Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1988-07-21

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Dukakis Names Bentsen As Running Mate
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Bernard K. Yenkin (left), chairman of the Nominating Committee, awards a Presidential Plaque to retiring Agudas Achim President Samuel B. Weiner at the
June 26 Annual Meeting (top photo). Michael Moss,
newly-elected vice president; Sanford Lichtenstein,
newly-elected president; Samuel Weiner, retiring
president, and Rabbi Alan G. Ciner recognize Weiner's
service to the congregation (1. to r., bottom left photo).
Melvih L. Schottenstein, chairman of the Board of
Trustees,, thanks rotating members of the Board of
Trustees (bottom right photo). . -..,
Agudas Achim Honors Many
At June 26 Annual Meeting
At its June 26 Annual
Meeting, the Agudas Achim
Synagogue honored retiring
President Samuel B. Weiner
and awarded Certificates of
Appreciation to members of
the Board of Trustees who
had completed their terms of
service.
Bernard K. Yenkin, chairman of the Nominating Committee, expressed appreciation to Weiner "for his
leadership as president, for
his time, energy and commitment to the task." As a
permanent memento of gratitude and friendship, Yenkin presented Weiner with a
Presidential Plaque which
recognized "dedicated service to his Congregation and
his People."
Metyin L. Schottenstein,
chairman of the Board of
Trustees, presented Certificates, of Appreciation to
Lauri Zofan; retiring secretary of the Agudas Achim,
and Ed Stan, retiring assistant treasurer, for their
leadership and service to the
congregation. In addition,
Schottenstein recognized rotating members of the board
of Trustees Victor Rrupman,
Jay Perler, Irving Schottenstein, Jay Schottenstein, Sol
Shenk, Herbert Wolman and
Miriam Yenkin. A congregational citation was also
awarded to Kathy Worly, retiring president of Sisterhood, who had led Sisterhood
and served as a member of
the Board of Trustees for two
years.
WASHINGTON (JTA) —
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-
Texas), whom Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis named last week as his
-vice presidential running
mate, is considered to have
been largely sympathetic to
the concerns of the Jewish
community during his 18
years in the Senate, although
he has supported arms sales
for Arab countries.
The announcement was
made by Dukakis in Boston
just six days before the
Democratic National Convention. With Bentsen and
his wife, Beryl Ann, at his
side, Dukakis praised the
Texas senator for his "deep
commitment to civil rights
that goes back to the 1940s."
The selection of Bentsen
ends the speculation about
the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who
only Monday night said he
would accept the vice presidential nomination, if
offered.
The 67-year-old Bentsen is
considered a supporter of the
close relationship between
the United States and Israel,
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Soviet Jewry. But he has not
been in the forefront of these
issues.
His leadership role in the
Senate has not been in foreign affairs, but in economic
matters, especially taxation.
He is chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee.
Alan Wasserstrom To Head
Annual Community Campaign
"The '89 Columbus Jewish
Community Campaign is
underway and our community will be involved in an
exciting, educational, enjoy-
proach the upcoming decade, unity should become
our byword. We, as a community, must be ready to
face the future and its challenges united, standing together by the Jewish educational and social service
groundwork that we" are
building today. Through our
Jewish Community Campaign, we make a commitment and investment in ourselves and our future as a
community," emphasized
Wasserstrom.
Alan Wasserstrom
able, vigorous, vital and successful campaign," said
Alan Wasserstrom, the 1989
General Campaign chairman, of the Columbus Jewish
Federation.
' Wasserstrom's vision for
ttiis year's campaign is to
bring the Jewish community
together through an understanding that the-campaign
belongs to every member of
the community, "As we ap-
Bentsen has a mixed
record on foreign aid, occasionally voting against such
legislation, although his opposition is seen by sources as
being more against aid in
general, rather than the
amount going to Israel.
. He did not co-sponsor the
bill in the Senate to create
the U.S.-Israel free trade
agreement but voted for the
bill when it was approved
overwhelmingly by the
Senate.
Bentsen co-sponsored the
legislation to close the Palestine Liberation Organization
offices, supported Senate
ratification of the Genocide
Convention and is a co-sponsor of the current bill, awaiting Senate action, to implement the convention by making genocide a federal
crime.
In 1984, Bentsen was co-
sponsor of the Senate resolution to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv
to Jerusalem. He also supported the bill to allow persons in the military to wear
yarmulkes.
In 1985, Bentsen was one of
a group of senators who unsuccessfully urged President
Reagan not to visit the military cemetery in Bitburg,
West Germany, where members of the Waffen SS are
among those buried.
Perhaps Bentsen's most
controversial vote, as far as
the Jewish community is
concerned, came in June
1986, when he voted to uphold
Reagan's veto of a joint congressional resolution rejecting a weapons sale to the
Saudis.
The Senate failed to
override the veto by one
vote,   and   the   sale  went
ahead. Bentsen was the only
Democrat to switch his vote.
In 1984, he opposed the sale
of Stinger missiles to! Jordan
and Saudi Arabia, and in
1985, he co-sponsored the
resolution to deny advanced
weapons to Jordan until it
begins peace negotiations
with Israel.
But in 1987, he was not one
of the 68 senators who signed
a letter opposing the sale of
1,600 Maverick missiles to
the Saudis, which eventually
caused Reagan to remove
the missile from the arms
package.
Most recently, he was not
among the 21 senators who
signed a letter, initiated this
month by.Sen. Dennis De-
Concini (D-Ariz.), urging the
administration not to submit
a proposed $1.9 billion arms
sale to Kuwait.
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Cantor Chomsky To Perform At Lancaster Festival
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"I am fortunate to serve at
this time as I have inherited
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Cantor Jack Chomsky of
Congregation Tifereth Israel
will be featured at the Lancaster Festival in a performance of Igor Stravinsky's "Renard" — The Fox.
The production includes
four singers and four
dancers acting out the fox's
attempts to abduct and devour the rooster. His wily
schemes are foiled by last-
minute, often accidental and
humorous interventions by
the cat and goat. The performance, which will also
feature the Lancaster Festival Theater Orchestra, is
under the direction of Gary
Sheldon, Festival director.
Adapted from a morality
play of one of Aesop's
Fables, the production is
being choreographed by Ca-
vin Bodouin, with costumes
and set design by Arlene
Levy. Both are associated
with the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center. " . '
"Renard" will be presented as part of two one-
hour performances at the
Elks Lodge, 129 Main St., in
downtown Lancaster, on
Tuesday, July 26, at 7 and
8:30 p.m.
Also on the program which
is especially geared to families (including those with
young children) will be a
performance of Camille
Saint-Saens' "Carnival of
the Animals," narrated by
Martin Bookspan, famous to
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"I am excited to have the
opportunity to participate in
this performance," commented Cantor Chomsky,
who is completing his sixth
year of service at Congregation Tifereth Israel!
" 'Renard' like 'Histoire du
Soldat,' is a theatrical work
which shows Stravinsky's
lighter side. It should be a
delightful program, easily
accessible to people of all
ages and levels of musical
sophistication."
Cantor Chomsky is familiar to the people of Columbus both on and off the pulpit. His secular, performances during the last several
years have included a performance of Schubert's complete song cycle "Winter-
reise" as well as performances of the music of Jewish and Israel composers at
the Jewish Center, Ohio
State University and area
synagogues. He has also
been heard frequently on
WOSU-FM radio.
For ticket information,
contact the Lancaster Festival.
Rabbi David Stavsky Convenes
Bais-Din To Write 'Gitten'
Pictured above are members of a Bais-Din convened
by Rabbi David Stavsky of Beth Jacob Congregation
for the purpose of writing gitten, Jewish divorce
decrees. "This important service to the members of
the Jewish community," said Rabbi Stavsky, "is an
ethical and moral mitzvah of the highest rank." The
Bais-Din met in July and will meet again sometime in
the fall. People who need the service of the Bais-Din
are encouraged to contact their synagogue's rabbi.
Left to right are Rabbi Mordechai Wolmark, Rabbi
Stavsky and the scribe Rabbi Yosef Lange.
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