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OCTOBER 23,198G-TISHREI20
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Historic Rotation Of Premiership
Takes Place Oct. 20 In Israel
Gathered around Jerome and Geraldine Schottenstein are Susan and Jonny Diamond, Eva Hurwitz, Ari and Ann Deshe, Saul Schottenstein, Jay and Jean Schottenstein, and grandchildren, Joseph, Jonathan, Jeffrey, Elie, David and Dara. Jerome is
holding the Torah presented to Agudas Achim Synagogue in his and his wife's honor.
Sefer Torah Scroll Presented To Agudas Achim
In Honor Of Jerome And Geraldine Schottenstein
On Monday, Sept. 29, Jay
and Jean Schottenstein, Ari
and Ann Deshe, Jonny and
Susan Diamond and Lori
Schottenstein, presented a
Sefer Torah to the Agudas
Achim Synagogue in honor
of their parents, Jerome and
Geraldine Schottenstein.
The ceremony began in the
Stein Memorial Library of
Eiie Wiesel Receives
Nobei Peace Prize
NEW YORK (JTA) - A
leading Jewish Holocaust
survivor, author and human
rights activist was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize last
week and two Jewish scientists shared a Nobel Prize in
Physiology and Medicine for
their contributions to the
study of cell growth and
tissue development.
The Norwegian Nobel
Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to Elie Wiesel citing his unceasing efforts on behalf of "human
dignity."
The Nobel Assembly of the
Karolinska Institute in
Stockholm awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physiology
and Medicine to Dr. Rita
Levi-Montalcini, who holds
dual American and Italian
citizenship and Dr. Stanley
Cohen, an American. Cohen,
a biochemist, and Levi-Montalcini, a developmental biologist, "Opened new fields of
widespread importance to
basic science," the Nobel
Assembly in Stockholm
announced.
the synagogue as members
of the family assisted Rabbi
Moshe Klein, a scribe from
New York, in filling in Hebrew letters from the final
verses of the Book of Deuteronomy, thereby completing
the writing of the Torah
Scroll. Four generations,
including Great-Grandmother Eva Hurwitz, were
present to witness this occasion.
Rabbi Alan G. Ciner,
spiritual leader of the
Agudas Achim Synagogue,
led the group in the recitation of psalms selected for
the event. Rabbi Ciner commented on the appropriateness of the gift in honor of
Jerome and Geraldine who
"have made the values and
ideals of Torah an integral
part of their lifestyle. That
your children have seen fit to
honor you in this way,"
Rabbi Ciner commented,
"indicates that you have successfully transmitted to
them your love and respect
for Torah." •
Rabbi Ciner then called
upon Rabbi Chaim Capland,
of the House of Tradition at
OSU, who spoke of the
importance of the occasion.
The group then joined in
songs as the processional
moved towards the sanctuary where prayers led by
Cantor Baruch Shifman
were chanted as the Torah
was placed in the ark.
To further enhance the significance of the moment, the
Torah was read from for the
first time on Rosh Hashanah
as Jerome Schottenstein was
called to the Torah as the
Baal Maltir.
The children of Jerome
and Geraldine will mark this
occasion, by sponsoring a
kiddush/luncheon on the
weekend of Nov. 15, at which
time Agudas Achim will be
hosting a Shabbat of Study
with scholars-in-residence
from the Gesher Foundation
in Israel.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Yitzchak Shamir
was sworn in as Israel's ninth prime
minister on Oct. 20, exchanging lobs
with Shimon Peres under terms ol the
"national unity" coalition agreement
between their parties. "
JERUSALEM (JTA) -
Two years ago the puriiljJ<s
here and abroad were^pre-
dicting, almost to a man,
that the government of national unity^was a non-
starter, a lame duck, bound
to collapse no sooner than it
set out on its 50-month,
course.
The differences between
major parties were considered too big, the instability of the coalition too built-
in, to brook any longevity.
The capacity for crises was
seen as endemic — and any
crisis was thought likely to
be fatal.
Now, half-way through the
term, with the Prime Ministerial rotation implemented
with remarkably little friction, those same pundits —
having eaten their earlier
words as gracefully as possible — are now predicting
with renewed self-confidence that the government
will last its full statutory
term.
"Its weakness is its
strength," is one of the now-
popular theories.
Each sides' inability to
cobble together an alternative, narrow-based
coalition is cited as the reason why the myriad crises of
the past two years ended in
compromise and resolution
— and why the inevitable
crises of the future will similarly be weathered.
The Real Lesson
The real lesson however,
of these past two years
might well be not that the
pundits were wrong then,
nor that they are right now,
but that Israeli politics are in
an inherently unpredictable
phase following the inconclusive results of the 1981 and
the 1984 Knesset elections.
"A week," said former
British Premier Harold Wilson* "is a long time in poli-
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Pictured (1. to r.) are Leslie H. Wexner, Major Gifts
Dinner host; Norman Traeger, 1987 General Campaign
chairman; Miriam Yenkin, Federation president;
Ambassador Benjamin Netanyahu, and Alan Wasserstrom, 1987 Major Gifts chairman.
Federation Raises Over $4 Million
At Annual Major Gifts Event, Oct. 6
The -Columbus Jewish
Federation's 1987 United
Jewish Fund Campaign announced historic total of
$4,096,000 raised by major
contributors at the annual
event hosted by community
leader, Leslie H. Wexner.
The Oct. 6 event at Wexner's
home was attended by 90
Major Gifts contributors.
Benjamin Netanyahu, fs-
tics." Two whole years in Israel's unity coalition, with
the two main partners
straining to be rid of each
other and of their shotgun
marriage, are by that criterion a veritable aeon of mystery and unpredictability.
Even if Shimon Peres and
Yitzhak Shamir had plighted
to each other their solemn
troth to stick together come
what may — which they
patently have not—external
circumstances, beyond their
control or influence, could
evolve in the months ahead
to pull them apart.
Governor Celeste Announces
Holocaust Council Membership
Governor Richard F.
Celeste last week announced
the names of the members of
the Ohio Council on Holocaust Education. Those from
Columbus are: Stanley
Aronoff, state senator; Barbara Blake, teacher; Ru-
.„dolph Featherstone, clergy;
Lee Fisher, state senator;
Alan Katchen, ADL; Bonnie
Milenthal, account executive; Marc Lee Raphael,
professor, OSU; Albert
Reed, associate director,
Conference Council on Ministry; Renee Resnik, Children of Survivors; Gordon
Zacks, chairman of the
board, R.G. Barry Corp.
"We cannot protect our
future unless we fully understand the past," said Governor Celeste. "The dedication
of community and religious
leaders working together
with educators is a powerful
force in guaranteeing that
this  evil  will  not  occur
again."
Co-chaired by First Lady
Dagmar Celeste and Max R.
Friedman, a Cleveland businessman, community and
civic leader, the Ohio Council on Holocaust Education is
dedicated to teaching Ohio
students about the Holocaust
so that such a tragedy will
not happen again. It will
begin by reviewing present
efforts to teach about the
Holocaust in the schools and
review Holocaust curriculum in other states.
"We must teach our children and our children's children that there is no safety
without vigilance," said
Friedman. "And although
we are starting in Ohio, this
belongs all oyer the United
States/ and all over the
world."
After the review, the Council will recommend a Holocaust curriculum for Ohio
schools  to  consider.
rael's ambassador to the
United Nations, was the
guest speaker.
Norman Traeger, 1987
general chairman, and Alan
Wasserstrom, 1987 Major
Gifts chairman, shared the
program, along with Wexner.
Ambassador Netanyahu's
address focused on the rela-
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SIMCHAT TORAH
Begins October 25 at Sunset
Sunday, October 26, 1936
23 Tishrei 5747
Most joyful festival of
the Jewish calendar.
Celebrates completion
of the annual cycle
of reading the Torah
& marks beginning
it anew.
REJOICE
WITH THE TORAH!