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VOL. 66   NO. 38
SEPTEMBER IS, 1988-TISHEREI 4
Devoted to American ,
and Jewish ideals.    ,
Bush, Dukakis Take Similar Stands
Against PLO State, Anti-Semitism
BALTIMORE (JTA) —.
Vice President George Bush
and Gov. Michael Dukakis
have both rejected the concept of a Palestinian state
and have pledged to make
the Middle East peace process a high priority if elected
president.
In speeches delivered less
NCJWToHonor
Sara Schwartz
National Council of Jewish
Women's Fall Luncheon will
honor, in memoriam, Sara
Schwartz.   Charlotte  Kahn
than two hours apart to the
34th biennial convention of
B'nai B'rith International
here last week, the two presidential candidates also
soundly condemned anti-
Semitism and all forms of
racism.
The condemnation was
more than routine since at
the Republican National
Convention in New Orleans
last month, Jewish Republicans had charged that while
the Republican platform rejected anti-Semitism, the
Democraic platform was silent on the issue.
Dukakis noted that on Nov.
9, the day after the presidential election, the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht will
Ginny tennenbaum Captures
National Baton Championship
Local baton twirler Ginny
Tennenbaum7 became the
youngest competitor to win
the Grand National Championship at the Drum Majorettes' of America's 41st
National Championships
held this past summer at
Gardner-Webb College in
Charlotte, N.C.
In the preliminary competitions, Tennenbaum won
the Senior Division National
Solo Championship. She also
placed second in the
National Two-Baton Championship.
Tennenbaum qualified for
the national championships
by winning the Drum
Majorettes State Solo Championship for the fifth .consecutive year last April. At
that time, she also won the
Grand State Solo Championship for the fourth time in the
last five years. '
Tennenbaum,   15-ysar-old
daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
James, Tennenbaum, is a
sophomore at Bexley High
Ginny Tennenbaum
School where she is the featured twirler in the marching band. She has also been
featured at Ohio State University half-time basketball
shows and has won almost
700 trophies and awards in
competition.
will present the Hannah G.
Solomon Award to members
of Schwartz's family. This
award is given to a member
in recognition of her service
and commitment the NCJW.
Council members will participate with Susan Weid-
man-Schneider in the discussion of the problem of negative stereotyping of the Jew-'
ish-American woman, commonly referred to as "JAP
bashing."
The luncheon will be held
on October 5 at 11:45 a.m. at
the home of Helene Lehv, 78
Park Dr> Covert for the luncheon is $12 and paid-up
membership. Babysittingp
will be provided. For reservations, call Judy Schwartz,
252-4466, or the NCJW office,
235-4133.
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be observed, marking the
day when the Nazis broke
the windows of Jewish
homes and stores throughout
Germany and Austria.
Dukakis said this event,
which inaugurated the Holocaust, was greeted with indifference by the world.
"It is up to all of us, public
officials and private citizens,
to speak out forcefully
against anti-Semitism,
racism, and every form of
bigotry, whether in Boston,
Chicago, Lbs Angeles or New
York, or anywhwere else in
America," the Massachusetts Democrat said.
"That is a responsibility
we all share, but it is especially the responsibility of the
president   of  the   United
States."
Bush declared that as the
United States approaches
the next century, "it's time
to leave the tired old bigotry ,-
baggage behind us. There is
no room in this country for
racism or for anti-Semitism.
Not in New York, not in Chicago, hot anywhere in this
great country."
The Republican candidate
stressed that "it's the duty of
every American especially
those who aspire to leadership, to condemn it wherever
and whenever it appears. I
condemn anti-Semitism now
and I will always condemn
it."
Federation To Hold Annual Meeting
On Sunday, Sept. 18, At Beth Jacob
The Columbus Jewish Federation will hold its 62nd Annual Meeting on Sunday evening, 7:30 p.m., Segt. 18, at
Beth Jacob Congregation, '
1223 College Ave.
The meeting will feature
an Anniversary Salute and a
special celebration of the
anniversaries of the Federation's local agencies. Local
agencies which will be cited
for their years of service to
the community are: Heritage House 25th anniversary
— 1986-87; Jewish Family
Service — 80th year; Leo
Yassenoff Jewish Center —
75th year; Columbus Torah
Academy — 30th year; Ohio
State University Hillel —
64th anniversary of founding
of Hillel, 40th anniversary of
founding of current building,
Ohio University Hillel — 50th
year; UJA — 50th year; Kol
Ami Community Hebrew
School—4thyear; Columbus
Jewish Historical Society —
8th year.
The Annual Meeting program will include the elec:
tion of Federation board
members and officers, presentations of the Community
Award of Excellence and the
Therese Stern Kahn Young
Leadership Award. This
year's Abe I. Yenkin Memorial Address will be given by
Dr. Stephen Berk, author
and historian.
The Annual Meeting is free
to the Columbus Jewish community and includes a dairy
dessert reception;
Reservations are still
being accepted and can be
made by calling 237-7686.
Parking is plentiful, and
available at the following
College Avenue parking lots:
Beth Jacob Congregation,
Esther C. Melton Services
Building,  Heritage Village
and the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center.
Senior citizens needing
transportation need to register by Sept7l4, by calling the"
Jewish Center's Senior Services Department at
231-2731. For further information, call the Federation.
Red Cross Admits It Could Have
Saved More Jews From Nazis
TEL AVIV (JTA) - The .
International Committee of
the.Red Cross has admitted,
in a special communication
to the Jerusalem Post, that it
could have saved more Jews
from the Nazis.
The statement, published
in a recent edition of the
Post, was issued in Geneva
and signed by its director
general, Jacques Moreillon.
It was released especially
for publication in the Post in
response to a report by the
Israeli daily's London correspondent, David Horowitz,
published under the headline
"Red Cross knew in '42 of
massacre of Jews, but kept
silent."
The ICRC admits for the
first time that it could probably have saved more Jewish lives than it did, particularly in countries where the
Nazis did not maintain total
control, such as Hungary
and Romania.
The Post reported that the
ICRC itself hired Swiss Pro
fessor Jean-Claude Favez to
investigate the matter. Following a six-year study of
350,000 Red Cross documents, Favez'wrote, "The
ICRC knew what was happening — that is quite clear;
(But) it did not dare confront
the Germans."
The ICRC's failure to
inspect Nazi concentration
camps has bep reported
before, including one inspection for which the Nazis
propped up a false front at
Theresienstadt, in Czechoslovakia.
The camp was presented
as having healthful conditions, and the Red Cross fulfilled the Nazi illusion by
only visiting the camp's
orchestra and carefully prepared children's facilities.
Moreover, vans used by
the Nazis for the mobile
extermination of Jews were
painted with a red cross''on
the side, thereby leading
people to believe that the
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