Commerce Director Will Meet With Top Omaha Businessmen Born in Germany, Mr. Lahav emigrated to I s r a e l in 1933. He holds a degree in Economics and Political Science from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Since 1953, Gideon Lahav has served the Government of Israel both in that country's Foreign service and in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Jerusalem. Mr. Lahav will be accompanied in Omaha by Ben Zion Golan, Consul for Economic Affairs, Midwest office in Chicago.
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. Omaha — Fifty prominent Omaha business leaders have been invited by Mayor Eugene Leahy and Phillip G. Schrager to attend a luncheon to meet Gideo Lahav, Director -General, of Israel's Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The luncheon will be held at the Hilton Hotel on December 12 at 12 noon. The purpose of Mr; Lahav's visit to the United States is to p'resent to American businessmen the general aspects of Israel's economy,, business investment opportunities and to promote Israel's e c o n o m i c growth through trade a n d tourism;1 •••• "•••••• •'•••••.•.' ••• '"••
Omaha—Dan Katzman, New Center Project chairman, announced this week that gifts totaling $3,005,221 for the new Omaha Jewish-Community Center have been pledged up to this time. "While this is a , milestone in the realization of the community's goal, we still have further to go to be able to pay for the building whose plans have been authorized by the Federation Executive Committee," he noted. "In recommending (hat-we go forward In awarding the building contracts prior to raising the full amount required," said Mr. Katzman, "I did so with the full knowledge that we
would bave the support of the whole community. We are now calling for your full support. We still need $600,000 dollars to complete the building!" Mr. Katzman p o i n t e d out "that if we are able to accumulate sufficient funds to complete the projected Center, we will Use the funds resulting from the .sale of the old property as an endowment to assist Us-maintenance, "i Mr. Katzman said that only one third of the families in the community h a v e committed their gifts so far, and he urges every family to cooperate in' this joint effort.
Omaha Jewish Women Will Rally on Human Rights Day
Ifmskm- Ha yam Jerusalem (JTA)—Defense Minister Moshe Dayan has expressed increasingly pessimistic views in recent days over the prospecte of quiet along4he Syrian border and believes, that hostilities can break out on other fronts as well. He told 200 Anglo-Jewish leaders at a meeting here that he saw little chance of peace on the Golan Heights, predicted that Syria would respond to any Egyptian call for renewed hostilities against Israel, and raised the prospect that even
Jordan, "the most moderate; jit Arab countries," might not be able to resist the pressure from.pther., Arab' states if they, decided to fight Israel again. Dayan said that the Syrians were unlikely to reach any accord with Israel because they refuse to recognize ils existence. "I'm afraid that we can't really hope that the terrorist groups will be stopped by the Syrians or prevented from crossing the cease-fire line," he said. He noted that if Egypt decided to renew hostil-
ities a g a i n s t Israel, Syria would heed Cairo's call though he doubted the Syrians could ..-bo- effect Ive.-*""-r *:"' ^ V - -f.v Dayan also expressed doubt that Jordan could seek d separate peace agreement with Israel if only because the other Arab states would not permit such a move. Regarding a move to reopen the Suez Canal, Dayan said the details were unimportant so long as the result made sure that "the canal changes from a military to a navigational line,"
Mrs. Ervin Simon Named Chairman of 1 3 Philanthropies Women's Division Omaha—Mrs. Ervin R. Simon has been named chairman of , the Women's Division of the ; 1973 J e w i s h Philanthropies f C a m p a i g n of Omaha. An- * nouncement of her appointment f was made by Mrs. Arthur Gold—f stein, president of the Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs, at Thursday morning's meet-
ilifc-'-'-Y.-v' • ; . In making her announcement, Mrs. Goldstein said "it Is a ; privilege for O m a h a -Jewish ; Women to have at the bclm of , our'campaign (his year an out- j standing woman who has al- < ready shown through ber past; performance in other areas of activity that she is vitally con- p cerned about Israel and our Io- r cal community.' ' " Mrs. Ervin* Simon Mrs. Simon, secretary of the Federation of Jewish Women's the most outstanding volunteer Clubs, most recently was in- programs in Omaha. strumental in organizing the "While recognizing and reLeague Offering Volunteers for membering our deep.ties with the- Elderly, a committee of the Israel and Jews everywhere, Dr. Philip Sher Home for the we must at the same time Aged. She served as first chair- neither forget nor ignore our man of the LOVE program responsibilities here at home," from October, 1971 to October, said Mrs. Simjin. "The pro|J972 during which time the or- grams and faci ities'our PhilJganlzation,jgrew_ tot>be one, p^,anthroplcs, campaign..supports »
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encompasses our entire Jewish community." Mrs. Simon has previously served as president of the Oma-ha Chapter of Hadassah and Beth El Synagogue.; Sisterhood, and as an officer of Brandeis University's Women's Committee. She is-a member of the Omaha Alumnae Chapter of • Mortar Board, Urban League, Opera Angels, Omaha Symphony Guild and National Council of Jewish Women. - . "As a life-long resident of Omaha, I have always considered It both a privilege and an obligation to be associated with a Philanthropies campaign. I consider it a singular honor to be chairman of the Women's Division during this 25th-anniversary year of the founding of the state of Israel," said the new chairman.
JCC Library Omaha—It will be very much appreciated if all books borrowed with plastic or paper covers are returned with the covers intact.
Omaha—A petition calling on the United N a t i o n s Human Plights Commission, the U.S. ;goyermne'nt,and the Soviet Union to help;alleviate the plight' of Soviet Jews is being circulated by 12 national Jewish women's organizations in more than 50 American cities including Omaha, Jewish women of Omaha will circulate (lie petition at a program to commemorate Human Illghts Day on Tuesday, December 12 at 12:30 p.m. at Beth Israel Synagogpe.
The petition, below, which already has hundreds of thousands of signatures, is part of a nationwide Women's Plea for Human Rights for Soviet Jewish Prisoners to take place Dee. 12. The event, timed to coincide with Human Rights Week, is sponsored jointly by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry and the National Jewish Community R e l a t i o n s Advisory Council. All Omaha Jewish women and their friends are urged to attend this rally and to sign tha petition. i
Declaration To Commemorate Iluman Rights Day ' December 10, 1972 We the undersigned, Women of America, recognize a moral imperative to pledge our continued dedication for the cause ; of Soviet Jewry. Insofar as Soviet Jews are discriminated ] against and deprived of: • The right to live in the tradition of one's fathers * The right to develop:one's;intellectual capacity to the. fullest
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The right to pursue one's career, where one chooses, and' The right to; leave one's country for reasons of career, family or religion. We therefore urge Soviet authorities to restore these basic ' human rights to Soviet Jews. We also urge thatthe United Nations Commission on Human Rights, investigate, violations of international standards by the Soviet Union. Furthermore, we pledge that as long as these conditions exist wo will support efforts to withhold priviledged economic concessions from the United States o£ America to the Soviet Union. , «
Martin Waldinger Appointed to UJA National Young Leadership Cabinet Des Molnes—Martin Waldin- ter .and of the National Council ger has been appointed to the •of Christians and Jews. National Y o u n g Leadership He has served in various caCabinet of the- United Jewish pacities in the Campaigns of Appeal (UJA). the Jewish Welfare Federation. He is a member of the board In 1972 he was chairman of' of tho Jewish, Community Cen- Special Gifts Division.( .,._£„..
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