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Federation Annual Meeting Set The Animal Meeting of the Federation lor Jewish Service will bo held Sunday evening, Jan. 21, nt Hit' Jewish Community Outer, Jack W. Mnrcr, Federation president announccil.
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Philanthropies Net $125,677 in Dec. Omaha Jewry is readily reiponding to the cull of the Jewish Philanthropies for a sp<*ed-up ill payment on pledge:;, David Feder. Pledge Redemption Chalrtnan, reported as he announced that 125,077 cash was collected during the month of December. "This response for rasli payments." Mr. Feder said, "prove-; thnt Omaha Jews recognize the Urgency of the need to pnnid" Immediate funds for the rescue activities of the I'niterl Jewish Appeal mid nil other agencies supported tliroiii;ii t hi- Jcwhh Philanthropies cninnai^n." Mr. Feticr stnv.pd that "a dollnr now h worth time dullon ne\t wo-ek." and app'-alcd to PI>iUinlhnipie>i sub icriliei s to aet promptly and lomit f;r h on their pledges. "Tiie present crisis in F.gypt and Hungary has placed heavy burdens on the United Jewish Appeal, which require pddltional cash to assist Jewish refugees fleeing and escapees," Mr, Fcder emphasized.
1000 Hungarians Arrive in Israel
Young Adults Plan Exchange Program
Tel A\iv (JTAi—Thn Jewish Agency Saturday d'-nied press leporls that only (WO of 11,000 Jewish refugees who fled from Hungary to Austria in the last two months are willing to settle m Israel. "More than 3.000 Hungarian Jews have already arrived In Israel, and the Jewish Agency Is- plumiing now to charter .ships for the transfer of an additional I,(KM) refugees who have already been approved in Vienna for emigration to Israel," Slilonio Zaliiiiin Shragai, bead of the Agency's i in in I ;;r a t l o n department, stated. He expressed the belief that half of all the Hungarian Jewish refugees In Vienna will proceed to Israel. The Jewish Agency also received reports .Saturday that more than 2,000 Jews have left I.'gypt since the start of Ihu latist anti-Jewish p e r s e c u t i o n s I here. The reports show tint a large majority of the Jewish refugees from I-:,"J|)t will migrate to Israel. Of 1-1H Jews who nrrhed in Albein from F.gyp! last week, almost all will i'.'i on to this cuuutiy. Other icIugeeH have gone, by themselves or in groups, to Italy, France, F.nghind, and other points in Kurope, But most of the.se .stops are not regarded as ultimate destinations but only as stop-overs lo straighten out personal or family business before proceeding to Israel. In Vienna, the Joint Distribution Committee, United Hint, and Agudath Israel are stepping up their activities here on behalf of Jewish refugees from Hungary. About 14,000 Jews are among the escapees from Hungary. Of the total, more than 2,1)00 have been helped by United Ilias to emigrate to other countries.
About 50 Kansas City Young Adult Council members will come to Omaha to take part in the exchange week-end program, January 12 and l.'J It was announced by Al Feldman, sponsor of tho Omaha Young Adult group. Miss Toby Okrent, newly elected president, reported on tho final arrangements at the Sunday meeting in the Jewish Community Center following her return from Kansas City. The week-end program will include a dance at the Birchwood Club and a business meeting and brunch ut the Fireside Restaurant. Hob Schiller and his band will play for dancing, Hal Seiner, general dance chairman announced. Miss Joanne Wiseman and Joe Klrshenbaum are heading up the welcoming committee. The Young Adult Committee lias elected its permanent officers. They include in addition to Miss Ol^rent: Mr. Kirshenbaum, vicepresident; Miss Marilyn Meyer, recording secretary; Miss Wiseman, corresponding secretary, and Miss Uelte Ann Posk.i. public relations. The next meeting of the group will be held nt G:.')0 p. m.t Thursday, Jan. 10 In the Center. For further information eontact Miss Okrent, RE 6118 or Center Activities Director, Saul Silverman, JA KiGfi.
ANTMHOTICS Jerusalem (WNSi A coudi, liution of lH.OOO grams of streptomycin and penicillin has been '.tnadc by the Government of Israel to hospital in Budapest, Hungary. . The drugs will he brought to Budapest by Arieh Kihel, chief or the eastern division of the Israel Foreign Ministry, who is on hi» way for « visit to Hungary. NI.W HI III' Kronen (JTAi--The 2300-ton "Palmach," first seagoing vessel SCHOLARSHIPS Jerusalem IWNS i - Th» I le- constructed in Germany for a of private Israeli shipownfcrcw University recently an- firm r nounced Hint it would grant c s under the terms of the reparations agreement, was taken Scholarships to two students In over by tho Atid Navigation Etliiopla. The recipient* of the scholar- Company In n ceremony outside ships are to ho chosen by the German territorial waterj near here. Ethopian Government.
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Mrs. Klein Accepts Jewish Press Post Mrs. Leonard Klein will become, editor of the Jewish Press early in January, succeeding Harry Halpert, who accepted a position with The Omnlia World-Herald, Ralph Nogg, Jewish Press Committee chairman, announced this week. This appointment was approved by the Federation Executive Committee last week. Mrs. Klein has been Public Relations Director of the Nebraska .Society for Crippled Children, and editor of its state-wide Newsletter, She also was a staff member of a daily newspaper here and fierved as Omaha's correspondent of the National Jewish Post. Mrs. Klein, daughter of Mr. rmd Mrs. John Robinson of Norfolk, Nebr., a pioneer family In Nebraska, is ji graduate of (lie School of Journalism of University of Nebraska. She Is a member of (lie Nebraska Association of Industrial Editors and Sigma Delta Tan and Thela Sigma Phi, honorary journalism sorority. llrr daughter, Lesly, is n junior nl the Unherslty of Nebraska.
The second program to bo presented by the Yiddish Culture Committee will bo held at 8 p. in. Sunday, Jan. 6, at tho Jewish Community Center. The program will feature the highly acclaimed Yiddisii movie "The Power of Life." The story centers around the eternal struggle of parents sacrificing for children. The father serves an undeserved prison term for the mistakes of an ungrateful son and a selfish daughter. In spile of this, he helps them after lii.i release through his earnings from a patent on a successful invention. Admission to thn program is by season ticket or individual admission which is 50 cents for the movie. gary, Egypt, and other countries Other programs will he: The in Europe, North Africa and the Workmen* Circle- Play February Middle East. It will cover the 20; Fsrband Labor Zionist Congreatest rescue operation undertaken sinco. the end of World War II. Change of Tune Omaha's share In the Rescue Detroit (WNS)—Dr. M. Jamali, Fund will he raised in connection head of the Iraqui delegation to with the forthcoming animal Jew- the United Nations, who in recent ish Philanthropies Campaign. weeks has been thundering In the William Ilosenwald, UJA gen- corridors of the International oreral chairman, imported that ganization that thero will bo no "electrifying nclion is sweeping peace in the Middle East until Isthe communities of the nation rael Is extinguished, changed his and that American Jewry li re- tune hero somewhat when adsponding at an extraordinary dressing a gathering of poople. level, with leaders announclhj; dedicated to Ilia principle of morgifts to the Rescue Fund without al rearmament. waiting for the start of Iho offiThe Iraqui diplomat said tho cial drive/' He disclosed that sev- Arabs "would be ready to live In en national leaders have already peaco witli Israel" If tho Jewish announced gifts ranging from Stato "demonstrate!! peaceful inS2.ri0,000 to $300,000 each,. tentions." Israel, ho said, ''must See Text of Resolution on open .its onus and apologize to Page 2. ihu Arab countries."
Rescue Fund for Refugees Full (support of Oinahu was pledged last week by the Executive Committee of the Federation for Jewish Senice in .support of the. $100,000,000 Emergency Ite.scue Fund, which will lie nought in 3057 by the United Jewish Appeal to cojie with the greatest refugee crisis since the Hitler terror. This [insurance was given in a fspecial resolution passed by the Executive Committee of the Federation which ratified the Emergency Rescuo Fund Resolution and resolved that our Jewish community will make every effort to do Its fair share in this Emergency Itescue Fund Campaign. Tlie 5100.000,000 Rescue Fund will he over rmd above the regular UJA Campaign needs, It will be used to finance1 the transportation find resettlement of at least 100,000 refugees from Hun-
Washington (WNS)—A noto urging the United State* to use- its good offices to halt the mounting incursioni into Israel of Egyptian-directed fedayecn raiders has been presented by Xirael to the Stato Department, it was disclosed here by a -high department official who said tho note was under study.
cert March 12; ami a Yiddish Lecture, time to he announced. Tickets may ba obtained at the Jewish Community Center or from any member of tiia Yiddish Culture Committee, Joe Radinowskl, committee chairman, announced,
Greek Centers New York (WN.SI -The first Jewish Centers In Finland and Greece have just been opened, according to word received by the National Jewish Welfare Board and the World Federation of YMHAs and Jewjsh Community Centers from Louis Kraft, World Federal Ion secretary. Finland's Jewish Community Center is in Abo, located on n site adjoining the community's 44-year-old synagogue. Tho Center's facilities include club, game, exercise and classrooms, kindergarten, library, dining room and offices. The Jewish Youth Center In Greece is In Athens. It already lias 183 members enrolled in its cultural nnd recreational program. Plans are tinder way for n full Jewish Community Center in Athens.
Citing tlii-ee recent raids, th» Israeli note pointed to the faot tliat tho incursions began rising in frwjiR'ney immediately after a D«. comber 2 broadcast by the Cairo radio announcing resumption at fedayeen activities against Israel, This fact, the noto stressed, wa« evidence that the. guerilla attack! were directed by Egypt in dear violation of tin. UN resolution of December 2 which not only called for a cease-fire but also for th« cessation of raids. The document called attention to the further faot that on the very day when the UN resoutions was adopted, the Cairo radio announced that "fedayeen headquarters have decided to carry out large-scale action during the'eoming winter season." Israel has reported nineteen raids, mostly from Jordan, b»rweon December .1 and December 21. The tin-en specific ineursloni referred to in the Israol note occurred on December 11, when A railroad line was blown up betwei'n Haders and Lydda, on. December lo, when commando raiders bluw up a house between Tel Aviv mid Haifa, killing a woman and Injuring her child, and on December 2:i, when a medical clinic was blown up at Yoknaam, twelv« mile,< inside Israel from the Jordanian bonier. A similar memorandum was reported to liavo been presented to tlu> French Government by Israeli Ambassador Tsur. The note charging Egyptian renewal of the fedayeen raids was submitted to Foreign Minister Christian Pineau.
Dr. Noihcm to Talk At Center Jan. 13 The second event of the "program of tho Month" series, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center in cooperation with B'nal lirith, will feature Dr. Otto Nathan, internationally-known economist, who will appear at th« Center Sunday, Jan. 13, at 8 p. m. Dr. Nathan lias drawn excellent comment wherever ho ha* appeared. Following are some excerpts: "Dr. Nathan immediately convinced us o( his intellectual probity and his wido knowledge of offaira, and his prompt and enlightening answers to all questions asked were as lucid as his masterly public address . • » "Dr. Nathan made a happy Impression with his personal charm and enlightened wit and humor "We havo had nothing but the most laudatory comments on hl» comprehensive nnd skillful di»cussion. '•Dr. Nnlhun held the Interest f the audience throughout because of tho vibrant and Interesting manner of his presentation." Tickets for. the series may ba jiurchased nt the Center or from H'nal Il'iith members. Dr. Abe Greenberg is chairman of the series. .
Reserve Tuesday, January 15 At 8 p. m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, a closed circuit telecast of vital importanco will be directed to 30 communities In tho United States, including Omaha. Don't miss attending thin program which will bo held nt Music Hall of the Olty Auditorium. More details in next week's issue.