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VOL.64 NO. 26 JUNE 26,198G-SIVAN 19 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals. L?! & R AK Y 7 0 H 10 Hi STO R j C A L, BOC^'JX"{. 1 982 VELM/i AVE. COLS, 0, 43211 •■ .'.": EXGH Mizrahi/Chomsky Recital June 26 The return engagement featuring Cantor Albert" Mizrahi will take place thi- Thursday, June 26, at 8 p.m at The Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, 1125 College Aye. Cantor Mizrahi will pel form in recital along with Congregation Tifereth Israel's Cantor Jack Chomsky in a program bein« called "Sweet Singers of Israel II" after last year's sellout performance. Tickets will be available at the door. Ticket prices are $7 for adult general admission, $6 for Tifereth Israel and Jewish Center members and $4 for students and senior citizens. For further information, contact the Jewish Center,' 231-2731, or Congregation Tifereth Israel, 253-8523. The concert is being presented under joint sponsorship of Congregation Tifereth Israel and the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center. Both cantors will sing a variety of works in a number of different languages and styles. They will be accompanied by Cathy Callis on piano. She holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the Eastman School of Tvlusic and appears frequently with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Cantor Mizrahi serves Park Synagogue in Cleve|| land. The Greek-born artist has toured extensively throughout the United States and abroad, with performances in Amsterdam, Athens, Israel and London. As tenor soloist of the Zamir (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) / a'**. Premier Peres Calls For End Of Religious-Secular Strife :* > *£*l Rabbi David Stavsky Attends Briefing In Washington, D.C. On June 18, Rabbi David Stavsky of Beth Jacob Congregation was part of a delegation of 150 rabbis of the Rabbinical Council of America who attended a special briefing on Israel at the Israel Embassy and then in the Chambers of the United States Senate. Assistant Ambassador to the United States R. Rubethstein briefed the rabbis at the Israeli Embassy. At the U?S. Senate, the following members of Congress met with the rabbis to discuss present Israel/American relationships: Representatives Bashowitz of Minnesota; Hecht. of Nevada; Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey; Jim Shroyer of New York; Gary Akerman of Queens, N.Y. The rabbis were also briefed by Ralph Neurenberg of AIPAC. Following the meeting, Rabbi Stavsky met with Congressman John Kasich (right) of Columbus and discussed his continued support for Israel. JERUSALEM (WNS) - Premier Shimon Peres called on the Jewish people in Israel and the diaspora "to mobilize to extinguish the blaze'' of religious-secular strife and violence that has engulfed Israel in recent days... 7; In a brief but emotion- charged speech to a packed Knesset on June 16, Peres warned that the country could destroy itself from within. He appealed to public figures across the political spectrum to lead the nation away from the "conflagration" and pledged that, the government would deploy "aH the force of the law" to put an end to the violence. Peres! speech, and the full scale Knesset debate that it opened, followed a week of violence by ultra-Orthodox zealots and counter-violence by anti-religious extremists that sent shock waves through the country. Religious vandals have burned or defaced more than 100 bus shelters in recent weeks because of advertising posters they consider indecent. Anti-religious vandalism erupted wlith the arson attack On the Bnai Benjamin synagogue in Tel Aviv, on June 11, followed on the Shavuot holiday with the ransacking of yeshivas in Tel Aviv and Yavniel and swastika daubing on the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, among other acts hitherto unheard of in Israel. Peres told the Knesset that the problem was not the reli- Foundation Annual Meeting To Feature Leslie Wexner The Sixth Annual Meeting tof the Columbus Jewish Foundation, on Tuesday evening, July 15, will feature Leslie H. Wexner as guest speaker and the evening's special honoree, Robert Aronson, chairman of the meeting, announced. Philip Bornstein Will Receive 'Flowers For The Living' Award Philip Bornstein will receive the Agudas Achim Brotherhood ' 'Flowers for the Living" Award in recogni- - -V I I Philip Bornstein tion of his dedicated service on behalf of the synagogue, Judaism and the community on Sunday, July 13, at 8 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Agudas Achim Synagogue. Bornstein served as a board member of the Agudas Achim Synagogue for 30 years and as a trustee of the Columbus Torah Academy. He was actively involved in the planning and formulation of the Torah. .Academy z from its inception and is its honorary treasurer. An active member of the Jewish and general community, Bornstein has .served many organizations over the years including B'nai B'rith. He is af member of many trade associations within his industry. Bornstein has been a supporter of Yeshivas and Jewish organizations throughout the world as well as numerous civic organizations in Columbus. In 1984, he was honored by Beth Jacob Congregation as "Man of the Year." Bornstein, the youngest of six children, came to the United States in 1921 with his parents Dinna Rivka and Wolf Bornstein from Sobit- (CONTINUED ON PAGE «) In addition to Wexner's participation, the evening's agenda will include the premiere showing of "Building A Community Legacy," a three-projector, professionally developed, audio-visual slide show on the Columbus Jewish Foundation story; election of new officers and board, as well as award and recognition presentations. A wine/buffet reception begins at 6:45 p.m., followed by the meeting arid program. A dessert buffet will conclude the festivities; Wexner is founder/ president and chairman of the board of: The Limited, Inc;, ? the nation's leading women's Leslie H. Wexner apparel specialty store and mail order retailer. Today the company operates approximately 2500 women's specialty, stores and mail order divisions. The local and national Jewish communities have (CONTINUED ON PAGE 14) Wexner Grant Establishes JFS Shalom House Endowment Fund Leslie H. Wexner, philanthropist and chairman of the Board of The Limited, announced in a letter to Miriam Yenkin, president of the Columbus Jewish Federation, that the Wexner Foundation has approved a grant of $100,000 for the creation of an endowment fund for Jewish Family Service's Victor Weinstein Shalom House. Shalom House, currently under construction on the Jewish Community Campus on College Ave., will provide residential and program ser- vices to mentally re- gious-secular argument itself "which could be a fruitful and healthy part of national life" but "the way in which we conduct that argument." He said the great majority of the nation was "united in the campaign against extremism, against incitement, against breaking the law and against violence ..... There is no place for compromise in this strug- , gle," the Premier declared. Emphasizing the gravity of recent events, Peres Warned that the word "hur- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 11) Federation Adopts Resolution On Religious/Secular Polarization Currently Occurring In Israel tarded/developmentally disabled adults. In his letter, Wexner stated that "this new facility for the developmentally disabled will help answer a too long unmet need in our community. Most important it will make an immeasurable contribution to the lives of its residents and their families. It is our hope that other foundations and individuals will contribute to the endowment fund." The newly created Victor Weinstein Shalom House (Continued on page i6i gather the exiles and upbuild. The Columbus Jewish Federation's Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a resolution on religious — secular polarization in Israel at its June 16 meeting. Following the meeting, Miriam Yenkin, Federation president, said, "It is important for Jewish communities world-wide to voice their concerns to the appropriate authorities in Israel about the polarization and divisive- ness between the ultra-religious factions and secular extremists." 7 The text of the resolution is as follows: WHEREAS, the ideal, of k'lal Yisrael, the unity ol the Jewish people, inspires the work of the Columbus Jewish Federation to serve Jews the world over, including Columbus and Israel in particular, motivates Us to strengthen the bonds which unite Jew to Jew regardless of political philosophy or orientation towards religious observance, and impels us to oppose polarization among Jews; and WHEREAS, growing polarization between certain secular and certain observant factions of Jews have, led extremist elements in Israel to engage in violence and property destruction as a means of demonstrating their • rejection of each other's beliefs and practices; and WHEREAS, according to the philosophy of Zionism, the State of Israel is the national homeland to and a special possession of ALL Jews, as addressed in Israel's Declaration of Independence and the Law of Return; and WHEREAS, the mission of the Jewish Agency to in- requires the of ALL Jews; the State cooperation and WHEREAS, the Jewish Agency was reconstituted for the purpose of accommodating increased participation by all partners in the Zionist endeavor, among which is included the Columbus Jewish Federation: NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the Board of Trustees of the Columbus Jewish Federation, call on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency to review the practices and criteria for allocation of its funds and ensure tha t none of its resources are going to support groups and individuals who promote polarization among Jews and within Israel, promulgate philosophies of intolerance, engage in extremist violence, or in any way undermihethe principles, of civil political interaction which constitute the foundation of Israeli democracy. Immediately following the Board meeting, Yenkin sent the.text of the resolution to Israel. Myer Mellman, a member of the United Israel (CONTINUED ON PAGE 9) Early Deadline Deadline For July 10 Issue Thursday, July 3, noon Chronicle Office closed Friday, July 4 n '♦V*WtV*V*V «v*w»v*w»v
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Full Text | VOL.64 NO. 26 JUNE 26,198G-SIVAN 19 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals. L?! & R AK Y 7 0 H 10 Hi STO R j C A L, BOC^'JX"{. 1 982 VELM/i AVE. COLS, 0, 43211 •■ .'.": EXGH Mizrahi/Chomsky Recital June 26 The return engagement featuring Cantor Albert" Mizrahi will take place thi- Thursday, June 26, at 8 p.m at The Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, 1125 College Aye. Cantor Mizrahi will pel form in recital along with Congregation Tifereth Israel's Cantor Jack Chomsky in a program bein« called "Sweet Singers of Israel II" after last year's sellout performance. Tickets will be available at the door. Ticket prices are $7 for adult general admission, $6 for Tifereth Israel and Jewish Center members and $4 for students and senior citizens. For further information, contact the Jewish Center,' 231-2731, or Congregation Tifereth Israel, 253-8523. The concert is being presented under joint sponsorship of Congregation Tifereth Israel and the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center. Both cantors will sing a variety of works in a number of different languages and styles. They will be accompanied by Cathy Callis on piano. She holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the Eastman School of Tvlusic and appears frequently with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Cantor Mizrahi serves Park Synagogue in Cleve|| land. The Greek-born artist has toured extensively throughout the United States and abroad, with performances in Amsterdam, Athens, Israel and London. As tenor soloist of the Zamir (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) / a'**. Premier Peres Calls For End Of Religious-Secular Strife :* > *£*l Rabbi David Stavsky Attends Briefing In Washington, D.C. On June 18, Rabbi David Stavsky of Beth Jacob Congregation was part of a delegation of 150 rabbis of the Rabbinical Council of America who attended a special briefing on Israel at the Israel Embassy and then in the Chambers of the United States Senate. Assistant Ambassador to the United States R. Rubethstein briefed the rabbis at the Israeli Embassy. At the U?S. Senate, the following members of Congress met with the rabbis to discuss present Israel/American relationships: Representatives Bashowitz of Minnesota; Hecht. of Nevada; Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey; Jim Shroyer of New York; Gary Akerman of Queens, N.Y. The rabbis were also briefed by Ralph Neurenberg of AIPAC. Following the meeting, Rabbi Stavsky met with Congressman John Kasich (right) of Columbus and discussed his continued support for Israel. JERUSALEM (WNS) - Premier Shimon Peres called on the Jewish people in Israel and the diaspora "to mobilize to extinguish the blaze'' of religious-secular strife and violence that has engulfed Israel in recent days... 7; In a brief but emotion- charged speech to a packed Knesset on June 16, Peres warned that the country could destroy itself from within. He appealed to public figures across the political spectrum to lead the nation away from the "conflagration" and pledged that, the government would deploy "aH the force of the law" to put an end to the violence. Peres! speech, and the full scale Knesset debate that it opened, followed a week of violence by ultra-Orthodox zealots and counter-violence by anti-religious extremists that sent shock waves through the country. Religious vandals have burned or defaced more than 100 bus shelters in recent weeks because of advertising posters they consider indecent. Anti-religious vandalism erupted wlith the arson attack On the Bnai Benjamin synagogue in Tel Aviv, on June 11, followed on the Shavuot holiday with the ransacking of yeshivas in Tel Aviv and Yavniel and swastika daubing on the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, among other acts hitherto unheard of in Israel. Peres told the Knesset that the problem was not the reli- Foundation Annual Meeting To Feature Leslie Wexner The Sixth Annual Meeting tof the Columbus Jewish Foundation, on Tuesday evening, July 15, will feature Leslie H. Wexner as guest speaker and the evening's special honoree, Robert Aronson, chairman of the meeting, announced. Philip Bornstein Will Receive 'Flowers For The Living' Award Philip Bornstein will receive the Agudas Achim Brotherhood ' 'Flowers for the Living" Award in recogni- - -V I I Philip Bornstein tion of his dedicated service on behalf of the synagogue, Judaism and the community on Sunday, July 13, at 8 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Agudas Achim Synagogue. Bornstein served as a board member of the Agudas Achim Synagogue for 30 years and as a trustee of the Columbus Torah Academy. He was actively involved in the planning and formulation of the Torah. .Academy z from its inception and is its honorary treasurer. An active member of the Jewish and general community, Bornstein has .served many organizations over the years including B'nai B'rith. He is af member of many trade associations within his industry. Bornstein has been a supporter of Yeshivas and Jewish organizations throughout the world as well as numerous civic organizations in Columbus. In 1984, he was honored by Beth Jacob Congregation as "Man of the Year." Bornstein, the youngest of six children, came to the United States in 1921 with his parents Dinna Rivka and Wolf Bornstein from Sobit- (CONTINUED ON PAGE «) In addition to Wexner's participation, the evening's agenda will include the premiere showing of "Building A Community Legacy," a three-projector, professionally developed, audio-visual slide show on the Columbus Jewish Foundation story; election of new officers and board, as well as award and recognition presentations. A wine/buffet reception begins at 6:45 p.m., followed by the meeting arid program. A dessert buffet will conclude the festivities; Wexner is founder/ president and chairman of the board of: The Limited, Inc;, ? the nation's leading women's Leslie H. Wexner apparel specialty store and mail order retailer. Today the company operates approximately 2500 women's specialty, stores and mail order divisions. The local and national Jewish communities have (CONTINUED ON PAGE 14) Wexner Grant Establishes JFS Shalom House Endowment Fund Leslie H. Wexner, philanthropist and chairman of the Board of The Limited, announced in a letter to Miriam Yenkin, president of the Columbus Jewish Federation, that the Wexner Foundation has approved a grant of $100,000 for the creation of an endowment fund for Jewish Family Service's Victor Weinstein Shalom House. Shalom House, currently under construction on the Jewish Community Campus on College Ave., will provide residential and program ser- vices to mentally re- gious-secular argument itself "which could be a fruitful and healthy part of national life" but "the way in which we conduct that argument." He said the great majority of the nation was "united in the campaign against extremism, against incitement, against breaking the law and against violence ..... There is no place for compromise in this strug- , gle," the Premier declared. Emphasizing the gravity of recent events, Peres Warned that the word "hur- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 11) Federation Adopts Resolution On Religious/Secular Polarization Currently Occurring In Israel tarded/developmentally disabled adults. In his letter, Wexner stated that "this new facility for the developmentally disabled will help answer a too long unmet need in our community. Most important it will make an immeasurable contribution to the lives of its residents and their families. It is our hope that other foundations and individuals will contribute to the endowment fund." The newly created Victor Weinstein Shalom House (Continued on page i6i gather the exiles and upbuild. The Columbus Jewish Federation's Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a resolution on religious — secular polarization in Israel at its June 16 meeting. Following the meeting, Miriam Yenkin, Federation president, said, "It is important for Jewish communities world-wide to voice their concerns to the appropriate authorities in Israel about the polarization and divisive- ness between the ultra-religious factions and secular extremists." 7 The text of the resolution is as follows: WHEREAS, the ideal, of k'lal Yisrael, the unity ol the Jewish people, inspires the work of the Columbus Jewish Federation to serve Jews the world over, including Columbus and Israel in particular, motivates Us to strengthen the bonds which unite Jew to Jew regardless of political philosophy or orientation towards religious observance, and impels us to oppose polarization among Jews; and WHEREAS, growing polarization between certain secular and certain observant factions of Jews have, led extremist elements in Israel to engage in violence and property destruction as a means of demonstrating their • rejection of each other's beliefs and practices; and WHEREAS, according to the philosophy of Zionism, the State of Israel is the national homeland to and a special possession of ALL Jews, as addressed in Israel's Declaration of Independence and the Law of Return; and WHEREAS, the mission of the Jewish Agency to in- requires the of ALL Jews; the State cooperation and WHEREAS, the Jewish Agency was reconstituted for the purpose of accommodating increased participation by all partners in the Zionist endeavor, among which is included the Columbus Jewish Federation: NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the Board of Trustees of the Columbus Jewish Federation, call on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency to review the practices and criteria for allocation of its funds and ensure tha t none of its resources are going to support groups and individuals who promote polarization among Jews and within Israel, promulgate philosophies of intolerance, engage in extremist violence, or in any way undermihethe principles, of civil political interaction which constitute the foundation of Israeli democracy. Immediately following the Board meeting, Yenkin sent the.text of the resolution to Israel. Myer Mellman, a member of the United Israel (CONTINUED ON PAGE 9) Early Deadline Deadline For July 10 Issue Thursday, July 3, noon Chronicle Office closed Friday, July 4 n '♦V*WtV*V*V «v*w»v*w»v |
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