April 26, 1968

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KH8RASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETYLincoln,. Nebraska

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'Sixpence* Closes This Sunday The Jewish Community Center's Studio Theater production of ''Half A Sixpence" will complete it's run this Saturday and Sunday evening. April 27 and 2«. at » p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. Enthusiastic audiences last weekend hailed the production as one o! the mast delightful theater presentations offered anywhere. Tickets for the two final performances are available at the Jewish Community Center or from any member of the cast.

The 2!ilh annual Minister's Institute will he held at Temple Israel, Friday, April 2(1 The annual institute is designed to inform-Christian Clergymen in the Onmha area about various aspects of Judaism. Some 100 clergymen are expected to attend."

Eban Says Israel Ready to Negotiate PARIS (JTA (-Foreign Minister Abba S. Khan of Israel indicated in an interview published here that Israel is prepared to negotiate permanent boundaries with its Arab neighbors arid certain questions relating to Jerusalem, such as free access to the holy places by all faiths. In the interview, which appeared in the Paris weekly, L'Express, Mr. Khun said that (he first step toward thawing cut the Middle East crisis is the establishment of "secure and recognized" borders. These, he said, would not be identical with the boundaries that existed in May, 1!)I17 nor would they conform with the present ceasefire lines. The Israeli foreign minister insisted that Kill"-Hussein, of Jordan could halt terrorist activities against Israel from Jordanian soil because he had the backing of his army. Mr. Eban noted that despite its aggressively anti-Israel position, Syria did not permit terrorist activities from its soil, nor did Egypt. He said, however, that Israel prefers the Hussein regime to one that might be closely aligned with Soviet Russia. He said that Israelis are confident about the future because, as time goes by, the Arabs will come to consider Israel a permanent element in. the Middle East..Peace is the final objective sought by all, he said, and once that is achieved, cooperation will be brought about by the common interests of nil nations in the region.

Guest lecturer will be Dr. Joseph II, Narol, Rabbi of Temple Israel of Greater Miami. Rabbi Narot will lecture at 10 a.m. on "The Meaning of Israel — for Christians and Jews." Tin; subject of his lecture at 1:110 pin will be "Tlie Drama of Jewish Worship — Yesterday and 'l<> day." A 12; 15 luncheon in Hit Temple .Social Hull will be served by members of the Ton pie Sisterhood. A Phi Beta Kappa Graduate of Western Reserve University, Rabbi Narot received his Doctor of Hebrew Letters degree from the Hebrew Union College where he has also served as a lecturer in Homiletics.

NICW OI'"I'"J('r.llS of the Federation nf Jewish Women's Clubs were installed at the final meeting of the year last Tliinsd.n. Mis. A. C. Fclhnan, out-going president, was presented w i t h a Presidential i*la<|U(; in recognition of her services to (he organization which is the unifying liody of all Jewish women's jjroups in the community. Pictured above with Mrs. Fcllman are the newly-elected officers. Lett to fight, Mrs, Morton Richards, first vice-president; Mrs. Fcllman; IMrs. Sam L. Kntzm.in, prcstdt'iil; Mrs. Fred Brodlscy, second vice-president; Mrs. Arthur Goldstein, secretary.

Dr. Isaac Sf-ernhill

Wii! Ee Honored

Dr. Joseph Narot He has served on the Executive Committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and as chairman of its Liturgy Committee. His community activities include past chairmanship of the Dade County Com: munity Relations Board; president of the Welfare Planning Council and membership on the Dade County Economic Opportunity Board. He is the author of five books on Judaism.

Dr. Isaac Sternhill of Council In celebration of Israel's 20th Bluffs, will be awarded the Ben anniversary, Beth El synagogue Gersbun Memorial Award at will have as its guest Dr. Edthe annual Jewish Welfare Fed- ward M. Gershfield, from the eration dinner Sunday, April 23, J e w ish Theological Seminary, 7 p.m. at the B'nai Israel Syna- for a Torah Institute May 'i, 4 and 5th. Members of the. comgogue. munity are invited to particiDr. Sternhill is being honored pate in the weekend's activities for his "outstanding leadership at which Dr. Gershfield will and contributions to the Council speak Friday night, Saturday Bluffs Jewish community." morning and afternoon, Sunday Dr. Abe Greenberg of Omaha 'morning and at the annual dinwill be the guest speaker at the ner Sunday evening. dinner, which also marks the In addition to his reputation opening of the Council Bluffs as a teacher and scholar Dr. UJA campaign. Gershfield is known as a vi brant spokesman for Judaism via radio, television and the pulIsrael increases pit. He is television program editor of the Jewish segment of

"Directions" and of the seminary's ''Eternal Light" series. • Rabbi Gershfield teaclfes Talmud in the Graduate School of the Seminarv and is also a Fellow of the National Joint Beth Dm ol the R.ibhunc.il Assembly and the Seminary I'logi.im Following Fi id.iy e v e n i n g

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Tel Aviv OTA)—Israel sold more and bought less in the United States in 1967 than it did in JflCf). The country's exports to the U.S. amounted to $8!).9 million last year compared to $77.4 million the previous year while imports from America totaled $195.0 million in 1967 against $221.6 million in 1900. Israel's unfavorable trade balance with the United States thus was decreased by $3(1 million.

PICTURED AUOVK are captains In the General Men's Division of the 1908 Jewish Philanthropies Campaign who inct lust Sunday at the home of IUcliard Fcllman, chairman of the division, to formulate plans for the campaign. Hack row, left (o right: Stuart Rocliinan, Itobert Nogg and Howard Kas-., low. Front row, left to right: Gerald Ilobcrnian, Itobert Znher, Louis Rich and Albert Bioch. Other captains not pictured Include Dave Wine, Robert Sllverman, Kenneth Welner, Sheldon Brodsky and Steve Itlekes, Marian Noddle serves as vice-chairman of the division.

Israel to Ignore Jordan Demand To Cancel Parade Jerusalem.' (JTA)—Israel will not call off its Independence Pay military parade in Jerusalem on May 2 despite a Jordanian protest to. the United Nations Security Council. The parade, marking the 20th anniversary of Israel's independence, is scheduled to begin" in East Jerusalem. Informed quarters said that Israel would probably withhold its official reply to the Jordanian c o m p l a i n t until it was known what action the Security Council President intends to take. The Council is headed this month by Yacov Malik, chief of the Soviet delegation, to whom the protest was addressed. U.N; ..Disapproves It is known here that most U N. members disapprove ol the parade being held in Jcru salem, especially its r o u t i n g through the Old City, pbservevb recalled that last year the General Assembly called on Israel to take no steps to change the pre-June war status of the Old City which Israel has s i n c e united with the rest of Jerusalem. Because of official disapproval, foreign diplomats have not been invited to .tlie Jerusalem parade. Military attaches of the various embassies are expected to attend since their presence will have no political significance.

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Dr. Kdward Gershfield services Rabbi Gershfield will speak in the S o c i a l Hall on "From Sinai to Yesteiday: The Old and the New in J e w i s h Law." His topic at services Saturday, will be "Women in the House of Israel" and at the Sisterhood Mother-Daughter Oneg Sh.ibbat he will speak on "The Family in Jewish Law". Young people of Beth El in grades 8 through 12 will hear Dr. Gershfield on "Half a Dialogue! What Judaism Says to You." Sunday at the a n n u a l Congregational dinner the guest teacher's topic will be "A Conservative Viewpoint on Jewish Law". Rabbi Gcishfield icceived his Bachelor's degiee from the University of Manitoba (Canada) and Masters Degrees in Greek and Latin from Columbia University and in Education ftotn Teachers C o l l e g e , Columbia University. In l!l(>!> he earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Jewish Law and Roman Law from Oxford University in England, after having been ordained a Rabbi with a Master of Hebrew Literature degree from the Jewish Theological S e m i n a r y in 1958. The "Weekend at Beth El" has been planned by the synagogue Adult Education Committee with Mrs. Norman Pred aa chairman.


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