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VOL.64   NO.8
FEBRUARY 20,1986-ADAR111
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Shcharansky Freed From Soviet Union,
Receives A Hero's Welcome In Israel
Congregation Beth Tikvah Plans
Annual Art Auction On March 8
Making plans for Congregation Beth Tikvah's Tenth
Annual Art Auction to be held March 8 at the synagogue are (1. to r.) Linda Blumenthal, Neil Carron,
Pam Beeler, Chairman Harvey Goldman (holding poster), Sue Coomer, Laura Zakin and Carol Folkerth.
Goldman promises "affordable art, a champagne preview and door prizes." Tickets are $4 per person, and
those interested should call 885-6286.
BONN (JTA) - Anatoly
Shcharansky stepped into
the world of freedom Feb. 11.
The 38-year-old Soviet Jewish dissident and aliya activist who became a symbol of
the worldwide struggle for
human rights during his
eight-year ordeal in Soviet
prisons and forced labor
camps, arrived in Israel
Feb. 11 to a hero's welcome.
Shcharansky was released
by the Soviets as part of an
East-West spy swap and was
flown immediately from
West Berlin to Frankfurt.
The release brings to a
Seventh Annual Health And Fitness Fair
To Be Held On March 2 At Jewish Center
The seventh annual Health
and Fitness Fair will be held
at the Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Center, 1125 College Ave., on
Sunday, March 2, from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Entitled-"Pre-
ventive Health, the Key to
Life," the fair will feature -
over 40 community health
and medical agencies, which
will provide information and
screenings ranging from
-blood- typing to glaucoma
screening to lung capacity
testing. All tests will be offered free of charge, and in
most cases, the results will
be available immediately.
Pharmacists from St.
Anthony Medical Center will
be on hand, as well as physicians from Joint Implant
Services, Inc. Those who suffer from headaches will be
able to take part in a demonstration of biofeedback techniques, and vision and hearing tests will be offered.
Special entertainment will
be scheduled throughout the
day, including a toothbrush
school for children, a visit by
Slim Goodbody and demonstrations by weight lifters,
support dogs for the handicapped, gymnasts and exercise class participants.
Sandy Scheiner, chairwoman of the event, stated,
"Almost every health
agency in the city will be
participating, and professionals will be available to
answer questions. An added
feature this year will be a
'Senior Citizen Health Day'
on Monday, March 3, from
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon."
This day will focus on
areas of interest to seniors,
and besides many of the services listed above will include a tour of the Senior
Step Walking Course behind
the Center and another
demonstration" by the. support dogs; ."These dogs can
be trained to do almost anything," Sheiner said, "including picking up utensils,
fetching the paper, alerting
their owners to a ringing
phone, even dressing them
when it's necessary."
Transportation will be
available for seniors on Monday, and all participants will
receive complimentary gifts
.from St. Anthony Medical
Center, one of the sponsoring
organizations.
Along with St. Anthony's,
WNCI Radio,-the Franklin
County Branch of the American Heart Association and
Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity are sponsoring both the
Health Fair and Senior
Health Day.
For a schedule of events or
general information about
either event, contact Laura
A. Sussman at the Jewish
Center, 231-2731.
OSU Hillel Project Brings
Shabbat Dinner To Dorms
As part of its effort to
reach out to students living
on campus, OSU Hillel has
begun a project to bring
Shabbat celebrations into
the dormitories. Hillel has
hosted two Shabbat dinners
in Taylor Tower.
Through the sponsorship
of Columbus local Frank Nutis, Hillel offers a free Shabbat dinner to all Jewish
dorm residents. Student response so far has been good
enough that the program will
soon take place more frequently, twice each month
beginning Spring Quarter.
About 30 students have attended each traditional
Shabbat dinner. Hillel Out-.
reach Coordinator Beth
Zimelman, says; "I'm very
pleased with the response
from the students and the
close one of the most celebrated human rights cases
which drew international attention and the concern of
numerous government leaders and politicians.
Nearly nine years after he
was bundled into a car by
Soviet secret police agents
on Gorky Street in Moscow
to later be tried on charges
pf treason, in a move by
Soviet authorities with few
precedents since the days of
Stalin, Shcharansky's name
became synonymous with
Soviet human rights violations and the harsh realities
of life for Jews in the Soviet
Union.
Now, with his release, he is
once again reunited with his
wife Avital, who emigrated
from the Soviet Union in
July, 1974, just one day after
they, were married by a
rabbi in Moscow, a marriage
Soviet officials later declared invalid. Although she
had not seen her husband
since that time. Avital's_tire-
less efforts on-his behalf are
credited with keeping
Shcharansky's name in the
forefront of international
public opinion.
support we receive from the
dormitory stgff."
The Shabbat dinners provide dorm students with a
chance to meet each other in
a specifically Jewish setting.
The Shabbat meal and blessings create a warm and familiar ambiance which leads
to greater interaction on the
part of the students.
Zimelman contacts a number of students personally to
help establish a Jewish presence in the dorms. These
Shabbat dinners enhance her
contacts with students and
help provide a comfortable.
Jewish environment for Jew-
jsh students living on
campus.
The next Shabbat dinner
will take place in Drackett
Tower on March 7. Reservations can be made by calling   the. Hillel  office.
Born in the Ukrainian city
of Donetsk on Jan. 20, 1948,
the son of a journalist and
Communist Party member;
Shcharansky graduated
from the Moscow Institute's
Physics Department of Computers and Applied Mathematics in June 1972. An expert in computer technology
and cybernetics, he began
work for a research institute
connected with the oil and
gas industry.
.Shcharansky's application
to emigrate was denied in
1974 on the grounds that "it
is against state interests."
He soon became the subject
of continous harassment,
surveillance and interrogation as he joined the growing
ranks of Soviet Jewish re-
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Historic Achievement Announced
At Campaign Closing Luncheon
Feb. 19 is a day that made
Columbus Jewish community history. When the
Columbus Jewish Federation Campaign '86 projected total $5,651,776 was
flashed on a 12 foot screen at
yesterday's Campaign Closing Luncheon, there was a
resounding cheer from the
capacity crowd of Campaign
volunteers gathered at the
.Xeo-Yassenoff -Jewish Center.
Miriam Yenkin, Federation president, congratulated Dennis Mellman, 1986
General  Campaign   chair-
Bernard Gerson, chairman of the Siyum dinner
which will be held on March
11, at 6 p.m. at the Beth
Jacob Synagogue, announced that Rabbi Mordechai Gifter, Talmudic
"scholar and Rosh Yeshivah
of Telshe Rabbinical College
in Cleveland, will be the
guest speaker for the evening.
Rabbi Mordechai Sifter To Speak
At Beth Jacob, Tuesday, March 11
member of the Agudas Hara-
banim and other authoritative rabbinical groups, he
is an orator and spokesman
on behalf of world Jewry.
Rabbi David Stavsky said,
"It is a great honor that we
welcome a man of such distinction and Torah to the
Beth Jacob Congregation in
Columbus on the auspicious
occasion of our Talmud class
completing Tracate Keddushin."
Rabbi Gifter has previously appeared as a
speaker at Beth Jacob for
Religous Emphasis Week,
was the main speaker in
dedicating the Columbus
Mikvah and was the speaker
when the Talmud Class completed Tractate Berachos in
1982. He was also part of the
S.E.E.D. program when it
was just beginning.
The dinner is reserved for
the students of the Talmud
Class and their guests; however, the community is invited to hear Rabbi Gifter after dinner, at 8:30 p.m.
Rabbi Mordechai Gifter
Hagaon Rabbi Gifter has a
reputation as a philosopher
and Torah scholar. A leading
man, and the entire Campaign '86 team. She presented him with a distinguished leadership award on
behalf of the Federation officers and board.
"It was not too many
months ago at the opening
board meeting in October,
when the officers and board
members endorsed the $5.4
million goal. You and your
campaign team have demonstrated a total commitment
that made that goal into a reality. You have our congratulations," said Yenkin.
"The Columbus Jewish community can be proud of the
success and the dedication to
a quality life for Jews everywhere. Our spirit of one Jew
taking care of another Jew
was realized in its highest
form today."
Highlights of the closing
included awards to workers
and leadership; a slide
presentation, "One People,
One Destiny", narrated by
program co-chairpersons
Suzy Rudolph and Dr. Joel
Gorfinkel, and the vocal performances of the four and
five-year-olds from the Leo
Yassenoff Jewish Center and
the first grade class from the
Columbus Torah Academy.
The 1986 United Jewish
Fund Campaign is sponsored
annually by the Columbus
Jewish Federation. The
Campaign is the primary instrument for the support of
Jewish humanitarian programs and social services in
Columbus, throughout the
United States, in Israel and
in Jewish communities in 33
other countries. The Campaign supports the following
local agencies: B'nai B'rith
Hillel—Ohio State Univer-'
sity and Ohio University;
Columbus Jewish Historical
.Society;   Columbus  Torah
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Columbus
Jewish
Federation
Raises Record $5,651,776
for 1986
Community
Campaign:
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