HERALD Issue See Insert the Only English-Jewish Weekly in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts

+uuu-H,t-ll-H·H·4H,4H·tr•5-DIGIT 02906 2239 11 /30/93 H bl R. I. JEWISH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 130 SESSIONS ST. ,.. t PROVIDEN CE, Rl _____0290b h Rhode I'---- ...... Special Passover --HERALD Issue See Insert The Only English-Jewish Weekly in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts VOLUME LXXVIV, NUMBER 19 NISAN 10, 5753 / THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1993 35t PER COPY Knesset Elects Ezer Weizman Celia Zuckerberg, Longtime Herald as Israel's Seventh President Editor, Dies at 74 by Cynthia Mann come under intense criticism by Anne S. Davidson JERUSALEM (JT A) - The for its inability to curb an unre Heuld Editor election last week of Ezer lenting wave of Arab violence. 4 Weizman to be Israel's seventh Al though Weizman was Celia G. Zuckerberg, 74 , a president is being seen here as favored to win, tension was in longtime editor of the RhoJ1• /s la11d Jrwis/i Herald , died March a much-needed victory for the (Continued on Page 6) beleaguered Labor Party. 27 at Miriam Hospital after a Weizman, 68, a national war brief illness. A resident of 506 hero and former defense min Morris Ave., Providence, she ister known for his outspoken Jewish Settler worked for the He rald from the individualism, was elected by late 1950s to the late 1970s, the Knesset on March 24 in a Kills an Arab holding the title of managing t'" 66-53 vote with one absten by Cynthia Mann editor for about 20 years. tion. JERUSA LEM UTA)-AJew But his victory over Ukud ish settler shot and killed a 20- "She was like a one-man Knesset member Dov Shi\ year-old Palestinian whose feet editor. This was her home ansky came only on a second and hands had been bound af away from home." ballot after an invalidated first ter he had stabbed another set ba\1ot, in which more votes tler in the West Bank. - Eleanor Horvitz were cast than the number of The shooting in Susia, a Jew Knesset members. ish settlement south of Hebron, Born in Providence, a daugh While Israel's presidency is a occurred against a backdrop of ter of the late Jacob and Fannie largely symbolic office, the vic rising right-wing ca lls fo r vigi (Krasnow) Horvitz, she had tory is seen as important for lantism against Palestinian ter also lived in Cranston. the Labor Party, which has rorism, which has shaken this Zuckerberg was office man country in a recent wave of vio ager for the Samaritans fo r nine A Nation Torn Apart: lence. yea rs fo llowing her career at In a separate incident, two Is the Herald. She retired a yea r Yugoslav Immigrant raeli park custodians were in ago. She was a 1940 graduate jured when Arabs shot at them of Pembroke College at Brown Tells of Travails in the northern Negev. {Continued on Page 18) by Omar Bradley He r.i ld Assistant Editor Homemade Haggadah Mosko Katan remembers his Emma Thorne, 5, reveals a giant matzah created by one of native Yugoslavia fondly be fo re the outbreak of warfare. her classmates in Fraidel Segal's kindergarten class at the " My country was totally differ Alperin Schechter Day School last week. See the Herald's special Passover supplement for story and more photos. ent. We were free to express ourselves as Jews, Christians or Htrald phola &y A,mt Davidson Muslims," Katan told the Her nld Monday on his way through Providence from Is Holocaust Survivors rael. Katan was worki ng as a technician in his own computer Dream Away Despair firm and li ving a comfortable life until the civil wa r broke out by Omar Bradley pressed any memory of the several years ago in Sarajevo. Her.ild Assistant Editor tragedy while another test The horrible, unimagineable group has remained adversely "My country {Yugoslavia} memories of the Holocaust tor affected by their experiences. ture its survivors. But for Dr. The experiments of the two was totally different. We Peretz Lavie, head of the Sleep groups took place in the sleep were free to express our Disorders Center at the Tech laboratori es at the Technion-Is selves as Jews, Christians rael Institute more than three nion-Israel In stitute of Tech or Muslims. " nology in Haifa, relief may only yea rs ago. be a dream away. Lavie, who holds degrees in - Mosko Katan Jn a phone interview with the physiological psychology, was Herald last week from Boston, investigating how the experi Si nce that time, Katan has Lavie explained how one group ences from the Holocaust af- immigrated to Israel with his of Holocaust survivors has su- (Continued on Page 14) family. He visited Providence ,rnd other areas of the United States on behalf of United Jew· Jewish Leaders Pledge Support 1sh Appeal. The agency plans to raise $1.2 billion for "Opera· in Meeting with Bosnian President tion Exodus," a plan to absorb I by Larry Yudelson The meeting was ca lled by million Jews from the former NEW YORK UTA) - Ameri lzetbegovic to thank the Jewish Soviet Union, according to the can Jewish leaders have prom community for its leading rote Jewish Federation of Rhode Is ised to increase their lobbying in trying to mobilize American land. The group hopes to pro of the U.S. government tQ take support for Bosnia . vide transportation for the im a stronger role in saving It came as the United Na migr.ints to Israel , wht;>rc they Searching tions was discussing whether will be resettled within the Bosnia-Herzegovina. Michael Entin, a Russian immigrant, and Yossi Laufer to enforce no-fly zones over country. The federation hopes They made this pledge in a perform the search and annulment of lhcchomet-z at a Cha bad Bosnian territory, which would to raise $4 . l million dollars to· meeting March 23 with Alija this open the way for NATO troops ward this effort beginning to· House demonstration on Sunday. See story in week's /;,,etbegovic, president of special Passover supplement. Mmlld pholoby Omar Brwlley Bosma Herzegovina 1 (Continued on Page!) \Continued on Pa.&e I~) 2 - THE RHODE IS LAND JEWISH HERA LD, THURSDAY, APRIL I, 1993 INSIDE THE OCEAN STATE Daffodil Week to be Celebrated at Blithewold ~~S? The period between April 10 grew wild in Western Europe through 18 has been desig and Great Brita in and was one :::iNEWS~ nated " Daffodil Week" at of the first flowering plants C) t-r-:, Blithewold Mansion and Gar chosen to embellish gardens in BRIEFS dens, 101 Ferry Road (Route these regions. ~ 114) Bristol. The week will pay Throughout " Daffodil tribute to the blossoming of the Week," self-guided tours of The 1993 Eart h Day Com daffodil, an event which sig Blithewold's grounds may be mittee would li ke to hear nifies the real end of wi nter taken from 10 am. to 5 p.m. from organizations planning and the arrival of authentic daily, and guided tou rs of both to sponsor environ mentally spring. the mansion and grounds will oriented events for Earth The name "daffodil " derives be available from 10 a.m. until Day 1993, which takes place from the Old Engl ish term 4 p.m., daily except April 12, April 17 . Deadline for sub "affo dyle" meaning "that when the mansion wi ll be mitted information is March which cometh early." A mem closed. 31. For more information, ber of the large and va ried nar For more information, ca ll call 272-3540. cissus family, the true daffodil, 253 -2707. or trumpet narcissus, once The Samaritans invites members and friends to at Health Fair Offers Exhibits, Prizes tend weekly meetings of Safe Place, which meets ev The National Education be held with prizes from Great ery Tuesday of each month Association Rhode Island Woods, rrovidence Performing from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 2 (NEAR[) will hold its second Arts Center. Johnson & John Magee St. Providence. For annual Health Fair on April 3 son, Stop & Shop, Holiday Inn more information, call 272- from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at its ,lt the Crossing, Warwick 4516. headquarters on 99 Bald Hill Musical Tent, etc. People need Road , Cranston. The Health not be present to win. The Sargent Chapter of Self Fair is open to alt NEARI mem Help for Hard of Hearing A COMMANDING VOICE - Canlor Edward Fogel s ings bers and the public. People invites the hearing Yiddish and Hebrew songs at th e Cantor's Spring Concert at Twenty-four booths will fea Library To Host impaired to attend its April Torat Yisrael in Cranston Saturday evening. ture informational literature, Talk, 'From I meeting at 229 Waterman Hua/d photo by Omar Brndl~y demonstrations, videos, foot St. from 6 to 8 p.m. For more baths, cholesterol checks, Bombs To Trees' information, call 467-9797. cooking dt>monstrations, blood The topic for the evening pressure checks, fa cials and Robert Brandenberger, asso Correspondents Wanted will be " A Way of Thinking more. One special exhibit is a ciate professor of physics at and Acting." If you would like to correspond fo r the Herald ~eat belt demonstration pre Brown University. will present by writi ng about what is happening in your community, sented by the Rhode Island a talk entitled " From Bombs to The Childbirth Education contact the editor at 724-0200. St,1te Police ·-convincer." Trees·· at the Cranston Public A door prize and raffle will Library, 140 Sockanosset Cross Association of Rhode Island Road, on April 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Load more