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Jacob Javits
Dead At 81
NEW YORK (JTA) -
Funeral services were held
last week in New York for
Jacob Javits, four-term
United States Senator from
New York, who died of cardiac arrest while on vacation
in West Palm Beach,
Florida. He was 81 years old.
Javits, the son of Jewish
immigrant parents, rose
from poverty on the Lower
East Side of New York to become the longest-serving
Senator in the U.S. Congress
and one of the biggest vote-
getters in American history.
A political maverick, he ran
as a liberal Republican in
every political race, beating
out well-known Democrats
in overwhelmingly Democratic bastions.
Always a minority in the
minority party, Javits became a champion of liberal
causes, borrowing the sensibilities of his youth in New
York's Jewish ghetto and expanding them to embrace all
minorities. He was a moving
force behind the civil rights
movement, fair treatment
for the poor and elderly,
guaranteed pensions for retired persons, and, in the
end, of the right to die with
dignity.
Hove you always wanted to share your views with
your contemporaries, to see your writing in print, to
become involved in the community in a meaningful
way?
The Ohio Jewish Chronicle would like to give you
the chance to accomplish all of these goals and
more. Turn to page 14 for details about the
Third Annual OJC Wordworks.
Georgia Parole Board Awards
Leo Frank Posthumous Pardon
- Peres To Visit United States
NEW YORK (JTA) — Premier Shimon Peres of Israel will
arrive in New York on March 31 to begin a four-day visit to
the United States. His first public appearance will be on the
night of his arrival at a United Jewish Appeal dinner here. He
will fly to Washington the next morning, April 1, to meet with
top Administration officials, but will not meet with President
Reagan.
'Oh, Calcutta" To Open In Israel
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Oh Calcutta, the smash hit American
musical banned in Israel because of its nudity and frank
sexual content, will open in Tel Aviv on March 26 with the
Broadway cast, despite vociferous protests from the religious community and other sectors of the public who find it
offensive. The Film and Stage Censorship Board reversed its
earlier ban after New York producer Norman Kean agreed to
a series of changes and modifications. There will be six cuts
in the version to be staged in Israel. The Censorship Board insisted that there be no body contact between dancers at the
end of the nude ballet scene.
tion. Reservations deadline
is Wednesday, March 26.
For more information,
contact Gilda Abramson at
294-4797.
Friends Of Hillel To Host Schottenstein Reception
Friends of Hillel will host
its fifth annual Leon
Schottenstein Memorial
Reception on Wednesday,
April 2, on the Stage of
Mershon Auditorium. The
reception will immediately
follow the performance of
the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, with Pinchas
Zukerman conducting and
performing as guest soloist.
Friends of Hillel is the
community support
organization for the B'nai
B'rith Hillel Foundation at
The Ohio State University..
The membership dues and
donations it receives are a
major source of funding for
Hillel's programs. The Leon
Schottenstein Reception is at
the center of a campaign
which is expected to raise
one-half of the funds needed
for Hillel's program effort on
behalf of Jewish OSU students.
The tradition of the annual
Friends of Hillel reception
was begun in 1982 with a
reception honoring Zubin
Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic. The tradition continued with receptions
following the performance of
Vladimir Ashkenazy in 1983,
Eugenia Zuckerman in 1984
and Yehudi Menuhin in 1985.
The 1986 reception, following the performance of
Pinchas Zukerman, will
allow all members in
Friends of Hillel to meet the
orchestra and enjoy a gourmet menu.
The cost of becoming a
Friend of Hillel is $25 per
person. Tickets to the
concert are available
through Friends of Hillel for
an additional $25. Community members are invited
to become Patrons of Hillel
for $150, which includes two
memberships and two
tickets to the April 2 performance of the Saint Paul
Chamber Orchestra.
All community members
are urged to make their
reservations before leaving
Columbus for Spring vaca-
Jewish Singles
Trip To Israel
Set For June
This year, the Israel
Department of the Columbus
Jewish Federation and The
Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center
are offering a trip to Israel
for Jewish singles in Columbus.
"Columbus Jewish Singles
To Israel" is a tailor-made
program to meet the needs
of Jewish singles ... combining a comprehensive
educational tour and relaxed
vacation program.
The trip will be June 8-22,
via El Al Airlines at a cost of
$1,550. For any further
information,  contact:  Ben
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ATLANTA (JTA) - Leo
Frank, the Atlanta Jew
lynched in 1915 after being
convicted of the murder of a
13-year-old girl who worked
in the factory where he was a
superintendent, received a
posthumous pardon last
week from the Georgia
Board of Pardons and
Paroles.
The pardon, signed by all
five members of the board
chaired by Wayne Snow, Jr.,
came over two years after
the board refused such an
exoneration because, it then
said, "It is impossible to decide conclusively the guilt or
innocence of Frank."
The board had re-opened
the case after the late Alonzo
Mann, then 85, came forward to say that, as an office
boy of 14 in the pencil factory
where the murder of Mary
Phagan took place, he had
seen the janitor carry her
body to the basement.
The parold board claimed
in Dec, 1983, that Mann's
statement did not provide
any new evidence. Major
American' Jewish organizations — including the
American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation
League of B'nai B'rith, and
the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory'
Council—expressed shock at
the board's "refusal of the
posthumous pardon.
The board, in granting the
pardon, gave an account of
the entire case, concluding
that finding "conclusive
evidence proving beyond
any doubt that Frank was
innocent" was a standard of
proof "almost impossible to
satisfy" especially for "a
70-year-old case." The
board's statement continued:
"Without attempting to address the question of guilt or
innocence and in recognition
of the state's failure to protect the person of LeoM.
Frank and thereby preserve
his opportunity for continued
legal appeal of his conviction, and in recognition of the
state's failure to bring his
killers lo justice," the board
hereby grants Frank a
pardon.
Account Of The Case
The account of the case
given by the board in its
statement begins with the
murder of Phagan on. April
26,1913, which "shocked and;
outraged" Georgia residents. Frank, it said, was
charged with the murder
and convicted Aug. 25; 1913,
and sentenced to death.
The case came before
Governor John Slaton.fafter
unsuccessful appeals. "The
Governor was under enormous pressure. Many
wanted Frank to hang and
the emotions of some were
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B'nai B'rith Women To Install
Christie Kaufman President
B'nai B'rith Women of Columbus announces that
Christie Kaufman has been
elected president for 1986-87
Kaufman will be installed on
April 15 at 7:45 p.m. at the
home of Suzanne Greenbaum, 6255 Brooksong
Circle,
Kaufman is currently
serving as vice president of
public relations as she has
done for the past two years.
She has also been editor of
the bulletin for B'nai B'rith
Women of Columbus and co-
chairwoman of the Advanced Gifts Dinner. Prior
to the restructuring of B'nai
B'rith Women of Columbus
into one chapter, she was
active in Masada Chapter.
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This 19th century Moravian scroll of Esther records the Purim story
of triumph over the threatened destruction of the Jews during the
Babylonian exile. It is one of nearly 300 objects of Jewish ceremonial
and folk art in ' 'The Precious Legacy: Judaic Treasures from the
Czechoslovak State Collection.'' Purim begins on the evening of
March 24 with the reading of the Megillah and continues on March
25, the fourteenth day of Adar II.
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Christie Kaufman
Kaufman was born and
raised in Akron, where she
met her husband Fred, a
dentist. They have two children: Ian, 7, Kara, 3.
Kaufman has a BSSW
from Ohio State University
and an MSW from Boston
University. She worked as a
medical social worker on the
child abuse team and in the
teenage clinic at Children's
Hospital.
Also serving on the executive board with Kaufman
will be Marsha Polster, programming vice president;
Judy Pope, special interest
group vice president; April
Mancuso, community service vice president; Lauri
Zofan, public relations vice
president; Gail Clark, secretary; Joanne Crair, treasurer and Jean Robbins,
counselor.
The following women will
be serving on the steering
committee: Susie Blair,
Sheryl Edelman, Marilyn
Friedman, Merry Korn,
Patti Samuels, Jerry Fineberg, Shelley Mattes, Mary
Ann Marlin,- Fran Podell,
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