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wi-A-Ufetkne Event' OMAHA - The unveiling o< a wall displaying honorlal and memorial plaques will highlight the "onceln-a-liretlme" dedication of Omaha's Jewish Community Center this Sunday. Nov. 30, at 1:30 p.m. The plaques will recognize major donations which provided many of the rooms and facilities for the Center The (4 millionplus facility at 333 South 132nd Street was in full operation this past summer. "Such things as Center dedications are usually only onc^in• a-llfe<lme events." pointed out Sue Myers, JCC Dedication Program co-chairman with Maxinc Kirshenbaum. The women urged the Jewish community to be on hand for the ceremonies. A short dedication program with a Hanukkah theme Is planned. Eight speakers - each representing one of (he fight days of Hanukkah - will serve as candles during theMef ceremony. " The eight are Charles A. Monasee. and Norman Batt. immediate past and present JCC board chairmen, respectively: Morley Zipunky Md Harian J Noddle, immediate past and current presldenU. respectively, of the Jewish Federation of Omaha: a member of the JCC staff; an older adult who attended the dedication of the old JCC at 20(h and Dodge: Mary FeU||Mn. a Federatkm vice president; and a child member of the Ww JCC. Daniel Kalzman. project chairman for the building of the JCC, will be the -shammus" In the "candle-llghtlng." .
Mrs, Katskee Finds New JCC 'Gorgeous' OMAHA- Back In the ia20s. her husband Abe made a ISOO pkBdge to the building fund of the Jewish Community Cemer then being built at Mh and Dodge Streets "We didn't have that money to give all at once. We gave so much every month." she recalled of the pledge which. even by today's standards. Is a worthy amount. A week ago this past Wednesday, the lady. Tony Katskee, now 97 years young, completed a journey through time by making her first visit to the new Jewish Community Center on I32nd Street about three blocks south of Dodge. "Oh. It's gorgeous!" said Mrs. Katskee. "I wouldn't have believed II If 1 hadn't seen It.
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New Needs Of Israelis OMAHA-DIck Hlller readily admits the trip he took to Israel a few weeks ago wasn't like his first one seven years before. Hlller, a vice president at Omaha National Bank who was named to present Omaha on the Fall Cash FactFindIng Motion to Israel Oct 26-31, lid of his first trip with bis wife, 'We didn't gel In to see the problems and the needs of the country as we did on this mission.. .(This time I we saw the Israelis In the moshavs, in the kibbulzlm-ln their hootM. "Ve saw the Youth Aljyah Centers, the vocational l«iH>oli~ojie has 7S0 3fMN|jtsters. and half of them live there and half of them merdy go to day Mbool."
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Long Sifia!! Impasse Is Predicted Ihe sources saw little hope JERUSALEM (JTAl - for the negotiation of a second Top-level government sources interim accord with Syria predict a prolonged Impasse since Israel could 'offer only In negotiations with Syria cosmetic" border changes even If Damascus agrees at within the context of an inthe lait minute - |a Is ex- .terim agreement and. even in pected here - to rnew the the context of a final peace mandate of the Unite! Nations settlement, would never agree Disengagement Otaerven to a total withdrawal from Ihe Poree (UNPOFi which ex- GolenHeights. , < .< pires Nov; 30. Since Syria rtjecu both
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On this Wednesday. Nov 19. during « luncheon at the JCC, Tony Katskee was honored by Kalah Franklin Chapter. American Mizrachi Women of Omaha, as Its oldeit charter member She received a corsa^ In recognition of her 40 years of faithful membership. A* far as the new Center goes, however, there's some undniihed txHlneu for Mrs. Katskee: she hasn't u yet toured the entire building. "Someday somebody will take me through, just to look at it." she said
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Phones to Ring for JCC Duet Dec 7 OMAHA - While many others spend Sunday. Dec. 7. relaxing, the Jewish Community Center's membership committee will be manning the telephones Stariingat II am. the volunteers will be calling all Center members who still owe Center dues Called the "Retention Telethon", the session's goal Is collection of the remaining dues owed the Center lor 1975-76.
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Membership Chairman Mori Glass said he Is confident Ihe "Retention Telethon" will succeed In holding suspensions to a bare minimum Glass pointed out that membership fees are not a contribution, but rather payments for services provided by the various Center deparimenis He asked lor cooperatkm from the membership as the end of the calendar year approaches.
positions, there appears to be no practical value at this lime for either interim negotiations or negotiations for an overall peace package, the sources said. They acknowledged that the United States does not accept Israel's reading of the situation and is vigorously pressing for Interim negotiations on the Golan tmtx the UNDOF mandate ii renewed. Secretary of Stale Henry A. Kissinger has made the American position clear on more than one occasion and Washington has been pressing Premier Yitzhak Rabin to make an eariy visit to the U.S. to explore possibilities for Golan talks. Rabin has eschewed the Invitation and Is not expected to go to Washington before the latter halfof January at theeariiesl. The government sources stressed, however, that the U.S. was committed In writing to continue Its support of Israel even If no agreement can be reached on the Golan HelghU. The sources said the commitment was pari of Ihe American package offered Israel in return for last September's Sinai accord with Egypt - even though It does not appear among the documents "leaked" and later officially confirmed In Washington during recent Congressional hearings on the Sinai pact. Thus, Israeli sources believe the U.S. will not undertake another "reassessment" of its Middle East policy even if it Is disappointed by a Golan failure. American commitments to Israel will remain firm at least until after the 1976 Presidential elections. Which means that Israel Is In effect assured of US support for Its present political positions lor another IS months, the sources said.