Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1998 — Page 12

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Obituaries Rabbi Ghana Timoner dies; of great strength, zeal NEW HAVEN, Ct. — The death of Rabbi Ghana Timoner, the first Jewish woman to serve as a full-time Army chaplain, warranted the longest Jewish obituary in the New York Times in years, occupying 29 inches and her photo. She rated that kind of treatment because of her courageous actions as, for instance, when she learned that homosexuals at Fort Bragg, which was her first assignment, and those with the AIDS virus, were being shunned by the Jewish religious establishment in Connecticut, she formed study groups for Jewish homosexuals and became active in AIDS organizations. She took her first course in rabbinic training at age 33 at the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York, spending the next five years making long daily trips to New York City, followed by two more commuting years studying at the New York Theological Seminary. Her first position with with Beth El Synagogue in Wallingford, Ct. where when she refused to perform a bar mitzvah because his mother was not Jewish and he had not been circumcised, she was forced to step down. At that she became a hospital chaplain while working for the National Council of Christians and Jews. She joined the Army Reserves in 1993. A stint followed in Korea where she made waves when she insisted on adding prayers for Catholic, gay and Gypsy victims of the Nazi terror at a Holocaust service. It was at Yale where she confronted Elie Wiesel who was addressing a Holocaust meeting and stood up and chided him for not including other oppressed groups who died in the gas chambers. Louis Goldstein dies, and funeral unusual BALTIMORE — The services for former State Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein, 85, were strictly Jewish even though he was buried in Wesley Cemetery of the Trinity United Methodist Church next to his wife of 48 years, the former Hazel Horton. His body received the tarah purification ritual and was guarded the night before by the chevra kadisha of Annapolis' Keneseth Israel congregation. He had served in public office longer than any other Marylander. Though his wife was not Jewish and his three children were raised with a mix of Judaism and Methodism, he never downplayed his faith. "Everybody knows that my names is Louis Lazarus Goldstein, he told the Baltimore Jewish Times. He served as a Marine in the Pacific in World War II. At the burial he was eulogized by the commander of Maryland's Jewish War Veterans chapter and by the synagogue's spiritual leader, Rabbi Pinchas Klein. Henry J. Lelr, philanthropist

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NEW YORK — Henry J. Leir, whose philanthropy to Israeli institutions like BarIlan University and the Weizmann Institute of Science was notable, died at the age of 98. A refugee from Germany where he was involved in the mining and metals business, he continued in that area

after arriving in the U S. from France in 1938. Mr. Leir was accorded doctorates from Tufts, Denver and Sacred Heart universities and was an officer of the French Legion of Honor plus receiving the highest civilian award from Luxembourg.

Norris Halpom succumbs at 89

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Norris Edward Halpern, a past national president of Phi Alpha fraternity and Phi Sigma Delta fraternity, died at

BALTIMORE — What probably is the first fundraising campaign by an American Jewish publication has netted Moment Magazine substantial financial support. Moment's publisher, Hershel Shanks, also publishes one of the most successful general publications on archeology— Biblical Archeological Review. In its current issue Moment listed the contributors under 4 categories — $10,000 and over, $5-9,999, $1000 to $4000 and $100-$500, totalling well over $100,000. In listing the names of the donors a signed message by the publisher stated that "these are

Moment's life-givers. Without them there would be no Moment. Jewish magazines lose money. That's just a fact of life. There are simply too few of us Jews to support a Jewish magazine through subscriptions and advertisers alone. The good people listed here have volunteered to support a fiercely independent Jewish magazine , tied to no organization, representing no special constituency and dedicated to providing a forum for all responsible views of issues that concern Jews. We are grateful to them and invite all our readers to join them. May your name too appear in the next honor roll."

Israel tennis goes worldwide TEL AVIV — Although there has been no publicity about the shift in the Israeli tennis world, evidently a new decision has been made — to enter her best talent in world competition. Since the days of Shlomo Glickstein and one or two others, only Anna Smashnova has been contending in tournaments around the world — and making a presentable showing but no one else, not even Israel's male tennis champion has entered tournaments worldwide. But this past week Noam Behr and Eyal Ran competed in the ATP Safeway Challenger at Aptos, Ca., and Hila Rosen tested her skill at the A&P Classic at Mahwen, N.J. How they fared we wen unable to determine, although Rosen and Ran won their first round matches and Behr lost his. But none won anything.

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the age of 88. He was a past president of BrithSholom and a founder ofTemple Israel. He practiced law for 55 years here and in Norfolk.

Continued from page 2 much more related to politics than assisting the legal position of the city. He c laims Price never contacted him to discuss the case. Price attended a May 4 rally at the Civic Plaza in Elkhart where about 300 people gathered to show support for the monument. In the next day's primary election, Price lost his bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. Another Republican in the council, Mary Olson, pointed out Eash is running for Elkhart County prosecutor in November. She said he is rejecting the help of a lawyer who has experience in constitutional litigation. Price said he is just interested in working to keep the Ten Commandments where they are and fighting the attempt by the ICLU to stamp out religion in Indiana.

Yeshiva University Has tough gay rights issue NEW YORK—Yeshiva University in involved in a gay rights issue that it would have given almost anything to avoid. Two students at the school's Albert Einstein College of Med icine have charged discrimination in housing on the basis of marital standing and sexual orientation The case is before the New York State Supreme Court. Sara Levin, 26, and Maggie Jones, 23, charge that because they could not share on-campus housing with their partners they were forced to find more expensive apartments far from the Bronx

campus.

Scott Emmons, a professor at Einstein and a faculty advocate for the school's gay association, said that the lawsuit could be useful in changing the school's policies toward homosexuals, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. In a telephone interview he said "we will not accept anything less than a statement in the school's literature that ensuresjequal benefits to all students regardless of sexual orientation, including benefits for domestic partners", m. YU stated that its housing policy "is applied equally to all applicants for student housing without regard to their sexual orientation." i /. Four years ago YU had to concede that as a secular institution with the exception of its rabbinical school it had to accept homosexual groups as a recognized part of student activities. YU response to the lawsuit is expected shortly. Some movement in talks between Israel and FLO TEL AVIV — Finally some movement in the peace talks as various issues to small teams to eliminate the contention over one issue which can stall them altogether as it has recently. Whether the new plan means that Israel has agreed to the 13 percent pullback from the West Bank was not clear, but a meeting Monday will make known whether a decision has been reached, which is most likely. Whether Prime Minister Netanyahu has agreed to meet with PLO's Yasir Arafat was not known, but probably will not take place at this point. He told his Cabinet and visiting Jordanian Foreign Minister that he was determined to reach an agreement with the Palestinians soon, and very likely that is a possibility as 31/2 hours of talks were held between Mahmoud Abbas, deputy to Arafat, and Israel's Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordecai

Pulpit changes

Rabbi Mona Alfi is the new assistant rabbi of Congregation B nai Israel, Sacramento...Named assistant rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, Dallas, is Peter Berg ..Spring Valley, N.Y.'s Temple Beth El has added Rabbi Joshua Caruso as rabbi-educator ..Rabbi Daniel Cropper has joined the staff of Temple Isaiah, Lexington, Mass, as assistant rabbi...Named education director and rabbi

iwass. as assistant rabbi...Named education director and rabbi of Congregation B'nai Torah, Sudbury, Mass, is Rabbi Heilman Boaz .Temple Beth David of the South Shore, Randolph, Mass, has elected Rabbi Daniel Judson as its spiritual leader..Rabbi Laurie Katz has has been named spiritual leader of the Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale, N.Y...the new Assistant Rabbi of Temple Shalom, Norwalk, Ct. is Rabbi Zoe Klein.