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VOL.63   NO.44
OCTOBER 24,1985-CHESHVAN 9
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals
22 Jewish Students Arrested
At Protest At Soviet Embassy
• WASHINGTON (JTA) — Twenty-two Jewish student activists for Soviet Jewry from universities throughout the country, had themselves arrested last week at a protest in front of
the Soviet Embassy as some ISO of their peers demonstrated
in support across the street. The protest and arrests were organized a few weeks ago by participants in the National Jewish Student Conference on Public Policy Issues, sponsored by
the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation.
D. A. Holtzman, Jewish Leaders Rap
GAO Report On Nazi War Criminals
Three U.S. Jewish Scientists
Receive Nobel Prizes
NEW YORK (JTA) — Three American Jewish scientists
have been awarded Nobel Prizes for .1985. They are Profs.
Joseph Goldstein and Michael Brown, both of the University
of Texas, sharing the prize for Medicine and Physiology; and
Prof. Franco Modigliani of MIT, for Economics.
NEW YORK (JTA) —
Brooklyn District Attorney
Elizabeth Holtzman and
representatives of major
Jewish organizations have
criticized the U.S. General
Accounting Office's (GAO)
recent report on U.S. Governmental help for Nazi war
criminals' immigration to
America as "painfully
limited and inadequate."
A memorandum prepared
by Holtzman details the failures of the GAO report and
demonstrates the need for an
independent commission to
uncover the full extent of
U.S. governmental collabo-
Jewish National Fund to Launch
GREEN SUNDAY On November 17
On Sunday, Nov. 17, the
Jewish National Fund is
launching its GREEN SUNDAY, a nationwide phone-
thon which wall reach Jewish
communities throughout the
United States. The goal of
this sweeping appeal is. to
add acres of new forest to the
more than 200 million trees
already planted in Israel by
t}ie Jewish National Fund
since its inception in 1901'.
On GREEN SUNDAY,
Jewish National Fund volunteers will be calling on Jewish families to urge them, to
plant at least one tree in Israel for each family member
for Chanukah and Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of the
Tree.
"blanket of green" throughout the Land of Israel. In
addition to its extensive
afforestation program. JNF
is also responsible for a long
list of vital activities whose
aim is the rehabilitation of
the Jewish homeland.
Among these are the preparation of sites for new settlements, the rehabilitation of
soil for farming, construc-
'tion of roadways, and the
support of breakthrough
agricultural research
projects.
Volunteers are needed to
work shifts of two hours for
GREEN SUNDAY, beginning at 9 a.m. Community
members are being asked to
call the Jewish National
Fund office, 231-1397, with
the hours preferred.
ration with former Nazis
after World War II. The
memorandum represents
the first analysis and criticism of the report. '
Holtzman and the Jewish
leaders have also sent a letter to Rep. Peter Rodino (D.
N.J.), chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee, urging him to establish a commission.
"Even with its shortcomings and limited findings the
GAO report' confirms .that
U.S. intelligence agencies
worked with war criminals
and mass murderers,~Tollow-
ed a bankrupt moral policy
and deliberately deceived
other government agencies
and the public," said Holtzman.
According to the GAO report, five out of 12 former
Nazis whose cases GAO reviewed were helped to immigrate to America by U.S.
government agencies. The
GAO also found that U.S. in-
, telligence agencies deceived
U.S. agencies responsible for
issuing visas or permitting
immigration in at least two
of the five cases.
Major Criticisms Of The
Report
According to the Holtzman
memorandum, the GAO
failed to get at the full story.
"The GAO report does not
disclose which agencies
were to blame, the officials
responsible, or the names of
the war criminals who were
helped," said the Holtzman
memorandum. "The whole
story of government complicity in the bringing of Nazi
murderers to the U.S. must
be told. Because of the
GAO's limited review of this
subject, its report cannot remain the last word on this
question."
The Holtzman memorandum's major criticisms of
ihe GAO report are:
• It reviewed only 12 cases
of former Nazis who came to
the U.S., when it could have
reviewed thousands. The
selection of cases for review
was haphazard, illogical and
far too constricted.
• Investigators relied primarily on files given to the
GAO by the very agencies
being investigated or the
former officials of these
agencies. The information
received from these sources
seemed to be accepted without question or verification.
• The GAO failed to exam-
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Center's Sports Hall Of Fame
Scheduled For Sunday, Oct. 27
Senior Walking Course
Will Be Dedicated At
Jewish Center Oct. 31
struction before using the
course.
Farfadcjlitional information
about' thft-ifedication, or the
courseS'djfeelf/' contact  the
Jewish Center at 231-2731.
- Joyce Bloch
In announcing this date,
Joyce Bloch, co-chairwoman
of Green Sunday fofthe Columbus JNF Council,
stressed the crucial nature
of Jewish' National Fund's
tree-planting program in Israel. "Not only do trees
beautify the landscape and
provide sites for rest .and
recreation, they also halt
erosion of arable land, combat noise and air pollution
and increase security for
border roads and settlements."
During its 84 year history,
the Jewish National, Fund
has  been spreading' Its
Ken Blum
But despite the JNF's impressive record of achievement in Israel, Ken Blum,.
GREEN SUNDAY, co-chair-,
person with Bloch, explains!
"Much of Israel remains
brown and barren, awaiting
the :gi#Qif. new green life.
;vjSiat^';wW GREEN SUN-
'p&Y.l^ff about: our vision,
of Israel blanketed in green
'from Dan to Eilat' must be
fu'Jfilled."
Bloch and Blum, both
emphasize that GREEN
SUNDAY is designed to
reach all Jew&V^Fpr its 84
years, &e.;'Je$i^JNational
Fund lias bMr'.biulton contributions of all sizes from
every segment of,the Jewish
population. We want every
Jew to have a hand in the redemption of,the Land of Israel," Blum says: '.   . r     i
On Thursday, Oct. 31, at 10
a.m., behind the Leo Yassen-
of Jewish Center, 1125 College Ave., a new senior walking course will be dedicated.
This project is a joint venture by St. Anthony Medical
Center, Heritage House and
the Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Center.
• "We invite the entire community to be a part of the
dedication-for this greatly
needed fitness course for
senior adults," states Bob
Glick, master of'ceremonies
for the event. The dedication
will feature local dignitaries,
refreshments and a balloon
launch celebrating the new
course."
fHe course, termed "Senior'Step: A Fitness Course
for Older Adults,"'is part of
a comprehensive fitness program which can be used by
all age groups. The fitness
course consists of a series of
fourteen mild but energizing
exercise games and "the
walk" which provides
cardiovascular conditioning
benefits. ,        *
Classes are available
which are designed to teach
participants how to use the
equipment. Those wanting to
use "Senior Step" are encouraged to contact the Senior Adult Department at the
• Jewish Center -fon this: in-
The Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Center's seventh annual
Sports Hall of Fame program is scheduled for Sunday,'Oct. 27, 'at 1 p.m:* '
The Jewish Sports Hall of
Fame honors outstanding
Columbus Jewish- athletes
who are at least 40 years of
age. This year's inductees
are Lou Bloom, Joseph Skilken and Kenneth Kauffman.
Skilken was a member of
.the Ohio State University
Wrestling Team from
1921-23. He was a candidate
for the U.S. Olympic Wrestling team until an injury
forced him out of contention.
Bloom was one of Columbus' most popular boxers. In
1927 he won the Ohio lightweight championship and
held the Columbus lightweight championship from
1927*32. A local sportswriter,
described Bloom as "the
cleverest boxer ever turned
out in Columbus."
Columbus To Participate
In televised Conference
With Prime Minister Peres
provide a unique opportunity
for personal dialogue on issues affecting Jews!, in the
Diaspora and those in Israel.
The topics,Witl;.include': How
Zionism is relevant, to Jews
in today's world. What are
the prospects for Israel's
economic recovery and what
are the responsibilities of
Diaspora Jewry in assisting
the Israeli economy? How
will Israeli democracy and
Zionism survive the threat of
"Kahaneism?" What are Israel's present policies in regard to the rescue of oppressed Jewry world-wide?
The teleconference, which
will be live via satellite, will
be held at Agudas Achim
Synagogue, 2767 E. Broad St.
The entire community is en-"
couraged to attend.
The Columbus Jewish
community will be one of 18
American cities to participate in a televised conference with Prime Minister
Shimon Peres. The historic
event, scheduled for Sunday,
Oct. 27, at 2:30 p.m., will be
sponsored by the Israel Department of the Columbus
Jewish Federation.'
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Joseph Skilken
Kauffman played football,
golf and baseball at Bexley
High School being captain of
the baseball team his senior
year. He was on the state
Championship Falter
Packer Fast Pitch Softball
Team in the mid-1950s. From
1973-1978, he was commissioner of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department.
Shimon Peres
An Open (telephone) Line
to Prime Minister .Peres will
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Fpr  furhter  information
phone  the  Federation,
^237.-7686, ext. 30..    f,.  I    -
Kenneth Kauffman
The cost of the program is
$8, which includes lunch.
R.S.V.P. by Friday, Oct, 25.
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