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Mrs. Morns Grossman, General Chairman of the Women's Division of the Philanthropies, returned to Omaha last Sunday to assume complete charge of the Women's Campaign. IIC'UDI JOyi-wltness Iteports "Having at tended the national United Jewish Appeal confercnee in Miami Beiifh, Fla., and having heard a direct report, from eyeWitnesses on the mass emigration of Jews from Rumania and Eastern I'.'uropean countries, "Mrs. Grossman declared. "I decided to cut my vacalicin short and tome back to Omaha." "I am most IIIIXIOIIH," she went oil ID .HII.V, "to sliirt organizing our i.iinpiiiKii personni'l because this IN the ttmst MTIIIIIH ilrlw nimi lit 18
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campaign. Msr. Grossman stressed the unusual and generous response among the li.OOO leaders representing every part of the country, who attended the opening session of the U.JA conference. This outpouring of generosity was an answer to the eyewitness reports describing the desperate plight of the Rumanian Jews given by Rabbi Herbert Friedman and Ambassador Abba Khan, she declared. In an interview with the editor
of the press, Mrs. Grossman said the immigrants are put to work planting trees, clearing rocks from the soil, .working in industry and building temporary homes to accommodate (he flood of newcomers. "I'lidcr these rlrciiimtaiiroV Mrs. (Jrossfiiun said, "E liuve Issued :i call to every ivomuti In Omaha lo volunteer IIIT services in (his riiiiip.'ilgn. I kniiw tli.it Oinaliii women will reipoud in their iiHiml inanncr and help in Mils gri'ut rrltii'Ml cmnpainn.
Special Message
National TV Dance Winner on Series
*o Women from Mrs. Morris Grossman
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Registration Opened to Day Campers; Enlarge Pre-Sciiool Division
AIIH Morris (.rossni in in Ilic nn u in ir JIIMTSIIIII.I vWiere, "u mile of lives" was iilsintril 1 iimi-mory «r IIIT liliibiuiil. Tlio (Icdieatlon iiidli pliu'H during IIIT I!>.">8 trip to Israel, ulii n,Mir 1)1' (,'ninpft u c r e emptlid mid Israel reei'lvcil Hie rritigws with open arms." Mrs. Grossman reported that intense preparations ate being made mid that associate personnel will be announced next week. Several meetings already have been held to chart n speedy and effective
Jessel to Mark 50 Years as Showman George Jessel will mark the completion of his first 50 years In show business at the March 22 Beth Israel synagogue citation dinner at which he will be honored for his humnnitarinnism, chairman Dan Gordman said today. Jessel took part In his first vnufleville act in 1D09, at the age of 13, when he was forced to leave Dcliool by the early death of his father. Two years later, he teamed up with Eddie Cantor in "Kid Kabaret" and achieved national fame In show business. Cantor was last year's recipient of the coveted Beth Israel award, which went to former President Harry S. Truman In 1957. "1 know Of no one more deserving of this honor then my life-long friend, George Jessel," Cantor told president Maurice Katzmnn, this week, Cantor ond Jessel shared honors In Tuesday's klckoff function for Etafe of Israel Bonds in Los AnReles, with s a l e s of well over 51,000,000 accounted for by these two. Gordman r.ald more than 500 of the 700 available tickets for the March 22 dinner already have been • sold. Leading show business celebrities from throughout the United S'afes have been Invited.
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The J 1)59 Community Conlci sponsored Day Camp for hoys and girls, is now accepting registrations, Mrs. Leonard Kulnkofslty, Day Camp Chairman, announced. The summer oul-do<>r program will be conducted from June 15 to July 10 at Peony Park. Special arrangements have been made with Park officials to accommodate a larger number of youngsters in the Pre-School divisions. The division will include children in the three lo five year group. Regular 'lay campers are fro'm five to twelve years of age. Ol' special significance this senson will be the corps of experienced and competent, camp leadera selected to serve as camp staff members under the direction of the Center's full time professional staff. Increased interest in the Day Camp necessitates early registration in order to accommodate the anticipated early enrollment since acceptances will be limited. Dnten nnd Jtutes First two weeks -June 13 to June 26-.W3.00. Second two weeks-June 29July 1O—S35.0O. Full four wt'eltn—June 15-July 10-S60.00. The full fee must accompany each registration, Mrs. Kulakofsky reported. Parents nre invited to call the camp office, JA 13C0 foi additional Information.
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Felix Filiich, internationally acclaimed choreographer- dancer and recipient of the l'.)7>H Television Dance Award will bo the featured attraction at the Thursday, March 111, Program of I he Month at. the Jewish Community Center. Mr. FiljTch has been featured soloist in dance program; ranging Jerusalem (JTA i--Twenty thoufrom Carnegie Hall to the United iValions F e s t i v a l at Paris for sand Jews have received exit perUN'K.SCO. It was a I this Paris mits in itiim;ini'i during the last program where Mr. Fihlcli was two weeks. Those permits are good lauded as <me of the world'* truly only for travel to Israel—and not original dancers whose interpre- for 'my other country in the world. The 20,000 in trio ln-,1 tuo weeks tations fire unique in modern choreography 'worthy of special are but a fraction of the'vast significance. Mr. Fibicli, In winning number of Jeu.i now u-gistercd the 1938 National Award, used the "Jewish Dance" in all its art forms. Mr. Fibich will employ a full orchestral background in presenting bin program on March 10. A group of the Omaha Section Admission to this presentation and all programs of theh series is of the National Council of Jewish free. This is made possible by tbe Women headed by Mrs. J. Milton Center, through the cooperative Margolin and Mrs. Louis Cutler efforts of the sponsoring organiza- have been working for months on tions--Belli V'.l Synagogue, H'nai a lounge for the "senior citizens" (i'rilb Lodges and Chapters, Helh of the Community. Israel .Synagogue, Omaha ChapThis special room will he opened ter of Iladassuh. Temple Israel, March 1 on the third floor of the Young Adult Council. Jewish Community Center under the co-sponsorship of the Jewish Federation and the Council. The Federation will provide a professional co-ordinator, Mrs. Marshall Becker to plan regular activities Head Coach Tommy Thomsen for a part of the djy. of Crelghton University, will be The lounge will be open from 10 the guest speaker at the Midget a. in. to '1 p. m. Monday through Father-Son Basketball Awards Thursday and Is easily accessible banquet, Sunday, March 15, ut by the new Center elevator. It will i>:.'i0 p. m. at the Jewish Commun- be used for visiting, cards and soity Center. cial functions. Kitchen facilities "We are fortunate in obtaining will be available for preparing and Tommy Thomsen ns our speaker," serving refreshments. said Irv Yaffe, chairman of the The lounge has been partially Center Athletic Committee. furnished but still requires items The presentation of the J. J. such ns hot plutc, vacuum cleaner, Greenberf? Memorial Trophy to the bookcase, magazine rack, ash most "Improved 5-6th grader" will trayn, plastic dishes, radio and recbe one of the highlights of the ord player. Mrs. Margolin, GL 46G8 program. Fathers are urged to and Mrs. Cutler, KE 7113 may be called for further Information. make reservations,
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Thomsen Is Speaker at Father-Son Banquet
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for emigration from Rumania under new regulations put into offeel by the Bucharest Government. The new regulations provide that |he exit visa is valid fof three months, »n against four1 weeks under previous rules. This gives the emigrant more time to dispose of his property. Under the new rules, departing .lews receive only a t.t>ecial card valid for Israel. This special card is not rocognized by any government, other than Israel, ns a valid document. None, of the Rumanian Jews therefore could go to nny country except Israel, About Reventy percent of all immigrants during the past two months are from Eastern Europe, primarily Rumania.
Federation Women To Meet Thursday Plans for the Women's Division of the Jewish Philanthropies Campaign will be announced by Its chairman, Mrs. Morris Grossman at the regular luncheon meeting of the Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs, Thursday, March 5, 1 p. m. at the Jewish Community Center. The presidents and representatives of the organizations b e l o n g i n g to the club are urged to attend the meeting by Mrs. Mike Freeman, president. Reports will be presented by committee chairmen.
Families Reunited in Touching Scenes at Haifa Port By BORIS SMOLAR Haifa—Moving scenes of the reunion of families lomj sundered were enacted nt dock-side here as a Greek ship chartered by the Jewish Agency brought in 257 Jewish immgrants. Two hundred of the newcomers aboard the vessel, the S, S. Aeolia, had left Rumania only a week ago. They had gone by train to Naples via Viennn. From the Italian port they wero brought on this ship to Israel'* port of Haifa where, parents wero reunited with children, and brother* with Bisters. Onco more famllie* came together, long torn apart because Rumania had closed its gatci to
Jewish emigration eight years ago. American Journalists here observing the joyful scenes viewed the situation as a reenactment of the early year* of large-scale Jewish Immigration into the United States two generations ago. More than a fourth of the new immigrants from Rumania were immediately assisted this morning by their Israeli relatives. The latter took their new found kind to t h e i r own h o m e s , scattered throughout the country. The rest of tho immigrants were taken from the pier to settlements prepared for their reception in Jerusalem, Haifa, the rugged Lachlsh area or In the hills of Galilee. Tho majority of the immigrants
are middle aged or younger. Most of the adults have two children or more. There were in this transport a number of physicians, architects and other professionals but the majority consisted of qualified artisans and mechanics — nn element considered by tbe Israelis AS_a very welcome addition to the economy of the country. Some of the passengers aboard the Aeolia have relatives in the United States. But when they were u3ked whether they would have preferred to go to America, even if they could have overcome the weir nigh insurmountable obstacles to obtaining American visas In Bucharest, they rc-plicd (hat they preferred to coinn to Israel.
The sentiments of those who have kin in the United Statel seemed best expressed by one of this group: he said he had received a message from his American relatives in New York Inviting him to come there. "In the United States," he said, "I have one relative; in Israel all Jews are relatives." None of the newcomers was able to explain the sudden change of the Rumanian Government regarding Jewish emigration. There wore some on the Aeolia who applied for exit visas as long as seven years ago. Their applications had been denied. Then suddenly they not only received permits—they were aetunlly coumged to seek exit.