Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 October 1979 — Page 7

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Navon's Aliyah Plea Doesn't Sit Well

The William Rosenwald Invitation Mission to Israel of the New ^ ork United Jewish Appeal was tendered a reception by President Yitzhak Navon, but had to listen to an appeal for aliyah for themselves (and others), which did not sit too well judging from the remarks quoted in The Jerusalem Post of one of the mission members. Navon told the group that “we ategiateful, but to be frank I must say that what Israel needs more than any other thing is aliyah - that is, people. Come with your money, or without your money...it’s high time for Jews in New York not to be surprised when they hear this demand." An irreverent mission member responded within hearshot of the reporter but not to Mr. Navon, “Why don’t they first worry about all the Israelis living in New York?” Rosenwald, now 76, led the missioners. He was one of the founders of the UJA 40 years ago and has been its national chairman.

The Ball Girl As disappointed as anyone at the loss of the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series is 18-year-old Sherrie Leberman, the club’s bird girl and ball retriever. She was one of 30 gymnasts who were candidates, and between innings she and her sidekick. Adele Blevins, may be seen doing handstands, handsprings, back flips and forward somersaults, cartwheels and walk-overs. Other times they field the balls that come their way. An art major at Towson State University, she may be seen practicing for the gymnastics team three hours daily, according to the Baltimore Jewish Times.

In The Family James Espir, of Great Britain, whose 3 minute, 58 second mile put him in the top world ranks of the event comes by his running ability honestly. His grandfather, Edward Smouha won a bronze in the sprint relay at the 1928 Olympics and also was the world record holder in the 100 meters at 10.4 seconds. James is not the only sibling to show' running ability. His younger brother, Tim, plus his two sisters, Rosalind and Marion, all have their eyes on the 1984 Olympics.

The Boeing 707 Pilot The Boeing 707 you may be flying in may be piloted by one of Israel’s two women pilots. Yael Nahmias is on contract to a foreign airline and has received her license to pilot the fourengine Boeing jet. She has logged more than 2000 hours as a pilot. Arriving in Israel in 1967 from France, she worked as a mechanic at Israel Aircraft Industries, before becoming a pilot.

Glutton For Punishment

Frank Sinatra may be what is termed a “glutton for punishment" as tar as the American Friends of the Hebrew University are concerned. The crooner-actor has agreed to his fifth participation in the past 1 11 years at the annual Scopus Award dinner P ^ I Sunday. Nov. 11 at the Century Plaza Hotel J in Los Angeles. In 1975 he made the presenta- - M tion to Arthur Rubinstein; two years later to K 'V the late John Wayne, and Gregory Peek; the f following year to Dinah Shore and then in 1976 he was the honoree. Peck is the chairman of Sinatra the sponsors committee for the 1979 affair.

Another Runaround Gloomy prognostications about the future of American Jewry were challenged by Rabbi Harry Pastor, who after building Congregation Shalom in Milwaukee from 14 families to more than 600, has decided views about such statistics as intermarriage and the downfall of the Jewish family. He told The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle that “I do not hold with those people who feel that intermarriage and assimilation are going to destroy the Jewish community of America and who prognosticate on the basis of geometric progression. People say the rate of intermarriage is such a percentage this year and if it increases so many percentage points next year, and keep adding that on ad infinitum to the point that the Jewish people disappear. That doesn’t follow at all. There are many, many factors in history that may come into play that may

WIESENTHAL MEDAL — The climax to a career which he has pursued even w’hen he had practically little support even from the Jewish community could come to Simon Wiesenthal, whose search for Nazi war criminals has made him their eternal enemy, when and if a medal is struck by the United States in his honor. Senator and Mrs. George McGovern, shown at left, hosted Mr. Wiesenthal at his Washington office recently as the Senator introduced the bill in Congress to honor him.

stop or reverse the trend. As a matter of fact, the Jewish people have always existed by virtue of what the prophets of the Bible spoke of as the “faithful remnant.”

The Unpleasant Incident The incident at the exclusive Palm Beath Club involving international fashion designer John Weitz was an unpleasant episode leading to his resignation after being called a “kike” and responding with some expletives of his own. It was a waiter’s unwitting mistake when he brought Weitz and his wife a table from an adjoining cabana which the waiter thought wasn't being used. But the Cabana’s owner, Mrs. Frederick Heydt protested loudly, and in the ensuing heated argument, the club’s president threatened Weitz, whose $185 million a year empire includes women’s and men's apparel, cars, cigars, furniture and a limited edition sports car. With that Weitz resigned. When reporters contacted Mrs. Heydt, she replied, “Well, what he called me I couldn’t even say.”

Elected Jacquelyn Altman, of Toronto, who has been elected president of B’nai B’rith Girls and Mark Kleinnian, of Dallas, who has won the same office with A.Z.A. plan to forego their schooling for their term of office. Jacquelyn is completing her last two credits, while Mark, is delaying his matriculation at Brandeis for the year.

With The Rabbis Rabbi Roger llerst has been named spiritual leader of the, Bethesda Jewish Congregation, succeeding Rabbi Edwin II. Friedman ... Congregation Beth Sholom, Teaneck, N.J.. has elected Rabbi Kenneth Berger to its pulpit.. Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber is the new spiritual leader of Congregation Kol Ami, Annapolis. Md.

Quotation Of The Week I have been many places in my life, in many parts of the world. I have visited with every major Jewish institution in the United States and probably in Europe, parts of Central America, Israel. And I have met with groups of Jews, rabbis, scholars, probably every major Jewish leader of this decade. Hear me closely. I say this very carefully, without hyperbole. I have never spent an evening as spiritually meaningful, as humanly uplifting, as filled with love and generosity and caring as I have spent last night at the Havdalah service at Brandeis Institute with the BCI campers. It was the most memorable moment Jewishly of my entire spiritual Jewish life.” — Rabbi Marc Tannenbaum, after lecturing at the Brandeis-Bardin Institute.

Lord Fisher,?^ H British Leader « LONDON - A stroke suf-

fered a month ago took the life of Lord Fisher of Camden, chairman of the governing board of the World Jewish Congress and immediate past president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. He was 74 years old. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, report- Q ing his death, stated that he a was possibly the most popular 8leader British Jewry ever ™ had. PS.J. Perelman ^

Succumbs At 74 NEW YORK - One of the

world’s top humorists, S.J. Perelman, died here at the age of 75. His host medium was principally The New Yorker Magazine, but he branched out into plays, movies, essays and books, and even wrote scripts for the

Marx Brothers.

He was not active in organized Jewish life as far as could be learned, and once wrote a piece about Israel for Travel and Leisure, the publication of American Express.

Szold Biography NEW YORK - The first full-scale biography of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah, has been published by Harper and Row, written by J[oan Dash. I would like to subscribe to The:

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