November 11, 1955

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1*. • urn OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FBIPA1T, KOVEHBKB II,

Shqrett on Extended Visit to United States prevails in the £1 Aujq demilltarl7cd zone where, according to the Isralel Foreign Ministry, Ecypt was still maintaining a "prohibited -^timber" of troops. 'Hie presence of Egyptian troops In excess of tho agreed numbers, a Foreign Ministry spokesman pointed out, constitutes "a direct threat to civilian life ir the demilitarized zone on the Israel side of the International frontiers." Arab news reports etalmed heavy fighting und heavy Israeli casualties, but this w<m denied here ns a figment of Cairo's imagination. However, there were miner incidents—Eftypn f'rfh^ on on Israeli patrol inside the Gaza strip nnd an attempt Morton Richard* to blow two houses In Sde Ilemed, an Israeli settlement along the Jordanian frontier. An Israeli spokesman also denied Egypt's claim of having shot down an Morton IUchards, a section leadfsraeli war plane, ater Cniro claimed driving hack Israeli er in the mercantile division of the United Red Feather-Red Crow planes. Campaign, turned in a goal-breaking total of 132 per cent of his f' J?r. Hans Kohn, an outstanding quota to top his division. The divi. authority on Euroi>e today will sion, headed by Louis Somber;;, "<U#cu*s "The World and the West" dime up with $114,258 on closing - at the concluding session of the night for 106 per ceni. Other sec• Institute on World Affairs to bo tion leaders In the division to ex.{ Mild at 8.15 p. m., 'Wednesday, The fifteenth nnmuil Jewish . ecd their quotas were Edward Jfov. 16 In the auditorium of the YouIh Council ThnnksKlvIng Serv- Rosen'With 103 per cent ulirl Her,,'University of Omaha. ice will bo held at 8 p. m., Wed- man Goldstein with 110 per cent. Dr. Kohn was born and eclticat- nesday, Nov. 23 in ,TJotli Israel The division contacted merchan, ed In Prague- and received his doc- Synnqoguo. Following' the service, dising, automotive and food prod" tor of laws degree there. As a n reception will take place in the ucts firms, prisoner of "war after 19H. he social toftll. Paul Shyken Is YC chnirmnn for Mrs. Mike Freeman's section spent five years in Russia ind witsecond place honors in nessed the post-revolution transi- the affair nnd ho Is assisted by garnered the door-to-door canvass with n Howard V/clnbcrg. - tion and struggles. qucta-uustlns of 104.9 ' -The Federation for Jewish Serv- Arthur Novak, president of the per cent of aperformance $2,200 goal. Memice Is one of tho Institute's co- Youth Council, along with presi- Iwrs of the Federation of Jewish •ponsor*. Arthur I t Goldstein, dent, of tho youth, groups, will Women's Clubs provided the perchairman of the Jewish Commu- participate In tho services. sonnel. (See story on women's nity Center committee, is a mem- Member* of the Youth Council, page.) ber of the, Institute's advisory cdm- their parents and friends Are InRichard Hlllcr's section hit vited to attend the service. , rolttee. $82,220 to help the initial gifts di•r vision rake $1,065,856 for 1015 per cent. No section quote was set. These results helped bring the campaign total to $3,023,400, or 91 per'cent. Lloyd IL Mattson, drive chairman, vowed the remaining {300,000 would be raised "soon Washington (JTA)—Israel Am- other side. I think these are ele- as possible" under direction of a bpssador Abba Eban in a lengthy ments which will tcno. to cause the special committee of which Morris meeting with George V. Allen, As- countries concerned to stop and E. Jacobs Is a member. sistant Secretary of State, for think," Mr. Allen said last night Results to date meet the $1,563,» Near Fastern Affairs, described in a statement on a television pro- 009 500I for operating needs of tho Monday the character of new de- gram. 47 Red Feather services and Red fenso problems of Israel as backTho oustondlng amount la Stato Department press officer Cross. - ground for Israel's forthcoming repart of the $1,759,150 quota for Lincoln White said Monday that building repair and replacement • '' (quest for VS. munitions to balance ,it.!jl l tfie flow of Communist arms to he Is not In a position to give any needs. James L, Paxton, Jr., president 3;Tj i j tjjypt- It WAS Indicated that Am- details on the estimate made List bassador jEban would present o night-by Mr. Allen that $75,000,- of Faxton-Mltchell Company, was announced as chairman of next formal irms list to the State De- 000 to 1100,000.000 is involved In year's drive. This la the first time partment soon, possibly this week. tlio arms'transaction between a campaign leader has been sep. ''It was learned here today that Czechoslovakia and Egypt. Mr. cured a year ahead. jftlj ft<U*t*of V.S, arms needed by the Allen rovcnled, among other Milton R, Abrahams, United Jewish Stato Is now being drawn things, that no proposal has been Community Services president, Ijpp* by Israol und fa expected .to discussed involving the sending of> matic the announcement. He hailed {-Arrive In Washington this week. United Nations military forces to the early acceptance as indicai Cor presentation to the VS. Gov- the Arab-Israel front to prevent tive of a now spirit engendered by ernment A demand for jet tlght- the outbreak of an Arab-Israel this year's tremendous effort. , « s will be stressed by Israel toc- war. • •• • • • - . • Mr. White said that the United B'NaiJacobs-Adas ciuse of <he knowledge that tlic central Item In the Czcch-Egyp- States' Government has definite g , ttan deal was MIG fighters and fofornjatlon: that "several" ship- Yeshurun Raise Funds loads • of' Communist munitions, > bombers, totalling between 100 have been delivered to Hhe Egyp- The sum of five hundred'dollars * ~" and 200, of types so far unavall- tian Army and has received re- was raised by the members of the t. able to Israel, It is believed that ports that Soviet bloc mMHairy B'nal Jacob-Adas Yeshurun Synaanti-aircraft guns, radar vequlp- technicians are in Egypt. He also gogue for children's rescue opera, ment. Jet Interceptors and ships made-known .that the State -De* tions and activities, oiid was sent -5; .. and equipment for Anti-submarine partmctit fa In "constant touch" to the Joint Distribution Commitr defense will bo asked of tho U S . . with Egypt and Israel In view of tee of the United Jewish Appeal. Some sources here said today the gravity of the situation and It will be used )n their special chilthe United States probably will that the Department is continuing dren's rescue and rehabilitation supply some anti-aircraft, anti- to explore ways of prcvcnfinR war. programs, Joe Adler, president of tank and other armaments, to were "active- the Synagogue announced this Israel If investigation shows they ly The;explorations forward," he Bald. Asked week. are needed to balance the Commu- IX agoing "The membership of our.synarcaffirmatlon of the 1950 Tri' nlst weapons being received by partite Declaration was planned, gogue has always been interested Egypt A basic hope of the Unitin aiding tho Important activities ed States Is to do everything pos- ho replied? "AH ways and means of tho United Jewish Appeal agensible to prevent a dangerous arm; o' being helpful" were under con- cies especially In the field of child race In tho tense Middle East. sideration- He stressed that con- saving activities in many lands," centration "at the moment" was • "We are going to be strongly op- on the United: Nations and said ho Mr. Adlcr said.' posed to nny side which is guilty assumed It would continue in that Rabbi Nathan Feldman Is spiritof aggressive wqrfare against the direction, ual leader of the congregation. , Jerusalem (WNS)—Foreign MJ lister Voshc Sharett will leave 1M* week for an extended visit to - the United States, where he will • consult with Israel Bond and Unit, ed Jewish Appeal leaders, it was disclosed here following n weekend Cabinet meeting where Mr, SharWtt reported on his mission to Geneva. The Cabinet session also ' received a report frora Premier . Bavld Ben Gurion on tlso security • situation. -&nmedlately after the Cabinet s meeting, Mr. Sharett left for Tel '. Aviv, where he addressed n session <tf the Knesset committee on se'"* «irlty and Internal affairs. Mrs. OoMlo Meyerson wag designated 4 trf conduct the ForelRji Ministry in ,JHr. Sharett's absence, ' -While the heavy fighting of last fnmk has abated, uneasy quiet

M. Richards Tops Division in Drive

'World and Wesf Will Close Series

Y.C. Thanksgiving Service Nov. 23

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100-200 MiGs and Bombers In Czech-Egyptian Arms Deal

&ar to Present Aleichem World' Fed. Board to Meet In Emergency Session The Uoard of Governors of the Federation for Jewish Service will meet In emergency session to discuss the ltlest developments in the crisis facing Israel, it was announced by Jack W. Marcr, Federation president. The meeting will bo held at 8:30 p. ra, Monday, Nov. 14 In the Jewish Community Center. Dr. Mosho Landau, n Israel Supreme Court Justice, will speak.

Israeli Jurist T© Talk Here An Israel Supreme Court Judge. Dr. Moshe Lundau \vill arrive In Omaha today for a series of public appearances In.our area. Dr. Landau will speak at a law convocation at Creighton, University Monday nnd then talk at a luncheon meeting of the Omaha Bar Association at the Paxton Hotel. Jack W. Marer, Federation president, is luncheon chairman. The judge will be interviewed at 12:45 p. m., this Sunday by Phil -.Hen over WOW-TV. Dr. Landau has been a member of Israel's highest legal court since 1953. He is nn expert In the complex land laws of the Near East and serves as chairman of tho committee for reform of the Land Law. He Is a Veteran Rotnrian nnd Is a board member of Haifa Rotary Club and ehairmrfn of Its International Relations Committee. The jurist'is an enthusiastic musician and is a co-founder of the amateur Haifa Symphony Orchestra,

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Sunday Radio, TV Thq Bible In Action series with Its motivating theme of tho dynamic relationship between the Bible and contemporary living will be broadcast over WOW-Radlo front-11:15 to 11:30 a. m. The series Is presented By WOW In cooperation with the American Zionist Council. "The Phonograph," a tragic drama about the effect the Russian Revolution had on a simple Jewish cobbler, will be televised over WOW-TV from 12:30 f%l p. m. This Is tho second program 6f the Frontiers of Faith series to be presented this month by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Next Sunday, the Seminary will present "The Root and tho F l o w e r , " a Thanksgiving s h o w starring Raymond Mossey. Rabbi Maurice N. Elsendrath, president of the Union of American H e b r e w Congregations, will discuss "Building of Brotherhood" on tho Messago of Israel program heard over KBON from 12:05 to 12:30 p. m. „ Tho Eternal Light program will be broadcast over KFAB from 11:30 a. m. to 12 noon. '

A headline cost will appear la the New York stage success "The V'arM c. Shclom Aleichem which will be presented at 8:30 p. m., Saturday, Nov. 19 in tho Jewish Community Center Auditorium. The play, in English, Is staged by Howard Da Sllva, who did tho original Broadway performance. The stage show consists of three one-act plays from the pens of some of the greatest Yiddish writers. . "The World of Sholom AIel« chem" has been hailed by many drama critics such ns Brooks Atkinson of tho New York Times and Walter Keer of . the New York Herald-Tribune. The show is now on Us first tour of the nation und be presented uiftler the auspices of the Jewish Community Center. This exciting trilogy of famous Jewish plays run for 43 weeks In Neve York City. In it are dramatized the "little people" of Eastern Europe and tho stories arc told with humor and a tolerant underBtiindinK of their troubles and foibles. The production received the 1954 Show Business Award "for artistry and merit which has enriched the American world of entertainment." Tickets are on sale nt the Center for S1.10 for a single admission. The show will be presented Saturday night only and tickets will be limited to the capacity of the auditorium.

Vets to Present Resuscitators Sherman Llpstein, Commander of tho Epstein-Morgan -Post'No.. 260, Jewish War Veterans of America, will formally present two portable i^suscltators to th»', Omaha Fire Department at 11:30 a. m., Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the' Council Chambers of City HalL. Omaha Fire Chief Eugene Fields will accept the rcsuscitators on ' behalf of the Cityi Tlie units have been placed In uso by a now unit of the Rescue Squad whose equipment 'was pur> chased by Ak-Sar-Ben recently, • Receipts from the Post's annual' Veterans Day Dance to be held at tho Blaekstono Hotel, Saturday evening, Nov. 2C are| earmarked for payment of the' rcsuscitators. Additional revenue from the daneft ' will be used for the Post's hospital. program. Last year thp Post and Auxiliary gave a portable respirator to Veterans Hospital.' ' Veterans Day Sabbath Services will bo held at Beth El Synagogue at 8 o'clock this evening. Religious chairman, David Dubln, urges all members "to honor the memories of their fallen comrades, by join- ' Ing the community in prayer for. another Armistice Day." Mem-, bers ore asked to wear their JWV caps and tics. • A program adopted at the Post , executive meeting calls* for mom» ' bers to meet at Veterans Admin*" Istratlon Hospital^Thursday; Nov. 17 at 7:30 p. m., for a visit wlU» hospitalized comrades before proceeding to the Jewish Community'' Center for the regular moctins,, This will be a regular feature of every regular meeting-night Ev» eryone is invited to join in this program, Junior vlce-commnnder Marvin Kaplan, who to In charge of men* bcrshlp program, wishes to rcralnt all Korean veterans that they am entitled to a year's free membership in the Jewish War Veterans, the patriotic voice of Jewry. Call Mr. Kaplan at GL 8-199, Dues, for 1938 arc,payable now. " • •' • , < -.


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