Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1987-11-12

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VOL.65   NO.47
NOVEMBER 12,1987-CHESHVAN 20
Devoted to American
and Jewistt Ideals.
Thousands Planning To Demonstrate
On Eve Of Reagan-Gorbachev Summit
Kol Bo Shalom Department Stores
Bought By U.S.-lsrael Group
NEW YORK (JTA) — A partnership of American and Israeli investors has purchased the outstanding stock of Shalom Stores Ltd., owner of Kol Bo Shalom, the first and largest
privately held department store chain in Israel. The investor
group was organized and is headed by Goldklang Silvers
Investment Co., the merchant banking division of M.S.
Goldklang & Co., Inc., an investment banking firm based
here that specializes in developing relationships between
companies based in Israel, the United States and the Far
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British Foreign Secretary Skips Celebration
Of Balfour Declaration
LONDON (JTA) — A celebratory luncheon here last week
marking the 70th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration took
place without representation from the British government.
Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe declined to attend, and
the British Zionist Federation, which organized the function,
had not invited anyone else from the Foreign Office.
Israel Philharmonic Begins Concert Tour
Of Poland, Hungary
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
(IPO) left last week on an 11-day tour of Poland and Hungary
that its conductor, Zubin Mehta, said he hoped would lead
toward the Soviet Union. The IPO will perform in Warsaw,
Krakow and Katowice, culminating in Budapest on Nov. 15;
At that concert, and at one the evening before in Warsaw,
Itzhak Perlman will be the soloist. "I see this as a small window which has opened between us and Eastern Europe and I
hope it will be a step towards our going to Russia," Mehta
said before leaving. "I also hope a few consciences in Poland
will be pricked when they see what Polish culture would have
been like if the Jews were still there." The orchestra also will
visit Auschwitz, where it will play Israel's national anthem,
"Hatikva."
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
Ida Nudel and Vladimir and
Maria Slepak, three longtime refuseniks who recently
immigrated to Israel, will
join thousands of American
Jews and non-Jews in a
demonstration for Soviet
Jewry on the Mall here Dec.
6, the eve of the summit
meeting between President
Reagan and Soviet leader
Mikhail Gorbachev.
Plans for the "Washington
Mobilization" were announced at a news conference here last week by the
Summit III Task Force, representing SO national Jewish organizations and 300
local federations and councils, which has been planning the demonstration for
nearly two years.
The mobilization is expected to be the largest Jewish demonstration even held
in Washington, according to
Jacqueline Levine, chairwoman of the Washington
Mobilization and former
chairwoman of the National
Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. But
she emphasized that the
demonstration will also include thousands of non-Jews
who support the struggle for
Soviet Jewry.
"The mobilization will
serve as a watch to guaran
tee and stimulate" both the
United States and the Soviet
Union to keep the issue of
human rights high on the
agenda during the talks between Reagan and Gorbachev, said Morris Abram,
chairman of the National
Conference on Soviet Jewry,
which organized the Task
Force.
"The principle that we will
be emphasizing time and
again is that while no one is
asking for any direct linkage
of .arms reduction and
human rights or emigration,
the credibility of the Soviet
Union and the good faith and
the return to the normal relationships, which we will
hope for, will be measured
and tested by whether the
Soviet Union complies with
its obligations under international law, international
treaties and the Helsinki Accords," he added.
Abram said the joint
U.S.-Soviet statement issued
by the White House after
Reagan announced Gorbachev accepted his invitation to a summit Dec. 7 was
"historic." He explained
that his was because the
statement stressed that the
summit would be "a substantive meeting which
covers the full range of
issues between the two coun-
Illinois Firm Is Charged With Distributing Non-Kosher Poultry
NEW YORK (JTA) -The
Illinois attorney general
filed suit last week against a
Chicago poultry processing
and distributing company
for marketing poultry
falsely labeled as kosher.
Named in the suit were
Sheldon Ter man and
Michael Terman, respectively president and secret,
tary of Shelat Kosher Foods
Inc., United Poultry Inc. and
Espan Food Inc. Their products are distributed nationally under the "Shelat
Kosher Foods" label.
According to Dave Curry,
. administrative assistant to
Attorney General Neil Harti-
gan, the attorney general's
office is working closely with
representatives of the Union
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of Orthodox Jewish Congregations (O.U.) and the
Chicago Rabbinical Council.
As a result of the suit, a
Cook County circuit court
order has been entered prohibiting Shelat from processing and distributing Kosher
food while representatives of
the attorney general and the
O.U. examine company
records and stock. The attorney general is seeking a
$50,000 civil penalty and restitution to consumers under
the .Illinois Consumer Protection and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Sheldon and Michael Terman could not be reached for
comment.
The O.U., which supervises   the   processing   and
packaging of kosher
"shields" were being applied to poultry in a facility
other than the one supervised by the O.U. V
According to Rabbi Mena-
chem Genack, rabbinical coordinator for the O.U.
Kosher Division in New
York, the O.U. has contacted
all distributors of Shelat
Poultry and notified rabbis
across the United States that
the company's certification
has been terminated.
Genack said that a position
paper would be available
this week, determining
whether consumers of Shelat
poultry would need to re-
kasher their kitchens.
The attorney general's office is directing inquiries to
O.U.'s New York office at
(212) 564-0330.
tries" and would seek to
make "significant headway
over the full rand of these
issues."
Abram credited the "persistence" of Reagan and
Secretary of State George
Shultz in making human
rights art agenda item in
meeting with the Soviets in
changing Moscow's attitude
that human rights is strictly
an internal matter.
The demonstration, which
will start atjhe Ellipse and
conclude at the Lincoln
Memorial, will be "dignified
and orderly,," Abram said.
"This is not a demonstra-
CTA Dinner Set
For Nov. 22
A little over one week
remains until the Columbus
Torah Academy's 27th
Annual Scholarship Dinner
on Sunday evening, Nov. 22,
at the Hyatt Regency Columbus:
Dinner Chairwoman Janice Schottenstein promises
the community a memorable
event, with several special
highlights:
• A tribute to retired CTA
principal, Dr. Irving
Fried;
■ an address by the school's
new headmaster, Rabbi
Henoch Millen;
• entertainment by internationally renowned comedian, David Brenner, and
• a full course, gourmet
meal (strict kashruth observed).
At least 500 people are
expected to attend. For
further information or last
minute reservations contact
Janice Schottenstein, 258-
2009; Amy Schottenstein,
252-3680, or Torah Academy,
864-0299.
Four Receive $100,000 Jabotinsky Award
Eryk Spektor, chairman of
the Jabotinsky Foundation,
which sponsors the prize.
EARLY DEADLINE
NOTICE
Deadline For The Nov. 26 Chronicle
Is Noon, Thursday, Nov. 19
The OJC Office Will Be Closed ftw Thanksgiving,
Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27.
NEW YORK (JTA) - Ida
Nudel, the former Soviet
Jewish dissident who arrived in Israel, Oct. 15,
called recently on American
Jews not to relax their efforts oh behalf of Soviet
Jews, because "the struggle
is not over" for the majority
of Jews in the Soviet Union
who wish to immigrate to Israel. '."'.'V
Nudel made her plea as
she accepted the 1987 Defender of Jerusalem Award
via telephone from Jerusalem. Her conversation
with Morris Abram, chairman of the Conference of
Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations,
who,presented her with.the
award, was heard through
loudspeakers by more than
2,000 guests attending the
award ceremony at the Museum of Modern Art here.
The $100,000 award, also
known as the Jabotinsky
Award, in honor of the Revisionist-Zionist leader Vladimir Ze'ev Jabotinsky, was
conferred also upon the late
black American civil rights
leader Bayard Rustin, former Israeli diplomat Shlomo
Argov and Israeli scholar
and educator Dr. Israel El-
dad.    .
The award has been presented annually since 1983 to
honor "those who stand up in
defense of the' rights of the
Jewish people," according to
Past recipients of the
award include former "U.S.
ambassador to the United
Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick,
former Soviet Jewish dissident Natan Sharansky, the
late U.S. Senator Henry
Jackson and former President Luis Alberto Mdnge of
Costa Rica.
The $100,000 prize was divided equally among the
four winners. Rustin, who
died in August, received the
award for his lifelong sup-1
port and defense of Israel
and the rights of the Jewish
people.
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tion against," Levine said.
"This is a demonstration for
'.— for a process of emigration which will be sustained,
which will be substantive in
terms of the numbers of people who will be able to leave
and which will be systematic
so that Soviet Jews know
what to expect when they
apply for visas."
Noting that the demonstration will allow participants
to "make our feelings known
by making our presence
known," Levine Said that
just as during the civil rights
movement, the mass gathering will be one of the "very
few times in life" when a single person by his or her presence can feel that he or she
"made a difference."
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JNF GREEN SUNDAY
Scheduled For Dec. 6
Hal Zeidman, president of
the Jewish National Fund
Council of Columbus, announces the fifth Annual National JNF GREEN SUNDAY Phonethon to be held on
Sunday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m.
to 6 p:m. Local chairpersons
for; Columbus are Elaine
Beim and Ely Zofan.
The emphasis of this
year's GREEN SUNDAY is
to replace the forests destroyed in Israel by the July
29th forest fires that ravaged
areas of the country, destroying 1,100 acres of land.
"Hundreds of Columbus
community families will be
called upon to help the Jewish National Fund replace
the 80,000 trees lost in this
disaster," states Zeidman.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for Columbus families
to give a Chanukah gift to
loved ones and at the same
time replace the "greenery"
of Israel that is so important
to her development and the
quality of life for her inhabitants.
Local GREEN SUNDAY
volunteers are needed for
two hour shifts. To volunteer
or for more information, call
Jewish   National   Fund,
231-1397.
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