Page 2 The Jewish Florkiian of Tampa / Friday, September 7,1964 i p H I P * Hecht Wittcoff Wedding Jessica Ruth Hecht and Ken- neth Bruce Wittcoff were married at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston. N.J. on Aug. 19. Rabbi Frank Sadness officiated. Mr. and Mrs. Bernell Gardner, and Mr. and Mrs. John Orebaugh hosted a Friday night cocktail party at the Par- sippany Hilton. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hecht hosted a Saturday luncheon, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Witcoff hosted the Saturday night dinner at The Manor. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kessler, and Mrs. Israel Z. Kessler gave the bridal brunch at the Parsippany Hilton. Babyline ... A son, Brenden Ross, was born on Aug. 16 to Tammy and Chris Crampton. The bris was held Aug. 23 at the home of the baby's grandparents, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Allan Fox. Rabbi Kenneth Berger officiated. The grandparents are Lt. Col. and Mrs. Fox, and Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Crampton of West Boxford, MassThe great-grand- parents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor of Quitman, Ga and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fox of Hollywood, Fla. A son, Matthew David, was born on Aug. 11 to Mindy and Andy O'Brien. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gerson of Commack, N.Y., and Mr. and Mrs. James O'Brien of Dayton, Ohio. Local Delegate Attends Convention Elbe Fiahman, president of the Tampa Chapter of Hadassah, was a delegate to the 70th National Convention of Hadassah which met in San Francisco, Aug. 26-29. A new national president was elected at the annual conven- tion. Delegates adopted positions, set goals, approved budgets for the year ahead, and participated in seminars and workshops. About 2,500 delegates and guests representing over 370,000 members in 1,700 chapters and groups from every state and Puerto Rico attended the four-day event. Sherie To Attend Furman University Sheri Brownstein, daughter of Lynn and Jerry Brownstein, will be leaving for Greenville, South Carolina, where she will attend Furman University on an athletic scholarship for swimming. Before go- ing to school, she and her mother, Lynn, will be in Raleigh, North Carolina, for the Master's National Long Course Swim Meet. Lynn will be competing in six events representing the Greater Tampa Swimming Association. Let us share "Your News." Items for the column must be written and can be mailed or delivered to the Jewish Floridian, care of "It's Your News," 2808 Horatio, Tampa, Florida 33609. THE DICK TURKEL CONSUMER CENTER two locations. featuring SONY MITSUBISHI MGA ATARI PANASONIC 4616 Eisenhower/Phone 885-4767 The Village Center/13104 N. Dale Marbry Phone 962-4718 John Eloian, D.O., P.A. Announces the association of Mitchell D. Checkver, D.O. In General Practice, Medicine and Surgery 7001 N. Dale Mabry Highway Suite 1 Tampa, Florida 33614 OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 933-2841 heADLines RECENT CHURCH-STATE DEVELOPMENTS .. As you are probably aware, President Reagan recently signed into law an "Equal Access" mea- sure, which directs public schools to allow religious, as well as poli- tical and philosophical student groups to meet on school premises immediately before or after instructional periods. In addition, the House amended an Education Appropriations bill (HR 11) to include a provision stating that "no state or local agency shall deny individuals in public schools the opportunity to participate in moments of silent prayer." The Senate has not yet taken up this measure. These developments, although distress- ing, underscore the need for vigil- ance on our part. If you have children, please talk to them about the extent to which religion is allowed into their schools. If you have questions or concerns, please call us at the ADL. SPEAKING OF CHURCH AND STATE . In keeping with our support for the doctrine of the separation of church and state, the three Florida ADL regional offices have worked with Secretary of State George Firestone to distri- bute our code of fair campaign practices. The code, which was mailed in an election packet sent to all candidates for state posi- tions, including judgeships, calls on the candidate to "condemn any appeal to prejudice based on race, creed, national origin or gender" amongst other things. A copy of the code was to be signed by each candidate and returned to the Secretary of State's office. SAFETY FIRST . As we approach the holiday period and the beginning of the year for day school and religious programs, administrators of Jewish institutions are especially sensitive to the need for appro- priate security measures. The ADL and the Tampa Police Department will be sponsoring a security conference for congrea- gational rabbis and executive directors of Jewish institutions to discuss recommended security procedures and suggestions for action should an incident of vandalism or harrassment occur. LOUIS WHO? . When a local radio station that subscribes to the tapes of the National Press Club ran the com- plete text of Minsiter Louis Farrakhan's remarks to the press club in Washington, the ADL sent a letter to the station manager expressing our concern. We said that we "recognize the role of the media is difficult one, which includes the balancing of responsible journalism with the people's right to know.' We also reiterated the remarks of Nathan Perlmutter, ADL's National Director, who said, "It is high time for the press to break the round of outrageous ravings from Farrakhan and indignant responses from Jews. It can do so simply by refusing to serve as his megaphone." Rather than serve as an agent of censorship, the ADL focused in its letter on the station'8 responsibility to have balanced Farrakhan's statements with information about his back- ground. We enclosed a copy of a recent ADL research report on Farrakhan. The League received an immediate response from the station manager in the form of a letter which stated "I can appre- ciate your antipathy for his remarks, as well as your under- standing of the difficult position we are in when a program series that we carry offers such contro- versial material. I understand that the purpose of your writing was to provide us with in- formation on Mr. Farrakhan, which might be helpful in future program decisions. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I will see that it is circulated to the programming staff." Randy M. Freedman Merrill Lynch One Tampa City Center Tampa, FL 33602 813-273-8538 Binnie Warshaw Coppersmith Owner-Manager Travels Unlimited (813)879-8335 Lincoln Cants* Suit* Hi 5401 W. Kennedy BM Tampa. FL 33609 Have A Healthy Weekend... NOW open Saturday A Sunday No Appointment Needed WEEKEND SPECIAL Full Health Examination include* Electrocardiogram (EKQ| 26 Blood Teiti Blood Complete Blood Count Sugar. Cholaatrol, Triglyceridei Cheat x Hay Qc DA Eruyme* & Moe Unnaiysu OO.W Physical Examination 804 Franklin St. Mall Hours: Mon-Fn. 7 AM730PM 2290946 .^PMETRO. - HEAUHPLACE,. .[.HI Merrill Lynch Realty Florida, Inc. M, 1 11801 North Dai* May v Tampa. Florida 33618 asmmmmml Office: (613) 963-1177 Eves: (813) 962-2413 VICTORIA "VITTIE' REALTOR* Associate GOLD & a. PENNY STOCKS For Your Free Report Call Dan Fidler Account Executive 1-800-282-0951 813-872-8905 Q Blinder. Robinson & Co.. Inc INVESTMENT BANKEMS D..lncJ naso-vc ..' I "CINDY" SPERf; <,| Broker Aaaociata Million Dollar Club 1963 Top Associate An experienced professional ssrvlrtfl residential buyers end Here- HENDERSCft Office 962-3860 Home 962-2557 M | Y (.ONI* HI WtSis.