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i I „■_. k i* W. V f I It I! J'liJ Jfi*>* % 1 fci Ohio Hist.Society Libr 1982 Velma Ave. ' Columbus, Ohio 43211 COMP The Ohio Jewish Chronicle Sewing Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years • VOLUME 69 NUMBER 24 JUNE 13,1991 1TAMMUZ57S1 DEVOTED TO. AMERICAN AND JEWISH IDEALS Jewish groups welcome Bush decision to waive Jackson-Yanik Amendment . page 2 Florence Melton receives honorary degree .•..'■;,'„•- . '.'■*"•'/' page 2 run* ,'n" **?"> ^ivw*"* JNF houses Ethidpiiaris page 4 Fbrmer Ethiopian Jew speaks at Federation page 9 Kol Ami holds Gbttimencement ;; pagel2 ' ' . *''"' - *» r ' / A \ - "'*. (•/• '" t\ > '" ' •/ 'V $>Ops sweeps %^is ; / A' - ,i ' * *'."' ""''.;', \". "'"A- ■ -'.' ■"'',"' ".4' •" A' - ' '• '** 1 ,''*', "- '- "I ■ '. ."• i' ', *'• ' "■" 7 '"' -v'. ■■■■ In The Chronicle H^^i '/-"AtTnoicjCC »v*." <»..'.-,»(..*•'. • *V,»**>'< f» v.v 14,15 *. Community , ,.♦%». ,>./.*,.»., >» ^.(.WV*'?*»« »>»*- 4»8 '.*• Federation ,',•,»««,»•,»«•»# ^ •».»**«'■•»»►>«'♦ i*»,.-v *',,, f+ ~ t'1 ' ' ~ A ^ '- -** > ~~ ■'' * *' ^'^ \. *< '1',J -^ ' ''-v''' ' ''ij ~." Z ffOOM, ™B8Xt ,*• *»■>•>•• •»»•«.,«,".' .VV .•,. /%,«••'.., 2 - * ° ** • t > ■ ' ' ' 'Z > i \ \ ''A . ... ~.J. Marketplace - •V« * ••?,«,"• •,«,» ■> •'•M'',^*''"*"'*>!*•*' */^3\' New Generation .•/?♦•• •"• /* \\' ''•'"♦..('''♦'• *i' f • **?"" Synagogues".»,.,,..»..',,','»'««.-.>,»•_/.:..;>,.. 12^\ BEHIND THE HEADLINES At absorption center in Ashkelon, Ethiopians adjust to new lifestyle By Cathrine Gerson ASHKELON, Israel (JTA) — IIk sounds are strange, the smells are different, but the "Shalom" is the same greeting used by Jews all over the world. It is used by Israelis whose parents came from Germany, Poland and Morocco. Now the greeting is offered with the same Intent and meaning' by dark-skinned Ethiopian children playing on a lawn in Ash- kelon. They stare at a reporter's white skin and blue eyes with unabashed curiosity and, if they can gather the courage, cry out "Shalom, Shalom." Almost two-thirds of the 578 newly arrived Ethiopians housed at the former French Recreation Village in Ashke- lon are children. As usual, they are the quickest to adapt. While their parrents are busy dealing with the seemingly endless paperwork involved in registering as new immigrants, the Jewish Agency has set up a day-care center to amuse the nearly 400 children. Until a few years ago, Israelis came here to vacation in a Club Med environment. Now, the facilities have become an absorption center for the Ethiopian immigrants who arrived in Operation Solomon at the end of May. Kindergarten teachers organize play groups and continue Hebrew lessons begun at a school run by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Addis Ababa. The children familiarize themselves with the heaps of toys donated by Ashkelon residents. The weather has been benevolent as well. It is sunny with mild breezes. The youngsters can sit on the lawn, which allows for easy access to their parents. Walking around the well- kept grounds, one can see that the Ethiopians are trying hard to adapt themselves to the new, unfamiliar surroundings. Most of the women wear their traditional white gowns but with Israeli sneakers. Ilie children play in colorful T-shirts donated by an auto rental agency. They throw a worn-out basketball at each other, wearing baseball caps donated by another company. The manager of this Jewish Agency-run absorption center is a woman familiar with the problems of settling in a new country. Ofra Aloni came from Morocco about 30 years ago. She manages three absorption centers in Ashkelon. "Each group has its own problems," she said, "but in the end, most sort themselves out." Aloni had only 48 hours to prepare for the Ethiopians sent see ETHIOPIANS pg. 3
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Title | The OJC the Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1991-06-13 |
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Title | Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1991-06-13, page 01 |
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Full Text | i I „■_. k i* W. V f I It I! J'liJ Jfi*>* % 1 fci Ohio Hist.Society Libr 1982 Velma Ave. ' Columbus, Ohio 43211 COMP The Ohio Jewish Chronicle Sewing Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years • VOLUME 69 NUMBER 24 JUNE 13,1991 1TAMMUZ57S1 DEVOTED TO. AMERICAN AND JEWISH IDEALS Jewish groups welcome Bush decision to waive Jackson-Yanik Amendment . page 2 Florence Melton receives honorary degree .•..'■;,'„•- . '.'■*"•'/' page 2 run* ,'n" **?"> ^ivw*"* JNF houses Ethidpiiaris page 4 Fbrmer Ethiopian Jew speaks at Federation page 9 Kol Ami holds Gbttimencement ;; pagel2 ' ' . *''"' - *» r ' / A \ - "'*. (•/• '" t\ > '" ' •/ 'V $>Ops sweeps %^is ; / A' - ,i ' * *'."' ""''.;', \". "'"A- ■ -'.' ■"'',"' ".4' •" A' - ' '• '** 1 ,''*', "- '- "I ■ '. ."• i' ', *'• ' "■" 7 '"' -v'. ■■■■ In The Chronicle H^^i '/-"AtTnoicjCC »v*." <»..'.-,»(..*•'. • *V,»**>'< f» v.v 14,15 *. Community , ,.♦%». ,>./.*,.»., >» ^.(.WV*'?*»« »>»*- 4»8 '.*• Federation ,',•,»««,»•,»«•»# ^ •».»**«'■•»»►>«'♦ i*»,.-v *',,, f+ ~ t'1 ' ' ~ A ^ '- -** > ~~ ■'' * *' ^'^ \. *< '1',J -^ ' ''-v''' ' ''ij ~." Z ffOOM, ™B8Xt ,*• *»■>•>•• •»»•«.,«,".' .VV .•,. /%,«••'.., 2 - * ° ** • t > ■ ' ' ' 'Z > i \ \ ''A . ... ~.J. Marketplace - •V« * ••?,«,"• •,«,» ■> •'•M'',^*''"*"'*>!*•*' */^3\' New Generation .•/?♦•• •"• /* \\' ''•'"♦..('''♦'• *i' f • **?"" Synagogues".»,.,,..»..',,','»'««.-.>,»•_/.:..;>,.. 12^\ BEHIND THE HEADLINES At absorption center in Ashkelon, Ethiopians adjust to new lifestyle By Cathrine Gerson ASHKELON, Israel (JTA) — IIk sounds are strange, the smells are different, but the "Shalom" is the same greeting used by Jews all over the world. It is used by Israelis whose parents came from Germany, Poland and Morocco. Now the greeting is offered with the same Intent and meaning' by dark-skinned Ethiopian children playing on a lawn in Ash- kelon. They stare at a reporter's white skin and blue eyes with unabashed curiosity and, if they can gather the courage, cry out "Shalom, Shalom." Almost two-thirds of the 578 newly arrived Ethiopians housed at the former French Recreation Village in Ashke- lon are children. As usual, they are the quickest to adapt. While their parrents are busy dealing with the seemingly endless paperwork involved in registering as new immigrants, the Jewish Agency has set up a day-care center to amuse the nearly 400 children. Until a few years ago, Israelis came here to vacation in a Club Med environment. Now, the facilities have become an absorption center for the Ethiopian immigrants who arrived in Operation Solomon at the end of May. Kindergarten teachers organize play groups and continue Hebrew lessons begun at a school run by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Addis Ababa. The children familiarize themselves with the heaps of toys donated by Ashkelon residents. The weather has been benevolent as well. It is sunny with mild breezes. The youngsters can sit on the lawn, which allows for easy access to their parents. Walking around the well- kept grounds, one can see that the Ethiopians are trying hard to adapt themselves to the new, unfamiliar surroundings. Most of the women wear their traditional white gowns but with Israeli sneakers. Ilie children play in colorful T-shirts donated by an auto rental agency. They throw a worn-out basketball at each other, wearing baseball caps donated by another company. The manager of this Jewish Agency-run absorption center is a woman familiar with the problems of settling in a new country. Ofra Aloni came from Morocco about 30 years ago. She manages three absorption centers in Ashkelon. "Each group has its own problems," she said, "but in the end, most sort themselves out." Aloni had only 48 hours to prepare for the Ethiopians sent see ETHIOPIANS pg. 3 |
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