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OCTOBER 14.1976 - TIS1IHE120,57.17
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Pew people' escape the
sharp and cutting satire Dr.
Sidney Chalet/, employs in
his creatiye and expressive
prints," either woodcuts or
ejcliings. {I
"7chaietz?   prints   are   on
•''exhibit at B'nai B'rith Hillel
Foundation, 46 E. icth Ave.,'
until Nov, 4.
, Head of the line arts
graphic department at Ohio
, State University. Chaletz
emphasizes thought and
expression in a piece ol work
rather than the techniques
employed.
;An instructor .since 1948,
he leels art is not merely a
demonstration of skill but
the'manjfestation ol' an idea.
He tries to relate to his
.Students as individuals and
attempts to meet their needs
but stresses the importance
of self-reliance and dis¬
cipline.
Regularly represented in
major print exhibitions since
1947,' Chafetz- has presented
one-man shows in Paris,
New "York and numerous
other U.S. cities as well as
many colleges and univer¬
sities.
His extensive background
Jinclu:des several prizes'
which include L'Ecole Des
Beaux Arts, Fontainebleau,
Library ot Congress Pur¬
chases' a Fulbright Fellow¬
ship. Tiffany" Awards and
research grants from Ohio
State University.
Chafetz' work is included,
in several public and private
'collections in the United
States. Africa, Europe,
South America, Israel and
Japan.
Recipient of the .Major
Purchases and Cash Award
at the First Biennale De L-a
Gravure Sur Bois, Banska
t (Bystrica. Czechoslovakia, in
1970, Chafetz' exhibit brings,,
a unique art style to Hillel's
fall season.
the exhibit is open to'the
community. For additional
inlormation call Hillel 294-
4797.
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By Yitzhak Itabi
UNITIZATIONS (JTA l
— Israeli Foreign Minister
' Yigal^ Alloh told the United
Nations General Assembly
Oct. 7 that his country isfc
prepared "Now, even before
peace is made," to negotiate
' with the' Arabs for a
.balanced limitation of, the
inflow ot .arms into the
Middle East "in such a
,, manner that the burden will
be lightened for all^without
alfecting adversely the
security and defensive
capacity of any." But. Alton
. added, as long as the Arabs ■
, continue to arm themselves
with highly sophisticated
modern'weapons; "Israel |s
compelled to .keep up and
will keep up." In, a major 40-
mimite^poliey address, Allon
dealt wjtb the" issues ol.,
settling the Arab-Israeli
conflict; the. -Lebanese
crisis; terrorism; the -UN
system; racism; Soviet and
Syrian Jewry; and other
important, issues. Israel,
Allon declared, js ready to
The Columbus Board of.
Rabbis is pleased- to an¬
nounce that it is sponsoring a
Series of- Community
Forums entitled "The
Columbus Jewish Com¬
munity; A Search For Excel¬
lence." "The Rabbis of
this Community feel that it is
'vitally important lor mem-,
hers ql Columbus Jewry to
be able to come together to
' discuss issues that afiect >ts
well-being.""Rabbi Roger C.
Klein, President ol the
Columbus Board,ol Rabbis.-
told , the Ohio Jewish
Chronicle.
There will be three such
Jorums and each,will be de-.
voted to one as'pect of the
general theme. Tho first dis¬
cussion will take place on
Sunday, October 17 at 8:00
p.m in the Adult Lounge at
the Jevvjsh Center, 1125 Col¬
lege Ave,, and will consider
the nature of the Columbus
Jewish Community itself/
Rabbi Klein indicated that
"the community vvill have
the opportunity to discuss
ithe following issues; what'
kind of Jewish Community
do we" want in Columbus?
Are we succeeding in creat¬
ing and sustaining institu¬
tions that are carrying out
our values and our priori¬
ties? How are we doing with
.Jewish Education. Family
i  Service  and, meeting  the
I,, needs of individuals,, young'
and'old alike? Can'we be
doing better and, if so,
how?" '   -    "     ■    .
Each Forum will begin
with1 oriel presentations by
two members ot our com¬
munity; following this the
, tloor will be opened ior
questions. comments,.a.nd a'
general discussion. "We are
hoping for an active partici¬
pation by the community in
these discussions,'* Rabbi -
Klein said. "We feel that the
Sharing ol concerns and in¬
sights can serve to.
strengthen our community
and create a' climate of
mutuality and trust. We may
\ not agree about the various -
•■strengths and weaknesses of
■our community or about the
directions in which we
should move; yet to come to¬
gether to discuss these mat¬
ters is important in and oi it¬
self," The entire community
is invited to attend.
The second Forum,' deal¬
ing w(th the issue of Colum¬
bus Jewry among World
Jewry,, will take .place on
Sunday, October'31 at ll:0(i
p,m. at the Jewish Center.
The third Forum, on Sunday,
November 14th, will also be
/ held at the Jewish Center
and at 8:00 p.m. The topic
will be: Principles , and
Priorities — how should the
Columbus , Jewish Com¬
munity Allocate jits Funds?   '.
participate in a reconvened
Geneva", peace conference.
He emphasized, however,
that it would'do so only in
accordance with the "origi¬
nal composition" of r the
Geneva conference ^'a( any
mutually acceptable time."'
This was a reference lo the
parties invited to Geneva bv
the UN in Dec. 1973.
He said thai at a recon¬
vened Geneva meeting
Israel would hope to nego¬
tiate •'with each of our neigh¬
bors, . a peace' which will
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faculty ol the Field Artillery
School'Fl. Sill. Oklahoma
-rand overseas in the
Phillipines, , , ,
"-The Jewish Center is a
United Way agency, af-
liliated with Ihe Columbus
Jewish Federation .and the
National , Jewish' Welfare
Board. ■    ~"^       -; -
iCOIMTIf'UEDONPAGtr'A'
.Rpseiifeld ',Sets Retirement
( , Robert Aronson. President
or the Jewish Center Board,
of Directors, announces a re¬
tirement" decision made by
Mayer i Rosenleld. for 27
years Executive Director of
the Jewish Community Cen¬
ter ol Columbus. ', i- ' . '
In a letter to Aronson.
;Rosenfeld reported complet¬
ing arrangements ior early
- retirement irom his present
duties., effective on or aboul
January I, 1977. Aronson
read Rosenfeld's moving re-
-tirement communication to-
the October 12 annual meet¬
ing ol the Center Board. •
Alter sharing Rosenfeld's
-, communication with the
Center Board,Atymson,made
■ the following statement-:
' ""T-Miiyer "noseufeld's"  rt';'
sponsible, creative'and dedi¬
cated service and his per¬
sonal and professional con¬
tributions have enriched the
lives of solrhany individuals,
thousands     ol     Center-
families,    the    Jewish'
Community  and  the  total
community.   As   Mayers
letter notes, 'the next lew-
years will be atime of great
excitement.'.". d time ol ful¬
fillment, after   years   ol-
planninganddreaming.' It is
a time towards which Mayer
Rosenleld   tirelessly   com¬
mitted his skills and ener¬
gies.        , , :    ,
'    "It seems totally appropri-
. ate  to   me   that ..Mayer's,
gracious and thoughtful ad-.
visory  concludes with his
pledge .to "do everything I
can  to assure. a  smooth,
transition to new executive
, leadership so"that the Center
may grow from strength to
strength."        v    '
Aronson then indicated
that a broadly-based search
committee to seek a new
executive director will be ap¬
pointed immediately by the
Center's President-elect. Dr.
James Tennenbaum.
A native of" Qolumbus.
Rosenleld returned to the
city in 1950 to become execu¬
tive director of the newly
completed Jewish Center.
Prior to that time he served;
as Director of Group Work at
the Kansas City Jewish
Community .Center and as an
instructor on the faculty of
the OSU School of Social
Work. Rosenleld was an
artilleryman during World
War II as a member of the
emerge from Ihe region.
itself, a final peace settle-'
men! based on a fair com¬
promise and which, on the
one hand, will provide Israel,
with defensible-borders and
on Ihe other- satisfy genuine
Arab- - interests including,
within Ihe context of the
settlement with our eastern
neighbor i Jordan) a just and
constructive solution to the
problems of Palestinian
Arab identity." Alloa's
relerence to the Geneva
peace conference was seen
by, diplomats here" as an
indirect "response to a letter
- sent by theSovietUnion over
the past- weekend to Israel
and Ihe, And) states calling
for an early resumption of
the conference. Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei A.
Gromyko issued a similar
call in his address to. the
General Assembly fast
month. Diplomats here also
noted that while ,AHon
referred to the Palestinian
problem, he did not menlipn
Ihe PLO at any point in his
27-page speech. Thev noted
that the PLO has.in fact,
been, ignored by many
speakers at, the General
Assembly this year,
including Arab delegations*
which they saw as a sign of
itsweakeneri position in the
• w-orld organi/at ion.
(CONTirAlCDONPAGE 15
Ford, Carte
Heavy Sup
li-t William Supiiire
, (Cop.*right. I!I7«..IT.\, Inc.)
NEW _ YORK (JTA) -*-
President - Fbj-d. and Gov.
Jimmy Carter both laid
heavy stress.on U.S., support
for Israel in their second
nationally televised debate
Oct. 6 Irom San Francisco
devoted to-American'forejgn
' policy and national defense.
Ford . produced the only
"hard" news during the 90-
mfnute broadcast when he
said, "I  am going lo an-
~nouh.ee tomorrow that the
Department of Commerce
will disclose those com¬
panies thai have par¬
ticipated in the Arab boy¬
cott." Carter, moments
before, had denounced the
boycott, declaring "It's a
matter of morality." ndt a
matter of trade or diplomacy
and that "It's a disgrace"
that the Ford Administration
"has blocked the passage ot
legislation that would have
' revealed" by. Jaw every in¬
stance of the boycott and it
would have prevented the
Both Stress
:rael
boycott „Irom continuing."'
The .spirited" exchange
lx-tw een the two Presidential
candidates over the Middle
East included Carter's
charge that the bulk of U.S.
arms sales in that' region -
now goes to Ihe Arab coun¬
tries and Ford's-rejoinder
that since he became Pres¬
ident Israel received oveV S4
billion in military hardware
from the U.S. and 45 percent
of all the U.S. military and
economic assistance
extended to that country" in -
the 27 years of its inde¬
pendence. Carter took ah*
unequivocally tough stand
against an Arab oil embargo
threat ,which. he said, he
would consider as "an
economic declaration of
war" to which he would
"respond instantly and in
kind." He accused the Ford
Administration of almost
- bringing the Israelis "to
their, knees after the Yom
Kippur War by the so-called
reassessment ot our
relations   to-; Israel,", He
'(CONTINOEOON PAGE 13)
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