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OMAHA, NEBUASKA, JULYS, ISM
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131 Youngsters Registered Churchill < ^ : s > r Strong To Date for Camp Jay C-CAmerican Support of Israel Opening Set For August 2 ! A total of 131 youngstcn have been registered for Camp Jay C-C, scheduled to open August 2 for a four-week encampment period at Camp Brcwstev in Beltevue, Al Bophlr, chairman, reported at the meeting of Camp Jay C-C Oom..Mlttee laat Tueiday evening. There are just a few vacanHes left and , It Is e^pejed that beyond this jreek i»gwm.tlon w<U be on a waiting list basis. Plans have been implemented for Improvement of facilities at camp, Mr. Sophlr added. | Hodlcal Supervision Thorough medical supervision irill.be given campers through the Cooperation of members of. the Medical Advisory Board of 1ho Federation for Jewish Service, be pointed out A doctor wIU visit camp dally and excellent nursing Supervision will be provided. The committee also approved the continuation of the Leadership and Counsclof-ln-Tralning units for incoming boy and girl high school freshmen. The enrollment In these units will be limited and will be open during the second camping period, from Augu.it 16 to 30. Especially qualified counselors will trnin these groups. Trrccnt^nnry Thrmo The American Jewish Tercentenary theme will keynote Jewish content programming nt camp. Each cnbirl will be named after outstanding American Jewish personalities und historic events in American Jewish history will servo as motifs for dramatics, pageantry and campflrcs. This will be in addition to Sabbath.Servlccs, Oncg Shabbat and other aspects of positive Jewish living to which the camp adheres. Louis Paul, camp director and Sherm Poska, assistant .director,
Austria Will Not Pay Reparations Washington (JTA)—The Austrian Government has sent diplomatic memoranda to Arab League States confidentially advising the Arabs that Austria has no intention of paying restitution to Israel, It was learned here. The Syrian Embassy has con' firmed that Syria has received such official advise from Austria. The Austrians told U\p Arabs they Considered Austria to have been an innocent victim, of the Nazis Owing World War II and therefore in no way obligated to Israel for claims arising from the N.azl persecution of Jews. Austria said It would pay minor turns taken from helrless sources to relieve the condition of Austrian Jews who can prove they suffered Under Nazism, but that the Austrian Government has decided that It will not negotiate an agreement with Israel like the one effected between Israel and West Germany. The Austrian communication •aid that Austria desires the friendliest relations with tho nations of the Arab League. The Austrian Cabinet decided to send its position on Jewish claims to tho Arabs through diplomatic channels after the Arabs protested to Austria ngainst the position of the Jewish claims committee which , is now. negotiating with the Aui-
report that the caliber of the conn selor staff is unusually high this year with an excellent record of camping experience. Pre-c-o m p training sessions for the staff will be held to familiarize them with our camp. "We are satisfied that the best trlan Government in Vienna, possible plans were mapped out for this summer's camp," Mr. Sophlr said. . . An innovation added this year will be a meeting of the camp committee and counselors to be held shortly before camp opens. The object of this get together, Mr. Sophlr explained, Is to give the counselors and members of the camp committee the opportunity of discussing camp problems from the viewpoints of both parents and staff members.
brad's Modern Monster firGood Declares He Is a Zionist
AZA1 Members Win Debate Title Stan Fellman and Steve Brookstoln of AZA Chapter No, 1 were declared Debate Champs of AZA Regional District 6 at tho convention at Elkart lake, Wis., this week. Over 200 B'nal B'rlth Youth organization members from Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, North and South Dakota and Canada attended the conclave. The Omaha boys defeated a team from St. Pnul, Minn., In tho finals winning the championship of the combe!t region. The two boys captured their debating crown for arguments favoring the Introduction of a survey course in the public schools teaching the three mnjor faiths of the western world. Stan Fcllmnn will be It senior In high school next year. He Is a member of the Central Varsity Debate Team and will also play a lead In the Fall play. Steve* Brooksteln will enter Northwestern University as a freshman this Fall. As a graduate of Benson High School,, he was named to the National Honor Society. He was a major in; the school's HOTC and. a member of the debate team that won the Missouri Valley Forensic Tournament.
New Elevator at Old Folks Home Formal presentation of the new elevator at the Dr. Philip Shcr Jewish Home for the Aged will be made at an outdoor ceremony at the home 3 p. m., Sunday, July 11, Mrs. Lewis Nevcleff, chairman of the presentation committee announced. * The elevator was constructed with funds underwritten by the Bikur Cholim Society. Announcement of the complete program will appear In the next issue of the Press.
Omaha to Take Part In Tercentenary Fete Plans for Omaha's participation In the celebration of 300 years of Jewish settlement In America were discussed at a recent meeting where representatives of Omaha organizations met with Rabbi Myer S. Krlpkc and Henry Schappcr. Rabbi Kripkc heads the Omaha Committee of tho American'Jewish Tercentenary and Mr. Schappcr la Director of Community Relations of tho American Jewish Tercentenary Committee. Local plans nnd cooperation were gone over and programs will be coordinated through the Federation for Jewish Service, Observances marking tho tercentenary will bce'n September, 1954, and end in Mny, 1053,
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Washington (JT/T)—Prime Minister Winston Churchill, speaking before more than 1,000 member*" of the press corps here, went out of his way to register strong Blip* port of Israel and called Ameri« cans to "help forward the legltlmate Zionist aspirations.." He em« phaslzcd that he considers him* self a Zionist Tho. British P r i m e Minister made his statement In reply ton question put to him by Milton Friedman, J e w i s h Telegraphic Agency correspondent. This was one of about six written questions on vital world problems which he chose to answer from a great number of other questions sub* mltted to him on many issues, , Expressions Refuted ; '
Mortimer May Named Head Sir Winston inferentlally refutrecent anti-Israel expressions O f U. S. Zionist Organization byed Henry A, Byroade, Assistant New York (WNS)—The Zionist Organization of America concluded Its 57th annual convention with tho unanimous election of Mortimer May of Nashville, Tennessee, to the presidency and with the adoption of a series of resolutions, among them one urging the government of the United States "to reconsider the contemplated arms shipments to the Arab s t a t e s which could prove disastrous to Middle East stabllHy." A n o t h e r resolution demanded that "Rumania immediately halt Its persecutions of Zionists and Jewish community leaders, release these innocent people and permit their emigration to Israel." The Resolution on American policy toward Israel and the Middle East expressed the Convention's grave concern over "recent actions by our State Department and certain of its officials which Jeopardize our country's traditional policy of friendship for Israel, as well as America's vital interest In promoting peace and stability in the Middle East." It maintained1 that.?the-'Rtat«£ Departme'nt's' intention of ..supplying arms to Iraq "which openly proclaims that it Is In a state of war against Israel" has served to
create the very tensions and unrest which our Government wishes to avert." It criticized the Near East Division of the State .Department for "translating the Administration's announced policy of Impartiality Into one of appeasing the Arab states at Israel's expense," and added that "far from modifying the unreasonable attitude of the Arabs, the Stato Department's policies (have o n l y encouraged greater Jntranslgeancc on their part." Mr, M a y m his acceptance speech, set as-"the foremost responsibility" of-thji ZOA, ah expanded program In the field of public relations and tljg "creation, maintenance and improvement of the favorable climate of public opinion bulltup over a great period of time/and which now requires even greater emphasis in view of tho tense situation in the Middle East."
Pre-School Day Camp—July 7
The Pre-School Day Camp limited to children who are at least four years old, will open Wednesday, July 7, at Peony Park, under the supervision of Mrs. Norton Sunday Radio Garon, a specialist In Nursery and Kindergarten) Education. The Pre"Living In.God's Sight" will Camp will be held dally be discussed by Rabbi Nathan- schoolers' t h r o u g h Friday, iel Share on the "Message of from Monday 9 a. m. until noon, Mrs. Israel" program over KOIL from from 10 to 10:30 a, m. Rabbi Lloyd Friedman, chairman of the Share is spiritual leader of the Pre-School Committee, said. For the first two week period, Congregation Gates of Prayer July 7 through July 20, registraIn New Orleans. Is being taken on a waiting The series Is produced under tion basis. the auspices of the Union of listRegistration still be made American Hebrew Congregn- for the second may week period, tlons and the United Jewish which will begintwo July 21 and run Layman's Committee. to August 5. The following have already reg"Words We Live Dy," a sum- 'istered for the Pre-School • Day mer series of the Eternal Light Camp: program will feature Informal' Gary Colick, Audrey Sue Dolconversations between Maur- goff, oward Irvin Ellis, Janie Fox, ice Samuels and Mark Van Scott Friedman, Ricky Gilinsky, Doren. Carleen Goodwin, Robert Lynn The first program will broad- Goodman, Karen S.. Gotsdlnor, cast over WOW-Kadio from Kathy Ann Greenberg, Robert L. 11:30 n. m. to 12 noon. The dis- Hiller, Gary Kaplan, Mark Klein, cussions entitled "The Sup- Jackie Landman, Linda Susan porting Cast of tho Bible" will Nogg, Lynno Louise Nog& Jeffrey emphasize interesting aspects Bruce Perimeter, Susan Rips, Bil and interpretations of lesser ly Rosen, Steven Simons, Denise , knpwn .Qiblcq) cnarof tepi., . . , , •SHvetrora^mpw^Viln S H ^ V i r o u b , Robert I. BeUer and Larry Wlntroub.
Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Mr. Byroade expressed concern over alleged Arab "fears" of over-population of Israel, but Sir Winston said that the < populutlon In .Palestine was far greater 2,000 fears ago than it is today. He also expressed optimism, on eventual Arab-Israel peace. ' Secretary of State John Foster Dulles listened intently at the head table as Sir Winston spoke before television cameras and a world radio hook-up. Sir Churchill appeared in response to a luncheon invitation extended to hint and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden by a Joint committee of press, radio and TV correspond dents. Zionist \ "I am a Zionist," the British Prime Minister said, "let me make that clear. I was one of the original ones after the Balfour Declaration, ana I have worked faithfully for it. I think it is a most wonderful thing that this community should have established itself, so effectively turning the desert into fertile gardens and thriving townships, and should have afford-" ed a refuge to the millions of their cc-religlonlsts who had suffered so fearfully under the Hitler, and not only under the Hitler persecution. I think it. is a wonderful thing. 'I also have a great liking for the Arabs. I was the man who appointed Abdullah to be King 6t Trans-Jordan; I presented to the cabinet that idea, and they put it Into force. Alas, he has been murdered, but I have the greatest regard for the Arabs, too. Really, I think we ought to be able, somehow or other, to use our influence. from every quarter to make them work out.a P'an together. "It is so easy to reduce what little there Is of that part Of the world to tho desert, to the level ' of the desert, and that is all that can be done by their quarrels; whereas, by agreements, and so forth, we may be able to greatly increase the population who can live in that area. There were far more 2,000 years ago than there are now in Palestine; and we not only can greatly increase the population in tho area, but we can bring a harmony there which will be a security and not an element of anxiety in the Middle East. Let us be tolerant and let us be friendly, nnd let us support Arab tights and help forward the legitimate Zionist aspirations." j