June 10, 1955

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For Center The Jewish Community Center Day Camp for children from five to eleven years of ai;c will Iw held at Peony Paik from Monday, June 27 to July 22, Arthur Goldstein, chairman of tho Center commit tec announced today. Reglstra tlon is limited nnd parents arc urged to register their youngsters how. Further Information may be obtained by calling the Center Activities office, JA 1306. Three full time Center staff members will supervise Day Camp

Larry Chapman To Study at Oxford Lawrence Chapman, son of Mr. and Mrt. I. Chapman, will be among 140 students selected from throughout the world to take part In a ipecial «lx-wock session «pon-, sored by the Institute of International Education. Mr. Chapman, a Junior in the College of Liberal Arts at Northwestern University, will study at Oxford University,

this year. Leonard Gurvitz, Center program director will .servo as Camp director; Miss Kcrnu Katlernrin, children's director, will be program director, and Jim KarIjalsch, athletic director, will mijwrvlse swimming find other athletic portions of the program. Special trips anil cook-outs so popular with the campers will be included in the activities such as athletics, arts and crafts, nature lore, hiking, dramatics and games. Buses will pick up campers at four locations at 9 a. m. and return them at 4:30 p. m. The pick tip points will be the Center, Beth El, Beth Israel and Temple Israel. Lunch will be served at 12 noon and an.additional snack at 3 p. m. There will be two, two week camping periods June J7 to July 8 Mid July ll-2t. The fee Is 25 dollars for a two-week period or 42 dollara for the entire month. This fee includes transportation, lunch, snacks, insurance and no other charges Will bo made. * • The full fee must accompany each registration in order fo insure enrollment. > OAZA Washington (JTA)—State Department elemenU arc inclined to give favorable consideration to a recent proposal by IJgypt for a demilitarized zone bordering the Cifiy.ii strip, It was learned from official sources. The Department feels that tension might be diminished if both sides followed the recommendations of Gen. K. L. M. Ilurns, chief of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization. Specifically, these proposals Include establishment of joint patrots, barbed wire barriers, mutual agreements between local commanders, and use of well disciplined troops. American Ambassadors in Israel and Egypt arc under Instructions to keep in close touch with the governments concerned on the Gaza problem.

Lawrence Cb»pm»n Oxford, England. His course will deal with British politics, English literature and the integration of tne two subjects. ' In addition, Mr, Chapman has chosen "Dominant Twentieth-Century Political Philosophies" as a , special field of. study. Leading British writers and members of Parliament will participate as Ice* turcrs in the program. . Mr. .Chapman turned down his acceptance at Sorbonne University of Paris, France, to study at Oxford. ' At Northwestern, ho was one of fourteen junior men recently elected to Deru, senior men's honorary; )tfr. Chapman was chosen on the basis of scholarship, leadership, character and service. 116 was also one of four men selected by the university to found a (Continued on Pace 2)

Center Youth Director Discusses Juvenile Aid Sherman Poslc/i, Director <if Youth Activities of the Jewish .Community Center, participated in ml Initial meeting Tuesday eve. nini; of a seven mun committee . whose nlm is to form a Juvenile Aid Committee. The new croup will meet Wednesday, June 35 :it the Center. A program to net the backing of civic, church and recreation groups is necessary, the committee agreed.

The Philanthropies Campaign this week reached the $403,122.80 mark, showing a 4V4 per cent increase over last year, Ernest A. Nogg, General Chairman of the 1955 campaign, reported, This-Is a crucial period In our drive, ha emphasized, calling for an Intensified effort to reach all contributors so that tho goal set for this year may be attained. "Wo are hoping," he a d d e d , "that every prospect not Vet solicited will, when called upon, find

Philanthropies Box Score as of June 10

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Total to Date . . $403,122.80

It possible to Increase his gift In line with the Increased r?eds of this year's campaign." On the national scene, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports, tha United Jewish Appeal has raised $31,296,000 in cash In the first five months of this year's campaign. The sum Includes $5,500,000 which was contributed at the concluding session of the two-! a glided filigree case which origi- day national conference hold in nated in Vienna in the 19th cen- Washington. tury. A wooden hammer for Kibbi Herbert A. Friedman of knocking on doors to call people Milwaukee, who was officially here ' to the synagogue that was used as the new executive vice chairin Poland during the 19th century is also on view. Two beautiful man of the UJA, called on AmeriTorah Ark curtains made of bro- can Jews "to reppralse their thinkcade and silver lace that date ing and giving at a time when back to the 18th and 19th cen- hundreds of thousands of Jews in turies make up part of the loan overseas lands are still in need, many of them still in jeopardy." collection. The program of the United JewThese and many more pieces ish Appeal, he asserted, must be that form a link to our past and ol such scale "as to assure dynamremind us of our traditions may ic support to wipe out Jewish sufbe seen at the, Joslyn. fering in critical areas overseas In a modern theme, the Herman and to establish Israel as a wholly, Aucrbach Memorial, a part of self-sustaining land in the Middle Joslyn's permanent collection, that East." was recently presented to the museum Is also on exhibit. Here the work of the contemporary artisans may bo compared with that of their predecessors who exercised their talents to adorn the holy' Torah and fashion ceremonial obNew York (JTA) — Religious jects. prejudice is more difficult to overcome than racial prejudice, and interrellgtous cooperation Is more difficult to achieve than interracial harmony, according to the' sixteenth annual report of the Commission on EeUglouB Organizations of the National Conference of Christians nnd Jews released last week. Bob Meyer, President of the .Surveying the obstacles In the Jewish Youth Council, and Joan path of lnterroligious cooperation, Krasne, its s e c r e t a r y , were the report points to "perennial crowned King and Queen ot'Merit factors" as well as"spcclal aspects at the Youth Council Conclave of tho current scene'' which crcata held yesterday evening In the Jew- group prejudice and obstruct good will. Among the perennial facish Community Center. tors, it blames "old and deep, Kovod Keys, awards for service rooted emotional attitudes" stemin Youth Council programs, were ming from tho history of religious presented to Sari Shukert, vice- conflict which are passed down president of tho Youth Council "from generation to generation." and officer of Debkn Debs; Pe- It also lists among the enduring anne Markovitz, Council's corres- difficulties the fact that ''tho ponding secretary; Jack Oruch, clergyman more frequently than past president ot AZA No. 1; Jer- the layman finds It difficult to a c ry Mater, past president of Itnyhn cept tho realities of our pluralistlo nnd this year's chairman of the culture." High School Division ot the PhilBarriers to harmony among anthropies CnmyalKn; MaUeo KaAmerican groups may also emerge tleman, past president of Debs as by-products of current Intern**., and chairman Of the Conclave, and tlonal disputes, tho report sayi, •' Stan Wldman, past president of As on instance, the statement oV, (Continued on Page 2). (Continued on Pago 2), j,

Jewish Museum Art Will Leave Joslyn The mantle of time seems to unfold as one views loan collection of Jewish ceremonial objects on exhibit at the Joslyn Memorial Art Museum. The collection from the Jewish Museum in New York City will remain on exhibit at the Joslyn for just one more week and will close Sunday, Juno 19. The loan pieces include a bronze Sabbath lamp which dates back in time to the fifth or sixth century. Another object on exhibit Is a Meglllath Esther written in Hebrew on parchment covered with

Mayor Will Address VetsAnnualMeeting The Epstein-Morgan Post, Jewish War Veterans and Auxiliary will be host to the Nebraska-Iowa Department Annual Convention to be held at the Jewish Community Center Sunday, June 12. Registration will.begin at 1 p. m. with the program scheduled to begin at 1:30. p. m. John Rxienblnlt, Mayor of Omaha, and A. C. Eichbcrg, Administrative Assistant to Victor Anderson, Governor of Nebraska, head the list of dignitaries who will address the convention. Election'of department officers will feature the business portion of the meeting. Max Kanncr of Omaha Is the retiring commander of tile department. Delegates frrun Sioux City and Dcs Molncs JWV Posts will Join the Omaha Post for tile convention. Ml members of the Post anil Auxiliary arc urged to attend this important meeting. Please wear your JWV caps. A display of books ami pictures depicting the activities of the Jewish War Veteran and the individual Posts oC the Department will 1)0 shown. Past Commander Abe Miller is convention chairman. The Ladies Auxiliary will serve refreshments, •

—Photo by Hurt Richards.

Object* In this ensn make up part of the loan collection of Jewish ceremonial pieces nuw on exhibit at the Joslyn Art Museum. On the lower shelf are Torah liendplccvH miulo of stiver that were fiMhlaned during the 18th century In Kuropn nnd the Near East The center piece In the, lower shelf in a silver Tornh breastplate that dates buck to 1820 and was mndn In KusHln. A portion of a Torah ArU rurtaln In shown Just nlwvo the ulftpluy rnw.

Initial Gifts . . . . . . $324,600.00 Men's Division , . . . 17,173.50 Women's Division . 52,278.80 B. & P. Unit . . . 2,707.50 Children's Div. . , 1,413.50 High School Dlv. 084.50 Miscellaneous . . 4,265.00

Report on Racial, Religious Prejudice

Meyer, Krasne Crowned King Queen of Merit

Mayor John ICosenblatt The June meeting of EpsteinMorgan Post will bo hold at the Jewish Community Center, Thursday evening, June 10, nt 8 p. m. Plans for tho annual picnic jvill be formylateii at this meeting. This will be the last meeting for the Boason. Regular meetings will resume In September. Refreshments will be served.


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