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VOL.63   NO.51
DECEMBER 12,1985-KISLEV 29
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals
Mubarak's Message To Peres Sparks
Cautious Optimism About Improved
Relations Between Egypt And Israel
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Dreidel Is Age-Old
Chanukah Pastime
Dreidel is a favorite Chanukah pastime as this young
,.   man's rapt attention to the age-old game attests.
Today, Dec. 12, is the fifth day of Chanukah; tonight,
the sixth light will be kindled in Jewish homes through-'
out the world.
JERUSALEM, (JTA) -
President Hosni Mubarak's
latest mesage to Premier
Shimon Peres hasA raised
genuine if cautious optimism
here that Israeli-Egyptian
relations will soon be significantly improved.
The message was delivered, to Peres by Egypt's
Oil Minister, Abdul Hadi
Kandil, who came here on a
two-day official visit. Its contents were released last
week on the eve of the departure for Cairo of a high
level Israeli delegation to resume talks with Egypt over
the Taba border dispute.
The message, warm and
friendly in tone, dealt with
the peace process, bilateral
issues .and the murder of
seven Israeli tourists at Ras
Burka in Sinai in October by
an allegedly berserk Egyptian policeman. Four of- the
victims were, children, and
passions are still running
high in Israel because of allegations the Egyptian authorities were tardy in providing medical help and because their official investigation is still not completed.
Mubarak expressed understanding of Israeli anger. He
termed the crime a deviant
act that did not reflect the
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Agudas Achim Consecration To Be Dec. 14
The Agudas Achim Consecration Service for youngsters entering religious study will
be held Saturday morning, Dec. 14, the seventh day of Chanukah, the Festival of Dedication. Members of the Consecration Class will be called to the Bimah for prayer and
song. As part of the Consecration Ceremony, the children will receive a blessings from
Rabbi Alan G. Ciner and a book of prayers and blessings from the congregation presented by President Stanley Sacks. Minna Shifman, director of the Religious School, is
coordinating the ceremony, following the Service, a kiddush will be served In the Silberstein Social Hall in honor of the Consecrants. Left to right are (front row) Devon
Abrams,'Lindsay Blank, Samantha Bank, Jennifer Levy, todd Radzely, Melinda
Joseph, Allison Frank, Eric Kivitsky, Ariel Krivoshey, (back row) Julia Ferber,
Jeffrey Frank, Joshua Mendelson, Nicholas Zaveloff, Alex Meizlish, Joseph Goldsmith,
David Bafcitis, Erez Gurari, Adam Baron: Teachers Alyssa Zimelman and Brenda Witt
v stand behind the groupr.Not pictured are Jason-Gold and»Adam Roth Vaindec*»,»-»-t-«
feelings of the Egyptian people. He said the investigation
is being pursued intensively
and if there has been a paucity of details it was only to
avoid interference with the
judicial process which he
hoped would be completed
shortly.
Mubarak said he hoped the
Israelis would not judge the
Ras Burka tragedy simplis-
tically. He added that it was
important for Egypt to preserve its tradition of safeguarding its guests.
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Charity Newsies, which provides clothing for needy
Columbus-area school children^ will conduct its annual
newspaper sale on Saturday, Dec. 14. Charity Newsies
members include: (1. to r., seated) a .costumed Garry
Beim, Alan L. Rosen, Al Wing and, Stuart Grossman,
(standing) Dr. Frank P. Sobolewski; Marvin Grossman and Bill Callif.
Charity Newsies Annual Sale
To Be Held Saturday, Dec. 14
Charity Newsies will hold
its annual newspaper drive,
which raises funds to clothe
needy central Ohio school
children,, on Saturday, Dec.
14. In keeping with .its
78-year tradition, the
367-member organization
distributes the Citizen Journal on area street corners in
return for donations.
"The purpose of Charity
Newsies is to see that no children are kept out of school .
for lack of adequate clothing," explains John McFar-
land, drive chairman.
"Although we have no stated
fund-raising goal, we hope
that this year's' drive exceeds last year's income of
more than $400,000." -
The newspaperi drive day
is a long one. For some
members, it begins asearly
as 2 a.m. when they arrive at
Charity Newsies Headquarters to prepare breakfast for
drive participants. After
breakfast, Charity Newsies
members head for their assigned street corners,-
arriving between 7 and 8:30
a.m. Several members who
are costumed as clowns attract special attention.
It is often 8 or 9 p.m. before
the day's final returns are-
- delivered to Charity Newsies
♦•4 headquarters.. .Sometimes,-,
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the results are celebrated
with the ringing of a large
bell.
Charity Newsies members
donate many hours throughout the year to make the'
drive a success. Each fall,
many of their weekend days
are occupied with visits to
applicants' homes where
they verify need.-
The Dec. 14 drive culminates this year's series of
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The Egyptian President
had warm words for Israel's
peace efforts. He said he was
aware of Israel's opposition
to inclusion of the Palestine
Liberation Organization in
peace talks but was convinced that PLO chief Yasir
Arafat understands he must
take a stand against terrorism.
According to Mubarak the
chances for regional peace
have improved because certain parties which did not accept the idea of coexistence
with Israel have recently
moved in that direction. He
hoped bilateral relations
with Israel would improve,
though they have not as yet,
and noted that the Taba talks
are about to be resumed
after a long hiatus.
Israeli Donates
$7,000 To Church
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Israeli peace activist and philanthropist Abie Nathan last
week donated $7,000 to St.
Patrick's Cathedral after he
viewed media reports on a
recent robbery there. "Last
night I saw the story on TV
and I was just mad, angry
that people should do that,"
Nathan told reporters.
"There are so many places
to steal from, I can't under-
x stand it. It's terrible, absolutely terrible."
Two gunmen robbed the
Cathedral of more than
$7,000 in poor box, votive
candle and collection plate
donations. He reportedly
called his bank in Israel and
had the donation wired to
New York.
Nathan was here returning
from  a  visit to Colombia
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Dr. J. Tilson Appointed Chairman
Of Community Relations Committee
"Dr. Jeffrey Tilson has a
history of energetic and
committed leadership in the
Federation and a long-standing interest in public policy
affecting the Jewish community, therefore making
him an ideal choice for the
chairmanship of the 1985-86
Community Relations Committee," said Miriam Yenkin, president of the Columbus Jewish Federation, in
making the announcement.
Che 1983 recipient Of the
Therese Stern Kahn Young
Leadership Award, Dr.
Tilsorf has been a leader in
the Federation (or more ihan
..a- decadewHJs^ interests
closely parallel the concerns
of the Community Relations
Committee — public policy,
human rights, education, Israel and the state of world
Jewry.
Tilson is a member of the
1986 Campaign Cabinet of
the Federation and has
served as Young Men's Division chairman (1983) and
Super Sunday chairman
(1984). He has chaired the
Young Leadership Program
locally and served on the National United Jewish Appeal
Young Leadership Board.
He is a Federation Board,
member, a member of the
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