NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Lincoln,
VpL XL—No. II
Publication Office. 10] No. aoth Omuha, Nebraska, Phono 342-1SC0
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JUNK
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i if Intensive Parents Thursday A week of intensive supervision and instruction starts this coming Monday for counselors and assistants in preparation for the June 24 opening of the summer resident camp sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Over 25 Persons Over 25 persons, mostly college trained will be in this se-
Stale Dep!. Confirms Soviet Anti-Seinitisin Washington (JTA>—A highly publicized open letter last month, denying the existence of ant-Semitism in Soviet Russia, and allegedly signed by five prominent Soviet Jews, has been refuted by the Department of State, Senator Jacob Javits of New York told the Senate. The New York lawmaker, who made public an exchange of letters on the subject between himself and the Department, Said that the Department has raised three "imperative points" in knocking down the Soviet claim, He said the Department feels: L That there "is clear evidence of the resort by the (Soviet) regime to discriminatory measures against .Jews in access to higher educntion. 2. That "the desecration of cemeteries, closing of synagogues, dispersing of prayer meetings, arrests of lay leaders/ prohibitions of certain Jewish religious practices have been well established." 3. That the Soviet dissemination of the letter "is a sign of Increased sensitivity to charges of anti-Semitism and is no doubt calculated to counter recent foreign publicity of deliberate anti-Semitic actions by the Soviet regime." Senator Javits, who was specifically named in the Soviet letter as one who has made charges of anti-Semitism in Russia, told the Senate that he too believes the letter "to be an official Soviet reaction; and, rather than answering my original charges, it cpnfirms and substantiates them."
Honorary Degree for Secretary of Labor Philadelphia fJTA)—Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg today received an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from the Dropsie College for Hebrew end Cognate Learning at the Echool's 55th Founder's Day Convocation and commencement exercises. Dr. Salo W. Baron, professor of Jewish history nt Columbia University, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Senior Citizen's Lounge Jewish Community Center Every Monday From 10 A.M. to 81'.BI. Every Wednesday from 1 P.M. Activities, Fan, Recreation, Socials for Senior Citizens
lect group of staff members who will supervise 70 children at camp this summer, Norman Batt, Camp Committee Chairman, reported. The major stress in the week-long orientation course, Batt, said, is placed on maintaining top health and safety. All phases of. the camp program, objectives and aims, policies, special activities and skill sessions are covered in the intensified sessions designed to brush up the experienced JayC-C counselors while orienting the new staff members to the Jay-C-C manner of operation, Batt stated. All of this work, Bait declared, is designed to niako the Camp Jay-C-C program the top camp program offered in the area. No other camp in Nebraska or Iowa spends so much time on training its staff or preparing so many fine mater-
ials before camp for its staff, than does ours, he asserted. Parents to Meet A special parents meeting will be held next Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the J.C.C. Auditorium. At this meeting the 19C2 campers and their parents will have the opportunity to meet the staff while having an their questions and concerns resolved. Parents also contemplating sending their' children to camp next season are also invited to see what is offered. Batt stated that the camp has had a capacity enrollment for over six weeks now indicative of the interest that Omahans have in the camp nnd its program. More campers will be able to be accommodated in the new Esther K. Newman Camp that is being constructed for occupancy next season he reported.
Ed La Brosse, a man known to sport fans as an official in to thousands for his work in high school and college basketthe world of athletics, is the ball, football and baseball, inlatest prominent figure to be- ...eluding umpiring in the College come a member of the Basket- World Series for the past four ball Day Camp staff of the Jew- years. He is a former president of the Nebraska-Iowa Associaish Community Center. tion of Athletic Officials and Opens July 30 The Center Basketball Camp will be one of the guest lecwill run for five days beginning turers at the camp. on Monday, July 30 and ending Another well-known personalon Friday, August 3. The sessions at the Jewish Community ity to appear as a staff member Center, will begin at 0 a.m. and is Bob Gates, now freshman culminate at 3 p.m. A half-hour basketball coach at the Univerof swimming has been added siy tof Nebraska. Gates was to the program. considered one of the most outLa Brosse has become known standing high school coaches, through the years. He guided
Washington Order Ends Export of Israeli Cotton-Yarn to U. S. Luncheon Wed. Jerusalem (JTA)—The export of Israeli cotton yarn to the United States, which reached some 250 tons during the last year, has been stopped by an order of the U.S. Government as an indirect result of the attempt to slow down the influx of cheap cotton goods to the United States from the Far East. The United States has announced it will freeze import of cotton goods at the 19C0-61 level. Since Israel did not export any cotton to the United States in that period, the effect is to give no quota to Israel at all, thereby cutting the export of Israeli cotton yarn to the United States to zero. Shipments of Israeli cotton yam to the U.S. constituted about 50 percent of the entire yarn exports. The United States order is a severe blow to Israel's cotton spinning industry, which was already reeling, along with other industries in the country, as a result of the devaluation of the Israeli currency. last February. The cotton spinning industry here, Using the most modern equipment, employs ' 5,000 workers on three shifts, working day and night. Half of the production had been earmarked for export.
Over 75 children are enrolled i nlhe Center's Summer Day Camp slated to start this Monday, Harry Sidman, Center Chairman, stated this week. Sidman pointed out that because of the confidence that parents have placed in the Day Camp this season's, registrations will exceed last years record enrollment. Close Supervision A staff of over 20 counselors and assistants will supervise the children in their daily activities he reported and because of the high ratio of staff to Day Campers, parents can rest assured that their children are adequately and closely supervised. \ Pre-School Group Besides the regular program, a special half-day long Pre-
School Day Camp is run. A teacher and two assistants supervise this small group in wellplanned activities designed to orient the youngsters to group experiences w h i l e assisting them to learn and develop new skills and abilities. Registration Still Open Parents may still register their children for the Day Camp sessions, Sidman reported, by calling the Center's Camp Office at 342-13GG for confirmation of their application. This season's Day Camp, divided into three two-week periods, starts Monday, June 18 and runs through July 27. SEASON DATES AND RATES 1st Session—June 18-June 29 —Fee $35. 2nd Session^TuIy 2-July 13— Fee $35. 3rd Session—July 16-JuIy 27— Fee $35. Full Session—June 18-July 27 Fee $90. The fee for the Pre-School Day Camp is $20 per session and runs the first two sessions of the Day Camp season.
Holy Name high School in Omaha. All Well-Known The camp will be staffed by coaches and officials, all spec- COURT RULES JEW MAY tacular by their achievements SIT ON SCHOOL BOARD in the area of sports. There are Montreal (JTA) — A magisRed McManus, Creighton; Jim trate's court here ruled that a Borsheim, Omaha University; Jewish taxpayer is eligible to sit Bob Sneller, Independence Kan- on the Protestant School Board sas Junior College and Cy Seit- of the St. Martin suburb. The dechick, Center Athletic Director. cision went directly against a The one week Center Basket- ruling of the Privy Council moro ball Day Camp will be divided than 30-years ago and opened the into small groups according to way for Harvey Grotsky, a St. age. For further information Martin advertising man, to beand registration, contact Cy come the first Jew in Quebec Seitchick at the Jewish Com- Province ever elected to a school board. munity Center, 342-1366.
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M i z r a c h i Women's • annual donor luncheon will be held Wednesday, June 20 at 1 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. Mrs. Matthew Poliakoff will preside. The program will feature Yiddish songs by Mrs. Lem Wine' Crounse, and a skit with Mizrachi members as participants. Mrs. Morris J. Franklin is program chairman. Life members of the group will be honored. Co-chairmen for the occasion will be Mmes. A. Fisher, Max Arbitman, Ruth Ackerman and Moses Traub.
Hoberf Etafelman Mew Commander Robert Katelman was named commander of the NebraskaIowa Department of the Jewish War Veterans at the two-state conference held in Omaha June 10. Mr. Katelman was previously commander of the EpsteinMorgan Post here. The conference commended the Omaha post for its current efforts on the Student Aid Fund lor worthy high school graduates which will be instituted aoon. A $50 fund was gathered at the meeting for the project.
JUST OFF THE SHIP, an immigrant family strides .towards a new future in Israel. They are part of the thousands arriving in 19G2. Funds raised by the United Jcwis Appeal, through the Jewish Philanthropies Campaign in Omaha help the Jewish Agency to speed their absorption.
M. Fellman Re-Elected Beth El President Beth El synagogue officers were unanimously re-elected at a meeting ;of the board of trustees. . . •. . They are Morris C. Fellman, president; Yale Gotsdiner, Ernest Wintroub, Morley Zipursky, vice-presidents; Joseph Hornstein, treasurer and Barton Greenberg, secretary.
KBON Radio Presents Message of Israel Sunday, June 17 10:00 P.M. Speaker—Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks of Temple Israel, Omaha, Neb. Topic: The Responsibility of Love. KBON Radio 1490