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Vol. I,XVII—30
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Moshe Leshem, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary with the Permanent Mission of Israel to United Nations, will be the special guest of Omaha Jewish women at the annual city-wide Jewish Philanthropies Women's Day Tea, Wednesday, April 16, at 12:30 p.m. at Beth Israel Synagogue, 52nd and Charles Streets. Mrs. A. C. Fcllman, Women's Division chairman, and her co-chairmen, Mines. Harold Chcrniak, Manfred Krcitstein and Morley Zipursky, voiced excited anticipation about Ambassador Lcshcm's visit. "Every thinking, caring, Jewish woman should be present at this city-wide meeting," the chairmen said. "Ambassador Lcshem is an unusual, personaiity with an exciting background. He is an eloquent speaker with first-hand knowledge of the current crisis. Meeting with him promises to be an unforgettable experience. We urge all women to take advantage of this unusual opportunity.". Mrs. Fellman noted that Ambassador Leshcm has been a p a r t of Israel's Permanent 'Mission;to the United Nations 6ince February, 19G8. "His position gives him full authority to act as Israel's official representative," Mrs. P e 11 m a n said. "In view of the recent actions taken by the United Nations with regard to Israel, we are most fortunate to have the opportunity to get the firsthand information Mr. Leshem will bring us." Underground Leader •Moshe Lesliem was born during the last days of the Austro• Hungarian E m p i r e . He received his primary and secondary e d u c a t i o n in Brno, Czechoslovakia, where he also 1 attended the Thomas G. Masaryk University. His studiesWere interrupted by the Nazi .... : invasion of Czechoslovakia and the subsequent closure of all Universities as he reached tho • equivalent of a B.A. degree. During World War H, Mr, Leshem organized a s m a l l group of young people undergoing training in agriculture in preparation for emigration to Palestine and led them to join the Czech R e s i s t a n c e Movement. The group was engaged in collecting information — -which was clandestinely transm i t t e d to the Czechoslovak 1 Government in Exile residing in London, and through it to Allied Headquarters. In recognition of his activ-
, ities in the Resistance Movement, Mr. Leshem received after the war the Czechoslovak Order for Meritorious Services. He returned his decoration in 1907 in protest over the Czechoslovak G o v eriimenl's hostile attitude towards Israel. After the war, Mr. Leshem turned to journalism. In this capacity he covered the Israel War of Liberation for a group of Czechoslovak newspapers.
Special Note to: All Men Young Women Business Women Women Pacesetters Ambassador L e s h e m ' s message will be of unusual importance to ALL members^ of the Omaha Jewish Community. Forthat reason, we urge all who might not be planning to attend, to come to this special meeting. . ... ... . All interested men of the community are invited to join the women at this special meeting. All women who have already made their pledges at other meetings of the Women's Division arc also OrgeUiosharjj In this exciting afternoon. . Please come! "The Chairmen" Women's Division
His first encounter with Israel, between June and September 1948, was, in his own words, "sufficient to reveal where I really belonged." Israeli Posts In May 1949 he settled in Israel and in August of that year was accepted into the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. From 1953 to 1955 Mr. Leshem served as First Secretary of the Israel. Legation in Rangood, Burma. On his return to Israel he was placed in charge of a special information program directed towards the United. States. When Mrs. Golda Meir took over the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1956, he was appointed Press Officer and S p o k e s m a n . In 1958 he was Acting Commissioner General at the Brussels ^International Exposition. In the summer of 1959 he Was appointed Coiinsul of Israel for Southeastern United States with residence in Atlanta, G e a r g i a. Two years later he took up the post of Ambassador of Israel to tho Republic of the Congo in Kinshasa, and in 1965 became Director of African Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in .-Jerusalcm..Iu,tWs capacity ho accompanied Prime Minister" Lev! Eshkol on his A f r i c a n tour in 1966 and undertook a number of missions to Africa as Mr. Eshkol's Special Envoy;
Israel Anniversary Observance
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The Omaha observance of the 21st anniversary of Israel's Independence will highlight the 65th annual meeting of the O m a h a Jewish .Federation. The 6:30 p.m. dinner-meeting will be field S u n d a y , April 20,"at the Highland Country Club. The annual meeting will also mark the completion of two years of service by Harry Sidman and his retirement as
president of the Omaha Jewish Federation, Mr. Sidman will bo cited for his many years of dedicated service to the Jewish community. Election of new officers will be held. Current officers in addition to Mr. Sidman are: Elmer Gross*-1st-vice-president; Isadore M. Treliak, 2nd vicepresident; Morton A. Richards, • treasurer; Robert M. Feinberg, secretary.'
Rabbi Isaac Nadoff
Rabbi Myer Krlpko
Mr. Sidman noted that the observance of the 21st anniversary of the State of Israel "takes on particular significance as the eyes of the world are turned to the explosive conditions in the Middle-East. The observance wiU'give us the opportunity to , voice our hopes arid support 'for the survival' and future growth of the Jewish State," Mr. Sidman said. Rabbi Myer S. Kripke.and Rabbi Isaac Nadoff will, participate in the anniversary observance, Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks will be out of the city and voiced his-regrets Mat being unable to participate. I deeply iregret," said Rabbi Brooks, "that, my schedule does not permit me to join with the Federation for the annual meeting -and to participate in the Omaha Jewish community's salute to the State of Israel." Reservations Invitations "were mailed this week to the entire Jewish com--munityfor the annual mooting, Reservations at $4.50 per plate should be mailed to the Jewish Federation of Omaha, 101 North 20th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. 68102.
Ambassador Moshe Leshem Ambassador" L e s h e m con- sfiFdy"dn" Communism In the tributes regularly to various Middle East. He has lectured publications and newspapers in and broadcast frequently on Israel, and is the author of a African Affairs.
Former Omahan, Rabbi Miller To Speak at Beth Israel Dinner The annual Beth Israel Synagogue Election Dinner will be1 "held Sunday, April 13/ in the synagogue social hall. A 5:30 p.m. cocktail hour will precede the 6:30 p.m. dinner. Guest speaker will be Rabbi Uri Miller of •Beth Jacob Congregation in Baltimore, Maryland. Rabbi Miller served-as spiritual leader of Beth Israel from 1932 to 1935. A co-chairman of the President's C o m m i t t e e on Civil Rights, Rabbi M i l l e r has earned national recognition for his service as a past president of the Rabbinical Council of America; >and past president of the Synagogue Council of America. He is a member of the Maryland Commission to
Rabbi Uri Miller
Study Problems of Drug Addiction, and a m e m b e r of the Maryland Commission to"study Medical Transplants. Dr. Paul Shyken is serving as general chairman of the annual dinner meeting. Members of his committee include: Mrs. Sam Berman, dinner arrangements; Mrs. Marshall Forbes, publicity; Mrs. Abner Rubin, decorations. Reservations may be mads through the synagogue office.
The High Cost of Israel's Defense Tel Aviv (JTA)-The budget chief of Israel's Defense Ministry disclosed' this week that _ the country was spending _ $2 million a day, seven days a week, for defense needs.'Gen. Jacob Hefetz, in a broadcast -over the Army radio network, also disclosed that Israeli gunners fired'$1.7 million worth of shells in four days of artillery duels with Egyptian f o r c e s a c r o s s the Suez Canal two week ago. Gen. Hefetz said the bulk of the defense budget this year will go to the Air Force to pay for 50 Phantom • jet fighterbombers, Skyhawk jets and -Hawk missiles, all purchased from the United States. But, he added, large sums would also be allocated to the Navy, artillery and other military branches. According to Gen. HefefcOsrael's'. defense budget this y^^ar is two-and-a-half times greater than that of the.year preceding,the Six-Day War.
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