The OJC the Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1994-01-13

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Wor&ake m not.....-, Soviet immigrant® urge
tly (Huiiy Wrtkdi
IIOI.ON, WHAM, - "Fat
i«. eal," mges one Soviet im*
mlgtttht utter another, the
oveihtdeit i«bte looks like a
contest tor the best chopped
liver, fish egg*, cabbage salads
or Kuiilau .meatball*, the
togsd are hearty and continuous, and no one is shy about
pouting. Hie vodka, Suddenly,
accordion itmilewi lake* Hie
rich babble oftttisilan and Hit*
■danelng begins, this could be
a gathering of teenagei* in
'Moscow, Instead, ii'* a huh in
tstael fitr chiefly Niretel kkrnk
'glttill*,
Several, years- ago, in re.
Mttinsp to the huge Indus of
elderly iittmlgtatirt to Israel,
the Amrikan Jewish Joint
DIlklbiiHoii Cmmiilliet* UDCI
Initialed Hubs lot Hie ehteily
to belli with thplf kiiegttttloti
Into Istaell widely, the Hubs
were Piiahllilied through Fihcl,
lire Aimcialion Im Planning.
Hint- Devclopmefil of ttetvicp*
bit Hie Fhteily,
JDC Pre*ldpnt AiilktrtwdiK
Mlilim A, Wolf «id. "kltisp
Hip etttlv ycttin of Hip state,
I|.h ' ha* Itppii wntikliig lii lira*
id b> bH|i develop lite ittuu
Ky's ueiwoik ol wHtees for
\\w ehteily. (be ieveitl maw
Ittlhii, of t(.|i(iilgi«ttl* lift*
pint ed piimmoui detumid* tin
lite system, in light id this *il».|.-
fttiott J DC has made accetemt-
tug the espimiron of lite sye
telii one of ill clttef ohteHIVi**
ift liiarl,"
I heir ate mi* Hubs that »F
trad limn? than 4.0(H) Imttib
gratiisiti Mloealitmsibroiigh-
kutiheinmiiiv. the Hubs are
itm .mini already eslslhig day
»nif cetitets rtinl ate open to
ekk'iiy jmmigraiii* In Ihe at"
ieititm'tis find evening*.  •
Pa die* Hie held al Hiilim'i
si'iHnl ikib kit Ihe rhterly
{thou! mice ft Htoilfb lo cf'k"
buttr birthdays, aiifilvertaik'-s
ni holiday* Dip pftfttelpaffls
do all the Bftniighig flhd the
co'ikktg A Weil groomed fii.
year old w-eimim, wiih iwn
JlHihkig gold teeth, psplaitti kt
ibiiiied Hebrew Hutl p-day da
. bhlhtktyreMfiaHnd Hpr'rrtkr
if ikii'iv'urd mil by (tip ^onii'i
(('iidlikiMidapojiiiiM Yiddish
song, the mesirtgc ol the song,
loosely translated, seem* Appropriate* "When we're all to*
gedier, we'll be happy and
we'll diiuk wine,"
IMMIUNANIH tNltlAliLV
WAIIV OP ITHItn
Hut I! took some time kt get
these immigrant* "all logpih-
er," Initially, all Hub* for the
elderly were met wiih ipipive,
Community activity was huge-■
k! mm.-pslstpiH in the foftiiet
ficiviet Union, and anything
■ piicoiiragt'd t.y ihe eiiakilih-
meitt was lien iivtmted by the
eltteenry.-Uip llohm i eider
oitlv opened its doot* (hiee
. aiuFa-half year*-ago to eight
immigrettd, Ktn wont spread
quickly thai Ihe Hub* coitkl
ti'iilM tm lite bumpy toad to
«biofptiiin..Ni»w. ?0O Immb
gtrtiid use the Holnii Hub
weekly»-- oik'ii ituttkig each
of Hie sis days a week it's
open, Holoft isoftcof Nsitiii-
iar local ptogiams mgaut/ed
by F'lliel in coopp'iaikm with
munltlpiilliles and ihe Ministry of Aitsoiptimti
Ales kugan, hli, foiittetly »
lawyer, who (jteialty tiorkcd
.until hl*d»y of departure from
HipUktaiiiP, daiegularatlltp'
MolmiHiib, He iminigraied lo
Utael with his wile, a daughiet
who Is hamileaiiped. mui his
son imd hi> inn's bttttilv, ko
fill), liki' vlftiwlly id! elded*,
immigtatt!*., t-aiite iti Hie tug-
iftgofachild 1 iHoufeli a iraiii
lalitr. he say*, "t don't feel
complelely Jewish yet Hut kl
liliie,,. li will tome" II was
'Kngtm'i son who sjieiil hli
evening* In die toirner *!o-.ii'i
Uttiott pittitkt* nvef \wiU tm
Judaism and luaidl tnliiite.
Rogitti, eyes ibleldfit ky
Kylkh and hwlly (pfiled
fliVHt-t, d eager In.talk aboul
.ilie HnHH i.li*il He says, "It
«Hi (he pitliiicaF tiiliiaikm
fthiili m.ide Mniilari liulllil
.ok the potlHcal ikilallmi
iva* fiibtrmidp." He iioluii mif
ihiii in mdef foi hi* ion (o
coiiiil m a..liOtife. Hie ktrtdiy
had pi imtnigrale and ktilid
new Irte*.
Kogaii Btlnili* (ha! lot kkit,
Hie IfitiHlfiott ifidii'l Iwett
t-tdy. He irtyi, "I %M welj
Mmwii wheret praelk* law., i
walked down the street, ami
lltere w«* always someone to
ttfeei me. When I got to Israel,
I knew no one, and iheie wit*
no'ltelhii"1 fhiichimgedttp'
pfpcliihly when kogtm joined
(lie Hub, He say*, "F don't
knowwhttit'tldowiliiouiii.
piobrittly lit home stud do
imthiiig,"
'the. social clubs not only,
provide comradeship and «*■
slitatu'p in getting through
Hie'* dally tiilfkuilles, they
»t*t.! idfer Hebrew lungiiagp
(.oiirip,«choir, ttijii tbiiiiigh-'
mil the cotiiiiiy and courses on
Judaism rind cmrent pvprid.
Holon alio liii* a ksniiet simp
•and denial clltilc wlileh ttte
idttllable (o (he tinvti'i senlot
cilirefd,
(ine ofTiie grentMl spi vice*
of the Hub* may be reducing
Slip** at home, the Kogati
family li miked.- kutmtfot
luiiftlely the drastic cuiHiial
chattge h«* frtlyed siime family
relaiiimililpi. In imiip rase*,
entire fflittilte* living logpjher
dan tiiiwplcome novpliy,.of-
ten there jspielstirp at home
wilcti ihe ttdttll Hilldicii me
litiahlp to Ilml. fldenuate em-
ploymeiit. loo olte'li, elitellv
paii'lits can become bilged for
' IrtiiHrtikm,
(hurt tlremler. who Is a in.
Hid tt-mkei and ditt'cliit ,»f all
piogifiiidnt the Holon e*ii(pi'.
ttay*. "we do know of cides
wlicie (lie children (tuned and
dldn'i even (HI Ihek parpiii*.
i remember when one wnttum
said In ttte. 'If we hadn't
tnovr-d hi iiiaef, «e wttuldii't
fermw how bad otir Hilldreii
are.'" 'Oil* altitude mity knt
kelypkal, bid II flame* it ted
ilglll oil Hie tJHIirnilifs faerd
by ehteily kmiilgtatid.
tlremle'l,BCiiiei*sen*i|dr to-
(he dittictiiiip*, says, "Mint oF
(here prtiple are kni'mlnnl pro-
te*ihiit8li. tiiev'vr lost HiHi
cflterM find Hit' res_if,i ihry
caMtefl" AnniluJi tiokit she
make* slftiiiHy. I* (hat dPipi.lt-
Ihejr nvdj-kept appeaiaticp*
find thatiri, many are siiiterttii
pfttttomiraily Ibi' sail, "StiftlP
"petmle don't pveii ioice ..ike
nmitey fot tire bin Itirp io get
here."'Ilfpftitet'i gital d to tlikl
kmdbii tot wkti* to uaidpoti
Huh-meitikfti
*,w^««w^iiijfesiii^s«BiiiltS«wi*i»^^^
tk'taiiie of itteir ectmoniie
ciiMtmiiiii, when eveii a tew
shekels can make a difference,
Premier treated « mpan* for
Immigrant* to sell hattdetafts
matte at Hie center. She say*,
"I. know H'* dlUkuk for «
prominent academic lo sli and
make tiitiiectotli* ni shirts. Hill
romp jipuple' are pleaicd to
httve the opportunity to eaxt
lump motiey," tlremter eti»»
pluislfps (hat iuvtilvemeut In
Hid program li purely by
choice,
Yaaeeiv Ittvlftsky i|»sful*
his time playing lit one Of Ike
iibitpiliotii Hies* games, since
he ha* no niesikti need lo kt<
creaie his Iticonte, Jwtherly rt
Moscow denilsl, he cam? to
Israel- with hi* wifk, two
daughter* and iheir families,
Fniiumtteiy, bolh daughter!
ami (heir husbands toe proles
lioiifllly employed, He i glad
ttuk he's In Israel,-but again,
he followed the lead' of ltd
children,
He esplftki* (bat one of ltd
son* lit -hew did rt fair nmmiut
of trgvpilliig ttefbfc piiciilirag-
lug the family lo move to Israel. I Hvlnskv *«v«, "He saw fl
ltd and he knew thai lite would
be bi'llt't (uafpilally. bul mil
splrllunllv, In Hip United
Htaies. He aliti felt-that 'ittii-
Semiiiim is an Issup tn-eiy-
whcie," i'ypliig the beginning
of a cht't* gaiur. he (iuickly
*!(*,*, "I agreed with hlinlhfll
iheclilliken have lobe III lira-
H they hittii (ivt* kt (hek
home," Hall mil of ltd chair,
he adds, "Israel Is the only
pl/to* fiii Jews,"
the pity I* Hill (n (till
suing, id-'itow, Hie contest
may lie suiting ilmip who can
rat the mtiii Premier laugh*
and wh thai cvety once hi
aw-hite tin* grit ah' children-
.illtt* up in look around. She
say»," t hey wrotf ki know why
sill id » iiiildeii their paiend
are having such agodtllliiip."'
.-it-oukr* of' kfp )IH m
fliffffcd kt rke f»'f tkiff, crtfff-
pi-f/fid of itn- I kiftefJ Jekrtk
•Ippeflf and. Fr#fafkiff*
»mifH#l)M!k ffte f kfknJ #i«te«,
kirftidoiji (he t k/tmifmi Jpft ■
tiliMmihm