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plan and assist in Hie conduct of the annual all-in-one drive has been announced hy Maurice Ciliiiore, General Campaign Chairman. "We are fortunate (hot in Omaha we* have an experienced group of men who have been the backbone of many Philanthropies drives." said Mr. Gilmore. "This outstanding croup of community leaders and experienced campaigners will be asked to serve as members of the Cabinet so that we may have their continued guidance and help in the forthcoming drive."
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Manhcim Shapiro, writer, so- munal life, he felt Mr. Shapiro ciologist and educator, will be will contribute much to the migticst speaker at the Annual dcrstandm;; of the comiiuiml) s Omaha Jewish Federation Din- tradition ner Meeting, Sunday, February 12. at fi:30 p.m. at' the Blackutone Hotel, Joe M. Rice, Annual Meeting Commilte chairman! announced. Air. Shapiro will discuss a subject of urgent and timely interest to member? of the community. He will baso his presentation on his first hand observations and Hit many fact-finding surveys he has conducted. As a former director of Jewish Communal Affairs of the American Jewish Committee, and its national education director, he is well equipped to do so. Mr. Rice said that it was very appropriate that Mr, Shapiro, with his rich background and knowledge of the problems of American Jews, should highlight, the Federation meeting. Pointing out that the Omaha Jewish Fed c r a t i o n has traditionally maintained a deep commitment to preservation of Jewish com-
University of Nebraska II i 11 e 1 members, Nancy Aron.<;on and Veta Simon, both of Omaha, and Harold Uontv, Des Moincs. Iowa, will offer students' views of college life Sunday, February D, at 2 p.m. at the Omaha Jewish Community Center. Discussions of "Life in Sorority and Fraternity Houses," "Life in the Dormitories" and '•Jewish Life on Campus" will be explored by th'-1 students ai part of the Nebraska' Ilillelsponsored program for Jewish high school seniors and their parents, The "Glimpse into College Life" program
The appointment of Norman Halt as chairman of the Pacesetter Division of the Jewish Philanthropies Campaign was announced this week by Maurice Gilmore, general chairman of the ]!Ki" drive.
To Cite Milton Abrahams Milton It. Abrahams, current president of the Jewish Federation, will he honored upon his retirement as president. Mr. Abrahams has completed two years of service in that office, having served as president in 19(55 and 1!H">6—a culmination of o long career as a volunteer leader and a distinguished recjrd of services for the community. Agenda Elections of new officers and members of the Board will take place. Recognized lor their services in the 1906 Jewish Philanthropies campaign will be the chairmen of .he various divisions and units. The 1%7 Campaign leadership personnel will be introduced. The entire community is inviied to attend the Jewish Federation- Annual Dinner Meeting. Reservations at $:!.5O a person can be made by calling the Jewish Community Center, 342-13G6.
will also include a presentation of a new university produced color film by Mr. John Aronson. University of Nebraska Director of Admissions. A question and answer period will be held and refreshments will be served. Harold Bbrdy, Executive Chairman of the Nebraska Ilillel chapter, .nrEes all prospective college freshmen'to attend this special program. He noted that the subjects to be discussed will be of equal interest to students planning to attend any college away from home, and is not limited to prospective Nebraska University students.
Norman Halt "We are greatly encouraged with Norman Bait's acceptance of the leadership of this key division in our campaign," said Mr. Gilmore. The Pacesetter Division consists of contributors whose gifts range from $1,000 and over. This group tradition-
ally launches the Philanthropies drive, and dollar-wise comprises the largest segment of campaign contributions," Mr. Gilmore noted. Norman Batt A prominent Omaha businessman and communal worker, Mr. Batt serves as a member of the board of directors of tha Omaha Jewish Federation. He is a past chairman of the Federation Camp Committee, and has served on the board of directors of Beth El Synagogue. In accepting the appointment, Mr. Batt said: "I recognize fully the responsibility placed upon the leadership of the Philanthropies campaign. Some 109 agencies and institutions, untold thousands of people, benefit from the proceeds of this annual campaign." "Omaha Jewry has responded in the past in meeting the needs of our local agencies, the national institutions, and tha Unied Jewish Appeal," Mr. Batt said. "From all indications, th» needs of 19(17 are greater than ever and we will do all we can to reach Omaha's fair share in meeting these needs."
I'lciiucd from left to right arc Mines. Itoheit Mass, Martin Calotlnoy, Edward Hlrsch and Morris Klcvens, members of the St. Louis sisterhood who will present a musical production for the Beth El Sisterhood donor event.
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Donor event Wednesday, February II, following the noon salad l u n c h e o n in the synagogue social hall. Written .by Mmec. M o r r i s Klevens and Robert Mass of St, Louis, Missouri, the musical is a creative interpretation dealing with role of the Jewish mother of our time, and her role in relating tradition to our everyday life. ; Mrs. Klevens, who composed the original music for the production, will also co-star in the presentation a l o n g with coauthor Mrs. Mass. Mrs. Martin Calodney and Mrs. E d w a <• d Hirsch, both of St. Louis, complete the cast for this portrait of."generations of Mothers" and the interdependence of their lives, . ' Mines. Bernard Hockenberg and Stanley Silvcrmait1 are cochairmen of the Doaot Event.
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Society again oi "contributing to aiiti-Semitisin." They nosed that, last year, the. ADL had exposed the "nmliiiHS and ravings" of the radical ri;;ht, ineluding the Birch Society. "Since then." they said, 'the Society has done nothing to solve the continuous problem. Instead, it has concentrated on attacking
Coming Soon Women [Rabbis London fZINS)—There is a very real possibility that within a few years there will be women rabbis in England, according to the Jewish Chronicle. The Leo Baeck College, London, under the joint auspices of the Reform Synagogues of Great Britain and the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues, has decided that women can he a c c e p t e d for rabbinical training. In an interview with the Editor of Living Judaism, Rabbi John D. Rayner, Senior Minister of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, said there is a very good chance that Britain will be the first country in modern times to have women rabbis.
its critic, (lie ADL. rattier than its critical problem, that of att r a c t i ii g anti-Semites to its ranks." Kadio ISi'oadcasts The report declared that a '•united front" attack on the civil rights movement as an alleged Communist conspiracy is being waged by right-wing extremism, led by the John Birch Society "which provides leadership, strategy and necessary tools;' According to the Epstein-Forester report: .More than COO radio stations carry the Twentieth Century Hefonnation Hour, broadcast by the Hev. Carl Mclntire. a New J e r s e y - based fundamentalist clergyman; Some '!00 stations broadcast commentaries by Clarence Manion, a member of the national council of the John Birch Soci-
ety: Almost 2(/0 stations carry broadcasts by the Kev. Hilly James Harris, termed as "a fiery evangelist of both religious and political iuudamentalism"; More '.ban \2~> stations broadcast the speeches of another right-winger, Dan Sinool; More than ISO stations broadcast the messages of the White Citizens Council; Other stations beam the commentaries of Maj. Edgar C. Bundy. and of Richard Collen. The report called the latter "an undisguised anti-Semite." The ADL leaders said they believed that, in the long run, "America will reject the Birch Society and its a l l i e s , "but voiced deep concern over the '•hazy borderlines" between the radical right and "'true conservatives."
New York UTA)-A leader of Germany's major neo-Nazi party, who was slated to hold a press conference here v/as denied the use of a hall in the Hotel Commodore because the management feared the effect of a possible picket line. Adolf
von Thndden. deputy chairman of. the West German National Democratic Party, was also unable to reserve the Overseas Press Club for a news conference "because of prior bookings." Both the hotel and the club said that the efforts to set up a news conference for von Thndden had been made by Kurt Elim. of Hopatcont;, N.J., who had termed himself as "a correspondent for West German newspapers." Ellin is not known to any of the West German information centers in New York or at the United Nations. A United Nations accreditation officer said today the man does not hold fulltime U.N. press accreditation, "although he may have been here on a temporary basis." Several of the sources checked said they had information to the effect that lie was a correspondent for or contributor to the Deutsche National und Soldatenzeitung, a West German newspaper frequently labeled by Bonn officials as pro-Nazi, and to the official organ of the NDP. published at Hanover. West Germany.
New York UTA)— Dr. Ernst Lembcrger. Austrian Ambassador to the United States, has rejected a charge by the American Jewish Congress that Austria willingly embraced Hitlerism and that Nazi sentiment remains strong in his country. Dr. Lemberger called the charges "one-sided and distorted" and cited, in his reply, a statement by Chancellor Josef Klaus, criticizing "generalizing insinuations" and asking that Austria be judged by the behavior of all 7.000,000 Austrians "and not by the behavior of a few." The Austrian envoy made his rebuttal in response to a study an assertion that "there cannot of anti-Semitic and rif;htir>t ten- be any basis for legal claims dencies in Austria mack-1 st fall against the Republic of Austria by the American Jewish Con- for damages and crimes comgress. The study accused Aus- mitted by individual Austrians tria's political parties and na- under Nazi rule." tional leaders of failure to adDr. Joachim Prinz, chairman mit Austria's Nazi past, to atone for anti-Semitic excesses, and to of the AJC Commission on Increate a new national mood in- ternational Affairs, said that Dr. vulnerable to Nazi teachings. Lemberger had continued "to The study charged that, 21 ynars minimize and isolate each crimafter the end of World War II, inal act' 'and to attribute such The advantage of being bald "Austrians have yet to demon- acts to "aberrent and a "typical is that when you are expecting individuals." Dr. Prinz said this strate they understand t h e i r company all you have to do is country's true role as a partner tended to confirm what the AJC straighten your tie, report called "the conventional Gi Kitiensm.' Austrian response to the quesAustrian Ilesponsiliility tion of anti-Semitism and neoTo John Holm - Dr. Lemberger retorted that Nazism" He added that Dr. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kottn the Austrian share of responsi- Lemherger's position appeared My congratulation*. John, upon bility for "the horrible crimes" to be that "the present Austrian your completion of your Master's against humanity in the Nazi nation as a whole has no special Dcgroo in Buiinosi Administration era "has to be confined to those connection with or responsibility at Crcighfon University. individual Austrians who unfort- for these acts." An Old Friend unately participated in these atrocities, and it sh mid not be overlooked that such criminals collaborating with the N a z i s e x i s t e d in practically every European country under German occupation." He replied to PHOTOGRAPHER a charge that Austria's restitulion pi'ugrani was '"lagging"-with 817 South 36tb Street —345-1044
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New York (JTA>— A book published this week. "Death in Rome," by Robert Katz, contends that Pope Pius Mil failed to act in the Ardeatine caves massacre in March HIM despite the fact that the 3:15 victims included 25:i Catholics, one of them a priest, as well as Homan Jews. The author of the study of the events leading up to the massacre described the late Pontiff as so paralyzed by fear of a Communist takeover that he failed to act against a massacre of his own countrymen, including scores of members of his own diocese. The author asserts that "A ••miracle was not necessary to s u c c e s s f ii 11 y used when he save the :i35 men doomed to die in the Ardeatine caves. There thought intervention was neceswas one man who could have, sary. 'This was not a 'Jewish quesshould have, and must be held to account for not having acted tion.' about which 'the Pope) to at least delay the German had decided long before not to raise his voice in protest. This slaughter. He is Pius XII." Katz claims that the Vatican was a question of the exterminwas informed -of the imminent ation of his own Catholic chilreprisal action by German offi- dren in his own Catholic diocese1 cers who. for their own political —the diocese of Saint Peter,' purposes, sought papal interven- Katz declares. tion. The Pope, according to Middle age is when you start Katz, had a ready channel of communication to the Germans eating what is k'ood for you inwhich he had previously and stead of what you like.
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l)r;ir Camp Director: How can we lidp our son learn to .share and to get along with other.';? I'm afraid we've indulged liim to Hit- point where he won't play unless he lifts his own way. Would a summer tit camp really help? Worried Mother.
Dear Worried Mother: Camp is not primarily n Iherapviitic Kcltin;;. Its nttrnction to boys ami girls is the warmth of friendship, tlie fun of being occupied and challenged all day, the adventure of exciting, new experiences in the woods and fields and in getti»(; away from home and its pressures. The average camper tells how ''Free" lie feels at camp. He relaxes, and the change we call 'growth" become.1; possible. There, is no 1question in my mind about tin value of campini;, particularly if it is repeated over a period of years .so its powerful milieu and the natural, intensive, inter-personal experience can exert influence at each stage of development. A Rinimier at camp can help your boy can help any hoy or
i;iil-toward healthy maturity. The key words are ''can help"— because camps art* different rind their potential helpfulness varies. Again, we are impelled to citf- the key role of the camp's philosophy and the values, which (It-te.miinc- tho way it operates and the climate it generates. The change from living in the sheltered atmosphere of his home to the very different cabin setting at-camp will itself .stimulate your boy to develop patterns of behavior likely to impress his cabin mates and his counselors. What we call the |;roup process will take over, with the hoys iicting on each oilier naturally and without awareness of a particular goal. Just by living together, by giving and withholding approval and friendship children tend to modify each others' behavior, ideals, ideas, outlooks and poals,- You may well he surprised at the degree of change a summer at catnp will bring about. Attain, we remind you that the philosophy and values dictate Use kind of counselors and other staff a camp hires, the kind of atmosphere it thereiiive gent-rates, tlie kind of limits it therefore sets, the kind of directions it therefore encourages. Plato said. —What is honored in a land is cultivated there." In choosing a camp, try to assure .yourself that 'what you seek for your child is honored there,
"The E s t h e r K Newman Camp is the best planned residential camping facility in the area." This was the o p i n i o n expressed by a group of U".> nationally recognized experts who visited the camp recently as part of a national conference on camp construction and planning. The group praised the layout, design and construction of the camp, as w!l as the camp site which is located on 2(K) acres of high sightly ground along the Platte River.'A thirty minute drive from Omaha, the camp is heavily wooded and offers special areas for recreation, camping and general activities. The camp was designed to meet many special needs to accommodate children in camping: to provide a facility for teenage activities: to serve as a facility for special adult activities, institutes and seminars. More than '1.0(10 persons used the Esther K. Newman Camp last year for a variety of activities, Main Lodge The largest camp structure, the Main lodge, is a two level facility, glassed in on three .sides with sliding glass panels. More than 200 can dine on the upper tier dining level. Food is prepared in the adjoining modern, kosher, all electric kitchen. A large recreation room occupies the lower level. Wtih fireplaces and bathrooms on botli levels, gas heat and a special forced air ventilation system, the Lodge oilers multiple camp uses. Cabins Sixteen cabins for campers, each accommodating up to eight campers, are grouped in units of fear cabins ench. The • wciiscreened cabins have electric lights, and each cabin unit has its own large c o v e r e d Unit Lodge. These distinctively designed Unit Lodges have bathroom facilities, storage rooms, sis '.veil as open areas for conducting special c l a s s e s and group activities.
Mcdir.il Lodge A modern, fully air conditioned, well-equipped H e a l t h Lodge serves as the home of the camp's resident physician. No other camp in the area provides a full-time resident physician as part of its camp stall", nor does any other camp provide as adequate a facility to cater to the medical need:; of the campers and staff. Housed within the Health Lodge are a large waiting r o o m , storage, room, fully equipped examination room, three bedrooms and a hospital ward. Tool A large Olympic. L-Shaped swimming pool with a Pool Pavilion for a h o w <• r i n g and dressing is a favorite of campers. The pool provides ample space for instruction, recreational swimming, diving and instruction in water ballet and lifesaving. " Newman Lake The Henry and J e n n i e R Newman Recreation Lake, a recent addition to the camp, provides the facility for boat ing, canoeing, outboarding and sailing. Fishing will also be included as the waterlront pro grain expands this season. It is here that the camp offers small boat instruction with Red Cross certification. Recent Camp Additions Recent additions to the camp facilities include a National Rifle Association approved 8 point covered Rifle Range, permitting instruction and firing under any weather conditions Tennis Courts Two all-weather hard surfaced tennis courts were added to the camp last summer. A practice wall spans the width of one back court fence, and basketball standards and hoops permit the courts to be used for basketball. Other uses of the courts include competition in volleyball, badminton, and other organized games. AM) MOKE There is still more at the Esther K. Newman Camp. A large sports field provides room
for Softball, track and field events, plus room for special events like rodeos, camp carnivals, and other activities There is an archery range, on which campers can qualify for national archery awards; coial riding area and tack house for saddles and riding equipment, plus numerous areas for camplires. camping trips, picnics, outdoor programs and religious .services. The camp's facilities provide a comprehensive complex of buildings and areas to provide children the best possible op porlunities for camping and special events. The State Health Department has recently stated that the Esther K. Newman Camp is the only Nebraska camp to meet and exceed the building standards as required by State Health. Department regulations
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our OF THI: M01T1IS OK KABKS A friend of mine told me this very interesting story about a Rosh Hashona service at a local synagogue: ' The lather had been asked to carry the Torah during the New Year service. His wife, a Catholic, had studied and learned a great deal about Judaism. She thought this would be a good time to take the five year old daughter to the synagogue and expose her to the Jewish service. The family remained in the synagogue for the entire service, and on their way home the father asked the child how she liked the service. These were her observations: ''How come," she asked, "Hie women lalk so much and how come the other kids were running around while in the house cf God?" Perhaps there are adults who might well reflect on these observations of a five-year old. Harlan Rimmerman THE ARMS RACK In the Saturday Review of January 29 there appeared an article," "The Day H-Bombs Fell en Palomares by Lcopoldo Azancot which gives us an idea of the horror that followed among the people in Palomares and the surrounding area. It is to be recalled that a year ago a B-52 collided with a KC135 jet tanker during a refueling operation over the Mediterranean Sea near the Spanish village of Palomares. Among the rain of debris were 4 hydrogen bombs. The search for them lasted 3 months and cost an estimated •$90,000,000. In his article Azancot describes the economic, the material and the psychic havoc which the fall of the H-bombs inflicted upon the people in the area, drawing the' conclusion that "for Palomares and its people, life never again can be the same." And it should remind all of us who are bound in a common peril and destiny the imperative ©f establishing a nuclear freeze to be followed under strict international inspection—that the enly shelters against the flying angels of death, destruction and despair are communications between peoples and peace.
There is a relationship to the above and the article "Israel's Moment of Truth" by Rabbi David Polish in the January 20 issue ol the Jewish Press. It has been my impression and long-standing conviction that when it is good for the gentile and the rest of the world, it is good for the Jew; but when the former have troubles, it is 10 times worse for our people, for Jews have been the most convenient scapegoat in times of crises of nations, civilizations and idealogies. The recent past is no exception and the future seems no brighter. It is therefore, self-delusion to expect peace, trann,uility and security for Israel and the Jewish people when the world is so drenched and permeated with ignorance, prejudice, hale and man's inhumanity to fellowman. Though it is almost an axiom that the world has become TOO BIG for petty, parochial national allegiances and loyalties; and TOO SMALL for combatants armed to the hilt with atomic bombs: the barriers in the minds of men and nations seem almost as insurmountihle as the Maginot Line was once considered. Yet it was readily surmounted and destroyed. So perhaps mankind can avoid the fearful fate in store. Perhaps the only hope left is that the gnawing fear of mutual annhilation will keep the combatants from eradicating each other from the Good Earth. Harry G. Mendelson
Who's Excited? Was he joking?? . . . One of Kansas City's best known obstetricians claims it really happened . . . Early one morning he received a phone call from an expectant father who frantically described his wife's symptoms.to the doctor and urged him to come over as quickly as possible. The experienced practitioner listened patiently, and then calmly and soothingly inquired, "Is this the first baby?" To which this voting man excitedly repliecf, "Of course not—this is the father!"
BY HENRY LEONARD
ISy CAM- AI.PKKT There are times when a brief vr-ntnre into the realm of the imagination can serve a cleansing !unction. It affords us opportunity to shake off dogmas and discard axioms winch1 pel haps should not be axioms at all. Man is coil eivntive by nature, and tends to accept that which is apparently fixed and inimitable. History is accepted as truth, though obviously history is but the record ."V of the past as determined by the conquerors, the victors or the survivors. "'/5 The course of history is rarely inevitable. Events inij;,ht well have turned out otherwise -if . . . And so the reader is in_ , .,,„,., t a r I AI 111 vited to put aside all prejudice P and all subjective considerations, and ponder how the status of modern Israel might have been different if other decisions had been made, or different personalities had been at the helm. Some of the conclusions to which we may come will perhaps verge on fantasy; others may have been on the very threshold of possible reality.
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did so many other soldiers at the time? It is no answer to say that ••someone CIM;" would have arisen in Kgypt. * * * What would the situation he today il pressure from a low niyopic-visioned officials of the U.S. State Department had not compelled withdrawal of Israel Irom Sinai and Gaza after the Suez Campaign? *
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History affords us many opportunities to ask, "What if . . . ?" What if Braildeis had won out at the famous Zionist convention in Cleveland in HKM, and-beginning with those early days the foundation;; of the State-to-be were built on the basis of investment and industrial expansion, instead of on philanthropy and on the principle of adding a cow to another cow? What If Max Nordau's advice had been heeded alter World War I, and several million Jews had been evacuated at once to Palestine from Russia and Poland? Whc-n told that there was no housing for them there. Nordau replied: let them live in tents, It will be better than the fate that awaits them in Europe. What if Moshe Sharett, and not BenGurion, had been in top leadership during the early crucial and formative years of the State? What if, in the flush of enthusiasm after creation of Israel, a dozen of the top leaders of American Zionism had demonstratively gone to settle in Israel, thus perhaps creating a mood and an atmosphere leading to large-scale and continuing immigration there by American Jewish businessmen, industrialists and intellectuals? What effect might this have had on the character and development of the country? * * * What if . . . but surely the reader can add further paragraphs of his own. This is not an idle game—for during these very days decisions are being made, actions taken, personalities elevated and others rejected. Many of these events occur with but little attention paid to them at the moment. Yet in the not-too distant future we or our successors will pause to look back and ask: what if things had been done differently back there in the early days of 1%7?
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London—The Folks-Stimme in Warsaw celebrated recently its twentieth anniversary. It is a Yiddish daily—or almost a daily: four times a week. This newspaper was established on the ruins—literally—of a rich and variegated Jewish press in prewar Poland. Warsaw was still a beep of rubble when the first number appeared on the streets. Today it is a very good Yiddish newspaper. Ms Jewish information is adequate and includes news from Israel; its presentation is not too bad; its Yiddish is very good indeed. But it is remarkably like all other Yiddish newspapers, whether this side or the other side of the so-called Iron Curtain, in one importont aspect It caters to a decreasing number of readers. The Yiddish editor who saw a Jewish-funeral and exclaimed, "here goes another of my readers" spoke for all Yiddish editors wherever they happen to be. The new generation of Polish Jews does not read Yiddish. This has nothing whatsoever to do wilh the lef-iine, to be SUit. Ivifiliy Aliiericail
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The Hume of this column by Carl Alpert lends itself to study and thought. Some of the questions he raises might well he explored further by an adult discussion group or an upper grade religious .school class. The Jewish Press will be interested to know the results of th'.-se discussions.
Jews read no Yiddish under Eisenhower; they read no Yiddish under Kennedy; they still read no Yiddish under Johnson. Here in Britain, we had a Conservative Government, now we have a Labor Government. The change did not affect the position of Yiddish. Perhaps one could have expected a little more attachment to Yiddish in Poland, because r.o Hebrew link exists there and Yiddish is the only link with Jewishncss (no, not Judaism: this is a Western invention). But it does not happen that way. < What do the publishers of the Folks-Stimme, The Jewish Cultural and Social Union, do to attract readers? They do what Yiddish editors all over the world do—and with the same disappointing results. They appeal; they speak of the preservation of Jewishness; they ask to remember our martyrs; they establish readers' circles —and finally they run a Polish supplement once a week—a very fine publication—so that those who have no Yiddish retain an Intellectual, if not linguistic, link with Jewish life, and have some sort of access to Jewish values. Reality They, too, have come to the conclusion] that sentimentality and nostalgia are ,no substitutes for reality.
The Warsaw anniversary is another sad ieminder that Yiddish Is on its way out as one of the two languages of the Jewish people. We have all celebrated the anniversary, and our greetings were kindly prjnted in the FolksStimme. To reestablish a Yiddish newspaper in Poland alter the war was an act of great tenacity. And tenacity must be acknowledged. But this paper will not last out the twentieth century, even with the help of the Polish Government. A Polish—or English—supplement to a Yiddish newspaper is a memento mori. Yiddish Theater The Warsaw Yiddish State Theater is doing much better. But there is a difference between a good theater and a good newspaper. Ida Kaniiaska's theater goes abroad for a few weeks every year. They arc scheduled to go to Israel (where there will always be an audience for a good Yiddish play as long as this generation of Israelis is still around) and to New York, where people will no doubt be making a sentimental journey to see Ida Kaminska in Mirele Efros. Again, a good theater can be enjoyed by people who don't know the language. The experience of Katina Paxinou as Hecuba is unforgettable — and I don't know modern Greek. People who know no Russian told me that they had a very rewarding experience watching Innokenty Smoktunowski in Dostoyevsky's "Idiot." Ida Kaminska herself remarked the other day that they piayed to lull houses in Polish towns without Jewish populations.' This does not apply to newspapers, of course. A newspaper cannot go touring and cannot bo read by people who don't have the language. Sophistication does not help here. All through modern Jewish history we had Jewish newspapers—both Hebrew and Yiddish— that played an important role in Jewish life and helped to change Jewish society. They all faded out as soon as the need for them disappeared, whether as a result of the catastropho or for other reasons. One suspects that the publishers and editors on the Yiddish newspapers in New York, as well as the Warnaw FoUu-Stiirim* know this very well. We pray that they continue for many more years but, os Rabbi Nochman of Brasslnv remarked, one should not pray for the impossible because it embarrasses the Almighty.
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By HIvDY WAKSCIII.AG r Iiaruch Spinoza, born in IC32, was a Dutch philosopher who prized, above all, independence and freedom of thought. Considered by some sis "the greatest Jew of modern times," as well as the greatest, of modern philosophers, lie was, at the age of eight, the lavorite student of the synagogue in Amsterdam. As he matured, lie became deeply religious, and in many respects was a mystic, He held that man's highest happiness consists in coming to understand and appreciate the truth that he is a tiny part of an all-inclusive, pantheistic God. He became deeply involved in the ideas of Rene Descartes and Giordono Bruno, however, and developed such profound views of his own that they conflicted greatly with those of his orthodox Jewish contemporaries. These Jews, therefore, excommunicated him and forced him to leave Amsterdam. Spinoza's first book, TRACTATUS THE0L0G1C0P0LITICUS, was a treatise on religion and the state. Among the many principles that Spinoza interpreted, he expressed the opinion that "the Jews have survived chiefly because of Christian hatred of them; persecution gave them the unity and solidarity necessary for continued racial existence; without persecution they might have mingled and married with the peoples of Europe, and been engulfed in the majorities with which they were everywhere surrounded." Looking back on the crises in the history of our people which resulted from Christian hatred—events such as the Spanish Inquisition of H!I2, the pogroms in Russia in the late JBOO's and early 1900's, and the Nazi persecution of World War JI—What is your opinion of Spinoza's rationalization? Kay itfiTistrln "I agree with Spinoza to an extent; however, I also feel that the teachings and traditions of our people and a belief in one God would also contribute largely to the unity. On the other hand, it's possible this unity or setting themEt-lvcs apart through the generations from others, could be reasons for persecutions." : * * * Lea knrpman "I don't believe that Spinoza was justified in stating that the Jews have survived chiefly because of Christian hatred of them. By this he seems to imply that persecution is an ingredient necessary for continued racial existence. I don't agree with this idea. The Jews have maintained a certain degree of unity end solidarity both in time of peace and strife. Persecution, as well as any major hardship, has m e r e l y intensified this unity." .'
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pression nnd adapt stronger conviction to their faith, but the existence of the religion does not depend on it. The Jews have survived because of their belief in the principles and the way of life Judaism professes. The teachings of the Torah nnd Talmud are universal; they are still carried out today as they were in their original form. Judaism, a way of life, lias survived because of the beliefs in its truth and principles." •
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5 YKA1SS A«O Mines. David Uiber, ill. II. Brodkey and Norman Halm were named co-chairmen of the By DAVID SCHWARTZ Women's Philanthropies campaign . . . Handy ling el celeThe Jewish love for mathebrated his Bar Mitzvah . . . Leni matics goes back to the Bible Wine and Alan Crounse were when.' tlie first injunction is to married. s t u d y arithmetic. "Increase 10 YKAKS AUO and multiply" is God's first Judy Rosen became the bride command in Genesis. of Kenneth WtiniT . . . Susie Jews appear to have a conGilinsky was elected president of the Seventh Grade Young Ju- siderable affinity for mathedea group. Oilier officers includ- matics. The Talmud mentions ed Shelly Sonimer, vice-presi- one rabbi who was reputed to dent; Lois Gret'nbcrg, treasurer be able to count the number of and Neena Beber, secretary . . . .stars. The rabbis of „. • Meyer L. Halprin announced his candidacy for the Omaha City t h e T a I in u d Council . . . Jay Chcrniak. Phil p r a i s i n g the Gerelick and Mrs. Samuel N. Mitzvah of visitWolf were named to the Mayor's ing the s i c k , committee .studying the Omaha figured it out Park and-Recreation program. m a thcmatically 15 YKAKS AGO that a visitor to Howard Goldstein celebrated the bed of a sick his Bar Mitzvah . . . Molline Ru- person removes bin and Frederick Cassman an- one sixtieth of nounced their engagement . . . his illness. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Guss anThirty or more D. Schwartz nounced the birth of a daughter, visitors, t h e r e Rosalind Susan. fore, could half cure a man of 25 YEA US AGO Ruth Stein nnd Harold Fox his illness, (That is, of course, if were married . . . Dr. and Mrs. they don't stay too long and M. L. Pepper announced the tire the sick man out.) There is a Talmudic mathebirth of a son, F, Jay . . . Hostesses for the annual AZA Sab- matical rule about diet: "We bath included Etta Garelick, should eat a third, drink a third Ruth Rosenstein, Miriam Novak, and leave a third of the stomach Roselle Osoff, Ida Epstein and empty"—to prevent the surfeit Sylvia Bernstein. leading to danger.
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According to (he Zoliar, a person's lite goes through three periods: The f i r s t when (ho body develops; the second when the thought develops; and the third when the deeds develop. The number .seven figures heavily in the rabbinical mathematics. The .seventh day is the day of rest. Also there are seven virtues, says the Talmud, which minister to the Throne of Glory: Wisdom; Justice, Righteousness; Kindness; Compassion; Truth and Peace. Thieves Rabbi Bunam said we can learn three things from a thief. First, he is not lazy. He will work even in the middle of the night. Second, he is persistent. If he does not succeed in his first attempt, he does not give up easily. Third, he despises no article. The same techniques, said the Rabbi, can be used profitably for noble ends. Mitzvah Percentages There is considerable speculation as to the relative merits, of the various virtues. Thus, it is a Mitzvah to give a poor man charity and it is also a Mitzvah to receive people with a kindly disposition, but which is the greater Mitzvah? The Talmud lays down the following mathematical principle in the Tractate Baba Batra: "He who gives a coin to a poor man has six blessings, but he who speaks a kind word to him realizes seven blessings." There is therefore about a fifteen percent advantage or spiritual bonus in the kind word over the monetary donation. This may seem surprising, rating kind words above money, but really isn't there more money than kind words in the world?
True to its perennial misstatement on Jewish religious affiliation in this country, the Yearbook of American Churches for J!)67, which has just appeared, carries the erroneous assertion that Subtraction 5,(100,000 Jews are affiliated with Jewish houses of worship . . . The Rabbi Simla! said Moses gave incorrectness of this statement can be seen from the fact that there are today altogether about 5,720,000 Jews in the United States, Israel six hundred and thirteen according to the 19BG edition of the American Jewish Year Book commandments. D a v i d came . . . And it is well known.that quite a large number of Jews are and reduced them to eleven as not religious, or not affiliated \yith any synagogue. 'indicated in Psalm 15. Then As a matter of fact, their number has on various occasions Isaiah reduced them to six: "He been estimated to be about 2,000,000 . . . At any rate, even the that walketh righteously and central Jewish religious groups—Reform, Conservative, and Ortho- speakelh uprightly, he that dedox—do not claim to have between them a total membership of spieth the gains acquired by op5,f;()D,000, as reported in the Yearbook of the National Council of pression, that shakcth out of Churches. his hands from h o l d i n g of The Union of American Hebrew Congregations, basing its data bribes, that sloppelh his ears on 250,000 families, claims to have 1,000,000 members in its Reform from hearing of b l o o d and temples. shutteth his eyes from looking The United Synagogue of America, central body of the Con- on evil," Then the p r o p h e t servative synagogues, claims some 1,700,000 members . . . Micah came and reduced them Certainly, the Orthodox synagogues cannot claim more than to.three: "He has told thee, O 1,000,000 members in their synagogues . . . They claimed 205,000 man, what is good and what male worshipers in 19511, which, at an average of five members in does the Lord require of thee, each of the worshipers' families, would give them about 1,000,000 but to do justice, to love mercy members. and walk humbly with thy God." But the Protestant Yearbook itself, bringing data from the Then Isaiah further cut them American Institute of Public Opinion, says that attendance in to two: "Observe justice and do houses of worship has been steadily if slowly declining since righteousness." Then Amos re1958 . . . On the whole, the Protestant Yearbook records that the duced them to one: "Seek ye present church membership represents 64.3 percent of the esti- Me and live." / mated population of the United States . . . If this proportion were to be applied to membership in Jewish houses of worship, it would show a membership of about 3,700,000 rather than the 5,CO0,00O Did You Know? which the Yearbook of American Churches reports. This figure would be closer to the truth and would show that THE JEWISH COMMUNITY the religious trends among Jews in this country is about the same OF IRELAND, which datesback as among non-Jews. to the Middle Ages, today ihumbers some 5,400 persons;, the vast majority of whom live in the capital city of Dublin. UTA) •
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QUESTION: Why Is It Hint the Grace after meals is recited by one of tbc guests at the table? < ANSWER: This goes bnck to the days when only one member HANANEL CREMIEUX, a cf the group who ato together offered the grace. The reason for offering it to the guest to do, is that upon reciting the Grace after nineteenth century French-Jewmeals the guest would traditionally include the special blessing to ish jurist and scholar, is 'credrbe offered for the host—something the host could not do for him- ited with having introduced" self. Some commentaries write, that blessing the host is like bless- many of the concepts of French commercial law. (JTA) ing the Almighty— the supreme Host of tqe Universe.
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SICRYKF.S Friday: Traditional Kobolns Shnbba-': 5:15 p.m. Lale Friday Eveninx Familv Service: 11:15 p.m. conducted by Rabbi Isaac Nadull. C a n t o r Jacob Leikowib: and the choir. MemLvrs of Cl.aini \V'-izni;!r.!i AZA will participate in the :;i\"vice. An One;.; Shabbol will follow the service. Saturday: Morning Service: V,A~> a.m. Junior Congregation: 10 a.m. The Cantor's Class in Torah Reading will meet -l;j minutes before Mineha. Rabbi Nadolf will conduct the Talmud Clas.s at 1:1J p.m. followed by Sholesh Seudo:; and Maariv. Sunday: Morning Service: it a.m. followed by breakfast and the Hiibbi's class in Psalms. Daily: Services at 7 a.m. and ">:!ii p.m.
SKUYKF.S F r i d a y : ""in p i n . Haiibi Si'lii'-y I!. !!:•'"«iV:> wia oiiii-iaU 1 . Mu.'-ica! prution-- i.i ill : i ri-iri-.s will be provided b Canlor Mai'ilred ]•'. Kutlner ami lln j Choir imiii-r the (iuvction (J! Mi:;:; Ida Ciitliu. Immediately i o 1 1 o w I n ;; tin' won.hip service, the liith Sabbath Discussion nil the Topic -My Faith ami What I B e l i e v e ' will i)e held. Guest .speaker will be the Kev, Robert S. Alward Minister ol Countryside Com iiuinity Church. He will be in troduced by liabbi Brook;; and a general discussion will lollim his presentation. A Sabbath Coffee Hour will follow. S a t u r d a y : l l : " 0 a.m.
* * * BAS MITZVAIIS Esther Novak, daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. Harry Novak, and Andrea Katclman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Katelman, will observe a joint Bas Mitzvah celebration Friday. February 10. at 8:15 p.m. >, * *. NURSERY SCHOOL Registrations are now being taken for the second semester of the pn.'-schoo! program for children ages :i'i to 5 which meets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. * *, * ADULT EDUCATION CLASSICS The following classes will meet every Monday evening during February and March starting. February G at (! p.m. at the synagogue. Hebrew A: A course in Hebrew reading for beginners instructed by Mrs. Uclya Brand. Hebrew B: A course in conversational Hebrew for those who have a reading knowledge of Hebrew. Mr. Elyahu Ovadya, instructor. Bible: A course in depth of selected topics of the Bible instructed by Rabbi Isaac Nadoff. Haftorali Chanting: Cantor Jacob Lefkowitz will conduct tiie course for those wanting to learn or review the Haftorah melodies. The course will include congregational singing. Religious Skills and Practices: A course for those wanting to learn how to conduct a Sabbath service. The course will include customs and ceremonies related to synagogue and home life. Mr. Eli Bittner, iastructor. High School students, as well as adults, are invited to enroll in the Adult Education Classes. * * * HIGH SCHOOL CLASS Rabbi Isaac Nadoff will lead the class session Wednesday. February 8 at 4:30 p.m. Rabbi Nadoff will discuss "The Jewish Approach to Prayer."
B'nai Jacob Adas Yeshuron SERVICES Friday: Kobolas Shabbos: 5:13 p.m. Saturday: Morning Service: 8:45 a.m. Shabbos Mincha. 5:15 p.m. followed by Sholesh Seudos and Maariv. Sunday: Morning Service: 7 a.m. Daily: Services at. 6:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. : MRS GERTRUDE ZNEFMER (hanks her many friends for the cards, gifts, flowers, contributions to charity and other ex-* presslons of good wishes offered for her recovery.
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The Sisterhood Morning Coffee with the Rabbi will be held Wednesday. February 8, at 10::',0 a.m. at the Temple. Rabbi Sidney II. Brooks will lead the discussion. ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES The second session of the .second series of Adult F.duaction Evening Classes will be held at the Temple Thursday, February !l. at It p.m. followed by colfee and discussion from 0 to !);:i0 p.m. Four classes are held simultaneously with Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks teaching theology; Rabbi Laurence H. Rubinstein teaching history: Cantor Manfred F. Kuttner teaching advanced Hebrew, and Mrs. Manfred F. Kuttner teaching beginning Hebrew. CONGREGATIONAL DINNER Mines. Bernhardt Wolf and Maynnrd Greenberg are in charge of arrangements for the Congregational dinner to be held Friday, February in, at f> p.m. in the Temple social hall. Reservations may be made with the Temple office. Immediately following the dinner, regular Sabbath services will be held at the early hour of 7 :."i() p.m.
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Omahans in News David Bernstein, vice president and general manager of Independent Metal Products Division of Fniehaiif Corporation, has been elected to the, board of directors of the Omaha National Bank. Warner It. Frohnian has been re-elected president of the Omaha Livestock Traders Exchange.. Charles E. Rosrnstock is a member of the board of directors of the organization.*
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SERVICES Friday: 8- p.m. Special Consecration Service. Rabbi Myer S. Kripke will speak to the consecrants and the congregation on "B'nai Torali— Miss Maureen Linda Korden, What It Means To Be A Jew." teacher at Omaha Technical The musical service will be con- - aHigh School, has been named ducted by Cantor Aaron I. Ed- the winner a scholarship to gar and the Beth El Talmud the PriscillaofBench Theater at Torah Choir. Mass. The scholarship A reception in honor W the Plymouth. 10 weeks of study at the consecrants will follow the includes theater this summer. service. Saturday: 7\uncy Kaplan, daughter of Morning kjt?rvico: »0 a.m. Mr, and Mrs. Howard Kaplan Mincha Maariv, 5:15 p.m. and Amy Cassman, daughter of Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cassman, Morning Service: 9 a.m. are among those playing leading Daily: roles in the Omaha Junior TheaServices at .7 a.m. and 7 p.m. ter production of "Dr. Graymatter's Dilemma" which will be BAR MITZVAH Tech High School Larry Ruback, son of Mr. and presented at G through February Mrs. Paul Ruback, will celebrate February his Bar Mitzvah Friday evening 15. and Saturday morning, February Rabbi Sidney II. Brooks will 10 and 11. represent the Jewish Chautauqua Society as lecturer at the College of St. Mary in Omaha on Thursday, February 10. Rabbi Erooks will speak on the subJerusalem UTA)—The Hebrew ject "A Jewish View of Today's University disclosed this week Social Issues." that it was lacking 25 per cent of funds needed to meet its 11)07G8 budget, and might have to MARK SANFORD thanks his curtail activities and dismiss many f r i e n d s for the cards, part of its staff. and Bctli-F.l Grams The shortage of funds was de- Uniongrnrns, on the occasion of his scribed in a brochure distributed received to members of the academic recent Bar Mitzvah. staff. University officials were reported to have informed the F i n a n c e Ministry that, unless MONAUSA significant financial support was House of Glamour .provided, the university would • S5J-7000 have to cut its staff and activi- M l No. SOfh ties. The brochure described the 10 E.perl Hair Slyliil. present financial situation as MISS CAL, Racapliomsf "the most serious in the, existMISS J f t W . StyU Dirjcfor ence'' of the university. -
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Dance Sunday Night For College Students All Jewish college students a:e invite'J to attend the "Colle;;(.' Iltilly"' and iiuonnal dance this Sunday, February 0, at 7:15 ]).tn. at Schiiniiiel's Indian Hills Inn Back Stajje Lounge. Live inufiic and refri'shini nts will highlight the evening, one of a series of a social events planned by the Jewish Community Center's Activities Department, to serve the needs of local college students. There is no charge for the Sunday event.
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Engagement Told Miss Stein to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wolf- Wed J.Cohen son announce the engagement of their daughter, Donna Rae. to Stephan A. Korl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Kort, former 0 m a h a n s, now of Iowa City, Iowa. The bride-elect is a student at the University of Omahn. Her fiance, a senior at the University of Omaha, is affiliated with Beta Alpha Xi, Accounting honorary. A wedding on June 11 at Beth El Synagogue is planned.
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Miss Fyllis Rubinow Bride Of Californian, Robert Lobe Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rubinow announce the marriage of their daughter, Fyllis Mae, to Jiohert Lobe, son of Mr. Jack Lobe of Los Angeles, Calif. Rabbi Albert Lewis officiated at the January 27 marriage ceremoney in the study of Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles. The bride is a member ol the faculty of La Canada High School in La Canada, Calif., and is al.so associated with the teaching staff of Temple Isaiah's Junior High department. Mr. Lobe is a social worker with the County of Los Angeles, where he works in Special Services for Groups. The couple are making their home at 20.')!! Vista Del Mar in Los Angeles.
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stein announce the engagement of their daughter, Elian Diane, to James Myron Cohen, son of Mrs. Inez Cohen, formerly of Omaha, now of Miami Beach, Florida, and the late Mr. Max E. Cohen. An early fall w e d d i n g is planned.
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Engels toTour Israel With AJG Delegation Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. jj Will IK; among lliir delegation of leader: of the American .Icwi.sh Committee leaving February 27 for n thrive week. JS.OOO mile f.tudy mission to.Israel and Europe. Major focus of the program v,ill he Israel, where the dclccalion representing in American cities will s p e n d 12 days. Through the Committee's Israel office in Tel Aviv, conferences and briefings will he arranged • willr top Israeli officials and leaders in cultural and related field;;.
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Mr. Max Crounse has anFor the first time in the past few years, plans are underway nounced that plans are underfor a revival of Stage Nile, to be way for a three act play in Yidto he presented this spring held Saturday, April 1, at the dish at the Jewish Community CenLewis and Clark Junior High ter. School auditorium. * :< * Sally Fox and David Levin, IIADA.SSAII co-chairmen of the event, have A board meeting will be held announced that tryouts for in-Monday. February 13, at 12:30 between acts will be held this p.m. at the home of Mrs. Harry Sunday, February 5, at 1:110 p.m. Sidtnan, IM7 Parkwood Lane. in room 2(i of the Jewish Community Center. PIONKKR WOMKN A regular luncheon-meeting All high school students who wish to participate are invited will he held Wednesday, Februto attend the tryouts, Those stu- ary 8, at 12:.'!0 p.m. at the Jewdents unable to attend the Sun- ish Community Center. day tryouts are asked to contact Mines. Isadore Forbes, Dave Sally Fox, 55r>-!)(lli4 or Miss Mar- Epstein and Hyman Fried are sha Plotkin at the Jewish Com- in charge of luncheon arrangemunity Center. :M2-i:jfi6. ments.
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Novak Children Take Stamp Show Honors Iielh and Paul Novak, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Novak, look first pk.ee honors in Ihcir respective divisions in .the Kail Stamp Show held last Sunday by the Jewish Community Center's Junior Stamp Club. Beth was the winner in-the intermediate' collectors division, and Paul walked off with the lop honors in the novice collectuJ S gf ulip. Oilier Winners Rick Ortega and Jayne Crandell were the second and third place winners in the Intermediate unit. In the novice collectors j'roup, necur.ti pliice honors went to Danny Sherman; Frank Novak, third; Scott Nelson, fourth, and honorable mention ".vent to Garv Hein, Scott Woscoff and Danny \Volk. A Spring Stamp Show is being planned by the Stamp Club. The next meeting of the group will be -held Sunday, February 12, fit 2 p.m. at the J.C.C. All grade school and junior high stamp collectors are invited to attend. MISS IDA RAPHAEL thanks her many friends for Hie curds, gifls, ilowrrH, conlrlbulloiis to charily anil other (X|inv>sinns of tfflod wishes offered during her recent Illness.
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ii)i>v-rsinnv SI'OKTS I'HOGHAM The J.C.C, Iddy-Biddy Sports Program, featuring tomorrows super-stars have been attending pts. classes on Mondays. Tuesdays 12 and Fridays. The Friday pro0 gram is an accelerated course 5 for the budding young athletes 5 who show the greatest promise. The regular class has been 2 3 making an- attempt at turning 2 the Center Gym into another 2 Ak-Sar-Ben as they are now learning indoor floor hockey. 31 The sport is nearly identical to ice hockey without the ice. Friday participants are currently engaged in the fierce competition found in basketball. Their schedule consists of teams from the Hilltop House. The Iddy-Biddy Cagers, are undefeated In league play. The only blemish on the record is one tie that ended last week 22-22, A tie in # basketball? Yes, these athletes are setting ail kinds of records.
Chaim Weizmann defeated a determined and younger Rayim crew, 43-31. Alton Ruback and David Katz paced the scoring for the winners as they combined for 23 points. Dale Wein'stein was high scorer for the losing squad with 12 tallies. CHAIM WEIZMANN
«IIiI.S SUI'KK Sl'N'D.AV.S Showing unusual grace and ability. 5ti i;ir!s be;; an their first instruction in gymnastics mid modern (lance. Sunday afternoons at Swanson Elementary School. With the introduction of tumbling skills and basic dance positions the girls were delighted with their initial experience in gymnastics techniques. Under the qualified direction of Jan Krejci and Frankie Wcincr the classes will rim for 8 weeks. As a result of the Inrpe enrollment, two groups will be held each Sunday for the remainder of the program, starting February 12th. A special treat has been planned for Die girls February 5th. They will be taken to Sokol Hall for a rare program of gymnastics skills, performed by top gymnasts in the area. Anyone still wishing to register for this exceptional program may contact Pauline Albert. :!!H-I2G8 or Bess Blank, 342-1KG. Included among those participating are Suzie Albert, Betsy Baker, Leigh Bernstein, Becky Bleicher, Karen Brookstein, Susan Cain, Cindy dayman. Julie Cohen, Pam Cooper, Ruth Coren. Wendy Dann, Debby Duitch. Ellen Freeman, Susan Fried, Uandi Friedel, Lynn Gotsdiner, Janit- Goldman. Nancy Harris. Betsy Katz, Marsha Krasne, Susie JCrantz, Carol Krupinsky, Julie Levitt. Joan Marshall, Margaret Marshall, Robin Martin. Miriam Molad, Leanne Novak, Nancy Novak, Judy Paul. Mary Power. Beth Pred, Nancy Robinson, Cindy Ruback, Susie Rosinsky, Eileen Sadofsky, Diane Saferslein, Debby Segal, Marcy Sherling. Kathy Simon, Karen Simon, Cherie Simons, Lori Simons, Beth Somberg, Janey Sombergv Lisa Trustin, Cede Walker. Roxanne Walker, Rrenda Zalkin and Cheryl Zalkin.
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VAKSITV I.KM.VE As the Varsity League bends into the final round of competition, the league has proved to be an excitinj; one. lie Cula holds a slim oiic-ganu: lead over Milder Oil; Micklin Lumber trails tho leaders by two. and Mastercraft is in the cellar by a meie three games. Mastercrail again turned back the league leading RC crew by the score of 01-S3. It was a close contest with the score knotted at 34-3-1 at half-time. The outside shooting of John F.ng.strom. plus the shooting and board play ol Ed Belgrade were too iiim-h lor tli» losers to cope with. Engstrom hit the nets for 22. and Belgrade scored 20. Bill Ginsburg was high scorer for the lowers with 21. HC COLA MASTERCRAFT It pts. fg. ft. pts. 1 3 Stoler I 1 '•) Fiedler 0 1 Kirschen 2 1 5 Giii.sbiirR, Bob 27 10 .7 Belgrade fl 2 20 Ginsburg, Bill 6 2 Zorinsky 1 . 0 2 Whitman 1 15 Engstrom 10 2 22 Goldberg Martin I 1 3 II 27 7 til Al Konecky, Sandy K;\sin and N;dc AmrAer all lilt in tlu- double figures to lead Milder Oil past Micklin G:i-5I. Konecky led .-ill scorers with 2'i. and was aided by Amster's mid K;ISIII'S 14 each, Allan Noddle and Mickey Sacks combined for .'15 points in the losin? cause. MICKLIN' M1LDKII Oil. a. pH. ft. pts. 1 2 4 Koneeky i 2'.t plait ft o 4 4 Stern . . . . . . Kahn .... 2 2 2 ft 0 2 0 Sit'gal . . . . . . . . 0 Simons .. 8 1 17 Kasin ....... Sacks .. .. r, ? \\ 3 ft •> f! Atnster 14 7 Herman , 9 18 Herzog 1 0 2 Noddle 0 0 Kohll . . . 0 0
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Wolf Bros, won a real thriller from a determined l-Go-Van by the score of 12-11. Gary Epstein and Steve Rosen combined for 8 points for the winners. Jay J a c o b y was high scorer for the losing team as he tallied for 7 points. Borsheim's. turned back Tretiaks 10-13. It was a closely fought contest throughout the game. David Parsow and Bruce Richards each .scored C points for the winning team. Mark Ruben led the losers also scoring six.
MIDGET LEAGUK 7Jh ft 8th GKADE Masons Root Beer used tha scoring of Sandy Cipinko and Dave Colin to defeat Youngtown 34-22. Cipinko and Cohen scored 2.') points between thepi. Miko Muskin led the losers with 12. Sclwahki's led by D i c l t i u Bernstein ran past Mogen David 36-IB. B e r n s t e i n scored 12 points, and played a magnificent floor game. His expert passes and ball hawking made the difference. Ron Bebcr was high scorer for the losers with <1.
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