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Shcharansky At UN: The Future Of Judaism In U.S. Plight Of Soviet Jews by Yitzhak Rabi Assembly, there is " a de facto the number of people who study NEW YORK (JTA) - Despite unity" in the American Jewish a nd learn Judaism and other Worsening divisions among American Jews community. But, Kelman Jewish subjects has no parallel in the future of Judaism is bright, maintained, there is no de jure Jewish history. according to prominent Orthodox, unity in Judaism here because one "This is the greatest golden age Conservative a nd Reform Judaism branch of Judaism does not of Jewish life since t he golden age leaders. They agreed in a recognize "the legitimacy" of the of the Jews in Spain," Gottschalk symposium at Fordham other groups. " No one has a said. He pointed out, however, University recently that the unity monopoly on holiness," Kelman that at the same time the vast c> f the Jewish people depends on said emphatically. majority of American Jews are civility, respect and cooperation He added, however, that "we still unaffiliated and only a small by the three major streams of have come a long way" recalling percentage is in the "Torah contemporary Judaism. the "ferocious fi ghts" between movement." Rackman contended " Pluralism exists in J ewish li fe . different groups in Judaism when that fo r most Jews "Jewishness is This is a fact," Rabbi Emanuel he was growing up in T oronto, most superficial. They use it as a Rackman, a leader of Orthodox Canada. "The fights then were in rite of passage, for birth, wedding Judaism in America and Yiddish and now they are in and death," he said. He said that Chancellor of Bar Han University, English," he observed to the in his view, the Torah is "eternal," asserted. "Unity, however, is hard laughter. of. some 300 members of and should be able, t herefore, to to achieve. I am concerned with the audience. cope with modernity. The most civility. It is impossible to say that T he symposium was organized controversial issue confronting all groups are equally right . But we and moderated by Rabbi William the three panelists was t he " Who should learn from each other," he Berkowitz, national president of is a J ew" question, a controversy said. the American Jewish Heritage that has caused a polit ical uproar Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk, a Committee in association with in Israel and in t he American leader of Reform Judaism and The Dialogue Forum Series, which J ewish community. president of the Hebrew Union is sponsored by Berkowitz. The Orthodox want to amend Coll ege-J ewish Institute of Jewish Community the Law of Return in Israel to Religion, concurred about civility, Is In Good Shape recognize as conv~rts to Judaism but he said t hat plu ralism in the T he t hree rabbis agreed that the only those who were converted Jewish community should be American Jewish community " has according to halacha, or by encouraged. He said he believes in never been in a better shape" as Orthodox rabbis. Conversions by "unity in J ewish life but not in Kelman asserted. Noting that 40 Conservative and Reform rabbis uni fo rmity. Jewish life can only be and 50 years ago many Jews would not be valid, according to enriched by diversity and converted to Christianity, "today the proposed amendment. pluralism," he claimed. many return to Judaism, in almost "This is a heinous thing, to In the view of Rabbi Wolfe unprecedented numbers in the last question the authenticity of Kelman, a leader of Conservative 150 years." He said t hat the J ews," Gottschalk said. The Judaism and executive vice amount of books published in question is not only who is a Jew president of the Rabbinical America on Jewish subjects and (Continued on page 19)
UNITED NATIONS (JTA) - Reagan, Secretary of Stale George Natan Shcharansky warned here Shultz a nd other officia ls and Jewish Home Holds Family Night last week that t he plight of Soviet lawmakers. Jews is worsening, and called for He said t hat he raised the T he Jewish Home held its first Health and passed wit h llying that status cha nges, so does the an open, vigo rous campaign in the situat io n of Soviet .Jews with "Family Night" on November 18, colors. Naturally, medical reimbursement. The Home tries to West to pressure the Soviet Reagan a nd Shultz a nd that the I 986. All of the relatives of the restrict io ns override all menu provide ··maintenance" therapy if authorities to accord t he J ews and two said that t he issue of human residents we re invited to attend choices, and the resident's likes the department's caseload allows. other dissidents their due human rights of Soviet J ews will be "top and ask questions, share concerns, and disl ikes a re a lso considered But the skilled care residents rights. priority" in a ny fu ture and/or show support for t he before the meals are prepared. The needing the service come first. If a Speaking at a press conference negot ia t.ions between the United Home. Muriel Leach, t he newly size of the portions, though, resident's co ndition deteriorates sponsored by the Israel UN States and the USSR. install ed President of the Board, cannot he altered because they are aft er discharge from t herapy, it is Mission, the fo rmer Soviet Shchara nsky said he believes chaired the meeting a nd shared regulated hy Federal guidelines. possible to reinstate that resident. refusenik, who now li ves in Israel, the West should apply "strong the concerns of the Trustees. T here are many residents in the Quest ions about t he Physician charged that t he situation of pressure" on the Soviet Union, The meeting was well attended Home who need assista nce in P ract ice Group we re raised Soviet .Jews worsened in recent including trade restrictions and and sparked lively discussions not feeding, or who must he fed. This · because it is a new program, years, during t he leadership of scientific exchange limitations, in only between the relatives and the is a t ime·consuming task. The having been instituted in Mikhai l Gorhachev. order to improve the Soviet poli cy Board members or Bill Edelstein, only way to rect ify t hat is to have November. Each of the six " Many people with good will in toward ,Jews a nd on the issue of hut also between relatives who had more help feeding. Mrs. Leach members of the group make the West believe t hat Gorbachev human rights. He st ressed that his diffe rent views on the same topic. made an appeal to everyone in medical rounds at the Home. is more liheral, understanding a nd views are his ow n and that he does attendance to consider These doct ors provide 24 hour tolerant than previous Soviet not represent the Israeli One of the topics ra ised was the vo lu nteering to he a "feeder" and coverage for their patients. They leaders," Shcharansky said. "But gove rnment. use of pool help. It was explained to ask thei r fr iends to consider it also conduct teaching rou nds with the truth is that Gorhachev's Shcharansky was crit ical of the that pool help is a n unavoidijble a lso. the Medical Resident from record on huma n rights is the media int he West, claiming that it necessit y. T he dema nd for Alzheimer's Disease, and the Miriam Hospit al, attend the worst. He just got a good public is too easy on the Soviets and t heir licensed nu rses, aides, a nd residents i:;uffe ring with it , was weekly Resident Care Conference, rel ations campaign. Good ahuse of human rights. orderl ies far exceeds the supply also a major topic of discussion. a nd ·develo1, all . health care propaganda." Binya min Netanyahu, Israel's throughout Rhode Island, in the The Home has an unusually high 1,oli cies. The Board is convinced Shcharansky said t hat more Amhassador to the United hospita ls as we ll as nursing homes. proportion of Al zheimer's: that this g-roup of committed .Jews are being arrested now for Na t ions, ec hoed Shcharansky in The Federal ion did a study which approximately one-t hird of the dart ors will improve the m·edical teaching Hehrew than hefore and his assessment of the "worse ning showed that the Home employs :JO resident s suffer with this disease. rn re hy integrating their care with that the level of .Jewish emigration situation" of Soviet ,Jews. The more aides or orderlies than other Bill Edelstein will talk with our 1 hnt of the Home's other health from the Soviet Union is now Israeli envoy charged that the ,Jewish nun-.i ng homes of it s size. specialist~: Dr. Henry lze man, the care professionals. All residents l<,wer than it ha~ been in many Soviet aut horities a re engaged in Al so the Home tries to la ke in Medical Direct or: Dr. ,James were gi\"en the opportunity to yea rs. 1 hf-' " lohotomi 1.al ion ol ,Jew ish every .J ew ish person who applies Mc,art ney. the Director of select one of the six doctors or to "Ahout 400,000 Soviet ,J ews a re rnlture." He sa id that ,Jews nre rega rdle~s o1 the level of ra re Psychiatry; and Donna Hodge rs, re1ain their current physirian if wa,t ing to leave, hut onl y 1,000 harassed a nd persecut ed for tryi ng needed. Another reason fur hi gher the Psychiatrie Nurse Specialist. , lw/ he a hide, hv Federal we re permitted to leave this year," lo ma inta in thei r culture and slnrf ra tio is the Home admit s Thl'\' will he asked 10 revit>w our J..'1.lld t> lines and the Home's Shcharansky noted. Morever. he re li gion . resident s who have more medical r urr~nt polieies to :,,;ee what. if any, po\i{'les rmnplexi t ies, whereas many " for changC's s l1t>u lcl he made for the Throughout 1 he meet111g there ~aid, the waiting period for a n ex it Events Planned profil'' nursi ng homes refw,e to hel lerm t' nl o l all the resid <> nt s. we re man, comments ol support. v,..,11 ic. longe r than 1l has been in Three leading ,Jewis h takC' the same type of complex lh the end of it. Mrs. Leach many year~. ··some people have orga ni u 1t iom-1 are plonning event s ro:-;e. l'hyR u:al I herupy wus discussed. 1h1Hl/;!'hl t hnt e~ en I hose w11 h heen wail in~ fo r an exit vi~n for in Wa~hinj:!"lon, D.C. in ,January Food was 11 ,·onrcrn lor some 11 1s co nt roll ed hy medica l r,, 11 n•r11:-;. are aware th~1 thC' almost 17 years," he cla imed. 11ncl Fehrunry 1987 to a lert puhlll' West S hould Apply re latives 11ncl 1.., for so ml:' residcnl s. gui deline" nt two levels, 1he Aclm1111:-;.trn11011 acknowledKe that opinion to t tw cont mu111g pli gh1 ol pmhlems e~i.._1 crnci ,.,. work111~ 'Strong Pressure' tl"I 11 ,.., in e\'c rv nursi ng home' Tlw :11 tl'nrl111 µ pJw..,u· 11-111 und Medu·are. .Jew-. in the Sov1el llnion, t lw lcl\\ .-lrd.., their st,lu11,111" Sh< harnn~ky a rrived in New ,l(•w1sh 11 011w 1u st wen I I hrough n !\.h•d1n-trt• will rovf'r phv~1rnl duplir il v ol the Kremlin on that 1-\1 1nllwr 11u: Pt111g ,,111 hr hf>ld ,n York from Wa~hmgton where he I hrt'l-' wpek 111 Rpl·r1i on hv 1he 1ht , rnp\ ns lon g m1 the rC'~ id <> nf ha:,; lfJH7 mf'l lac..t week with Pre4- 1de n1 (Continued on page 21) Hhctdt• 1... 1111111 l)epnrtmcnt o f" n•hah1lit ;111, c• pnt r nt !Al \.Vh en I 2 - THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 __ Cong. Beth SholQ.._m URI Professors . . ' Congregation Beth S holom will Awarded Grant' ' be sponsoring aCha nukah Family Two University of Rhode Isla nd Dinner on Sunday, December 28 professors, Robert G. Weisbord Local News / at the synagogue. The program and Wallace Sillanpoa, have .: .. :_ will begin at 5:30 p.m,- with Maariv received a research grant from services and a menorah lighting The Lucius N. Littauer ceremony in the main sanctuary. l'f _ ... _- ... - ~:.~-~ Foundation to conduct a major At that time, tribute will be paid to biographical study of t he Chapin nf Amnesty International, Oneg Shabbat following Sabbath those individuals who have been Polish-born chief rabbi of Rome, Temple Beth-El to address the congregation. Her services. The Providence-based active in the renovation of Beth Israel Zolli, and Pope Pius X II, topic is entitled: " If You're Sent to trio will present a program includ Sholom's structure over the past Eugenio Pacelli, religious leaders During the month of January, S iberia and Your Name Isn't ing fo lk and contemporary songs in year. prior to a nd during the Holocaust. Temple-Beth-El will.sponsot a va-. Shcharansky. . .. " The breakfast/ flebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and En This will be fo llowed by the Weisbord, a professor of history, :riety of exciting pr<:,grams. On Sun program begins at 9:30 a.m. ·· glish. Chanukah dinner downstairs in and Sillanpoa, a speciali st. in 20th day, January 11 , the "Beth-El On Friday evening, January 23, Rabbi Gutterman will present the social hall . A delicious full century Italy, plan to combine Brotherhood has invited Marcia R. The East Side Itinerant Folklore t!,· first of two Sabbath seminars meat meal will be served. The cost their expertise to publish a Lieberman, coordinator, R.I. Orchestra will be featured at the on "Enhancing Jewish Depth" on oft.he dinner is $5 fo r an adult and full -length book on the subject. Friday, January 30. Entitled, $2.50 for each child under the age " Although (Pacelli's) role in t he " Revelations and Reform," Rabbi of ten. During the meal, a dark days of the Holocaust is still Experience_d Travelers Say: Gutterman will consider how Re children's grab bag will be held controversial and the subject of fo rm Judaism understands what along with a n adult. Chinese many books, he will likely be a "Satisfaction Begins with a happened at Mt. Sinai and how auction. Each child should bring a candidate fo r canonization in the Call 'lb Hope:' Reform Jews hear God's voice to wrapped gift not t.o exceed $1.50 in near future," wrote the day. He will also discuss a continu value a nd every adult, individual researchers. " In contrast, Rabbi Sheryl Bernstein Joel Bernstein ing liberal approach to the Torah or couple, a wrapped gift. not to Zolli, who was baptized a Roman Bob Bernstein tradition. Ample time will be pro exceed $3 in value. Catholic in February 1945, has - ] vided for a question-and-answer The Bet.h Sholom Youth Group been almost completely forgotten, pe;iod. will also present a Chanuka h play t. he victim of selective historical .,,f!L!!r-,.,-i-.. . " l 32 Goff Avenue )'I · The community is invited to during t he dinner. The entire ',.r~ '" ' . . RI amnesia, especially on t he part of ;·+~· Pawtucket·· , each of these programs. For more community is invited. the ,Jews ... Forty years after his ;,;;"'"'f information, call 33 I -6070. Reservations are necessary with ''•rii-,i,~ . • .TEL 728-3600 conversion to Roman Catholicism, The Young Families Committee t.he Beth Sholom office by Zolli st. ill evokes anger and/or and the Religious School of Tem Monday, December 22. embarrassment," continued the ple Beth-El will present a special professors. ·Chanukah celebration on Sunday, Fishel Bresler The study, 'The Chief Rabbi I;Jecember 28 be~.i!lnAf~ at 6 p.m. a nd the Pope," will explore the The program wil commence To Perform reason fo r Zolli 's conversion; the Come C~lebr~te the New Year .with the Beth-El tradition oflight N'Shei Chesed Women's Orga role of the Vatican in protecting ing the outdoor menorah, A bring nization is sponsoring a children's Rome's ,Jews and Rome's at your-own supper will fo llow in the " Festival of Fun" fo r youngsters Cat holi es during the Holocaust; meeting hall. The committee will ages 4-9 to be held at Congregation a nd Pacelli 's influence and role in provide refreshments including Ohave Shalom, East. Avenue in providing sanctuary for Zolli 7·{ :' _,_'' ,• . drinks, latkes and grab bags for Pawtucket on Tuesday, December during the Holocaust. each youngster. For more informa- 30, 1986 at,'2 p.m. F~aJµred will be "It is an attempt to elucidate : "tion, call 33 I -6070. Fishel · Bresler - a one-man the relationship between the 1 !'ttWl!ete vaudeville show, an arts and crafts .Jewish world, especially Italian 'rUSTORANTE . : Cong. Mishkon Tfiloh acti~ity and " make your own ice ,J ews, and the Vatican prior to and during the Holocaust, the The annual Chanukah party of cream sundae" refreshments. Cost catac_lysmic event in modern -.,Cong. Mishkon Ttiloh will be held· is $4 per child or $10.50 maximum per.fam ily!· - - · .Jewish history, " stated the • ~-O n Sunday evening, December 28 ·caMPLETE s couRsE DINNER researchers. . J n_the vestry of the synagogue, 203 The grant wi ll a llow Weisbord Summit Ave., Providence. · BJE Teacher Training ''f..ive entertainment in the lounge and Si ll a npoa to co nsult. archival • All members of the co ll ect ions in the Washington, " ~ ongregation and- its Sisterhood The Bureau of Jewish Education is pleased to. ann·o~nce D.C. area alld travel to Rom€' to :':are invited to attend. ~..:· Reservations 273-7770 ils,co nlinuing schedule of teaching examine the records of the Rome There will be the lighting of the training courses. These classes ,Jewish community in the main Chanukah candles and provide ,Jewish educators with synagogue, including Zolli's own entertainment by Cantor Charles 530 ANGELL ST. opportunities fo r p~ofessional papers in the Vatican Archi ves. Ross. development and to achieve They wi ll a lso interview various IN THE WAYLAND MANOR Traditional Chanukah certification credit, as we ll as people who knew Zolli personall y refreshments will be served. opportunities to study fo r personal in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. growth. The Luci us N. Lit.t.auer All classes meet at the BJE. 130 Foundat ion was establi shed to Sessions Street, Providence, and further understanding among all a re open to the public. mankind, and support s research, The J ew ish Life Cycle: wri ting a nd publication of wo rks Coordinated by Lillian Schwartz, of schola rl y int erest in the areas of lhis course will present guest hi !- tory, economics, a nthropology, speakers who each week will and international relations, provide an in -depth look at the a mong ma ny others. The phases of the Jewish life cycle from foundation has sponsored studies ... , birth to death. Classes wi ll be held of ,Jewish history a nd endowed . ,.. professorships of .J ewish studies. on Wednesdays from January 7 through March 4 (no session February 18) from 9:30- 11 :30 a. m. Tuition is $25. ~&, !}>Slj({j ~b . * ID . Shepard's Restaurant is celebrating* HAPPY New Year's Eve in Style. $19. 95 per person HANUI Coping With Coping With Cancer JFS Needs Alzheimer's Disease Coping with cancer can be Volunteers Alzheimer's disease doesn't just easier when you share with others. effect the patient. It places an By joining the newly formed Jewish Family Service is enormous strain on family Cancer Support Groups for looking for volunteers to work members as well. Now there's a patients and their families who are with the staff in support of their program for the families of dealing with similar difficulties Outreach Program for the Elderly Alzheimer's disease patients. It's you can learn how to cope with the and Homemaker programs. at The Miriam Hospital, and pressures that accompany the Assistance is needed with through its open, ongoing support disease. They meet on the second shopping, escorting, friendly group, families learn bow to cope and fourth Tuesdays of each visiting and practical tasks. with the pressures that month, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. For more The volunteer relationship is accompany Alzheimer's disease. information, and registration call special to both parties. A The groups meet the first The Miriam Hospital at 331-8500, volunteer provides a sense of Thursday of every month at The extension 4380 (Monday-Friday, 9 self-worth to the elderly in Miriam Hospital. For more a.m. to 4 p.m.). exchange for an enriching, information, call during the week rewarding experience. A volunteer's presence says to an at 331-8500, extension 3100. --~;f,, isolated man or woman, "You are valued." ~-. \ ,.'". ::.~: .- :! 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It is, Night festivities, Trinity Rep is After years of experimenting, therefore, traditional to serve pleased to present the world Helen Nash, lecturer, gourmet dishes cooked in oil in celebration premieres of three original one-act cook and author of " Kosher of t.he holiday. Fortunately, one plays written by Rhode Island Cuisine," offers her recipes for does riot have to . be Jewish to playwrights for the 350th Birthday potato pancakes as well as enjoy these tasty potato pancakes. celebration - Debut Three at potato-zucchini pa ncakes. They Trinity. are delightful variations on the Potato-Zucchini Pancakes The plays are Providence's lat kes mother used to make. They 2 medium zucchini Muse, or It's Muse to Me by Sam EXPERT MOVING can be served as part of a winter 2 large baking potatoes, about Coale, Roger Billy in the Year of meal, with meat or fish, or as a AND STORAGE I ½ pounds the Comet by Mary Koisch, and A main luncheon course. They are 2 eggs, lightly beaten New J erusalem by Stephen LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE traditional at Ha nukkah, which I small onion, grated fine Snyder. Fully Insured sta rts on December 26 this year. 11/2 tablespoons unbleached The First Night performance Hanukkah is the Jewish REASONABLE RATES flour begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Upstairs Festival of Lights. It 1/4 teaspoon baking powder T heatre, December 31, and commemorates the miracle of the About 1 teaspoon kosher salt admission is free to bearers of First 18S-OIS2 oil that burned in the temple for Call For Estimates White pepper, freshly ground Night buttons. There will be food Vegetable oil and many more activit ies (About 2 dozen 2'h- to 3-inch throughout the building that pancakes) evening. Wishing All A I suggest you use a food A First Night button will also processor and a large nonstick l suggest you use a food entitle the bearer to see Trinity Happy Chanukah skillet. processor and a large nonstick Rep's production of Hurlyburly at 1 Wash zucchini, pat dry with skillet. a special discount - two tickets paper towels, trim stem ends, a nd Peel potatoes and grate fine in a for the price of one. (Hurlyburly is grate line in a food processor fitted food processor fitted with the suggested for mature audiences.) with the grating attachment. grating attachment.. Empty potato This discount is only valid for the Empty zucchini into a sieve, salt pulp into mesh sieve and wash 8 p.m. performance on December lightly, and leave to drain for 15 under cold running water until 31. minutes. Wring out, in batches, in water runs clear. Drain well by Additional performances of a sturdy dish towel until dry. Place shaking sieve. Empty potatoes these three new plays will be on in a medium size bowl. into a bowl a nd combine with egg Thursday, January 1 at 2 p.m.; Peel potatoes a nd grate fine in a yolk, grated onion, flour, and Friday, January 2 at 8 p.m.; food processor. Empty potato pulp baking powder. Beat egg whites Saturday, January 3 at 8 p.m.; and into a sieve and wash well under until stiff a nd fo ld into potato Sunday, January 4 at 2 p.m. The cold running water till water runs mixture. Season well. directors are members of the clear. Wring out, in batches, in a Preheat oven to 300°F. In a Trinity Rep Company. dish towel. Add to zucchini and large skillet, heat some of the oil, Providence's Muse, or It's Muse to Me is directed by Daniel Von combine with eggs, onion, flour, reaching to about 1/4 inch in the and baking powder. Season with pan, until very hot. Drop full Bargen, Roger Billy in the Year of salt a nd pepper. tablespoons of potato mixture into the Comet is directed by David PB Preheat oven to 300°F. Pour oil oil, fl atten each mound slightly, Stephens, and A New Jerusalem is into skillet to a depth of about ¼ a nd fry on both sides over directed by Keith Jochim. inch a nd heat. When oil is hot, medium-high heat unt il golden Performances are in Trinity drop in level tablespoons of batter, brown. Drain on paper towels, Rep's Upstairs Theatre, and fl attening each mound slightly. cha nging them frequently as they seating is general admission. Fry on both sides until golden. absorb the oil. Add more oil, make Prices are $5 for the public, $4 for Drain on paper towels, changing sure that this oil is hot enough subscribers, and $3.50 fo r them as frequently as needed. before you drop in more potato "Friends" (donors to Trinity Rep). Keep pancakes warm on a rack mixture. Partial funding for this program set over a cookie sheet in the T o keep pancakes warm while was provided by the R.I. Arts and preheated oven until all are ready. frying the rest, place in oven on a Tourism Commision and the R.I. Serve at once. rack set over a cookie sheet. Serve State Council on the Arts. NOTE: Excess liquid will pancakes on a cloth napkin. accumulate in the potato-zucchini NOTE: Excess liquid will mixture by the time you reach the accumulate in the potato mixture Ohawe Shalam SHDPP1NG . Fa~ mA, bot tom of the howl. Pour off this by the time you reach the bottom Upcoming events include: excess when fi lling each spoon. of the bowl. Pour off this excess · · S~EC\AL. SOMEONE.?. Saturday evening, December 27 when filling each spoon. - young couples Chanukah party, Latkes (Potato Pancakes) 8 p.m., at the home of Mordecai . SiOP ·rt-J . 3 la rge baking potatoes a 2 eggs, separated nd D'vora Weiner. Sunday, December 28 - synagogue I ~BUi DON'T GEr°CAUGfl"\"/:! I small onion, grated fine Chanukah party for the whole I tablespoon unbleached flour family including musical 216 '12 ATWELL S AVE . :se PROV, RI 1/4 teaspoon baking powder entertainment, lat kes a nd apple About I teaspoon kosher salt PHONE 401 421 3355 sauce. J unior N.C.S.Y. Shabbaton Black pepper, freshly ground Janua ry 9-10. Midwinter festival tlOLI OAY IIOUHS: M ON.- IIIUAS. & SAT. 11!c~ltt1u. 11 - 9 ~ -S UN. 12 - 5 Vegetable oil - Wednesday evening, December MASTERCtlARGE & VI SA ACCEPTED (About eighteen 21/,- to 3-inch 31. pancakes) The schedule of services this coming week a re as fo llows: Sunday morning 8 a.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6:50 a.m., T hursday 8 a.m. 838 Reservoir Ave., Cranston Evenings -Sunday-Friday 4:10 94 1-7800• 421 -8814 p.m. Toi.I Free Number ' 1-800-241 -3330 ext. 1293 IN~ •[H Happy Chanu~ah "SPECIALISTS IN CHOICE AREAS''® r1te'lruttwo1~ :ftt~ 79 eURUNq~oN S1i (CORH€1t CF HO~) 7'1·02,1 ,·~~~~~· ..·· .,· E/,JJ . ~. ~'\J~i~et-5 .d-Jy. ~.. -~ ~(}v~') ... oqz,c~ Best Wishes For A MVIP AND DE ..l'fltt P<\STINA, Pl I ....._ THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 - 7 T he Chased Schei Amess Associ Member of the Board of Direc ======Sen. Pell On N.E. Corridor======ation held its annual meeting, elec tors are: Sheldon Bustein, Michael tion and installation of officers on Fink, J oseph Gladstone, Samuel SenAtor Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.) eventual extinction of all rail network . Without t he Corridor, Sunday, December 14, 1986, at the Jamnik , Michael Kenner, Max last week warned that the sale of passenge r service in the U.S. the rest of AMTRAK would Northeast Corridor railroad Priest Memorial Chapel, Lincoln Kerzner, George Labush, Irving H. " Passenge r service," he said, " is qui ckl y go the way of the dodo bird Park Cemetery. Levin, J ack Mossberg, Abraham service from Boston to not profi table anywhere in the and, if Am t rak becomes extinct, Washington, D.C., reportedly The fo llowing officers were Ponce, Nathan Rosenfe ld, Philip wo rld without. government. the United States wo uld find itself elected fo r the year 1987: under consideration by the Rosenfield, Louis Rottenberg, subsidy, hence it is inconceivable as the only industri ali zed society Louis Brown, President; Louis Administration, is an Bernard Schneider, Philip Simon, that any private investor would in I he world without rail passenge r Bloom, 1st Vice President; Ralph and Herman Wallock. " ill-conceived, short-sighted seriously consider buying t he service. idea." Rottenberg, 2nd Vice President; Installing officer was State Rep Northeast. Corridor. " If the press accounts of the Remmie Brown, Treasurer; Stan resentative, Irving H. Levin. Pell's remarks were addressed " Ra il passenge r service budget recommendation are ley Grebstein, Secretary; Simon at a gathering of high level wo rldwicle receives government correct," Pell said, " I would invite Chorney, Past President; Samuel administrators and planners subsidies as evidenced by t he the President and his top staff Shindler, Treasurer Emeritus. attending a day-long meeting of strong government support fo r t he from 0MB to visit the Corridor the High Speed Rail T ask Force of J apanese 'bullet trains' and the this holiday season, and witness the Coalit ion of Northeastern widely praised French 'tres grand the business traveler made Governors (CONEG) in vitesse' service which received a helplessly late, held up fo r many ®~ <9g ~o.ss~. C?5nc. Providence. government capitalization of $6 hours in the air or stuck in traffi c " Your meeting," he said, "could mill io n per mile. t rying to get from the airport .. not be more timely. Press accounts "The Administration's " I offer my advocacy to you," Wishing You A Happy Chanukah over the last two days have proposal," Pell warned, " is Pell said, "as a Senator vitally reported t hat t he President's 1987 essentially an effort to return concerned with these problems, • 962 Hope Street draft budget recommends the sale responsibili ty fo r yet another vital and together let us wo rk to bring of the Nort heast Corridor." government service to the states. t he Nort heast Corridor into the , Providence, RI 02906 Pell, who used t he occasion to "The Northeast Corridor," he 21st Century, proudly as t he underscore his opposition to the said, "accounts for more tha n half centerpiece of intergovernmental idea, said the "privatization" of of AMTRAK's ridership and cooperation, and not as the OPEN TUES. & THURS.·SAT . the Northeast Corridor is reve nues a nd is the jewel of our bargain basement tinker toy of an BY APPOINTMENT Tel. 272-3710 unwo rkable and "would lead to t he fragile national rail passenge r 0 MB 'fire sale."' £111,llllllllllillllilllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllftnlllllllaltllUIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIMMmll\lHIIIIN\llillllltltllllltnlllllillllllllllm.!lt E = Warmest Wishes For A V ery I Advertising and Editorial I Happy Chanukah , .. • ~. fro m I Deadline For R.I. Herald's I The Bridge to Learning 1 Issue Of January 2, 1987 1 Kathy Rothmeier - proprietor Will Be ,,, Wishing All TUESDAY A Happy Joyous Chanukah ~ DECEMBER ·30 - I~ NOON I= I I I (The Herald will be closed i ;i_ a The Total Bathroom Showroom January 1 I at United Supply Company New Year's Day) i 361 JEFFERSON BLVD. !! WARWICK R.I. (401) 739-8147 ' - ... =11 11 ,11111 ,1,111111111 ,111111 111111111 11,1111111,1111111 11,1,111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111u11111111111111111q1111M111111N1111111111111M1111111111111111uu1uul ...... ~···········, ' ' : Wishing everyone a : to our many friends ;' · Happy and Healthy ;' Chanu~ah ~ liaPPY Chanuk.ah :' {'Un«, ' Millicent Budlong ' ! ~ ?Mida : Alexis Budlong W. Alexander Budlong ' ' ' ' ' ' THE CEDAR-HURST ScBOOL i' ifl~ ""~~_,, s~ !' 1179 Main Ave. ' ' Warwick, R.I. :H' OURS: Mon. & Wed & Fri 10-4 • Tues & lhurs. 11-5 • Sat. 10-2p.m.': ' ' ', 201 WAYLAND AV(, PR0VI0(NCE Rh l -4O7 ': Nursery and elementary grades t ..••••..•••••.••.•••••.••.••.•.•••..••....•• ~ --- 18 - Ti-IE IUibDE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 Adult Courses At JCC will be eight sessions beginning Thursday, ,January 15 and ending The Adult Department of the Ma rch 5. The instructor is Ethan Jewish Community Center, 401 Adler; the fee is $24 for members, Elmgrove Ave. in Providence is $40 fo r non-members. offering three courses beginning in For registration in format ion, mid-January. call Judith J affe at 861-8800. • Keeping More of What You Earn, led by Edward McCarthy, JCC Singles Events Certified Financial Pla nner, will explore tax planning strategies For December and tax advantaged money management techniques. Topics A wide variety of programs is to be covered will include planned for t he Jewish · municipal bonds, IRAs, · Community Singles during the Dorothea Snyder ret iremenl plans, savings bonds, month of December. real estate investing a nd income T o conclude the mont h's deferral plans. The course will festivities and in honor of the meet Mondays at 7:30 p.m. holiday of Hanukkah, Singles will is on vacation. beginning J anuary 12 (four celebrate on Monday, December sessions ending February 2). The 29 with potato latkes, a fee is $ l 2 for members; $20 for Her column·on Page 8 sing-a-long and a convivial non-members. evening with friends. The cost is • Line Dancing, taught by Sara $2.50 fo r members and $4 for .will resume Jan. 2 . and Tom Atkins, will offer line nonmembers. dancing in a relaxed, light-hearted I atmosphere. The instructors a re All Singles events take place at affiliated with the Dance T eachers the Jewish Community Center, Club of Boston and were members 40 l Elmgrove Avenue in of the Dance Masters Association. Providence. For further The course will meet Tuesdays at information about any of the 7:30 p.m. beginning January 13 above events, call Judith Jaffe at (eight sessions ending March 3). 861-8800. The fee is $24 for members; $40 for non-members. A new group for singles 55 and • Basic Judaism II / Book of over has been formed at the Psalms will review a basic sense of .Jewish Community Center. The ,Judaism as reflected in the Book group has scheduled a Happy of Psalms. Selected chapters will Hour on December 21 from 2 to 4 be used to understand the context p.m. in Gall ery 401 at the Center, .J of ,J udaism then and now. There 401 Elmgrove Ave. in Providence. cp,.\..\.. J\ Commercial and Residential Now Accepting Reservations for January 1987 ~oOP,.'. Accounts Invited 861-0660 • Convenient Hours Bring in your items - We WRAP, PACKAGE and SHIP any item to Final Destination! cmc s-i •=-- c,P.I\E ~ .::"' cc ~ 11E'seA"c" " .... ' .. The Miriam Hospital extends best wishes for a Happy Chanukah to all of our friends in the Jewish Community - a -~·ears - GGG a THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 - 9 Yugoslav File development, creation and Waldheim should stand trial for Jewish Congress said the Yugoslav Edwin Meese to finally implement On Waldheim issuance of criminal orders/' the " murder" and " putting hostages file had been turned over to the the findings of the Justice Yugoslav document states. to death." U.S. Justice Department. Department's Office of Special Kurt Waldheim was found A fellow German officer, Klaus A spokesman for the World It called on Attorney General Investigations guilty of "murder" and " hostage Melinghoff, identified Waldheim executions" for his role as a Nazi as the Deputy to the Chief of intelligence officer, according to a Intelligence at Headquarters, Col. secret Yugosalv criminal file Herbert Warnstorff. Another released here. officer, Johann Mayer, testified M The dossier, compiled in 1947 that Waldheim prepared all ~ by the Yugoslav War Crimes written reports for Warnstorff Commission, says Waldheim that "dealt with the question of planned the reprisal measures of hostages, reprisal measures, and the German Army in the Galkans the treatment of war prisoners and and was responsible for the civilian population." execution of hundreds of civilians. Mayer described how the ~ VI U \LUI \ ~ The indictment, which includes procedure for issuing orders of eyewitness testimony and reprisal began with Waldheim. documentary evidence, lists and "The issuance of orders was FROM THE STAFF OF THE R.I. HERALD details twenty-one villages burned preceded by the following: The to the ground as a result of these suggestions were developed by reprisal actions. Lieutenant Waldheim and t~ w~~ ~~,~-:3) Q~~ "Based on everything herein submitted to his commanding exhibited the State Commission officer Lieutenant-Colonel declares Lieutenant Kurt Warnstorff, who if he agreed with . ~ l?-1 /L-. --r.: . I ~wU r1'L 'ha&t- Waldheim a war criminal, suggestions then submitted them responsible for the war crimes for approval to General Richberg, · f,, '~ ~~ qualified and described above," Chief of the Headquarters." the dossier states. The dossier lists specific crimes ~8.Y~ -~ The I 94 7 file notes that committed on the basis of such Waldheim is "presently a fugitive" orders issued from headquarters. T~ ~~ fa£-//¥ and says that "apprehension of One German officer, Karl Heinz t his criminal and his Egberts-Hilker, describes burning extradition for trial to the several Yugoslav villages in 1944 Yugoslav authorities is and executing 114 civilians in ;)~ /l;n_ ~~ 'Jc.~ compulsory. 11 carrying out these reprisal orders. Evidence contained in the Altogether, reprisal actions criminal file includes the developed "in collaboration with R~r JJ~4 ~c4 · testimony of seven German Lieutenant Waldheim" and officers along with a series of carried out against people and Susan~t:fo'J captured Nazi reprisal orders. The property in twenty-one Yugoslav Y~~ captured Nazi documents show villages are detailed in the that reprisal measures were Yugoslav indictment. In most of systematically applied by the these cases, the villages were Germans throughout the Balkans. burned to the ground and large ~J_,,E)"JLJ-:-.. \ A / A7'JP- The Nazi orders note that "it is numbers of the population were correct to take hostages, and state executed. ·~-~ .JIIYFIII. ~ - that "reprisal measures consist of: "It would take us too long if we (a) Executions by firing squad or were to list all the war crimes by hanging, (b) Destruction of the committed as a result of orders populated areas." like these, created in cooperation ~ k/fet4~ iHANU~ A~ !1A,M1Jl! " Lieutenant Waldheim was with Lieutenant Waldheim," the C7 V ;r~.r··-.j responsible for the dossier stresses. implementation of the above The Yugoslav file was mentioned criminal order and submitted to the UN War Crimes other similar orders, and for the Commission which in 1948 said Happy Hanukkah ~... In any forest there are many different trees. But each tree draws sustenance from the same earth and reaches upward to the same God. May we share our joy and happiness with you during this holiday season and all year long. Governor & Mrs. Edward D DiPrete andfamily 10 - THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 settlement department. "We are facilities such as schools, hospitals Leonard Brody "Region 2000" Being Developed itoing to develop a world-standard and shopping districts. indust.rial park, to the smallest Already part of this Receives Award detail, and have it fully operational infrastructure exists, Ms. Gilat Leonard C. Brody was presented by the year 2000." said. "We envision the town of the Shofar Award, Friday, Decem Although planners are still Carmiel as the main_ population ber 12, 1986, by the National Jew working out a few of those center and the provider of the high ish Committee on Scouting, Boy · "smallest details," the general quality community services. Of the Scouts of America. The presenta structure of the plan is well two subregions - Tefen and Segev tion was made during Shabbat ser defined. According to Orli Gilat, - Segev today is in a position to vices at Temple Menorah, by Don chief of the Hevel Alpa'im absorb 3,000 new families. Most of Kirschner, a member of the Mil planning team, the new region will the professionals living there today waukee County Council Boy Scout be a thoroughly integrated system commute to work in Haifa, but as Jewish Committee. The Shofar of commerce, industry and social high-tech, science-based industries Award is recognition for adult organization. open in Hevel Alpa-im they will be Scouters who have demonstrated Unlike other industrial parks absorbed there very quickly." outstanding leadership in Scouting around the work, Hevel Alpa'im is The massive program received and in teaching the Jewish Faith. _---i,\ :;..I planning the entire region. Jewish Agency approval earlier Brody, a twenty-year employee Science-based industries are being this year, and it plans to devote of the Wisconsin Department of 1·11"-'1 selected on a number of criteria for much of its development budget to Transportation, is active in local, ~ compatibility, projected produc- the project through the coming State and National Jewish War I \ tivity and usefulness. decade. Veterans. An active Scouter, he l ~11· 'l; \ 1 Communities for workers Simultaneously, they would has served as Scoutmaster of employed in these industries are open a new economic base which Troop 472 since 1975. Other in REGION 2000 - Comprehensive planning in Israel's north. being planned - villages and promises to attract more volvements include: Neighborhood towns that will apppeal to professional immigrants, Sports League, Marine Corps JERUSALEM - One of the one of the most sophisticated technically-oriented Jews who will strengthen Israel's balance of League, V.F. W. Masons, Temple most exciting ideas for Israel's science-based industrial parks in insist on a superior quality of life. payments and provide challenging Menorah. development is Hevel Alpa'im - the world. Then, a comprehensive employment for the many science Leonard was born and raised in Region 2000. It aims at bringing "Hevel Alpa'im is a completely communication system will be set and technical graduates of Israeli Providence and graduated from 100,000 Jews to the mountains of new idea," says Yehuda Dekel, in to ensure efficient highway links universities. The Region 2000 Hope High School in 1954. He is the central Galilee, and setting up director of the Jewish Agency's to both work and community concept originated with Prof. the son of the late Albert Brody, (a Ephraim Katzir, a President of well known Providence baker), and Israel, but didn't quickly take root. Miriam Brody, (who recently Foreign consultants tinkered with moved to Milwaukee). it. Committees debated its merits. Enthusiasm was slow. Then, one day, Ms. Gilat, a planner attached Best Wishes For to the Jewish Agency's Haifa Lori Weinberg office, took private interest in the former President's idea. She Featured gathered all the plans, theories, charts and maps and took them The oi l pastel landscapes of Lori A Very Happy Chanukah Surdt Weinberg are featured in home. Night after night, she the ,January. 1987 issue of The organized them, refined-them, and Artist 's Mat:azine, the world's then converted these ideas to plans for road layouts, industrial site most popular magazine for artists. development, water and electrical Weinberg's article "The Delicacy of Oil Pastels" shows infrastructure, and all the other elements of physically creating a how ~he created evocative landscapes with oil pastels. First, t new community. When Prof. Katzir saw the new Weinberg sketches the basic, plans, he gave them his blessing. compositional shapes - trees, So did the Jewish Agency's douds, fences, water - on 100 leaders, and today Ms. Gilat works percent cotton watercolor paper. Then, she blocks in all of the on her design on "company time" painting- with "quick broad marks with an entire team at her of color," and begins layering disposal. color, applying repeated strokes of color even ly. To produce colors true to li fe, Weinberg stcokes "several colors on top of each ot her." To achieve details that put the linishing touches on her landscapes, Weinberg makes a paste from crumbled pastel and ST~Jl MARKET turpentine. Then she spreads the ., paste on her laye red pastels. YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR THE BEST. - HAPPY CHANUKAHI BRIDAL I< • f - REGl&TRY le1n5 CERTf~i6ATES GOOSE DOWN PILLOWS Toufels~Linens Standard Si:ze 989 N. 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A brief look at Recently I visited the eight ORT schools around the research laboratories in world, one for each day of Padua, Italy, where the original Chanukah, shows the diversity of Jewish life in the ORT network. GOLD CANAL hearing aid In J erusalem, high school was conceived and invented, students at the ORT School of and where brand new hearing Engineering hold an outdoor aid technology and advance menorah lighting ceremony as the ments have been significantly evening breeze carries the sound of developed. their Chanukah songs over the I prepared new ideas to be Jerusalem hills. worked upon during this visit Halfway around the world in Rio so that we could upgrade this de Janeiro, young students at one of the only two Jewish schools in unit. Now everyone can Brazil make papier-mache dreidels benefit from this tiny, precise, in the ORT Creative Education unusual and magnificent Progra m . instrument, where up to now - In Paris, at !'Ecole de Travail, we could fit only about 50%: of an apprenticeship center in the · the hard of hearing properly. ORT . France network, students Now we can fit over 90%. light the candles of an iron menorah created by the students of a metalworking class. In Bombay, at the ORT India Why Italy? school, staff and students gather to With the assistance of Dr. sing t he Hebrew songs they've learned during their six weekly Dino Drago-the brilliant hours of Hebrew and Jewish inventor of this instrument studies. this all has been made In Peru, at the Leon Pinela Day possible. New innovations and School in Lima, which is attended breakthroughs were made by 90% of the Jewish community's possible for further comfort school age children, an auditorium for the hard of hearing. -~' ~ of young students pays rapt \EHR COPIED attention to a colorful puppet show Such as: '§r that recounts the story of • Elimination of wind noise St PER H:Cll\01.0C;Y Chanukah. \!-:\'ER \L\TCI IED In the United States, at the • Quieter and clearer speech J ewish High School of South sounds 11 \LL\\ \I.\STERPIECE FOR l'Hll'I.E II 110 IIUR Florida, where ORT has instituted • Automatic telephone pick-up E\(U SI\U.Y oms Bl I DO \OI l \DERS I\ \I) a sophisticated computer and • Longer battery life We trul y helie ve th at this tin y canal instrument is th e most robotics training program, a significantly advanced hea ring aid techn ology in many years. Onl y 16-year-old boy proudly displays • Trouble free skill ed specialists with man y yea rs of experience can prope rly the menorah he programmed on • More power determine th e type of fitting and special in-put features necessary his computer terminal during a to properl y se rve th e needs of each and eve ryo nes perso nal hearing class in computer-aided design. • More adjustable responses loss. in contrast to the conve ntional standard fittings of pl asti c hearing ORT Morocco students in • Better feedback control aids manufactured by about 98% of th e hearing aid industry. Casablanca join in a holiday feast of latkes prepared by the students • So tiny To pron the better results with this original unit we will upgrade an)' of the word processing and Gold type instrument purchased within the y_ear at no rharge-if o,•er • Superior instrument for nerve the year-minimum charge " ·ill be made. architecture classes, a meal that loss (particularly where people has become an annual tradition at hear but don't understand) You may ha,·e tried the cop)' of this unit. now tr)' the original as the school. the inventor Dr. Dino Drago of Padua, Ital y designed it to be. And in Rome and Milan and • Extremely comfortable Florence, ORT Italy students feeling in the ear BATTERY PRICES conclude the semester's studies in ALL BRANDS OF H EARING AID BATTERI ES offi ce skills and computer #13 #312 $ 1.99 pkg. plH iNilin« CharJH operations to join in a holiday #675 chorus of Chanukah songs, just &kf/:7~ like their fell ow students at ORT ------.Free Replica of schools thro ughout the world. Canal Instru FISHBEIN HEARING AID CENTERS Wherever in the wo rld ORT ment will be THE HEARING AID PLACE schools are, notes American ORT sent to you Andrew Saguld - Hearing Aid Technician - For Immediate Service President Gray, ORT teachers upon request. prov ide their students with more 965 Washington St. than just training in high-demand, 1140 Beacon St. S. ATTLEBORO''""',,.. v...... , 21s w~~~;~~~t. 140) high-tech fi elds such as robotics, BROOKLINE electro-optics and computer 232-9182 761-8830 m -091& operations. T hrough courses in Open Daily 9-5, Tues. 9-7, Sat. 10-1 and by Appointment Jewish history and Hebrew, ORT All Repairs Done On Premises students also acquire a lasting sense of Jewish identity and pride. GILBERT FISHBEIN "THERE IS NO ONE MORE DEAF THAN THOSE WHO .,_.,._• y,._9«'Wtce lo the Mid of ...hMring "ORT," says Gray, " is a miracle __ _ WILL NOT LISTEN." of the li ght of learning, not only at Chanukah but all the year round," - 1:l - THE HHOD8 ISLAND HERALD, FH!DAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 Chanukah C In t he fi rst annual Rhode Island and Incredible Edibles. Prizes Herald Chanukah Drawing include: Three $25 gift certificates Contest, over 100 drawings from to t he Bridge to Learning fo r 1st religious school students and place, t hree $15 gift certificates to children from around the state the Bridge to Learning fo r 2nd were judged by the Herald Graphic place, and three $10 gift Art Department. Winners were certificates to Incredible Edibles, chosen on originality, creativity, Davol Square, Providence, for 3rd and use of color; names of the place. All entries will be exhibited winning entrants were unknown at the Bridge to Learning, 268 to t he judges at the time of t heir Wickenden St., Providence, R. I., decision. J udged in t hree starting Friday, December 26 and . categories: 5 and under, 6-10, and running through Chanukah. ., l l -14, winners will receive prizes Honorable mentions will be shown L from the two cosponsors of t he in the next edition of t he Herald. contest: the Bridge to Learning 'I \r ~- 1st place, Shana Wilfand, age 5 . ~ ~l7Pf' Age 5 And Under j: . • / 1 e stt-va..1.. 1st place , Benja min Keir Blackman, age 7. _5___ \-t~L 2 nd place, Rachael Keir Blackman , age 4. I 3rd place, Esther S hafran, age 6. 3rd place, Sam Levin, age 5 . ' rifest Winners Winners were as follows: Honorable Mention Age 5 And Under Age 5 And Under 1st place, Shana Wilfand, age 5; Joshua Rubin, age 5; Aaron ,d place, Rachael Keir Kremer, Joshua Feit, age 5. ackman, age 4; 3rd place, Sam Ages 6-10 ivin, age 5. Shai Seanda, age 7; Uri Ages Ages 6-10 Topolosky, age 8; Paul Weiner, age 8. 1st place, Benjamin Keir Ages 11-14 ackman, age 7; 2nd place, Chana Yoc heved Gold, age 12; Arye 11-14 bber, age 8½; 3rd place, Esther ,afran, age 6. Schwartz, Aaron Zev 'Gibber, age 11. Ages 11-14 The R.I. Herald would like to 1st place, Anna Sirota, age 13; thank everyone who entered the d place, Aviva Miller, age 11; contest, the judges, and the 1 place, Yocheved Jakubowicz, cosponsors for making this a , 11. joyous and artistic success. Ages 6-10 ~ \\ ; ,v 7i 1st place, Anna Sirota, age 13. CHANUlAI t -;,.: \ - (, > l,g/4 tJ 2nd place, Chana Gibber, age 8 1h. (: 2nd place, Aviva Miller, age 11...... ;_ _;,._'!.,_4: • ~- ·, 2 '"""'~-- 3rd place, Yocbeved Jakubowicz, age 11. 14 - THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 A _Reform Synagogue Grows In Jerusalem by Susan Birnbaum the men and tried to take the Telegraphic Agency. "That made past Yorn Kippur 250 people Ministry of Religion and they get NEW YORK (JTA) A Torah out of the synagogue, took your average secular Israeli feel showed up for services in the small money for a mosque. If an potentially violent, highly-charged on national and international that it was a personal attack" and room in the community center Orthodox rabbi wants to start a confrontation in Jerusalem on overtones. not just on the Baka synagogue, he that holds only 30 people. The shut, he goes to the Ministry of Simchat T orah between an The severity of the incident was said. overflow prayed in the hallway, he Religion and he gets money to Orthodox rabbi and his followers exacerbated when, in a radio Incident Explodes An said. start a shul. If a group of Reform and congregants of a Reform interview, Israeli Sephardic Chief Orthodox Myth Originally ensconced in a room Jews get together - olim - they synagogue has unexpectedly Rabbi Mordechai Eliahu asserted Following the incident and the at the Labor Party clubhouse in get nothing." enhanced the impact of the that "There is no freedom of statement by Eliahu and Religion the Baka neighborhood, the small A test case the Reform Reform movement in Israel, says worship in Israel. There is only Minister Zevulun Hammer who but growing congregation of movement has before the Israeli Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman, the one Torah, and it is forbidden to also supported the Orthodox mostly English-speaking Supreme Court, Weiman-Kelman Reform rabbi of Kehilat Kol recognize the legitimacy of any stand, the media was "just immigrants was ejected from the said, is that of the right of a Haneshama. other way of religion." flooded," said Weiman-Kelman, premises by the Labor Party, Reform rabbi to perform The incident , in which " For the Chief Rabbi of Israel, a and " there was just a hunger for Weiman-Kelman said. authorized marriages in Israel. Orthodox Rabbi Eliahu Abergil, staie empioyee, to say that there's information about the Reform He noted that the action was This is the longest case before the the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of the no freedom of religion deeply movement in Israel." The prompted because the Party court, he said, five years since it Baka quarter of Jerusalem, and offended - outraged - the incident, he added, " really realized "that in the future it may was first presented. about 25 of his followers entered citizens of the State of Israel who exploded the Orthodox myth that be dependent on the religious Weiman-Kelman said his the t iny Reform synagogue, believe that theirs is a democratic Reform belongs in America and parties to make a government. So long-term objective is to win over shouted expletives at the women country," Weiman-Kelman said in doesn't have a place in Israel." it is not going to do anything to in secular J ews who feel cut off from dancing with the Torah along with an interview with the Jewish Another windfall resulting from any way offend the Orthodox religion. Right now, he said, "there t he incident, Weiman-Kelman religious parties." He added that is tremendous anger in the Israeli said, is that there are people in the Labor Party " is by and large public against the Orthodox Israel who now say, "There is an silent in the response to t he attack rabbinate, because Israelis are by alternative" to Orthodoxy. "They on my synagogue." law fo rced to conform to Orthodox ident ify with the Reform 'Unprecedented Letter religious requirements, even movement as a religious Of Apology' though they're not in t he slightest alternative." However, he added, Immediately following t he bit Ort hodox." "That doesn't mean t hey're all incident, which attracted heavy The "bottom line of the Reform running out and joining a Reform media coverage in Israel and movement's fight he said, " is synagogue, because t here's a abroad, Abergil publicly freedom of religion." difference between identification apologized after Weiman-Kelman and affiliation." filed charges against the Orthodox Cohens Announce Efforts To Inaugurate An rabbi. The charges included Egalitarian Synagogu1t,. incitement to violence, attempts Birth Weiman-Kelman punctuated to steal the Torah, and offending Rhonda and Anthony Cohen of his interview with the JTA with the Reform congregation's Luton, England announce the moments of silence and religious feelings. birth of t heir second daughter, thoughtfulness as he recalled the Abergil, who also apologized to Sarah Victoria born on November incident and its aftermath. The t he entire Baka neighborhood, 6, 1986. Maternal grandparents 33-year-old rabbi - who is the son wrote "an unprecedented letter of are Ruth and Herbert Gold of of Rabbi Wolfe Kelman, executive apology" in which he referred to Warwick. Paternal grandparents vice president of the Rabbinical Weiman-Kelman as a "rabbi," t he are Beryl and David Cohen of Assembly of America "first time in t he history of the London. Maternal great (Conservative) - was in New State of Israel" that this was done, grandparents are Florence and York this week as part of a Weiman-Kelman said. Since the David Mermelstein of North nationwide tour to garner incident, Abergil has not bothered Miami Beach, Florida and the late financial support for his the congregation, and Esther and Joe Gold of synagogue, which has totally Weiman-Kelman dropped the Providence. outgrown its present premises, a charges against him. Paternal great-grandmother is small room in the Baka After the incident and the Rehecca Isaacs of London. Sarah community center which serves as publicity, Jerusalem Mayor Teddy was named in loving memory of an arts and crafts center'. on Kollek "made this amazing her great uncle Victor Gold, Sundays and a food cooperative statement" that he was willing to husband of ,Josephine Gold of the rest of the week. help the Reform synagogue get a Cranston. HOLIDAY GIFTJNG STARTS WITH A Weiman-Kelman, who was building for its congregation. ordained at the Conservative Following up on Kollek's recent Chanukah SUBSCRIPTION TO THE· Jewish Theological Seminary of trip to the U.S. to raise money for America, took his Conservative synagogues in Israel - a trip paid Services at Congregation Ohawe upbringing and his penchant for for by modem Orthodox groups - Sholam this first Shabbos of R.I. HERALD! Havurah-type prayer service Weiman-Kelman felt the time was Chanukah will be at 9 a.m. Carl together with his personal ripe for him to do the same for his and Ruth Passman will be dynamism to the Conservative synagogue, and thus his own trip sponsoring a Kiddush in honor of movement in Israel with a plan to to the U.S. where he visited seven their son's family who are visiting inaugurate a new, egalitarian cities. this Shabbat. Rabbi Jacobs's FOR JUST •10.00 (•14 out of state) you can give synagogue in the Baka quarter. He Time is of the essence, he said, Mishneh class will be at 3:15 p.m. because local Jerusalem Orthodox a friend or relative 52 weeks of the most compre made aliya in 1979. Mincha will be at 4 p.m. followed The Conservative movement, rabbis, with the exception of by the Third Shabbath meal. hensive publication dedicated to the Jewish however, was not receptive at the Abergil, have vowed that there will Havdalah will be at 5 p.m. Community. Timely features, local & social time to his request, he said. He never be a Reform congregation in Saturday evening there will be a events, From the Editor and our Around Town therefore approached the World Baka. young couples Cfianukah party at A Vexing Situation - section highlight each and every weekly issue. .Union for P.wgre~i..e Judaism - t he home of Mordecai and Devdra the Reform parent body in Israel But why should this be, he Weiner at. 8 p.m. - and was warmly embraced. asked rhetorically. " My taxes that Sunday, December 28 between With $100 seed money and two I pay in Israel go to meet the 2-4 p.m. there will be a Hanukah classified ads in The Jerusalem religious needs of all citizens of the party open to all families and Post and the Hebrew-language State of Israel, with the exception singles of the Jewish community. press, Weiman-Kelman gathered of the non-Orthodox groups," There will be latkes and apple To give your gift just fill out the coupon below 40 people for Rosh Hashanah Weiman-Kelman said. " In other sauce, dreidels for t he children, services in 1985. His congregation words, if a group of Moslems want music and entertainment and a and mail it to: now numbers 150 members. This a new mosque, they go to the play by our Junior N.C.S.Y. Subscription Dept. A.I. Herald P.O. Box 6063 Joyous Chanukah Greetings Providence, A.I. 02940 from the people who care r R.i. HERALD GIFT SUBSCRIPTION I P.O. Box 6063, Prov. A.I. 02940 I EDWIN S. SOFORENKO HOWARD S. GREENE Sender's Name ______I MICHAEL H. SILVERMAN FRED CORBETT Address ______Zip _ _ __ I LAWRENCE R. SOFORENKO Phon e# (f or ven..f1c at1on). ______I Enclosed is my •check or money order for $ ___ I 1111111 11111111 ($10 per subscription, $14 out-of-state) I 1 PLEASE SEND MY GIFT TO: 1 Name ______Name ------i ! INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS Incorporated Addr05S ------Address I 211 Angell Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02904 ------z1p ______Zip-: Pl>ono # ------Phone# ; (401) 273-4100 L.:.~.:=~~~~~:.o:..DE.:~~~~~-J PROPERTY, CASUALTY & LIFE INSURANCE L THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 26, 1986 - 15 York. N.Y. I00Hi . 198G. 48 pag-es. A poor l\lclll, ,JosE:>ph works hiirci All ages. $9.!J!J. s ix davs a wffk for a rich Reviewed by Naomi Kleinberg t•mploy~r. He C"eases his lahors for Reviewed below are three hooks the Sahhat h and uses his meager fo r children, a ll with .Jewish theme earnings to hu.v only the best Books in Review anct content. which have a rrivect provisions to celebrate the holy on t he scene from different dav of rest. In t he end, after a direct ions. The li rst is published s<' ries o f st range and miraculous hy a ma jor trade house and will events . .J oseph is justly rewarded h~ve widespread dist rihut ion; t he for his love oft he Sahhat h (and. of second is from a s mall specialty c·ourse, not mentioned hut implied , Joseph Who Loved the Sabbath. publisher. a nd is p rimarily aimed his love of (:od). Treasures of the Jewish Hetold hy Marilyn Hirsh. at Hebrew a nd .Jewish day school Marily n Hirsh', version of the usc•wn, Vivian B. M a nn a nd Illustrated by Devis G rebu. Viking nrman L. Kleehlatt. Universe, children; t he third was origina lly story is at onee spare, vivid and Kestrel, 40 West 23rd Street, New released hv a small house :1 Pa rk Avenue South, New full of life. T he whole succeeds York, N.Y. 10010. 1986. 32 pages. ( Kar-1:len Copies) a nd it. is such an J rk, N.Y. 10016. 1986. 2 16 pages. Ages :J to 8. $10.9,'i. especially because ur Devis importa nt book that a major trade Crehu's illust rations, which truly 15 cloth; $ I 9.95 ph. The Narrowest Bar Mitzvah. By publisher has redesigned and make ,Joseph and his world visible eviewed by Esther Steven Schnur. Illustrated by Nussbaum rereleased it so it would have a a nd real. Colorful drawing-s in a Victor Lazzaro. Union of chance o f reaching the widest Some of t he most useful a rt st.vie that recalls primitive folk a rt American Hebrew Congregations, possible audience. Joks a re those published in and Persian miniatures. they are 8:18 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Jo.w•ph Who Loved the S abbath Jnnect ion with museum fil led wit h a ll sorts of deta ils that I 002 I. I 986. 48 pages. Ages 9 to is a new telli ng o f a tale from t he 16 - THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 sophisticated and knowing to be ( Continued from page 15) Trilogy. Ruth and Bob Grossman, that of a 13-year-old. It's jarring illustrated by Arouni, Paul S. The Narrowest Bar Mitz~ah is a and annoying. And because of this The New Jewish Cuisine. Gila Eriksson, Publisher, 208 Batte) story about how a disaster-beset problem with narration, the Berkowitz; illustrated by Mona Building, Middlebury, VT 05753. bar mitzvah is saved from metaphor of house as ark and Alex Mark. Doubleday & Company, 245 I 985. 287 pages. $ I 0.95 (paper). complete ruin in an unexpected as Noah just doesn't work. Park Avenue, New York, NY The Kosher-Cookbook Trilogy way. The Children We Remember is 10167. 1986. 206 pages. $17.95. was originally issued in 1965 and On the eve of Alex's big day, a subtitled " Photographs from the New patterns in Jewish cooking had been a favorite of many water main breaks, flooding the Archi ves of Yad Vashem, The are presented in this somewhat kosher cooks. The kosher cook temple and ruining the food, Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' disjointed book. There is a great was introduced to authentic flowers and other props for the Remembrance Authority, deal of useful information Chinese, French, and Italian celebration. (The big coincidence . .... ,Jerusalem, Israel." This describes contained in the expository recipes which had been adapted is that Alex's Torah portion exactly what is to be found in the material concerning the customs, for use in the traditional Jewish concerns Noah and the Flood.) On pages of this book. It in no way laws, and trends that shape Jewish kitchen. top of that, Alex's beloved The not-so-subtle message is prepares the reader for what he or cuisine. The text was delightfully grandfather sprains his ankle that it's not the setting or caterer she will encounter. The guidelines for the 150 written in the jargon of a typical climbing the steep stairs in his that makes the occasion but home, In only forty-one photographs recipes in this book are outlined in Ashkenazic Jewish hubba house and must stay in bed. family and feeling that are accompanied by a mere 200 words the first chapter giving a detailed (grandmother) who comfortingly The house is the device on important. While these are not of text, archivist Chana Byers explanation of the laws of kashrut. assured us that won tons are every which the story hangs. It is only sentiments to sneer at, the Abells records the story of the The revised versions take into bit as satisfying as kreplach. Even six feet wide, though it is three heavy-handed way they are children who died in the account lower cholesterol the title of the recipes displayed stories high and very long. Alex's conveyed makes the lesson a bit Holocaust and of those who ingredients as well as whole-grain two cultures mixing for the first solution to the problems is to take hard to swallow. survived. She explains how life alternatives. time. We cooked Far Blun Jed Egg the bar mitzvah to his Another difficulty is the was before the Nazis came, how it Foods of Israel include Drop Soup, Um Gepahtch Kid grandfather, to have it in the narrative voice. Alex tells his own changed, how children died, and directions for felafel, hummus and Matzoh Brei Parmiagiana, and house. story in a voice far too old, how some lived. She is able to end eggplant salad. Recipes from other Alte Coq Au Vin. on a note of hope, which is Jewish communities are included The "New" version is not all necessary in a book like this, in the "wide world of Jewish new. The bulk of the text is the geared for children, for the story is cuisine," but might have been same with the addition of 17 brand so horrifying and more aptly placed with traditional new recipes in the Chinese section ,, incomprehensible that. without a foods. only. The Italian and French Rainbow ray of light, fear and despair would The author has a section on sections are t he same. descend on any child who beheld adapting the cuisines of the world However, the book is a this. to the kosher kitchen. The reader wonderful addition to the While each individual photo has is taken on a whirlwind tour of 17 cookbook. library of one who its 0wn power, the cumulative countries with only one recipe enjoys cooking as well as a sense of Bake~y from each. A better feel for each effect is breathtaking in the humor. Recipes like Beef Lo Mein absolute sense of the word - you cuisine would have been realized Boyc hik, Cold Sesame Noodles . 800 RESERVOIR A VE., CRANSTON, R.I. st.op breathing for a split second at by having more examples from with Chicken Hah Gad Dah, 944-8180 the last page and hear and feel each country. Vegetarian cookery Szechuan Fish Yach Nah, Soicy only the rush of grief, anger, is included, though some of these Fried Duck Shma Tah, disbelief, horror, incomprehen recipes might have been better Kokkapitzzi Pizza with Lox , Happy Chanukah sion . located in the international Stuffed Eggplant lndigetione, Parents should read this book section. Ravioli Galitziana, Sauce from with their young children and The laws of the Sabbath are Bechamel de Brighton Beach, and should be prepared for questions covered nicely, and there are Flounder a la Moishe Pippik are The Kaplans whose factllal answe rs cannot several good versions of the typical of the fare found in this at i' adequately address the various traditional cholent (stew cooked delightful trilogy. feelings that will undoubtedly be overnight) and kugel (a sweet or Cookbook of the Jews of Greece. Rainbow Bakery engendered. While this book is savory starchy casserole). In Nicholas Stavroulakis; illustrated In order that our employen may have the Holiday off intended for young children, it is general, the recipes al'e sparse by author. Cadmus Press, 25 we will lie closed New Year's Day. appropriate for all ages and is an compared with all of .the Waterview Drive, Port Jefferson, • Gitt Certlllcatn ·Ava II able In Any Denomination • essential contribution to the well -written text. The recipes NY 11777. 1986. 26 pages. $18.95 which are included are clearly WE USE ONLY THE FINEST OF KOSHER INGREDIEf'!TS literature of the Holocaust.. It is (paper). also, as an aside, a beautliul written. OPEN EVEJ;lY DAY 7 TO 7 example of line bookmaking and The N ew Kosher-Cookbook (Continued on page 20) design. ~ · ~ Wishing All A Happy Chanukah .. E ~ .}l FINE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FASHIONS, PERSONAL SERVICE TO PAMPER YOU & PRICES WORTH A TRIP FROM ANYWHERE. COHOES COMMONS IN GARDEN CITY, CRANSTON - EXIT 1 4 OFF 95. PHONE (40'1) 846-2200. COHOESCARD, MASTERCARD & VISA. MON-FRI 10-9 , SAT 10-S & SUN 12-5 ,. THI,; HHUUt,; l:C,LA N IJ H~;l~ALIJ, ~'HIIJAY,,UbCcMl:lbH ~6, 1986 - 17 Sen. Kennedy Honored By Ben-Gurion U. a a ~ n L:Jlici -,··· .tJ.: t. vCHEBR ..... Au. 1 f . \\ \ AR 16 ~ Happy Chanukah From ,;:i \t"1al CENTENNIAL HONOR FOR SENATOR KENNEDY - •astlantl Senator E dward M. Ke nnedy rece ives a n honorary d egree from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev during the D a vid Be n-Gurion Cente nnia l celebration in Beersheva, Is r ael. Also pictured is BGU President C haim Elata. Main Office HEERSHEVA, Israel Israel. The Uni ve rsit y is 25 Cummings Way , Woonsocket. R.I. 02895 • 767-3900 Senator Edward M . Kennedy (D., distinguished wo rldwide for it s MA) cited Ben-Gurion University pioneering work in desert of the Negev's "extraordina ry agriculture. it s out reach programs Chapel Branch record of excellence, scholarship, in Negev develop ment towns, and 206/ Diamond Hill Rd , Cumberland, R.I . 02864 • 333-6500 truth a nd commitment to the it s communit y-ori e nt ed Medic ~! r Cranston Branch cause of Israel," upon accepting an School. 1000 Park Ave , Cranston , R.I. 02910 • 946-2100 honorary degree from the The Universit _v is supported in universit y. The award conferment the United States through Diamond Hill Branch was the cul mination of t hree days Ame ri can Associates, Hen-Gurion 2020 Diamond Hill Rd., Woonsocket , R.I. 02895. 767-3980 of ceremonies at which the Unive rsi ty of the Negev with Dorrance Street Branch Universit y marked the centennial national offices in N.Y. 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Arnow, Senator The .Jewish Life Cycle: Kennedy went on to speak of the Coordinated by Lillian Schwartz, universit y's tireless energy and t his course wi ll present guest dedicat ion to the task of rolling speakers who each week will Eastland Savings Bank /Eastland Bank hack the desert a nd advancing the provide an in-depth look at the Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation state of Israel. He lauded it s work !F.astland phases of the .Jewish li fe cycle from in developing crops which !(row in birth t.o death. Classes will be held Bank brackish water a nd it s water on Wednesdays from ,January 7 management techniques. "Surely t hrough March 4 (no session on there is no better demonstration February 18) from 9:30- 11 :30 a .m. a nywhere on earth that. , 'the Tuition is $25. desert sha ll rejoice a nd blossom as the rose,'" he said . " In a sense I have the best of hath wo rl ds," he A.I. 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Negev wa, estahhshed in 1969 to IN GREATER PROVIDENCE, CALL RICHARD DEUTSCH (401) 738-6687 fur1he r D1w 1d Ben-Gurion's dream of An in F> l1lution or higher 2122 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, R.I. 02895 educ-At 10n in the !-.O ut hern reJ:{ion Hours· Mo n. and Thurs. 9:00-8 :00 • Tues.-Wed .-Fn. 9:00-6:00 • Sat. 10:00-2:00 0 percent of the land of 18 - THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 l Review: "Hurlyburly" Arts In U.S. At Trinity "Endangered" by Lois Atwood The arts in the United States Arts & Entertainment Hurlyburly, by David Rabe, is a may be in danger, unless play about four young men who community groups make support still think and act like juveniles. for t he arts a top priority. So said a They talk interminably using prominent foundation president in language that Rabe describes as a discussing plans fo r a national heightened form of how people conference on the arts. Shalom Singles talk. They act as if all women are "As we exert ourselves to meet whores; they ·drink and drug the pressing physical needs of The South area Jewish throughout the play; and they use children, the elderly, and the Community Center Shalom a lot of foul, though not unusual, homeless, we must remember to Singles (40 + ) will celebrate words and phrases. In Trinity pay equal attention to t he quality I Hanukkah with a festive dinner on Rep's production, playing through of life," said George M. Zelter, Happy Chanukah Monday, December 22, 7-10 p.m. January 25, the primary problem president of the National Bring a unisex grab bag gift. is t hat the playscript is repetitious, Foundation for Jewish Culture. Members: $5 and Non-members: and playing time is 31h hours. "Our communities have deep The Festival of Lights- $7. For further information and Because there is little spiritual needs, and the arts are what a joyous time of year. reservations, please call Judith move ment within the play, the key to fulfilling them." Halperin at (617) 341 -2016 or repetition bogs down scene after Mr. Zeller continued, "The arts Families will celebrate with 821-0030. scene, so that even very funny may be our next endangered The South Area Jewish lines may get no laughter, as the species, unless communities give good food and good company. Community Center Shalom audience is tired. Rabe uses them major support." Singles ( 40 + ) will have a exciting dialogue, but he needs an To demonstrate how arts Children's eyes will shine in "Brunch Plus" on Sunday, editor. David Wheeler, who institutions can meet community anticipation of gift-giving. December 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the directed, worked with Rabe to needs, the National Foundation Center. The speaker will be Bert make this a definitive production fo r Jewish Culture will conve ne a Everyone will gather Lerner, tax consultant. His of the Hurlyburly Rabe envisioned conference under the title "Art for the lighting program is entitled "How the New (Mike Nichols originally directed and Ident ity in the American Tax Law Will Effect You." a " neat and amusing" version, not Jewish Community." The of the menorah. Members: $4 and Non-members: at all the vigorously live play Rabe conference will meet in Los $6. For further information and wanted); That service to the Angeles on January 18-19, 1987. reservations, please call Judith playwright may not have been a Participants will include artists, Halperin at (617) 341-2016 or service to the play. museum directors, educators, and (617) 821-0030. Direction is good, and t he cast civic ·leaders from across the Best Wishes is good: they are William country. Damkoehler, Peter Gerety, Daniel According to conference to all from Operation Snowball Von Bargen, Keith J ochim, Becca chairperson Sandra Weiner, "Art The Stop & Sh Lish, Margot Dionne and Anne and Identity" wi ll seek to shed Companie op This year, as in t he past 13 Scurria. Damkoehler and Gerety, li ght on issues that concern many o s, as years, Roger Williams Lodge B'nai playing the leads, can be American ethnic groups as well as Y u _enjoy this B'rith volunteers will assist the dismayingly articulate as they rage all those involved with the arts. Warwick Police Station on at the universe. There are many Conference sessions wi ll grapple festive ho/iday. ~ Christmas Eve. Marvin William wonderful incongruities - Lish with such questions as: Lax and Mitchell S. Riffkin have drinking her cold cereal from a *How do the arts refl ect and ..• ~~lit~ been the co-chairmen since the glass of orange juice is one. shape cultural identity? ~-., ·,-~ - ., ::; ,c< - inception of this event. Another is Damkoehler's *What is the impact of arts . .-,~ Please contact Marvin William physically brilliant intoxication programs on education? Lax at 738-2350 or Mitchell scene in which his speech never *What standards should guide Riffkin at 351-8000 in order to slurs at al l. But the feeling of a communities in their support for volunteer your time and assist the play going nowhere and taking too t he arts? Warwick Police Christmas long to get there began in scene 1 Ms. Wein er, a prominent evening with t he Roger Williams and mounted. (A Long Day's supporter of the arts in Houston, The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. Lodge B'nai B'rith. Journey or The Iceman Cometh is a director of the National are as long, but don't seem it Foundation fo r Jewish Cu lture. 000 STOP & SHOP SUPERMARKETS because everything in them is Mr. Zeller is past president of the Q~ BRADLEES DEPARTMENT STORES necessary. Somewhere Rabe Jewish Welfare Federation of 6A6 THE STOP & SHOP M ANUFACTURING CO. ~~ mentions David Mamet as one of Detroit. his favo rite playwrights; I wish he For more information about had copied Mamet's brevity.) "Art and Identity," contact CJ-tan vkaJ-t The grapevine indicates t hat Ri chard A. Siegel, National Rabe is pleased with this Foundation for Jewish Culture, production, as it presents the play 122 East 42nd Street, New York, he wrote and its sprawling, NY 10168; (212) 490-2280. passionate, disorderly, world. I'd In addition to the National like to see Hurlyburly tightened up Foundation for Jewish Culture, and shortened, to find out if the "Art and Identity" is sponsored by impact is the same, if the laughs t he Council of Jewish Federations; come faster and if the tender Council of American Jewish ending really means that one of Museums; Commission on t he the characters has begun to grow Arts, ,Jewish Federation Council of up. G realer Los Angeles; and Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum. Russian & Chinese"· "Art. and Identity" is the final offering in a nationwide series of At RIC programs, "Creativity and The Department of Modern Continuity: Jewish Culture in Languages at Rhode Island America," organized by the College is continuing to offer National Foundation fo r Jewish Elementary Russian and Cu lture in ce lebration of its 25th Elementary Chinese in the Spring Anniversary. The series is '87 semester. Both wi ll meet 4 supported in part by a major grant \our hours per week and carry 4 credits. from the National Endowment for • Russian wi ll meet Mondays and the Humanities. Additional Wednesdays 4-6, and Chi nese funding for "Art and Identity" has Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-6. bee n provided hy the Project These courses can be used for Judaica Foundation, In c. , of elect ive credit. They are also open Washington, DC. to the ge neral public as we ll as to ervtce students al Rhode Island College. 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RJ O!X&,(401IMS /-,.llKI THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 - 19 Future Debut Recitals nation in schools, hospitals, distinguished himself as a achieved immediate critical In Boston prisons, and nursing homes thus foremost interpreter of the acclaim from the New York Times: providing top quality musical classical repertoire for saxophone. " Her relationship with the Of Judaism The Pro Musicis Foundation of performances to individuals who Following his recent recitals at the instrument was completely ( continued from page I) New York will sponsor Boston normally have no opportunity to Piccolo Spoleto Festival, New natural .. . [her Beethoven] was but also "who is a rabbi," he debut recitals for four important experience them. York's American New Music expertly played and elegantly pointed out, stating that the issue young concert artists between In Boston, the 1987 Pro Musicis Consortium Festival, the polished." Ms. Rolston began has caused the Reform movement January and May of 1987 in series opens on January 17 with a Corcoran Gallery, and repeat 'cello studies at the age of 2. Now "more pain than any other issue." Jordan Hall at the New England recital by the Brazilian-born engagements with the National, making the transition from child He said that when Hitler killed the Conservatory. Ilton Wjuniski, harpsichordist, Ilton Wjuniski. Musical America named him a prodigy to mature artist, Ms. Jews he knew exactly who was a harpsichord, Gary Louie, Wjuniski received highest "Young Artist to Watch." Rolston hs recently been guest Jew. "This dispute creates a lot of saxophone, Shauna Rolston, honors in the 6th Paris Shauna Roston, 'cello, will soloist with the Toronto animosity," he exclaimed. 'cello, and Steven Kanoff, clarinet, International Harpsichord perform on Tuesday, March 24. At Symphony and the London Kelman said that the issue of will each perform for Boston Competition (known as the her New York debut in Town Hall, Philharmonia. "Who is a Jew" has become an audiences in a recital series "Jean-Philippe Rameau the Canadian-born 'cellist attempt by "rightwing Orthodox managed this season by Walter Festival") and the 1st to delegitimize the Reform and Pierce and the Wang Celebrity International Harpsichord Conservative movements." He Series. Competition at Edinburgh. He WISHING ALL OUR FRIENDS A HAPPY CHANUK"H said that he believes in the The Pro Musicis program is graduated from the Paris separation of state ai:id church. unique. A concept originally Conservatory with four "Premiers "A Unique Cafe With Rackman, who is regarded as a developed in France and Prix": in harpsichord and moderate Orthodox, said that he, transplanted to the United States continua; in chamber music; in Desserts And Light too, is against the "who is a Jew" in 1969, Pro Musicis, through an music history; and in musical amendment. But he said he is internationally prominent jury of aesthetics. Fare After The Show." against the separation of state and musicians and composers, selects "He has an exuberant Baroque church although he believes in rising young concert artists, and style," wrote Jacques Longchampt JOIN US FOR depoliticizing religion. provides them with professionally in Le Monde, "but his clear Concluding the evening, managed recitals in major music performance, the beautiful NEW YEAR'S DAY BRUNCH Berkowitz read a short statement centers around the nation. In musical gestures, the great inner Open 10-3 calling for the unity of the Jewish addition to subsidized recital speech gave a wonderful structure people. He stated: "The American presentations, each Pro Musicis to .. . [Bach, Byrd and Rameau.]" Assorted Coffee Jewish Heritage Committee plans artist receives a 3-year stipend. Recently, Mr. Wjuniski has given concerts and recitals in Paris, Fine Desserts to undertake a program of action In exchange for managerial, 404 Wickenden St. during the forthcoming year and promotional, and financial Nice, Roubaix, Glasgow, urge special days of unity between support, Pro Musicis artists Strasbourg, and Rio de Janeiro. Providence, R.I. Restaurant & Bakery all Jewish deonominations." oerform free of charge around the On February 13, classi<;al (at Wickenden St. & Hope St.) Light Evening Menu saxophonist Gary Louie will perform. At the age of 18, Mr. Lunch - Sunday Brunch Louie made his debut with 861-1430 Open Tues. thru Sat. 11 - 11 Washington's National Sym Sunday 10-2 • Close d Monday phony Orchestra, and has II Reservations Early: 5:30-6:30 ~ . - Late: 9:30-10:30 FAVORS, MASKS, NOISEMAKERS :,:43 CHAMPAGNE, MIDNIGHT SURPRISES ( - Shoshana Arbeli-Almoslino, Israel's new Minister of Health, tries a healthy dose of tender, loving care on four-year-old Tai Barashi whose father, David, brought him to the Emergency Department of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center here complaining of stomach pains. Israel's top health official was touring the Medical Center after assuming her new office in the rotation of the nation's coalition government. c:), I ' ~I ,~~·"1\' Family and friends are a special gift. May you and yours share a happy and holy holiday season and a bright and prosperous New Year. [?llil@ @® ~g ®@[W@ D[? Mayor & Mrs. Joseph R. Paolin.o, Jr. fine french cooking - stylish dining and Jennifer 99 hope street,£rovidence, r.i. • 751 -8890 20 - THE RHODEiSLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 (Continued from page 16 ) First Night In Providence The cuisine and culture of the Street, New York, NY 10017. In rehearsal halls around New will occur at Kennedy Plaza and a Phred's Drugstores of Cranston, Jews of Greece are dealt with in 1986. 288 pages. $19.95. England, dancers are dancing, delightful production of and Blackstone Valley Factory the Cookbook of the J ews of Greece. The Varied Kitchens of India puppeteers playing and comedians "Dracula's Party" will be Outlets. A great deal of research was done offers a fascinating picture of warming up for the second annual performed by the South County In addition to the other to present a t horough historical some oft he di verse cultures which First Night Providence coming Children's Theater. afternoon events, ice sculptures background of the different groups make up the population of India. this New Year's Eve. First Night With all the events in place, the will materialize at 2 p.m. at which make up t he Greek Jewish The cuisines of the Anglo- Indians, buttons that allow celebrants excitement is mounting. First Providence's Kennedy Plaza. community. Bengal is, Kashmiris, Parsis, and entrance to all First Night events Night buttons will go on sale Teams of four to six people T he celebrations of Jewish Tibet.ans are quite exotic, and yet go on sale Friday, December 12. Friday, December 12, and can be representing Providence's best holidays and Shabbat are can be duplicated, fairly easily, by As the celebration of the arts purchased at various retail outlets restaurants will participate in the described in detail, and many fo llowing the clear instructions of event nears, new attractions have across the state and in contest, including Raphael's, traditional recipes are presented the author. been added to the program. A southeastern Massachusetts, Camille's, the Marriott, City in a clearly written fashion. The T he largest section in t he book spectacular ice sculpture contest including all Almacs, Brooks Lights, The Hot Club, Johnson remainder of the recipes include deals with the cuisine of t he ,Jews among Providence restaurants Pharmacies, Star Markets, and Wales and Player's Corner daily fare fo r soups, salads, stuffed of Calcutta. It offers an unusual Pub. The unique and short-lived vegetables, entrees, pies and insight into the foods and customs sculptures will be on display until pastries, sweets and preserves and of a cult ure which is disappearing 5 p.m. when the best of this pickles. from t he Indian landscape. talented group will be judged. At 6 Several recipes in the book call Recipes in this chapter combine p.m., the First Night opening fo r swordfish which has been aspects of Indian and Middle ceremonies will begin on the steps deemed non-kosher by traditional Eastern cooking and include of Providence City Hall, and rabbinic sources. The recipes directions for Baked Chicken and Providence Mayor Joseph Paolino which call fo r liver neglect t.o Rice fo r t he Sabbath, Sweet and ~ titkcu.se will announce the winner of the mention that liver must be broiled Sour Chicken and Okra. Fish in contest. prior to use in a recipe. Otherwise, Coconut Milk, Lentil and Mixed 1ro11WtJOHS A First Night Providence the recipes conform to the laws of Vegetable Curry, and Coconut button guarantees admission to all kashrut. Milk, Lent.i i and Mixed Vegetable the "funtastic" events including The illust rat.ions of traditional Curry, and Coconut Fudge. the newly added Children's Greek costumes adds a charming It is interesting to note that lHew years .1)'1!1 Theater. The South County touch to this book. The book most of t he recipes in this book are Children's Theater will present seems to be poorly bound with the adaptable to being prepared in a "Dracula's Party," a musical cover sta rting to come off even kosher kitchen. T he author, a d(mique &If~ Sile comedy featuring approximately before being used. well-known food writer has 30 children ranging in age from The Varied Kitchens of India. preserved some wonderful ~I, 8-13. The show is being sponsored Copeland and Marks. M. Evans culinary experiences within the 198f with funds raised by the Friends of and Company, Inc., 216 East 49 pages of this nicely bound book. the Children's ,Theater through local establishments and in fatUS DtJttfo ~tstaurant conjunction with the Kingstown Chamber of Commerce . "It's important for all Rhode Alex Rump/er Honored .'{outt 6, S-ea-,J.t a.. Islanders to support First Night through the purchase of a button," says Barbara Measelle, manager, d{%w Years tralU't(~, f~ First Night Providence. "Our goal is to keep increasing the quality ~t~1oop~ ~ and numbers of entertainers and locations; but, to keep the dtafu-5 ~YOJ': tkr009.~ J{6,(' tradition alive and growing, we need Rhode Island's support." For additional information, contact Barbara Measelle, manager, First Night Providence, t=u:t~ 3 Davol Square, Providence, R.I. II Am, to 61'1'!" ~ssww - $z.rs 02903. Telephone (401) 831-2211. wdk. uus At the Camp JORI 50th Annual Meeting, Alexander Rumpler, * founder, past president and active Board member for all fifty years, was honored. Jeffrey Brier, President of JORI, presents him with a silver bowl. For fifty years, campers have continued over the years, and he is filled the bunks of Camp JORI and currently an active member of the have enjoyed summer activities at Board. the camp on Point Judith in At the fiftieth annual meeting, Happy Chanukah and 1 Narragansett. \\N "' Camp JORI honored Mr. And for more than fifty years, Rumpler, who will be ninety in Alexander Rumpler has been an January, fo r his service. As Jeffrey active presence on the Board of the Brier presented him with an Best Wishes for the -New Year camp. When the idea of the camp inscribed silver bowl, family, was conceived in the mid-1930s, friends, officers and board Alex Rumpler served on the Camp members, past and present, and Committee chaired by Benjamin silver-haired alumni of the camp Brier, grandfather of the current gave a standing ovation to a man camp president, Jeffrey Brier. who has given of himself so Later, Mr. Rumpler served as generously. President. His involvement has J () J J J l/ _ -.£1 1 ·1 _ ,l ,t:J"~!}f) "[d1.d.l'J1;])/t!JflJ. ,-----·------M c LAUGHLIN & MORAN, INC. 175 TERMINAL ROAD PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02905 -~ X ,.: '------John E Mo,an. Chairman ------./ T HE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 - 21 Shcharansky At UN AJC Launches Fund For Religious Liberty (continued from page / ) emig-rate or observe their issue and to let ,Jews in the USSR religion." Norman Redlich, Dean of the Rita Hauser, a senior partner of Bar Foundation, a Director of the know they are not fo rgotten. Reich and Gertier said that the New York University School of the New York law firm of Stroock American Foreign Law On ,January 23, the Union of names of the refuseniks will be Law, and Rita Hauser, a & Stroock & Lavan, has had a long Association of New York City and C'ounr ils fo r Soviet J ews (UCSJ) read by governors, mayors, prominent attorney, have been and distinguished career in public Director of the Frienda of the will convene a "Commission of legislators and ,Jewish and named co-chairs of the American service. She is a former United Hague Academy of International Inquiry" composed of outstanding Christian clergymen who will also J ewish Congress' Fund for States Representative to the Law. representatives from the state the case fo r Soviet J ewry. Religious Liberty, it was United Nations Commission on A New York resident, Ms. American academic, judicial and T hey said it was important. t hat announced by Theodore Mann, Human Rights, a member of t he Hauser serves on several boarda political sectors to hear testimony every community group president of the organization. U.S. Delegat ion to t he 24th U.N. including the Inst itute for from former refusenik Nat.an participate if t hey are concerned The Fund for Religious Liberty General Assembly, and a member East -West Security Studies, the Shcharansky and other prominent fo r the future of Soviet Jews. The was established by the American of the U.S. Delegation to the Council on Foreign Relations and Soviet .Jewish emigres about. rally will be held wit h the Jewish Congress in 1985 to oppose World Conference on the t he New York Philharmonic wo rsening conditions of Soviet. participation of the Nat ional the campaign launched by the International Women's Year in Symphony Society. She is the ,Jews in the 20 mont hs since Conference on Soviet Jewry. Religious Right against the Mexico City. Chair of t he Advisory Group of the Mikhail Gorbachev hecame the Reich and Gert.ier stressed that constitutional guarantees of Ms. Hauser has lectured International Parliamentary leader of the Soviet Union. "despite Soviet talk of change, and religious freedom and extensively on international Group for Human Rights in the On February 26, B'nai B'rith an occasional token gesture, we church-state separat ion. affairs and specifically on Soviet Union and a trustee of the International wi ll stage a giant see absolutely no signs of Resources provided by t he Fund constitutional law in Egypt, India, Center for Inter-American rally here in conjunction wit h relaxation of the policies of t he have enabled AJCongress to Australia, and New Zealand. She Relations. similar rallies all over the United Soviet Union. Indeed, every expand its litigation activities, as is a Life Fellow of the American Stat.es and in 42 other count ries at indication is t hat t.he repression well as finance publicat ions and which the names of some 12,000 will continue unabated." conferences to alert and educate Soviet refuseniks will be read T he UCSJ made t he same point the American public to assaults on aloud. It will be preceded hy in a statement in connection with these constitutional principles. candlelight vigils on college it s Commission of Inquiry. " It" is Dean Redlich, who is also a campuses the night before. becoming apparent. t.o many of us co-chairman of the AJCongress' T he Student Coalition fo r who are closely involved with t he Commission on Law and Social Best Wishes Soviet Jewry an arm of Hillel question of Soviet Jewish Action, has been head of t he New Foundat ion of Brandeis emigrat ion that Mikhail York University's School of Law University, wi ll hold its fifth Gorbachev is a skillfu l for the past 11 years. Throughout from a nnual Washington Lobby for manipulator of American public his career, he has been in the Soviet ,Jews here February 26, the opinion," said Pam Cohen, UCSJ forefront of the st ruggle to Student Struggle fo r Soviet Jewry president. preserve the constitut ional (SSS,J ) announced. University of Similar To The Times Of guarantees of church-state Florida activists will spend the day Stalin separation and to advance the lobhyinl( individual Congressmen "Gorbachev would have us causes of civil rights and liberties. to raise awareness and support fo r believe that emigration A native New Yorker, Dean the human rights of Soviet ,Jews, restrict ions a re being loosened a nd Redlich serves on .the boarda of the the SSS,J said. t hat Soviet Jews and other NAACP Legal Defense and Situation Has Not Improved religious groups are enjoying a Education Fund and is a member In announcing t he February heretofore unimagined religious of t he American Bar Associat ion's rally, R'nai B'rith International and cultural renaissance. Despite Task Force on Minorities in the president Seymour Reich and a carefully constructed campaign Legal Profession. In August of R'nai B'rit h Women president. of Soviet disinformat ion, the t rut h 1986, he was elected to the Council Irma Gert ier, noted that despite is that conditions fo r Soviet Jews of the ABA's Section of Individual the discussion of t he issue at t he today are reminiscent of the worst Rights and Responsibilit ies. From last two U.S.-Soviet summit excesses of anti·Semitic 1979-1981, he was Co-Chair of the meetings, Soviet ,Jews "are no fanaticism that marked t he Stali~ Lawyers' Commitee for Civil better off. T hey still cannot freely rel(ime," the UCSJ said. Rights Under Law, the only law professor ever to serve in that capacity. Dean Redlich has held several Your Congressman, positions in city and federal Happy government. From 1972-1974, he served as Corporation Counsel of the City of New York and, prior to Fernand J. St Germain t hat, from 1963-1964, as Assistant Chanukah Counsel to the Presdient's Commission on the Assassinat ion of President Kennedy. ~ Klein's Kosher Market 421-0271 849 N. fllain Street · · Old Fashion Potato Pancakes 16 to a pkg. $2.39 No Sugar Midget Salami 12 oz. $2.99 Janis, John & Jo nathan w ish yo u all a I lappy Chanukah and a Happy, H ea lth y New Year. C HAPPY cHANUKAH :;?<:; Finest Wishes from your friends For -A at Happy Chanukah And The Ideal Of Religious Liberty NICK TSIONGAS State Representative East Side CITIZENS BANK 22 - THE RHODE ISLAND HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1986 Co. for more than :Jo years before ADL Report On Argentina retirinl( in 1971, died Wednesday, December 17, 1986, in Miriam NEW YORK (,JTA) The report notes as "a welcome Hospital. Anti-Semitism continues at a counterpoint to Arab-inspired A lifelong Providence resident, disturbingly level in Argentina anti-Semitism," an Arah-,Jewish Obituaries Miss Sandler was a daughter of where it is often used as a political statement of solidarity in the La the late Rev. Max and Celie weapon to attack democratic Rioja province which calls for (Stoloff) Sandler. institutions and the government " reject ion of all types of She was a member of the of President Raul Alfonsin, discrimination and hatred which Providence Hebrew Day School according to Latin American divide us." ROSE RICHMAN The funeral service was held at and the Women's Associations of Report. published hy the PLO Related Activities PROVIDENCE - Rose Rich Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel, the ,Jewish Home for the Aged and Anti-Defamation League of B'nai In other PLO-related activities man, 91, of the Jewish Home for 825 Hope St., Providence. Burial Miriam Hospital. l:l'rith. in the region, Methodist the Aged, 99 Hillside Ave., died w11s in Congregation Sons of Israel She leaves a niece, Susan S. Also cited among developments Universit y of Piracicaba, Brazil, Friday, December 19 at Miriam and David Cemetery. Ka hn of Providence, and a in , h.e · region were a steady and the PLO, declaring Hospital. She was the widow of nephew, Dr. Carl M. Sandler of increase in anti-Semitic. incidents themselves "dedicated to t he Harry L. Richman. FRANK ABRAMS Houston, T ex. in Chile, where the government democratic, a nti-imperialist., Born in Russia, a daughter of the PROVIDENCE - Frank A funeral service was held at had ir, the past effectively limited anti-Zionist struggle," signed an late Charles and Sarah (Levy) An: Abrams, 84, of the Jewish Home Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel, such activity, and the Peruvian agreement last August for · delman, she lived in Providence for for the Aged, 99 Hillside Ave., 825 Hope St. Burial will he in ,Jewish community's concern over "cooperation and cultural more than 70 years. She previously founder, and partner of the What Lincoln Park Cemetery, Warwick. President Alan Garcia's meeting exchanges." lived in the Boston area. Cheer Foods Co. for more than 50 with Palestine Liberation In Chile, the pro-Nazi She · was a member of the years before retiring in 1979, died Organization chief Yasir Arafat at publil'ations of the notorious Women's Association of the Jew Saturday, December 20 at the MARY ANDELMAN the Non-Aligned Nations anti-Semite and former diplomat, ish Home for the Aged. home. He was the husband of WARWICK - Mary Conference in Zimbabwe last Miguel Serrano, and others were Mrs. Richman leaves two daugh Theresa (Kahn) Abrams. He was Andelman, 78, of Greenwood September. brought to the attention of the ters, Mrs. Anne Robinson of also the husband of the late House Nursing Home, formerly of Latin American Report is Minister of ,Justice by the Jewish Cranston and Mrs. Lee Lipet of Pauline (Wexler) Abrams. Cranston, died Wednesday, prepared by Rabbi Morton communit y which called them Pawtucket; two sisters, Mrs. Fan Born in Romania, a son of the December 17, I 986, in the home. Rosenthal, director of AOL's important elements in the nie Bloomberg of Cranston and late Morris and Rebecca (Rath) She was t he widow of Leo Latin American Affa irs anti-Semitic campaign developing Miss Bess Andelman of Newburgh, Abramowitz, he lived in Provi Andelma n. Department, and Martin there. N.Y.; a brother, Murray Andelman dence for more than 75 years. He Born in Providence, a daughter Schwartz, assistant director. It The ADL report also focused on of Orlando, Fla.; five grandchildren formerly lived in Hollywood, Fla. of the late Louis and Pauline provides information on issues · moves toward better and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Abrams was a member of Lubin, she had lived in Warwick and events in Latin America and Catholic-,Jewish relations in the A funeral service was held at Temple Emanu-EI. the past I 6 years and had lived in the Caribbean affecting .Jewish region. The Latin American Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel, Besides his wife he leaves a son, Providence and Cranston before communities in the region and the Bishops Conference, in an historic 825 Hope St., Providence. Burial Stanley B. Abrams of Providence; moving to the home. State of Israel. move to combat a nti-Semitism, was in Lincoln Park Cemetery, a daughter, Delores Younger of S he was a member of the Jewish Examples Of Anti-Semitism has drawn up guidelines for the Warwick. Manchester, N.H.; five grandchil Home for the Aged, Hadassah and Examples of anti-Semitic use of Catholic educators in dren and four great-grandchildren. Temple Emanu-El. manifestations in Argentina teaching about .Jews and Judaism. A funeral service was held at She leaves two daughters, Lois included the following: The guidelines are the product Mount Sinai .Memorial Chapel, E. Lewis and Marcia A. Halpern, *The reappearance of the of a Catholic-Jewish meeting BESSIE L. ROBINSON 825 Hope St., Providence. Burial both of Cranston; a sister, Esther so-call ed " Andinia Plan," a claim sponsored by the Bishops WARWICK - Bessie L. Robin was in Lincoln Park Cemetery, Scoliard of Providence; six by Argentine anti-Semites that Conference, ADL and the Latin son, 89, formerly of · Wayland Warwick. grandchildren and a Israel is plotting to turn the American ,Jewish Congress which Manor, founder and proprietor of great -grandchild. Patagonian region in the south of was held in Bogota, Colombia, last Mrs. Robinson, a women's spe ETHEL SLOVIN A funeral service was held in the Argentina int.o a ,Jewish state. September. cialty store at Wayland Square CRANSTON - Ethel Slovin, Max Sugarman Memorial Chapel, *An article in the rightwing Copies of the Latin American since 1938, which she operated for 69, of 103 Betsy Williams Drive 458 Hope St., Providence. Burial Peronist newspaper Alerta Report can he obtained from many years before retiring, died died Saturday, December 20, 1986, will be in Lincoln Park Cemetery. Nacional titled, "This Is How AOL's Latin American Affairs Wednesday, December 17 at Paw at Miriam Hospital. She was the They Dominate Us," which listed Department, 82~ United Nations tuxet Village Nursing Home. She wife of David G. Slovin. a lleged "Zionist functionaries" of Plaza, New York 10017. was the widow of Matthew Robin: Born in Worcester, a daughter MOLLY DIAMOND I he Central Rank of Argentina, son. of the late Joseph and Sophie CRANSTON Molly including the na mes, titles and Mrs. Robinson was a graduate of (Schwartz) Greenberg, she lived in Dia mond, 67, of 825-B Pontiac ages of the "guilty." The the former · Child's Business Cranston for 30 years. Ave., an office clerk for the newspaper also threatened to School. In 1928, she entered the She was a member of the Jewish Kest.enman Manufacturing Co., cont inue publishing lists of women's specialty-clothing busi Home for the Aged, and t he Providence, for more than 35 ",Jewish elements that have _A ness which she conducted from her Shaare Zedek-Sons of Abraham years before retiring this year, died bought their way into the current home. In 1936, she opened a store Synagogue. Thursday, December 18, 1986. Alfonsin regime." in Wakefield and later opened the Besides her husband she leaves Born in Providence, a daughter • A Buenos Aires demonstration ,'\.fllYFi7 store on Wayland Square. three sons, Dr. Gary Slovin in of the late Charles and Hannah "Against the ,Jewish She was known throughout the Hawaii, Dr. Myron B. Slovin of (Grodzanofsky) Diamond, she Dictatorship," organized hy a country and abroad for her exclu Tempe, Ariz., and Dr. Donald L. moved to Cranston six years ago. neo-Nazi group. sive trousseaus. Slovin of Framingham, Mass.; a Miss Diamond leaves four • A doll with the gestapo "SS" iHANU~ Born in Providence, she was a brother, Zelick Greenberg of sisters, Ruby Glass of Los Angeles, inscription ha nging: hy a noose in daughter of the late Simon and Worcester, and four a nd Sylvia, J eanette and Natalie an a rmy harrackr-.. V Pauline (Silverman) Leichter. She grandchildren. Diamond, with whom she made *T he arrest for "an had lived in Providence most of her A graveside service was held at her home. administrative offense" of the life before moving to Warwick two Lincoln Park Cemetery, Warwick. A funeral service will be held at chief legal advisor (who is Jewish) years ago. Arrangements were hy Max the Max Sugarman Memorial for the Argentine Rorder Patrol She was a member of Temple Suga rman Memorial Chapel, 458 Chapel, 458 Hope St., Providence. aft er he denounced the carving of Beth-El, Hadassah and the J ewish Hope St., Providence. Burial was in Lincoln Park two swastikas in the walls of the Home for the Aged. Cemetery, Warwick. Patrol's headquarters. She leaves a son, Erwin G. Robinson of Warwick; a sister, LILLIAN J, SANDLER Laura Katzman of Providence; a PROVIDENCE - Lillian .J. U.S. Federal law now requires all funeral homes to brother, Jacob Leichter of Provi Sandler. 7:1 , of I 24 Pembroke dence, three grandchildren and Ave., office manal(er a nd head provide itemized pricing. Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel bookkeeper at Colonia l Novelty three great-grandchildren. has provided this courtesy for over eleven years. 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Andrew Polk plays = - laureate Neil Simon continues Arnold Epstein, the philosopher =~~~ the story of Eugene Morris Jerome constantly in trouble with the which began in his 1983 hit sergeant. John C. MacKenzie, Brighton Beach Memoirs. There Michael McNeill, Scott will be three performances of McClelland and John Younger Biloxi Blues; Friday, January 9 at 8 occupy the other four bunks in the Ct, C t, p.m. and Saturday, January 10 at barracks and a large portion of the ,..nu ,.. = 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are two hours of laughter onstage. Pat W W available for all performances and Nesbit plays the part-time may be ordered by calling (401) "scarlet woman" in Biloxi and 421-ARTS. Amy Ryan plays Eugene's first . Geoffrey Nauffts plays the love, Daisy Hannigan. budding writer, Eugene, who is so Director Gene Saks won the busy recording all that occurs in 1985 Tony Award as Best Director his notebook he hardly notices life for Biloxi Blues, sets were designed is passing and he is growing up. by David Mitchell, costumes are by Ann Roth and lighting was designed by Tharon Musser. - Tickets are $16.50-$25.50 and The new Vice President for Planning and Business are on sale now. Call the Planning and Corporate Development with Evangelical Camp JORI Providence Performing Arts Development has just arrived at Health Systems in Oak Brook, Ill. Center Box Office at (401) The Miriam Hospital. Joel M. Before that he served from Opens Registration 421-ARTS. MasterCard and Visa Wolarsky is the first to hold this 1!!78-1980 as Assistant to the Registration is now open for the are accepted. Tickets are also position in which he will be Chairman of the National Council 1987 summer season at Camp available at Ticketron outlets. responsible for strategic and long on Health Planning and JORI, the only Jewish overnight range planning, program and Development. camp in Rhode Island. corporate development, regulatory Wolarsky has a Bachelors The camp will be celebrating its relationship and related activities. Degree · in Business 50th year of operation on its 13.5 Prior to his arrival, Wolarsky was Administration from Pace College, acres on Point Judith in associated with American Medical a Mastj,rs Degree in Marketing Narragansett. International as Director of from Adelphi University and a For the past several seasons, Market Development in South Masters Degree from Duke Camp JORI has had Jong waiting Florida and immediately prior to University in Hospital lists and has had to disappoint that as Vice . President for Administration. some families. For that reason, campers and their siblings have been given the opportunity to register early and are given first preference. Camp JORI has been known for its "home away from home" atmosphere. In addition to a NA PPINESS·TO·YOU ·AT kosher kitchen, the camp offers a modern facility featuring a complete sports and recreation program with an emphasis on Ct1A~KA~ Jewish culture. All activities are supervised by Marshall Gerstenblatt, Director, and his staff of mature and experienced counselors, many who have been campers themselves. Brown Camperships are available > based on need. To avoid the Bookstore waiting list, register early for the > summer of 1987. For information 244 THAYER ST., PROV. 863-3168 or to receive an application, call Mon. -Sat. 9-6 Sun. 12-6 Camp JORI at 521-2655. 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