ilal CKJ F Bulletin Takes Format New As can be seen by the new masthead, by the new format, this is a new era for the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation publications and communications department. This community news report, to be published nine times during the year, will educate you, entertain you and offer you a vehicle to both learn and to express yourself as a Jew and as a member of the Central Kentucky Jewish community. As the publication of CKJF, these pages are open to you, the member; it is your voice to advertize. to write articles about your organization's events, to announce your simchas or to express yourself in letters to the editors. The contents are yours, for YOU are the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation -- YOU are why this publication exists. Articles in this premier edition are compiled from events in our community as well as from national and international sources. It is our hope that each and every member of our community will come to find these pages as their own, that each and every member of our community will both look forward to and contribute to the articles found monthly. Deadline for submissions will be the 15th day of the A' w . i~.. .1.}... . .A. """‘ “‘ 4’ “ 1' “‘3'". ALLUAZCS :‘.-JL.L min. 1.1““ ~‘~."~‘ o 0 lv£;T: t? "M. .. . ....: 'i o ‘ . .' .. ‘ , ,:- . . . the 15th in order to guarantee inclusion. Although articles are accepted from all, naturally, editorial discretion must be permitted. As the masthead of this edition states, "Shalom!" Deadlines: 15th day of month All members of the community are welcome to submit articles or advertisements for their organizational programs or personal simchas at no charge. If a picture that requires a halftone process is submitted, the cost of processing must be borne by the submitting individual or organization (usually $3.00.) Commercial advertizing rates are $4.00 per column inch. Camera ready copy is required. The deadline for material is the 15th day of the month preceding publication. Articles longer than 10 single column lines should be submitted on MS-DOS computer readable disk whenever possible. Any questions Office at 268-0672. will gladly be answered by the CKJF Rafi Finkel gives a lesson in J udaica to students attending the Multicultural Festival at the University of Kentucky. The CKJF booth was a huge success. Ai‘TfA'IV 5 '3’. s '9" , 3"“ j; :I i: p: n ma '3 R.‘ Bulletin of the Central Kentuclw lewisla Feberation A New Push For Peace Secretary of State WARREN CHRISTOPHER'S adopt digil' “Mu" v.‘*i:-b i. rsvl-m- G‘fieei «a O r: ' against Israel, has also created new opportunities to promote peace. In a telephone conversation, Christopher told Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin that Israel's offer to immediately return 101 of the ousted Islamic radicals marks the end of the affair as far as the US. is concerned, and the two discussed ways to move ahead with the peace process. The bilateral talks are expected to resume in April - after Ramadan and Passover. Christopher is going to the Middle East this week to lay the groundwork for the parley. The new Israeli Ambassador to the US, Itamar Rabinovich, expressed a desire to resume the talks as soon as possible. Rabinovich, and the other heads of the Israeli negotiating teams at the talks, met with Assistant Secretary of State for Near East and South Asian Affairs EDWARD DJEREJIAN to discuss the next round, specifically the Palestinian track. Israeli officials said the meeting was also focused on Christopher’s upcoming trip. At the UN, the PLO continued Nabil to push for sanctions. Shaath, political adviser to Yasir Arafat, declared that even if Israel agreed to return _‘-.l, ..I .i. ‘...~.7,1;.L. .il; :fit‘flvwlv :l~.t.im1. ca...» a host of Palestinian demands. State Department officials met with Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi, warning her that any delay in resuming the peace process would play into the hands of enemies of peace such as Hamas. Ashrawi subsequently appeared to back away from the PLO's demand for sanctions against Israel, saying that Palestinians would be satisfied if they can achieve their objective without sanctions. Rabin stated that Syria was the most convenient and least negative element on CKfiJF March 1993 M. L. King Jr. Day Parade Solidarity with minority communities throughout Central Kentucky was the order of the day as CKJF and the Jewish community marched in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. describing the PLO as the most negative factor on the political scene. "The Palestinians are in complete disorder,” Rabin “'11:.” 52,": .7 .. the more progress there will be in the peace process."' Rabin added that it is not in Yasir Arafat's interest to relinquish his power in return for Palestinian autonomy (Yediot Aharonot, Feb. 9). Rabin believes that 1993 will be a "crossroads year" for the peace process. He vowed to ”make progress in any sector where this is possible" (Al-Hamishmar, Feb. 9). the Arab side, while CKJ F Non-Profit Org. 340 Romany Road U-s-PPXSIT;GE Lexington, KY 40502 Permit No. 719 Lexington, KY