XXXV—No. 1
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Jordan Ambushes Israeli Civilians Tel Aviv (WNS)—The mounting Incidents along the Isracl-Jor-! danlan frontier reached another peak in brutality when five Israeli civilians wen ambushed and killed by * Jordanian infiltrators some six,miles south of Sodom, near the. Dead Sea. Another Israeli waj critically wounded. The five were killed by machine gun fire from a hilltop while riding a truck. The wounded man was a passenger In a private car which followed the truck on a road leading to Bccraheba. The live victim* of the ambush were employees of Sole! Bonch, on their way home from work. A third vehicle and its passengers escaped the line of fire when the driver reversed his direction and sped en back to Sodom, where he notified military officials of the incident. Meanwhile there was another bidden', but fortunately with -WOW-TV Photo. only one casualty. This happened This could happen to you and it did to Mrs. Max Sacks, who 1» when machine gun fire from shown receiving blood after recently undergoing surgery. Mrs. across the Jordanian border hit a Sacks who has given nearly five gallons of blood to the Ked Cross crowded Haifa-Jerusalem passen- Blood Bank found herself In need of the life-saving fluid. ger train. The train engineer was the only casualty. Meanwhile it was reported that an unidentified 29-ycar-old pretty, Mrs. Sacks is chairman of the | give, which takes Just 30 minutes B'rlth sponsored Donor Day of your time, can and docs save a blond and. tall foreign woman B'nai to tie held from noon to 5:45 p. m. she emphasized. wa* being held for trial on espion- Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Red life, B.B. sponsoring groups arc Monage charges. The woman In ques- Cross Mood Center, 2549 Farnam sky lodge and chapter, Nebraska tion arrived as an alleged news- st. No newcomer to the donor pro- lodge and chapter, and Cornhusker paper correspondent nnd was de- Cram, she has been chairman of lodge. Corned beef sandwiches tained by Israeli authorities ten the annual B'nal IJ'rlth Donor Day will be served to donors courtesy for four years. Mrs. Sacks stressed of lodges and chapters. For apdays Inter. Dr. Benjamin Halve), that blood is needed now as the pointments call Mrs. Sacks, AT .president oC the Jerusalem Dis- quota for last month fell short of 0C62, or Mrs. J. Milton Margolin, trict Court, will preside over the the goal. Donors nre ur^ed to GL 4GG8. trial. give blood now and the pint you B'nal B'rlthers have a fine record In tho donor program. Mrs. N. II. Greenborg Is a member of tho Five Gallon Club. Four gullonera are Lcvl Walter and Mrs. Sacks. Al Lincoln has given three gallons. Two galloners are: Irv. Bercovlcl, I. Bogdanoff, Arthur A. Conn, Norton Garon, Marvin Gillnsky, Jack GLsh, Richard Levensky, Meyer Rubin, William Somor and Herbert Weil. One gallon dub members arc: Sam Ban, Louis Binder, Ann Blatt, Max Breslow, Louraine Cartier, Jerome Conn, Harry Colick, Dave Dvorkin, Jock Epstein, Phil Fox, Robert Fromkln, Robert Glllnaky, Max Glvot, Arthur Goldstein, Seymour Goldston, Yale Halperin, Joe Hbrn'steln, Lou Jess, Mbe Kagon, Stanley Kaplan, Rabbi Myer S. Kripke, Leonard Levni, Rubin Lippott, Joe Upton, Pearl Lipton, Howard Milder, Jack Moskovitz, Ben Nachman, Al Oruch, Ed Rosen, Rose Sacks, Bernard Sleglor, Robert Sliver, Robert Sllvprman, Harry Spiegal, Arnold Stcrenberg, Ben Stern, Paul Stern, Sid Taren, Max Welner, Erwin Wezelman, Dr. Earl Wigodsky, Harry Winer, Harold Wolfson, Jack Wolpa and Sam
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Nixon, Kefauver Discuss Israel Washington (WNS)—The Zionist Organization of America concluded Its 59th annual convention here with the election of Dr. Emanucl Neumann as president of the organization and with the adoption of a series of resolutions, among them one calling on the United State* to supply defensive arms to Israel. The resolution on anna to Israel that, "as a firm ally of the west, Israel should not be called upon to ^Impose a further strain on her economy in order to acquire these The United Red Feather-Red arms, but - should receive. such Cross Campaign, which- reported military aid and expanded ecoone-quarter of the JL792.98S sub- nomic assistance as a part of our scribed at the first report meet- program' for mutual defense." ing early this week has more than At the same tune, the conven50 Jewish members of the commu- tion, taking note of the "total colnity in leadership roles. lapse" of VS. policy in the MidAmong the* drive's section lead- dle East, welcomed "the Demoers and team captains are: Shel- cratic party's unequivocal call for don Bernstein, Norman C. Wohl- the supply of defensive arms to ner. Yale Trustln, Chi Farbcr, Israel and the Republican party's Earl Slegel, Erv Wezelman, Ernest firm pledge to stand by Israel Priesman, Edwin Rosenblatt, against armed aggression." Others are: R. Max Canar, Sol It also voiced satisfaction with Yaffe, Myron Milder, Dr. Stanley Malashock, Justin Honvlch, Bern- the recent statements by Presiard White, Mort Richards, Irvin dent Elsenhower and Secretary of Singer, Allen Newman, Donald State Dulles "upholding Israel'! Nogg, Max Breslow,\M.M. Ja- rights of passage through the Suez benls, Robert Fromkln, David Canal" and it called upon our government to insist that these rights Richards, G. L. Gross. assured in any settlement of Barton H. Greenberg, Bruce are Grecnberg, Howard Kaplan, Mor- the Suez conflict with Egypt Highlighting , the convention ris Shapiro, C. M. Newman, Dr. were addresses by Vice-President Morton H. Kulesh. • Richard M. Nixon: and Senator Estcs Kefauver, Adlai Stevenson's running mate. Fed. Groups to Meet Mr. Nixon, addressing an aftTwo Federation for Jewish ernoon session, told the convention Service Committees will meet at that the Eisenhower administrathe Jewish Community Center tion would "continue to have as this coming week. The Center one of Its top priority objectives committee, headed by Arthur H. the promotion of a just and lastGoldstein, will meet nt 12:15 Ing peace between Israel and its p. m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 and the neighbors." Mr. Nixon referred] Dr. Philip Shcr Jewish Home for to the Republican party platform the Aged Committee, whose chair- pledging preservation of Israel as man Is Arthur A. Colin, will con- an important tenet of American vene Thursday, Oct. 18 at 12:15 policy and promising support Of p. m. the Independence of Israel against armed aggression. At the same time the Vice-PresI' dent counselled against the Israel question becoming a partisan issue, declaring that if the Issue became a partisan one In the heat of a political campaign it would "serve neither the interest* of Israel or the United States." . Senator Kefauver, addressing the banquet session, demanded shipment of defensive arms to Israel.' He urged rejection of any solution of the Suez canal dispute which did not include provisions for Israel's rights of passage through the canal. ' The Democratic candidate for tho vice-presidency of the United States called the Middle East the "scene of what history may tell us is the greatest failure in our recent foreign policy." Yohudn Ilellmnn
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Latin Dance Class Speakers to Plug To Start at Center Bond Campaign Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7:45 p. m., the Jewish Community Center will conduct LatinAmerican Danco Classes for a period of eight weeks. Classes will be under tho direction of Mrs. Joe Glnsburg. Mrs. Ginsburg Is a member of the Dance Masters Association of America and Dance Educators of America. In addition to operating her own studio, Mrs. Glnsburg has many years of successful dance experience professionally and In organizations.
Dr. Philip Slier, whom; nnmn the Jrwlxli ln/rao for the aged bears, turned over tho first nliovnlfull of dirt at the ground-breaking ceremony fitind/iy nfternoon at the home. Nr.arly ZOO visitors attended • the ceremony which ninrlreil the beginning of tho construction of a eight-room wing for additional living quarters for residents. Standing on tho left of Dr. HUor Is David Orkotv, homn superintendent. Mayor John Rosenblatt was on hand nnd jmilsc'd Jewish contributions to our city. I'hlllp Vogt, cxccutlvo director of the Douglas County Welfare Administration, said tlin ground breaking was a symbol of making Omaha a better placo for our senior citizens. Jack W. Marcr, Federation president, presided at tho ceremony. Hurry Dulloff, chairman of the Homo Admission* Coromlttnc, Bang *Hle»s This Howie." Other speakers Included J. Harry Kulakofsky, Registration Is open to coupon. clialrmnn of tho tunny and building, committee, and Arthur A. Conn, The fee Is $10 per couple for tho chairman of tho homn committee, Mrs. MIna Krostul, Herman eight-week program. P e r s o n s JNlchubt and Snmui'I I'ostor, homn residents, al/io turned over shovel- planning to attend tho classes fulls of dirt at tfoo ccrrmuny whlrh took place Just ten years niter must register not later than the Uiu ground b-ouhlng for the original building. night of the first class.
A scries of meetings *on behalf of the Israel Bond campaign will beheld this month according to Joe M, Rice, general campaign chairman. Yehuda Holhnan, Israeli JOUN nallst and news analyst, will speak at a "kick-off" meeting Wednesday evening, Oct. 17 at the home of Mr. Rice. Mrs. Avis Shulmnn, noted Jewish community leader, will be guest at a tea in the home of Mrs. Nathan S, Nogg (sponsor chairman) during the latter part of the month, Zvl Englnnder, a leading bunker and economist from Israel, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 31. A communlty-wldo dinner to be held'in the first week In November and a Chanukah party In December will climax this year's cam* paign.
Egypt Scored for Suez Blockade United Nations, N. Y. (JTA)— Strong criticism of Egypt for blockading the Suez Canal against Israel was voiced in the United : rations Security Council debate today on Egypt's seizure, ol tha canal. So far five of the nine speakers—Britain Belgium, Aus t r a l i a , France. Cuba—have focused on Israel's charges against Egypt. The most forthright Accusation against Egypt was made by Dr. Emlllo Nunez-PortuondoV representative of Cuba. This blockade, said Dr. Portuondo, affects Cuba directly. "We too are users of tho canal." he declared. "Our merchant vessels do not pass through Suez, but our products—sugar, tobacco arid so on—arc carried to all ports of the world in vessels of every flag.