Vol. XXXIV—No. TA.
Jewish Child Day Sunday World Jewish Child's Day will IH; observed this Sunday throughout the globe by millions of Jewish children, a d u l t s mid Christian frlencK The holiday symboli/t'H the friendship between the children Of I 9 r a e 1 mid the youngster* throughout the free world. Here In Oiniiha many Jewish organizations will mark the occasion Including our Talmud Torahs und Sunday schixds. I/x-al television stations will present Jewish Child's Day programs. (See ICudio and Television box for tline.) It served as u means of highlighting the activities of Youth Ailyall, (in international children's rescue and Immigration movement Which sprung up to brine children from Hitler's Germany to what Was then Palestine. Today Youth Allyfili (aliyah Is a Hebrew word meaning to ascend) brings youngsters from North Africa and Koine Middle Kast countries to Israel where they are rehabilitated in special children's villages and training Institutions. Since 1811 when Henrietta Hzold '(founder of Hndassah) engineered the emigration of the first givup of 4.". children from Nazi Germany, more than 7.1,000 youngiters from 72, nations have l>.->i'n rehabilitated through Youlli Aliyah. Additional Ihoii.-aml-i still await reseu" by Youth Aliyah mostly from North Africa and Middle EaM e..imtrn'i.
Y.C. Program Set For Youth Week A pi'j^'fain o( si«>r(s, social -md eultuial activities will h<- preM'iit{•d hy Omaha Jewish YonthOninril in oh^'ivance of National Jewish Youth Week. Al Epstein i'. Yinith Week chairman. Activities will Include: — Father and Son Bowling Tournament this Sunday nt Music Box. «- A novel iKiys against the girls basketball came Monday nfternoon. - Mother and Daughter liowlIIIK Tourney Tuesday. , —Boys Macabhlad in the Center gym Tuesday evening. —Cowl Macabblad Thursd.iy. —Club cholrn will compete Friday evening. —"You Name It, We Can't" dance Saturday evening. —Storytelling, poetry reading and original oratory contents next Sunday.
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French Drama at Center Sunday A historical in o l i o n pictun (Jnuna "The Two Orphans" r<*MK'irkahlo for ils nx-rc^Ion uf 18th century Pari.s will bo the fifth pro mentation of the' Jewish Community Center Film .Scries this Sunday Qt 8:15 p. m.f in tho center auditorium. The Italian made film revolves alxjut two beautiful i'irls, one of whom in blind, who ar<_- .separated on their urrival in Paris. The plot provides (in absorbing d r a m a against the foackcronnd of social conditions of the times. Admission is by series tickets or slnj.'U' Admission of 75 cents. These .stTie.-i are open to the public.
"Afternoon of Fun" For Golden Agers "pie next meeting; of the Golden Ai;e Club will be held at 1 p. m., Monday, March 19 in Jewish Community Center. Saul Silvermnn, Center Activities director, will conduct "An Afternoon of Fun." The Golden A|:e Club is sponsored jointly by the Omaha Section, National Council of Jewish Women mid the Center.
Jerusalem (WNS)—While lei ers of Arab countries surrouir Israel were making every ef. to link their armies, Lsni started to die trenches In bon settlement!! threatened by At attack. An Israeli military spokesman declared that Israel has come to regard the dancer of war as highly concrete. In a dramatic move to spur tho defense of Israel, Prime Minister David Hen-Gurlon, together with his Army Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Moshe Daynn, and top military leaders, net an example in digging trenches and erecting barbed wire fences, rifle pits and machine-gun nests nround the border settlements. An army spokesman said that Israel would try to eonvert every settlement Into a defensive position, a concept that had proved valuable in the War of Liberation. About 1,000 Israelis from all parts of the country will work voluntarily on these defense1:, he announced.
Second Oil Strike Reported in Israel Tel Aviv (JTA I -Oil was struck al a second well (it Heletz late last Friday afternoon, it. was reIKirted here. The new .strike was made when drilling had reached a depth of about 4,0'K) feet. Initial reports indicated that the gusher had reached a bright of about 55 feet. The second oil .strike appear.') to IK? much more promising than the first oil strike In Israel last September. Dr. Tehop, Swiss chief geologist, has upped his estimates of the oil reserve In the Heletz area from 3.7 million barrels per square kilometer to seven million barrels. Other oil geologists In Israel have also tipped their estimate of reserves in tho whole productive horizon from the previous .'!0 million barrels.
Kusevitskf Concert Sunday at Cantor Moshe Kuscvitaky, recognized an one of the w o r l d ' s greatest exponents of, cantorial Kinging, will be guest-of-lionor at Beth Israel'* Fourth Annual Citation Dinner at 0 p. m., this Sunday. Max Fromltin will be toastmastcr. Dr. Abe Greenberg will open the program. Uoncdtctiops will be* led by Messrs. A. IJ. Gendler, Sam Bloom and Sam Freed. In appreciation of the cantor's contributions to Jewish music, a special citation of '"Distinguished Merit" will ba presented to Cantor Kusevitsky by Harry Sldman, Beth Israel president. Cantor Kll Kagnn and Ilnbbl Benjamin Groncr will also participate In,tho program. After dinner, the concert will be presented In the synagogue's main nuditorlum ut 8:30 p. m. Cantor Kuiovitaky will be accompanied by Jack Barras of New York City. Rabbi M. M. Pollakoff will act as Cantor Moshe Kiuevltsky commentator. The cantor will arrive In Omaha The dinner and concert aro unthis morning and will worship with der the gencraj eo-chalrnianship of Both Israel congregation at regii- Dan Gordman and Maurice Katzman. . lar Sidibath services'
. j-uwin K. Urodkey, chairman of the Women's Division of the 195G Jewish Philanthropies Campaign, announces the appointment of advisors to women's division co-chuinnen. Advisors to Mrs. Max Canar are: Mesdnmes David Bernstein Fred D. Brodkey Bennett L. Cohn Homer Farber Morris C. Fellman Alfred A. Fiedler Maynard M. Greenberi: Ben K. Kaslow .-•• Hobert H. Koopcr • Alfred S. Mayer William Raduzlncr Sam S. Steinberg . Phineas Wintroub:/ . Advisors to Mrs. E. Leo Nogg a r e :
Spring Art Classes Several opening are still available in tin? Jewish Community Center Art Class. Spiiri:; sessions under the direction of Mrs. Meyer TVbor have just ber.un. Classes 'are held each Monday from I to ,'(::!(! p. in. For ri'Kktr.'ttion and further inf'lnn.'ition conlac! the Center Activities office, J A ^"r,r,,
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Passover Gifts for Omaha Servicemen Passover Rift packages are being '•nt to Omaha Jewish servicemen stationed overseas, it w a s announced by Mrs. M. A., Vengor, chairman of Services lo Armed I'orcej Committee of Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs, Greeti n g iire al«) l>eing mailed to servii-emen stationed in the United Stales. Mrs. Kdward K. Urodkey, women's chilis' president, asserted that this is part of a program to keep in touch with our servicemen especially during Jewish holidays. Members of the committee preparing the packages are: Mesd.unes Samuel H. Stern, Ernest Wintroub, Joseph Freeman and Sam Steinberg.
Radio and Television World Jewish 'Child's Day programs will be televised over local 'IV stations this weekend. "Josef," the story of a Youth Aliyah boy and his tractor will be presented tomorrow o v e r KMTV In color from 12 noon to 12:.'i0p. m. "To Have One Life,"the story of two Yemenite sisters who were reunited and rehabilitated in Israel by Youtli Aliyah will be telecast over WOW-TV this Sunday from 9:30 to 10 n. m. The tradition and symbolism of Passover will bo televised on "I^amp Unto My Feet" program this Sunday at 9 a. m. over WOW-TV. Dr. Harry M. Orllnsky, professor of Bible at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, will display archaeological and scholastic evidence of Jewish residence in Egypt before the first Exodus. Dr. Lyman liryson, a lilbical scholar, wlU explain symbols of the Seder Service and t h e ceremony's meaning to American Jews in the modern world. Chaplain Samuel Sobel attached to the U. S. Pacific Fleet with headquarters at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will discuss "A Serviceman's Faith" on t h e Message of Israel series broadcast over KBON from 12:05 to 12:30 p. m., this Sunday. The Eternal Light series will bo heard this Sunday o v e r KFAB from 11:30 a. m. to 12 noon.
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New York (JTA)—The United Jewish Appeal will seek the raising of $8,000,000 towards iU Specal ISurvival Fund by April 16 as a symbolic 8th birthday gift for Israel's people, and will seek to bring tlila sum to $10,000,000 by April 30, It was announced Sunday by William Ilosenwald, general chairman of the UJA. In a message to UJA-affillated campaigns In all parts of the country, Mr. Rosenwald urged fullest cooperation in this birthday drive. The UJA Special Survival Fund has a 1956 goal of better than 125,000,000 and Is in addition to a regular national campaign goal of $105,283,435 In behalf of the emigration, settlement, welfare and rehabilitation programs that arc carried on by its constitutent agencies. ' ' • • .- • .'.••• Mr. Ilosenwald r e p o r t e d t h a t supporters of the U J A have a l ready contributed $9,500,000 for the: Special Survival Fund a n d $1,9,500,000 toward Its regular c a m paign. H e stressed, however, t h a t "the steady worsening of t h e posltloon of Israel's people is dally r e arlcting their ability to receive tens of thousands of Jewish Immigrants who m u s t leave strife-torn N o r t h African countries. This situation d i c t a t e s . t h e Immediate raising by American Jews of another $10,000,000 hy t h e end of April, a t least 58,000,000 of this by April 16, for great humanitarian tasks."
Mcsdnmcs : Rbbert Bernstein Norman Bordy Abe C. Fellman ' Stanley Flak Stanley R. Katelman Manuel Kruplnsky / Isldor Lovlnson Lawrence Plattner Henry Rlekes Krvin n. Simon Alfred Sophlr, Albert Steinberg Nathan Turner Albert L. Wohlner Advisors to Mrs. Harry Sidman a re: Mesdames Three Omahans were elected to Sam Bcrman tho executive board of B'nai Izadoro Elcwit/. B'rlth's Antl-defamatlon League, Albert Fox Plain States Region a{ a regional Alfred Frank meeting held last Sunday In Dcs Arthur H. Goldstein Molnos, la. Leo Elsenstatt Is new Henry Leon GrccnberR • regional vice-chairman, Ben E. Charles Guss Kaslow, treasurer and Mrs, Sam Sidney Katlomnn Pollak, Nebraska vice-chairman. IJJUIS Katz Dr. Abe Greenberg, retiring reHarry Ravitz gional 'chairman, summarized the Morton A. Richards findings in the following state-' Sidney L. Sncider ment: "Social or "polite" discrimAllen S. ZnlkJn ination is a wider and more provoking problem than we had sus'ADL Charge! . . . pected." In our region, according to reports, Dr. Greenberg said, there are social clubs, resort hotels and residential areas in which Jews are systematically excluded. Abbot Rosen of Chicago, MidWashington (JTA)—The results of n four-year study on political west ADL director, principal nntl-Semltism in the United States, speaker warned that the Arab InWest Germany and the Middle formation Service will be opening Kant were made public here by tho a office in Chicago next month. The conclave was attended by Antl-Defamalioon LeaRiie of B'nai IS'rith. The study established the Bob Sliver, George Shaffer, Sarn Pollnlc, Harry Goodbindcr, Paul following facts: 1. Religious bigotry had crept Veret and Sol Littman, Plain into some areas of the Federal se- Stales ADL director. curity program in tills country. The ADL. asserted flatly—on the basis of its own Investigation — that many of the Federal employees suspended during the 1933 security investigation!! at Fort Monmoutli, N. J., were "hapless vicDeth El Synagogue Annual Contims of anti-Semitism, pure and cert of Jewish Music will be presimple." sented this year at services Friday 2. Official delegates from Arab evening, March 30 at Passover . nations, operating in tho United time. States "with diplomatic status and This year's concert, the 20th Animmunity," are engaged in "an or- nual Concert given by C a n t o r ganized and well-financed conspir- Aaron I. Edgar and Beth El Synaacy to stimulate anti-Semitic feel- gogue Choir, will .celebrate the hies In this country -oir purpose 75th Anniversary of the prominent to thwart Amerlc;^ nhy and composer, Ernest Bloch and will •.;'•; 1 aid for Israel." ••J '^'.^ include tiiree of his compositions, It described t's? &£• . atmos- as well as the music of other conphere" of roe '^A •V 4 "one in temporary composers'. The proA" which disser^'iv^* .onformlsm gram will include Yiddish and Ismay be mi* •£*.£" v^ y at the cost raeli folk songs. of. a mar ,£> * and the risk Rabbi Myer S. Krlpke will interof his .' ' .or patriotism." pret the maiic and offer comment As a „. .- security of miThe concert Is free and Is open :••. nor!!., largely dependent to the community. We cordially in; , upon i. ^ngth of our demo- vlte non-Jewish friends to hear cratic ins... atlons, is Imperiled," this concert of authentic'Jewish the ADL said. music, .
Omahans Elected To ADL Region
Anti-Semitism in Security Program
Beth El Annual Jewish Concert