Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1986-08-21

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VOL.64   NO. 35
AUGUST 21,1986-AV16
Devoted to American
and Jewish ideals.
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Zacks Reviews Highlights
Of Trip With Vice Presideni
"Volunteer of the Year," Eleanor Resler (left), and past president of the Auxiliary,
Sylvia Schecter, are pictured together at the Heritage Village Auxiliary Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon at Winding Hollow on July 30 (top left photo). Karen Lurie
received her first Volunteer pin during the afternoon luncheon (center). Shirlie Levitin
. (left) and Debbie Portman are co-presidents of the Auxiliary (top rightphoto). Evelyn
Solomon (center) was) honored by the Auxiliary for her 601 hours of service to Heritage
Village residents (bottom left photo). Violet Shinbach (left) distributed the Auxiliary
pins and service diamonds during the afternoon celebration (bottom right photo).
Recognition for volunteer service is provided by the Violet and Samuel Shinbach Fund.
Another successfuj.year of
being a Heritage Village
volunteer was celebrated
July 30 at Winding Hollow
Country Club. Over 140
Heritage Village Auxiliary
members, volunteers and
residents enjoyed a buffet
luncheon at the Auxiliary's
Annual Volunteer Recognition program. Faye Shkolnik, Peggy Freed and
Gladys Nedelman coordinated the afternoon's theme,
"We're  Celebrating."  The
Beth Jacob Announces
Election Of New Canfor
Morris Weinstock, chairman of the Cantonal/Rabbinical Committee at Beth
Jacob said that he is pleased
to announce that Chazan
Yitzchok Epstein has-been
elected to serve the pulpit at
the Beth Jacob Congregation. '
- Cantor Epstein will officir
ate at the services Shabbos
Mevarchim—welcoming the
new month of Elul on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 9 a.m. The
entire community is invited
to join in the services.
Chazan Epstein is a third
generation native of Jerusalem, Israel, and has studied in the leading yeshivot in
Jerusalem. He most recently
served as a cantor in Johannesburg, South Africa. Cantor Epstein is single and will
be residing on Cassingham
Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Binsky
will sponsoring a kiddush on
Aug. 30 in honor of Cantor
Epstein.,Tho community-is
invited.    '   '   ' v---'
guests sat at tables decorated in red, white and
blue with giant stars antl
flags as centerpieces.
Debbie Portman and Shirlie 'Levitin,' co-presidents,
served as emcees' for the
presentation of Auxiliary
pins and service diamonds,
which are provided through
the Violet and Samuel Shinbach Fund. Volunteer •
dedication to service at
Heritage Village was reflected in the 77 diamonds
and 27 pins which were
awarded. A total of 19,589-
volunteer hours was given
from April 30, 1985, through
May 1,1986.  .
A special "Volunteer of the
Year" award was a first for
the Heritage Village Auxiliary. This award honors outstanding contributions of
love, labor and time to Heritage Village 'residents. The
Volunteer Award Committee
unanimously selected Eleanor Resler Volunteer of the
Year. Sylvia Schecter, on behalf of the Heritage Village
Auxiliary, presented her
with a monogrammed timepiece.
Evelyn Solomon was distinguished as the Auxiliary
member devoting,601 hours
of service to Heritage Village residents. Other members of the Auxiliary with 300
to 600 hours of service include: Laura Dworkin, Min
Schwartz, Mildred Solomon,
Dorothy Brandt; Esther Antler ,7. Betty Talis, Sophie
Weidenbaum, Gert Schlonsky, Helen Rosenblum, Maitzie Stan, Faye Schkolnik,
Miriam Pajne, Helen .Kauf-
. man and CaroJ jsikins- ( , •
* ♦ '"•"Karen Lurier 'Jeff -Gutter
and Laura Block, who are
--menibere'r^^ie\fypiuiiteen-
Program, were honored for
their dedication in providing
"Life With Dignity" to the
residents of Heritage Village.
Heritage  House  family
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By Judith Franklin
News Editor
Eight American Jewish
Community leaders accompanied Vice President
George Bush on the Israel
leg of his recent trip to the
Middle East. Local resident
Gordon Zacks, chairman of
the board and chief executive officer of the R. G.
Barry Corp., was among
them.
Zacks, a personal friend as
well as political supporter of
the vice president, was also
a member of the pre-ad-
vance planning team for the
trip. "Because of the relationship I have with the vice
president and the extensive
experience I've had in the
Middle East, he (Bush)
asked me to help prepare for
his trip," Zacks explained.
As part of the pre-advance
team,| he traveled to Israel,
Jordan and Egypt to help determine the most appropriate things for Bush to see
and do while there. Then
^when^the f trip firmed up,
the vice president invited me
and seven other supporters
and friends in the Jewish
community to accompany
him on the Israel part of the
trip — at our own expense,"
Zacks noted.
Zacks'  relationship with
Bush began in 1979, when he
served as deputy national
chairman and vice president
of national finance in Bush's
bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
Gordon Zacks
Zacks' involvement in politics began even before that,
however. He relates that on
Yom Kippur, 1973, while
raising funds for Israel on
the bimah of his synagogue,
he realized that far more
than money at that moment,
Jsrael, ^mbroUed in the Y&m
Kippiir War, ne.eded
"planes, ammunition, tanks
..: and the power was in the
political arena, in Washington." That's when he decided
to redirect his energies from
philanthropy to politics, he
said.
Exercise, Jogging Course Dedication
To Kick Off Joint Venture Agreement
Between Saint Anthony, Jewish Center
Officials from the Saint
Anthony Medical Center and
the Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Center will sign a joint venture agreement on Thursday, Aug. 28, for the comprehensive wellness program
currently being developed
by the s$wo organizations.
The Medical Center-Community relationship will be the
first of its kind in Columbus.
The signing will take place
at the official dedication of
the Fit-Trail jogging/ exercise course, located on the
northside of the Jewish Center's grounds, 1125 College
Ave. Dedication ceremonies
are scheduled for 10 a.m. at
the entrance of the,two-mile
long course, which is jointly
sponsored by the Saint Anthony Medical Center and
the Jewish Center.
■-': At the dedication, refreshments will be served and
free gym bags will be given
to the first 100 people to attend. Demonstrations of the
; 20 station/32 exercise course
will be given.'The course is,
'designed to benefit people of
all ages, from preschoolers
to senior adults.
"We are^pleased with our
evolving relationship with
Saint Anthony Medical Center," says Dr. Al Tyroler,
president of the Jewish Center. "It has helped move our
existing Health and Physical
Education program through
a major shift toward a more
comprehensive wellness approach."
The joint venture will include a broad health education component, a fitness
program designed to cater to
individual needs and a computer-monitored fitness testing component.
The health education component of the program, the
Medical Center will provide
the Jewish Center with a full-
time health educator, Anne
Stermock, who will design
agency-wide programs ranging from prenatal health
education to preschool and
adolescent programs and
senior adult health education
> presentations.
'"''In'the' comprehensive fit
ness and fitness testing program, the Medical Center
will provide an exercise
physiologist who will develop individualized fitness
programs, '■ group exercise
opportunities, aerobic'
classes and other related activities. Center members
will be assisted in the development of individualized fitness prescriptions to meet
specific health needs. A computer monitoring system will
follow each individual plan,
checking health habits, diet
and exercise.
The entire community is
invited to the Aug. 28 wellness program kickoff and
.dedication of the Fit-Trail
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Bush's trip to the Middle
East was viewed by the administration, first and foremost, as a way to visibly demonstrate the interest of the
United States in furthering
peace in the area, Zacks explained. In addition, it "reaffirmed in a strong way the
commitment of the United
States to maintaining the
military edge of Israel over
its Arab foes. It would send a ,
strong signal to Syria —
make no mistake about the
strength of the U.S. commitment to Israel," he said.
Zacks feels the trip was
"clearly  successful."   He,
pointed out that:
• There was evidence of
movement on the part of
Egypt and Israel relative
to Taba, which has been   ,
a sticking point for the
past six months. The vice
president made it clear
that the U.S. will not consider favorable changes
in policy toward Egypt
until a normalization in
its relations with Israel.
-'    is achieved.      ' ?    "
."• The vice president indicated that the U.S. government would seriously
consider Israel's request
for  auxiliary  member
status   in  NATO.   This
would allow Israel, like
other  auxiliary  members, Australia and New <
Zealand,   to   purchase
military equipment at a
discount and to participate in joint research
and  development  projects with NATO countries.
• While the vice president
was in Israel and as a
consequence of his being
there, the last obstacles
to the installation of a
Voice of America relay
transmitter station in Is^
rael were overcome.
Now VOA will be beamed
from Israel to countries
in the Eastern Bloc and
the USSR.
• A tourism treaty between Israel and the
United States was ini-
.. tialed and is ready to be
signed.
Furthermore, Zacks felt
that Bush was favorably impressed with Israel. The vice
president' drew many parallels between America and
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