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Federation Appeal ChairmenPresented Certificate Awards by Mayor Dr, Abe Greenberg identified with Jewish communal and organizational actvities in Omaha for many years, was elected president of the Omaha Federation for Jewish Service at the 53rd Annual Community Sleeting:, Sunday evening, at the Jewish Community Center,
Offli'i-rn rlri'tril Sunday IIIKIU to licuil III" Federation for Ji-wlnh urn-Ian *arr (I. to r.) Kobert H. Kiioper, fln.1 vlw-prnddi-nt; Arllmr II. (Juhhlrln, sivretary; »r. Alio (irrrnbrrg, president; ErnestA. NIIKJ,'. tn-tiHiirrr, and Hurry Tnmtln, second vl<-«i-prr»ldi>nt.
United Nations Chief Asks Egypt To Reconsider Its Stand
Omahans Place in Forensic Contest
J. That the United Nations Emergency Foicc occupy the Islands of Tirnn and Slniiflr and the cast coast of the SUial Peninsula under a clear inundate from the General Assembly that Its "task in to prevent the renewal of the blockade and that in stays there until oilier arrangements are made for the snfcguaidinc; of freedom of passage." 2. A four-power agreement among Israel. KKypt and .Snudl Arabia m u t u a l l y guaranteeing freedom of passage. X KffccIKo Riiaiantc-M ITOIII Ihc Civut Powers, osneclally the United States, that a blockude will not be toleriitcd. ConimentinK on the (;eneral Afise.nlily H-solutlon o r d e r i n g Israel out of all Egyptian teirltory at once, a Forelg)' Ministry spokesman said that morally there cannot lw one Inw for Kgypl and another for Israel, that the UN could not demand Israel compliance with UN resolutions while permitting Kgypt to disregard them. Itenewal of Egyptian blockade and fedayeen attacks, the xpokesman said, are "matters affecting the very life of Ittrac!." Ills remark* were viewed here as further indication of Israel's refusal to withdraw from Gaza and the Tiran area utthout adequate guarantees. fiB»> Strip Normal Life In the Ga/a Strip is now normal and Israeli civil police arc maintaining law and order with the help of a "wry cooperative" population. U . Co). Hnim Gonn. military governor, told a press conference. • final B'rith Hill sponsor another In a review of the achieu'nienlH of their periodic drKcs for blood of the vnrioiw Israeli departments at th« Regional Wood Center of since occupation of the Strip. the Red Cms*, 2541) F a r n n m Col. Goan said that new clinics Street, on Thursday, January 31, had been net up, particularly for from 11 a. m. until 5 p. m. eye ailments common nmonv. ' "A dlro .need for blood" was an- children, and that new nurseries nounced by Mrs. Max Sucks, in her and agriculture HCIIOON are helping plea "for an all-out effort to help Gaa-a Strip filmier* prcpaie for build the blood supply." the now planting Reason. He also ' Appointment) can be mndo for reported that Gn/a Stiip oiaiiKiB'nai B'rith Blood Bank Day by growcra had been made nwmlwrn calling the Red Cross, AT 2721, or of the Israeli Citius Maiketlni: any one on the following commit- Hoard to help market their ri-op. tee. Mosdamos Harry Sidmnn, Goodman Cohen, J. Milton Margolin. Hurry Sclmiiimn, Al Temin, Visitors See Omahan Albert A. Oruch, Abe Hen. I'.ml Accept- Of f ice Sunday Sacks, Aaron Kpstcin, H a i r y Smith, II,irry Frlvdiiiiin l l i n - r j Mi and Mr I nun. M l l e n l i . K li Welnborg, Stanley Shapiro, ot Piedin.'tnt. t ' a l . , u c r e Kiicst.-i Charles Fisher, Kit-hud Wiight, Suliil i> evi'iil : if tin' li)-,lalliilinii Jay Stoller, . Bertn .Stem, Milton dl I)i- Al>" d i i i iilu <:; ,<~, p i i .nil n l Mintz and M> tun I'liui'iff M K , I , nf the I'ViliM'ntlon of J«'wish ServSam Pollack, Alan Macks, Dr. ices ,-it the Jewi-ili Coiiiiiiiinily Ralph Turkc], Nate Kraft. Dr. Ceiiler. ^Ir. .'ind Mrs. Milenl«ieh. who are Jit the Illaclistiinc are Norman Amir and Il.irry Colick. Th<». B'nai IJ'rlfh t;ruu|»s sponsor- Visiting with- the Greenliorcs nnd Dr. ing this drive include: Heiu-y Mmi. their Min.mid ilaiigl>ter>ih:l:iiv. g M tt Vi rr tt .'iii'.el.'STju. ' l ' S T K jky Lodge ami Chapter, Ndir,i»k4 .in i d Mi Ktigell Lodge and Chapter, Conihu'sitcr' is' Hie (liniifli'tbr-dr Dr." ami Mis. Lodge.
Two Omaha Central High school Kenlora ivere among those receiving honor* at the Knid Miller Memorial Forensic Tournament sponsored by the Nebraska Wesleyan University In Llneolh. Marvin Frcedman, *on of Mr, and Mrs, Irving Freedman, and Howard Kaslow, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kaslow, received a trophy for capturing first place In delwtf. Both men are honor students at Central. Howard is district president of AZA and Marvin is It* regional president. Young Frcedman rated third p l a c e in liie extemporaneous speaking section.
I .utcfl Nations N. Y. (JTA>— Secretary General Dug Hammnnkjold will report to the General Assembly on the itntui of Jsr.iel's compliance with the troop w'thdrawl resolutions by Friday. ; ir. HummandOold faces the task demanded by mnny delegations In. eluding Israel'* of formulating ' wlutionc to the Gulf of Akaba and Gaza problems. Mr. Hnmmnrckjold ha« • alrrady a«ked the Eicyptlnn Government to reconrfkler ft' total disappro\al of Israel's positions regarding fi codam of pasuige in the Akaha \vntenvny and the future xtnlus o ' the Gala Strip Jtr. Hamimirskjdld }cstenluy held two sessions with Israel's Ambassador Ahb;i Kl),m and Dr. Fuuzl. 1 Air. Kban wo* dlciwslng primarily tha need tor "slmultancouii anil related measures" In connection with complete withdrawal of hraol troop? from S h a r m e l Sheikh. Condition* fur Kvuruallon Israel according to a JTA dinpntch from Jerusalem would be willing to accept any one of three, p o s s i b l e arrangement* under which It would quit it* positions commanding the Straits of Tiran in the Akaua area, Israel officials ' MKcried here Init nltiht, Without one of these resolutions, they Raid, Inrdi'l would not withdraw from the iircn. Tliey are:
Port ElqHi to Be Larger Tel Aviv, (JTA I—French enKinccr.s here are planning enliii cement of the port of Klatli, to accommodate increased navigation after freedom of passage had been guaranteed permanentaly In the Akuba waterway, y and the establLsIiment of a shipyard Israel's . Mediterranean port, • ; • ' ;
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Knlargement of the port of Klath will be blueprinted by the illrectoi* of the French port Of L'Havre. He bod laid put Eloth'n present facHHleii.
Other Federation officers elect--* ed were Robert H, Kooper, first Nogg, the previous year's chairvice-president; Harry Trustin, second vice-president; E r n e « t A. man. Mayor Rosenblatt In turn pre, treasurer, and Arthur H. sented certificates to his , s chairi Goldstein, secretary, Isadore Chapman,: Initial sen and and A certificate of award was pre- Gifts;; and Jeroldd I.. Rosen sented to Mayor John Rosenblatt, Marvin F. Kaplan, Men's Division; general chairman of the 1956 Phll- Mrs. Edwin E. Brodkey, Women's anthroplei Campaign, by Erndst A. Division; Mrs. Harry Sldman, Women's Division. Unable to attend the presentation were Harry Weinborg, co-chairman for th« men's division; Mrs. E, Leo Nogg and Mrs. R. Max Cahar, co-chairmen, Women's Division; Mls» ElizThe Workman Circle Dramatic abeth J, Hart, Chairman, Business Club will celebrate its 25t|i anni- and Professional Women'* Diviversary Sunday, January 27, with sion, and Miss Phyllis Bernstein, a banquet at 6:30 p, m. at the Chairman, Youth Division. Labor Lyceum. Guests from Lin- ff Highlighting the program w e n coln, Des Moines and Sioux City the annual reports of Federation are expected for the event. activities by department chairmen A musical program has been ar- and.vice chairmen. Report* wert ranged by Sam Zwerllng, choir di- glveh by Gerald S. Gross, chairrector. The committee In'charge of man, Camp Jay-C-C; J. Harry the celebration include Morris Kulakofsky, chairman, Horn* for Goodman, chairman, Milton Ncar- Aged New Wing; Louis Kate, enberg, Max Crounse, Ben Miroff, chairman, Jewish Family Service; Mrs. Sam Binder and Mrs. Nathan Mayor Rosenblatt, general chairLermaji, man, Jewish Philanthropies, and During IU existence, the club Mrs. Honry A. Newman, president has presented annual plays and of tha Federation of Jewish Wommade many contributions to char- en's Clubs. Vice-presidents reviewitable institutions. ing their committee's activities were Mlllard Rosenberg, ADL Advisory; Dr. Joseph Sosiinik, Bureau of Jewish Kducutlon; Stanley Perimeter, Dr. Philip Shcr Jewish Home for Aged; Donald A. Rice, New York (JTA) — M o s h e Jewish Community Center; RichSharett, f o r m e r Prime Min- ard Goldman, Jewish Press; Donister and Foreign Minister of aid Nogg, statistical, and Calvui Israel, will lie the principal speak- M. Newman, budget, Mrs. Newman announced the aper at a dinner here February 2 iaunchliiB the United Jewish Ap- pointment of Mrs. Edward i',. pcul's $100 million Emergency Brodkey, as over-all chairman of Ilcscue Fund and its regular 1957 the Women's Division of the 1937 campaign. The dinner will honor Philanthropies Appeal. Mrs. Brod(Continued on Page 3.) Samuel D. Lcldcsdorf, philanthro-
Club WiH Observe 25th Anniversary '
Sharett to U. S., Launch Appeal
pist and communal leader, and will serve also as a tribute to 1956 UJA officers, who will receive special awards, according to William Rosenwald, UJA general chairman.
B'nai B'rith Plans Blood Bank Appeal
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Sirs. Kdn-ard. K. Brodllcy (1.) n » i n.imctj uvrr-nll chairman of tlm VVnriit'ii's I n d i a n of llio 10.17 l'lillantlirojilrt Appcnl l>y Mrs. Hfijirji 'A'.NrKiimii (r.), president of'tli* l'>drratlon vt llii- JVderutliiil nf .riwlsli Women's (hilts, lit the frlril nniiual riiminiinlt.\ nurtliig ul tha Fcdcratlun (ur Jewish Servlee Uunduy nl(;lit at tlm Center.
Klutznick Reports On Egyptian Scene Washington (WNS)—Former Nazi officials arc administering a vast persecution program against Jews In Kgypt, according to a report from reliuble sources received by B'nai B'rith this week. The report was submitted to the State Department by Philip M. Klutznick, president of B'nai B'rith, who urged that the facts be investigated by the United States and the United Nations. The report said that five conoenetratlon camps have been established In Kgypt with a capacity for all of Egypt's Jewish inhabitants. It stated that a systematic campaign against Egyptian Jewry has been launched by the so-called State S e c u r i t y Agency directed by former Nazis now In Egypt under nssumed names. The State Security Agency is responsible for antl-Jewl»h measures, according to B'nai B'rith and constitutes a 70.000 man force, including 6,249 Nazis operating under "Arabizcd" names. The Agency is organized along tho linos of the Nazi security Bcrvlco, the former "Slcherreitodienst." Commanding tho State Security Cadre IK I,t. Col. Al Nacher who is identified by B'nul B'rith as Leopold Gielm, one time chief of. the Nii/i secret guard, Anti-Jewish liius were inspired by Lt. Genem] Hen Siilem, Chief of the KKyptiim secict .police, charged . with-iuili-JcwlHh|iKtriltcRy ti a former Oostnno .Chief,1 Helnrlch Sellnlim.i. nim' under the •Hal of Ll. Col. Iliimin Suleiman.