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Trial of Demjanjuk expected
to get under way in early ’87
by David Landau
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The trial
of John Demjanjuk, the alleged
Treblinka death camp guard known
to inmates as “Ivan the Terrible,” is
expected to begin early in 1987,
according to Justice Ministry
sources.
They said the charge sheet
against the Ukrainian-born former
resident of Cleveland, Ohio, is pres
ently under study by State Attor
ney Yona Blatman and a final draft
should be ready to be presented in
court before the end of the month.
Demjanjuk, who was stripped of
his U.S. citizenship, is the only
suspected Nazi war criminal ex
tradited to Israel to stand trial. His
current remand in custody expires
Oct. 1.
John Demjanjuk
He was brought here last Feb. 28
and has been confined to a maxi
mum security prison near Ramie
without being formally charged.
Justice Ministry sources denied
speculation that the State prosecu
tors were finding it difficult to put
together an air-tight case against
the 65-year-old former automobile
worker. The sources said the rela
tively long delay in filing charges is
due to the “masses of evidence”
which had to be processed.
Demjanjuk allegedly operated
the gas chambers at Treblinka where
900,000 Jews died in 1942 and
1943. He insists he is a victim of
mistaken identity. That, apparently,
will be the line of defense by his
American attorney who has been
granted permission by the Justice
Ministry to plead before an Israeli
court.
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An appeal to the community to
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tciraV) Scroll
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Orthodox woman teacher fights
for right to take seat on council
by David Landau
JERUSALEM (JTA)—An Or
thodox woman has challenged the
religious establishment for her right
to serve on the local religious
council in Yeruham, southern Is
rael, to which she was appointed
that he would issue a halachic rul
ing if necessary in the case. But
Shakdiel decided to fight.
She noted that religious councils
are lay bodies which do not draw
their legal authority from halacha,
religious law. She added that as an
observant woman she attends reli-
government and the local authori
ties. The latter nominate some of
the members. Others are nominated
by the rabbinate and the Religious
Affairs Minister.
There have been women nomi
nees in the past, in Jerusalem and
Haifa, but the nominations were
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several months ago.
Lea Shakdiel, 35, a school teacher
active in public affairs, was nomi
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the local authority on which she
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But the appointment was blocked
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Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi Avra-
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The councils function alongside
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EDGE OF
CHANGE
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spans over thirty-five years. That commit
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and has evolved steadily with time. Each
decade has borne witness to the develop
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with psycho-social resources geared to meet
the constantly changing needs of our elderly.
Today, while the Home continues to main
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expanded both capacities and its mission
to provide quality skilled and intermediate
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profit long term care facility on Howell Mill
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As Atlanta's elderly population expands. The
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the completion of our long-range plan in
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