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w ':.'-*?i9~ro'"?*r2i'.r> I o^kVb»tMS1ii*.Aj LIBRARY, OHIO H iSTOR tCAL SOC4*/Tt^ 198E VELMA AVE. COLS.' 0, 43211. EXCH ZJtj\/^ervlng Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community lor Over to Years vJ/)K VOL.05 NO.6 FEBRUARY 5,1987-SHEVAT 6 Devoted to American and Jewish ideals. FOCUS ON ISSUES They Came To March For Brotherhood Theater Cancels Anti-Semitic Play LONDON (JTA) —The Royal Court Theatre announced recently that is has cancelled the presentation of a play which depicts Zionists as collaborators with the Nazis in the mass destruction of Hungarian Jewry during World War II. The play, titled Perdition, was due to open shortly for a five-week run at the prestigious West End theater. It was withdrawn following angry protests by the Jewish community and by scholars and historians who branded it a vicious travesty, after reading the script. The playwright, Jim Allen, is a Trot- skyist who makes no secret of his antipathy for Zionists though he claims to be pro-Jewish. Supreme Court Refuses To Reconsider Appeal by Nazi War Criminal WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States Supereme Court last week declined to reconsider its Dec. 1 refusal to hear an appeal by convicted Nazi war criminal Karl Linnas against his deportation to the Soviet Union. The court's action prompted demands by prominent Republicans and Democrats that Attorney General Edwin Meese carry out Linnas' deportation as soon as possible. In. 1981, the Federal .District Court on Long Island, NY, stripped Linnas, now 67, of his U.S. citizenship, after finding him responsible for multiple acts of murder committed during his wartime service as chief of the Nazi concentration camp at Tartu, Estonia. According to the Justice Department, more than 12,000 persons were murdered at the camp. Linnas was ordered de- ported in. 1983 and has beenheldsince April 1986 at the Metropolitan Correction Center in New York City. ATLANTA (JTA) - The massive march on rural For- a; syth County, Ga„ on Jan. 24 was more than a demonstration against the hostile racism that occurred there one week earlier. Rather, according to consensus, it was a collective show of solidarity against the racial intolerance that has occurred recently in Howard Beach, N.Y., at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., ,and in recent racial incidents in Philadelphia and Boston. "This thing developed a life of its own," said Sherry Frank, Southeastern director of the American Jewish Committee] Frank commented that the Ku Klux Klan's hostile appearance. Jan. 17 in Forsyth County, situated 38 miles north of Atlanta, shocked the sensibilities of the nation and was the straw that broke the camel's back. The largest civil rights march in more than two decades, estimated at 15,000 to 20,000, bore witness to the change that has occurred with the passing of time. Nearly half the marchers on Jan. 24 in Forsyth County were white, and this time the law was on the side of the demonstrators, not against them as it was in the 1960s. Demonstration Resembled An Army Camp In fact, the scene of the demonstration resembled an army camp: Some 1,700 Georgia National Guardsmen in riot regalia were Worldwide B'nai B'rith Mobilization For Soviet Jewry Set For Feb. 26 "Feb; 26 will mark a day long remembered by Jews throughout the world. At 12 noon in 46 countries around the globe, the B'nai B'rith family will unite as never before, to dramatize the Soviet government's unwillingness to allow Soviet Jews their freedom to emigrate and to observe their religion," according to Rick Handler, president of Zion Lodge and program co-chair.. B'nai B'rith International, B'nai. B'rith Women, the Anti-Defamation League, Hillel and the B'nai B'rith Beth Jacob Brotherhood Names M.Weinstoek'Man Ot The Year' Marc Levison, president of the Beth Jacob Brotherhood has announced that Morris Weinstock has been unanimously elected the recipient of the Brotherhood's 1987 Man of the Year award. Morris Weinstock Weinstock has been a member of the Beth Jacob Congregation,for 55 years. He served as president from 1942 to 1945 and has served as a gabbi rishon of the Chevra Kaddisha since1946. He is a lifelong member of the Brotherhood. He was born in 1904 to Eliezer and Leah Faiga Weinstock, came to the United States in 1913 and settled in Montgomery, Ala. A recipient of numerous awards and citations, he received Beth Jacob's Shofar Award in June of 1973 and •the "Rabbi's Medallion," a three dimensional sculpture of the synagogue presented by Rabbi David Stavsky to individuals who have demonstrated a special devotion to the office of the rabbinate. "Moishe, as he is called, is a very popular figure in the Jewish community and has endeared himself to everyone who meets him," said Levison. "We are" looking forward to a special evening with Mr. Weinstock at the (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7) Youth Organization will join forces on Thursday, Feb. 26, and almost simultaneously read the names of 12,000 refuseniks at city halls, state capitals, government centers and college campuses around the world. With hundreds of thousands of Jews and non-Jews participating in this mobilization, the message to Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev will be clear, Handler says. It is, "Return to the high levels of emigration of the late '70s, end the harrassment of those who apply to emigrate and release all Prisoners of Conscience and allow them to emigrate." The Central Ohio Soviet Mobilization is being jointly coordinated by the local B'nai B'rith family. Chairpersons for the day, in addition to Zion Lodge's Handler, are Sharon Eisenberg and Sharman Michaelson of (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) joined by law enforcement officials from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Georgia State Patrol and a myriad of law enforcement officials from jurisdictions in and around metropolitan Atlanta. v In all, a force of nearly 3,000 kept an angry group of about 1,000 counterdemon- strators at bay, staving off a potential confrontation with the marchers. Frank said that Jews, from Atlanta and elsewhere, were well represented in Scout Sabbath Will Be Held On Feb. 13 At Agudas Achim The Central Ohio Council, Jewish Committee on Scouting invites all Scouters, their families and friends to the 18th annual Scout Sabbath on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Agudas Achim Synagogue, 2767 E. Broad, at 8 p.m. Rabbi Alan G. Ciner will officiate, and Ritual Director Moises Herszage will participate in conducting the services. Several Boy and Girl Scouts and adults will be receiving recognition, and awards at the services. The Lehavah Award for Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts has been earned by Zivit and the Bexley Methodislt Church, and Daniel holds a First Class ranking with Unit 417 which meets at the Upper Arlington Lutheran Church. ,^4W*Hfc'<'- TO ^ Rabbi Alan Ciner Adi Javetz, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Hanan Javetz, 2572 Muskingum Ct, Both girls belong to Troop 1676 which meets at Cranbrook School. The Aleph Medal for Cub Scouts will be presented to Brian O'Koon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard O'Koon, 2801 Fair Ave., and to Adam Rad- zely, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Radzely, 30 S. Dawson Ave. Brian and Adam belong to Pack 166 which meets at the Bexley Methodist Church. Jason O'Koon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard O'Koon, and Daniel Shapiro, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Shapiro, ,3695 Seaford Dr. will receive the Ner Tamid Boy Scout Award. Jasonjs a • I Star Scout with Troop 166 of Dr. Fred Kapctansky The Lahavah Award can be earned by young Girl Scouts who fulfill requirements which include learning about Jewish customs, traditions, holidays and history. Parents, specially trained counselors and rabbis help the girls with their work. The Aleph Award is achieved through workshops for Cub Scouts, and the Ner Tamid Award provides the opportunity for advanced work and learning. Rabbi Alan Ciner and Dr. Fred Kapetansky will be recognized for their service to Jewish Scouts and will be presented with the Shofar Award. The Shofar Award is given to those persons who have volunteered over three years of service to Scouting. Rabbi Ciner was named chaplain of the Central Ohio Region for the Boy Scouts of America and has participated in many youth leadership activities. He is a member of the Jewish Committee on Scouting. Dr. Kapetansky achieved Star ranking while he was a Boy Scout, and he has served as treasurer of the Jewish Committee on Scouting. He has also been (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) proportion to their percentage of the country's population. And if it had not been for the Shabbat, she said, more Jews would have participated. "The words of the counter- demonstrators last week (Jan. 17) were an affront to Jews as well as to Blacks," she said. On Jan. 17, about 90 people, men, women, children, both Black and white, went to Forsyth County to march for brotherhood in the all- white county. Blacks have not been welcome there for 75 years. But, to the surprise of everyone, the brotherhood marchers were met by 400 screaming Ku Klux Klans- men and their allies. Obscene racial epithets were hurled at the group as was a barrage of bottles and rocks. The organizer of the march, civil rights veteran Rev. Hosea Williams, said afterward it was the most violent, hate-filled group he had ever encountered. Representatives of three Jewish groups joined with Atlanta's;Black leaders to plan the second march for brotherhood in Forsyth County. They were the Atlanta chapters of the American Jewish Committee, the Black-Jewish Coalition and the American Jewish Congress. A permit was secured. Law enforcement, housing and transportation were arranged. But, no one anticipated the outpouring of support that came from (CONTINUED ON PAGE 16) Community To Celebrate Tu B'Shevat Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees, is Feb. 14, and the Jewish National Fund, in cooperation with the Israel/Judaic Committee of the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, will host a community celebration at the Center on Sunday,1 Feb. 15, between 2-4 p.m. The Annual JNF Tu B'Shevat Children's Art/ Poetry display will be open to the public during this celebration. Students of the Jewish community religious and day schools participate in this Art/Poetry event. This year's theme is "Trees, the Bible and You." Traditional refreshments and entertainment will be part of the celebration. The entire community is encouraged to attend. For more information, call the Jewish National Fund, 231-1397Ji
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Full Text | w ':.'-*?i9~ro'"?*r2i'.r> I o^kVb»tMS1ii*.Aj LIBRARY, OHIO H iSTOR tCAL SOC4*/Tt^ 198E VELMA AVE. COLS.' 0, 43211. EXCH ZJtj\/^ervlng Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community lor Over to Years vJ/)K VOL.05 NO.6 FEBRUARY 5,1987-SHEVAT 6 Devoted to American and Jewish ideals. FOCUS ON ISSUES They Came To March For Brotherhood Theater Cancels Anti-Semitic Play LONDON (JTA) —The Royal Court Theatre announced recently that is has cancelled the presentation of a play which depicts Zionists as collaborators with the Nazis in the mass destruction of Hungarian Jewry during World War II. The play, titled Perdition, was due to open shortly for a five-week run at the prestigious West End theater. It was withdrawn following angry protests by the Jewish community and by scholars and historians who branded it a vicious travesty, after reading the script. The playwright, Jim Allen, is a Trot- skyist who makes no secret of his antipathy for Zionists though he claims to be pro-Jewish. Supreme Court Refuses To Reconsider Appeal by Nazi War Criminal WASHINGTON (JTA) — The United States Supereme Court last week declined to reconsider its Dec. 1 refusal to hear an appeal by convicted Nazi war criminal Karl Linnas against his deportation to the Soviet Union. The court's action prompted demands by prominent Republicans and Democrats that Attorney General Edwin Meese carry out Linnas' deportation as soon as possible. In. 1981, the Federal .District Court on Long Island, NY, stripped Linnas, now 67, of his U.S. citizenship, after finding him responsible for multiple acts of murder committed during his wartime service as chief of the Nazi concentration camp at Tartu, Estonia. According to the Justice Department, more than 12,000 persons were murdered at the camp. Linnas was ordered de- ported in. 1983 and has beenheldsince April 1986 at the Metropolitan Correction Center in New York City. ATLANTA (JTA) - The massive march on rural For- a; syth County, Ga„ on Jan. 24 was more than a demonstration against the hostile racism that occurred there one week earlier. Rather, according to consensus, it was a collective show of solidarity against the racial intolerance that has occurred recently in Howard Beach, N.Y., at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., ,and in recent racial incidents in Philadelphia and Boston. "This thing developed a life of its own," said Sherry Frank, Southeastern director of the American Jewish Committee] Frank commented that the Ku Klux Klan's hostile appearance. Jan. 17 in Forsyth County, situated 38 miles north of Atlanta, shocked the sensibilities of the nation and was the straw that broke the camel's back. The largest civil rights march in more than two decades, estimated at 15,000 to 20,000, bore witness to the change that has occurred with the passing of time. Nearly half the marchers on Jan. 24 in Forsyth County were white, and this time the law was on the side of the demonstrators, not against them as it was in the 1960s. Demonstration Resembled An Army Camp In fact, the scene of the demonstration resembled an army camp: Some 1,700 Georgia National Guardsmen in riot regalia were Worldwide B'nai B'rith Mobilization For Soviet Jewry Set For Feb. 26 "Feb; 26 will mark a day long remembered by Jews throughout the world. At 12 noon in 46 countries around the globe, the B'nai B'rith family will unite as never before, to dramatize the Soviet government's unwillingness to allow Soviet Jews their freedom to emigrate and to observe their religion," according to Rick Handler, president of Zion Lodge and program co-chair.. B'nai B'rith International, B'nai. B'rith Women, the Anti-Defamation League, Hillel and the B'nai B'rith Beth Jacob Brotherhood Names M.Weinstoek'Man Ot The Year' Marc Levison, president of the Beth Jacob Brotherhood has announced that Morris Weinstock has been unanimously elected the recipient of the Brotherhood's 1987 Man of the Year award. Morris Weinstock Weinstock has been a member of the Beth Jacob Congregation,for 55 years. He served as president from 1942 to 1945 and has served as a gabbi rishon of the Chevra Kaddisha since1946. He is a lifelong member of the Brotherhood. He was born in 1904 to Eliezer and Leah Faiga Weinstock, came to the United States in 1913 and settled in Montgomery, Ala. A recipient of numerous awards and citations, he received Beth Jacob's Shofar Award in June of 1973 and •the "Rabbi's Medallion," a three dimensional sculpture of the synagogue presented by Rabbi David Stavsky to individuals who have demonstrated a special devotion to the office of the rabbinate. "Moishe, as he is called, is a very popular figure in the Jewish community and has endeared himself to everyone who meets him," said Levison. "We are" looking forward to a special evening with Mr. Weinstock at the (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7) Youth Organization will join forces on Thursday, Feb. 26, and almost simultaneously read the names of 12,000 refuseniks at city halls, state capitals, government centers and college campuses around the world. With hundreds of thousands of Jews and non-Jews participating in this mobilization, the message to Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev will be clear, Handler says. It is, "Return to the high levels of emigration of the late '70s, end the harrassment of those who apply to emigrate and release all Prisoners of Conscience and allow them to emigrate." The Central Ohio Soviet Mobilization is being jointly coordinated by the local B'nai B'rith family. Chairpersons for the day, in addition to Zion Lodge's Handler, are Sharon Eisenberg and Sharman Michaelson of (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) joined by law enforcement officials from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Georgia State Patrol and a myriad of law enforcement officials from jurisdictions in and around metropolitan Atlanta. v In all, a force of nearly 3,000 kept an angry group of about 1,000 counterdemon- strators at bay, staving off a potential confrontation with the marchers. Frank said that Jews, from Atlanta and elsewhere, were well represented in Scout Sabbath Will Be Held On Feb. 13 At Agudas Achim The Central Ohio Council, Jewish Committee on Scouting invites all Scouters, their families and friends to the 18th annual Scout Sabbath on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Agudas Achim Synagogue, 2767 E. Broad, at 8 p.m. Rabbi Alan G. Ciner will officiate, and Ritual Director Moises Herszage will participate in conducting the services. Several Boy and Girl Scouts and adults will be receiving recognition, and awards at the services. The Lehavah Award for Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts has been earned by Zivit and the Bexley Methodislt Church, and Daniel holds a First Class ranking with Unit 417 which meets at the Upper Arlington Lutheran Church. ,^4W*Hfc'<'- TO ^ Rabbi Alan Ciner Adi Javetz, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Hanan Javetz, 2572 Muskingum Ct, Both girls belong to Troop 1676 which meets at Cranbrook School. The Aleph Medal for Cub Scouts will be presented to Brian O'Koon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard O'Koon, 2801 Fair Ave., and to Adam Rad- zely, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Radzely, 30 S. Dawson Ave. Brian and Adam belong to Pack 166 which meets at the Bexley Methodist Church. Jason O'Koon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard O'Koon, and Daniel Shapiro, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Shapiro, ,3695 Seaford Dr. will receive the Ner Tamid Boy Scout Award. Jasonjs a • I Star Scout with Troop 166 of Dr. Fred Kapctansky The Lahavah Award can be earned by young Girl Scouts who fulfill requirements which include learning about Jewish customs, traditions, holidays and history. Parents, specially trained counselors and rabbis help the girls with their work. The Aleph Award is achieved through workshops for Cub Scouts, and the Ner Tamid Award provides the opportunity for advanced work and learning. Rabbi Alan Ciner and Dr. Fred Kapetansky will be recognized for their service to Jewish Scouts and will be presented with the Shofar Award. The Shofar Award is given to those persons who have volunteered over three years of service to Scouting. Rabbi Ciner was named chaplain of the Central Ohio Region for the Boy Scouts of America and has participated in many youth leadership activities. He is a member of the Jewish Committee on Scouting. Dr. Kapetansky achieved Star ranking while he was a Boy Scout, and he has served as treasurer of the Jewish Committee on Scouting. He has also been (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) proportion to their percentage of the country's population. And if it had not been for the Shabbat, she said, more Jews would have participated. "The words of the counter- demonstrators last week (Jan. 17) were an affront to Jews as well as to Blacks," she said. On Jan. 17, about 90 people, men, women, children, both Black and white, went to Forsyth County to march for brotherhood in the all- white county. Blacks have not been welcome there for 75 years. But, to the surprise of everyone, the brotherhood marchers were met by 400 screaming Ku Klux Klans- men and their allies. Obscene racial epithets were hurled at the group as was a barrage of bottles and rocks. The organizer of the march, civil rights veteran Rev. Hosea Williams, said afterward it was the most violent, hate-filled group he had ever encountered. Representatives of three Jewish groups joined with Atlanta's;Black leaders to plan the second march for brotherhood in Forsyth County. They were the Atlanta chapters of the American Jewish Committee, the Black-Jewish Coalition and the American Jewish Congress. A permit was secured. Law enforcement, housing and transportation were arranged. But, no one anticipated the outpouring of support that came from (CONTINUED ON PAGE 16) Community To Celebrate Tu B'Shevat Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees, is Feb. 14, and the Jewish National Fund, in cooperation with the Israel/Judaic Committee of the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, will host a community celebration at the Center on Sunday,1 Feb. 15, between 2-4 p.m. The Annual JNF Tu B'Shevat Children's Art/ Poetry display will be open to the public during this celebration. Students of the Jewish community religious and day schools participate in this Art/Poetry event. This year's theme is "Trees, the Bible and You." Traditional refreshments and entertainment will be part of the celebration. The entire community is encouraged to attend. For more information, call the Jewish National Fund, 231-1397Ji |
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