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Israt-I Itoiui meetings will bo held during the. coming week, John Rosenblatt, General Chairman of the 19C2 Bond Campaign, said.
Rabbi Groner To Speak af J.-Kafzmans
JCHISII Youth Council members paint camp barn.
Members of the Jewish Youth Council are accustomed to projects and usually take them in their stride, but that was not the case last F r i d a y on the new Esther K. Newman camp site.
Suitcase Theater Formed at Center The formation of the Suitcase Theatet adds another creative activity to the ever expanding program of the Jewish Community Center for teenagers, Bert Render, Center Youth Activities Chairman, said, in an announcement today. Members of the Jewish Youth Council who will perform in this theatrical group include Frances ITorniitein, Harold Schneider, Ross Serinett and Don Swartz. The troupe will operate as a reader's theater and will have a repertoire of children and adult plays which will be available for bookings after December 1. The theater activities Will be directed by Burton Gitles, Creighton University PreMedical student and former professional entertainer. Membership for teens may be obtained by contacting Dik Weiner, Youth Activities direc• tor at the Center.
"What's Ahead in Space" will be the subject of William Hines, recognized authority on the space age, at Wednesday's session of the University of Omaha's Iastitute on World Affairs at 8:15 p.m. in the campus auditorium. As science editor of the Washington Star, Mr. Hines has been honored t h r e e William nine* times in as many years by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for "distinguished r e p o r t i n g of scientific news." As a reporter, Mr. Hines was on the spot for the Little Rock crisis and was bailed for his unbiased coverage. Ernest A. Nogg, president of the. Jewish Federation, a cocponsoring organization of the institute, urged members of the community to hear Mr. Hines, whose ncw3 Interpretations has been hailed to many quarters.
Enthusiasm and paint turned a weather-beaten, tired old barn into an attractive white building just one hour and forty-five minutes after 40 teenagers put brushes and equipment into op-
Mrs, Joe J. Grcenberg, Chairman of the Jewish Federation Agencies' Section of the Needlework Guild, urges all persons wlio have not sent in their contributioas to do so this week in order to eliminnle any further "follow-up." In addition to those previously listed, the following have contributed through Friday: Mmes: J. Abrahamson, Norman Ahrahamson, Morris Abramson, Morris Adler, Henry Appel, B. Gilbert Aronoff, Dave Bialac, David Bleicher, Jerome Bleicher, Max Blotcky, Paul Blotcky, Dave Bolker, Reuben I. Bordy, Harry Aaron Brodkey, Reuben H. Brown, Nettie Cohn, Henry Cooper, Hans Dansky, George Eisenberg, Nathan Feldman, Simon Feldman, William Saul Fcllman, Donald Fischer, Alfred L. Fox, Jack Fox, Alexander D. Frank, Harry A. Frankel, Isadore Friedman, Mmes: Charles S. Gendler, Albert E. Gilinsky, Stewart Gilinsky, Abraham Ginsburg, Walter E. Gottlieb, Leon Graetz, Bruce Greenberg, David Greenberg, Daniel Greenfield, Gary Gross, Hyman Guss, Irving Herzog, Bernard Hockenberg, Nathan J. Horwich, Isadore Hurwitz, Jack Jacobson, George Kagan, Edward I. Kantpr, Howard Kaplan, Nate Kaplan, Abraham Katskee, E. Lieb Kiperstein, Kevee Kirshenbaum, Abe Klopper, M. E. Kreitstein, Joe Kurz, George Lavine, I. M. Liberman, Mmes: Irving Malashock, Jack W. Marer, Frank Marks, Edward E. Milder, Leo L. Milder, Benjamin M. Minkin, Charles Mogil, Ernest A. Nogg, Max Novak, Sam Novak, David Orucb, Maurice L. Pepper, Hnrry Priesman, .Jacob Raduziner, David Riseman, David W. Rosen, Millard Rosenberg, John Rosenblatt, Meyer L. Ruback, Ted Sanford, E d w a r d Schimmel, Harry Segall, Irvin Sherman, Sam Shyken, Earl Stegel, Ben D. Silver, David Silverman, Edward L. Simon, Abraham A. Steinberg, Myron Tarnoff, Mort Trachtenbarg, Nathan Turner, David D. Weinberg, Victor Weiner, Harold Weinhoff, E. I. Widman, Benjamin Wine, Harry Wise, Jr., Irvin Yaffe' and the Misses Sylvia Parilman and Belle SiegeL
eration. The barn which will shelter the camp horses, was one of the few old buildings standing on the grounds of the J e w i s h Federation sponsored camp. The youthful painters belong to Ediar B.B.G. and C h a i m Wcizmann AZA with Bruce Hoberman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Hoberman and Paula 'Penny" Krasne, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Leonard Krasne as p r o j e c t chairmen. Paint and brushes were furnished as a gift from Isadore M. Tretiak, Initial Gifts Chairman of the 1962 Jewish Philanthropies Campaign.
Chairmen Thank Bazaar Donors Chairmen for the Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs' booth at the Children's Memorial Hospital Bazaar (of last Monday), wish to thank all those who gave so generously of their money, time and energy. Mrs. A r t h u r Goldstein, Mrs. M. A. Richards and Mrs. Alfred Sophir were in charge with Mrs. Hubert Sommer serving as advisor.
Ben Gurion
Rabbi Benjamin Groner of Beth.Israel Synagogue will be guest of honor and speaker at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Katzman, 1002 North 54 Street on Wednesday, November 7 at 8 p.m., Mr. Rosenblatt, stated. Rabbi and Mrs. Groner recently returned from an intensive throe-week tour of Israel. Their tour included the growing Negev pioneer cities of Qecrshebn, Dimona, Ashkelon and many others, the new Red Sea port of Eilath, the many irrigation projects throughout Israel, mineral and other natural exploitations in the Dead Sea area, housing projects and the creation of new industries aided by the Israel Bond program. Rabbi Groner's talk will be supplemented with recently-taken full-color pictures of the areas he visited. "I know my many friends will want to honor Rabbi Groner that evening," Mr. Katzman declared.
.Dr.. Haskell ftiorris, Go-Chairman, -Bateau Of Jeviisfi Elacafisn Dr. Morris Margolin, chairman of the Bureau of Jewish Education of the Omaha Jewish Federation, today, announced the appointment Of Dr. Haskell Morris as his cochairman. In naming Dr. Morris who has previously served with him in the same capacity, Dr. Margolin said his co- D chairman "is un- «"- Morris derstanding, capable, knows the problems of Jewish education— and is very conscientious."
The first meeting of new workers in the Chen program of Omaha's Israel Bond organization will be held at the home of Mrs. J. Harry Kulakofsky, 9530 Davenport Street, on Thursday, November 8 at 1 p.m., according to Mrs. Joseph Guss; Bond Drive Women's Division Chairman. Mrs. Kulakofsky, honorary area chairman for Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, holds the title of Woman of Valor (representing the sale of $100,000 in Israel Bonds). She also earned the Bar Mitzvah Standard Bearer in 1961 by the sale of more than $13,000 in that year, and was the first local woman to be named "Chen MaccabifrChampion of Israel" on reaching the sale of more than a quarter of a million dollars in bonds. The meeting, Mrs. Guss said, "will be informative and educational and will be highlighted by Mrs. Kulakofsky's knowledge of the expanding program now going on in Israel's pioneer areas of the Negev, and the new facets of the Chen program." Guests will include a number of organizational representatives from the various women'a groups, new workers in the Israel Bond Chen program and; some present members in the Advance Guard and Van Guard of Chen. Information may be obtained by calling Mrs. Guss at 553-5227, Mrs. Kulakofsky at 393-5916, or the Israel Bond office at 3411177.
Jewisfi Youth Council Sets Nov. 20 Date for If
Tel Aviv (WNS) — Premier David Ben Gurion, addressing a m e e t i n g of Defense Ministry workers, cautioned against complacency, declaring that Israelis harboring (he illusion of security were living in a "fool's paradise."
Dr. Morris, vice-president of Beth Israel synagogue, also is chairman of its Board of Education. A graduate of the University of Nebraska's School of Mediicine. He also is its Director of ant Professor of Internal Medicine. He also is a Director of Student Health.
Tel Aviv (JTA)—The 145-member United Jewish Appeal Study Mission was told this week that immigration to Israel may con. tinue at a pace calling for huge . expenditures, with possible housing outlays of $6G,000,000 for the newcomers. In a working session following their arrival from Europe, United Jewish Appeal leaders were told that such funds would have to be raised in addition to those for projects to provide permanent housing for 2,500 immigrant families still in transit camps for young couples and for slum dwellers, Aryeh Pincuj, Jewish Agen-
cy treasurer, said in describing the efforts made by Israeli Jews in absorbing immigration, that they covered two-thirds of such Monday Ceramics expenditures, with the remaining one-third being covered from For Sr. Citizens a b r o a d . With the anticipated six-week ceramics courseg r e a t e r immigration and the, forA Senior Citizens will start corresponding expected larger Monday, November 5 at 3 p.m. outlays for housing and settle- at the Jewish Community Cenment, he added, this ratio would ter. change, and the burden on IsMorris Nachman, Golden Ago raeli Jews would be greater. Club treasurer, will instruct tha The dedication of several hun- sessions which will continue on dred housing units in Ashdod each Monday through Decemwere held in the presence of the ber 10. Fee for series will be UJA mission members during $1 with registration at the Center on the opening day. their tour of the country.
Against Complacency
The annual Jewish Youth Council Thanksgiving Service, will be held Tuesday evening,. November 20 at the Beth Israel Synagogue, Harold Schneider, the Youth group's president, announced. Harry Friedman, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Friedman and Alice Fellman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Fellman have been appointed general chairmen of the event. They are planning a program with some 40 members of their organization, participating. A social hour will follow. the service.