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The Seniors Who Stayed By THEODORE FREEDMAN, ADL Southern Director This is. the story of nearly 100 high school seniors in Houston, Texas, who deliberately dropped out of their own commencement exercises because they were taking .place on a Friday night, the Jewish Sabbath. It is not a big story, although it was reported in the local papers, but it is a story with big implications. . The students, a large portion of the 1969 graduation class of Bellaire High School, took the drastic action of not attending
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graduation after school officials had refused to change the date. They made their decision after careful thought and after all other efforts had failed. It was a decision they never Ehould have been f o r c e d to make. The Bellaire graduation date —May 30—was set last summer. Attempts to change it began in October, The high school principal was approached first. He regretted the conflict but said there was nothing he could do about it. The issue' was discussed next with the school superintendent
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who said he would look into the matter. When he wasn't heard from, the Anti-D-e f a m a t i o n League was asked to contact him. It was now four months since the original protest had been made. On February 26, a letter addressed to me as ADL regional director advised that my request for a change in date had been discussed with the school superintendent's admin i s t r ative assistants — who said a Change was impossible. ' Several days later about 30 Bellaire seniors met to discuss the problem. At their request,
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I sat in along with two other adults. The students were most impressive. There was no emotionalism. They wanted to avoid any unnecessary embarrassment to their school or principal. But they were determined not to violate the Sabbath wen if they had to forego graduation exercises. It was obvious that the students had done their homework. They reported that the Coliseum, the site of their graduation had two open dates the first week in June—on a Mon-day and a Wednesday, and that
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Graduation invitations had not yet been printed. -. ' They voted to convey thisi information to a group of rabbis who had a meeting scheduled with the high school principal and to defer any action on their own until after the meeting. The' rabbis were unsuccessful and an issue which could have been, and should hav» been, resolved easily had now become hopelessly bogged won in "procedure" and "the. time element." The H o u s t o n Independent School Board, despite appeals (Continued on Page 8)
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Orvel Milder Named New Communif y Center Chdirtnein Elmer Gross, president of He has also been active on the the Omaha Jewish Federation, Board of the North Omaha Boys has announced the appointment Club. of Orvel Milder as chairman of the Jewish Community Center. Mr. Milder succeeds .•Win Abramson. The Center Department of the -Jewish Federation serves the leisure time needs of the members of the Jewish community through recreational, cultural,, social, educational and athletic programs and facilities. It is designed to strengthen the Jewish community and unify it through community wide programs and activities. Mr. Milder has served on the Jewish Federation Board for several years and is a member Orvel Milder of the Omaha Playhouse Board.
Opposition Voiced on Jewish Defense league New York (JTA)—The Workmen's Circle condemned the Jewish Defense League this lante group"' aria cajied iipori .the American Jewish community to join in a unified condemnation. In condemning the "separate police force," as well as other extremist groups, the organization said, "We do not believe that carrying weapons, drilling . with grey berets and mouthlog slogans are effective means of combatting bigotry and prejudice. As responsible Jews we vigorously oppose any sclf-apointed vigilante group seeking > establish a para-military organization within the Jewish Community." The League, headed by Rabbi Meir Kahane, an Orthodox rabbi, recently took a three-column advertisement in the New York Times. It featured a picture showing six "nice Jewish boys," four of them armed with clubs, standing in front of Temple Emanu-el in New York and
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Israel Paralyzed by News Media Strike Jerusalem (JTA)-Israel was without regular radio, • television or telecommunications as a result of a strike by journalists and news-writers employed by (he Government-owned media who are demanding higher wages. Communications were paralyzed by a one-day strike of engineers and technicians for a higher cost-of-living allowance. Kol Israel radio, operated by a skeleton staff, is continuing to broadcast regular news-bulletins.—————
awaiting a confrontation with black militants who reportedly were to appear to d e m a n d
Jerusalem (JTA)—The Gov- ident Charles de Gaulle's emernment and people of Israel bargo on 50 Mirage jet fightervoiced d e e p disappointment bombers. over French President Georges • Political sources said M. Pompidou's decision to main- Pompidou's c o m m e n t s last tain indefinitely former Pres- •week indicated that Israel would not get the jets which it had long since paid for in full, and that the new regime 1 would -continue policies laid down by Gen. de Gaulle in order to foster Franco-Arab reJerusalem (JTA)—A Foreign lations. Ministry spokesman has conThe political sources noted demned United Nations Secre- that M. Pompidou had stressed tary G e n e r a l U Thant for the- deep traditional ties be"dramatizing" the s i t u a t i o n tween France and the Arab along the Suez Canal and equat- states while making no refering Egyptian "agression" and ence to Israeli-French relaIsraeli ''defense measures." tions. They noted also that he The spokesman referred to had spoken of a curtailment of Than's w a r n i n g in a report the Middle East arms race but to the Security C o u n c i l 1 last did not mention the continuing week that "open warfare ' is massive flow of weapons to the raging.along the Suez Canal Arab states. and that the situation there was The principal passage In worse than at any time since President statethe June, 1SJC7 Arab-Israeli war. ment was: Pompidou's "Is it possible to The Israel spokesman said i m a g i n e a re-appraisal^flf the Suez Canal danger did not French policy? (It) could in stem from the threat of a new
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- -ijjjy"advertisement carried of "heating up" the area. the caption: "Is this any way He said the Egyptians profor nice Jewish boys to be- claim this policy and obviously have?"* It then answered the do not wish to change a warquestion saying "maybe" and like situation to one of. peace. adding that "maybe there are He said Thant's fears should . London" (JTA)—Soviet Fortimes when there Is no other have been addressed only to eign Minister Andrei Gromyko way to get across to the ex- Egypt because Israel does not insisted before the Soviet Partremists that the Jew Is not initiate incidents and is ready liament this week that Israel quite the 'patsy' some think he to honor the cease-fire agree; must withdraw from all occuIs." ments fully. pied territories as a pre-requislte for peace in the Middle East.' He also proposed in an address to the Supreme Soviet that the Big Powers create a nuclear-free zone in the Mediterranean. United States Assistant SecreWashington (JTA) — Jewish dish newspapers and attend a tary of State for Near Eastern groups began a two-week vigil Yiddish theater/ v Affairs Joseph Sisco, arrived outside of the Soviet Embassy At the time, Kochubiyevsky in Moscow to discuss the Midhere last week to demand freedom for Boris Kochubiyevsky, had not been a r r e s t e d but east situation with top Soviet a young -Russian-Jewish-' cngi' charges had been b r o u g h t officials in a continuation of the neer imprisoned last May for against him for slandering the United States—Soviet dialogue demanding" the right to emi- Soviet Union and its system. which has been underway in grate to Israel and for Insisting "Is it really a slander that in Washington for several months. that Soviet Jews be allowed to the'multi-national Soviet state It appeared that Sisco and leave the country or to lead only the Jewish people cannot Kremlin leaders would discuss Jewish cultural and religious educate their children in schools general disarmament, Gromyv lives in Russia without fear of in their own language?" he ico's proposal for a nuclear-free repression. The vigil is being asked in his letter to Mr. Brezh- Mediterranean indicated that , the topic of arms reduction conducted between noon and 1 nev. Kochubiyevsky applied for an probably would be discussed. p.m. daily by constituent groups of the Jewish Community Coun- exit visa for himself and his No Middle East state at prescil of Greater Washington and wife, who is non-Jewish. When ent possesses nuclear weapons; he went to pick up his papers It is generally conceded that will end July 24. Kochubiyevsky's case came to his apartment was searched. Israel has the technical knowlight when Western newsmen The visa wad d e n i e d and how to produce them. Israel acquired a' copy of a letter he charges were brought against has said it would stand by its wrote last November to Soviet him stemming from pro-Israel pledge not to be the first nation Communist Party leader Leo- remarks he had allegedly made to introduce nuclear weapons nid I. Brezhnev in.which he following the June, 1967 Arab-. to the Middle East. The U.S. demanded the right to go to Israeli war. According to re- Sixth Fleet which patrols the he was Eastern Mediterranean is nucIsrael so that he could send his ports from. Moscow, children "to study in a school sentenced in May to; three yeai'sv lear-armed. The Soviets Tiave ~ never-said whether their-largeIn Yiddish" and could read-Yid- •'*- - Soviet prison- ~"
any case only consist in a return to the so-called 'selective' embargo that existed before Jan. 3; and even this would' naturally hinge on local developments and on the attitude of the parties concerned." Israeli commandos on Jan. 3 raided. Beirut Airport, after which Gen. de Gaulle decided to extend the 18-mouth-old embargo on the Mirages to all military equipment, .including s p a r e parts.) • M. Pompidou indicated that the most he envisaged was a more liberal policy that would permit delivery of defense weappns and "weak" offensive weapons, as well as spare parts, to Israel. The Arab world rejoiced over the decision. A Beirut newspaper carried the headline: "Long live Pompidou." But other papers complained that. France may ship spare parts to Israel.
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fleet in the Mediterranean is n u c l e a r armed but many \ sources believe it is. France is the only nuclear power on the Mediterranean Sea. Gromyko told the Supreme Soviet that the Arabs were ready to settle but the "Israeli •.. leaders are following a slippery road of unfounded ambition." He emphasized, however, that the rights of all states, including Israel, should be respected.
Li. Social Clubs Mow Open to Jew* Los Angeles (JTA). — Three "social clubs" which nave maintained totally non-Jewish membership policies have yielded to a 10-year campaignvof "moral persuasion" and have agreed to accept Jewish membership applications, according to Nell C. Sandberg, regional director of the American Jew-ish Committee. ' ',"'•' The' Stock Exchange Club, the University Club and tho C h a n c e r y Club all have "changed their policy of1 exclusion of Jews voluntarily," Mr. Sandberg reported, "without public exposure and pressure." He added the clubs did so "on moral grounds ar.d •because they were persuaded It was theTlghttbing to-doi":—~-
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TIIE JEWISH MESS
Letter from Israel
Friday, July 18, 1869
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Editor's note: Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Newman and their four Children are spending the summer in Israel,. residing in a tented house in Tel Aviv. The following excerpts are from their first letter home.
Poriyah.is a small, poor village on a little road in the entire village. Dirt roads lead from eve, got lost on the autostrata one house to another and to the center of the & overshot any possible turn patch of land in the heart,of the Bet Shean Valvillage where a poor, primitive and meagerly off to Caesarea. Result was to ley in Israel. The Poriyah-Alumot Road runs stocked general store stands. Poriyah contrasts miss VJ of the Israeli Sympho- through the center of it and is the only paved sharply with the thriving kibbutzim around it. ny's presentation of Carmen, with the signers and orchestra On a cool Friday night in February of this in formal dress standing upon year, the poor of Poriyah looked up to see two the lighted bandshell in front dark objects trailing flame behind them streakof 20,000 enthralled viewers, ing across the sky from Jordan—streaking toI knew you would be eager seated b e n e a t h the stars, ward their lonely village. There was terror as for direct news from Israel watching gentle waves lap onto the Russian-made, Jordanian-launched Katyufrom-"us. We are fine! It's shore from the reconstructed sha rockets pounded to the ground. — ^— quite different "living" h e r e amphitheatre. What a memorthan just touring or being part able experience! One of those rockets struck near a house. of a UJA Mission. An instant later the healthy young mother inNick spoke by phone to Dick The UJA'people met us & Einstein who was stopped on side cried out from the pain of her injuriescoped with baggage, then di- the street in Jerusalem by Mibinjuries from which she may never recover. ^rected us to •Greenfield's home sy Brooks. Her group just reHer husband, a tall, strong man named Abraon Hagefen. It is quite ade- turned from a 3-day tour and ham Dako, later talked of himself and his feelquate, well-located and needed hike through the Ncgev. ings: . • "* just a few appointments & minNick and I do not especially "We came to Israel when I was six years or fixing. Nick & Teddy are care for Tel Aviv as a place to -old. We were sent to the Ein Shemer Ma'abara very handy with tools. We be- live, lake any large city, it has and we later moved to Yavniel. In 1953, after gan sweating out a gear-shift more noise, odor and confusion five years, we came here to Poriyah. I finished and Tel Aviv's mad traffic than we are accustomed to. We school and labored as an agricultural worker driving patterns, with crazier do enjoy the challenge of learnhere until I went into the army. When I was drivers—many hollering at us ing about our surroundings and released I got a job with the "Mekoroth" water " (or in general). We found the visiting with people. company. For the last two years I have been local Hamasbir supermarket; in .charge of the Yarmukh dam. I earn 550 The Israeli morale and spirit . next the Super Sol & compared is tremendous. All are working pounds (about $157) a month. When I got marthem. Both have improved hard to continue building a creried six years ago, t came to live in this house greatly in appearance, stock, ative, viable life in spite of all which had been deserted by the owner. I paid and staff. We find all food, pressures. More will come lahim 300 pounds (about $85) for it. But there whether from vendor's big ter. Keep well and love to you, were no neighbors around—only empty houses. • store, Dizengoff counters, res- your families & all of the folks There were no conveniences. I built a wooden taurants or small towns to be at home. enclosure next to the house and it was there appetizing, plentiful and more that my. wife was hit. Racky & Nick & kids than adequate! "Now I do not want to go back to the old ABRAHAM DAKO (right) and a friend examWe dined at Nelanya one house where my wife was hit. I want to be near ine the crater marking the spot where the KatPremier G. Meir neighbors and near a.public shelter. The Reyusha rocket hit. Behind them is Dako's house gional Council has promised to help me find a the enclosure In which Mrs. Dako was so Stalks out of Rally and better home." . severely wounded when the rocket exploded. Tel Aviv (JTA) — Premier Golda Meir stalked out of a rally at the Rafi faction of the New York <JTA)—During the Israel Labor Party here this past 25 years, Jewish Federa- week after one delegate actions have increased their total cused her of bias against Rafi annual allocations for Jewish followers. The rally was ateducation by 800 per cent, from tended by several thousand $800,000 to $6.5 million, accord- supporters of Defense Minister ing to a report by the Council Moshe Dayan. of Jewish Federations and WelTel Aviv (JTA) — A high raeli counter-action has de- hand to strike at Israel from Mrs. Meir appeared at her fare Funds. him from any large Syrian territory. The Syrian own request to appeal for La- ranking Israeli militiary offi- terred The report said that while bor Party unity and urged the cer assessed this week the sit- scale operations, the officer Army numbers about 40,000 this eightfold jump still makes Rafi members not to break uation along the various cease- said. Surprise commando/at- men but "there is a so-called up less than 10 per cent of away from its ranks. fire lines and predicted "a long tacks have taught Nasser that peoples' army of about 300,000 •> gross annual expenditures for hot summer" especially in the Egypt would have to pay an they said. Gen. Dayan had told his folOn June 26, Israel's Defense Jewish education in the United lowers earlier that while he Suez Canal sector. The officer, exhorbitant price if it/precipir_i_ _.::States: .'.'the. sipvs_of new com- had who preferred not to be iden- tated a large scale battle with Minister Moshe Dayan said Syserious grievances against ria had increased its forces munal appreciation" for Jew-- the Labor Party leadership, he tified, said Israel's recent com- Israel. "three-fold" along jthe ceaseish education-"and action are had no intention of leaving the mando sorties against strategic Partial Mobilization line. Syria has received a marked." Egypt, was reported to be fire party or creating a new politi- targets deep inside Egypt were Outside of New York City, cal faction. Mrs. Meir's appeal not retaliatory attacks but calling up its military reserves $15 million gift of w e a p o n s the report said. Jewish educa- for unity was also supported measures taken to discourage arid to have/Ordered a partial from Communist China, ac• - - tion is now receiving one-fourUt. by Minister of Information Is- increased aggression by the mobilization: The reports did cording to a dispatch from the magazine, Al Sayyad, Beirut of Federation funds available rael Galili. Egyptians. So far, they have not indicate the size of the call- said the weapons already had -—-:—for local purooses, excluding... Genr Dayan rejected suppor- been successful, he said, : up. Convoys of heavy arms, been deployed.along the Golan : Community Chest funds. The ters' proposals that he run for - According to the officer, trucksand trailers loaded with Heights cease-fire line. report said one Federation alPremiership on a separate President Nasser is caught in military e q u i p m e n t under __ locates 56 per cent of its local the a three-way squeeze between blankets were reported to have ticket. During the discussion a -.-—• Tiinds for Jewish education and Rafi delegate charged that Rafi' the Egyptian military, politi- passed through Cairo suburbs '^=v===that=several-othorsJbudget«as«= A m b e r s would be subordinate much as one-third. ed after the Oct.. 28 Knesset officers in Cairo insist that the '/this week. In the intermediate-size com- elections and accused the Pre- Egyptian Army has recovered/ According to the,informants,' munities. 13 out of 15 Federa- mier of opposing the reappoint- from its defeat in the June, 196? Egyptian soldiers were crosstions now make allocations for ment of Gen. Dayan as Defense Six-Day War. The politicians ing the Nile in rubber boats Jewish education. Excluding Minister. Mrs. Meir took the demand military action* /•'be- practicing for a l a r g e scale Seb ISubby) Pulverent* Community Chest funds, allo- remarks as a personal insult cause they see no solution ac- crossing of the Suez Canal. cations for Jewish, education. and walked out' despite Gen. ceptable to Egypt. The/EgypSyrian Troops 35 Years' Experience " „• • exceed on the average 31 per Dayan's plea that she remain. tians, inflamed by stories of Arab diplomatic sources in cent of local funds, with "some - With Jowish alleged .Arab guer/illa suc- London reported this week that running has b*gh-as'5O per cent cesses along the Jordanian and Syria had massed large numLettering and Memorials ' or more, and one community.. Israel Agrees to Syrian cease-fire lines,, aree urgy g ber of troops along the cease-, at the 8R ner cent mark." ,, 2211 So. 8th 341-2452 The CJF said also that many Repair of Pipeline ing the Egyptian Army to drive fire line with Israel and had the Israelis out of the Sinai given guerrilla groups a free : Federations.,--while re-examing Jerusalem (JTA)—Israel has Peninsula. / their financial:support of Jew^HUtancy \ ish education, "are exoanding signed an agreement with the Arabian American Oil Co. to ": programs as well as establishThe'lsraeli officer said Naspermit repairs to be made on ser must create an impression ing new agencies.." a section of the Trans-Arabian of militancy and is trying to do Pipeline (Tanline), p a s s i n g so by continuous shelling of IsOMAHA'S LEADING through the Israel-occupied Go- raeli positions on the canal's f Did You Know? lan Heights, which was dam- east bank and by commando Kosher Meat Market & Delicatessen The Black Death epidemic in aged by Arab saboteurs last and mine-lay ing-expeditions :...."• 551-5554 4415 Coming —£urope-4n-434849 Jed J o the month,_. into the Israel-held Sinai, Is-death of thousands of Jews, The agreement provides for/ most of them killed by mobs the payment by ARAMCO of an Open Sunday 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. who believed the Jews caused undisclosed amount to Israel Monday Through Thursday Till 5:30 P.M. the epidemic by: poisoning the for damages and water pollu- The High Cost of . wells. A bull promulgated by tion caused by the sabotage. Pope Clement VI condemned THIS SUNDAY'S SPECIALS The agreement also stipulates Israeli Plumbers the libel, but the murders were that the owners of the pipeline ; Jemsalem (JTA) — Israelis Diamond's Delicious; Pressed ' CV continued under - German;. em- will take special precautions to peror Charles iyj'Jews in over protect Israeli water sources are suffering from profiteering 200 communities were exter- from pollution should the pipe- plumbers and the government minated and others were ban- line be damaged again. Repairs is encouraging a fix-it-yburself ished forever from over 350 are expected to be completed program to reduce the citizens' (A Real Value) dependence on craftsmen who other communities.- ' ••-• in a month." , Fresh Frozen overcharge for their services. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said research into the practices of the plumbing trade showed that prices Diamond's Delicious Pickled Rnff"*. v could be reduced by an averAND GOWNE SHOP age of 30 per cent and- still "OMAHA'S ONE-STOP WEDDING SHOP" yield a profit in relation to • Attendants Dresses - m Bridal Gowns • Cakes (Best Price in Town) costSi The Ministry said it • Invitations • Flowers • Napkins • Mlnti-Kuts would soon publish a manual Try our delicious smoked safmon, white fish and • Attendants' Gifts • Wcddlnfc Rings • Bridal'Books instructing? .-householders how ; ^ W h r t ) h venlngs 'Until'8 - to fix theirrfixtures without prol-l. / ISIB AND UEAVENWOET0Your Patronage k Appreciated at Dlajnond'f Bll-tUB fessional; h e l p , , . , , ,i . , . . . . . -
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Contributions to Groups Oppose Challenge on Israel Increase Legality ofChurch's Tax Exemptions
Tel Aviv (JTA) — Financial contributions by American Jews to Israel are increasing spurred The Union of American He- would submit a brief based on by the seriousness of Israel's New York (JTA) — Several brew Congregations, the ReJewish organizations are planthe first amendment. He said ning to oppose a. challenge to form congregational body, may COLPA supported removal .of security position, former Fithe constitutionality of state enter the case. Albert Vorspan, tax exempt status from non- nance Minister Pincus Sapir relaws exempting church proper- director of the UAHC commitported this week on his return ty from real estate taxes which tee on social action, said that religious affiliated church prop- from a visit to the U.S. the United States Supreme a position paper on the issue erty and businesses. Court has agreed to hear next was developed a year ago by A spokesman for the Ameri- Sapir is Minister-Without-Portthe UAHC counsel in anticipa- can "Jewish , Congress said it folio. , fall, it was learned this week. The Supreme Court agreed to tion of such an attack. He said was "considering what it might He said that sale of Israel hear a complaint from Fred- that if the paper is approved, do, if anything." The American Bonds in the U.S. netted $75 the UAHC will argue that the Jewish Committee told the erick Walz of New York City against the city tax commis- denial of such tax exemption JTA it had never been involved million during the first six sion. Walz, a lawyer acting as violated the first amendment in such issues and "had no in- months of 1969, compared to his own attorney owns proper- forbidding the Government to tention" of becoming involved $51 million in the same period of 1968. ty on Staten Island and claims establish a religion, on the ar- in tile Walz case. he is being forced to support gument that "the power to tax churches against his- will be- is the power to control." He cause their tax exemptions in- said the Central Conference of crease his property taxes. The American Rabbis, the rabbinic Walz suit attacks exemptions wing of Reform, adopted the of such .property used exclu- position paper at its last convention. sively for religious purposes. . Conservative , . Orthodox The Synagogue Council of ' Rabbi Joseph Karasick,. presAmerica, national coordinating, ident of the Union of Orthodox Brooklyn, N. Y. — "Rabbis paigns to combat: anti-Semitism agency for the lay and rab- Jewish Congregations of Amerbinic aims of Reform, Con- ica, charged that the Walz suit must become more involved in and to lobby in Washington, but servative and Orthodox Jewry, was a "secuarlist" attack on politics," warns the National they are not the leaders. - "Now the situation,.calls for is considering action. Rabbi religious institutions. He said Committee for Furtherance of Wolfe Kelman, executive vice- the UOJCA would file a "'friend Jewish Education in a special the l e a d e r s themselves to report to its members. speak out directly," R a b b i president of the Rabbinical As- of the court"-brief so that its sembly, the association of Con- views cotildbe presented to the • "Because too many rabbis Hecht said. servative rabbis, said the RA Supreme Court. Marvin Schick, confine their activities to the Ace. ording to the NCFJE normally does not involve it- presider of the National Jew- limited area of synagogue ac- study, i this means that when a self in such issues and that if ish Commission on Law and tivities,' the cause of Judaism statement is made on radio or it did this time, it would as- Public Affairs, told the JTA as a whole has suffered," it TV, a rabbi should make it, not sociate with other agencies. that the Orthodox lay group was stated by Rabbin Jacob J. a JewisU ^organization man; If legislation is proposed inHecht, NCFJE executive vice volving Jews, a rabbi or a delepresident. ' of rabbis should go to "Deteriorating education, the gation Washington, not a g r o u p of rapid rise of pornography, the Jewish lobbyists. break-up of religious tradition, When a community problem alcoholism and drugs, poverty, campus rioting, and racial vi- arises that might affect Jews, olence — all these problems rabbis should make' sure-that push American Jews to find they themselves publicly exBy BEN GALLOB eral other projects were being posted in pairs at subway en- answers," Rabbi Hecht said. press their opinion. According to the NCFJE retrances, bus stops, synagogues "But the rabbis who for cendeveloped by the Council. New York (JTA)—Plans were Members of the unit will be- and similar public places and turies have helped lead their port, rabbis should not hesitate disclosed this week by an Orin training in the 66th New will be on duty from around 5 congregations to the proper an- to endorse political candidates thodox rabbi for creating an ork City police precinct head- p.m. to 1 a.m. Auxiliary force swers are often silent, as they on all levels, lov'al, state, and auxiliary police force, compos- quarters this month and the membership requires serving busy themselves behind their national. .'; of 20 hours for ev- books and religious teachings." "It is not enough to make a ed of Orthodox Jews to patrol initial.,deployment is scheduled aeryminimum three-month period. Prestand only on those occasions to begin in September. The the Boro Park section of The NCFJE r e p o r t states, where-the issues and the can-auxiliary unit members will cinct officials promised to ashave b e c o m e accus- didates are so lopsided for or Brooklyn. have identity cards, armbands sign non-Jewish auxiliary po- rabbis tomed., to let o t h e r s do the against Jew's that silence is imRabbi Chaim Auerbach, a and badges. They will carry lice to serve during the Sab- speaking for them. possible," he said.. " R a b b i s Boro Park yeshiva teacher is billy clubs and will be taught bath and Holy Days. Recruiting "Their voice is all too often s h o u l d participate in every founder and director of the 27- use of the tlubs, judo, karate will continue indefinitely to provide maximum area coverheard from the lips of paid pro- election possible to the point of man force. Rabbi Auerbach is and first aid In the 10-week age on a year-round basis. fessionals — management and announcing their p u b l i c supchairman of the Boro Park Co- training program. They will be Rabbi Auerbach * said'three public relations types—who are port of one candidate or one isordinating Council, organized a equipped with walkie-talkies, ._ month ago by a group of. "con- financed partly by a grant from other projepts are being devel- hired by Jewish organizations sue Over the other,"' According to the NCFJE r e ^ r cerned citizens." The goal is to the local Chamber of Com- oped. One Is an escort service to represent American Jewry." for which a dozen Jews has maintain the Jewish identity of merce. A c c o r d i n g to the NCFJE port, Jews have a right to exbeen recruited. • He said about study, these executives do their pect this type of l e a d e r s h i p Public Places the neighborhood and to cope with street crime. He said sevThe auxiliary police will be 100 posters had been placed in jobs well as they organize cam- from rabbis. , -BoxQ_Park .store__Mnqpws, sy^ nagogues, schools and other places to advise residents in obtaining escort service when. they need it—for example, late in the evening when taxicabs may not be available. Starting in September, the Council will • post men at bus stops so that school children returning from Omaiia'sOnly U.S. Government school will not be molested. A Inspected Kosher Meof Market third project is synagogue checkouts. Older Jews who can346-5050 1018 Farnam not participate in the auxiliary patrols are being enrolled to act as monitors who will exTHIS SUNDAY'S GIGANTIC SPECIALS amine synagogues in their neighborhoods to make sure Delicious Pure that doors are locked and to, check any suspicious activities, _ United Nations, N.Y. (JTA) i—A special working group set up by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva last spring to investigate allegations that Israel was violating the human rights of Arabs in the occupied territories announced last week (hat it will visit four Arab countries next month. • Six experts on human rights will leave New York on Aug. 1 or 2 for Geneva and will proceed from there to Beirut, Lebanon, Damascus, Syria, Amman, Jordan and Cairo, Egypt. The ad hoc group was created by the Human Rights Commission "to investigate allegations concerning Israel's violations of the Geneva Convention relative to the protection of civilian persons in time'of war . . . in the territories'occupied by Israel as a result of hostilities in the Middle East." Israel has insisted that no investigation of alleged violations of human rights within territories it holds can take place without a similar investigation of the treatment of Jews in the Arab countries. The governments of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt have all agreed to the Wjurking group's request for cooperation.
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Only in America! By HABRY GOLDEN
The New Chief Justice Just' what "kind of • a Chief Justice Warren Burger will make is a hazardous guess. Just what kind of a court will emerge from the Nixon administration is an equally hazardous guess. No one at this moment knows who will replace Abe Fortas and no one knows how much longer two or three of the Associate Justices will continue to serve.. But I do know that the court has never m o m l m one direction. Where now its critics ac-, cose it of advancing the cause of extreme liberalism, once its critics charged It wan the "bulwark of privilege." Where now ibe court has been preoccupied with the rights of the individual in criminal procedure, once nothing absorbed it so much as properqf righ'ti. V I fully expect-,;the Supreme Court to shift gears. I expect it will shift gears because we nave traversed a transitional period in our history; After world War II, when even Americans could no longer shirk from the fact that we were the industrial superstate of this century, there were needed reforms which only the court could make. The military could integrate its units overnight, but Congress could not integrate the schools, Congress Is powerless to abolish the oil depletion allowances which hurt our national pocket book but not our soul. There were decisions made in those' years which only the court could rule had the status of law even if not realized in practice. - It is^hardJEbr-jnfi ib imagine now the court can help implement the war against poverty, or-bring ease to the afflicted cities, or. rule on Vietnam. There is no reason,why we should expect-the court to do so. The Supreme Court has often proved itself unable to resolve domestic' fumult. It had the chance to rule against slavery once and it refused in - the famous Dred Scott decision. .-ILxeiusedJo sanction Franklin_ • D. Roosevelt's' economic Frino-
quieting the crises of-Jhe 60s and 70s is the pronounced sentiments of Congress anent the war in Vietnam. The Congress knew Copperheads in the Civil War-but the complaint of the Copperheads was in essence that the war had not been won and probably could not be won, not that it was imperialistic and unjust as Senators and Congressmen charge today. In World War I, there was a hard core opposition. In flip late 30s there was the America First Committee which disbanded the day the Japanese dropped bombs on Pearl Harbor. If the Paris peace talks continue' at an impasse, Congress will probably take over the conduct of the war and make its own peace, usurping the President's "prerogatives. I use Vietnam as an example of Congress showing more muscle. In the early 50s the Congress wanted to balance the budget and avoid Joe McCarthy's censure. I cannot for the life of me remember a Senator or Representative aware that Brown vs. the Board of Education was about to become an unparalled landmark decision. Congress may or may not resolve the problem of late twentieth-century urban life, the problem of America's foreign commitments,' the problem of poverty. If Congress doesn't, no one will. Certainly not the Supreme Court and I believe the court is aware of their inutili'.y in this area and that the court's concentration will go elsewhere.
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FAREWELL My wife, joins me in saying farewell to our many friends we feel to have made here in the past three years. We will be moving to Cincinnati, Ohio, please G-d, at the end of July, and my position will be with the Ohav Shalom, an Orthodox congregation. At the same time I advise you of a new 33 RPM record "of"mine to be issued next month, and which will contain a Concert of Jewish music, eleven numbers in all. I would welcome hearing from those of you who would desire having this record in your home. Sincerely, Cantor Jacob Lefkowitz
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Military Notes It is impossible to estimate measure. There are today about the American military forces in 2,500 chaplains of all religions tlieA merican military forces in in all branches of the armed Vietnam. Nor is it possible to services. Of them, the Armed estimate the number of Jews Forces Chaplain Board set a in the United States a r m e d quota of 80 full-time Jewish forces in general. This is be- chaplains for 1969-70. This is cause U.S. military records do roughly 3.1 percent of the total not indicate the religion of serv- number of chaplains. It .is somewhat higher than the 2.92 icemen. The best way to estimate percent which the Jewish popuJewish participation in the mil- lation constituted in 1967 withitary is by using the number in the total population in this of Jewish military chaplains as country. ,-' The Commission on Jewish Chaplaincy of the National Jewish Welfare Board—which provides the Jewish chaplains—ia now facing great difficulties in complying with the request for 80 chaplains. The shortages are caused by the strong opposition which developed during the last two years against American participation in the Vietnam war. Since 1950 Jewish chaplains were recruited through a draft of newly-ordained rabbis imposed by the major rabbinical bodies. • As a result of the growing opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam, the Orthodox and Conservative rabbinates abandoned their self-imposed chaplaincy draft system last year in favor of a voluntary system.'The1 Reform rabbinate followed suit, last month. .. Early in July, 20 Jewish chapJains will be completing their two year terms of duty and two career chaplains will be retiring. Entering the chaplaincy will be only 17 newly-ordained rabbis. The total of rabbis serving as 'military chaplains will then be 53 instead of the 80 which the Defense Department has requested.
Israel Views With Alarm New U.S. 'Anti-War' Mood
The Torah forbids cruelty to animals and considers kindliness to animals a religious duty. Muzzling an ox is forbidden, and if an animal stumbles while carrying a load, it must be helped to its feet. Animals may be killed for food, but the" By MILTON FRIEDMAN killing must be done humanely, Washington. and hunting for sport is strictAre American liberals—Jews among them— ly prohibited. A man cannot Inadvertently jeopardizing Israel by joining the eat: tinles^he-first-gives-food--growing public-crusade_flgainst..United_States to his animal, nor can he pur- military establishment, defense spending,"arid " vations. , What leads me to believe the chase an animal he cannot ade- foreign commitments? ' v •> This question has emerged among Israeli court will not be decisive in quately feed. soldiers, from officers of highest rank to privates in the bunkers along the Suez Canal. Israel can cope with the Arabs. But- Russian nuclear blackmail may be used one day in an ultimatum for IsBy DAVID SCHWARTZ raeli withdrawal from all occupied territory. The question Do married people like Israel less than single people? The Israeli tourist bureau has been compiling some interest- is: In such a contingency, will ing figures' about the tourists to Israel. Forty per cent of the" American voices now demandtourists 'are single. But the average single person stays a week ing curtailment of missile systems and foreign involvement longer than the married person. There has been some discussion whether the married person then demand a nucler.r showFriedman J^more profitable to Israel. He is apt to buy more for his family, down? Will the present Amerito _..__ but on the other hand-it aboutevensxmLwhen. can antl-mllitary mood tempt the Russians ; you consider the longer stay of :the single per- flex nuclear muscles agalnsrisracl? ~ ~—-—son. The Kremlin can now be about 99 per cent Married people will deny that they like Is- certain that Washington would not confront rael less than the single. They have-to shorten- Moscow in a nuclear confrontation over Israel. their stay because they have to return home, Israel, unlike NATO countries, has. na U.S. but the. single person has no wife our children guarantee of security protection, B.ut one per .. circumscribing him. -. cent of doubt remains; even-one per cent may However, there is another factor. Just as be enough to deter Ihe. Russians from risking a many young men and women go to the moun- world nuclear holacamst. tains and other resorts, not so much to see those Israelis arc concerned that even that very . places, as to find their mates, many single peb- thin—but very vital shield—is being eroded by ple^ visit Israel partly for the same reason. (he anti-war mood in the United States. Quite a few, tourists to'Israel have married peoSchwartz Yet this flimsy shield is all that Israel has ple they met on their visit; ' ;'•:'; to depend upon. It is in Israel's vital interest Israel has an opportunity. What she needs is agood gimmick.. to see America remain superior Jn ultimate ' We wouldn't go so far as to suggest that Israel revive the weaponry, and disposed to deter, nuclear blackpractice or ancient Israel. On Yom Kippur, the girls would gather mail -against free people. all dressed in .white and the young men would stand looking and 'Soviet Strategy .then choose a mate. There was no hypocrisy about it: Not only Soviet strategists, mindful of the Vietnam did it help along the mitzvah of getting married, but it was a war backlash in America, are now regarded as wonderful way to keep your mind off your stomach on a fast day. more likely to resort to an atomic-missile As we say.'we wouldn'tgd so far as to'suggest" the revival blackmail than to deployment of Mideast ex- ' of this ancientr practice. It probably would attract a little too peditionary force. They don't want to emulate the American debacle in Vietnam. There are much publicity., ' ' ^ ' The Jew has always had a rather honest attitude towards also logistical, economic, propaganda, tactical love and marriage.,The Talmud, we believe,.tells about a rabbi and other reasons for not landing troop units ; . . ; < > • - • • ; - -.• .,.,••• ..; who when Tie peered through the window and'saw a-marriage m E g y p t : •• ?iftWe%sWn;to/fculdclose Us religious books and go wit to j o i n e r 'About M,0W Russian military personnel are > 1 4 1<'.! He was helping id a great mitzvaK: Vlncreasef and multiply." r&Hy ^o/ Egypt.' T&ey*pe«brm advisory and +;
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technical functions, in the Egyptian military establishment. But care is being taken to avoid a role like that of the U.S. Green Berets in the early years of the Vietnam war. Russian officers do not accompany Egyptian patrols across the!~Suez; Canal.TMosCOW Is pressfngvfornneonvditional withdrawal of Israeli forces. The ArabIsrael fighting is escalating. Israel fears that at some point the gremlin may decide to deliver a grim ultimatum. Then the scene would, shift to Washington where liberals are assailing the U.S. role as protector—some say "pollceman"—of the free world. The Israeli conviction Is that their cm"battled nation must not become another "Czechoslovakia." Israel can only look to Washington for a credible deterrent to any Russian nuclear blackmail. Israelis are beginning to worry also thai Washington may grow reluctant to supply further sophisticated weapons as pressure mounts against the sale of arms to belligerents or even countries at peace. Egypt can still look to Moscow for support as the Russians plunge ahead With reckless military spending-for-constantlymodernfzed implements of war. Israel can at this point turn only to the U.S. for balancing jets, missiles, and other arms essential for survival. 7 ""' '"':' :"•; " — Israelis do not want to become embroiled in domestic American affairs. They ffave problems enough of their own. But many listen with dismay when Americans suggest that the defeat of racism and poverty is contingent upon curtailment of defense commitments. Israelis perceive something more than ft simple controversy over the merits of the costly anti-ballistic missile (BM) system or some other weapon. They fear nco-isolationism. They ' envisage a naive rejection of defense needs that could encourage the Kremlin to risk nuclear war. : An anti-war vogue has arrived la (he V.S. with Jews In the forefront. It Is an understand* • able response to the fiasco in Vietnam and the chaos at home. But it has ramifications beyond the borders of the U.S. that reach as far a« the besieged kibbutzim and ceasc-flre outpost* of Israel. A nuclear armageddon will not confine itself to cease-fire lines; Israel's concern may-prove truly universal while the American Jewish response could be dangerously provitt-:
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Are You By CARL ALPERT Haifa—Some weeks ago an act of sabotage caused an explosion in an exposed pipe line in the sand dunes on Uie outskirts of Haifa. From our perch on Mt. Carmel we watched the clouds of black smoke as they swelled upward from the point of explosion.- It was most dramatic In appearance, b u t t h e - fire did not spread. No lives ',_ were lost and no jme was injured. Alpert
Within two" days the pipe had been repaired. Not till later did we learn' t h a t the Arab propaganda spokesmen had "informed" the world that the war against Israel had begun. Haifa was in f l a m e s , and the authorities were evacuating the inhabitants. I don't-know what story the headlines told in your local newspapers, but we did receive letters fronr several parts of the world expressing sympathy and hoping that all was well with us. This kind of exaggerated, propaganda war against Israel is going on all the time. Every minor incident is inflated out
Sidelines By Mickey Gerelieh I was among the countless millions Wednesday morning wKo sat glued to the television screen witnessing the awesome moment when 3 Americans began their historic trip to the moon. Myreactions, I fear, were not typical. I'm all for travel, but 1 think it should be limited to places where one can be -reached by- direct telephone dialing. The. excited commentator on television described the scene as a "great moment of a triumph." I was not convinced. A great moment for whom? Certainly not for the anxious families the astronauts left behind. I understood little of what I saw except that human lives were being risked and countless dollars were being spent to con- quer new worlds. Again, for what? Unless the goal is for all of 'us to leave the mess we've ' made oh" earth arid start all over on the moon, I cannot see the purpose for the whole business. Better we should use our men and money to improve things here where Bell already has the lines working. The earth, problems oLwar, poverty, disease, etc. should certainly provide enough challenge for. the great minds responsible for. the moon project. •—iAnd_wlien-they-..find-the_SQlution to these major problems that blight the lives of men on • earth, I have a few simple projects they could tacklelike zippers that won't get off the'track and "simple to assemble" products that really are. . Perhaps it's because I have so- little understanding of things scientific (I'm still not sure how' the electric light works) that I have these negative feelings about Apollo 11. But I can't help wondering if this ttioon effort is simply an es- cape from the pressing problems on earth. ' ,* * * he same way 1 wonder about the recent announcement by the Central Conference of American 'Rabbis to launch a two year study to determine ways to make the , synagogue more relevant' to "- American Jews. \ Just as scientists look for esWapes on the moon, Jews seem pt use "studies" as escapes for their problems. "Studies" have become the security blanket of every organized Jewish group faced
with a pressing problem. The Reform Rabbis decided on the study as a result of being "faced with the indifference of affluent laymen and apathetic youth threatening the survival of the synagogue." In announcing the study, Rabbi David Polish said, "Judaism is becoming irrelevant to many on an accelerating scale." The projected study, according to Rabbi Polish will involve a team of sociologists, psychiatrists and religious leaders asking many questions of every stratum of Jewish life in the hopes of arriving at solutions,to.stem the tide alienation. The Reform Rabbis see the two year study as an attack on the problem, but while this impressive team is busy asking questions and compiling statistics, what is" happening to our young people and the real problems they face. Two years is a long time in arapidly changing world. '— I can't help thinking that while Jewish leaders escape in studies, a whole generation of Jewish youth can be lost. And while man's efforts ar,e directed to a moon escape, the good -things on earth may be lost as well. .
of proportion for the purpose of "proving" that ihe Middle East is a bubbling volcano about to erupt. Of course we have hostile neighbors. It is true that they boast and threaten, and occasionally do cause some damage. But the daily life of Israel has not been affected. Tiie children dance in the streets, the curtain goes up in the theaters, sightseeing b u s e s roam thecountryside, the beaches are jammed. The alleys of old Jerusalem are safer than the streets of many large American cities, the Dizengoff Road cafe stretch looks like the Champs Elysee, bolieiniau night clubs and artist colonies are spruced up, Israeli fashions are breathless. Tourists pose for pictures with camels, long-separated families reunite in hotel lobbies; immigrants arrive steadily" t r om nameless countries, pipe lines and power lines and telephone / lines and clotheslines are exploited to capacity, In short, despite what your h e a d l i n e s and Imaginative Arab propagandists may say, Israel is a safe land, a peaceful laud. It is not quiet. It is a land filled with perpetual excitement and d r a m a and thrills. There is emotion and exhiUration around every corner, It Is a kaleidoscopic land of ever-changing scenes. And when: I see 'what race riots, road;accidents, o r g a n i z e d crime and student revolts are doing elsewhere, I can repeat that Israel is a safe, a peaceful land. I have only one regret. You, dear reader, are not here to enjoy.it. It appears that you are one of those who have decided to postpone- the trip -to_. Israel because conditions are "unsettled." The Arab propa-
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An Alarm Signal? By F. Hellendall As a former citizen of Dusseldorf, who had to leave Germany in 1934 as Jew, I would like to draw -your attention to the strange developments in my native city arising from the. proposal to • name the new University there after Henrich Heine, the great German Jewish poet. I am alarmed at the strength of anti-Jewish tendencies still prevailing in the country of my birth, 24 years after the Allied forces defeated Nazism, we had hoped forever. The West German newspaper "Die Welt" reported recently that the parents and pupils of a new grammar school in Hei-
or anti-Nazi personalities like Lise Meifner, Bertold Brecty or Hans and Sophie Scholl who were executed by the Nazis in 1943. —Similar difficulties Jiave been experienced by 118 professors" and lecturers bi Dusseldorf University who had submitted a proposal to name their University after Hejhrich Heine. Heine was born in Dusseldorf as the.son of Jewish parents in 1797. His "Buch der Lteder" (Book of Songs) made Heine one of the greatest lyrical poets ia-the German language. But he was more than, that:— He, the 'poet of "a new! song and a better song" was an un-. compromising enemy of Philistinism, Prussianism and all the other forces of Yesterday—still • youL. _.... to namfr the school after-the so much alive in his native land Autumn is the most pleasant late German-Jewish n u c 1 e a f" today. time of year to be here. After physicist Lise Meitner. A Hei*Since his death in. exile in the holy days, the weather is delberg liberal Town Council- Paris 112 years ago. many atperfect; the crowds are not too lor drew attention t« the fact tempts were made to honour great; there is room in the ho- that time and again difficulties Heine in his native city/Of Dustels . . . arise in West Germany when ' seldorf, but in the Kaiser's Ger., Or do you prefer to be the suggestions are made to name many asin the Weimar Repubvictim of Arab fantasies? schools or streets after Jewish lie all (attempts by Jleine ad: mirers to erec11 a statue in his honour there were thwarted by anti-Semites and reactionaries. ; ^NazisldestroyediallirjajceiL of "Heine's existence and even removed the memorial plaque f from the house where he was'born. Since the,endof the war the friends, of^'Heine' have fought i for a |irbjner, ^memorial in honour of tneiJoet'in Dusseldorf— without success. The suggestion to name Dusseldorf's new University after Heine was too much for the University's rector, Professor- Alwin Diemer. lie described the^ proposal of his 118 colleagues as^'charlatenry" and an example of the "cult of the personality" and in the name of "academic freedom" took steps to muzzle all_ further discussion on if 'by"We University staff. ~~ — A citizens' committee has been formed in- Dusseldorf to fight for the aim that "the U n i versity be named "Heinrich Heine University" after all. It lias received support not only in West Germany, but all oVer the world. . "" ' But Professor Diemer and the majdrlty of his University Senat remain unperturbed by this. Diemer is. a protagonist of the philosophy, 6t Martin Heideger (the first Nazi rector of Freiburg University who declared in 1933: "Not principles and ideas,should govern Published weekly on Friday by. Jewish Federation of Omaha. A day of mourning and fasting, Tishah B'Av your existence! The- Fuhrer. Although Judaism is not a religion of exces• Second Clan Pottage Paid sive fasting and self-punishment, the ninth day gives expression to the, grief of Jews of all himself 'and alone is the presat Omaha. Nebr. ent and future German reality of Av has been- set aside to recall the tragic Annual Subscription 15.00 times and all places; summons modern Jewry Advertlslnd Rates on Application. anditslawt") events in the history of our people. Publication Office: 101 No. 301 h street. to ponder the steadfast loyalty of their foreIf Heidegger should prove to - Omaha, Nebr. «1W. Phont U2A1U. We mourn the loss of the land, the destrucfathers to Judaism .through countless hardbe stronger than iHeine in DusMrs. Robert Gerelick, Editor tion of the ancient Temples; the centuries of ships; and bids him to a keener concern for seldorf, the peniocratic world, Susan Lincoln, Associate Editor, homeless^ wandering; the persecution and in> !may .regard Tto Jiwlih PrK« i* ixrt . tolerance'to which, ouii people'have been. sub-. the. Jews.in our, own tihiewhpi are jthe jyictims. ctims.!may xegaTd Pf^aSOMimore
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Cornhusker Lodge of B'nal The officers and trustees for B'rith will hold an installation the 1969-70 term will be in, stalled. banquet Saturday.evening, July Paul G. Cohen will be tha 26, at the New Tower Hotel, new President of the Lodge. He has served as a Vice-president of the Lodge for the past two years and has been active in B'nai B'rith affairs. Cohen is associated with Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, i "Other officers to be installed are": Frank G. Goldberg, Lawrence Z. Pazol, Dr. Paul A. J. Shyken, Vice-president; Robert A.. Hurwitz, Recording Secretary; John Anderson, Financial • Secretary; Stephen Kort, Treasurer; Harold Siporin, Guardiarr;'Marvin S. Abramson, War- ' deri;: Steven J. Riekes, Chaplains The new trustees for th« Lodge are: Alvin AbnSmfon, Dr. James L. Wax, Harold Novak, and Mclvin Weiss. Dr. Abe Greenberg, Vicepresident of the Supreme Lodge, will be the installing officer. Dr. Leon Fellman, newly elect-, ed President of District Grand Lodge No. 6, and Alvin Abramson, newly elected Governor of the South West Region, will give greetings. Philip Wayne is Paul G. Cohen, President the chairman for the dinner. ~ ~ All members of B'nai B'rith, their families and friends, are IRVIN KAIMAN thanks his invited to attend. Cocktails will many friends and relatives for begin at 7:30 p.m. After dinner the cards, flowers, contribu- entertainment will be provided. tions to charity and other ex- Reservations riray~beTnade"withrpressions of good wishes offered during his recent hospi- Mrs. Steven Riekes, 333-8498; Mrs. Philip Wayne, 333-1564; talization. Mrs. Paul Cohen, 333-4202; Mrs. Lawrence Pazol, 551-5178.
By KABBI SAMUEL J. FOX QUESTION: Why does Jewish tradition stipulate that the host^'break" bread at the table when there are guests present? '"".••• ANSWER: The answer given for this practice is because the host would cut larger pieces from the bread to impress his guests, while the guests might cut small pieces as the sign of modesty. QUESTION: Why is the grace after meals traditionally led by the guest and not the host? , '..-•.:...:.: Richard L. Robinson ANSWER: The Rabbis (Shulchan Aruch, Orah Hayyim, 201) claim that this is done because the grace after meals contains blessings which a guest would offer for the host. Apparently Richard L. Robinson, a senior this custom came into being at vice-president at Roberts Dairy the time when the/practice stUL Company in Omaha, and, until prevailed where one of the com• early this year, manager of pany would offer the grace in Roberts operations in Denver, the name of ./the entire comhas been 'elected president of pany. Thus.lf the host offered the American Medical Center the grace, after the meals he well bless himat Denver, a national hospital could not/Very / — f o r the treatment and research self. The e guest, g , however,, out of of cancer and chest diseases. courtesy and thankfulness to He has served as a trustee of the host can invoke the bless1 the hospital • since* 1957. ing/Sf the Almighty for his, host. Mr. Robinson and his wife, QUESTION: Why are many -Marci^rand-their «wo childrenr^prayers offered in^sobbing-i Ellen, 12, and John, 10, moved crying tone? to Omaha last month. They live . ANSWER: In the first place, at 12614 Cryer Avenue. man is supposed to consider
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Lincoln Lights Editor's Note: This column of Matches in Omaha for 12 Lincoln Jewish news has been years-olds,- and Champion in added to the Omaha Jewish Doubles in Ames, Iowa in the Press in an effort to serve the Semi-Finals for 12 year-olds. Lincoln Jewish Community. The column is being coordiMr. and Mrs. David Krivonated, in Lincoln by Mrs. Leo (Estelle) l S Rosenberg. tosenberg TTAhooss e s h a r e c e n l i v a t t e n d e d a * a m i 'y new. f « the column ."union in Beverly Hills, CalJ « < ™ a They ^ l also ^ v i svisited i t e d with ; Mrs. Rosenberg ifornia. at 701. Mulder Drive; phone friends in. Palm Springs and Las Vegas. 489-5813. .• », • Honors were given to Louis . -Mr. and_Mfs.- Jerry PoMck Stine B.B.G. during the leaderannounce the birth of a son, ship Conclave of the Cornbelt David, born July 11. They also Region, held at the Esther K. have a daughter Julie. Newman Camp June 5-8. The Grandparents are Mr. and chapter was awarded Best Mrs. Jake Polick and Mr. and Chapter in the Region for 1968~69~and~~seconi" c pe coin. scrapbook competition. •
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Delegates to the BBYO District Convention held June 26-30 in Elkbart Lake, Wisconsin were: Barbara: Kuklin, Sue Polsky, Jordon Kominsky, Lil' Misle, Debbie.-Neiden and ryan Misle: Lilly Misle received a 3rd place award for her entry In the Literature Division.
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himself helpless before the Almighty—not only helpless but worthless/Therefore, he must seek grace and pity. Secondly, the Rabbis write (Zohar, Terumah) that since the destruction of tr>e Temple the "gates of prayer" have been closed and only the "gates of tears" are open and accessible. The Jew, therefore, often sheds a tear during his prayers. If he cannot cry, he at least chants his prayers in a broken voice. Especially is this the case when prayers of penitence and confession are offered. The tears or the broken voice are also perhaps a means of symboliz ing man's realization of his owr own shortcomings, as well as those of society for which he is held responsible,
Warren Weiner, riding Hiraeth, placed first in the working Hunter, third in the Hunt Seat Equitation, fourth in Equitation over Fences, and fourth in Open Jumper in the Ponca of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Weiner. " Dr. Abe Greenberg was reelected Trustee of the National Jewish Hospital in Denver at the recent District 6 Convention held in French Lick, Indiana. Richard Fellman was re-elected to the District 6 Court of Appeals and Alvin Abramson was elected to the Board of Governors of District 6.
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Beth Israel \ SERVICES Friday: Traditional Service, Kobolas Shabbos: 7:30 p.m. Saturday: • Morning Service: 8:45 a.m. Catjtor's class in Torah Reading %'il lmeet 45 minutes before Mincha. Rabbi Nadoff will conduct.the Talmud Class at 8 p.m. followed at 8:30 p.m. by Mincha, Sholash Sudos and Maariv. Sunday: Morning Service: 9 a.m. followed by breakfast and Rabbi's class in "The Twelve Minor Prophets." : : Daily Services at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.
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Before You Know It Mines. Bennett Vaguer and Robert Falcr of the Omaha chapter of the Brandeis University National Women's Committee . attended the. 21st Annual Conference of the Brandeis National Women's Committee held on the Brandeis campus In WalUiam, Mass. The National Women's Committee, a group of 75,000 women In 125 chapters across the country, Has supported and maintained the University library since the inception of the university in 1948.. More than 400 official delegates attended the five-day conference. They participated in workshops and seminarirconductcd by Brandels faculty and Qdinlnlstfatloii,aHd by special guests. . •
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Campus OFFICERS Newly elected officers of AlphaEpsilon Pi at the University of Nebraska at Omaha are: Harvey Cohen, President; Jay Wasserkrug, Vice-president; Bill Gilinsky, Secretary; Jerry GerelickrTreasurerrand Rick Eirenberg, Sergeant-at-arms.
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Pictured are some of the activities Esther K. Newman campers have'been participating in during the hot summer days of the first and second sessions. The camp committee will, hold a meeting, Monday, July 21, 12 noon, at the Jewish Community" Center for all interested members of the community. Staff members will be on hand to answer questions parents may have about the camp and their'children. The third session of the Federation camp will begin Monday, July 28. Further information about the camp program, available dates and rates can be obtained from the camp office at the JCC. Phone 3421366.
The Seniors Who Stayed Aw a y (Continued from Page 1) by the Houston Rabbinical Association, the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Houston and the executive committee of ADL's local advisory . Iward^ insisted it was loo.Jate_ to change the date. A motion to reschedule this year's graduation and to adopt "a policy that future commencement exercises not be held on either the Jewish or the Christian Sabbath, died for lack of a second. Members of the Houston Clergy Association, an ecumenical group, signed a state-meatexpressmg-displeasure at commencements held on the Sabbath, In a letter to the president of the Houston school board, the Rev, J . ' E . Christensen of the Catholic Council on Community Relations, said "that he regarded the school board's lack of action as "an example of the anti-Semitism of inscnsitivity." . Student Action Iiva letter headed "Dear Fellow: Student," the youngsters announced that a'succcssful appeal appeared dim and that many Jewish seniors bad decided to attend Shabbat services with their families instead of graduation." The "1 e t t ef spelled out the student's position: —There are Jewish seniors APAHTHENT BLIJU. OWNERS o o yon RAVE Titouor.B WITH
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who have strong commitment to the Sabbath which would have to be violated in order to attend graduation; —There are Jewish seniors whose commitment is not as strong but who nevertheless believe that as long as one person wishes to keep the Sabbath he should be supported, not forced to compromise his convictions; —The apathy and lack of consideration given the matter by. school officials is appalling. "Ail of us have worked hard to reach this day," the letter -said. "Graduation is and should be an important part of our lives. However, the situation is a clear cut matter of principle which must be weighed carefully by you as a member of the Jewish faith and of the Jewish community. To take a stand on this Issue Is an opportunity to champion the dignity and convictions of the Jewish
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