xt705q4rn69x https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt705q4rn69x/data/mets.xml Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass Kentucky Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass 1984-12 Newsletter of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass, previously named the Central Kentucky Jewish Association and Central Kentucky Jewish Federation. The Federation seeks to bring Jewish community members together through holiday parties, lectures, Yiddish courses, meals, and other celebrations of Jewish heritage and culture. They also host fundraisers and provide financial assistance for Jews in need, both locally and around the world. newsletters  English Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records Jews -- Kentucky -- Lexington Jews -- History Central Kentucky Jewish Association newsletter, December 1984, volume 8 number 9 text Central Kentucky Jewish Association newsletter, December 1984, volume 8 number 9 1984 1984-12 2024 true xt705q4rn69x section xt705q4rn69x CENTRAL KENTUCKY
JEWISH ASSOCIATION

Vol. Final Edition. 1984 No.9

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"Do not separate me from the Chosen,
the' lay, the light, the splendor. Let me
see the light of Israel. "

- , — Ancient prayer of redemption by EthiopIan Jews In Africa 2 '7

More than 7 000 Ethiopian Jews are fulfilling the dreams Of their ancestors
. by re- establishing their roots in Eretz Yisrael. But the transition to modern
, Israeli society is a drastic adjustment from their more than 2 ,OOO-y'ear- o-ld
. culture. It Is also costly and difficult.

This' Is where the absOrption program of the Jewish Agency for Israel,
funded by your UJA/community campaign gift, plays a vital tale. Before the
Ethiopian Jews can make their way into lSraeli Society, there are numerous

. ' health cUltUral and educational gaps which must be bridged. '

YOUr support is necessary, not only to meet the needs of Israels newest ,
immigrants from Ethiopia, but the more than 17, 000 other olim who came
last year to build a future In the Jewish homeland.’

The Jewish partnership for life needs you. Give generously to your 1985
UJA/community campaign. We are Partners for Life. ' ’

 

  

CAMPAIGN ’85 '

WOMEN’S DIVISION . r O

SETTING THE PACE

The Pacesetters of Women's Division of the
CKJA/United Jewish Appeal Campaign stepped out,
set the tempo, and pledged the first monies for
Campaign 1985. A group of 50 Pacesetters and
their guests rode LeX—Tran trolleys to Warnerton
Farm on the very date when the United Nations
granted partition to Palestine in 1947. On this
gala night thirty—seven years later some 30 women
listened to Attorney General David Armstrong tell
of his exciting and emotional involvement in the
cause of Soviet Jewry. This charming ”southern
non—Jewish" man shared his experiences while on
a Visit to the Soviet Union in 1977. He met
many refuseniks and ever since has spoken out to
the Soviets On behalf of Jews wishing to emigrate.
He has become a voice that demands to be heard in Nancy Hofifiman, Simone Saflomon,
in the free world. and Judy Levine

 

Mathilda Brailove, for many years a leading
spokesperson for United Jewish Appeal, gave a
grimly factual update on Israel 1984 and made an . . .
urgent plea for funds to keep the promise of
health, education, and human welfare in Israel.
The Pacesetters listened and they responded —-
over $24,000 was pledged!

Congratulations to Chairperson Susan Caller
and her co—chairladies Cheri Rose and Arlene
Cohen for a fine plan carried to fantastic
fruition.

 

 

 

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Phyffia Schea, Sana Levy, Maaiflyn GaKZ, Nancy
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BENEFACTORS BRAVE SNOW

On ”that” snowy night,
December 5, 23 hardy souls
braved the elements to
attend the Women's Division
Benefactors program at the
home of Nancy and Phil
Hoffman.

Mickey Baron was scheduled to speak, but

was unable to get through the ice and snow on
I—64 from Louisville. But the family came through
as her cousin Steve Caller came directly from a
UJA meeting in Chicago to the Hoffmans to deliver
a dramatic report on the most recent wave of
immigration to Israel. Steve challenged all pre-
sent to take control of the future of our fellow
Jews by contributing the funds so urgently needed
to assure their passage to Israel and their ab—
sorption into Israeli society.

The group watched a brief video presentation which follows a new Ethiopian Jewish
family establishing itself in a development town. The mix of nationalities from which
the various members of the community came is especially striking. A Russian physician
explains his particular empathy for this family because of his own recent immigration
experiences.

To date there are approximately 8000 Ethiopian Jews living in Israel, over half
of these having arrived in the past 18 months. It is estimated that the absorption
process for the Ethiopians takes at least twice as long as for those arriving from
western countries. Their poor physical condition coupled with the tremendous cul—
tural differences requires intensive and extended efforts.

The CKJA Women's Division board and all those attending wish to express a special
thank you to Robert Bostrum, Dorothy Neff, and their accompanist Martha Anderson who
also defied the weather in order to present a beautiful and poignant medley from
Fiddfah on Ihe R006. Sue Ezrine, Linda Levy and Ricki Rosenberg deserve much credit
for an outstanding program.

"SNow DAY” ANNOUNCED %’

 

Women's Division Chair Judy Levine and her Co—chair Simone Salomon have just
announced a special "snow day" event.

On Sunday morning, January 20, 1985, Mickey Baron will be the featured speaker
at a coffee to which all the women in the Central Kentucky Jewish community are
invited. Spouses and escorts are encouraged to attend. Watch your mail for details
on place and time.

The immediate past national chair of the UJA Young Women's Leadership Cabinet,
Mickey will report on recent trips to the Soviet Union and to Israel. She will be
joined by Steve Caller who will present an update on current immigration to Israel.

All women who attend will have an opportunity to make a pledge to the 1985
CKJA/UJA Campaign.

 

  

AND, FROM THE MEN’S DIVISION CAMPAIGN 1985....

Chairman Alvin Goldman has announced the following events:

February 17, 1985 there will be an Education and Solicitor Training Seminar.
The speaker will be William Freedman of the United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership
Cabiner.

On March 3, 1985 Men's Division will host a Guardians of Zion dinner for all
contributors, men and women, of $1200 or more. The speaker will be Lieutenant
Governor Stephen Breshear.

On March 10, 1985 there will be a Gala Wine & Cheese evening for the entire
men's division.

These are events. Events are planned to arm you with knowledge about the
whereabouts of your relatives here in Lexington and your more distant relatives in
Israel, in Russia and your relatives most in need in Ethiopia. Your cousins in
Israel have already opened the doors to your cousins from Ethiopia. With the
money that only Wg_can supply can we save a child from starvation, bundle up this
baby and his family and jet him from the desert and the famine to his ancestoral
home in Israel and prepare him for life in the twentieth century.

Oh yes, these events are informative and they give you the opportunity to
SAVE JEWS. Our parents and grandparents didn't have this opportunity to buy life.
Our generation, our children and our grandchildren can...and WE WILL.

WE WILL THRILL TO OUR ACHIEVEMENTS TOMORROW
ONLY IF WE FULFILL OUR COMMITMENTS TODAY

This column is a special message to the small portion of our CKJA membership
who have not fully paid their prior CKJA/UJA pledges. The theme is simple and
not surprising ~~ we need your cash as promptly as possible! This need is parti—
cularly great at this time in Jewish history because in every facet of life, our
brethren in Israel are burdened with an extraordinary financial crisis.

We do not exaggerate when we characterize the situation as a financial crisis.
For example, Ben Gurion University has had to dismiss 50 professors and reduce pay
by 25 percent. Similar cutbacks are being made at Tel Aviv University, Technion,
and the Weitzmann Institute of Science -— all leading institutions with world—wide
reputations for scholarly excellence. And, all of this despite substantial in—
creases in tuitions. Additional examples of the impact of this crisis include
cutbacks in care for the elderly (pensions for the elderly have been reduced to
$190/month for a couple), and reduction of Youth Aliyah programs.

Israel's financial crisis has many causes; as we can see, it has but one
cure and that is a program of austerity. The Israeli government has had to adopt
a program that puts these tremendous burdens on medical, educational, and welfare
programs. Your pledge payments will help ease some of this burden by providing a
means of supplementing these vital programs. Therefore, please make every effort
to stay current in paying your CKJA/UJA pledges.

Shara W 1/1291'0/1

GIVE TO LIFE

 

 

 BE A PARTNER FOR LIFE —ANS WER THE CALL.

More people will participate in Super Sunday
than in any other national event of the 1985 United
Jewish Appeal Campaign. This is your chance to be
one of them...and make fund-raising history, too.

Join thousands of volunteers in federations
across the country in an all-out telephone drive—
to reach more people and raise more money in a
single day than ever before.

Give us two hours of your time on Super Sunday.

0 To call your friends and neighbors.

0 To ask them to join you in helping our fellow
Jews at home, in Israel and around the
world—through our community campaign.

The calls you make may determine the quality of
Jewish life in the years ahead.

Reserve your Super Sunday telephone now.

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 31st

. NCAA WEEKEND *

”Coaches” ERNIE COHEN and SUSAN MILLER
proudly announce
the first Super Sunday 1985 play-off has
taken place and the following players
lare on the court.
ELLlE GOLDMAN and CHARLOTTE BAER, Training
HALLEY FAUST and STEVE DEKOSKY, Records
GIGI WHITE and CAROL VEAL, Food
KAREN MELNICK, Publicity ’
ARLENE COHEN, Special Events
Q HARRY COHEN and JACK MILLER, Celebrities
JIMMY MISCHNER, Facilities;1
JUDY BAUMANN and MERLE WEKSTEIN, Women' 5
Division Liaisons

JOE ROSENBERG and VINNIE DUBILIER, Co— Chairs Beo Portne’forL'fe_
for 1986! Answerthe Coll

 

You can be on the starting line
by mailing the form today!

Partners for Life

____________________________ TEAROFFANDMAIL —‘A7~____——AA~_____—-___-____
Coach ERNIE COHEN, 3379 Sutherland Drive, Lexington, KY LIOSOZ

I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON THE TEAM

 

 

 

 

Name

Address

Telephone # (Home) (Bus)

I will be able to staff the telephone from:

[110 a.m. - 12 p.m. D 2 p.m. - 1+ p.m. D 1+ p.m. — 6 p.m.

Youth Session

El 12 p.m. — 2 p.m. [:1 6 p.m. — 8 p.m.

. I would like to help on a committee:

 

NOTE: You will be requested to be at the phone center for Orientation and Training 45 minutes before your session
begins. If you have not made your 1985 pledge, you will be given the opportunity to do so at the close of your
Orientation & Training session.

 

  

Contributors to the 1984 CKJA/UJA Campaign

Men’s Division

$25,000 and over

Steve Caller

$10,000 — $24,999

Harry Cohen
Don Sucher
Joseph Wolf

$5,000 - $6,999

Maurice Hymson
Mark Warner
David Weil

$3,000 — $4,999

Mike Ades

Erle Levy
Stanley Rose
Arthur Salomon
Brad Wolken

$2,000 — $2,999

Robert Cohen
Leon Cooper
Louis Dubilier
Marvin Frank
Alvin Goldman
Lloyd Mayer
Morris Rozen
Allan Slovin

$1,200 — $1,999

Robert Baumann
David Bolotin
Ernie Cohen
Steve Goldstein
Phil Hoffman
Raymond Miller
Leon\Ravvin
Stanley Saxe

$1,000 — $1,199

Lou Boyarsky
Harold Fine
Charles Gorodetzky
Martin Kaplan
Avram Levine
Tomas Milch
Charles Schwartz

WE SALUTE

$600 - $999

Mike Baer
Marvin Bing
Louis Diamond
Ted Friedman
Ken Germain
Carl Gesund
Hans Gesund
William Leffler
Michael Lerner
Ken Mayer

David Paritz
Hyman Shraberg
Ed Wides

Jeseph Wile
Myron Zuckerman

$300 — $599

Louis Ades

Phil Fanwick
Sheldon Hymson
Lenny Lerner
Jim Levenson
Stuart Lowenthal
Eugene Mervis
Alan Paritz

Stan Revesman
Charlie Rosenberg
Bernard Schwab
Stuart Silbar
Alan Stein

Jesse Weil

$150 — $299

Harvey Abend
Philip Berger
Sieg Bing

Lou Bornstein
Austin Cantor
Alan Cohen
Henry Darmstadter
Bruce Gantz
Nathan Golton
Oscar Haber
Mark Luckens
Joe Miller
David Osser

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who have 0.014282%th to having
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Fred Pollock

Ivan Sipos
Jeffrey Silverman
Paul Wertheimer

$5 — $149

Leon Amster
Presley Arnovitz
Ben Baer

Harold Baer
Matthew Barrett
Michael Jay Biel
Abe Cohen

Fred Cohen

Jack Cohen
Nathan Cohen
Charles Collins
Steven Craft
Eugene Doren
Lee Elioseff
George Faigen
Warren Frank
Greg Grankel

Ken Freedman
Irving Gershman
Robert Goldsmith
Lester Goldstein
Dan Goodman
Clifford Gross
Richard Grossman
Joseph Hamburg
Lee Hoffman
William Houlihan
Sanford Joseph
Steve Kamerling
Josh Kamof

David Kaplan
Jeffrey Kessler
Bruce Koffler
Mark Kovar

Bruce Kruglick
Richard Levine
Robert Levine
John MacDonald
Lee Marx

David Maxson
Richard McCreary
Mark Mellman

Henry Meyer
I.A. Miller
Alan Pearson
Mark Perecman
Jesse Peters
Marc Plavin

Abe Rabiner
Hyman Rosenberg
Louis Rosenberg
Dan Rosensohn
Sam Rosenstein
Ira Rosenthal
David Sabritt
Werner Saloman
Jack Sharer

Art Shechet
Lawrence Sherman
Joel Sokoloff
Sheldon Steiner
I.H. Stern, Jr
Louis Strauss
Michael Tachman
Gary Thor
Stanley Victor
Greg Waller
Dennis Whitcopf
Andrew Weiner
Dan Yarus

Partners

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Women’s Division

$5,000 and over
Susan Caller
$4,000 — $4,999

Penny Miller
Phyllis Scher

$1,000 — $1,999

Edith Frankel
Evelyn Geller
Evelyn Hymson
Harriet Rose
Irma Rosenstein
Shirley Sucher
Vivian Weil

$500 — $999

Arlene Cohen
Harriet Cooper
Karen Edelstein
Marilyn Gall
Zelda Gall
Ellie Goldman

. Susan Goldstein

‘ Laia & Richard Hanau
Gloria Katz
Sari Levin
Sara Levy
Marilyn Moosnick
Simone Salomon
Nancy Scher

$350 — $499

Anita Baker
Gail Cohen
Vinnie Dubilier
Nancy Hoffman
Pauline Levy
Judy Saxe

$200 — $349

Judy Baumann
Maxine Bobys
Janice Brock
Ann Buckholtz
Chris Eidelson
Sue Friedman
Alana Leffler

' Judy Levine

Ethel Paritz
Helen Paritz
Mary Wenneker

$150 — $199

Elizabeth Broudy
Lynn Cooper—Myers
Ada Gail

Renee Hymson
Alice Mickler

Jo Mink

Linda Ravvin
Carol Veal

$100 — $149

Charlotte Baer
Frieda Baer
Sandy Berger
Marsha Chatoff
Cindy Derer
Kaye Frankel
Lois Germain
Marjorie Lerner
Ann Mervis
Esther Moskovitz
Ruth Osser

Dora Pollock
Selma Rosenberg
Roz Rozen

Ann Stein

Ethel Schwartz
Marilyn Swan

$50 — $99

Barbara Barr

Ruth Bell

Lila Boyarsky

Dale Brichta
Michele Erdmann
Anne Frye

Rebecca Golton
Jane Graham
Barbara Grossman
Estelle Guttman
Minna Miller—Sabritt
Ann Samani

Eileen Scherl
Miriam Starr—Gantz
Sharyn Sharer
Carolyn Straus
Carla Wolff

$1 — $49

Doris Baer
Ella Berkowitz
Vivana Brodey
Carol Busch
Jill Caller
Lisa Campbell
Sharon Coale
Laura Collins
Judith Craft
Karen Diamond
Betsy Dickow
Mindy Doctrow
Shelly Dutch
Shlomit Elitzer
Taryn Fine
Joan Flashman
Vivian Frank
Diane Friedman
Jean Friedman
Rae Friedman
Nikki Fulks
Elaine Gellin
Irmgard Gesund

Marianne Gleason

Helen Goldfarb
Paul Goldman
Lynne Goldsmith
Rose Goldwater
Dawn Haber
Linda Haggin
Debbie Joffe
Lynn Kadden

Mrs. Alan Kaplan

Mindy Kovinow
Vera Kreiger
Edith Lach
Freda Lerner

Mrs. Joseph Liebman

Donna Lowenthal
Ruth Luckens
Linda MacDonald
Lynn McCreary
Alma Miller
Lillian Morris
Sadie Osser
Leonore Pappas

Debbie Perecman
Dee Peretz

Debbie Rader
Eileen Ray

Marcia Risk

Cathy Rosenberg
Lillian Rosenberg
Martha Rosenberg
Hattie Rosenstein
Arlene Rosenthal
Rita Salzberg
Beth Schumacher
Sallie Shakib
Dindee Sheridan
Rebecca Silverman
Natalia Simonovsky
Robin Stein

Naomi Sussman
Laura Szekely
Florence Travis
Kathleen Whalen
Betsy Wides
Georgia Zuckerman

 

 

  

198A ISRAEL BOND CAMPAIGN REPORT

Dr. Kitty Cohen, an adjunct professor of Jewish Studies at American University,

was the guest speaker at the Israel Bonds Parlor Meeting held on December 12 at the

home of Sara and Erle Levy. She described the close relationship between Israel " ‘i
Bonds and the development of Israel in underwriting new roads, preparation of land

for settlements and industrial sites, etc.

  

Dr. Cohen stressed that the purchase of Israel Bonds represents both a loan to
the State of Israel,which has always been repaid, and an act of faith in Israel's
future. To date $47,500 in bonds have been purchased in this year's campaign.

Potential bonds purchasers should note the imporved features of the $250 State
of Israel Certificate. The new Israel Bond instrument was established to increase
identification with Israel —— specifically by encouraging more visitors to the
country. El Al Airlines will accept the certificates after they are at least one
year old as payment for tickets to and from Israel. The certificates will also have
the following graduated increases in their value each year if cashed in Israel for
Israeli currency: after one year, $260; after two years, $275; after three years,
$295; four years, $320; five years (at maturity), $360.

In addition, Current Income Bonds are available starting at $500 and multiples
of $500. Interest is paid semi—annually by check at a rate of 4% per year. These
bonds may be surrendered in Israel up to $2500 a month per person for Israel Shekels
to defray tourist expenses in Israel. Bonds which are five years old can be used
for investment in Israel or purchases of real estate in Israel. A transfer may be
made at any time to a charitable or educational institution, contributions to which
are tax deductible.

Additional information concerning the $250 Certificate, Current Income Bonds,
or other types of Israel Bonds may be obtained from the CKJA office or Bob Badenes
of the Region Israel Bonds Office in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 513-421—4144. ' '

A CKJA COMMUNITY MISSION TO ISRAEL FTE
IS BEING PLANNED FOR CSPECIAL ”0“

JUNE 16 — 26, 1985

$1700/PERSON, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
FOR A MINIMUM OF 16 PEOPLE

 

WATCH THE NEWSLETTER FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR CONTACT ERLE LEVY.

 

CENTRAL KENTUCKY JEWISH ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
Jack Miller, President Phyllis Scher, Editor ‘ . '
Judith Saxe, Community Worker Beth Altenkirch, Ofc. Manager
258 Plaza Drive, Suite 208, Lexinoton. Kentucky A0503 (606)277—8OA8

 

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The officers and board of CKJA want you to know the news update on Shari
‘ig Eldot. As you previously have heard, Shari is a victim of a serious heart
' disease, idiopathic congestive cardiomyopathy. Her condition is so critical
that she is now in Richmond, Virginia awaiting a heart transplant at the
Medical College of Virginia. The cost of this procedure is well over $200,000
and is not covered by health insurance.

CKJA has established a Shari Eldot Fund to assist in defraying the expenses
of the surgery. The initial grant from CKJA was $5000, and over $300 in private
contributions has been received. The board of Temple Adath Israel has pledged
$2500, and 0havay Zion Synagogue Sisterhood has also pledged to raise funds. The
money from CKJA and other donations has been deposited in an interest bearing
account, and the balance as of December l, 1984 was $5634.00.

Temple Adath Israel Sunday School has earmarked $500 from its Karen Ami Fund
for Shari's benefit. They sent this money directly to Shari as a Hannukah gift
along with the greetings and get well wishes from all students.

Shari and her family need your help. Her youth, her positive attitude and
her plans for her future depend on finding a replacement for the damaged heart
and the monies necessary for the operation. We can all help Shari with a contri—
bution to a fund set up to pay for her operation and recovery. Money can quite
possibly buy Shari's return to good health and to a productive and happy future.
Let today's Mitzua be a contribution to the Shari Eldot Fund, in care of CKJA,
258 Plaza Drive, Suite 208, Lexington, Kentucky 40503.

 

TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS
0F ACTIVITIES FOR WORLD JEWRY

There will be a Gathering of Jewish Holocaust
Survivors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

APRIL 21 —22, 1985

The most important task of the American Gathering
is to help establish the National Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, D.C. and to support all Holocaust
centers throughout the country.

 

 

The government of Israel has decided to convene
a World Assembly to commemorate 40 years since the
defeat of Nazi Germany and her satellites. Various
events and ceremonies will be held in Jerusalem and
Tel Aviv, MAY 5 through 9, 1985. There will be an
unveiling of the Statue of Victory at Yad Veshem.

' Any details or further information desired?
Check with the CKJA office.

   

  

 

CENTRAL KENTUCKY JEWISH ASSOCIATION

 

1985 FEBRUM SERIES

"THE FUTURE OF THE N
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY

....presented by Dr. David Sidorsky,

Professor of Philosophy at Columbia

University, a graduate of the Jewish

Theological Seminary with a degree in

Hebrew Literature, editor of two

anthologies: The Fqu/LQ 06 the Jami/.311 fl
Commumlty in Amen/{ca and EMayA in Human 1
Rights.

 

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TIE LiADING LADY OF ISRAELI SONG

A SpeLlai Israel Independence Day
offering —- a one woman show presenting
a variety of flavors and styles including
folklore, jazz, cabaret, children's songs,
and Yiddish music.

The Washington Post says, ”Her rich,
mellow voice, reminiscent of a clarinet
in its alto register, sounds not unlike
Edith Piaf...she provided through song
a charming glimpse of Israeli culture.”

 

Arrangements for Dr. Sidorsky and H5. Alberstein made through the International
B'nai B'rlth Lecture Bureau.

The Forum is a unique cultural program combining Jewish education and
entertainment. It is coordinated and partially subsidized by C.K.J.A. Your
support helps to enhance the quality of Jewish life in our community.

PLEASE PLAN TO JOIN US

TO ORDER TICKETS, send this coupon, your check payable to CKJA Forum, and
a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

Dr. William Levy
SIS Lone Oak Drive
Lexington, KY A0503

NAME

 

# of tickets total price
Adult Patron Series Ticket - $20 per person =

 

Adult Series Ticket - $10 per person =

 

Single Event Adult Ticket - $6 =

 

TOTALS:

 

Children of season ticket holders are admitted free. Full-time college students are
charged $1 per program at the door.

 

    
   
   
   
 
  

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SEARCH FOR MENGELE: NEW PROGRESS REPORTED

New York (JTA) -- Paraguay has begun a thorough nationwide investigation to
locate Josef Mengele, the infamous war criminal and chief doctor at the Auschwitz
concentration camp responsible for the murder of tens of thousands of Jews during
World War ll. The investigation will be conducted by police authorities under
the Ministry of Interior, according to Elizabeth Holtzman, Brooklyn District At-
torney, who just returned from a three-day visit to Paraguay as a member of a dele-
gation who travelled there under the sponsorship of the International Network of
Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors.

Holtzman told that Paraguayan officials have also agreed to allow foreign ob—
servers to monitor the investigation and will allow for written questions to be
submitted to the government about the whereabouts of Mengele, who is believed to
be living in Paraguay.

Mengele, who would now be 7A years old, received Paraguayan citizenship in 1959,
which was revoked in 1979. Since 1962, West Germany has issued at least 10 requests
to Paraguay for Mengele's extradition. He is wanted in West Germany for crimes
against humanity.

Holtzman also called on the Reagan Administration to press the issue of Mengele
with the Stroessner government.

 

  

NEWS BRIEFS

 

0F PROTESTS
AND PRESIDENTS

The 53rd general assembly of the
Council of Jewish Federations,
which convened in Toronto in Novem-
ber, dealt with a panorama of Jewish
topics and elected its first woman
President, Baltimore's Shoshana S.
Cardin.

Meeting in more than 225 sessions
devoted to subjects that ranged from
aging to Yiddish poetry, and grap—
pling with such weighty issues as
the rescue of Soviet Jewry, black-
Jewish relations and the challenges
faced by Israel, the more than 2,500
delegates to the major annual forum
in Jewish affairs were offered
speeches by such luminaries as
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's ambas—
sador to the U.N.; Thomas Dine, execu-
tive director of AIPAC; Yitshak Navon,
deputy prime minister of Israel;
novelist Chaim Potok and Henry
Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of
State.

Ambassador H. Eugene Douglas,
U.S. coordinator for refugee affairs,
described the plight and suffering
of millions of people around the
world suffering from famine, disease
and oppression and noted that the
plight of Ethiopian Jewry is part
of this global tragedy. Referring
to an earlier demonstration, he
exhorted the audience to ”have more
trust" in the efforts undertaken by
the American and Israeli governments
to rescue Ethiopian Jewry.

Two Ethiopian Jews now living in
Israel who addressed the session,
Uri Ben—Gad and Rachamin Ben—Joseph,
who had been imprisoned and tortured
in Ethiopia because of their pro—
claimed Zionism, issued a plea to
save the Jews of Ethiopia. Ben-Gad,
who spoke in his native language,
which was translated into English
by Ben-Joseph, said, "Our people
are dying. Our people are alone.
They are helpless. Our people are
in need. They are starving. They
are waiting for your help. Save
them."

 

NETANYAHU, UPBEAT ON JERUSALEM
AND WASHINGTON

In a rousing, optimistic speech,
Israel's UN ambassador, Binyamin
Netanyahu, pointed out that this "is
a time of great opportunity for
Israel; greater than at any time in
its history.”

Things have changed, he said.
Israel is no longer youthfully naive,
it is respected by other nations and
it is increasingly sought after for
its expertise in agriculture, techno—
logy and the military sciences.

But some of the myths or miscon—
ceptions about Israel must change.
One is the belief that the whole world
is against Israel. "It is not.”
Another is the notion that Israeli
diplomacy can produce a kind of ”mes-
sianic era” of peace. "This will not

happen," he warned. "There are no
Hollywood endings in international
diplomacy."

It is unrealistic, he said, to
believe that the way to peace is
through unilateral concessions. ”For
the weak, alliances are difficult to
come by. Strength is viewed as an
asset. We will not purchase alliances
with weakness."

The exposure of the U.S. to Arab
terrorism, said the MIT—educated diplo—
mat, has introduced America first—
hand to the realities of the Arab world.
"The alliance between Israel and the
United States has been strengthened.
America will not find a more willing or
competent ally."

NAVON: A SURPRISING DEGREE OF
UNITY

"It is hard to be a Jew, harder to
be governed by Jews and harder still to
govern Jews," a smiling Yitzhak Navon
told the assembly delegates at a plenarv
session on Israel's challenges.

The popular former President of
Israel, who now serves as Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Education and
Culture, combined humor and serious
points in his talk.

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Canada and the U.S. are "backward
countries,’l he teased, because they
only have a couple of major political
parties despite their large populations.
”We had 15,” he said, referring to
Israel's last election, ”and the re—
sults were that none could win. We
couldn't beat each other, so we joined
hands. And I am surprised and pleased
to say that this unique creature is
alive and functions.f

Navon stressed that the unity
government's two major priorities are
to pull Israeli troops out of Lebanon
as fast as possible, "as soon as our
northern border is secured," and to try
to rein in the runaway economy.

"The first thing we did was to cut
the budget 10 percent across the board,"
he said, explaining that Israel's budget
is $21 billion. Of that, $10 billion
is debts, and of the remaining $11 bil—
lion, $4.5 billion is for defense. "So
we must ask ourselves, do we want to be
economically strong and militarily weak?
And we conclude that we have to make
sure we exist before we can even have
an economy." Navon said the goal is to
re—structure the economy with an empha—
sis on high technology and modernized
industry. He announced the formation
of a task force, headed by Max Fisher
of Detroit and Charles Bronfman of
Canada, to increase the sale of Israel
Bonds and ensure that a greater per—
centage of monies collected by UJA
go to Israel.

"This is an emergency," Navon
asserted, "and one thing I guarantee
is that we will noodge you again and
again."

Another priority in Jerusalem is
to push for better relations with
Egypt, Navon said. "We're concerned
with the freezing of relations, which
is not the peace we looked for. We
are worried about the level of anti—
Israel and anti—Jewish propanganda in
the Egyptian press, characterizing
Jews as bloodthirsty. We feel there
must be a change."

Navon saw no breakthrough for peace
in the near future, with Jordan re—
maining obstinate. "The situation will
stay unsettled but we want to improve
the quality of life for our Arab popu—
lation," he concluded.

 

KISSINGER: NOT THE RIGHT TIME
FOR PEACE PUSH

Speaking before the plenary session,
former Secretary of State Henry Kis—
singer said that he did not believe
there is an opportunity at this time
to make a breakthrough toward peace
in the Middle East and warned that
”any attempt to achieve a comprehensive
solution at this moment will lead to an
extraordinarily difficult and dangerous
situation."

He also emphasized that involving the
Soviet Union in any Middle East negotia-
tions would make the effort to achieve
peace ”infinitely more difficult." The
basic reasons for his skepticism about
the possibility for a breakthrough is
the continuing internecine warfare be—
tween the Arab states, the domestic
turmoil within the Arab states and the
fear on the part of some of the Arab
leaders that making peace with Israel
would undermine their continued existence.

Kissinger said that the United States
"has learned that attempting too sweeping
an approach can lead to setbacks and even
humiliation and may achieve nothing sub—
stantial.

Kissinger stated that "no diplomatic
progress can be made and that the se—
curity of Israel cannot be maintained
if Israel loses its distinguishing fea-
tures, which was, that it was an idea
before it became a reality, that it was
a community that made the state in—
evitable. That is our challenge and our
big opportunity."

Kissinger said that Israel, with its
unity government is capable of making
decisions "within a realistic framework."
The biggest trouble facing Israel is
internal, not its foreign policy, he ob-
served. ”And that is why groups like
this (the CJF) symbolize the fact that
Israel is not alone and that it has
friends outside that can contribute
spiritual strength."

Kissinger stated that in spite of
all the problems facing Israel in its
quest for peace, "they can all be dealt
with by our own actions. None of them
require a structural solution. There is
no other people or groups of peoples in
the world that can say that the solution
of their problems is almost entirely in
their own hands."

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New Leaders Of U.S.
Senate Support Israel

Washington (JTA) — The
new leadership in the Republi-
can controlled Senate, which
was elected last week, is ex-
pected to maintain the pro-
Israel position of the outgoing
Congress, one of the most sup-
portive ever of Israel, and may
even improve on this record.

This includes Sen. Robert
Dole (R. Kan.), who was
elected Majority Leader; Sen.
Alan Simpson (R. Wy.), who
was elected Dole’s deputy; and
Sen. Richard Lugar (R. Ind),
who will be chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, when the 99th
Congress conve