Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1987-01-29

              VOL.65   NO. 5
JANUARY 29,1987-TEVET 28
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and Jewish Ideals.
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Israel Concerned That Iraqui Air Force
Could Pose Serious Threat to Country
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Is-    bases in Jordan or Syria.
Pictured above is the Klezmer Conservatory Band
which will play in concert at Agudas Achim Synagogue
on Feb. 12. The concert is sponsored by the Jewish Student Activities Board of OSU Hillel Foundation.
Sell-Out Predicted
Klezmer Concert
community and $7.50 for students and senior citizens
(over 65). Tickets are available by telephone charge on
Visa/MC'at 294-4797 and at
the following locations: Agudas Achim, Beth Jacob, Beth
Shalom, Beth Tikvah, Tifereth Israel, OSU Hillel, Columbus Jewish Federation,
.Leo Yassenoff Jewish; Center, and Martin's Kosher
Foods.
Tickets are selling out for
the Feb. 12 performance of
the Klezmer Conservatory
Band at Agudas Achim
Synagogue. The concert,
sponsored by the Jewish Student Activities Board of OSU
Hillel Foundation, is expected to draw in excess of
600 people. The concert
begins at 7:30 p.m. at Agudas Achim, 2767 E. Broad St.
The Klezmer Conservatory Band enjoys a national
reputation as leading the
way in today's klezmer
music revival. The New
York Times called the. band
"an upbeat and exultant ensemble." Seth Cramer, student chairman, expressed
great excitement about the
concert. "This concert will
be a highlight of the Columbus Jewish Community's
arts calendar. The Keizmer
Conservatory Band is incredible."
Tickets to the concert are
$12.50 for members of the
Community Invited
To Taste Of Israel
A Taste of Israel is the
theme of this late night adult
coffee house featuring an
ethnic evening of food, wine
and song. Authentic Israeli
foods and beer, disco dancing and popular Israeli
music will create and
enhance the feeling of being
in Israel.
The team of Suzi Avitan
and Neil Niemark will
highlight the evening with a
concert performance featur-
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rael is increasingly concerned that the battlehard-
ened Iraqi air force will pose
a serious threat once Iraq's
war with Iran is ended.
Israel Air Force Commander Gen. Amos Lapidot told
a group of foreign military
attaches last week that Iraqi
pilots are currently flying
"hundreds of sorties per
day." He said Israeli and
outside observers have discerned a significant improvement in the quality of
Iraqi air power.
Their planes attack at
much lower levels than before and their bombing and
ground support is more accurate, he said. Though
some outside observers
maintain that foreign,
mainly Pakistani, pilots are
flying for Iraq, there is no
confirmation of such reports.
Lapidot said the improved
capabilities of the Iraqi air
force would enable it to fly
sorties against Israel in'a
future war from Iraqi terri-
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The Iran-Iraq war is now
in its seventh year. While
Iran, with much greater
manpower, appears at the
moment to have the edge on
the ground, Iraqi air power    vanced  anti-aircraft  and
is considered superior to
Iran's by most experts here
and abroad.
According   to  foreign
sources,, however, the ad-
anti-tank weapons sold to
Iran covertly by the U.S. and
Israel, has been able to blunt
Iraq's superior air force and
armor.
Dr. Jon York To Facilitate Program
For Youth, Parents At Jewish Center
The .Youth Services
Department of the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center is sponsoring a program for young
people from junior high
through high school as well
as their parents. The program will take place on
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.
at the Center. The program
is titled "Exploring Relationships. .. Resolving Conflict," and the group facilitator for the evening is Dr.
Jon York, president of the
Franklin County Mental
Health Board.
Dr. York will lead a panel
discussion with three
families who are members
of the Jewish Center. The
Leeman   Family,   The
Herstig   Family,   and  the
Dr. Jon York
Minkin Family will be involved in a series of role
Key Leaders In Columbus Jewish Community
Support CJF Berwick Assistance Program
Support and endorsements
for the Columbus Jewish ;
Federation's "Berwick
Assistance Program'' has
come from key leaders in the
Columbus Jewish Community. The program, available
to all members of the Jewish
community, offers low-interest supplemental loans to
those purchasing homes in
the Berwick area. A public,
relations plan, utilizing the
Ohio Jewish Chronicle, organization bulletins, mass
mailings, and displays has
begun to inform the public
about the loan program.
A committee, chaired by
Seyman Stern, has adopted
the slogan ' 'Consider Berwick ... The Best Buy," in
, order to assist them in explaining the project to the
community. "I've lived in
Berwick nearly 20 years and
I feel it's a great community,
filled with warm, friendly
neighbors. It was a good
place to live when my children were growing up, and it
remains a convenient, comfortable location for us now
that they are grown,'' noted
Elsie Oppenheimer Krause,
Berwick Project Committee
member.
Bruce  Gilbert,   another
committee  member,   feels
strongly that "Berwick, by /
far, offers the best housing
for the money in Columbus.
This exceptional value,
coupled with the area's close
proximity to the* College
Avenue Jewish communal
complex and the freeway
system, is something to be
considered by all potential
home buyers," he said.
The Leo Yassenoff Jewish
Center, Heritage Village and
the Esther C; Melton Community Services Building
(home to the offices of the
Federation, Columbus Jewish Foundation, Jewish
Family Service, ADL, Columbus Jewish Historical Society and Kol Ami Community Hebrew School) are all
located within the Berwick
neighborhood.
"The Federation, as a major Berwick area organization, embraces the opportunity to encourage more Jewish families to move into the
area. We are the heartbeat
of our thriving Columbus
Jewish population, and it is
advantageous to live near
our excellent facilities and
services on College Avenue," explains Federation
President Miriam Yenkin,
The Columbus Roard of
Rabbis has also officially endorsed the project. " 'Community,' throughout history,
has been the source and
vitality of" Jewish life. The
Berwick community, with its
beautiful, spacious homes
and closeness to the major
Columbus Jewish institutions, affords, its residents an
excellent opportunity to perpetuate these Jewish values.
The Columbus Board of
Rabbis endorses the Berwick Project and its efforts
to strengthen the quality of
Jewish life in the Columbus
community," states Rabbi
David Stavsky, vice president of the Columbus Board
of Rabbis.
In addition to the financial
assistance program, the
Berwick Project also is disseminating valuable information on available housing; and area services,
schools and institutions. A
complete information packet
on the area and (he project
has been compiled by the
Federation.
Inquiries should be directed to Dan Pollack at the
Columbus Jewish Federation, 237-7686.
plays that take place between teenagers and their
parents, siblings and/or
friends. Topics to be highlighted are: Limitations
Parents Place on Teenagers,
Sexuality and Self Concepts;
Dating; Substance Abuse;
and Curfews, Conflicts and
Criticisms.
During the panel discussion, all participants in the
audience will be given the
opportunity to respond to the
various role plays presented
by these three families. In
addition, participants will
learn more about the importance of "contracting" between parent and teenager.
The program is designed
and intended for students
from seventh through
twelfth grade as well as their
parents and other interested
community members. _Ac-
cording to Denise Blank,
chairperson, "It is not an attempt to preach, but rather
an attempt to begin to build
sound relationships between
youth and their parents
through positive communication channels."
Parents are encouraged to
attend these presentations
with their son(s) and
daughter(s). Parents and
teens who cannot attend as a
family are also strongly
urged to attend on an individual basis. The cost of
the seminar is $2 per person.
Anti-Semitic Acts Decrease Nationwide,
Increase In Ohio According To ADL Audit
Acts of anti-Semitic vandalism, including bombings
and arson, directed against
Jews, Jewish institutions
and property totaled 594
across the United States in
1986 — a drop of, seven percent from the 638 incidents
reported in 1985.
Assaults, harassment and
threats against Jewish individuals and institutions
shows virtually no change in
1986—a total of 312 such incidents as against 306 reported
in 1985! One of the assaults,
however, resulted in the
homicide death of a Hassidic
man. in New York.
In contrast, Ohio revealed
small increases both in anti-
Semitic vandalism and in
personal assaults, threats
and harassments. The Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith's Regional Director
Alan S. Katchen said the survey revealed ten vandalism
incidents as opposed to eight
in 1985, and 20 anti-Semitic
assaults, threats and harassments as compared to 19
such episodes in 1985.
These were the principal.,
findings of the annual audit.
conducted by the Ahti-Defa*-
matioh  League  of  B'nai
B'rith and made public last
week.
The survey, described as
"troubling" a rise in serious
anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses, up from 12 in
1985 to 19 in 1986.
According to Burton S.
Levinson, ADL's national
chairman, the overall 1986
figures reflect a general
downward trend in anti-
Semitic incidents over the
past five years which "in all
likelihood is due to passage
of anti-bias crime laws,
more vigorous law enforcement and counteraction programs."  in the past few
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