Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 1989 — Page 8

More on the two Canadians who died in bus tragedy

TEL AVIV — Details of the bus tragedy that took the lives of 14 passengers as a Palestinian yanked the wheel from the bus driver, tumblirfj; the vehicle down a steep ravine included the story of the two Canadians that were among the victims. One was sixteen-year-old Fern Rykiss, part of the group of 27 classmates of the Jewish Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate of Winnipeg who were celebrating their graduation from Hebrew High School. She spent several weeks working at Kibbutz Ein Tsurim, plus made a number of sight-seeing trips. She was en route to Jerusalem to visit friends. The second Canadian to die. Dr. Shelley Halpenny, 33, a dentist, came to Israel with her sister, Eve Silberan, 47, and her father. Dr. Manley (Bud) Wolochow, 61, of Vancouver, who was entered in the Maccabiah. He had been a member of the Canadian Olympic shooting team, and this was his third successive Maccabiah. He completed his final round of competition at about the same time that his daughters boarded the bus at Tel Aviv. Since they boarded it just as it left, they were seated apart. Dr. Halpenny sat near the rear of the bus and was killed almost instantly. Her sister sat in the third row of seats behind the driver, suffering only minor injuries. After treatment at

Sha'arei Zedek Hospital, she was released. At the funeral for Fern Rykiss, one of her classmates read a poem written by Fern in Winnipeg before she left home: Remember me For I am your childhood, your adolescence, your old age I am your past, your present and your future I am time and time does not change And if ever you need to know where to find me. Look into your heart and I'll be there. Rykiss stayed in Israel after the program and was going to Jerusalem to meet friends. "She was a wonderful young woman, dynamic, vivacious,” said Jerry Cohen, the school's principal. "She always had something to contribute to school life." "We're very saddened and shocked by the loss. The entire school community is shocked." One of her teachers said, "She was extremely bright and sharp. She was very outgoing, friendly, helpful and caring. She affected everyone around her in a positive way." For the past few years, Rykiss was part of a special Talmud and Tanach studies program and was also a dancer in Ruach, a Jewish folk dance group for girls ages 13 to 16.

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Waldheim’s term Violence returns to Auschwitz may be his last as demonstrators are attacked

VIENNA — President Kurt Waldheim must be more or less resigned to the fact that his first term will be his last. The former German Army officer in the Balkans in World War II who had admitted lying about his activities has been told by the Austrian Conservative People's Party that it does not want him to stand for a second term. A poll has shown that only 31 percent of Austrians want him to run for the office again and 61 percent felt that a second term would harm Austria.

Jewish singles

Continued from previous page stated bluntly, "I'm here to meet women." He related that he has always been disappointed with singles dances. "The women try to look so glamorous, but they don’t want to talk to any-

one."

Susan, a stylishly dressed brunette in her late 40s, wasn't optimistic. She said she doesn't seriously expect to meet someone at a singles temple. In the past she has met men by chance — on an airplane, or through work. David, 29, tall with blue eyes, has tried personal ads and he too has been disappointed with singles dances. He said there always were more men than women. Ms. Schwartz, the mother of two grown children, said, "When I attended services at other temples, surrounded by married couples, I was constantly reminded of what I didn't have. My cantorial studies filled me with a great love of Jewish music and I wanted to create a spiritually uplifting service that would appeal to sin-

gles."

After the service, an Israeli dance instructor took

over.

Joseph Papp Continued from previous page Europe. Meanwhile the company has been scheduled to present seven performances of the play at Dance Theater Workshop here. It started its U.S. tour in Philadelphia and will perform also in Lexington, Va., Woodstock, N.Y., Vancouver, Seattle, Pittsburgh and Atlanta. Mr. Papp told the N.Y. Times he dropped the show because he was concerned about the reaction of Jewish theater-goers in New York and did not want to present a Palestinian play about the Middle East without also presenting an Israeli one.

The next episode in the protest at the door to the Carmelite convent on the edge of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp may call for a repeat of violence which attended the first protest. The demonstrators, led by Rabbi Avraham Weiss of the Hebrew Institute of New York and including Glen Richter, leader of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jews, had clambered over the fence surrounding the convent. Although wearing prayer shawls, they were doused with water by workers from above, who then attacked them and beat them before dragging them off the premises.

Undaunted, the group returned, parading for four more hours, and then leaving under their own initiative. This time they had donned the striped gowns worn by concentration camp

victims.

Now the next episode is being awaited as Rabbi Weiss has promised to bring a large group of demonstrators to the scene. In the attack on the paraders, their clothes were ripped off as the nuns watched from the windows, while police and curious Poles stood by, doing nothing to stop the attack. In fact, some Poles shouted, "Go home, Jews!"

Survey shows direction, also some equivocation

WICHITA, Kan. — Although only one-third of the 200 members of Temple Emanu-El responded to the questionnaire of the ritual committee, changes are being introduced reflecting the wishes of the membership. The Torah is now being read at selected Friday night services, and beginning in September a cantorial soloist will participate in all Sabbath services. A total of 53 percent felt that non-Jewish spouses of members should be encouraged to participate in fam-

ily life cycle events on the bima, with 23 percent opposed. Twenty-nine percent felt that wearing of a kippa should be encouraged, but 36 percent believe it should not be encouraged. As for reading the Torah in Hebrew and English, 71 percent felt it should be encouraged, with only 10 percent opposed. Sixty-two percent believe a cantor enhanced High Holy Day services, with 29 percent disagreeing.

Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, Spectator publisher

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Trude Weiss-Rosmarin, outstanding scholar and editor, died at the age of 81 after a long bout with cancer. One of her last acts was to appoint Robert Bleiweis to succeed her as editor of The Jewish Spectator which she published for 53 years, first as a monthly and in the later years as a quarterly. She was honored widely as a scholar on the level of top Jewish scholars anywhere. Her hallmark as publisher was her almost incredible independence,

which made her anathema in many quarters.

Sidney Hook dies; philosopher, liberal

Death at the age of 86 came to Sidney Hook, noted philosopher, who was active and an official in many progressive organizations. He was chairman of the Department of Philosophy of New York University, and became emeritus in 1969.

A leading liberal, he was vice president of the League for Industrial Democracy and honorary chairman of Social Democrats USA, and served on the board of Freedom House for 25 years.