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^: OMAHA - Two larganlMUgnal roeetlnsi ""<'' rTdetkon are idieduled lor ^'tM» Sunday, March 2, u the 1975 Omaha Jewlih PhUanUiropiM Campaign moves . ahead. General Chairman Ell tZalkln announced today. > Tte Onrt Man's TeleUwa liwUI be bdd at • a.m. under k'dlrectkia of Telethon Chalrrman Sam Fried. Also 'f scheduled is a General Men's rDlviiion meeting under 'direction ot Chairman David ' Goldstein.
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At 10 a.m. Sunday, the meetings are scheduled in Keynoters Division, headed by coming weeks. They are: Leadership Division, Racky Newman and Dave Friedland, will mtet at the meethig Monday, March 3, 7 p.m.; Michael Erman, Jewish Community Center. Speaker at the meetings will chairman; Senhir Execulhrea. 7 p.m. be Mitchell Raiansky of Dallas, Tex., a member of the Thursday, March A, Jack National United Jewish Ap- Saferstein, chairman; Initial Gilts, 10 a.m. Sunday, peal (UJA) Young Leadership Cabinet. Raaansky is being March 9, Leo L. Meyerson brought to Omaha as part of chairman, and Richard HUier UJA's -Operation' Upgrade", co-chairman; Young Executivesnational program (or training Monday, March 10, Paul campaign workers. Several other divisional Cahea and Frank Goldberg. aHChalrmen. Speakers for these meetings will be announced later. The Philanthropies drive is aiming for an early May windup.
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By BYLVU WAGNER OMAHA - The Center Stage is lull of bright, cnerifstlc and very talented young people singing aqd dancing Israel's story In "To Live Another Summer," which opened Thursday nighl. You may have heard the music before, but you have not seen this revue with a cast of n performers. II i* preaented on an open tt«|» with a random Impieiilgnlit set, designed by lV>ro Crisp, that allows Ira Raznick to move hU actors as beflU the mood and the music Ton Jsnacn's lighting creates mounUin top* and prison cells aa well as aU things in between. I was particularly moved by the compMely original musical acores of MlkeDeaU. Ptarina to ikitfaool a ft» would not eoiy be dUBeult but milatr, as Ikb Is truly a oMopMiy parfennaoce. The t.fti4n««it to linwto *^ «<ieclhr* and Ms ttw audtaooe we Ita Imaglnathin. The dMNOgrapliy, dtiiCMd by Ondy JofeHsn aad Marda JaoacB, Is aa rnodan and aa Irattloaal as larati ttadf.
The cast represents a crosssect Ion of almost every religious belief and yet brings a "Jewish heart" to this production that is (Hied with love and a great deal of understanding. This must be Ira's satisfaction. Working with young people Is his forte. This is not an easy thing, as most young actors, dancers and aingers are equipped with more energy than training. I can't Imagine anyone being bored, disapproving of the language or the costuming. You will lau^, cry, sympathize and t>c completely entertained by •TO LIVE ANOTHER SUMMER." Performances continue March 1 and 2 (Saturday and Sunday), Thursday. March 6 and Saturday and Sunday, March » and 9. Thursday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m., Sundays are at 2 In the afternoon. Call 334-81M -for ticket reservations or ptcfc them up at the Jewish Oommunlty Center. Adult nonnnember tickets are t3, members t2.S0 and students $1. Do come, and bring the whole family.
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OMAHA - Joseph Klrriieabaum, vice president of Noddle Development Co. has been named chairman of the Oihaha 1973 campalp tor SUte of Israel Bonds. Klnhenbaum Is praaenUy a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. He is a past prasldent of Beth Israel Synagogue and a former member of the board of dlractors of the Omaha Day School. He also served as General Men's Division Chairman ol Philanthropies (or Beth Israel. In addition to being a diractor of the Omaha Real Estate Board, Kirshenbaum If an instructor in Real Estate InvcstmenU at the University ol Nebraska at Omaha. Joe and bU wUe, Maxine, have three children - Jeffrey, age f;Swan,(andD«bra,4.
JoaspbKlrriMniMum In accepting the chairmanship, Kirshenbaum asserted that the 1975 FaU campaign In Omaha will be an Integral part of one of the most Intensive drives ever launched by the Israel brought on by a record-breaking defense burden and a very high rate o( innatkm.
Israeli Students To Visit OMAHA - Two high school students from Israel will be visiting the Omaha community from March 2-9. The visit Is sponsored by the Israel Mlntetry of Foreign Affairs and Education and the Community Relations Department of the Jewish Federatkm of Omaha. The students, Alon Oriitske and Yael Sebastian have been chosen on the basis of academic achievement, participation In high school papers and a desire to learn more about peer groups In the United States. They will participate actively In school schedules threugh lectures, small group discussion. In political science, history and social studies classes. While in Omaha, they will appear In assemblies and seminars at Central and Burke High Schools, WesUlde High, Boys Town and Millard SenkN-High School. Alon Is 16>^, bom In Tel Aviv. He finished primary school and Is presently In his third year Science" Class at HImelfarb Comprehensive High School In Beer-Sheba. Yael was bom In Ottawa, Ontario In August, 1968 her (amUy Immigrated to Israel where they settled In Ramat HanassI Bat Yam Yael's first two years of high school consisted of general sobJecU. She has chosen the (Wd of mathematics, physics and chemistry as her third year area of concentration. During their visit the students will meet with television, radio and newspaper reporters. In addition, Yael and Alon will hold a dialogue at the Omaha High School of Jewish Studies and meet individually with various Jewish groups throughout the week. Mrs. Martin (Marilyn) Warren is the program (CpatlnusdonPags?)
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Israelis Staggered by New Taxes; Lower Living Standards Expected JERUSALEM (JTA)— Israelis were staggered Tuesday by the announcement of new taxes, the effects of which will be higher prices, lower living standards and the proapect of increased unemployment. The new tax package, authorized by the Cabinet at a tense live-hour meeting-Monday and formally presented to the Knesset by Finance Minister Yehoshua Rablnowltz Tuesday morning. Includes a new 7.S percent sales Ux on top of the existing ones and a 7.5 percent payroll tax, payable by employers.
Tte tax Increases, combined with a 20 percent hike In the cost of postal services which Include telephone and telegraph, will help finance a record IL 56 billion (about tS.IB billion) budget for fiscal 1»79 which the Finance MintMer presented to the Knesset this morning. The new levies are calculated to extract an additional IL 2 billion from the Israeli public, already burdened by one of the highest tax rates In the world. Economic experts estimated that the new
B'nai B'rith Blood Drive Scheduled for March 5 OMAHA - The Henry Moniky and Cornhusker Lodges and Chapters will sponsor a B'nal B'rith blood drive at the Red Cross Blood Center, 39th and Dewey, Wednesday. March 5. Anyone between ages 19 and 65 may donate blood from noon to 5:45 p.m. B'nai B'rith will serve corned beef sandwiches to donors. Length of time involved Is about 46 minutes from registration to canteen. And donors can eat right away today. Omaha Chairman Mrs. Max (Ida) Sacks urges all members and friends of B'nal B'rith to help by contributing
a "pint of life." B'nal B'rith, she said, will replace blood for anyone who has received some which has not yet been replaced. For Information or questions concerning the blood donor or replacement programs, call Ida Sacks, 5581802. Mrs. Sacks said that Omaha B'nai B'rith ruen and women have been conducting drives for blood at the Red Cross since 1961 and that many hundreds of units of blood have been replaced as a result of these drives. "It Is a painless way in which to perform a great mitivah," she
measures will lead to a general 5-7 percent rise in prices. According to the Finance MInlstery, some Items will go up In cost Immediately and others within a few months. The new sales tax, which went bito effect Tuesday nonilng, does not Indude baak: food ttems, petroleam, electricity, water, public tniHportatkm and Industrial eqnIpfnMit. But U does htt audi conaimiw products as coMee, cigarettes, so^> and cosmetics. Israelis, who had expected a breathing speU after the 43 penxnt devaluation of the Israel Pound last October forced prices up by 56 percent, were stunned by the new measures. The 7.5 percent payroll tax brought a furious reaction from Hlstadnit and employers alike. Peleg Ramir, director general of the Israel Manufacturers Association, declared. "This Is a very heavy burden on manufacturers who are In any case faced with a serious liquidity crisis. The (payroll) tax will result in higher prices for commodities, fewer buyers and. consequently a decrease in employment." Marc Mosciewltz, president of the Manufacturers Association, agreed that the (Continued on Page 3)