Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1989-06-08

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VOL.67   NO. 23
JUNE 8, 1989-SIVAN 5
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Dinitz Says Many American Jews Favor
Encouraging Soviets To Settle In Israel
... Henry L. Epstein, JFS immediate past president; Ron
Blank, past president and chairman of the New Office Search
Committee, and Rabbi Harold J. Berman, JFS president, are
pictured (1. to r.) before the dedication of the new Jewish
Family Services offices.
Jewish Family Services
Dedicates New Offices
The new offices of the
Jewish Family Services,
2831 E. Main St., were dedicated at special ceremonies
on May 24. JFS board
members and members of
the community attended the
ceremonies. Rabbi Bradley
N. Bleefeld of Temple Israel,
president of the Columbus
Board of Rabbis, affixed the
mezzuzah and led the special
dedication ceremonies.
Henry L. Epstein, JFS
immediate past president,
stated that a goal of his administration had been "to
make-Jewish Family
Services more visible in the
community. We are certainly visible, with bur new
sign proudly pointing the
way to our quality services."
Rabbi Harold J. Berman,
JFS president, noted the necessity "... to prepare for
the nineties and beyond and
these new offices will allow
this to happen."
Ron Blank, JFS past president and'chairman of the
New Office Search Committee, pointed out "this is the
first phase of the move.
Additional space on the
second floor will be available
in November. Therefore,
some offices are temporary
until the total move is completed."
Howard W. Burnett, senior
vice president and chairman
of the Client Services Committee, explained, "Once
Phase II of the move occurs,
space for a play therapy
room will be available. More"
and more children are being
seen by our staff and the
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play therapy room will be an
important addition to JFS
services to children."
Jewish Family Services is
a beneficiary agency of the
Columbus Jewish Federation and the United Way. Information about counseling
and other services can be obtained by calling 231-1890.
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JERUSALEM (JTA) -
Simcha Dinitz believes there
is a growing tendency
among American Jews to
accept the position that Jews
emigrating from the Soviet
Union must be encouraged to
go to Israel rather than to
the United States.
Dinitz, chairman of the
Jewish Agency-World Zionist Organization Executive,
said that "many of the
American Jewish leaders
are having Second thoughts
about the immigration of
Russian Jews to the United
States, and there is how a
tendency to accept the
Israeli position to further the
Russian immigration to
Israel."
Speaking at a meeting of
the WZO Executive, Dinitz,
who recently returned from
the United States, said
America'n Jews have
become aware that a heavy
influx  of  Russian  Jewish
immigrants will place a
severe burden on their communities, both economic and
psychological.
About 90 percent of Jews
leaving the Soviet Union opt
to settle in countries other
than Israel, chiefly the
United States.
Dinitz also claimed that
the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee, one
of the agencies that helps the
Soviet emigres while they
wait for entry into the United
States, agrees with the
Jewish Agency that the
transit camp at Ladispoli
must be drastically reduced
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Ladispoli, an Italian seaside resort near Rome, has
become a center for Jews
from the Soviet Union
waiting for entry visas into
the United States.
A sudden cutback in the
issuance of American visas
last year, mainly because of
budgetary constraints, left
thousands of Jewish emigres
stranded in Ladispoli.
The JDC has heretofore
taken care of them, but now,
according to Dinitz, it is prepared to withdraw support
for Russian Jews appealing
an American decision not to
grant them visas.
Dinitz also reported that-
Prime  Minister   Yitzhak
Temple Jsrael will hold Confirmation on Saturday, June 10, at 10:30 a.m. On Friday
evening, June 9, a special dinner for the confirmands and their families is planned to be followed by a service during which the class will be consecrated.
Temple Israel Confirmands Write, Conduct Service
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The Temple' Israel Confirmation class of 1989 will
"confirm their faith" on
Saturday, June 10, at 10:30
a.m. Rabbi Bradley N. Bleefeld, Rabbi Steven W, Engel
and Cantor Vicki L. Axe will
participate with the blessing
of the Confirmands and the
musical liturgy.
The actual service is written and conducted by the
Confirmands. With the help
of teacher Dee Kates arid under the supervision of Rabbi
Bleefeld, the class has composed their own Confirmation Cantata. Service
Coordinator Alma Covitz has
helped to coordinate the service. The-community is invited to the Shavuot Morning
Service and reception immediately following to honor the
Confirmation class of 1989.
Each year the Confirmation Class gives an appreciation gift to Temple Israel.
This year, their gift is a sterling silver spice box, which
was purchased in Israel, for
Havdalah.
On Friday evening, June 9,
there will be a special dinner
for the Confirmation Class
and their families at which
various presentations will be
made. This dinner will be fol-'
lowed by a service during
which the class will be consecrated. .
Also on Friday evening is
an early Sabbath Vesper service to be held at 5:45 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to
attend.
$650 Million Estimated As Cost of Intifada
TEL AVIV (JTA) -The
Palestinian uprising, now in
its 18th month, has had adverse effects on the Israeli
economy, according to the
1988 annual report released
last week by the Bank of
Israel, the country's central
bank.
Shamir (has appealed to: the
administration in Washington to issue U.S. visas to
Jews still in Russia, which
would eliminate the need for
places like Ladispoli.
In addition, the Israeli
government and the Jewish
Agency are trying to get the
Soviet authorities to agree to
allow the Israeli consular
mission in Moscow to issue
visas to Russian Jews.
Committee Finalizes Plans
For BJ Anniversary Dinner
Ronald Golden, chairman
of the Board of Trustees and
general chairman of the 90th
Anniversary Dinner to commemorate the founding of
the Beth Jacob Congregation, said that plans have
been finalized for the testimonial banquet to be held on
Sunday, June 11. The
evening will begin with cocktails served at 5:30 p.m. on
the. patio of .the, synagogue..
The formal presentations of :
awards to the"past presidents and citations to the
"pioneering families" will
then take place in the main
sanctuary. The presentations will be made by
Rabbi David Stavsky, President Jack Rubin and Chairman Golden. The special
citations were designed by
Harold Tanenbaum.
Martin Hoffman, vice
president and general chair-.,
man of the Journal Committee, said he is pleased with
the contributions to the Journal. Rabbi Stavsky said that
two new major gift categories were introduced to the
Journal publication this
year. They are the Emerald
page for gifts representing
$1,000, and a "Chai" page for
gifts of $1,800. Hoffman
expressed his thanks to the
special Administration Committee, which worked with
the rabbi. On the committee •
are Cheri Friedman, project
coordinator for historic
archives^ awards, citations
and commemorative letters,
and'Fay Grinblatt, Barbara
Grundstein and Zelda Hirsch
of the publishing committee.
Hoffman expressed his
thanks to Dennis Tishkoff,
president of Shoe Corporation for his help in publishing the Journal.
Golden said he is particularly thankful to his Co-
chairpersons Ruth Stavsky
and Irv Flox; Henry
Schwarz, Bea Binsky of the
Financial Committee and to
the  following  committee
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A 4.2 percent decline of
exports last year was among
the most serious, Michael
Bruno, ;the bank's governor,
told a news conference.
He said the loss amounted
to $650 million, of which $280
million represented tourist
dollars.
IHUGHKS
Beginning at sundown on Thursday, June 8
The Feast of Weeks
• Commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai
• Celebrates the harvest of wheat and the ripening
of the first fruits in the Land of Israel