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Mideast Peace Threat
Posed By Baghdad
By David Landau
JERUSALEM (JTA) --
While comparing Iraq's invasion of Kuwait to Adolf
Hitler's aggression in the
1930s, Israel urged the world
community to recognize that
the threat to peace in the
Middle East and beyond
comes from Baghdad and
not from the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
But the incursion by President Saddam Hussein's
. forces into Iraq's oil-producing Arab neighbor early last
Thursday v does not necessitate an immediate military
response from Israel. Defense Minister Moshe Arens
stated. .
He said Israel's deterrent
strength provided a bulwark, from which it could
follow events in the region
with quiet confidence.
Israel has no common border with Iraq. Its longstanding policy has been that an
intrusion of Iraqi forces into
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Israeli Ambassador To Egypt Named
JERUSALEM (JTA) - Ephraim Dowek, presently the
deputy head of Israel's U.N. mission, has been named the
new Israeli ambassador to Egypt.    .
Holocaust Memorial Set For Budapest
BUDAPEST (JTA) - A Holocaust memorial and records
archive modeled on Yad Vashem in Jerusalem will be established here shortly in the unused Old Synagogue on Rumbach
Street. It will be a place of grace and pilgrimage, according
to the recently founded Hungarian Holocaust Committee,
which initiatd the project! One of its first tasks will be the accumulation of data about all of the victims of the Holocaust in
Hungary, Jews, Gypsies and other persecutees, said histor--.
ian Katalin Wiesel, one of the founders.   *.
Germany Eases Draft For Jews
BONN (JTA) - The end of the Cold War has made it easier
for Jewish youths to avoid compulsory service in the Bundes-
wehr, the West German army. While Jews had been routinely
exempted from the draft if they could prove family suffering
under Nazis, the authorities insisted on detailed explanations, which often put them through emotional ordeals. Now
the authorities have become less demanding, according to recruits called to service last week. Certificates of exemption
are more easily obtained. Former Defense Minister Rupert
Scholtz extended eligibility to "third generation" Jewish sur-
vivors, a move that was widely criticized at the time.
2,000 To Attend CAJE Conference
Aug. 12-16 On Ohio State Campus
On Friday, Aug. 11, the
15th Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education officially will open its Pre-Con-
ference Kallot, a series of
meetings which will focus on
major areas of Jewish education and provide approxi-
• mately 400 educator^ with an
opportunity to learn formally and informally from each
other. At candlelighting
time, they will begin the observation of a' traditional
Shabbat of prayer, study and
relaxation with their families and old and new friends.
On Sunday, with the arrival of 2,000 plus educators,
lay leaders, rabbis, cantors,
social workers, communal
workers and volunteers, the
CAJE 1990 will open by dedicating the Columbus conference to Sam and Florence
Melton in recognition of their
years of support for Jewish
Jewish National Fund To Honor Janet Leeman, M.D. Portman
"On Thursday, Sept. 6, the
Jewish National Fund will
honor Janet Leeman and M.
D. Portman with the national Hatikvah Award," announced Barbara Greenberg, the Hatikvah Award
dinner co-chairwoman. The
dinner will take place at the
Hyatt Regency Columbus.
"The Hatikvah Award is
given in recognition of persons who show dedicated
leadership and devotion to
their communities and Israel," states Rhonda Brazina,
dinner co-chairwoman.
"Both Janet and Maury exemplify these attributes."
Honorary chairpersons for
this event are Murray Ebner, Cynthia Cecil Lazarus,
Eleanor Resler, Mayor Dana
Rinehart, Rabbi David Stavsky and Eleanore Yenkin.
Federation,  City of Hope,
Hadassah,   Jewish   Family,
Servi'«!e and many more.
"Janet's life has been dedicated to Judaism and Israel. Today, she is still active
in. the community and as a
founding board member of
the Jewish National Fund,
has been a vital part of JNF
since 1979," states Greenberg.
the Ohio Municipal League
and Opera Columbus.
"Maury's dedication to the
development of the City of
Columbus has led him to his
work with the Jewish.National Fund. His understanding
of the infrastructure for
building a strong, growing
country is extremely enlightening," states Brazina.
For reservations, call Jewish National Fund, 231-1397.
Janet Leeman
Leeman was a full-time
working mother but found
time to continuously volunteer her time to the community. Her activities included
executive and board positions for Beth Jacob, B'nai
B'rith Women, State of Israel Bonds, Columbus Jewish
M. D. Portman
Councilman Maurice (M.
D.) Portman has devoted his
time to the development of-
the city of Columbus. He has
served on the City Council
since 1965, serving as president from 1972 through 1983.
He is presently chairman of
the Council's Airport and
Utilities and Energy Committees.
As the city's first director
of finance, he began the first
investment program and
capital improvement budget
for the city.
He serves on the board of
Heritage House, the Airport
Commission, Waste Management Authority and the
Jewish National Fund. He
also serves.on the boards of
Plans have begun for the 1991/Operation Exodus
Campaign Community Phase, as shown above by
Janice Schottenstein and Dennis Mellman during a recent meeting.
Leadership Team Is Appointed
To Engineer 1991 CJF Campaign
sion, and Karen Milenthal,
Young Women's Division,
are heading up the solicitation efforts.
A community-wide Solidarity Rally, is being
planned under the leadership of Bonnie Milenthal for
Sundy, Sept. 30, in the early
afternoon hours. Team Exodus members encourage the
community to reserve Sept.
30 for this gathering.
Outreach to those previously unaffiliated with local
Campaign efforts remains a
"1991 priority. Ina Sue Rosenthal, a former Women's Di-
1991 Jewish Community/
Operation Exodus Campaign
Co-Chairmen Lexlie H. Wexner and Irving Schottenstein
and Executive Vice Co-1
Chairs ' Marcy Gross and
Norman Traeger announce
the appointment of the leadership team which will engineer the Campaign's Community Phase.
Four vice-chairs for solicitation have been appointed,
representing the different
Campaign divisions. Janice
Schottenstein, Women's Division; Dennis Mellman,
Men's Division;.Todd Appelbaum, Young Men's Divi-
education and of their vision
of a conference for Jewish
educators which has become
CAJE.
•The community has provided innumerable volunteer
hours and will continue to do
so throughout the Conference. Helena Schlam, co-
chair of the Program Com-
mittee announced, "We
point with pride to the more
than 600 programs Which
will be presented during CAJE in such diverse areas as
history, Hebrew, learning,
values and current issues.
These, too," she continued,
"will be presented by volunteers who are experts in
their fields."
"Many of our presenters
are current or former residents of the Columbus area
and attest to the high quality
of Jewish educational opportunities available in the central Ohio area," added program co-chair Anne Bonowitz. The local- presenters
who will be apart of the program include: Rabbi Nathan
Zelizer, Merry Lynn Lincove. Rabbi Harold Berman,
Pamela Feldman-Hill and
Rabbis Alan Cinar*. David
Stavsky and Roger Klein.
Dr. Harold Himmelfarb, of
The Ohio ■ State University,
will present as will Evelyn
Freeman, Dr. Sonia Kovitz,
Dr. Amnon Zipin, Dr. Yehiel
Hayon, Rabbi Howard Apothaker, Sarah Frank, Dr.
Robert Chazan, Rabbi Marc
Raphael, Dr. Rochelle Millen, Dr. Meryl Weissmann,
Alan Levenson, Dick Sabgir
and Drs. Eve Levin, Rick
Turkel, Jeremy Cohen and
Judy Genshaft.
Debbie Schwartz, Mim
Chenfeld, Rabbi Shelly and
Dr. Linda Switkin, Rabbi
Bradley Bleefeld, Cantor
Vicki Axe, Reuven Spero,
Dr. Betty Klapper, Judith
Kanfer, Beverly Shafran,
Rabbi Henoch Millen and
Dr. Tamar Rudaysky.
[ Rabbis Cary Kozberg and
Lenny Gordon, Drs. Lori
Lefkowitz and Pamela Na-
dell, Joan Folpe, Allan
Finkelstein, Alan Gill, Bob
Schottenstein, Ronni Hoch-
man, Dr. Arnold Shapiro,
Patty Sapp, Marlene Robbins, Cantor. Jack Chomsky,
and Sally Fingerett.
"I am proud of and appreciate the support which I
have received,'' stated Carol
Folkerth, Conference chair.
"CAJE 1990 represents an
affirmation of the high value
which the Columbus Jewish
community places on education."        ',■■■-*..
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Temple Beth Shalom Celebrates
Rabbi Apothaker's Tenth Year
Anne Grossman, Jim
Dowell, Ed Freundlich and
Steve Grossman.
Benefactors for this special event were Mel Basch,
Penny and Brian Davenport,
Babette and Jim Feibel,
Dorothy Fenburr, Connie
and Ed Freundlich and Louis
Garfield.    .
Patrons were Mr. and
Mrs. Benson Apothaker,
Marcie Golden and Rabbi
Howard Apothaker, Barbara
and David Brandt, Joyce
and Herb Bronstein, Marilyn
and Roger Friedman, v Jo-
Anne and Steve Grossman,
. Gerry and Joel Kent, Abbe
and Mark Lavine, Jeanne M.
Mallett, Janet Mendel and
Michael Newman, Leon
Mendel, Harriet Parker,
Betty Sugarman, Bobbi and
Alan Weiler, Bette and Mike
Young and the Eastminster
Presbyterian Church.
"It was a wonderful weekend," stated Betty Sugar-
man, who coordinated the
event. "We are very gratified with our ten-year relationship with Rabbi Apothaker, and the congregation is
looking forward to continuing to work with him as
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A celebration in honor of
Rabbi Howard Apothaker's
tenth anniversary at Temple
Beth Shalom was held July
13 and 14.
The Planning Committee
was comprised of Mel
Basch, Joyce Bronstein,
Penny Davenport, Gary
Dicker and Carol Rich,
Dorothy Fenburr, Babette
Feibel,1 Marilyn Friedman,
Connie and Ed Freundlich,
JoAnne Grossman, Gerry
and Joel Kent, Arlene Rich-
man, Helen and Ralph*
Rosenblum and Betty Sugar-
man.
In addition, the following
members helped with the
Oneg Shabbat on Friday evening: Deb and Greg Davis,
Naomi Hatfield, Beth Josolo-
witz, Barbara Lake, Sharon
Levy and Jim Coe, Susan
Marantz, Deirdre O'Driscoll
and Daniel Mustaki, Cathy
and Douglas Richeson and
June Sahara.
Barbara Dowell and Linda
Schottenstein led music. The
video was produced by Joel
.Kent, and the script was
written by Howard Byer.
Jim Feibel was master of
ceremonies,.and he was assisted by past presidents Jo-