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VOL.58   NO.9
FEBRUARY 28,1080-ADAR11
Mordechai, 1980 Style
Happy Purim!
Beth Jacob Purim preparations are in full swing. Mrs. Ruth Seidemann's first and
second grade Sunday School classes are pictured above baking hamantashen. Purim
is on Sunday, March 2. "
(A Seven Arts Feature)
Purim is an apt time to
turn our attention' to the
plight of the Jews of Iran,
members of the community
that descended from the Persian Jews who were saved by
Mordechai and Esther frorn
the annihilation planned by
Haman. Since the Ayatollah
Ruhollah Kohmeini returned
to Iran a little more than a-
year ago, reports have differed about the situation of
Iranian Jewry. Some have
said that the majority of
Jews are safe while others
tell us that the Moslem rebellion has endangered all Jews
in Iran.
Kohmeini himself has said
that Jews and other non-
Moslems have freedom of
religion, albeit as second-
class citizens. But his writ
ings reveal a definite anti-
Semitism as well as an anti-
Christian streak. Jews could
easily become the scapegoat
in any setbacks to the Kho-'
meini rule.
Even more disturbing is
that all of those in power in.
Iran, from radicals to moderates, have expressed common cause with the Palestine Liberation Organization. Haniel Chasan, the
PLO's representative in
Teheran, in a New Year's
statement on Radio Iran,
proclaimed "We derive our
main support from the Iranian Revolution. In five years
we shall proclaim a Palestinian government and in 15
Photos Show PLO Has Soviet Tanks
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israeli intelligence services distributed two aerial reconnaissance photographs recently
showing Soviet-made T-34 tanks in the hands of Palestinian terrorists in south Lebanon. An army spokesman said the tanks, of World War II vintage, are
positioned near Tyre, a terrorist stronghold on the
Lebanese coast.
The photos bear out Israeli reports and corroborating information by the Christian Phalangist radio
in Lebanon that the Palestine Liberation Organization
was receiving heavy equipment from Russia. The PLO
has denied this. Israeli intelligence also has information that Palestinians are undergoing training in
armored warfare in Syria and in Soviet bloc countries.
(By Yitzhak ShargiL)
Evron Says Israel Not Unified
On U.S.-Egyptian Arms Deal Issue
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Ephraim Evron, Israel's
Ambassador to the United States, complained last
week that hi^ Embassy in Washington finds it difficult
to campaign against the U.S.-Egyptian arms deal
because there is no unified stand in Israel on the issuer
In the course of an address to senior Foreign Ministry
officials, Evron lashed out at "yordim" (emigrants
from Israel) in the United States* who, he claimed, disparage Israel, He also suggested that feuding Cabinet
ministers "watch their tongues" because'reports of
their disagreements reach the overseas press.
On the issue of the proposed sale of sophisticated
American weaponry to Egypt) Evron saicr there were
three views in Israel. Defense Minister Ezer Weizman
believes that Israel should not oppose the deals while
the two countries are striving to normalize their
relations, he said. Another school, headed by Moshe
Arens, chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and
Security Committee, wants Israel to take drastic
action to oppose the deals, and Premier Menachem
Begin says Israel should concentrate on trying to limit
the quantity and quality of arms sold to Egypt.
"How can* one fight the American intentions to
supply Egypt with sophisticated arms when Israel's
leaders differ on the issue and wheri the American
Administration knows of the* difference?" Evron
asked. (By Gil Sedan.)        (^
Yiddish Collection Expanded
At Tifereth Israel's library
With the resurgence of interest in Yiddish language
and literature; Manne
Aronovsky, Librarian at the
Minnie Cobey Memorial Library of Tifereth Israel, has
been hard at work expanding '
the collection of works in the
mother tongue of European
Jewry.
In addition to the Forward,
the only remaining Yiddish
language newspaper pub-
. lished in this country, the library houses nearly 200
titles in Yiddish, and the
collection is growing.
On its way to becoming
Central Ohio's largest collection of Yiddish works'available for loan, the library is
expanding its catalog of Yiddish books from a number of
private collections as well as
Tifereth Israel genizah, storage place for worn books,
where many serviceable
Yiddish works have been
erroneously placed.
The secret to the success
^of the, Minnie Cobey
Memorial Library is Mrs.
Aronovsky, a professional librarian and educator whose
mother tongue is Yiddish.
Originally from Belgium,
Aronovsky escaped the Holocaust by travelling with her
.family to the Caribbean and
ultimately to New York City
in 1946.
The mother of four children and one grandchild has a
Masters- Degree in Education and has served on the
staff of a number of seminars in Jewish Studies and
Manne Aronovsky
Education at Ohio State University.
~ She directs all aspects of
the Cobey .Library at
Tifereth Israel, which contains over 4500 volumes and
receives 35 periodicals,
many in Hebrew.
Prompting the use of the
extensive children's collection of the library, Mrs.
Aronovsky has developed a
young people's reading club
that has encouraged over 200
youngsters ages 6-10 to
broaden their reading to include books on Jewish subjects.
In her two and a half years
with the library, endowed by
the Melton and Cobey- families, she has expanded the
hours to the point where all
who wish may borrow from
the library daily from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.\. Friday, 9 a.m.-3
p.m. and^Sunday 9 a.m.-
12:30 p.m. The library welcomes visitors at its location
i at 1354 Blast Broad St., in the
' Tifereth1 Israel Synagogue
building.
years we hope to destroy
Israel."
The closeness between the
PLO and the Iranian rulers
puts Iranian Jews in jeopardy. At any time they can
be labeled Zionists. They
have already been warned
against support for Israel.
We don't know if Iranian
Jewry has a Mordechai
among them today. Jews
outside Iran will have to assume that role. The best
hope for Jews in countries
like Iran, the Soviet Union,
Syria, Argentina, is the
organized strength on behalf
of their brothers and sisters
in the United States, Israel
and elsewhere in the free
world.
Ken Gold (left) and Robert Schottenstein, Co-Chairmen of the Young Men's Division "Fun" Raiser,
finalize plans for the event, to be held Saturday, March
8, at 7 p. m. at The Jewish Center, H25 College Ave.
UJFC Sponsors Tun' Raiser
"Something different
—innovative." That's
how Co-Chairmen Ken
Gold and Robert Schottenstein describe the upcoming "Fun" Raiser, sponsored
by the Young Men's Division
of the United Jewish Fund
Campaign, which will take
place Saturday, March 8, at
7 p.m. at The Jewish Center.
Gold said, "With the help
of the Jewish Center physical education staff, we are
able to offer participants in
the "Fun" Raiser a night of
open gym; free racquetball;
use of health club facilities
(including steam, sauna and
whirlpool), swimming pool
and bowling lanes."
Schottenstein added, "The
idea of the "Fun" Raiser is
to provide an opportunity to
concerned Jewish men in Columbus, and their wives and
girlfriends, to meet with one
another—to explore and discuss the major issues and
concerns of the Jewish people today—and at the same
time, experience an enjoyable evening of athletics at
one of the Columbus Jewish
Federation's beneficiary
agencies, The Jewish Center." ,   .
Men, young and old, new to
the community or long-time*
residents, are invited to take
part.   R.S.V.P.'s   are   re-
, quested by March 3.      \
For additional information
or to R.S.V.P., call Michael
Broidy at the Federation office, 237-7686.
Myer W. Mellman
Selected To Attend
Assembly In Israel
Myer W. Mellman, President of the Columbus Jewish
Federation, has been selected as a designee member
of the United Israel Appeal
to the 9th Annual Jewish
Agency Assembly.
As a designee member,
Mellman will be attending
the Assembly sessions in
Jerusalem, scheduled to
begin on Sunday, June 29.
The United Israel Appeal
is a beneficiary of the Federation's annual United Jewish Fund Campaign, which is
currently in progress. T^e'
. United Israel Appeal is re*i
sponsible for transferring'
' United Jewish Appeal funds
to Israel and for protecting;
their fiscal integrity through
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