December 28, 1973

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neva Conference may Lead b Peace or ''50 Years of War'

ieD«va, (JTA) — Israeli circles in Geneva descrUicd Foreign Minitter Abba Eban a* "satisfied" with tlte work of the Geneva peace conference up till now. These circles made this declaration ai Eban was oo the point of leaving Geneva for Israel after having attended the first two sessions of the GeMva peace conference — the first Arab-Israeli peace talks since the creation of the State of Israel. . The peace conference, according to a United Nations source, is "continuing Its work in the absence of the four for-

eign ministers who attended the conference's opening phase." The first phase of the ArabIsraeli peace conference opened and closed here last weekend. The event t! it was a quarter of a century in the making saw Israelis and Arabs sitting face to face for the first time since the State of Israel was estat>llshed. The suspicion, bitterness and mutual antagonism arising frotn a generation of hot and cold war, capped by the fierce and costly battles of last Oct. 6-22, was clearly evi-

.|l e n t in the formal opening speeches Friday by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Israel. But Saturday's brief — 20 minute — closed-door session before phase one adjourned was reported to have been surprisingly cordial and the atmosphere was decidedly more hopeful than when the conference began. UnltMl Nations SecfeUry General Kurt Waldbeim who presided at the first phase, summed up the feelings of all the participants when he said on departing from Geneva.

"For the first time we have a real chance for peace in the Middle East." The decision taken at Geneva over the weekend to proceed with the disengagement talks right after Cliristmas took everyone in Jerusalem by surprise. A military committee composed o( Israeli and Egyptian officers of general rank will meet in Geneva. The talks are expected to continue into Jan-

Israeli Elections Next Week By YITZHAK SHARGIL TEL AVIV (JTA)-With election day less than'one week away, IsraeKa ruling La forParty is running scared, despite the latest public opinion poll predicting an overwhelming victory for the Labor lists. Labor is aiming its big guns at the Ukud non-Labor alignment which it is trying to brand as tiie party of war. Premier Gotda Meir'a Labor Alignment is presenting itself to the voters as the party of peace, an image enhanced by the successful opening of the first AraMsraeli peace talks in 25 years at Gen-

eva last Friday. Labor, on the eve of elections, has unveiled a new platform which, while standiiig firm on the need for defensible borders, is more dovelsh than the previous platform on the question of territorial compromise. It is also promising new and younger faces in the next government and Knesset. A poll, conducted by the respected Institute of Applied Social Research and released over the weekend, gave 50 percent of the decided vote to Labor against 29 percent for Likud. That lopsided result,

Sam Beber fo Be Honored At AZA Anniversary Dinner Omaba—TIH Omaha celebration of the GOth anniversary of AZA will special tribute to former Omahan, Sam Beber, who was ttie fbuoder of the movement. The anniversary dinner, open to ttie community, will Iw held Saturday, January 12, at • p.m. at the Omalw Hilton Hotel. In the early IftWs a small gn'jp of Jewish boys decided ia fonn a Jflfrish fraternity, and asked Mr. Beber to serve as advisor to the group. Through Mr. Beber and a number t>f other Omaha Jewish leaders, AZA v/as formally brought into existence a a nationid organiaztion on May 3, 1924. B'nai B'rith's recogniUon of AZA came the following year. The program currently Involves some 50.000 teenagers throughout the country. Now retired, Mr. Beber >iras

which should have been heartening to Labor stalwarts, has in fact created a severe case of jitters. For one thing, the poll did not cover Voters on active military duty who comprise a fairly large segment of the electorate. For another, it indi-'' cated that 40 percent of the voters are still undecided, which, at this date, seems to spell trouble for the party In power.

uary when the conference will probably meet again in plenary session thought at ambassadorial level. Israeli sources said that it would be reconvened at ministerial level "whenever necessary." The military committee will continue the Suez Canal disengagement talks started at Kilometer 101 and suspended Dec. 10. Israeli cifxies do not believe, however, that any ma(Continued on page 2.) ;

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Tours, Broi nres Explain Xew J€€ Omaha — Brochures describing the new Jewish Community Center of Omaha at 333 North 132nd Street were sent this week to every Jewish family in Omaha, according to Ramon Somberg. chairman of tlie new Center Membership Committee. Somberg advises anyone not receiving a brochure by Monday to call the Jewish Community Center, 342-1366. The brochure, containing a detailed description of the new facilities available to members, includes a copy of the dues «triirtiir« iml an

tunity to see first-tiand the facilities available in the new Jewish Community Center. According to Norman Batt, chairman of the new Center Building Committee, 'The building is progressing satisfactorily. At iMVsent, the pdnting

and finishing of the ceilings and light fixtures in the north end of the building Is taking place, with a view toward completing the north end of the Center first. The new J.C.C. will be completed for occupancy March 1st," Mr. Batt said.

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a prominent Omaha attorney before moving to Chicago where he played a key role in the development of the City of Park Forest, Illinois. Dignitaries Coning David M. Blumberg and Phll(Continued on page 8.)

I.OU Somberg, host of the first of many lours of-ihe New Jewish Community Center, chats with Nancy Noddle, membership committee member, Ray Semberg, membership committee cba.lnnaa and Mollis Delniaa, OUer Adult worker for tlM Jew* Ish Cemmsaity Ceater.

Tears On Sunday, Dec. 23, Ramon Somberg and Lou Somberg hosted the first of a series of tours of the new Center building. Other tours for members of the community are sclieduled during January and February. These guided tours, under the direction of Mrs. Harlan Noddle, Tour Chairman, will give Omaha residents an oppor-

Hy Tabachnick, Jewish Community Center Director, serves as desk as Charles Monasec, President of the Jewish Community Center Board, signs up as one of the first members of the New Center. Ray Somt>erg, Membership Chairman, looks on.

Ouiek AraoM (left) diseaaset Various as|Mcts of the Gym at the new Jewish Commnnity Ceater with members of the tour beU last Saaday.

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