Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1988-09-22

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SEPTEMBER 22, 1988-TISHREI 11
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals.
Herzog Assails Defeatism In New Year Message
Reagan Names Orthodox Rabbi
As Alternate U.N. Delegate
WASHINGTON (JTA)-Rabbi Arthur Schneier, president
of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, was nominated by
President Reagan as an alternate U.S. representative to the
U.N. General Assembly session, which opened Sept. 20. The
58-year-old Orthodox rabbi has been religious leader of the
Park East Synagogue in Manhattan since 1962.
Bolshoi Ballet, Red Army Chorus
To Visit Israel In Next Two Years
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Bolshoi Ballet will send its world-
famous dancers to Israel next year, and the Red Army
Chorus is to tour the Jewish state the following year, under
an agreement reached last week in Moscow. The plan to
bring two of the Soviet Union's most prestigious arts ensembles to Israel was reportedly approved at the highest level of
the Soviet government. It appears to be further evidence that
relations between Jerusalem and Moscow are at their warmest since the Kremlin severed ties 21 years ago.
TEL AVIV (JTA)-Israel
faced trying challenges in
the past year but managed
well,: "compared to larger
and older states in similar
circumstances," President
Chaim Herzog declared in
his Rosh Hashanah message
to ithe nation, broadcast on
Israel Radio.
Speaking against the background of the continuing
Palestinian uprising in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip,
Herzog urged Israelis not to
lose confidence in themselves or in the democratic
values and processes that
have guided the nation in its
first 40 years of independence.
He cautioned against
defeatism and against internal power struggles that victimize the citizenry. And he
International BBW President To Be
Featured Speaker At Menorah Event
B'nai B'rith Women of Columbus will hold their annual Menorah Event on
Thursday evening, Oct. 6 at'
Winding Hollow Country
Club, with Hyla Lipsky, international president of
B'nai B'rith Women, as special guest and featured
speaker.
Hyla Lipsky
Lipsky, a 30-year member
of BBW, is the organization's
24th president, having
served as a national vice
president for four years and
most recently as membership chairwoman. There are
120,000 BBW members in the
United States and Canada,
with the organization's main
focus being social advancement through education, service and action.
A major project is the
BBW Children's Home in
Israel, a residential treatment center for emotionally
disturbed boys. The Menoral
Evening serves as the culmination of an annual fund
raising drive for the benefit
of the Children's Home,
The Rydal, Pa., resident
has previously served BBW
in a number of roles, including that of chairwoman of
the Regional Services Com
mittee, chairwoman of the
Perlman Award Committee,
national treasurer, and a
member of the Executive
Board since 1976. Her organization credentials are
lengthy, and for her volunteer work she has received
the BBY Distinguished Service Key and the State of
Israel Bonds Ben Gurion
AWard, In June of 1988, Lipsky joined a delegation of 40
Jewish leaders on a pre-
Summit mission to Helsinki
to call attention to the plight
of Soviet Jews.
Following Lipsky's remarks, women attending the
Menorah Event will be entertained by local songstress
Suzi "Avitan. The Cleveland
native has lived in Columbus
the past three years and has
performed professionally for
ten years, both in Israel and
the States.
Invitations have been extended to all local BBW
members. A special "Meet
The President" reception for
all BBW Gift Club members
will be held at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner/program at 7 p.m. for all donors
and Gift Club members.
Couvert for the evening is
$25. For further information
contact either of the event
co-chairwomen: Barbara
Greenberg, 864-9011, or
Lauri Zofan, 861-7951.
Victor Katz Receives
Handler Scholarship
To Torah Academy
; In memory of Simon Handler, the Handler Family
established a tuition scholarship to be awarded each year
to a student who is currently
enrolled at Columbus Torah
Academy. The student must
exhibit examplary school
citizenship,  pursue studies
called for civility in the national debate surrounding
the election campaign.
Much of the speech was
somber. "The past year has
not been an easy one for the
state of Israel," Herzog said.
"We faced difficult tests.
The events in Judea and
Samaria and Gaza—another
stage in our continuous na- 4
tional struggle—raised basic
questions in our public life.
"The values dictating the
conduct of our soldiers were
severely tried, as was the
strength of our legal system
and the self-control and calm
of our public," the president
said. 7 ■
"We have passed these
tests well. Despite provocations and pressures and despite distressing exceptions,
our administrative and judicial systems have stood up
well, guarded the values of
justice and basic human
rights, remained open to
public criticism and not been
tempted to adopt extreme
positions.'
"It is in restraint and calm
that our strength and persistence are expressed," he asserted,
"The electiohs-sObfttb take;
place are indeed the highest
expression of democracy,"
Herzog said. "This should be
the finest hour of Israeli
democracy — perhaps an
hour of historic decision on
matters of national importance.
"As the national debate
opens, violent and undisciplined actions must be condemned, along with personal
vilification and emphasis on
individuals rather than on
policies," Herzog stressed.
He expressed "very grave
fears that there has been a
deterioration in our belief in
the justice of our cause." He
warned that "self-castiga-
tion and an unjustified guilt
complex among some portions of the Israeli community weaken the strengthof
this belief among the people."
Continuing on the same
theme, Herzog said it is "of
Suzl Avitan
Her music is that of Israel,
where she lived for two
years, Avitan currently
serves as music director for
the Columbus Torah Academy, Kol Ami Community
Hebrew School of Columbus,
Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center
Preschool and the Tifereth
Israel Religious School.
primary importance that we
respect ourselves, .our national symbols, our flag, our
anthem, our uniform, which
generations upon generations of our people over the
centuries would have given
their right hand to live to
see."
The president observed
that "our little state" has
achieved world recognition
in such fields as medicine,
education, technological development, agriculture and
scientific research.
"These advances and,
above all, the amazing in- •
gathering of exiles and the
molding of the nation have
gone on, despite the unending struggle, the threats to
our very existence, the
economic and social difficulties with which we must contend. "
"Without disregarding our
deficiencies in the past and
the serious problems facing
us," he said, "we still have
every right to be proud of the
achievements of our people
and of all that we have built
in our land." 7
Herzog concluded: "It is
our profoundest hope that in
the year 5749, we will advance substantially toward
our three main national
goals: security and peace on
our borders, order and prosperity in our lives, and the
continuing return to Zion of
our far-flung people."
Resler Wing Of Heritage House
To Be Re-Dedicated Sept. 25
The community is invited
to celebrate the re-dedication of the Resler Wing and
the Terrace Level of the Resler Wing of Heritage House
on Sunday, Sept. 25, at
11:30 a.m. The ceremony
will be held at the conclusion
of the regular meeting of the
Heritage Village'Board of
Trustees.
Eleanor and Jack Resler
The celebration will re-
dedicate the two residential
wings which were extensively remodelled -in conjunction with the current expansion of Heritage House.
The Resler wing, the first expansion to the original 50-bed
structure, was completed in
1975 for an additional 50 residents; the Terrace Level of
the Resler Wing was dedicated in 1977 to provide a
home to, yet another 50 residents.
Every Friday evening for
■ over 20 years, Resler joins
Heritage House residents in
welcoming the Sabbath in
each dining room and then
visits those who are sick in
their rooms. In addition to
serving as a member of the
Heritage Village Board of
Trustees, she was named
recipient of the Heritage Vil-
lage Auxiliary's first
"Volunteer of the Year"
Award and Distinguished
Volunteer Award, recently
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Victor Katz
with diligence and show intent to continue Torah study.
The Handler award is designed to provide financial
assistance to a qualifying
student.
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"Thou* shalt live in
booths seven days ... in
order that future generations may know I made
the Israelite people live
in booths when I brought
them out of the land of
Egypt'.•'■. ."
SUKKOT 5749
Begins at Sundown on Sunday, Sept. 25
Sept. 26-Oct. 4 • 15-23 Tishrei