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A special appeal was issued by Isadore Chapman, Treasurer of the Jewish Philanthropies, in connection with the current billing of pledge1;. Emphasizing the urgent -and crittical situation, ho pointed out that funds from the Jewish P h i l a nthropies are used for relief of Jews in 27 countries, aid to mounting JL U numbers of mi- Mr. Chapman grating Jews, resettlement and rehabilitation in Israel and the advancement of Jewish education, culture and community relations in the United States, and in Omaha. •"All of these are most vital," he said, "but I must point especially to the urgency of cash for Jewish migration. This migration of Jewish men, women and children—families uprooted suddenly from their homes—has increased greatly this year. These are people who desperately are in need of our help right now. "They cannot wait because they are in an emergency situa-
The Omaha Jewish Federation L i b r a r y through consultation with Paul' Veret, Federation Executive Director, will present a book display, p i c t u r e s , film strips, and papers on the prophet "Jeremiah" during the Hadassah Missouri Valley Regional Btblo Institute being held in Unity Village, Lee's Summit, Missouri, July 10 to 19. Hadassah, as a founding member of the World Jewish Bible Society is introducing to its membership a new "do-it-yourself" technique and Bible study. Dr. Louis L. Kaplan, Dean of the Baltimore Hebrew College and Teachers' Training School will be the lecturer and leader. Dr. Kaplan, Leader Dr. Kaplan who js conducting the Bible Institute is also the Executive Director of the Board of Jewish Education in Balti- more. He is editor of many He^ brew textbooks, "A New A £ proach To The Teaching Of The Torah" and a commentary and interpretation of the Five Books of Moses. Paul Veret, who has compiled bibliography on "Jeremiah," and assembled records and special" material, is a former colleague of Dr. Kaplan. Books, pamphlets and available papers are on loan to students of the Bible through the courtesy of the Federation Library which has been recognized as one of the most comprehensive and useful Libraries in the United States. 50 Women to Attend There will be over fifty selected women from the Missouri Valley R e g i o n attending theBible Institute in Unity Village. KBON Radio Presents Message ot Israel Sunday, July 8 ' 10:00 P.M. Speaker, Rabbi Leon Fram of Temple Israel, • Detroit, Mich. .,'.''.Topic: .-. _ Creative Freedom KBON Radio 1490
tion. They are on trains, in stopover camps and on the high seas. They look to us for their future. Only we can say what will become of them. That is why Jewish P h i l a n t h r o p i e s must have every p o s s i b l e gift as quickly as possible."
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Dr. Louis L. Kaplan Mrs. Saul Suvalsky, of Council Bluffs, is the Education Chairman for the Missouri Valley Region of Hadassah. Those attending the Seminar from Omaha are: Mines. David .Becker, Alfred Frank, Morris M. Franklin, Morris Grossman, Sam Katzman, Sidney Katleman, M. >•. Levenson, Sam S. Newman, Charles Ross, Meyer Rosenbaum, Robert K. Silverman, and Marian Lawitz.
Sidney Brooks Elected to Office Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks of Temple Israel, was elected to the executive board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis when it convened in Minneapolis, Minn., in June.. Rabbi Brooks, spiritual leader of the Temple- for ten years, is also a member of the National Committee of Alumni Overseers o? the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute * of Keligion in Cincinnati and is the regional representative for Nebraska and Iowa.
campaigners to make every effort to -reach all prospects. _ "Only by vigorous personal .solicitation,"'the chairman sait1 AfiramCAfJ llftl^C ' "wiil w o b o a W o t 0 C 0 1 l t i n i I e *«e pace we liave set and Mill Hail jllia y i l | C 5 achieve our goals. Wo urge every one of our volunteer workers to redouble their efforts."
Drive Completion The Jewish Philanthropies issued a community-wide call this week for all those who have not yet made their contributions to the 1962 drive, to , 1~"\ do so at once. \ The D i v i sion 1 reported a total ». f, / oi 9 8 4 p l e d g e I ' i sards and a figi i ure of $20,555.50 as the result of the 1962 drive to date. "These anticijp a t e d conlribuJtions come from Abramson l o n g - time supporters of the Jewish Philanthropies who for one reason or another have not yet been reached by a solicitor in the recent campaign," explained Alvin Abramson, Men's Chairman. "The Philanthropies drive is a vast one," Mr. Abramson said, "and it simply has not been possible to reach every contributor during the course of the drive, We know that there are many people who still wish to contribute as they have in past years, and are waiting either for a solicitor to call on them or for a more convenient time to send in their gifts. "Our great task right now," he said, "is to reach all of these long-time contributors and all others who have not yet made their contributions to the 1962 drive." Even as the chairman appealed for every last gift to the drive to be made as quickly as possible, machinery to accomplish this vital task was in motion. Solicitors were in contact with donors, urging them in personal visits to act at once in making their gifts.
PHILANTHROPIES SCOKKIJOAKD As of July 3,1962 The following are current reports from divisions in ftie 1962 Omaha Jewish Philanthropies Campaign: 19G2 Total Division To Date Initial Gifts $ 368,649.00 Men's Division 20,555.50 Women's Division , , 56,861.75 Business Women's Unit ....... 3,451.00 Children's Division 1,229.25 High School Division ... .. 1,054.41 Organizations 1,122.50 Miscellaneous 160.00 Total
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Jews Pour Out of Algeria; '$ Going Paris (JTA) — Algerian Jews, cy, the principal French Jewpouring out of Algeria before ish welfare agency, was in Althe new Moslem state became geria, seeking to help arrange independent, flooded France in Sor the transport of children. such numbers this week as to Hundreds of children arrived bec r e a t e mountainous problems fore the independence date and for both French and Jewish wel- Jewish authorities said the toUu might reach 3,000 before the end fare agencies. of the year. A few days before that indeOne hundred and fifty Jewish, pendence date, at least'half of child refugees were placed in Algeria's 125,000 Jews had fled Jewish communal institutions in to France. The exodus continued S t r a s b o u r g and the French despite efforts of Algerian lead- Agency was making special efers to induce them to stay with forts to arrange similar faciliassurance of personal security. ties in Paris and other centers. Jewish parents unable to ar- The buildings on the outskirts oi range their own immediate de- Paris formerly used by the Alparture, were hastening to send liance I s r a e l i t e Universelle their children to France. A rep- Teachers Seminary have been, resentative of the Joint Distri- prepared to receive several hunbution Committee, working with dred Jewish children and work the United Jewish Social Agen- is in preparation on other sites.
Rabbi for Work Balboa, Canal Zone (JTA>— The Order of Balboa, the highest decoration awarded by the Republic of Panama, was. conferred on Rabbi Nathan Witkin •in a surprise ceremony here during a testimonial to his 25 years of service in the Carribbean area. Rabbi Witkin is USO area director and director of the National Jewish Welfare Board's Panama Servicemen's Club. The citation accompanying the award paid tribute to Rabbi Witkin's "silent but most effective work which has gaijied for him the appreciation of all who come for. spiritual guidance or., any other kind of aid" as "an example for the whole community."
(Left to right)—Annie Poliakoff, David Coren, Jlebckah Lands* man, Johnnie Flatowicz and Linda Groncr—last session's kindergarteners at the Omaha Hebrew Academy, studying their first reader. The school which opened a year ago with kindergarten and first grade classes, ia now taking registration for the fall term. Interested parents ore urged to ci>U Zal Segal, registrar at 551-2759 for more information. Pick-up service and a hot luncb program arc provided for pupils.