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VOL.66   NO.52
DECEMBER 22,1988-TEVET14
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals.
U.N. Recognizes
Palestinian State
GENEVA (JTA) - The
U.N. General Assembly
voted overwhelmingly last
week to recognize the state
of Palestine proclaimed by
Yasir Arafat in Algiers last
month.
It also voted to upgrade
the status of Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization at the United Nations.
The vote on the combined
resolution was 104-2, with 36
abstentions. Only the United
States and Israel were opposed.
The PLO, until now a nongovernmental observer at
the world organization, has
been raised to the level of a
"Palestine observer delegation," which is midway between an independence
movement and a non-member state.
The resolution also "affirmed the need of the Palestinian people to exercise
their sovereignty oyer their
territory occupied since
1967."
On another ballot, the General Assembly voted 138-2,
with two abstentions, for a
.resolution, calling on the
U\N. secretary-general to
help convene an. international conference under U.N,
auspices,' with the participation of all parties to the Middle East conflict, including
the PLO "oh an equal footing."
NEWS ANALYSIS
Ages 17 to 85
Today Is Blood Day
Dec. 22, noon to 6 p.m.
The Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center
1125 College Ave.
Call 231-3696
cision To Open Talks With PLO
ould Strain U.S.-l$raeli Relations
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
The Reagan administration's decision to open talks
with the Palestine Liberation Organizatoin could
leave a legacy of renewed
friction between the United
States and Israel for George
Bush, when he assumes the
presidency Jan. 20.
Jewish Center Hall Of Fame To Induct Three
David Valinsky, Hall of
Fame Committee chairman,
announces that Arnold
Levinstein, Leonard Schiff
and Barry Zacks will be in-
ductedinto the 1988 Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center's
Sports Hall of Fame: An
induction ceremony and dessert buffet will be held at
7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15,
at the Center, 1125 College
Ave. Pro Football Hall of
Famer Lou Groza will present the keynote address.
This event marks the 10th
anniversary of the Hall of
Fame.
"The Center is proud to be
celebrating its tenth year
honoring outstanding Jewish
athletes," says Valinsky.
"Hall of Fame inductees
represent more than athletic
prowess—they represent an
excellence that creates out-
B'nai B'rith Maccabee Lodge
To 'Feed The Nice? Dec. U
Area police officers won't
haVeto go far to find a'good
meal on Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day as B'nai
B'rith Maccabee Lodge once
again carries out its annual
"Feed the Police" community service project.
Nearly 50 lodge members
will deliver food to 25 local
police agencies in four central Ohio counties on Christmas Eve. -That evening and
in the early morning hours of
Christmas Day, the men of
Maccabee Lodge will keep
Columbus Police Department officers company, in
their cruisers as they work
their beats.     *
On Friday, Dec. 23, from 2
to 4 p.m., lodge members
will cut meat at Rax Restaurant, 3075 E. Main St., just
west of James Road. Four
hundred pounds of meat,
along with assorted cheeses,
will.be put onto trays that
will feed over 1500 officers.
Christmas Eye at 8 p.m.,
lodge members will gather
on the fifth floor of the Central Police Station on W. Gay
Street to serve the officers.
Other police agencies to be
served include Bexley,
Whitehall,   Reynoldsburg,
Gahanna, Worthington, Upper Arlington, Westerville,
Granville, Ohio State
University, Dublin, Grove
City, Graridview, Groveport-
Madison Township, Hilliard
and West Jefferson as. well
as the Franklin and Fairfield
County Sheriff's Departments.
,"Feed the Police" began
in 1971 when a group of
Jewish men dropped off
baked goods to officers at
three eastside police stations. It's now the oldest program of its kind and has
been implemented by other
organizations around- the
country. Maccabee Lodge
has reqeived the Citizen's
Commendation Award from
the Columbus Police Department for its development of
"Feed the Police."
"Feed the Police" is
funded by the lodge's annual
budget as well as by private
arid corporate contributions,
including donations from
Rite Rug, the F.O.P.A.,
Restaurant Food Supply,
Pepsi-Cola, the Kroger Company, Major Fleet and Leasing and City of Columbus
Treasurer's Office employees, i i if\ > ,
standing role models for the
community-at-large."
The Sports Hall of Fame
was established in 1979 fo
recognize Jewish individuals
who have excelled in the
world of athletics. Since its
inception, 34 Jewish sports-
persons have been recognized for their achievements.
This year's inductees, according to Valinsky, are exceptional representatives of
Columbus' Jewish athletes.
For example, Barry Zacks
excelled at football on both
the high school and college
levels; Arnold Levinstein, a
Champion OSU tennis
player, and Leonard Schiff,
also a formidable tennis
player and a partner, were
the first Bexley High School
students to win a state championship in any sport. Schiff
went on to play four strong
seasons at OSU.
WBNS (Channel 10) TV
sports anchor, Barry Katz,
will serve as master of
ceremonies for the induction
ceremony. A native of
Columbus, Katz is a grad
uate of Eastmoor High
School, where he played varsity, baseball, and of The
Ohio State University.
In addition, a Sports
Memorabilia Silent' Auction
has been added to the program this year. Many items,
including two baseballs autographed by Sandy Koufax
and Warren Spahn, and a
basketball autographed by
John Havilicek, are among
the items available. Bidding
will begin on Thursday, Jan.
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Also slated for the induction ceremony is a volunteer
tribute to Irv Flox, Ben
Golden and Sol Kaufman,
who will be honored for their
contribution to youth sports
through coaching at the
Jewish Center. The families
of Golden and Kaufman,
both now deceased, will receive posthumous awards.
The entire community is
invited to attend the Hall of
Fame induction ceremony.
The fee is $5 per person. For
more information, call the
Center's Recreation and
Wellness Division, 231-2731.
A period of tension may be-
ahead between the United
States and Israel, especially
if the talks with the PLO,
being undertaken by Robert
Pelletreau, the U.S.-ambassador in Tunisia, are seen as
going well.
At the same time, the decision frees the Bush White
House of a commitment to
Israel that has been upheld
by the last three administrations, since it was first made
in 1975 by then-Secretary of
State Henry Kissinger.
Jewish Community Campaign
Prepares for Community Phase
The Advanced Gifts phase of the Columbus Jewish
Federation's 1989 Jewish Community Campaign,
CommUNITY for the 90's, is in its final stage, as the
'Campaign approaches the $5.5 million mark. Completing two weeks ,of intensive efforts are Campaign
' workers. Gary Cheses, Men's Division chairman, and
Peggy Ginsberg, Women's Divisurn chairwoman. The
community phase of the Campaign will begin in January with a variety of events scheduled into the early
part of February. •<
Kissinger said on ABC-TV
that the 1975 commitment
formalized existing U.S.
policy not to hold talks with
the PLO until it accepts Israel's right to exist and U.N.
Security Council Resolutions
242 and 338. The Reagan
administration added the demand that the PLO renounce
terrorism in all its forms.
Secretary of State George
Shultz, at a news conference
last week, announced that
the United States was ready
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Pictured above are members of the committee congratulating Sherran Blair upon winning first prize in
the Beth Jacob/N.CS.Y. Chanukah Decorating Contest. Left to right are Rabbi William Goldberg; Blair;
Daryl Binsky, B.J:Y. president, and Joel Stavsky,
youth director at Beth Jacob.
Sherran Blair Wins First Prize
In Beth Jacob/NCSY Contest
The first prize winner of
the first annual Beth
Jacob/NCSY Chanukah
Decorating Contest was
Sherran Blair, 90 S. Merkle.
The theme of the Blair
home's decorations was
three-fold: foliage, candles
and lions.  ,
Rabbi David Stavsky said
that Blau; displayed oyer 100
lions and numerous menorahs in her home. "A
recurring theme was lions,
which represent Judah or
the strength of Judaism,"
Rabbi Stavsky noted.
For her efforts, Blair will
receive an antique Shabbos
. candleholder from the early
part of this century, decorated with lions.
"I am very excited to
share my love of Judaism
with other people and had a
Chanukah party with over 50
people. Some rabbis: even
came over," Blair said.
Blair and her husband,
Roger, have three daughters: Dee Kates of Columbus, Kay of Nev/ York City,
and four-year-old Kory.
A member of Temple Is-
rael,. Blair usually decorates
her home, but this is the first
year that she has won,, a
prize. She is also the president of the First Community
Bank and chairwoman of the
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