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THE The Ohio Jewish Chronicle Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years VOLUME 69 NUMBER 7 FEBRUARY 14* 1991 30 SHEVAT 5751 DEVOTED TO AMERICAN AND JEWISfi IDEALS Federation takes urgent action during crisis page 2 Bond sales hit $127 million page 2 Linkage — bottom line is security , . page 3 Soviet resettlement feceives grant page 4 Cash collections effpri continues page4 Glick receives award V page 5 Concert to benefit Russian Americans ' "* page.7 'Torah Prep' emerges on educational scene .".■". Page8 mmmm Iii The Chronicle wmmm AtThejcc ..........?..:....;;..:.,}... 15 Community .'.,-, 5-8 Federation .,,.. r .;'..;...;.-,...,,'.... i 4 FrontPage ,..,..,..,/..... i, 2 Lifecycle .. i.".....',..-.........' 10,U Marketplace...... A,....... A.. A,........ 13 New Generation .......................... 9 Synagogues ,....-. ........."..'.....,.. 12 Viewpoint .'.'.;'. ,,. ^.. ,3 ISRAEL FEATURE Soviet olim cope with missiles By Daniella Ashkenazy JAFI Communications Division (© 1991 WA Press Service) This is not the first time veteran Israelis have found themselves in' a state of war. Yet, each war is different. Now, there are 200,000 new immigrants from the Soviet Union in Israel who also have to cope with the threat of war, among other, absorption problems. . This time, Israel is facing a far different threat to its population centers. In the past, air raid sirens required the civilians to seek shelter underground, in a neighborhood bomb shelter. But because Iraqi Scud missiles may be armed with gas — and gas is heavier than air, people are no longer instructed to enter underground shelters. Instead, each family has made one room in their homes air-tight against the penetration of poisonous vapors, while everyone has been equipped.with gas masks and antidotes. The newcomers from the Soviet Union were assisted by programs operated through municipal authorities, with the involvement of the Jewish Agency and its Project Klita program. JAFI assists in maintaining Absorption Coordinators and developing new programs for the olim. "We distributed a brochure in Russian v/ith instructions, how to prepare and what to do if under attack," said Bat- sheva Avi, of the Rishon Le- Zion Municipal Absorption Headquarters. "We also posted instructions in Russian on municipal billboards. "We worked until almost midnight distributing gas masks to 400 olim who arrived recently," said, the deputy mayor of Kiryat Malachi, Eli Ben-Menachem. "We gave explanations in Hebrew and Russian, but mainly in Rus-. sian, how to use them; how to close off a room; what to buy and where." One the blackboard in one of the classrooms at the Kiryat Malachi ulpan were the words "par" (bull) and "parpar" (butterfly). But the teachers had not necessarily been sticking to the curriculum before the first volley of Scud missiles fell on Israel. Tzvika Rom, who speaks fluent Russian, was one of those who showed the immigrants how to seal off a room, and why it is done in a particular way. "We went over the Hebrew terminology and the signals in class — "miklat" (shelter), "azaka" (warning siren), "rigia" (all-clear signal) and so forth." Lina and Yigal, ulpan students in their late twenties, arrived from Leningrad with their six-year-old daughter Yana and Lina's 52-yearold mother Tatiyana three months ago. The family settled temporarily in a Jerusalem suburb and only arrived in Kiryat Malachi two weeks' ago after being allocated an Amidar flat in the town. They were among the recipients of the gas masks Eli Ben-Menachem distributed the night before the Iraqi attack came. "I watched TV and saw. what we were supposed to do, although there was no translation into Russian," said Lina. Lina had indeed chobsen the middle bedroom, the most protected room of their three- room flat, closed the shutter, crisscrossed the glass with masking tape and sealed cracks- between the window and the window frame. She had stretched plastic sheeting on the inside of the window as extra sealing, should the glass break, just as she had seen on TV. And, she had prepared materials to seal the door once theV were inside. "See, the TV is in here and a radio and the gas mask kits. I have six cans, of tuna and sardines, six bottles of water, two packages of crackers," she took stock. "It's a problem," said Yigal. "I am not yet working. We are still in ulpan. There isn't enough money for war. Canned goods are expensive in Israel" While the uncertainty is stressful for all, including sea soned Israelis who are veterans of several wars, for the olim, the problems are magnified. "There are some who haven't succeeded in integrating any media messages and remain in a confused state of limbo, unsure what they are supposed to do when the air raid sirens have sounded," said the ulpan teacher. He believes that most elim are coping with the situation. Lina emphasized that Israel has a good army but that she and her husband feel secure knowing "Israel is together with the United States." Their only complaint is lack of infoiv mation. "We want to know more," said Una. "The Soviet immigrants translate all sorts of signs as symbols in Israeli society according to cultural codes learned in Russia," explains Tzvika. "For instance they don't understand why during the present danger the authorities aren't arming people, or why the authorities aren't mobilizing them into the army. Their expectations are in accordance to the codes of a Soviet scenario, not an Israeli one," said Tfevika. Exactly what the Israeli scenario will be, now that Iraq has followed through with its promise to send its missiles toward Israel's civilian population, even seasoned Israelis don't know. -"4V~
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Full Text | THE The Ohio Jewish Chronicle Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community for Over 60 Years VOLUME 69 NUMBER 7 FEBRUARY 14* 1991 30 SHEVAT 5751 DEVOTED TO AMERICAN AND JEWISfi IDEALS Federation takes urgent action during crisis page 2 Bond sales hit $127 million page 2 Linkage — bottom line is security , . page 3 Soviet resettlement feceives grant page 4 Cash collections effpri continues page4 Glick receives award V page 5 Concert to benefit Russian Americans ' "* page.7 'Torah Prep' emerges on educational scene .".■". Page8 mmmm Iii The Chronicle wmmm AtThejcc ..........?..:....;;..:.,}... 15 Community .'.,-, 5-8 Federation .,,.. r .;'..;...;.-,...,,'.... i 4 FrontPage ,..,..,..,/..... i, 2 Lifecycle .. i.".....',..-.........' 10,U Marketplace...... A,....... A.. A,........ 13 New Generation .......................... 9 Synagogues ,....-. ........."..'.....,.. 12 Viewpoint .'.'.;'. ,,. ^.. ,3 ISRAEL FEATURE Soviet olim cope with missiles By Daniella Ashkenazy JAFI Communications Division (© 1991 WA Press Service) This is not the first time veteran Israelis have found themselves in' a state of war. Yet, each war is different. Now, there are 200,000 new immigrants from the Soviet Union in Israel who also have to cope with the threat of war, among other, absorption problems. . This time, Israel is facing a far different threat to its population centers. In the past, air raid sirens required the civilians to seek shelter underground, in a neighborhood bomb shelter. But because Iraqi Scud missiles may be armed with gas — and gas is heavier than air, people are no longer instructed to enter underground shelters. Instead, each family has made one room in their homes air-tight against the penetration of poisonous vapors, while everyone has been equipped.with gas masks and antidotes. The newcomers from the Soviet Union were assisted by programs operated through municipal authorities, with the involvement of the Jewish Agency and its Project Klita program. JAFI assists in maintaining Absorption Coordinators and developing new programs for the olim. "We distributed a brochure in Russian v/ith instructions, how to prepare and what to do if under attack," said Bat- sheva Avi, of the Rishon Le- Zion Municipal Absorption Headquarters. "We also posted instructions in Russian on municipal billboards. "We worked until almost midnight distributing gas masks to 400 olim who arrived recently," said, the deputy mayor of Kiryat Malachi, Eli Ben-Menachem. "We gave explanations in Hebrew and Russian, but mainly in Rus-. sian, how to use them; how to close off a room; what to buy and where." One the blackboard in one of the classrooms at the Kiryat Malachi ulpan were the words "par" (bull) and "parpar" (butterfly). But the teachers had not necessarily been sticking to the curriculum before the first volley of Scud missiles fell on Israel. Tzvika Rom, who speaks fluent Russian, was one of those who showed the immigrants how to seal off a room, and why it is done in a particular way. "We went over the Hebrew terminology and the signals in class — "miklat" (shelter), "azaka" (warning siren), "rigia" (all-clear signal) and so forth." Lina and Yigal, ulpan students in their late twenties, arrived from Leningrad with their six-year-old daughter Yana and Lina's 52-yearold mother Tatiyana three months ago. The family settled temporarily in a Jerusalem suburb and only arrived in Kiryat Malachi two weeks' ago after being allocated an Amidar flat in the town. They were among the recipients of the gas masks Eli Ben-Menachem distributed the night before the Iraqi attack came. "I watched TV and saw. what we were supposed to do, although there was no translation into Russian," said Lina. Lina had indeed chobsen the middle bedroom, the most protected room of their three- room flat, closed the shutter, crisscrossed the glass with masking tape and sealed cracks- between the window and the window frame. She had stretched plastic sheeting on the inside of the window as extra sealing, should the glass break, just as she had seen on TV. And, she had prepared materials to seal the door once theV were inside. "See, the TV is in here and a radio and the gas mask kits. I have six cans, of tuna and sardines, six bottles of water, two packages of crackers," she took stock. "It's a problem," said Yigal. "I am not yet working. We are still in ulpan. There isn't enough money for war. Canned goods are expensive in Israel" While the uncertainty is stressful for all, including sea soned Israelis who are veterans of several wars, for the olim, the problems are magnified. "There are some who haven't succeeded in integrating any media messages and remain in a confused state of limbo, unsure what they are supposed to do when the air raid sirens have sounded," said the ulpan teacher. He believes that most elim are coping with the situation. Lina emphasized that Israel has a good army but that she and her husband feel secure knowing "Israel is together with the United States." Their only complaint is lack of infoiv mation. "We want to know more," said Una. "The Soviet immigrants translate all sorts of signs as symbols in Israeli society according to cultural codes learned in Russia," explains Tzvika. "For instance they don't understand why during the present danger the authorities aren't arming people, or why the authorities aren't mobilizing them into the army. Their expectations are in accordance to the codes of a Soviet scenario, not an Israeli one," said Tfevika. Exactly what the Israeli scenario will be, now that Iraq has followed through with its promise to send its missiles toward Israel's civilian population, even seasoned Israelis don't know. -"4V~ |
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