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Vol. XXXVIII— No. IB
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OMAHA, NKKKA8KA, FRIDAY, JAM'AHY
JfS. JOfiO
beconrt CiuM Hu&tui'c Paid at Ornaliu. Ncbr
Slnglo Copy JO Cents Annual Uatc 4 Dollars
Officer Elected
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Trustin Hear Federation
Chairmen Report to Community m our Mi" Harry Trust in whose lead- 11ppp.1l p ership has sparked community V Veip( omphusi/oii "It is incumactivities Cor many years, was bent fKHi u.s tint we fcliuie uitli elected president of the Jew-IM.ICI of our c o m l o i l mid « I M I " I'roTile of Ciiniriiniilt) ish Federal ion of Omaha at piofilc of I''cder,ilioii .icliviits 56th annual meeting, Sun- tiefaA WJS piesenfed bv cliaiimiMi »f day evening at the Jewish ils department,*. — Community Center. I Tin- w i n e <if Niwifctlltu diiutiiug Other oflicers Heeled woie ulileli IIIIM priietriited Oniiilnt anil Ernest A. Nogg, first vice- Hit IUVMI <i(\ i i i n ri'|»ir(cil upon president; Arthur II. C.okl- liy .Mllliint ItdMiilicrg, Anll-DifnI.IIUJIII- Aihisnr.v CommitBlHn, second vice-president; mation Cliulrmmi. Milton R. Abrahams, treasur- tee"livci'ythnijj possible IB iH'inK er; Isadore Chapman, were- done to contiol the gidinlion," Mi tary, and Dr. Philip Sher, hon- flosenbeij? stated "Thp healthy morary president. lerfiiHh relaUonsliips. that l 'Ihe nominal ions were submitte/1 l)> J I l a n y Ktil.ikofsky, Nominating C o m m i t t e e Chulrinim Membeis of hih commit lee weir Herman Goldstein \)r Abe Cireoibi'i i; Howaid Kaplan, Mnunce Kit/m.in, K H o W l NMHIOII, Joe M Kice and Yule Kiduids in ntveptlllf! I h e piebifleiu'j, M r T i t i s l i n p o i n t e d o u l Hint t h e J e w i s h I V d e i f i i l n i i i s tin 1 s o l i d liniiiil.it i o n ul t h e C'JiiimuniH n n d viiul t i l it hi' u . i S . l l v IV i pl'Hlrl tn lib H'l,c I h e Illl'll I s t l i l l l III \vtlllil
within tills city, built up ovei many ycaro and leflecled by the under standing and respect between Jew untl Gentile, give Us the kind of confideiife in our rieiuhboih thul nu Iridividuul rmrkpol c«in disturb, und ovory si(;n |x)inls to ihe flirt Dint those responsible I01 pninlini; su.istilii-, ,ue ei.uKpols'
Recommendations By Robert H. Kooper Retiring President, Jewish Federation
llw Oiudin I fill i .ilinn i s In I'll t h i n i i limn Ihi' II i t m n ' I I I ' s 1 1 ( 1 ' I I , l ! l l ! . ' I l l I I I f •' U i i I pi l l p il i t , ' i l l l I M i i I | l [ O i l I - I bilitv j I | ' i I m i t ' n i i (if l( u i s h C i n rrillllMIIS o f " S l x t n ' s ' , ii'Y 1 0 s « ' i s i » < ' o m i n u n i t y m o n * iii [i ii m i ) ' u i n ii Us IUIIH it I I I ' t l c c t a t 1% Koi>|»-i l , ' l n lilt; I'eilei i l m n pi > si '2 S* ( t i l i n g .1 p i 1 Ml w e n t s i t e l l c n t ,iss4'jleil 'I b e l l ' v e lli.il t h e I01 ( • i m p . I . J \ - ( ' - ( ' •kiMiei. h o p e t u l ,IK w e m i> nu> ( l l l l ' H , i s e I l l C l l l t U "t l « l » l II p i i ' s e n l n i K u s vs 11 h rl ltlf.il pinh-
lems which. fiod-willuiK. may be Solved in this deenile. 1 uoulri ur|;e th.it tho concept ol Jevsisli Philantbippies in Oninha lie Intensified, to Ihe end thai even member of tile community .shall bear his piopst shdiv through piuiwi givini; " Mr. Hooper nlso <'vprcs<ie(l Jhi-
and chronic iitfed «t the Home foi Ac'd ' A SlieiiKtlienitiK the concept of Jewish Philniilhiopicfc as 11 United Jewish CumpHij,'ii 5 Contlmit1 piORinni linolv111K youiiR men und women In Community Lendeishi|i
liojn* of <*iM<itir«if;fitc < out Liuii'd le.iil^rHhlp atiicin^ the .toting |M*o$K),.'J(i-> l<'(ir Kdiiciitlun |>le, "mi Unit w<' IIIII> lim<< |>ropflr Tlie Federation ha.s allocated a r •'iiliiiilllllltv K °wth mid <li"«I'loji- subvention of 540,'t(i2 to Iho religious sdirails in Omaha in Its efIIM'llt."
A plaque honoimu his .scivice foil to niiiinlain hik'h standiirdH t<> the (ummuiilty was presented of religious cduciition, Hen Kasto Mi Koopci by I)r Abe Uiccn- lovv, Buieau of Jcwibb Chnmnan. lolil the beu;. <i past pi evident He also praised the I.ibioiy for Mr KOOJH'I'S exceplional recoid Of seiv'ire was stressed b> Paul li.-ivliiK "one of tile finest rolleeVeivt. t'edcriition K\ocntive Di- tlons of bnolff, of cveiy ty|ic of |i>clor, why Bind thnt ihrnugJi bis Judfiica, riiKlm-viMial ediKMtional Icddeiship during tho pa.sl two media, in I lepioduclloiih and » tlltfii'ull years, "lie leinfoieod what record collet IKIII ei|it.i| to those \M- t.ill our Federation" HIM.III'MI n v u l l . i b l c o n l j 111 .11 e . i s of e o m 111intention to Ml. Knopi'i s .icliieve- t i . i l e d J e w i s h popnl.il 1011 liwiits in hclpmc to iiuet I lie n<'c<ls H o p e I 01 ( ' . i m p s i t , . of (he (.iimmumix ' Nuiinin Bitt ( " i m p J.is-C-< iv ill 1 ( h. in 111 i n s n d In h i s KJIDII 'I "As we f.K-e Itie si\.tns l<i>v I liui" tin- iinii" is nut f/ii 1I1 I nil go Cm u.iul with I > u I si
KiiDiiK'l N. Wiilf, !!)">{) l'lilluntlirfipir-s (lialriiuiii with \\w lic<i(l of the \'.HW \)iivi., MiUon ft. Ahi.ih.iins mill IIIIII.IIH l.iflh leader, .Morion A. KII'II.IKIH iipuii tlicli iijipoliiliiienl li.\ Hiiri.v I'lllHtill, ffeuKli I fderiitlon presfdenl, a|>peiiifn^ with Kobcrl II. iKiopci, letiilni; president
Abrahams Heads Campaign; Initial 'I he .i|i|ir>iiilmpnl ol key fl^iiies 1111lie l%() I'hilanlliiopies C";un|).iifj;M was announced Sunil.i\ m;;ht .it Ihe annual meeting of tho .Jewish Kedeiation ol Omali.i uith the naming
of .Milton II Ahiahams as General Chairman and Morton A. Richards, Initial Gifts Chairman, by IKuiy Tiustm, Federation President. Mrs. Samuel Kat/man will head the Women's Division, it was revealed by Mrs. Mike Freeman, President of Federation of Jewish Women's Cluhs • - ~ DIsfiHKlilxIn ll ICe<nrd Mi Abi.ilwms, dltoini-v nnd piommejil fic,m<> in Jewish communal alf.iiis nnd Omaha civic actiwUes, h,iH IM'PH ahsocialed with e\eiy l'lulanlhiopies Diive for at liast 2'-> yt'ai.s He has herved as « past chilli man ot the Men'n DiVIMOII nnd Ims held the post ol vire-chanman of Initial Gifts during his many continuous yeais of \voik with the Phil.inthiopios Currently Kedoration ttcasuier, he Jms been a membei of the Hoaid of Goveinori> tor many yeais; a foimer cliainnan of the Anll-Delamatlon Advl.soiy Hoard, the Jewish Center Committee, and many olher Federation committees Mi Abiahnms Is a past pieildent ol l)oth Temple Isiael and
Heni-y Monsky lod(;e of Hit- 13'uai fJistiict and is an acti%p fiRiuc <«t B'i'ith. Hu is a member of the Beth HI Synagogue Mm. Sum Kul/Jimii—Leader Omnlia Human Relation* boa id Mis Samuel Kat7man held « and that of tho National ConfeileadniK iole in the 1939 Philailenee of Chnstians and Jews tliiopies as a co-chairman for tho President of the Omaha Bar As- Women's Division She is a past sociation, the l%0 PlillanUuopies picsMenl of Bi»\h Asrae\Syn»ROK«B head Is vice-pi ("sidenl of Rehabili- and a member of Ihe If 158 Israel tation, I n e , and a boaid member Uond Cabinet of botli the NchiAska Metliodmt Dining the evening's cciemomes, Hospital and tho Omaha Public Ll- Samuel N. Wolf, 1!>.V) Philanthrobiaiy. Among tho dlstinfiiilshed pies Geneial Chan man announced posts he has held IK thai of piesi- the awai ii of set vice cei tificale.s to dent of the United Community the leaders who served with him. Sei\lcen for two jearfc. "Temptiitlon to Itct.iv" In fctieuing Ihe imporlnnce of the needs to be filled by Philuntliiopi("( funds, Mr Abiahams told the Svimlay audtetice, "11ml there is alwayR the temptation for us to relax and slacken our effoits but thut v.e weie not placed on this earth Just to leliiK 01 to h \ e solely onto ourselves."
when the federation might acfjiuie Its own camp fcilc and Rrcatlv enl.iiHe mid oMend Us cnmpmg pioi;i'im to 0111 older teenaKers and unhide fanul} cuinpinK on its Wild.! ' "Bi'»lili'H, tliK utiU-BcinltcH arc Ml)i it Feldm.in lejioillUK for not ri'lu\lnif uiiyuiicrii;" '»' added, the Coinmunity Center committee, "neither IH.IIID AJIIII hituiriic. The (Continued on Pane 2.1 |ii'i's», mdio mid televlNlon imilie
11s 111 lit 11\ nWiiie of tin1 steppe(t-iip iitlneliH 011 our people eveiyuliere. In tin- luce of I IK-SI- iiltiiclis, mil' iespiiiisll)illt\ is dear mill mi-s< i|<iihle" j Huh nils—Vi'lriaii ('.imp ilijin1! C iiiipii"iis .nu no i n " 1 \pi 1lence lo Morton lUchards, O m a h a business man, a n d prominent leader, whose Kiicoi'ssful piirlinipation in communal activities- is wellknown in tile city. He IIIIK been nelive. in tin 1 Federation and Philanthropies; he is a l)udi;i'1 .subcommit lee chairman. Mr. I'Jchanls served as l!»">il chairiiian ol the di.M-s of isnK'i for Isrnel Bonds and served as its 1 Keiieral olU'irman in I9.'VJ and li>."i.'l. l i e is a past, president ol. ihn Dmaliii '/.i<misl
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a new schedule of overseas, broadcasts in Ihe French mid lOie.lisli r y Tri<«Mii, p r e s i d e n t ; A r t h u r I I . Ool<l«t«lii, wcnnil vlco-prcsldcnt; I'".miwt A. No|;|f, first vlc«-|ir«»lrtont. lnn^uat;es, bcanteii to West Al'ricu.
Mrs. S, ICat/iirui The. recipients w i n ( i l \ m M Newman, initial (jilts ( I n n m a n ; A r t h u r A. Cohn U r n s Dwvstev C l i a i n n a n ; Cliai Ii s Mon isi e, Millanl Margolin, Gi 111 ci Sh iff 1 l)onald NDI;K. all Men s Division ViceCll'iirnieu; Mrs. M o m s (jiiissinul, Women's Division ( l i u i i n u i M11 .S;im Kalzman, M i s A l l n d Soplnr ami M r s . A l h n t Wohlnii all Wnmi'ii's l.'ivisioii ( o-( Ii i i i n u n ; Mrs. Charles S. Koss Hiisiness mil I'rofessio'.wl Wiiiinn s lu>i MV, C h a i r m a n ; Miss '-IIIIIII.I i e l l n n n Universily amj Ynunij \dull >ivi.sion c o - c h a i r n u n VIv in \ i - w biTK a n d Kthel b a b e s High School Division co-chaiinn'ii