October 5, 1962

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NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Lincoln, Nebraska

Vol. XM—No. 2

Publication Office 301 OnUiha, Nebraska, i'Jione

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Feinberg will represent the Jewish Federation of Omaha on the United Jewish Appeal Study Mission, overseas, is was announced ' by Ernest A. Nogg, Federation president. _ Slutly Refugee Needs Tlie UJA survey committee, composed of 140 persons, will s t u d y the refugee needs in Europe and will bring back to . this country thoir observations and findings. The study will involve relocation of Jewish refugees who wi:;h to move to Israel or to other countries and to improve their present living conditions. The tour will include Israel, France, Poland, Gorman, England and Switzerland. The Fcinberfjs will leave New York City for England on October 18. They will travel to Poland and France before going to Israel. Will Make Reports Both will make reports on

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Fcinbcrg their observations and findings when they return to Omaha. Mr. Feinberg, president of the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Omaha, is a m e r a b e r of the board of directors of the Jewish F e d e r a t i o n of Omaha and headed the 1962 Jewish Philanthropies Campaign, and the ia59-G0 Israel-bond drive. He is on the B o t h El Synagogue B u e n o s Aires (JTA) — A board, president of the Omaha spokesman for Argentine Jewry Zionist Council and regional ' expressed alarm over efforts by member. Advisory Council, Antithe Argentine Government to Defamation L e a g u e of B'nai -minimize the extent of the anti- B'rith. He is a national comJewish manifestations here be- mittee member of the American cause of their effect on public Israel Public Affairs Council. opinion abroad. Mrs. Feinherg is-active in the Dr. Isaac Goldenberg, presi- affairs of the Beth El Sisterdent of the Argentine Jewish hood and Hndassah, representative organization, told The Omahans expect to return • a p r e s s conference that the statement by Minister of the In- to Omaha in November after terior that the Government in- a visit in Canada. tended to r e p r e s s the antiSemitic manifestations was "encouraging." Ho w a r n e d , however, that a3 long as the Government permitted the formation and training of Nazi groups as assault troops, "there will exist The appointment of Dr. Morthe danger of physical aggression against Jews even if this ris Margolin as chairman of the might1 not be called 'anti-Semi- Bureau of Jewish Education of tism. " the Omaha Jew] Dr. Goldenberg advised the ish Federation -v ' Argentine J e w i s h community w a s announced /* ^' that although it was well-orgat h i s w e e k by • j^i .". 3 nized, it was not prepared for Ernest A. Nogg,f, the a b n o r m a l times through Federation Pres- ^ v ; „; , J which Latin America is living. **z»\ < i He noted that the anti-Semitic ident. In making the . *»-i?{'•• process was prolonged and the - />;-* I . manifestations would not soon announcement,}'A s u b s i d e . The community, he Mr. Nogg said, ft1 \ £~K I said, had reacted to them emo- we a r e v e r y / • ,• f%4 ' tionally, rather than rationally pleased that Dr.t '; i . If and he said that, under existing M a r g o l i n has^**"* ""—k-d conditions, the community must agreed to serve Dr- Margolin not rest. as chairman of one of our most The Government announced important Federation d e p a r t today the appointment of a new ments. Chief of the Federal Police. His Dr. Margolin has long been successor, it was r e p o r t e d , failed to halt the anti-Jewish in- active in Jewish Education and served as chairman of the Bucidents. New anti-Semitic manifesta- reau in the past. The Bureau of tions were revealed as the gov« Jewish Education was estabernment announcement was be- lished by the Federation in May ing made. An u n s u c c e s s f u l 1939, and' is now in its twentybomb attempt had been made fifth year of operation as the at the community center where Federation d e p a r t m e n t conthe walls of the building were cerned in the development of smeared with swastikas and of- Jewish education in the comfensive slogans. munity. Dr. Margolin has a long record of activities in the Jewish KBON Radio Presents and general communities. Ho Message of Israel has served as chairman of the Sunday, October 7 Family Service Department of the Federation as a member of 10 P. M. the F e d e r a t i o n Executive Speaker: Board; and was chairman of tho Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin • Jewish Education S u r v e y in Wilnhlre Boulevard Temple Omaha in 195G. This survey was Loa Angeles, Cal. conducted by tho American AsTopic: sociation for Jewish Education "Religion and and was a part of its national Human Nature" study. KBON Radio 1490 Dr. Margolin is past president

An expanded series of fall activities were announced this week by Harry Sidman Jewish Community Center Cli airman,' stated. This fall; s e r i e s includes^ j courses, classes i - '• programs, s p e-! cial events, sem-[ inars, gym and swim activities, Sidman reported. Registration for activities is now open with¥. 8 _., c l a s s e s being" "? S l d m a n started shortly. Several activities are already in progress'. Courses include Real Estate, one in the evenings and another for women, weekdays; Flight and Navigation; Painting for the Intermediate as well as the advanced painter; Bridge Fundamentals; Photography, Ceramics. Mali Jongg, Sculpturing and Skin Diving. Other adult activ-: ities include Rapid Reading for Businessmen, Chess and Checker Groups, swimming classes plus special physical education activities. Scries of Seminars Of special interest to the adult community, Sidrnan suggested, will be the-'seminar-series. One series will cover Modern Schools of Psychiatry, another on Hypnosis and Its Aspects and Applications, one on Mental Illness in the Family and Community and

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another on Mental (Irowlh and Development. Each session in the seminars, to meet weekly, will be conducted by a different outstanding, local professional personality in the field to be covered, giving a formal presentation followed by informal discussion. A different person will conduct each seminar each week. Other series include Advanced Stocks and Bonds, Investments and Investing for the Housewife, plus classes in social dancing and a special Hi-Fi Class. Model Railroading, Jewish

Depots for Bazaar Gifts Are Opened Depots to accept gifts for the Monday, October 29th Children's Memorial Hospital Bazaar at the Sheraton-Fontenelle Hotel, have been announced by Mmes. Arthur Goldstein, Morton Richards and Alfred Sophir, Federation of Jewish Women Clubs' chairmen. The f o l l o w i n g homes have been named as depots for saleable new articles and handmade items: Mrs. Goldstrin—8543 Hickory, 391-0G85. Mrs. Richards—301 South 54 Street, 553-1317. Mrs, Sophir—«729 Davenport Street, 553-3950. Mrs. H u b e r t Sommcr, 5319 Nicholas. Also with Miss Belle Horivich at Louis Sommer, Inc., 49tli and Dodge Street. A pick-up service for donors unable to deliver their gifts will be made available by- calling one of the above telephone numbers. Mmes. Oscar Sutin and Jack Ban are assisting with the pick-ups. The bazaar chairmen urge all contributors to make their donations soon and ask that each gift be m a r k e d with the donor's name.

son, Ruth Ackerman, Lizzie Adler, Joe Adler, Fr&nk Jack Alberts, William Alberts, Samuel Altsuler, Nettie Arnovitz, Herman H. Auerbach, Abe Baker, Meyer Beber, Hymen Belman, Jack Belmont, Jacob Bercovici, M. A. Bercovici, Robert Bernstein, Isaac Block, Russell J. Blumenthal, Louis Blumkin, Simon Bordy, David Brodkey, Edward E. Brodkey, Edwin E. Brodkey, Fred Brodkey, Harold B. Brodkey, M. H. Brodkey, Sam Canar, Isadore Chapman, Irving W. Charney, Julius Cha':anov, Isaac Cherniss, Don Cohen, Jacob Cohen, Meyer Cothen, Michael Cohen, Morris Cohen, Ben Cohn, David B. Cohn, Jerome I. Cohn, Abe Cooper, David Cooper,'Meyer Crandell, Philip Crandell, Sol Crandell, Samuel H. Davis, Morton L. Degen, Bernard Diamond, Harry Dvosin, Morton Ehrenreich, Aaron I. Washington (JTA)—Arthur J, Edgar, Richard K. Einstein, Goldberg, the fourth American Harry . Eisenstatt, Leo Eisenof Jewish faith to serve on tho statt, Izadore Elewitz, Aaron United States Supreme Court, Epstein, Jack G. Epstein, Sam was sworn in October 1 as tho Epstein, Morris Errnan. Mmes. J u l i u s Falkenstcin, court opened its 1962-1963 term.

An invitation to the annual ingathering tea of the Omaha Needlework Guild has been extended to the women in the community. The event will be held Tuesday afternoon, October 9 ,at the Dundee Presbyterian Church, 5312 Underwood Avenue. - The Federation of J e w i s h Women's Clubs, under the name Associated Jewish Charities of which Mrs. Joe J. Greenberg is s e c t i o n chairman and Mrs. Richard Wright table display chairman, invites everyone to attend. The following have sent in their donations as of last Friday: Mmes: Milton Abrahams, Ben W. Abrahamson, Isadore Abram-

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Cookery and an Opera Discussion Group' are other adult activities. Grade School, Teen-age Classes Such activities as Speed Reading, Personality and C h a r m Courses, Social Dancing, Guitar Course, Amateur Radio Class, Dog Obedience Class, and Sunday Activities are being presented for the grade and high school youths. Offered ou Request Sidman stated that these activities are being offered in re-» sponse to expressed interests and requests from menbers of the community. A descriptive flyer on these programs is being circulated. Early registration Ls recommended as classes and seminars are limited in capacity to insure maximum benefit from the programs.

Here Oct. 20-20 The • eighth biennial convention of the Midwest Regional Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations will be held October 26-20 at the new Schimmel Inn. Mrs. Edward Levinson and Millard Speier, co-chairmen for the event, have announced tho following committees and their heads: Finance/ Maurice Arosty; registration, Mrs. Robert Cohn; room reservations, Mrs. Arthur Sherman; hospitality, Mrs. Edward D. Brodkey; arrangements, Mrs, Paul BloTcky; Saturday luncheon, Mrs. Stanley Flsk; transportation, Mrs. Millard Spofer; jocal reservations, Miss Elizabeth Hart; publicity and printing, Ed Maklosky, Mrs. Morton Solrcf; banquet and cocktail party, Mrs. Hyman Fercr; Sunday luncheon, Mrs. Luzar Kaplan; Friday reception, Mrs. Ben Shapiro, and exhibits, Mrs. Sldntjy Brooks.

Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld, Cleveland, O., and former spiritual leader of Temple Israel will deliver a banquet address, The program also, will feature Dr. Chaim Essrog, national director of adult education of the organization, and Rabbi Robert Marz, director of the Chicago Federation of U. A. H. C.

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Gugas to Speak Chris Gugas, Omaha Public S a f e t y Director, will be the featured speaker at the fifth annual "Freshman Pledge" of the Jewish Youth Council it was announced by Paula Bercutt and Sheldon Perelman, brunch chairmen. "We are very fortunate to have such fine speaker and are looking forward to hearing him talk", the chairmen stated. t The brunch will be held Sunday, October 7 at 10:30 a.m. at the Jewish Community Center. Attendance at this a n n u a l event has always been high, the chairmen said. They reported that a 96 per cent record was set last year. A complete explanation of the new pledging procedure will bo presented by Dik Weiner, Center Director.


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