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There are now some 60 women rabbis, most of them holding positions as assistant rabbis, others in administrative and teaching posts. The (Re- form) Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, began the process more than 10 years ago by ordaining Sally Preisand as the first woman rabbi in Ameri- can history. Kelman offered a "guess" that 25 to 30 women will be admitted as the first women members of the JTS Rabbin- ical School. He said he agreed with Cohen that the vote would not cause any schism in the Conservative SNEAK PREVIEW Apparel For Women FALL SALE 5 OFF FRIDAY & SATURDAY OCT. 28 & 29 26561 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD LEO KNIGHT PLAZA (WEST OF NORTHWESTERN) UTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48034 313-354-3554 10:00-5:30 MONDAY-SATURDAY RABBI ROTH movement. He said "the essence" of the movement is "reverence for pluralism" and for "un- limited freedom of expres- sion and academic free- dom," with the only limit being the rulings of the RA Committee on Jewish Law and Standards. . Kelman also told the JTA that in the past 40 years, more than 500 rabbis trained in Orthodox and Re- form seminaries had applied for admission to the RA and that more than 400 had been accepted while, in that same period, fewer than five rabbis have res- igned from the RA on ideological grounds. Kelman, who attended Monday's meeting, con- firmed Cohen's descrip- tion of the debate as "full of debate" but not ran- corous. Kelman com- mented that a lot of anger had been expressed prior to the debate by Conser- vative foes of ordination of women. He also said he doubted that the vote would affect Conserva- stressed that the Conserva- tive relationships with tive movement had "taken the Orthodox movement, another step away from which has never ac- normative Judaism and is cepted either Conserva- further polarizing Jewish tive or Reform Judaism life." as valid. Ezrat Nashim, which de- A group of Conservative scribes itself as the first Jews opposed to ordination Jewish feminist organiza- of women, called the Union tion, said the vote "recog- for Traditional Conserva- nizes the compelling moral tive Judaism, headed by claim of women's equality Rabbi David Novak of as well as the changed Bayswater, Long Island, status of women in the mod- said the decision "defies all ern world," and was "con- norms 'of Jewish jurispru- sonant with the Conserva- dence." Kelman said that tive interpretation of the group was organized last development of Halakha." spring and has about 500 Formal action for the members, rabbinical and proposal began in the lay. movement when the RA, The first reaction from in May 1977, called on the Orthodox sources came JTS to consider admis- from the Rabbinical Council sion of women to the of America, one of the major Rabbinical School. Orthodox rabbinical organ- Last spring, the RA ad- izations. Rabbi Gilbert missions committee re- Klaperman, president of the ported that a woman, Rabbi Rabbinical Council asserted Beverly Magidson, or- that "the ordination of dained as a Reform rabbi, women is against Jewish had applied for membership law and tradition." He in the RA. Established pro- cedure required that a majority of 75, percent of the delebaites present approve Magidson's admission. On the final count, she fell short, by four votes, to get that majority. A number of delegates, who opposed Magidson's admission to the RA, said that ordination was a nat- ter for the JTS to decide and renewed their appeal to the JTS to decide on the issue. The meeting of the Faculty Senate on Monday was called by Cohen in response to that plea at the 1983 con- RABBI KELMAN vention. Israel: Tinsel Town of the M.E. By HERBERT LUFT (Copyright 1983, JTA, Inc.) HOLLYWOOD — Gene Corman, who has produced four feature films in Israel, most notably "Golda" star- ring the late Ingrid Bergman, is set to partici- pate with Mordecai Gould in building a modern ma,- tion picture studio in Israel. He also is planning to shoot his next film at his new facilities near Tel Aviv. He is followed by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus who also are planning to build their own Israeli studio. Golan and Globus most recently com- pleted the high-budgeted feature "Sahara" and are starting "The Ambassador" with Robert Mitchum in the title role sharing star bil- ling with Ellen Burstyn under J. Lee Thompson's di- rection. Other international corn- panies planning to shoot multi-million dollar fea- tures in Israel are Warner Bros. with George Roy Hill's "The Little Drummer Girl," starring Diane Keaton and Paramount's "Easy Way Out" with Dudley Moore in the leading role and Willard Huyck directing. Films dealing with the Christian religion seem to be in vogue. Director Mar- tin Scorsese will make Nikos Kazantzakis' "The Last Temptation of Jesus Christ" for Chartoff- Winkler at least partly in Israel and director Bryan Hutton has contemplated shooting a segment of an adventure film, dealing with the search for the Holy Grail from which Jesus drank at the Last Summer, throughout Israel as well as in Greece and Spain. * * * THE FINAL days of shooting of Jack Eisner's "The Children's War" were completed on locations in Budapest last month with the quaint warped streets and alleys matching the former walled ghetto quar- ters of Warsaw. The stirring picture deals with the Passover uprising against the Nazis of 40 years ago. Moshe Mizrahi, the Academy Award winning director of "Madame Rosa," is at the helm of Eisner's first English-language film. Mizrahi first came to prominence at the Berlin Film Festival of 1970 where his earliest feature film, "The Stranger," was shown out of competition. A triangle story, shot on a modest budget in Israel, it dealt with an escaped Nazi war criminal (portrayed) by German actor Hans Chris- tian Blech) hiding out under a Hebrew name. Feeling threatened that he might be exposed; he kills a French newcomer whom he may have tortured during his reign of terror. The late George Stevens agreed with me in Berlin that "The Stranger" was the best film shown at the festival. Mizrahi, North African born, came to Israel as a youngster and fought in the War of Independence. At home, both in the Israeli" and French environments, he has made unique films both in Tel Aviv and Paris. His "House on Chelouche Street" won him his first Oscar nomination. Another Israeli film, "I Love You Rosa," won international acclaim, and so did the French-language "I Sent A Letter To My Love." NCJW Puppets Win an Award NEW YORK — The Na- tional Council of Jewish Women has won an "Award of. Excellence" from the American Society of Asso- ciation Executives in recog- nition of an innovative pro- gram which uses a puppet show to teach the concept of voluntarism to children. The show encourages volunter activity and covers topics from visiting the aged and the infirm to clean-up campaigns.