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m 1 Ui BRAKY, OHIO •HISTORICAL,. S llW// Serv'"9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community lor Over 60 Years Vk7/\R V982 VELM/7 AVE. EXCH VOL.66 NO. 18 MAY 5, 1988-IYAR 18 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals. Cohn Elected To National Office Gerald N. Cohn, executive vice president of Heritage Village, has been elected to a three year term to the House of Delegates of the American Association of Homes for the Aging (AAHA). Cohn was elected to this post during the association's recent spring symposium in Washington; D.C. AAHA is composed of over 2000 not for profit Protestant, Jewish and Catholic homes and housing facilities and services across the country. Heritage. Village is a charter member of AAHA. Both organizations started operations about 25 years ago. """****»* ACCORDING TO THREE EXPERTS Prospects For Mideast Peace Dim Israel 40 Celebration Subject Of Billboard On Main Street The community's Israel 40 billboard is now up at Main Street and James Road (going eastbound on Main). Israel 40 Celebration activities are detailed in this week's issue of the Chronicle. NEW YORK (JTA),, - Three experts on the Middle East agreed here last week that prospects for peace in - the area are dim. They cited the continued Palestinian riots in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the division within Israeli society and the lack of a reliable Arab partners to negotiate with Israel as the major obstacles for reaching any peaceful settlement in the near future. "The prospects for peace in the Middle East in the near future are dim at best," James Phillips, a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation asserted. "I agree, the prospects are remote," said Ambassador Herbert Okun, deputy permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations. "When you look at. the situation it's hard to be optimistic." Johanan Bein, acting permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations, said: "I also agree that prospects for peace in the region are not bright, but I think the overall prospects are better than we can see now," considering the tremendous progress and achievements of Israel and the Jewish people in the last 40 years. Bein, Okun and Phillips FEATURE Lag B'Oifter—The Thirty-Third Day By Dvora Waysman (©1988, WZPS) Sometimes, when we are expecting the visit of a dear friend, we count the days to his arrival, even marking off each day as it passes on the calendar. Similarly, we are commanded in Leviticus 23:15 to count the days that pass between Passover and Shavuot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is written: "And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day ye brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall there be complete; even unto the morrow after thefeventh week shall ye number 50 days; and ye shall present a meal offering unto the Lord;" 7 So from the second day of Passover, we begin counting the Omer. The Omer is " simply Biblical Hebrew for a ' 'measure'' — in this case, of barley. How. does one actually count? Jewish bookstores sell "sefirah. counters" or you can mark out the days on a calendar and put it in a prominent place so you won't forget. The mood during the Omer period, which lasts for seven weeks, is one of semi- mourning: weddings do not take place, nor is one supposed to cut one's hair, buy new clothes or visit places of entertainment. There are various explanations, one being that this Omer or sefirah period is a time of apprehension, anticipating receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai at the end of the 50 days which culminate with Shavuoti However, there is a break in the semi-mourning on the 33rd day, called Lag b'Omer or "Scholar's Day," which falls on the Hebrew date of 18th Iyar. On this day, thousands upon thousands of people flock by foot, in cars and buses to the tomb of the great teacher Simeon Bar Yochai, in the remote town of Meron in the mountains of Galilee. It is the scene of frenzied and joyous Lag b'Omer celebrations, beginning when a huge bonfire is lit at midnight. Women throw silken scarves into the flames, and the men sing and dance rousing Hassidic songs around the fire. They also study the Zohar, the holy book of mysticism attributed to Bar Yochai. At dawn, the hues of crimson sunrise light up the mountains and valleys as praying begins anew. It is traditional for three-year-old boys to receive their first haircuts at Meron on this day, and their hair is cast into the flames, again with much singing and dancing. What began in Meron quickly spread to other parts of Israel, and bonfires on Lag b'Omer have now become a traditional means of celebrating the festival, with children collecting wood for weeks beforehand. Most Israeli families spend the eve of Lag b'Omer singing around a campfire, roasting potatoes, while the more religious retell ancient stories of Bar Kochba, Rabbi Akiva and Bar Yochai. For Bar Kochba and Rabbi Akiva — one an outstanding general, the other a famous scholar — are also linked with Lag b'Omer, going back 18 centuries, when, under the leadership of these two great men, Jews began to revolt. against Roman tyranny. The revolt lasted from 132-135 C. E. and Rabbi Akiva was tortured to death, but the Jews still refused to give up their Torah. During Bar Kochba's revolt, a terrible epidemic struck Rabbi Akiva's students, and 24,000 young men lost their lives. On Lag b'Omer the epidemic suddenly ended, so festivity was permitted on this one day during the period of semi- mourning. ::. Simeon Bar Yochai, the, great teacher, lived at this same heroic period. Refusing to obey the Roman decree against teaching Torah, he fled to the Galilee and hid in a cave for 13 years, living on the fruit of the carob tree. Each year, on Lag b'Omer, his pupils visited, him disr gufeing themselves as hunters with bows and arrows. Lag dis not Demjanjuk Sentenced To Death For His War Crimes At Treblinka JERUSALEM (JTA) - John Demjanjuk, the Treblinka death camp guard known as "Ivan the Terrible," was sentenced to death last week.by the three-judge Jerusalem district court. "One thousand deaths would not atone for your crimes," Judge Zvi Tal said to the guilty man, reading for the unanimous sentence of the bench. The 68-year-old Demjan- juk was found guilty on April 18 of crimes against the Jewish people, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against a persecuted people. The court decided on the basis of evidence that the retired automobile worker from Cleveland, Ohio, was the Treblinka guard who operated the gas chambers were some 800,000 Jews perished. He was convicted under the 1950 Nazi and Nazi Collaborators Law, which carries the death penalty. Under Israeli law, appeal to the Supreme Court is mandatory. If this conviction and sentence are upheld,, the sentence will be carried out in about six months, by hanging- Demjanjuk would be the second war criminal executed under the law. Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel on May 31,1952. In arguments before sentencing, State Attorney Yonah Blattman maintained that the death penalty was mandatory under the Nazi Collaborators Law. The court preferred not to accept that interpretation. It agreed with Blattman that given the conviction and the nature of the crimes, its imposition of the death penalty was discretionary. Defense counsel declined to argue for a lesser sentence on grounds that to do so would imply an admission of guilt. Demjanjuk maintained throughout his 15-month trial that he was a victim of mistaken identity. He continued to insist his innocence at the sentencing. j8ynag<^ueSer(rjlc«^W^.";I^ (continued on page i« Bar Yochai died on b'Omer and asked his ciples to celebrate, mourn, his death. It is at his tomb that the Meron celebrations take place. Lag b'Omer, all those centuries ago, commemorated a. serious attempt to liberate Israel from its oppressors. But now, Israel is an independent state, a free nation not under the domination of Rome or any other tyrant. Nevertheless, remembering Lag b'Omer recalls a particularly heroic chapter in Jewish history. were participating in a panel discussion on Mideast peace prospects, sponsored by the Jacob Goodman Institute for Mideast Research and Information of the Zionist Organization of America. Okun said that despite the pessimistic outlook for the near future, there are several encouraging facts in today's Mideast. '• Israel's military superiority in the region is overwhelming. • Egypt, which maintains "a cold peace" with Israel, did not pull out its ambassador to Israel, despite the disturbances and violence in the territories. • The Soviet Union, "which has learned some lessons in Afghanistan," may no longer wish to play a "spoiling role" in the Mideast and will not stand in the way of a negotiated settlement. Okun said that "it is not clear at all" that the recent peace initiative of Secretary of State George Shultz is going to succeed, mainly because both Israel and the United States are approaching general elections and the continued uprising in the West Bank and Gaza. "The violence (in the territories) has shown that there is a strong and growing Palestinian conscience," he said. A way has to be found (CONTINUED ON PAGE 16) Professor Simon Dinitz To Present Louis Nemzer Memorial Lecture The planning committee for the Louis Nemzer Memorial Lecture has announced that Professor Simon Dinitz will present the lecture "Prisons for Profit" on Thursday evening, May 12. In The Chronicle ",„;!)',",,, ,. jniiijijiiiii.'ii ;i"* Ci&BStfied7;.7.wl,,.,-;, Community Calendar, Editorial Features... Here And There ...'.,,,..,. 9 Marketplace,.^.. .'. .,;^lj? Obituaries^ ,.-,*.,«..»».* /j» it Simon Dinitz This program has been planned as the first annual lecture to be given in memory of Professor Louis Nemzer who was a member of The Ohio State University Political Science Faculty from 1948 until 1976. Professor Nemzer, an expert in Soviet-American Relations, was active with the Jewish Community Relations Committee, organized interfaith dialogue groups and was "a faculty advisor, to the Hillel Foundation. Th|0 lecture is sponsored by the Professor Louis Nemzer Memorial Fund which was established upon his death to sponsor lectures by outstanding Jew- ! ish faculty at OSU. Professor Dinitz received his Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin in 1951 and immediately joined the Sociology Department at OSU. A prolific author of 16 books and over 150 articles Dr. Dinitz is a recognized authority in the field of crimonology and corrections. In addition to his years of activity with the OSU Jewish community, Professor Dinitz has taught in Israel four times, and is a past faculty advisor of the Hillel Foundation. The lecture will be presented at 8:00 p.m. at the B'nai B'rith HUlel Foundation, 46 E. 16th Ave. preceded by dinner at 6:30 p,m. For further information or reservations please call Gilda at 294-4797. i L i'J i .., ,v ,- \M. t ••WMfe&tflMKtUitfMKifc' ^My;:s;t»gyif
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Full Text | m 1 Ui BRAKY, OHIO •HISTORICAL,. S llW// Serv'"9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community lor Over 60 Years Vk7/\R V982 VELM/7 AVE. EXCH VOL.66 NO. 18 MAY 5, 1988-IYAR 18 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals. Cohn Elected To National Office Gerald N. Cohn, executive vice president of Heritage Village, has been elected to a three year term to the House of Delegates of the American Association of Homes for the Aging (AAHA). Cohn was elected to this post during the association's recent spring symposium in Washington; D.C. AAHA is composed of over 2000 not for profit Protestant, Jewish and Catholic homes and housing facilities and services across the country. Heritage. Village is a charter member of AAHA. Both organizations started operations about 25 years ago. """****»* ACCORDING TO THREE EXPERTS Prospects For Mideast Peace Dim Israel 40 Celebration Subject Of Billboard On Main Street The community's Israel 40 billboard is now up at Main Street and James Road (going eastbound on Main). Israel 40 Celebration activities are detailed in this week's issue of the Chronicle. NEW YORK (JTA),, - Three experts on the Middle East agreed here last week that prospects for peace in - the area are dim. They cited the continued Palestinian riots in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the division within Israeli society and the lack of a reliable Arab partners to negotiate with Israel as the major obstacles for reaching any peaceful settlement in the near future. "The prospects for peace in the Middle East in the near future are dim at best," James Phillips, a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation asserted. "I agree, the prospects are remote," said Ambassador Herbert Okun, deputy permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations. "When you look at. the situation it's hard to be optimistic." Johanan Bein, acting permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations, said: "I also agree that prospects for peace in the region are not bright, but I think the overall prospects are better than we can see now," considering the tremendous progress and achievements of Israel and the Jewish people in the last 40 years. Bein, Okun and Phillips FEATURE Lag B'Oifter—The Thirty-Third Day By Dvora Waysman (©1988, WZPS) Sometimes, when we are expecting the visit of a dear friend, we count the days to his arrival, even marking off each day as it passes on the calendar. Similarly, we are commanded in Leviticus 23:15 to count the days that pass between Passover and Shavuot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is written: "And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the day of rest, from the day ye brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks shall there be complete; even unto the morrow after thefeventh week shall ye number 50 days; and ye shall present a meal offering unto the Lord;" 7 So from the second day of Passover, we begin counting the Omer. The Omer is " simply Biblical Hebrew for a ' 'measure'' — in this case, of barley. How. does one actually count? Jewish bookstores sell "sefirah. counters" or you can mark out the days on a calendar and put it in a prominent place so you won't forget. The mood during the Omer period, which lasts for seven weeks, is one of semi- mourning: weddings do not take place, nor is one supposed to cut one's hair, buy new clothes or visit places of entertainment. There are various explanations, one being that this Omer or sefirah period is a time of apprehension, anticipating receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai at the end of the 50 days which culminate with Shavuoti However, there is a break in the semi-mourning on the 33rd day, called Lag b'Omer or "Scholar's Day," which falls on the Hebrew date of 18th Iyar. On this day, thousands upon thousands of people flock by foot, in cars and buses to the tomb of the great teacher Simeon Bar Yochai, in the remote town of Meron in the mountains of Galilee. It is the scene of frenzied and joyous Lag b'Omer celebrations, beginning when a huge bonfire is lit at midnight. Women throw silken scarves into the flames, and the men sing and dance rousing Hassidic songs around the fire. They also study the Zohar, the holy book of mysticism attributed to Bar Yochai. At dawn, the hues of crimson sunrise light up the mountains and valleys as praying begins anew. It is traditional for three-year-old boys to receive their first haircuts at Meron on this day, and their hair is cast into the flames, again with much singing and dancing. What began in Meron quickly spread to other parts of Israel, and bonfires on Lag b'Omer have now become a traditional means of celebrating the festival, with children collecting wood for weeks beforehand. Most Israeli families spend the eve of Lag b'Omer singing around a campfire, roasting potatoes, while the more religious retell ancient stories of Bar Kochba, Rabbi Akiva and Bar Yochai. For Bar Kochba and Rabbi Akiva — one an outstanding general, the other a famous scholar — are also linked with Lag b'Omer, going back 18 centuries, when, under the leadership of these two great men, Jews began to revolt. against Roman tyranny. The revolt lasted from 132-135 C. E. and Rabbi Akiva was tortured to death, but the Jews still refused to give up their Torah. During Bar Kochba's revolt, a terrible epidemic struck Rabbi Akiva's students, and 24,000 young men lost their lives. On Lag b'Omer the epidemic suddenly ended, so festivity was permitted on this one day during the period of semi- mourning. ::. Simeon Bar Yochai, the, great teacher, lived at this same heroic period. Refusing to obey the Roman decree against teaching Torah, he fled to the Galilee and hid in a cave for 13 years, living on the fruit of the carob tree. Each year, on Lag b'Omer, his pupils visited, him disr gufeing themselves as hunters with bows and arrows. Lag dis not Demjanjuk Sentenced To Death For His War Crimes At Treblinka JERUSALEM (JTA) - John Demjanjuk, the Treblinka death camp guard known as "Ivan the Terrible," was sentenced to death last week.by the three-judge Jerusalem district court. "One thousand deaths would not atone for your crimes," Judge Zvi Tal said to the guilty man, reading for the unanimous sentence of the bench. The 68-year-old Demjan- juk was found guilty on April 18 of crimes against the Jewish people, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against a persecuted people. The court decided on the basis of evidence that the retired automobile worker from Cleveland, Ohio, was the Treblinka guard who operated the gas chambers were some 800,000 Jews perished. He was convicted under the 1950 Nazi and Nazi Collaborators Law, which carries the death penalty. Under Israeli law, appeal to the Supreme Court is mandatory. If this conviction and sentence are upheld,, the sentence will be carried out in about six months, by hanging- Demjanjuk would be the second war criminal executed under the law. Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel on May 31,1952. In arguments before sentencing, State Attorney Yonah Blattman maintained that the death penalty was mandatory under the Nazi Collaborators Law. The court preferred not to accept that interpretation. It agreed with Blattman that given the conviction and the nature of the crimes, its imposition of the death penalty was discretionary. Defense counsel declined to argue for a lesser sentence on grounds that to do so would imply an admission of guilt. Demjanjuk maintained throughout his 15-month trial that he was a victim of mistaken identity. He continued to insist his innocence at the sentencing. j8ynag<^ueSer(rjlc«^W^.";I^ (continued on page i« Bar Yochai died on b'Omer and asked his ciples to celebrate, mourn, his death. It is at his tomb that the Meron celebrations take place. Lag b'Omer, all those centuries ago, commemorated a. serious attempt to liberate Israel from its oppressors. But now, Israel is an independent state, a free nation not under the domination of Rome or any other tyrant. Nevertheless, remembering Lag b'Omer recalls a particularly heroic chapter in Jewish history. were participating in a panel discussion on Mideast peace prospects, sponsored by the Jacob Goodman Institute for Mideast Research and Information of the Zionist Organization of America. Okun said that despite the pessimistic outlook for the near future, there are several encouraging facts in today's Mideast. '• Israel's military superiority in the region is overwhelming. • Egypt, which maintains "a cold peace" with Israel, did not pull out its ambassador to Israel, despite the disturbances and violence in the territories. • The Soviet Union, "which has learned some lessons in Afghanistan," may no longer wish to play a "spoiling role" in the Mideast and will not stand in the way of a negotiated settlement. Okun said that "it is not clear at all" that the recent peace initiative of Secretary of State George Shultz is going to succeed, mainly because both Israel and the United States are approaching general elections and the continued uprising in the West Bank and Gaza. "The violence (in the territories) has shown that there is a strong and growing Palestinian conscience," he said. A way has to be found (CONTINUED ON PAGE 16) Professor Simon Dinitz To Present Louis Nemzer Memorial Lecture The planning committee for the Louis Nemzer Memorial Lecture has announced that Professor Simon Dinitz will present the lecture "Prisons for Profit" on Thursday evening, May 12. In The Chronicle ",„;!)',",,, ,. jniiijijiiiii.'ii ;i"* Ci&BStfied7;.7.wl,,.,-;, Community Calendar, Editorial Features... Here And There ...'.,,,..,. 9 Marketplace,.^.. .'. .,;^lj? Obituaries^ ,.-,*.,«..»».* /j» it Simon Dinitz This program has been planned as the first annual lecture to be given in memory of Professor Louis Nemzer who was a member of The Ohio State University Political Science Faculty from 1948 until 1976. Professor Nemzer, an expert in Soviet-American Relations, was active with the Jewish Community Relations Committee, organized interfaith dialogue groups and was "a faculty advisor, to the Hillel Foundation. Th|0 lecture is sponsored by the Professor Louis Nemzer Memorial Fund which was established upon his death to sponsor lectures by outstanding Jew- ! ish faculty at OSU. Professor Dinitz received his Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin in 1951 and immediately joined the Sociology Department at OSU. A prolific author of 16 books and over 150 articles Dr. Dinitz is a recognized authority in the field of crimonology and corrections. In addition to his years of activity with the OSU Jewish community, Professor Dinitz has taught in Israel four times, and is a past faculty advisor of the Hillel Foundation. The lecture will be presented at 8:00 p.m. at the B'nai B'rith HUlel Foundation, 46 E. 16th Ave. preceded by dinner at 6:30 p,m. For further information or reservations please call Gilda at 294-4797. i L i'J i .., ,v ,- \M. t ••WMfe&tflMKtUitfMKifc' ^My;:s;t»gyif |
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