. and Israeli Jews' links discussed j"“< >u!yHhop, etc By MICHAEL BELL Collegian Staff Writer A non-orthodox rabbi told University students last week that issues affecting the state of Israel also affect American Jews. Rabbi Earl Jordan, of Temple Bet-Israel in Altoona, said the United States-Israeli relationship and the role of American Jewery is important in international and Middle Eastern affairs. When the lecture began, Rabbi Jordan said he had no academic credentials in international relations and could not properly discuss the political environment in the Middle East. So, instead of giving a long lecture, he presented a brief history of Israel and then allowed the audience to ask questions concerning Jewish and Israeli issues. Rabbi Jordan based his knowledge of U.S.- Israeli issues from his work with the United Jewish Appeal, through which the American Jewish community collects and distributes money to aid Jews overseas, and his experience as a non orthodox Rabbi, a sect which strictly observes the rights of Judaism. “In 1938, the UJA was founded to relieve the plight, at that time, of German Jews and then later European Jews." Jordan said. Now, a large proportion of the money is sent to Educator tells women to "speak out" By LORI MILLER Collegian Staff Writer Speaking in public is the number one fear among Americans and that fear is interfering with women's com munication skills, a University speech communications instructor told a group of about 10 women educa tors and businesswomen yesterday. Heather Ricker Gilbert said people fear public speaking because they don’t want to appear unintelligent or out of control. Gilbert spoke at the State College Hotel. 100 W. College Ave., on “Improving your Public Speaking Skills.” Women are particularly afraid to speak out because they are “not traditionally part of the public sphere of American life,” she said. THON 88 • THON 88 • THON 88 • THON 88 • THON GO GO H MORALE and PHYSICAL PLANT o X applications for the 19881.F.C. Dance Marathon O X are now available at the Dance Marathon Office - 310 HUB z o X Due December 11, 5:00 pm I— 00 THON 88 • THON 88 • THON 88 • THON • THON 88 MICHAELS CLOTHING CO. FRRS€R ST. & CRID€R WRV 238 4050 “We came upon the state of Israel right after our people had been disseminated. It had all the drama, all the excitement and all the fulfillment of history.” Rabbi Earl Jordan, Temple Bet- Israel in Altoona Israel, but some funding goes to what the group calls "countries of distress." including Romania Poland and the Soviet Union. Rabbi Jordan also spoke about the significance of the 1948 creation of the state of Israel and the drama and excitement he said it involved. "We came upon the state of Israel right after our people had been disseminated." Jordan said. "It had all the drama, all the excitement and all the fultilirnent of historv.'' Another important aspect of Israeli historv Jordan discussed was the warfare Israel faced during and after the first years of its creation. In 1956, the Israeli army marched into Eygptian Sinai desert, but the U S. forced the Jewish armv This fear seems unjustified be cause women have better commu nication skills, she said. Women learn to verbalize earlier in life and struc ture sentences better than men. Gil bert added. However, she said since few women stand out as orators, "there are not a great number of role models out there for women." Women must develop a spoken image comprised of a self-image, a visual image and a verbal image to communicate effectively, she said. A woman who believes in herself makes her ideas believable and pro jects the ideal self-image, she said. Delivering ideas in concrete, direct and clear statements gets messages across to others. Gilbert said. Most women don’t improve on their self-images because of their desire to be feminine, well-liked and inconspic uous. she said. Non-verbal speech such as body language and appearance com poses a visual image. Gilbert said. Women convey an effective visual image when they gesture confidently, establish constant eye contact with the audience, and take the initiative in communication, she said. This image gives credibility to the speak er. she said. To project a solid verbal image, women must have good voice volume, pitch and tempo, she said. Generally, low, resonant and pleasing voices communicate better than other types, she said. Verbal tags words at the end of a sentence that make the speaker CALL 234-4743 x o z DO IT WITH A PhD! X o z X o z PhD PIZZA 234-4 PhD PhD PIZZA 234-4743 I Expires Dec. 8. 1387 PhD PIZZA to turn back. Jordan said. Again in 1967. the Jews took arms against their Arab neighbors in what is commonly known as the Six-Day War. This time Israel was successful in its militarv campaign he said. "1967 turned around Jewish attitude in such a way that Jews came out from under rocks. After that year. Israelis could do no wrong." Jordan said. Eventually, after the euphoria brought on hv Jewish victories wore off. concerned and committed American Jews began to ask questions Jordan said. He said a major concern of American Jews is the level ot influence they should have over Israeli policies. With the money American Jews donate to the UJA. many American Jews feel they should have a greater influence in determining Israeli politics. Jordan said. With our dollars we don't have the right to determine all of Israel's policies." Jordan said. The lecture was sponsored by Yachad - Penn State Friends of Israel. Joshua First, president ot the student organization, said Yachad is a cultural as well as a political group whose members have one thing in common their alleigence to Israel "The members of Yachad are not all Jewish \\< have blacks and born-again Christians as members, too," First said. sound uncertain deemphasize a statement's meaning, she said. Emp ty adjectives or fillers like "really.' "fantastic" or "fabulous" make statements vague, she said. People spend 80 percent of then time communicating by writing, reading, talking or listening, she said Because people communicate so oi ten, women "must learn to be assei tive and active communicators.' Effective communication is essen tial to the art of achieving construc tive human relationships and gaining power in political or job situations, she added. Gilbert graduated from the Univer sity in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in speech communications. In 1972 she earned a graduate degree in the major. 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