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H cagn, (.ITA)— Tin' J-etleral ISlircail of Iiive<ttigiiflrni julned C'lilcngo iidllci; hi a full-scale bunt for vandals who planted a liumb Which exploded In thf An^lin Knif;t s.vii:ig«(;iii', the city's lur;;CKt CoiiHerviithu u y 11 a g 'i g u is M'liosu nii'iiibcrslii|> n tT'm lie r s 2,000 fiiinUlfs. The bomb ivcnl off about !)0 minutes after the departure of persons attending a meeting. The damage-smashed doors and cracked walls — was estimated about $2,000, Hundreds of windows in surrounding liomes were shattered. Mayor Richard Daley called the bombing n "shocking thing to occur in our city." •lame* If, <iale, FIJI C'lilcaco offtrfl head, wild bis agents «oulil seel! evidence ot violation of Fedoral law, such as If tlie explosive1) wero transported on a common currier. Tho i>in;«Hy for unlawful Interstate tr,mi|ti>rtutimi of explosive* Is one year's Imprisonment and up In ¥1,000 (inn or txitli. Tin" vandals, if apprehended, will also fact' action under a new
Brandeis Group to Hear Mrs. Kripke Mrs. Dorothy K. Kripke, wellknown author of children's books, will speak befo.e the Omdii Chapter Brattd< is University Na-1 .?^ *» (ional Women' . Committee at a membership tea on "Monday, January .'JO at 1 p.m at the home of Mrs. 12 d iv ti 1 d Ho sell, 8 (Jib Hickory Street. Mrs. K r i p k e will talk in an audience participation f o r u m Mr«. Krlnlie. She hns written many di.unitic scripts Including "Hoot and Blossom: A Centuiy Sloiy,' a pageant-spectacle presented by the Omaha Jewish Community at the Omaha Centennial celebration. Her latest book Is "Debbie in Dreamland" published in November. Tlie tea's arrangement committee includes Mme.i. Charles Hosenstock, Myron Milder, J,eo Klsenstatt and Warner Frohmrm.
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Chicago re;:iilalion whirl, impasc-s stiff iK'iialtios for desecration of houses of- uoii.bip. The regulation was passed by Ihe City Council last January after a rash of swastikas appeared on (,'hicij'.o synagogues, apparently na part of a worldwide epidemic of anti-Semitic. .stucariiKjs.
Jobannesbarg Stirred B^ Synagogoe Bosib Johiinnesburr;, (JTA)—Church leaders lien: expressed their condemnation of the bombing of Johamiesbun;':; main syna!;o™up. Neitlier officials nor the police were prepared yet to express an opinion on whether the explosion, which destroyed cloakrooms, offices and part of the ladies' Kallery, had any nnli-Sernitic motives or was common vandalism. Tlie incident followed robbery attempts nt n Methodist, church mid a Dutcli Reformed church in the city.
Feb. 15 ieizcfflr Mrs. Lillian Becker will serve ns chairman of the Bazaar and card party to be given by tlie Uu-iiness and Professional Women':; group of Iladassnh on Wednesday. February 15 at 7 p. m. ,it Ihe Hlarlislone Hotel. Her co< h iini.au is Mrs. Julius Newman, <u ranizalion president. The evening's program will he d( voted to free keno, graphology, ;,i<issi»u; games, an auction .sale .ind array of delicious bakery, a fine assorlmenl of merchandise m< hiding many handmade items, ,ind a main award. Admission is £.1 nil. The bazaar committees are composed of: Ookn sale^-Myrllo Freeman, Pesfc Blonk, fljm?s. Manon Yuwll*, MatV.% L orlg. Sates— Mcna Oioss, tlolnjj Arenion, Rebecca liercovicl, Soroh FcUmtm, Ltft Grccnbcrn. Rosrlli) Handler, Julia Molz, Svlvio t'arllman, Mmti. Harry Salliman, ttster Meyer, Sylvio Ross, t. Oihcrotft. Flo Drflokjlelrt, *arcll DunilcV, Ellzabolh Fried, Fafin/ Orcenljerq, Francra Greentjercj, LHMon Hersticrn. Julia Jacobs Edward Kavtlch, Carl Louma", Grace Lenk, Abo Moser, Jennie Rotcnblolr, Role Sclilck, Olcmche Silver. Ann Soikln. Tlc*el*^-Jutlo Zuker, Ida 5 p r I n 0, Dorolhy Viewer; Mmej. Phil Srliworl/, Al!c# Hceaef. Isko RoIftoU and Louli Sobrln. Card and guessing oamefc— r v r l r n U v y , Mildred Lt»y, Lillian Kulltr, Dorolh/ Rojenlhal, Lllliari Sluliky, Mmej. Joieph Mayer, Abo Kloprwr, ClUpbe'tl llcvctcfl, and Tannv Sherman.
Paris (JTAi-A deu'l'ipim'nt which political circles here interpret ns "the first break in the Arabs' solid nnti-Israeli economic boycott,"' was reported here in a Beirut di.qinlrh to the newspaper Lo Monde. The Lebanese Ministry of Keonomy has iiutborized pemiission "for all ships" lo unload their cargoes at l^ehaucse harbors, it was disclosed. The Lebanese ruling. Le Monde staled, follows disclosure of the fact that United Arnb Hepublic authorities permitted a Norwegian frclfiliter, the SS Mais, to unload cargo at Alexandria, I'-gypt." The Mars hnrl been on Ihe Arab Boycott Office blacklist since 1!)J6 for previous trailing with Israel. Karlier, the same ship had been banned from Beirut in adherence to th<: anti-Israeli boycott.
M lloiislty Dinner to Welcome Ssilflalas .Tnclc R. Click, president of HIP C'hicaRO Coimeit of H'nai B'rjth, in his arlrlress here Wednesday nij.'ht, will extendf* a welcome to newf member.', inducted into n'n.iif U'riIll's H e n r y , Monsky Lodqe at fl a 7 p.m. dinner mccfine; at tho .Sheraton - Fonlenellc 'Hotel. A formal In-' ,• duct inn of new members w ill bo conducted by the Mr. <!lirlf Ijcjtrec Team of Ihe B'nai D'ritb Southwest nep;ional Council. The team is composed of Hy S, Slirier, its president; Moses F, ICaRan, lod;;e president; Harry DuBoff, cantor; Ernest Prlesman, accompanist; Joseph Hornslein, Isadorc Beirovicl and Karl Slcsel. Reservations for the dinner, ($1.50 "for members) may be made by calling Mr. ICngan 5510921 or Dr. Ben Kutlftr, first vice-president in charge of Ihe meeting, at 556-6121.
Ifyman Gerber will be the auctioneer.
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JOG Program Adds Via Muslcmobile, a ien's Exercise Class JICWIsrael—The deparlure in bringing music
A musical, "Sisterhood Cavalcade of. SOUK," will be presented by the Beth Israel Sisterhood at Us annual "donA men's exercise class hns been to immigrant settlements, bewail or" l u n c h e o n . added to the program of the operations feccnlly In the Ta'an- Tuesday,- FebruJewish Community Outer's ath- ach Region, cast of Haifa. ary 7 ''I 1 p. m V The unit eomprlsinf; motion in the synuRogue letic program, The class designed J to aid physical conditioning picture projector, loudspeaker social hall: Mrs through exercises, meets on and taped music equipment is Albert Sorkin has Tuesdays and Thursday.1; from all operated by one man, who been named genal.so leads community singing, c r a 1 chiilminn yi-"M p.m. to 1:TO p.m. The class opened with. IrVinf! conducts a music quiz, and drives with Jlmes. WilMalnshock, Norman Kips, lioh it along the narrow border roads. liam Poster, Sflm liakcr and James Robinson. The i;if t was made by an Amer- Rosenstein and Members arc invited to join ican family through the America- Jay C h a s e n as the workouts. For further infor- Isr.iel Cultural Foundation which co-chairmen. IMrs. Smiilo mation, call the Center Athletic .sponsors the project jointly with Mrs. Leltoy Stenlunil Is mutho Ministry of.-Education. 'department,. 3i2'12Ge>. sical director find Mines. LeRoy Canfield and Arthur l'arilnmn, program co-chairmen, Omaha Symphony to Appear With Mem.')crs °f 1'1C criSl- 'nc^'d'-' Mines. Hairy Siref, John Qulnii, Cantor Edgar at 25th Annual Concert Henry Appel, Pelinar Klein, HarThe annual concert of Jewish meeting this week, "This is the vey Qcrshcin,- In'inj; Babe.ulir, Music given by Cantor Aaron I. first time durin/; Cantor Kdgar's Rernard DcncnberK, Hyman Lubl-.'dgar and the Uctli I'A Syna- twenty-five years at Belli El niah, and Charles Frcdlcin. The luncheon is be'mfT plnnned f;aKue Choir will mark Its twen' Hint his annual concert, will be presented vvilh a full orchestral ty-filth year in a joint perform* program, rind for the first time by Mines. Mas Greenfield, I, J. Kraft, and Sidney Goldberg with mice with the-Omaha Symphony at the Joslyn Concert Hall." Mracs, KU Kagan, Marshall Katz Orchestra Jinder Ihe direction at The program will Include mu- 'arid II. S. Susnitm, working on Joseph Lcvlne at •Joslyn Museum sic, both sacred and secular, and 1 able decorations and Mrs, JulOmcert JJall, Sunday, February both traditional and modern. ius Bernstein, table setting. Ues20 at 8:30 p. m. Information regarding ticket crvatloiis may bo made with any of the chairmen. Baby sitting will Mrs' Fred Brodkfy, General sale mny foe.'obtained by be available. Clwirman, staled nt a 'committee the Beth El office, 553-3221.
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Reported • I'ari.'i (JTA)—A dossier showing- Moroccan noliec maltreatnienl of at least 2,0(10 Jews duriiig (be last fortnight was lianderl in Morocco to the country's; Crown Prince anii Foreign JVIini.sler, Moul/iy Hnssnu. The file, f;iv'-'» In a meeting, with Jewish leaders, to the Prince—known for his relatively liberal, pro-Jewish sentiment.s— showed that some ot the arrested were detained ami interrogated for 48 hours. Arrests Since Nasser's Visit Arrests of Moroccan .lews have continued systematically since the United Aral) Republic President Nasser nt tended African summit conference in Casablanca. Bolh children and elderly Jews have been imprisoned and beaten. Moroccan Jen;; were reported viewing the future with approhension. Some of the Casablanca
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"A Book, an Egg and a Bell." a movie concerning the HadassahHebrew University Medical Cciitvv, will be shown at the noon Junclicon meeting of tlic Omaha Chapter oC Hadassah, V.'eilnesdnyat the Jewish 'Community Center. Paul Veret, Jewish Federation Executive Director, who was present at the medical center dedication in Israel last August, will give an "Eye-Witness Kcpovt" of the occasion. Another feature of the program will be a dramatic reading by Mrs. Norman Whitman. Medical center chairmen are Minos. William Alberts. Itobert Fcinncrfi, Huben Lipped and Julius Stein.
Jewish leaders u'ere reported! coiisidf.'jiiif; a proposal io organize a strong delegation to visit the Royal Palace at Itabal with a demand for an audience with King Molmmmwl V and a request for protection for the Jewish population. lietuws to Sign Keuort One positive development was the release of Kabbj M. Wrcchner, director of the Neve Chalom Yeshlva, a Swiss national, arrested along with a group of yeshiva students. Rabbi Wrecbner refused to sign a police declaration that he had not been ill-treated, and the Swiss eounsul reportedly planned to take the matter further. It was reliably reported that Rabbi Wrechner and the ten students were subjected to torture. According to London reports, "violent anti-Jewish outbursts" have broken in the Moroccan Press since the Price tragedy, in which M Jewish persons were drowned in (lie Mediterranean .seas. Zionists were accused of organizing illegal immigration to Israel by a paper, French Condemns Morocco The entire French press recalls with condemnation Morocco's restrictions against Jewish immigration, the country's discriminations against Jews In the Kingdom, and Morocco's cancellation of postal communications between Morocco and Israel under the pressure of the Arab League. French political circles and public opinion are particularly outraged by the communique issued last u-eelc, following the Price tragedy, by the Arab Mafire I) Press. In that announcement, the newspapers here point out, the Maghreb Press, "without a woixi of regret for the casualties, raises further the hostility against the M o r o c c a n Jeus against 'Zionism.' "
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43 Moroccan Jews Bound for Israel Die in Shipwreck
Tlie Beth El Synagogue social hall will be transformed Into a Mediterranean cruise setting with ports of call in France, Italy. Greece and Israel for the sisterhood's afternoon donor affair on Tuesday, January 31. Tho "cruise" theme will be carried out in tho dessert lunchcon menu and modeling of resort fashions. The program also will feature the awarding of week's stay for two jn a Tel Aviv, Israel hotel.mit Tlie donor com *eo consists ot Mrs. Robert E. Wagner, ways and means vice-president; and circle coordinators: Mines. Julius Altman, Morris Brick, Barton Grcenliei'S, Joseph I Iornstein, David 1'Jatt and Irving Schneiderman. .' All Beth El donors may bring a non Beth El member as n guest.
Paris, \WNS)—The 43 men, Women and children who died last week In a shipwreck off the Moroccan coast were Moroccan. Jews who sought to leave the country after having been interrogated by police authorities, It was declared by Francisco Morll)a, captain of the ship, now under arrest in Morocco on charges of violating the immigration laws. Morilla, tlie ship's clilcf engineer and n member of the crew were tho only survivors.' T I l n three were reported to Imve saved themselves by seizing the only reboat. At first Capiuin Morilla, a 38year-old Spaniard, insisted that the passengers on his ship were Israelis on a pleasure cruise. Under police questioning he was reported to have said that the passengers on his ship, which flew a Honduras flag, were "illegal" immigrants.
-'Should Senior Citizens Remarry?' Is Panel Topic "Should Senior Citizens Remarry" will be the topic of a panel discussion at the Golden ARC Club meeting on Monday January 23 at tlie Jewish Community Center. A dessert lunchcon -will be served at 12-.30 P. m. Tho program will be modern led by Solomon Brownstein, director
of the Jewish Federation's Fam. ily Service Department. Panelists will bo David Flancheclc, Benjamin Klaiman, Sam RivWri and Sam Zweriing. A social hour in the Senior Citizens Lounge will follow the meeting. The Golden Ago Club Is oosponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women and the Federation.
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