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VOL.67   NO. 10
MARCH 9,1989-ADARII2
Devoted to American
and Jewish ideals.
Jewish Scientists Are
Behind Development
Of Drug Against AIDS
LONDON (JTA) - Three
Jewish scientists are leading
the development of a new
drug that may provide hope
for people with AIDS.
Professor Raymond
Dwek, 47, of Oxford University's Exeter College heads
the Oxford Glycobiology
Unit, which developed the
drug, dubbed Oxaid.
Dr. Gary Jacob, 41, of New
York, is director of the
Searle support group, which
works with the unit. The
research is supported by
Searle Pharmaceuticals, a
subsidiary of the Monsanto
Co.
The third scientist is Dr.
Abraham Karpas, 51, who
holds  dual   Israeli-British
Rationality and is assistant
director of research at Cambridge University's clinical
school.
Karpas, a virologist, was
the first person to identify
the AIDS virus in Britain. He
is testing the new compound.
Oxaid has been patented
by Oxford Universtiy. It has
been approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administra-
- tion for testing on people in
the United States. The tests
are scheduled to start in a
few weeks.
"In a  test tube,  it's a
cure," Dwek told the London
Jewish Chronicle.
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Dutch Earmark Aid For Survivors
Traumatized By Release Of Nazis
AMSTERDAM, (JTA) — Organizations providing psychological help to war victims are demanding that the government pay for treating the thousands whose conditions were
aggravated by the release from Breda prison a month ago of
the last Nazi war criminals imprisoned in Holland. Welfare
Minister Elco Brinkman has promised an additional $500,000.
But five organizations that deal with war victims say the
amount is far from sufficient.
Jews Safe In Caracas
Despite Widespread Riots
NEW YORK (JTA)—Despite widespread rioting, the Jewish community in Caracas is relatively safe, according to
Rabbi Pinchas Brenner, a rabbi in Caracas, Venezuela.
Brenner told the World Jewish Congress that "the community is well, although Jewish establishments and stores suffered from the riots, as did others." Brenner said that no
anti-Semitic manifestations were reported in the riots.
Warning Of 'Refugee Emergency,'
Senators Propose Doubling Quota
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A
bill to double the number of
refugee slots for Soviet emigrants to 50,000 was introduced in the Senate last
week by Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Robert
Kasten (R-Wis.).
"A refugee emergency has
now developed in the flow of
Jewish refugees and others
from the Soviet Union," the
two senators said in a statement.
By the end of this month,
the flow of Soviet emigrants
is expected to reach the ceiling of 25,000 set for refugees
from the Soviet Union for the
1989 fiscal year, which began
last Oct. 1, Kennedy and
Kasten said.
The refugee ceiling has
actually been increased
from 18,000 by President
Reagan before leaving office
in January by taking quotas
that were expected not to be
Miriam Yenkin Participates
In UJA Fact Finding Mission
Greeks To Investigate Nazi Extermination
Of Salonika Jews
ATHENS, (JTA) — The Greek government is about to
launch the first official investigation into the extermination
of the 50,000 Jews of Salonika under Nazi occupation during
World War II. The investigation, formally requested by West
Germany, could lead Bonn to seek the extradition of Alois
Brunner, one of the last major Nazi war criminals still at
large, who is known to be living in Syria. The request, by the
West German Justice Ministry, was signed by Mein Vetsell,
the attorney'geherar in Frankfurt. It refers to specific criminal acts by Brunner, a close aide of Adolf Eichmann who
was an SS captain stationed in Salonika.'
Campaign Closing Luncheon
To Be Held Thursday, April 6
Miriam Yenkin, Columbus
Jewish Federation past president and national vice-chair
of the United Jewish Appeal
(UJA), participated in
UJA's national fact-finding
mission, Feb. 9-15.
The 1989 Jewish Community Campaign closing luncheon will be held on Thursday, April 6, beginning at
noon, at the Leo Yassenoff
Jewish Center.
"This year we have the
honor of having Irving Schottenstein assume the portion
of Closing Event chairman,"
announced Alan Wasserstrom, 1989 General Campaign chair.
Schottenstein   currently
serves as president of the Columbus Jewish Foundation.
A strong supporter of the Columbus Jewish community,
he currently serves on the
boards of the Columbus Jewish Federation, Columbus
Torah Academy and Heritage House.
"The Campaign closing,
luncheon is a time set aside
to dedicate and pay tribute
to the hard work and perse-
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in Vienna and Ladispoli, a
small seaside town near
Rome and spoke with officials from both the JDC and
the Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society (HIAS).
Findings from this trip will
help UJA act rapidly with
policies and strategy to
effectively cope with the
huge influx of Soviet Jews,
the largest emigration in
nine years, pouring into the
resettlement agencies. (See
related feature on page 2.)
used, by refugees from Southeast Asia.
The bill provides an extra
$150 million to pay for the
processing and resettlement
of the additional refugees.
The funds are to be taken
from the $665 million appropriated for states absorbing
a large number of refugees.
Kennedy and Kasten said
that it is expected that only
$70 million of these funds will
actually be used by the
states in the 1989 fiscal year.
The senators hope that
their legislation will be
passed on a expedited basis.
"We would like to put it on
the fast track," said Michael
Myers, a staff member of the
Senate Judiciary subcommittee on immigration and
refugees.
In a letter urging support
- from their fellow senators,
Kennedy and Kasten
warned, "If funds are not
found by April, refugees will
be turned back, left to languish in Rome at great cost
in care and maintenance,
and the voluntary agencies
involved in the program-will
be forced to close down."
Columbus Muslims And Jews
To Co-Sponsor Conference
Miriam Yenkin
The mission visited Vienna
and Rome to determine, as
precisely as possible, the full
scope of needs Soviet Jews
face awaiting entry to the
United States.
Yenkin, along with five
other national UJA officers,
toured the Joint Distribution
Committee (JDC) facilities
Congregation Tifereth
Israel, 1354 E. Broad St., and
The Islamic Foundation of
Central Ohio, 1428_ E. Broad
St. join together to co-sponsor Muslims and Jews: A
Common Past; A Hopeful
Future, Sunday, March 19,
from noon until 5 p.m. at the
Great Southern Hotel, 310 S.
High St.
Registration will begin at
11 a.m. The conference is
made  possible  through  a
grant from the Ohio.Human-
ities Council, a state-based
agency of the National
Endowment for the Humanities, which makes grants to
non-profit organizations in
Ohio for public programs in
the humanities as well as a
grant from The Columbus
Foundation. Additional sponsors are: Ohio State University's Melton Center For
Jewish Studies, The Middle
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Bexley Mayor David Madison Proclaims March 10-12 'NCSY Shabbaton Weekend'
David H. Madison, mayor
of the City of Bexley, has issued a proclamation, declaring March 10-12 as "NCSY
Shabbaton Weekend," in
conjunction with the first
Central East/Midwest Inter-
Regional NCSY Shabbaton
in the history of both regions,
to be held at the Agudas
Achim Synagogue.
The proclamation from the
Mayor's office will be presented to Rabbi Raphael B.
Butler, the national director
of the National Conference of
Synagogue Youth of the
Union of Orthodox Jewish
Congregation, who will offer
the Shabbat morning sermon
in the main sanctuary of the
Agudas Achim Synagogue on
March 11.
As the national NCSY director, Rabbi Butler oversees and helps implement
ongoing social and recreational programs for over
30,000 religious and unaffiliated Jewish teens nationwide and in Canada. He has
introduced the Jewish community to such innovative
programs as the Jerusalem
Experience, Our Way for the
deaf and Yachad for the
developmentally disabled.
Prior to assuming his current position in 1981, Habbi
Butler was founder and director of the Center for
Teachers Training in Brooklyn, N.Y., and has coordinated a number of communal activities throughout
North America.
Highlighting the upcoming
holiday of Purim, the theme
will be: "An Added Measure
of Joy." Rabbi Alan G. Ciner
will deliver the keynote address on Friday evening.
Rabbi Mark Cohn, Central
East NCSY regional director, and Rabbi Mark Volk,
Midwest NCSY regional director, are jointly coordinating the, Shabbaton. Cities
which will be participating
include: Cincinnati; Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton,
Des Moines,-Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, Minneapolis, Omaha, Peoria, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Wichita and
'Winnipeg.
■ According to Peggy Ginsburg,  chairwoman of the
Agudas Achim Youth Services Committee and Inter-
Regional Shabbaton chairwoman, "The Inter-Regional
NCSY Shabbaton will be the
largest youth conclave in
Central Ohio in the past decade! There is a great deal
of excitement among community teenagers and laypersons. We are honored
that our Agudas Achim
Synagogue was selected to
host this historic event."
The Agudas Achim Ohr
Chadash NCSY chapter of
Bexley was founded in the
fall of 1985 under the leadership of Rabbi Alan G. Ciner,
and in the spring of 1988 was
recognized as the Central
East NCSY Outstanding
Chapter of" the Year at the
Twentieth Annual Regional
Convention.
"The Inter-Regional Shabbaton will offer teens an
opportunity to join with 300
participants in a unique
learning and social
experience," explained
Rabbi Hillel and Chana Fox,
advisors to the Agudas
Achim Ohr Chadash NCSY
chapter. "Some of the highlights will include ongoing
study groups, singing and
ruach, sporting events, Jewish Rock Band, a certified
hypnotist and Melave Malke
Mash Bash."
Staff will include pulpit
rabbis, educators and student advisors from various
cities. Local rabbis who are
participating include: Rabbi
Aaron Banayan, Rabbi
Chaim Capland, Rabbi Hirsh
Chinn, Rabbi Albert Elbaz,
Rabbi Joel Epstein and
Rabbi David Stavsky. Joel
Stavsky, who serves as Regional Junior NCSY and BJY
youth director, will coordinate programming for
local Junior NCSY along
with Sue Lipkin, Yehuda
Lowy and Steve aril Leah
Mueller.
Participants will be staying at homes in close proximity to the synagogue, and
all meals will be served at
the synagogue.
The Proclamation conclude?: "Whereas the
National Conference of
Synagogue  Youth' of  the
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