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people,' a people who's only LETTER FROM JERUSALEM crime was their religious be- Dear Editor: lief. We who were fortunate I cannot find a better way enough to escape the bloody than using the medium of your hands of the Nazis must look distinguished paper, to pass on back and see what it means to the following message: be so severely persecuted. Let "Dear friends, • us raise our voices in prayer A score of decades and more for the dead as well as those have passed since the establishpersecuted in this day and age. ment of our little state — and through my work with the UnitOn their way to their deaths ed Jewish Appeal — I was forthey asked "remember us, tunate to meet thousands and speak and write of us and of thousands of dedicated warm the third destruction," with this people, who came- as friends in. mind let us all remember of the UJA. six million of our fellow Jews Each one different from the who went through the greatest .. other and from different comhorror of all time. munities, but all of you united' I urge all members of our in feelings of love and identificommunity, y o u n g and old cation with the people of Isalike, to attend this year's me- rael. You were the first ones Synagogue, on April 29, 1973 to help little Israel in its first at 7 p.m. stages of its establishment. . Aron Zeiderman Those were very trying and TO CINDY AND THOSE difficult days — days full of WHO CARE . . . worry, anxiety, expectations 30 Years Ago How many times have I, as and hope for a better future. patience and endurance an advisor, heard what Cindy Only helped us overcome our many expressed in the Jewish Press many difficulties. Naturally all of March 30? this could not have been acApathy, empathy, concern, complished without your treinterest, participation, etc. etc. mendous support — financially The 30th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising will be Omaha, unfortunately is not and morally. observed April 19, 1973. This desperate revolt is the most prothe only area with lack of parfound expression »f the Jewish People's spirit and bravery and To aU those wonderful cou- shall forever symbolize our continuous struggle against tyranny ticipation. Isn't it a shame that " . .. the adults and- youth only join ples, and those who followed and persecution. and/or participate when there them in later years, I take . This anniversary must be a time for the world to remember pleasure in expressing my little the indomitable courage and heroism of all those who took up is a crisis. thank you — to you all. arms against the Nazi German henchmen and their willing acTo C i n d y and others who , care: remember you be the one You were the first ones to complices in defense of Jewish lives and dignity; and to remember with humility the millions of our martyrs who perished in to participate, and you be the come- here, and share with us the greatest catastrophe of our history. our most trying days — we saone who cares—because you /We, the surviving witnesses who are branded by the mark truly in the long run will bcne-, of Bergen Belscn, Treblinka and Auschwitz, of the Warsaw Ghetto fit. You may not benefit today' your devoted 'friend, and T3abi Yar must now renew our determination to continue or tomorrow, buV years, from Chaint Vinltsky bearing the torch of remembrance of the Holocaust and its legacy now your experiences will be —for our sake, for our children's, for the Jewish People, for UJA iDircctor 'General fruitful for you as- adults. -. in :Isracl Israel and for all humanity. You only pass these years once, anything you can learn or add to others lives is worthwhile. God bless you! By Mickey GereUck Bev Rouleau Past Ner Tamid Advisor', Omaha Traditionally, Passover is a This year the looking back your place in the drama. Pres, Mile High time for looking back and re- has special imeaning as Israel We dedicate this Issue to Is,'••-•". BBG 261 Advisor, membering—the story of the celebrates its 25th year of rael, on her 25th anniversary. Denver statehood. The looking back in Exodus and IsWe take pause tri remember— the [pages of the Jewish Press her long and difficult road to rael's e s c a p e reflects strong ties between the independence. We pray for easfrom Egyptian three — -Passover, Israel and ier years ahead. slavery. Omaha Jewry. We dedicate this issue to In r e c e n t ! Passover, mankind's oldest Passover—to its lessons of freeyears, the Pass-1 By RABBI SAMUEL FOX Independence Day, takes on dom and dignity for all men QUESTION: What is the significance of the "Charoseth" used over edition off special meaning as we prepare which remain eternally true in the Jewish Press! at the Passover Seder? • ' * - ' • to celebrate the silver anni- all times and in all places. has been dedi-1 ANSWER: The rabbis In the Talmud offer a number of reaAnd we dedicate this issue to versary of Israel's independsons. Some claim that this paste-like mixture of fruits and nuts cated not only! you—the individual Jew, who ence. to looking back) was intended to alleviate somewhat the sharpness of the bitter To Jews, the central meaning bears the responsibility for the herbs eaten on the Passover night. Others say that it is a re- at the biblical M . G e r e l i c k of the two holidays is essen- perpetuation of the lessons of minder of the mortar which the enslaved Jews used in order to history of our tially the same. They represent Passover, as welf as for the make bricks for Pharoah. The Jerusalem Talmud reports that people, but also to looking back the Jewish will to survive In future of Israel. some consider it to be made in a red color to remind us of the at pieces of local Jewish his- the face of oppression. They Freedom comes -from the tory. blood that was spilled in Egypt. .represent the determination of ability to make, a choice. ReJews to live and learn; to work sponsiblUty means caring. We and worship; to play and pros- must be free to choose what we care about, but we cannot surper—as free men. .: • vive without caring about some* And the pages of the Jewish thing. Press reflect the commitment That is what Passover and and contributions of Omaha Israel 1948* , 1972 to the lessons of Pass- about. and being a Jew is all Population .'. 870,000 3,200,000 Jews over and to the building and Happy Holidays to all of you. Jewish population 710,000 2,700,000 growth of the State of Israel. 1 : Non-Jewish population , 160,000 . 500,000 The 1940s were momentous Pupils ;,'.,.', i 140,000 790,000 The Jewish Press University students ;.......> .V. 1,600 45,000 years for all people. It was the decade that marked the tragPublished weekly on Friday by Employed .' ..... 250,000 1,050,000 Unemployed 30,000 30,000 edy and victory of World War Jewish Federation of Omaha. Harlan Noddle, Press Employed in industry r. 65,000 - 27O,O00i II. It was the decade that recorded the establishment of the Committee Chairman Gross National Product—by million of Israel Pounds, State of Israel-the War of Lib1970 prices (in 1949) 259 ' 21600 eration—the Mortimer Greenberg, . ingathering of the " Cultivated area (by square kilometers) 1650 4225 survivors of the Executive Director holocaust, and Irrigated area (by square kilometres) 300 • 1790 all that it entailed. Mrs. Robert Gerelick, Editor Production of electricity (by millions of kilowatt hours) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 2 6 0 8000 AU-the history could not be Mrs. Sidney Mirvlsh. Assistant. Number of tourists .....r ...;.......; .• 4,000 700,000 Mrs. Irvin C. Kaiman Vehicles ..;.,......... /. 25,000 320,000 repeated in the few pages of Computers .;.. ............... 300 this holiday issue. It,.would Advertising Manager 1 tecond Clau Pottage Paid Imports (by millions of dollars—1949) 265 3200 take volumes to recall just the ai Omaha, Nebr. Annual subscription UM •*• Exports (by millions of dollars—1949) 43 2000 highlights. But hopefully, this UnJmrlsh It net ntpomlbfa Itr th* issue will help you remember KaUirulh atPratt any nratfoct er ntabllihmwi Puoiiutlon Oltlcc:, mi No. Huh S l | 3 v •All figures apply either to the end of 1948 or to the first full year of Israel's statehood. the drama of the forties, and Omaha, tltbr MIM "MORE ABOUT
ISRAEL, PLEASE!" The Omaha World-Herald, being the only newspaper publication in the State of Nebraska, must be the main source of information to the Jewish people of Nebraska, mainly Omaha. This should not be the main source of vital news for all Jewish people. It should be the Jewish Press, which is read by 95 per cent of the Jewish people. This was discussed by my. self and ten interested friends. Why doesn't the Press elaborate more on Israel? Much is printed about activities of our local Jewish community which is interesting and important to all Jewish' people in Omaha, but although there are those who will not agree, news from Israel overshadows all news, local or national. Israel In the strength that hold* all the Jewish people of this universe of ours together, If Israel falters, all Jewish people will suffer be-' yond explanation. Pride will be lost, and when any race of people loses pride, it ceases to exist as a unified race. This entire letter condenses down to a few lines: we would like to read more about Israel, you and only you are our main supplier. Please supply more and mpre and more. Sam Rlchman REMEMBER Thirty years and six million Jews after World War II and the Nazi war machine, antiSemitism continues its existence. In a world filled with hatred for the Jew, is becomes that much more of a necessity that we the Jews remain united as one. Once again this year, as in years past, the Jewish community will hold a memorial service' for our six million brethren who died at the hands of the Nazi death trap. It is most fitting that we commemorate the loss of our
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