then President Nixon in 1972. The COLPA official also contended that "from a strictly legal standpoint," the Supreme Court was in error in focusing on the "absolute nature" of the Connecticut law. Rapps said the sole issue the Supreme Court should have considered was whether or not the state law (CONTINUED ON PAGE »> :_r; X.. |
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