Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1987-12-31

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Barbados Synagogue
Site Of Conference
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
(JTA) — Sabbath eve services were held for the first
time in more than 100 years
in the synagogue of Congregation Nidhei Israel here
Dec. 18, the World Jewish
Congress reported.
They marked the opening
of the four-day biennial conference of the Commonwealth Jewish Council and
the reconsecreation of what
is possibly the oldest Jewish
house of worship in the Western hemisphere.    ".":■'
Rabbi Israel Singer, secretary general of the World
Jewish Congress, officiated
at the rededication and
Prime Minster Erskine
Sandiford of Barbados was
the honored guest.
The Commonwealth Jewish Council represents Jewish communities in 24 countries of the British Commonwealth. Its president, Gre-
ville Janner, a Labor member of the British Parliament, formally opened a special exhibition of the history
of "Jewish settlement in the
Carribbean" at the Barbados Museum, under the auspices of the- AiBarbadan
government.
There are about 27 Jewish
families in this island nation .
of a quarter million. Jews arrived here shortly after the
first British settlement in
1627. Congregation Nidhei Israel was founded in 1654. The
synagogue was partly destroyed by a hurricane in
1831. It is now undergoing
restoration, expected to be
completed late next year.
The 110 delegates and ob-'
servers at the conference included representatives from
Jewish communities in such
Third World countries as
India and Zambia Resolutions adopted at the gathering include a strong condemnation of apartheid and
a call to bring to justice Nazi
war criminals at large and
living in Commonwealth
countries.
Behind The Headlines
Problems Posed By Gaza
Have No Easy Solutions
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"The Pride of the Brotherhood" awardees to be
honored by the Agudas Achim Brotherhood on Feb. 7
are (1. to r.) Leo Turner, Edwin Solomon, Eli Levison,
and Irving Gertner.
Agudas Achim Brotherhood
To Honor Four Members
synagogue office, 237-2747.
The congregation and
community are invited to
participate in the Sabbath
Services and Kiddush.
The Agudas Achim
Brotherhood will honor
members Irving M. Gertner;
Eli Levison, Edwin Solomon
and Leo Turner on Feb. 6
and 7 at their second "Pride "'
of the Brotherhood" Weekend, announced Steve Shkolnik, chairman.
On Saturday, Feb. 6, the
congregation will observe
i the second annual "Pride of >
the Brotherhood" Shabbat.
The Brotherhood will co-
sponsor the Kiddush in honor
of their awardees, who have
been selected for their service to Brotherhood.
A "Pride of the Brotherhood" dinner will be held
Sunday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. in
the Silberstein Social Hall,
noted Shkolnik. Serving as
members . of the Planning
Committee are Jerry Acks,
member at large; Garry
Beim, food; Sandy Lichtenstein, flowers and dinner arrangements; Ken Palestrant, tickets and reservations, and Robert Shapiro,
immediate past chairman.
Reservations are limited.
Couvert for the full course
prime rib dinner is $12.50 per
person, $25 per couple. To
ensure a place, contact Ken
Palestrant at 231-4653 or the
NEW YORK (JTA)-With
at least 18 Palestinians killed
in two weeks of rioting,
world attention has converged on the Gaza Strip
where most of the violent
demonstrations and shootings have occurred.
There appear to have been
several factors involved in
igniting the riots. A rumor
spread that a traffic accident in which several Arabs
were killed was a deliberate
act of revenge for the Dec. 5
stabbing of an Israeli soldier, Shlomo Takal.
The Palestine Liberation
organization is believed to be
behind many of the acts of
anti-Israeli terror. Its intent
appears to be to prove that
despite setbacks at the Arab
Jewish Center Expands
Northside Programming
'Chronicle'To Move Jan, 11
To New, Expanded Facility
On Monday, Jan. 11, the
Ohio Jewish Chronicle will
occupy its new, expanded
facilities at 1600 Brice Rd. in
Reynoldsburg,
"We've outgrown our present facility," explained
Pinsky Publishing President
Milton J, Pinsky. " In addition to publishing the Chron-
first office was opened at
232Vfe N. High St. From 1938
to 1959, the Chronicle was
housed in a building at 35 E.
Livingston Ave. The plant
and offices then moved to 87
N. SixthSt. until 1969 when a
move was made to 3540 E.
Main. Since 1971, the
Chronicle has been located
''If you live on the north
side of Columbus and you
want to be involved in the
Jewish Center programs,
you no longer have to travel
exclusively to: the eastside.
The Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Center is bringing its
programs to you! Recognizing that a significant number
of Jewish families live in the
northside, the Center is making participation in programs accessible and attractive," according to Rozanne
Stern, co-ordinator for
Northside Services.
The Jewish Center's
Northside Branch, which
also houses its preschool /
daycare program, has become a familiar sight on
Bethel Raod. Many, but not
all, of the Center's additional
programs take place there.
"We're basically a Center
without walls," says Stern.
"We'U find the right type of
facility on the northside to
house any program we offer.
For example, this winter we
have two marvelous swimming programs taking place
at the Sheraton Inn North on
Route 161 and Busch Boulevard," Stern also notes that
if people are interested in
activities like basketball or
volleyball leagues, the Center has access to gyms in
Dublin and Worthington.
While several of the Cen-
• chairs-the -Northside-Services Committee, notes that
some of the programs listed
in the Center's guide "Especially for the Northside" include a 'Fondue Party for
Newcomers,' 'Art Lovers'
Get-Together,' a Gallery
Players' Caravan Theater
Presentation at Congregation Beth Tikvah and Singles
Folk Dancing at Hillel.
Blank states, "We're
really all one Jewish community and we'd like to
make things a little more
convenient for the part of us
that lives north. We'll even
provide transportation for
the teens to our Saturday
Nite Out and B'nai B'rith
programs."
For more information or to
receive a guide about winter
programs starting Jan. 10,
call Stern at 231-2731. Contact Shari Tunick at 442-6662
for information about registering a child for the Jewish
Center's northside pre-
school/childcare, Kinderclub or parent-toddler programs.
summit in Jordan and the
PLO's low profile in Lebanon, the Palestinian organization can still control
events.
The Gaza Strip also has
been the focus of an intense
struggel between various
idelogical factions, including
a strong Islamic fundamentalist movement. The recent
arrest by Israeli authorities
of a leader of the Islamic
Jihad organization in the territory may be another factor
in the recent unrest.
Gaza is one of the most
densely populated- areas in
the world. It is 40 miles long
and from six to 14 miles
Wide. Its 350 square miles
are home to almost 650,000
Palestinian Arabs — representing almost one-eighth of
the total Palestinian population — and 2,500 Jews. Refugees, who fled to the Strip in
1948, and their descendants
make up more than half of
the population; the others
a?e origihalGazan Arabs. 7
Although the Strip was
under Egyptian control from
1948 to 1967, residents never
received Egyptian pasports.
West Bank Arabs, who lived
under Jordanian rule until
1967, routinely use Jordian-
ian passports to travel to
Arab Gulf states in search of
employment, especially
when oil prices are high.
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periodicals, book titles and
other publications. Business
has grown to a point where
we require more room."
During its 65 years, the
Chronicle has moved its offices many times. In 1922, Its
Bexley.
Each time the Chronicle
has moved, facilities have
been upgraded, Pinsky
noted, adding that the new,
spacious, well planned of-
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programs are geared toward
young families, winter activities are also available for
teens, adults and especially
singles. Says Stern, "We are
interested in creating opportunities for Jewish people ^o ^r^*
socialize together.'
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This outlet for demographic
and economic pressures is
not available to Gazans.
There are about 3,864 people per square mile in the
Gaza Strip — a population
density resembling Hong
Kong's — as opposed to 426
people per square mile in the
West Bank. Fayes Abu-Rah-
ma, chairman of the local
lawyers association, has
said that the Strip is so
crowded, "Soon we won't
have where to bury our
dead."
Some 7,500 acres of the
land in the Strip is state land
controlled by Israel. The
Jewish settlers in Gush
Katif, a group of moshavim
in the southern part of the
Strip, live on state land.
Despite Israeli rehabilitation efforts resulting in permanent housing for some
8,000 refugees, more than
170,000 are still crowded in to
eight refugee districts. (The
comparable figure for the
"West Bankis'80,000.) Most of
the recent fighting took
place in and around refugee
camps.
Between 45,000 and 65,000
Gazans commute to work in
Israel every day, but under
Israeli law they must return
to their homes in Gaza in the
evening. The Strip's citrus-
based economy has suffered
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January 11, the Ohio
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May 1988 Be A Year Of Health,
Happiness
And Prosperity For All!
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