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72 Jews left U.S.S.R. in April
NEW YORK (JTA)—The National Conference on Soviet
ewry reported that 72 Jews emigrated from the Soviet Union in
pril, 25 more than were allowed to emigrate in March. Of the 72
April emigrants, 18 went to Israel.
From October 1968 to April 1986, 265,939 persons left the
U.S.S.R. with Israeli visas and some 163,620 of them went to
Israel.
No one hurt in Jerusalem blasts
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Two bombs exploded here last Sun
day, but there were no casualties. The explosion marred an other
wise peaceful Passover aftermath. Jerusalem police called on the
public to be on the alert for other possible bombings while police
increase their own search in places where terrorists might place
bombs.
The first bomb Sunday exploded at about 6:30 a.m. in the
Kiryat Moshe neighborhood in Jerusalem. Two parked cars were
slightly damaged. Several suspects were detained and released after
questioning.
The second bomb exploded at Gihon Street in the Abu-Tor
neighborhood. No arrests were immediately made.
Detained Israeli begs support
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Israel Eisenberg, one of the six Israelis
presently detained in Bermuda in connection with plans to sell U.S.
armsto Iran, isquoted in last Sunday’s Maariv as appealing to the
Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem—via his lawyer, Reuven Rivlin—
for Israeli government aid and support.
“We are loyal citizens of the State, we have committed no crime
and we have done no wrong. All we are guilty of is entering
Bermuda without a permit, he said. “We have done nothing in
violation of Israeli law or the country’s interests.”
Bonn cemetery vandalized
BONN (JTA)—Vandals overturned 60 gravestones in the Jew
ish cemetery in Karlsruhe and painted anti-Semitic slogans and
swastikas on the cemetery wall. The damage is estimated at over
50,000 marks.
Werner Nachmann, chairman of the West German Jewish
community, who lives in Karlsruhe, has urged all political parties
to consider measures to prevent this type of vandalism.
Vatican urged to recognize Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Edward Feighan (D—Ohio)
believes that if the Vatican establishes diplomatic relations with
Israel it will help the Middle East peace process as well as improve
Jewish-Catholic relations.
Feighan, a Catholic, has introduced a resolution in the House
urging the Vatican to officially recognize the State of Israel and
establish diplomatic relations. The resolution has 20 co-signers so
far.
Israel to sell arms to Honduras
NEW YORK (JTA)—Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir
said in Honduras Monday that Israel will be forthcoming to a
request by Honduras for Israeli arms. But Shamir, according to an
Israeli spokesperson in New York, stressed that Israel’s willingness
to sell arms to Honduras has nothing to do with the situation in
Nicaragua.
“Israel will not extend any assistance to the Contras,” the
anti-Nicaraguan government rebels within Honduras, Shamir
said.
Shamir spoke at a press conference at the Presidential Palace in
Tegucigalpa, Honduras’ capital, where he opened the Israeli
embassy earlier in the day. Shamir was received at the palace by
President Jose Ascona Hoyo. Shamir invited Ascona Hoyo to visit
Israel and the president accepted, the Israeli spokesperson said.
Fallout no problem for Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Dan Michaeli, director general of the
Health Ministry, said that the nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union
does not seem to pose a health problem for Israel and there is no
cause for concern.
The Environmental Health Institute has been monitoring
reports of radioactive fallout over Europe since the disclosure of an
apparent meltdown at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, near
Kiev in the Ukraine.
Rabbi urges parents to respond to study
Editor:
The population study commis
sioned by the Atlanta Jewish Fed
eration revealed that approximate
ly 47 percent of the Atlanta Jewish
community is involved in organ
ized Jewish life.
In order to determine what fac
tors increase American Jewish in
volvement I amconductingastudy
with the cooperation of Atlanta’s
day schools and synagogue schools.
This study will try to answer rele
vant questions by collecting infor
mation about Jewish involvement
from both parents and children.
Children who attend a Jewish
school in Atlanta and are in grades
five, six and seven have already
been surveyed. An adult version of
the survey is being sent to each
parent who has a child in grades
five through seven in a Jewish
school.
The Jewish educators of Atlanta
feel that this research question
would be of interest to all people
concerned with Jewish education,
be they parents, educators or com
munity members, and they endorsed
the project and arranged for the
survey to be conducted in all At
lanta Jewish schools. I now urge
each parent to respond to this
questionnaire and return it. This is
a real opportunity for all of us to
learn something about ourselves
and our Jewish community. Of
course, all responses are confiden
tial; only anonymous group data
will be published or revealed.
Thank you for helping us in the
city of Atlanta to increase our self
understanding.
Rabbi Zvi Shapiro
AJCC Senior Adult Program gets kudos
Editor:
Since May is “Older Americans
Month,” I’d like to bring to your
attention how much the Senior
Adult Program at the AJCC means
to so many of our members.
“Plan on Living the Rest of
Your Life” is the theme for the
celebration. Our seniors are af
forded the opportunity for enrich
ment, friendship and fulfillment.
We have a lay committee that is
always planning special events to
make our lives fuller. We have a
wide range of activities from bingo
to stimulating discussion groups
on any conceivable topic. Swim
ming and exercise are available to
improve our physical and mental
health. We invite speakers on
many subjects to enlighten us as we
are never too old to learn. Day
trips and afternoon entertainment
also complete our days.
Our beautiful lounge is a place
where people relax, play cards and
socialize. Added to all that, we
receive a kosher nutritious lunch
five days a week.
Our seniors plan the activities
and are involved in the daily opera
tions. We get up in the morning
knowing we have a purpose and
feel involved. In closing, 1 must
mention our wonderful staff and
all our volunteers who help make
our remaining years healthier and
more vibrant. The AJCC Senior
Program has enriched my life, and
I encourage other seniors to make
the Center part of their lives.
Anne Pilove, president
AJCC Senior Adult Program
Visit Israel in Atlanta
Editor:
Despite our efforts not to recog
nize the destructive power of ter
rorism, to move in defiance of the
halting atrocities attacking inno
cent individuals, it seems as if
“they” have got us where they want
us. We are now acting in response
to their moods and actions.
At a time when many are hesita
ting to travel to Europe and Israel,
the need to find alternative expres
sions for the support of Israel’s
existence exists. I urge the entire
community to join together at the
“Passport to Israel” and Walk for
Israel Celebration of Israel’s 38th
birthday. The program is scheduled
for Sunday, May 18. at the Peach
tree AJCC. For the details of the
day’s activities call 875-7881
(AJCC).
This celebration will allov/ us to
stand proud of the modern state’s
38 years and move safely in solidar
ity with what Israel stands for.
Beth Gluck
Ideas for a more meaningful observance
Editor:
The Jewish Community world
wide has commemorated the War
saw Ghetto Uprising and the mar
tyrs of the Holocaust by observing
Yom Hashoa, Holocaust Day. This
year, again, the Jewish world has
demonstrated that it has not for
gotten nor forgiven the German
murderers of our people. Atlanta’s
community has been no exception
to the rest of the Jewish world. We
have gathered every year in a
memorial service for the holy mar
tyrs at Greenwood Cemetery at the
Holocaust Memorial.
However, to my sorrow, I noted
that on the evening of that same
day, Sunday, May 4, a prominent
Atlanta synagogue, Ahavath Achim,
saw fit to present a concert. When
Jews were gathering together in
memory of the martyrs of the
Holocaust, why did this day, of all
days, have to be chosen for this
concert, thereby detracting from a
community focus on the obviously
significant observance of the
Holocaust?
A thought about the Memorial
Service itself: during the entire
Memorial Service, not one Yiddish
word was spoken. This is not to
detract from English or from the
service per se, but it is true that the
great majority of our martyrs
spoke in Yiddish and considered it
their mother tongue. Would it not
have been proper to have someone
speak at least a few words in Yid
dish in memory of our holy martyrs?
i submit these thoughts and
Editor:
Thank you for printing the pho
tograph of Atlanta’s survivors and
children of survivors on the front
page of The Southern Israelite. A
major focus of the newly dedicated
Zachor Holocaust Center is a cele
bration of Atlanta’s survivor
community. This photograph,
spanning three generations, now
hangs in the Hall of Survivors of
the Zachor Holocaust Center as a
questions not in bitterness and
anger, but in an attempt to help
sensitize our own Jewish commun
ity in a way that will lead to more
meaningful memorials.
Albert Zeder
tribute to the courage of those
individuals who lived through the
Holocaust, and to those who will
carry on their legacy.
I’d like to publicly thank Eric
Bern for donating his^time and
professional talent which made
this portrait possible.
Saba Silverman, President
Children of Survivors
Princeton to have Jewish center-\
PRINCETON, N.J. — Princeton University will establish a
Center for Jewish Life with the help of a gift of $750,000 from the
Ivan F. and Seema Boesky Family Fund.
The new center, which is expected to cost a total of $1.3 million,
will house the Princeton Hillel Foundation. It will include a
university-run kosher kitchen and dining hall, as well as facilities
for a variety of extracurricular Jewish activities, including lectures
and seminars, social events and religious service.
The Boeskvs currentlv have a son in Princeton’s sophomore
class.
Survivors photo is appreciated
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