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;->.is.' I'* iJW// Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years YU/\\\ LIBRAHY, OHIO HlSTOnjCAL SOC<U>TV 1982 VELMA AVE. . V OOL-Jtf 0, 4321 1 EXCH VOL. G6 NO. 7 FEBRUARY 18, 1988-SHEVAT 30 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals. Panel Member Soys Could Be Brought Criminal Charges Against Waldheim Over 400 At'Center To Center' Opening Program At King Center Barbara Brandt (top photo), "Center to Center" chairwoman, welcomed guests at the Sunday afternoon program and introduced Dr. Manning Marable, chairman of the OSU Black Studies Department, who served as moderator. Marlene Robbins (left) and Mim Chenfeld performed a dance to conclude the day's program (top right photo). The January event brought more than 400 people together at the King Center for an afternoon of dialogue (bottom photo). "I believe there are enough details to warrant, even to require, the launching of a juridical process" against Waldheim, Wallach said. "Our report provides a full and truthful picture," he told an army radio interviewer. "True, we say that Waldheim was a lieutenant, a staff officer, and thus could not give direct orders. But we determined categorically that he was close to the (illegal) activities, that he wajs a participant in the activities, and he contributed to illegal acts ... He was close to war crimes." . Waldheim was charged with knowledge of and complicity in the deportation of Greek Jews and Yugoslavian civilians and atrocities against civilians and partisan fighters in Yugoslavia. But the commission's report found "no proof" that he committed war crimes. Wallach said the commis- JERUSALEM, Feb. 9 (JTA) —The report of an international commission of historians that investigated the wartime activities of Kurt Waldheim contains sufficient information to bring criminal proceedings against the Austrian president, according to Professor Yehuda Wallach, a Tel Aviv University military historian who served on the panel." •>< Wallach, who returned from Vienna, where the report was submitted to Chancellor Franz Vranitzky last week, defended it against charges of whitewash. He said the commission's findings had been "falsified" in some media headlines that claimed that Waldheim received what was tantamount to exoneration from charges of his involvement in war crimes while serving as an officer in the German army occupying the Balkans during World War II. sion's findings were that "he was part of a system, passing on orders and never trying to prevent the execution of illegal orders — as did other officers in similar circumstances. "Waldheim knew of such instances, and he knew nothing happened to these officers" who protected and tried to prevent the execution of illegal orders, he said. Wallach acknowledged that the panel attributed a somewhat vague "degree of" responsibility" to Waldheim. But the Israeli historian noted that it was for the Austrian people, not scholars, to Sandy Scheiner and Lorrie Valinsky, chairwomen of the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center's ninth annual Health and Fitness Fair, invite the community to the Fair, to be held this Sunday, Feb: 2i. "Check Up From Head To Toe" is the theme, and variety of health screenings and fun activities will be offered for all ages. These include cholesterol screening (don't eat after breakfast), driver's vision screening, preschool vision screening and a computerized stress assessment. In addition, there will be information and demonstrations by more than 50 community agencies, diabetic cooking, fitness demonstrations and a presentation, "Humor for the Health of It" by Steve Wilson from Ohio Professional Counseling. Nurses from Saint Anthony Medical Center will be available for summary and referral. The Fair will run from noon to 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public, It will be followed the next day by the Senior Health Day, Monday, Feb. 22, from 9:30 a.m. to lp.m. Among the health screenings offered for seniors are cholestrol screening, glaucoma screen- ing, anemia/diabetes screening, vascular screening and more. Free gifts will be distributed to seniors, compliments of Saint Anthony Medical Center. Senior Health Day is also free and open to the public. The Health and Fitness Fair and Senior Health Day are sponsored by Saint Anthony Medical Center, the American Heart Association (Franklin County Branch) and Alpha Omega Dental Community Invited To Center For Health And Fitness Fair Fraternity. " For more information, contact Mary Beth Gaietto, health educator, at the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, 231-2731. Softening Of Report on Waldheim Angers Jewish Leadership NEW YORK (JTA) - American Jewish leaders registered strong expressions of dismay upon learning that an international panel's report on the World War II activities of Kurt Waldheim had been revised at the last moment to exclude references to the Austrian president's "moral guilt" for war crimes he knew about but did nothing to prevent. The 200-page report, issued in Vienna last week by an international commission of historians, found "no proof" that Waldheim was (CONTINUED ON PAGE 10) Iirflte Citrotticle ; mr>mm<*llimmmmmmm*mm>»m*mmmm Beth Tikvah Branch Of Kol Ami Conducts Tu B'Shevat Project "Cama mem v'mems yash?", or "How many M & Ms are there in the jar?," was the question members of Tami Kamin's gimel class at the Beth Tikvah branch of Kol Ami posed recently to other students in conjunction with their Tu B'Shevat project. Pupils paid to guess the number of M & Ms in the jar with the closest guesser receiving the chocolates. With monies collected from the participants, the Gimel class purchased a tree in Israel for Tu B'Shevat in honor of the winner and his classmates. Due to the success of the program, the class was able to buy a second tree in honor of the Beth Tikvah branch. Members of the Gimel class are: (front row, 1. to r.) A.J, Schneier, Bill Blitman, (second row) Sharon Esses, Anatoly Pinsky, Rebecca Levin, (back row) Heather Jacobson, Heather Morris, teacher Tami Kamin and Julia Schlam. JWfh* federation ,,.;'.„■ .11 <#&stiX-*-.i....:t 10 C^|ft^)f.Cjalen<lar...x 2 Editorial Features..,..,. 2 SforJfcie-iPlace,.,..,....., it ^Obituaries.;, -..' 10 Social News .<.«.'...%....> 'ft. Synagogue Services »»«v l<* decide whether he should remain in office. He noted that the Austrian president "for years hid his past and recognized it only when he was forced to confront the facts." In Vienna, Waldheim appeared on Austrian television and reiterated his intention not to resign. Insisting that the panel had found him innocent of direct involvement in war crimes, The Austrian president, who served two terms as United Nations secretary general, stressed that he wants to continue to serve his country. Pictured above are some Agudas Achim NCSYers gathered for a pre-Shabbat discussion. Seated are: (from 1. to r.) Elisha Hisiger, Allan Moss, Ari Schottenstein, Andrew Bornstein, Barry Uhrman, Sara Mirvis, Max Ruben, Daniel Levenson, Ariela Turkel, Ellen Magaziner, Joiwind Wasserman, Lisa Switkin, Marni Switkin. Standing are: (1. tor.) Mark Cherney, Rabbi Alan G. Ciner, Stephanie Frank, Rabbi Hillel Fox and Melissa Laurie. Not pictured are: Joshua Kirschenbaum, Steven "Romanoff, Andy Ruben and adult advisors Chana Fox and Lainie and Billy Ruben. Agudas Achim Ohr Chadash NCSY Holds Mini-Shabbaton Sleep-in The Agudas Achim Ohr Chadash NCSY held a Mini- Shabbaton/Sleep-In on Feb. 5-6 at the home of Rabbi Alan G. Ciner, spiritual leader of the Agudas Achim Synagogue. Rabbi Ciner rioted, "This Mini-Shabbaton/Sleep-In experience created an environment of Shabbat observance that was joyful and fun." The NCSYers checked in at Rabbi Ciner's home, gathered together for a pre- Shabbat discussion, lit the Shabbat candles and walked together to the synagogue for services. Following services, the teen group re^ turned to Rabbi Ciner's home for Kiddish, dinner, zimirot, teen rap, Mishpache Maddness (Jewish Family Feud and Oneg Shabbat. Joiwind Wasserman, chapter president, offered the D'Var Torah. On Shabbat morning, the participants were joined by other teenagers for a special NCSY Teen Minyan conducted by Rabbi Chaim Hisiger, assistant headmaster of the Columbus Torah Academy. Following Kiddish, the group walked back to Rabbi Ciner's home for lunch, singing, Judaic Password, discussion and a Shabbat afternoon program, after which they returned to the synagogue for Mincha, Shalosh Seudot, Maariv and Havdalah, at which Marni Switkin delivered the D'Var Torah. Daniel Levenson, one of the NCSYers commented, "Though walking to the synagogue on the coldest Shabbat of the year was difficult, the experience of a Shabbat appropriately observed gave me a good feeling." ' •fVi
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;->.is.'
I'*
iJW// Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years YU/\\\
LIBRAHY, OHIO HlSTOnjCAL SOCTV
1982 VELMA AVE. . V
OOL-Jtf 0, 4321 1 EXCH
VOL. G6 NO. 7
FEBRUARY 18, 1988-SHEVAT 30
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals.
Panel Member Soys
Could Be Brought
Criminal Charges
Against Waldheim
Over 400 At'Center To Center'
Opening Program At King Center
Barbara Brandt (top photo), "Center to Center"
chairwoman, welcomed guests at the Sunday afternoon program and introduced Dr. Manning Marable,
chairman of the OSU Black Studies Department, who
served as moderator. Marlene Robbins (left) and Mim
Chenfeld performed a dance to conclude the day's program (top right photo). The January event brought
more than 400 people together at the King Center for an
afternoon of dialogue (bottom photo).
"I believe there are
enough details to warrant,
even to require, the launching of a juridical process"
against Waldheim, Wallach
said.
"Our report provides a full
and truthful picture," he told
an army radio interviewer.
"True, we say that Waldheim was a lieutenant, a
staff officer, and thus could
not give direct orders. But
we determined categorically
that he was close to the
(illegal) activities, that he
wajs a participant in the activities, and he contributed
to illegal acts ... He was
close to war crimes." .
Waldheim was charged
with knowledge of and complicity in the deportation of
Greek Jews and Yugoslavian civilians and atrocities against civilians and
partisan fighters in Yugoslavia. But the commission's
report found "no proof" that
he committed war crimes.
Wallach said the commis-
JERUSALEM, Feb. 9
(JTA) —The report of an international commission of
historians that investigated
the wartime activities of
Kurt Waldheim contains sufficient information to bring
criminal proceedings
against the Austrian president, according to Professor
Yehuda Wallach, a Tel Aviv
University military historian who served on the
panel." •><
Wallach, who returned
from Vienna, where the report was submitted to Chancellor Franz Vranitzky last
week, defended it against
charges of whitewash.
He said the commission's
findings had been "falsified"
in some media headlines
that claimed that Waldheim
received what was tantamount to exoneration from
charges of his involvement
in war crimes while serving
as an officer in the German
army occupying the Balkans
during World War II.
sion's findings were that "he
was part of a system, passing on orders and never trying to prevent the execution
of illegal orders — as did
other officers in similar
circumstances.
"Waldheim knew of such
instances, and he knew nothing happened to these
officers" who protected and
tried to prevent the execution of illegal orders, he said.
Wallach acknowledged
that the panel attributed a
somewhat vague "degree of"
responsibility" to Waldheim.
But the Israeli historian
noted that it was for the Austrian people, not scholars, to
Sandy Scheiner and Lorrie
Valinsky, chairwomen of the
Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center's ninth annual Health
and Fitness Fair, invite the
community to the Fair, to be
held this Sunday, Feb: 2i.
"Check Up From Head To
Toe" is the theme, and
variety of health screenings
and fun activities will be
offered for all ages. These include cholesterol screening
(don't eat after breakfast),
driver's vision screening,
preschool vision screening
and a computerized stress
assessment.
In addition, there will be
information and demonstrations by more than 50 community agencies, diabetic
cooking, fitness demonstrations and a presentation,
"Humor for the Health of It"
by Steve Wilson from Ohio
Professional Counseling.
Nurses from Saint Anthony
Medical Center will be available for summary and
referral.
The Fair will run from
noon to 5 p.m. and is free and
open to the public, It will be
followed the next day by the
Senior Health Day, Monday,
Feb. 22, from 9:30 a.m. to
lp.m. Among the health
screenings offered for
seniors are cholestrol
screening, glaucoma screen-
ing, anemia/diabetes
screening, vascular screening and more. Free gifts will
be distributed to seniors,
compliments of Saint
Anthony Medical Center.
Senior Health Day is also
free and open to the public.
The Health and Fitness
Fair and Senior Health Day
are sponsored by Saint
Anthony Medical Center, the
American Heart Association
(Franklin County Branch)
and Alpha Omega Dental
Community Invited To Center For Health And Fitness Fair
Fraternity. "
For more information,
contact Mary Beth Gaietto,
health educator, at the Leo
Yassenoff Jewish Center,
231-2731.
Softening Of Report
on Waldheim Angers
Jewish Leadership
NEW YORK (JTA) -
American Jewish leaders
registered strong expressions of dismay upon learning that an international
panel's report on the World
War II activities of Kurt
Waldheim had been revised
at the last moment to exclude references to the Austrian president's "moral
guilt" for war crimes he
knew about but did nothing
to prevent.
The 200-page report,
issued in Vienna last week
by an international commission of historians, found "no
proof" that Waldheim was
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 10)
Iirflte Citrotticle ;
mr>mm<*llimmmmmmm*mm>»m*mmmm
Beth Tikvah Branch Of Kol Ami
Conducts Tu B'Shevat Project
"Cama mem v'mems yash?", or "How many M &
Ms are there in the jar?," was the question members of
Tami Kamin's gimel class at the Beth Tikvah branch
of Kol Ami posed recently to other students in conjunction with their Tu B'Shevat project. Pupils paid to
guess the number of M & Ms in the jar with the closest
guesser receiving the chocolates. With monies collected from the participants, the Gimel class purchased a tree in Israel for Tu B'Shevat in honor of the
winner and his classmates. Due to the success of the
program, the class was able to buy a second tree in
honor of the Beth Tikvah branch. Members of the
Gimel class are: (front row, 1. to r.) A.J, Schneier, Bill
Blitman, (second row) Sharon Esses, Anatoly Pinsky,
Rebecca Levin, (back row) Heather Jacobson, Heather Morris, teacher Tami Kamin and Julia Schlam.
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