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Omaha, Neb., Fri., February 4,1983
B'nai B'rith stag honors Tom Osborne
The annual B'nai B'rith slug dinner will former Hcisman Trophy winner, Johnny be held Wednesday, March 1(1 announced Rogers. Jeff Perimeter, president, Henry Monsky Tickets for the event can be purchased Lodge and (Jnry Pnrilman, president, Cornhunker Lodge. The main speaker will be . from any B'nai B'rith member. Cornhusker head football coach, Tom OaProceeds go to the following charities: borne. Leo I>cvi Hospital — Hot Springs, Arkansas; National Jewish Hospital — Returning as master of ceremonies, will Denver; Bellefniro Children's Hospital — l>e former Omaha sportKcaster, Dave Blackwell, a Salt Lake newspaper man covering Cleveland, Ohio; Paraplegic Hospital for Israeli Veterans; Service Center — Mayo the Utah Jazz hn»kethnll team in the NBA. Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota; Children's The 1!)82 Omuhu area high school Ath- Home — Israel; Anti.Defamation League; National Youth Service Appeal; Service lete of IhoVear will IK- highlighted at the dinner. Past recipient* include 1982 Lorn- Committee for Armed Forces and Veterans; Henry Monsky Foundation; Local B'nai bnrdi Trophy winner and 1981, 1982 OutInnd Trophy winner, Dave Rimington, and B'rith services.
Bob Yaffe (left) ADL/CRC Law Committee co-chairman, introduces Jack Taylor. Omaha's Kupt. of Schools.
Absence without penalty during Jewish holidays By Morrln Mnline Then? will be no pennltle* for teachers and students obicrvinK the Jewish high holy day*. Jack Taylor, Omaha's Supt. of School* mid h*re lft*t week.Dr. Tnylor said that Jewish teachers taking the holidays off will be paid providing they give notice nnd make up the Tnii for student* — citlier during or immediately after the high holidays. — will be
Blum here Israel's Ambmwmdor to the United Nntioim V'eliuda Blum will IK- in Ornnhn, Feb. 9, ond in Lincoln, Feb. 10. • Amt>n«*ador Blum will participate in a UNO seminar At the College of Continuing Studies at 2 p.m. Invitation* hove been extended to academic, business nnd community groups as well as the ADL/CRC Committee of the Jewish Federation. In Lincoln, the Ambassador will participate in the annual Model United Nations Program, VVhilo he is in Omaha, a representative o f the PLO will be speaking at the Model program in Lincoln. . ' . • • • .
"frowned" upon, lie snid, In spanking at a luncheon meeting of the IJIW Committee of the Anti-Defamation League/Community Relation* Committee, Dr. Tnylor MM! that any isolated instances of problem »itunlionn hhould be brought to hit personal attention, He nlw» told the Committee members, of his experience*; 'ns"$hiperintend<>nt iri Shaker Heights, Ohio, a Kuburb of Cleveland with n large (.'(>nri.<ntrntion of Jewish Miident*. l)r. Taylor snid that the Shaker Heights Kchool system Hid not celebrate Christmas in the school* but oriented itself toward a major Thanksgiving exprcsnion and a Winter program. He said thut the cooperation of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland was invaluable in thin instance arid that "surprisingly" the Christian majority on the nchool hoard also supported the separation of religion from HCIIOOI practice*. According to Dr. Tnylor, the major problems facing the Omaha school system today arc in plan* for further desegregation, establishment of magnet programs, inevitable school closing* and financing. Me said the tight budget munition and the loss of 20,000 students in the past eight years make it necessary to close some schools and that community support will be needed for the decisions.
Women's Tea Lea Rabin, guest speaker ot the Women'* Diviaion Chai/Grand Gifts Tea, is flanked by Glgi Csten, Division Chairman, loft, and Mickey Sturm, Tea chairman. See story on Page 2. - '>
"Israel's survivalno longer aquestion By Morris Malino The survival of Iireei is no longer in question, Yitzhak Rabin, former prime minister of Israel, said in Omaha last Sunday. Mr. Rabin, a member of tho Knesset, spoke to about 80 attending a luncheon held by the Men's Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. He pointed out that a recent study describing Israel as thft fnnrth gr"ntftf ili i h l d h volidity.. ld "We're in a very good military situation. Our strength U more obvious became of Arab disarray," Mr. Rabin anld. He explained that with Egypt at peace with Israel and Iraq at war with Iran, Israel has little to fear in the way of a military attack. "Jordan will hesitate militarily, Syria is licking her wounds, and the PLO has been eliminated from Southern Lebanon and Beirut," be said. He said he doesn't like to hear talk about the survival of Israel. "That is not the question. Israel will survive. The question is tht quality of that survival." Mr. Rabin told the men that the euphoria of peace ex*, urting in Israel situ* Sadst's initiative is mostly tone. Ths reaction of the Arab nations to Egypt for "da/ing" to taskJ peace with Israel has been disappolntinf.
Egypt, he said, has been ousted from Arab organizations and has been denied aid from Arab countries, all because she made peace. "Tho peace process has a long way to go. We never will lose our hope, but we recognize that peace will require a long time — a long period of determination and patience." "Meanwhile, we must turn inward," he said, "and con-, tinuo our tremendous financial burden for defense." Sir. Rabin sai3 Israel spends 21 p National Product for defense and this figure docs not include .aid from the United States. In contrast, ths United States spends some seven per cent of its GNP for defense, Mr. Rabin added. Ho asserted that once the financial burden of defense is no longer necessary, Israel will be able to accelerate its economy and social programs, "However, wo can't see this happening in tho foreseeable future." Mr, Rabin referred to himself as a "Jewish realist" defining this term as a person who believes that whatever you want can be achieved, while at the same time recognising and being aware of the difficulties involved. Mr, Robin also commented on the negotiations now.going on with the Lebanese. "The, whole purpose, of these talks I* to, secure arrange-
ments whereby what used to be no longer will be." A current difficulty, he said, is the question on early warning stations and who should man them. "There are no better soldiers than Israelis and we have made it a point never to .ask one American soldier to shed one drop of blood to defend Israel." The second goal, he said, iB to secure the simultaneous withdrawn! of all foreign forcca from Lghnnnn. "To this date, the United States has not informed us of a pledge from Syria to withdraw," Mr. Rabin said.
Paramilitary bill State Senator Peter Hoagland has introduced Legislative Bill 42 in the Legislature of Nebraska. The bill imposes restrictions on paramilitary groups. Testimony supporting the legislation appears on Pages 6 and 7.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) wan in Omaha last Sunday to speak to the Men's Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Here, he is accompanied to* a press conference after the luncheon by Yolanda and Jay Lerner. Mr. Lerner served as chairman of the event.
UJA Israel Special Fund — The needs ditional 50 percent for social benefit*. For most participants, this salary represents their total income. Waiting list for the sheltered workshops is larger than the number of people actually being served. If enough money is not raised through the Israel Special Fund to support this proProgram participants gram, a large number of perwork up to five hours daily, sons will no longer receive five days per week, for a support through the Shelmaximum of 22 working tered Workshops. days per month. The top Most of the 8,000 elderly monthly wage is just over and handicapped served by $100, plus transportation this program would, if expenses. Sixty-five percent dropped, cease to function of salaries "is derived from in'society, or 'to participate dire'et earnings for work in basic human activities, performed. Hame»hakem and would become an addipays the remaining 35 per- tional burden on Israeli socent of earnings, plus an ad- ciety. Sheltered Workshops (Hameshakcm) serve 8,000 elderly and handicapped Israelis aged 18 to 86. Criteria for admission include a provision that the person must be so seriously handicapped that he or she cannot work in any other environment.
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Se natorl Alan Cran-I •ton (D -I Pam Cohn and Benson B. a.m. Leet, co-chairmen for the Letters of invitation will CA) will reJewish Cultural Arts be s«nt to government offi- ceive B'nai Council (JCAC) Yom cials, synagogues, religious, Zion's 10831 AmericaHa'atzmaut Committee social and service group*. have been planning the 1983 "This is Israel's 35th An- I s r a e l i observance of Israel'* Inde- niversary and we want to F r i e n d pendence. have the most gigantic pa- ship Award I Sunday, May 1, 1983 has rade in Omaha to show the at the organization's been selected for the day world that we Jews of 75th annual awards long festivities celebrating Omaha are behind the State dinner in the New York Israel's 35th Anniversaryof Israel.'Israel Forever' has Hilton Feb. 20. Some Mr. Leet has been ap- been established as the pa- 1600 persons are expointed Parade Marshal rade theme, and we would pected to attend the and is presently developing like to tee many, many Is- event which will usher in a list of participants, rules raeli flags along with our the diamond jubilee of for a float contest, and let- American flags," said Ben the Zionist fraternal organisation. Sidney ters to be Kent to the Jewish Lett. communities of Omaha, Any organizations which Wiener, B'nai Zion presLincoln, and Council Bluffs. wish to participate should ident, will present the He stated that at this contact the committee be- gold medal to Senator point in time, there is plenty fore March l.r> by calling the Cranston for "his steadof room in the line of march Cultural Arts office 334- fast support of Americawhich will be from Pacific 8200 during office hours or Israel friendship and an and 132nd to the JCC Ben Lett 493-5390 after 5 enduring peace for. l»racl. parking lot starting at 11:30 p.m.
* Seen at the Women's Tea The Special Events for the 1983 Women's Federation campaign were initiated on Jan. 25 with the Choi/Grand Gifts Tea at the home of Mickey Sturm, chairman of the event. Gigi Ostcn, Division chairman,.said, "The afternoon was a beautiful, moving event for all women participating." In addition to talks by Lea Rabin and Paul Cohen, Federation president, there was Mrs. Sturm's surprise; a presentation of excerpts from "The Diary of Anne Frank" by the Emmy Gifford Theater. Caryl CSreenberg, general chairman for the Women's Campaign, said, "I'm tremendously pleased by the results of the tea. The cards that were signed put us far ahead of where we expected to be. The success of this event has most certainly provided the momentum we need to reach our goals for the Regular Campaign and Special Israel Fund. Guest* attending the Tea were Pnuline Abraham), Margie Alpenson, Frances Batt, Bernice Brodkey, Mcrriam Cooperman, Ethel Edgar, Eileen Erman, Mnry Fellman, Nancy Friedland, Roz Friedman, Pearl Giventer, Florence Goldstein, Esther Gordman, Linda (Jerry) Gordman, Sylvia Grcenbcrg, Rose Grow, Pnuline GUKS, Marlenc Hechtman, Cookie Hoberman, Madeline Katzman, Rose Kalzman, Maxine Kirshenbaum, Ducky Milder. Lyra Anne Monasce, Dori» Newman, Nancy Noddle, Ruth Raskin, Jennie Richman, Tcrri Schrager, Bcv Scldin, Harriet Singer, Suzie Singer, Margie Somberg and Gail Veitor.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Hebrew School Snabbat Dinner, Beth Israel. 6 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Couples Club Pot Luck Dinner, Temple Israel. 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 0 BBYO Leadership Training Institute. 2 prn
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UJA essay Contest The United Jewish Appeal i» conducting a University Essay Contest funded by the Morris J. Knplun Foundation, The goal of the contest is to stimulate thinking on the perennial problem of Jewish spiritual 'and physical survival, and provide a creative forum for students grappling with the difficult issue* of Jewish life in the modern world. The theme of the contest is "Jewish Experience as a Source of Survival Strategies". Entrant* are encouraged to interpret the theme as broadly and critically as they wish, drawing from areas of interest and their
Top swimmers Susie Blamkin and Larry Gellttaky, above, logged the most mile* in 1982 for the American Red Croat'* "Swim and Stay Pit Program" irponsored by the JCC Aquatic* Department. The two twain 528K and 458 miles, respectively for the year. Other nembers of the Center in the top 10 were: Jim Wax - 383W, Dan Yost - 343'*, Jim Sophir - 338'A; Terr! Rled - 317, Donna Sempek - 269, Dewey Straka - 23 PA, and Marsha Itkin - 225.
Jason l-awrencc Meyer, ion of former Omahnns Karen and Robert Meyer, became a Bar Milzvah at Havdalah Service on Jan. IS st the Sheraton -Universal in Universal City. Calif. Jason hat a brother, Brent, attending California State University nt Northridge, Calif., and a *i*ter, Linda. The Meyer family lives in Woodland Hill*, Calif. Attending the ilor Miuvnh were Jason'* grandparents, Mr. and Mm. Irving J. Forbe* and greatgrandmothers Ethel Bleiwei*» and den rude Fort**. Also attending from Omaha were Mr. nnd Mm. William Kully and family; Mrs.' H.W. La Pierre; Mr. and Mm. David W. Gimple; Mr.
and Mrs. Norman i'lotkin and son. Also attending Mere Robert Ball, Rock I^auC III.; Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Merits. Bayshore, Long Island; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Gaspar, Oklahoma City, Oklo.; Dr. amd Mrs. Harold Caspar, Dallas, Tex.
own personal experiences. Any United State* undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited institution of higher learning is eligible. Entrants must not exceed 26 years of age by Aug. 1, 1983. First prizes of an all-expense paid guided round trip to Israel and a $500 commendation stipend will be awarded to the authors of the eight most outstanding essays. All entries must be postmarked no later than April 12. Further information can be obtained from Ellen Gordman at the Federation, 334-8200, Ext. 204.
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By Sand) White K-2 Come with us to the Children's Museum. We'll leave the J at 4 p.m., you'll get a snack on the bus down, and I* back nt 6 p.m. There Susan Friedman has been sales director position in we'll are all of new exhibits awarded a new pink Huick April 1981. This is her first to havesorts fun with. Have your Regal in recognition of her time to win the pink Buick parents send in your $5! leadership and sales Regal. 56 & 70 achievements with Mary The Little King restauDay is getting near. Kay Cosmetics, Inc. rant corporation has com- WeSki wont you out in the cold Mrs. Friedman, an inde- pleted its first annual fran- with all of us. We'll leave pendent sales director for chise convention at the the J at 1:30 p.m. and get the Dallas-hased cosmetics Sheraton Hotel. Franchise back at 0:30 p.m. Included firm, won the use of the pink participants included rep- in the price of $27 is your car by leading her soles unit resentatives from nine lift ticket, rentals, lesson, to exceed specified sales states, and involved over and transportation. Reglevels during a sis-month 110 individuals. Expansion ister today. qualification period. The plans for the Midwest and Travel Camp pink car is considered the Southern California area The J is sponsoring two ultimate symbol of success were discussed. travel camps this summer. in Mary Kay since, out of Tell your parents to come more than 3,500 sales direchelp us plan these weektore, only 729 Buick Regsls The Central High School long adventures for 56 and _jgic-'currcntly on the road. Claim of 1973 is planning a 78. The meeting in February ^^trSTPriednian said. reunion. Any persons not 10 at 7:30 p.m. Susan Friedman first yet contacted concerning For more information on joined M f l r y K f l y Co«metjc» the 197.1 ten year reunion any of these activities, call in April 1979and earned her should call 592-4960. Sondi at 334-8200, Ext. 267.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ostrow celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Jan. 8. They ore the parents of Fred Ostrow and Gloria (Mm. Edward L.) Smith. A dinner in their honor was celebrated with immediate family, relatives and friends. Also attending the dinner were the couple's grandchildren: Mr. and Mrs. Gary •). Oatrow, Ellie and Nadine Ostrow, and
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With best wishes With great pride, the Jewish Press of Omaha announced in its pages last week the upward movement of Stanford Lipsey to president and publisher of The Buffalo News. The Buffalo News is one of the largest daily newspapers in the United States and for an Omahan to attain such high stature in the journalism world is no small achievement. Thus, one can understand the feelings of the Jewish Press staff, particularly those of us who have had the good fortune to benefit from his advice and counsel during the many years he served as a member and chairman of the Jewish Press Committee. There never was a question as to where Stan Lipsey stood. He came down hard for freedom of the press and made no distinction as to the integrity and credibility of a daily community newspaper or a weekly Jewish publication. On many occasions, he went before the Federation Board and various budget hearings to insist that the Jewish Press of Omaha be considered a newspaper and not a house organ — there is a major difference. His words, his knowledge, his manner carried a great deal of clout. He was respected and listened to. The tradition established by Mr. Lipsey and courageous chairmen before and after him has helped to maintain the editorial independence of this newspaper. So while we congratulate and honor Mr. Lipsey, it is also appropriate for this column to speak out on a matter of editorial policy. Let's be clear. This newspaper belongs to the entire Jewish community. Its news columns are open to all. If there is any bias in this newspaper, it is in support of Judaism. Whether one is Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform — or unaffiliated — makes no difference. If there is news that is of interest to our readership, we want to know about it. Don't tell your friends and kvetch. Tell us. How's that, Stan? Morris Maline
Cheers for Cheryl Cheryl Cooper, who recently was honored by the Jewish Federation of Omaha by being named the recipient of the Lois Jeanne Schrager Memorial Young Leadership award, has been selected as one of the 10 outstanding young Omahans of 1982 by the Omaha Jaycees. Heartiest congratulations! Morris Maline
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It remains only to convince the bride HAIFA — The change in leadership in Moscow has led observers in Washington and elsewhere to watch carefully every new move and to study every utterance as clues to any possible shift* in policy. To what extent will Yuri Andropov introduce changes in the foreign policy of his country? The possibilities have not been lost upon Jerusalem, either, and various aspects of the Israel-Soviet Union relationship are being carefully studied with an eye to changes. The most obvious of these, of course, is the very lack of relationship. It was more than 10 years ago that Russia broke diplomatic relations. From time to time in that decade there were discreet explorations from the Israel side, seeking to resume contacts, but all such gestures were rebuffed or ignored. Today, once again voices are being raised calling for restoration of normal diplomatic relations. The groom is ready and wilting, but the Soviet bride shows little sign of any change — unless the advent of Andropov opens up new possibilities. The case in favor would seem to hold advantages for both Rides. From the Israel point of view, this would end our isolation from most of the Soviet bloc, which would follow Moscow's example; it would put us in a far better position to be of possible help to Soviet Jewry; it would open up trade and other economic opportunities for Israel in HoHtcrn Europe; and to some, this would be an assertive
expression that Israel holds all options open, and should not be considered as being in Uncle Sam's pocket Objectively, a case could also be made snowing advantages to the Soviet Union. Establishment of its embassy in Tel Aviv (we certainly could not expect Jerusalem) would provide the Russians with another diplomatic foothold in the Middle East, opening a door and a window no less valuable than those which it has in some Arab statet. This is all the more important to them now, in view of the growing American influence in this area. Brezhnev had backed himself into a comer by declaring that Russia would resume diplomatic relations with Israel only when the latter had agreed to negotiate with the PLO. Perhaps Andropov, aware of advantages to his country, may not feel bound by the commitment of his predecessor. Kremlinologist* have long since made it clear that Moscow's actions must not always be judged by what the West would call consistency, logic or reason. Thus, for example, most of the Arab state* in the Middle East, including Jordan, ban the Communist party entirely, but nevertheless enjoy full support from Moscow. On the other hind Israel, where the Communist party functions legally and openly, and even has 5 members in the Knesset, is not considered worthy of Soviet recognition. Most political parties and by and large public opinion in Israel would favor resumption of diplomatic relations between the two, though to be sure there is some small degree of opposition. Not long ogo one of the groups that object placed ads in the local press, claiming that reopening of the Soviet Embassy would introduce a Trojan Horse into lurnel and provide a haven for KGB agents. In all the «oul-«earching in Jcrumtlem, two questions are uppermost. The first is: How far enn Ijsrnel go in signalling its desires? There is reason to believe that the new Communist leadership would be interested, but if Israel acts too eager, it will be called upon to pay some political price. Moscow does not hand out iU favor* without demanding something in return. On the other hand, if we net coy, and hard lo get — and the Hussions for their part take no initiative, we may gel nothing. The second question is: Should Israel take into consideration American views on the subject? How far can we carry our independent stance, considering the degree of economic reliance on Washington. Yet how far can we go in polishing the apple far Mr. Reagan? There are those with long memories who remind u» that clone to 30 yean ago we had been afforded opportunity to establish relations with China, this at a time when the Far Eastern giant wa» isolated in the world, and anxious to extend its own circle of contacts. At that time the Israel government was mindful of American hostility to the idea, and rejected the feelers from Pekin. Tho irate Chinese have not forgiven Israel to this day—though America has iusclf in the meantime taken China's hand in friendship. It is not easy for a small nation, with few bargaining points, to conduct intcrnntional policy.
Damned if they do By M.J. Rosenberg Near East Report Israel's image in the outside world is unlikely to improve in 1983, if only because journalists and statesmen have become accustomed to searching out the negative aspects of Israeli policies while embroidering a rainbow around those of Israel's antagonists. The current situations on both the Lebanese and Jordanian "fronta" provide ample evidence of this proclivity, In Khalde and in Kirynt Shcmona, Israeli and Lebanese negotiators are sitting down in direct talks for the first time, Their goal is a new modus vivendi between tho two countries. The Israelis seek full peace and full normalization. The Lebanese seek a little less of both — and also the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Lebanon. The important news, however, is not that there are differences between the two nations but that they are talking at all. These negotiations come in the context of Israel's "Pence for Galilee" operation, the success of which freed I^ebanon from PLO domination and made peace possible. The approach of outside observers to all this is mystifying, and brings to mind the initial reaction of the Carter Administration to President Sadat's visit to Israel in 1977. At that time the White House reluctantly embraced a tactic that was strikingly more direct than tta own approach. Today the Reagan Administration is considerably l e u than enthusiastic about the Israeli-Lebanese talks. It continually reminds Israel not to push Lebanon too far or too fast. The media carries the message that Israel is unreasonable for inflicting peace on its war-ravaged neighbor. Israel should not rush, we ore told, Israel has reluctantly yielded to this line of criticism. It scaled down its demand for full-fledged peace negotiations with tabanon. It accepted limited negotiations; conducted in cities other than the capital cities, and at a lower than ministerial level. ' It made these concessions to get the negotiations going. The reaction to this show of flexibility was virtually non- ' existent. Those critics of Israel who have invested no heavily in reports of Israeli obstinacy decided to ignore developments which conveyed an opposite impression. ''tfMfjfyftVftrge'r question..How-is it-that Israel tan-
be criticized for the overzcalousness of its pursuit of peace with Lebanon? Is there another nation that is asked to willingly accept something other than peace tu the goal of negotiations with a neighboring state? The situation on the Jordanian front is quite different, although the result is the same: condemnation of Israel. King Hussein recently completed his visit to the United Statcn. While in this country he moved hot an iota from hit oli-exprciwcd refusal to negotiate with Israel. He has rejected President Reagan's September 1 peace proposal nnd ha* authorized the PI/O to hold (anuTexercite) a veto on Jordanian diplomacy. The result of King Hussein's visit was nil. Nevertheless, the King left amidst Administration htatcmcnt.iofpraiKC for his dedication to the caugeof peace. He may also have left with a promise for new arms, which I he Administration refuses to make conditional on HUHscin's agreeing to negotiate with Israel. The Administration and the press have Ruccesufijlly conveyed the notion that King Hussein has accepted the Reagan plan while Israel has opposed it. The fact* arc quite different.
To the Editor: Comp Sabra and Camp Hawthorn of the St. l/iuis Jewish Community Centers Association have been serving campers, from all over the Midwest, and staff since 1038. We are now forming n Camp Sabru/Hnwthorn Alumni Association which will begin planning nctivitien in the very near future. If nny readers of this newxpiipcr wore cither Camp Subra or Camp Hawthorn campers, wo would appreciate their contacting us at the CS/HAA 11001 Schuctz Road St. Louis, Missouri G3MI (.'114)432-5700 We have many exciting plans for all our alumni and look forward to hearing from them. Alvin Wolff, Jr. •• Alumni Association Coordinator
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Among the group of teenagers who volunteered to help in the Jewish Federation'* recent Super Sunday Telethon were from left, Jeff Schwartz, Barb Knlnlsh, Wendy Greenbcrg, Mark Gather, Janon Franklin, Corey Kaplan and David Spizman.
ALFRED A. FIEDLER Graveside service* were held at Beth El Cemetery on Jan. 27 for Omaha attorney Alfred A. Fiedler, 71. Mr. Fiedler i* survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter, Sandra Straus of Brooklyn Height*, NY; ion, Donald of Omaha; «ister», Mcrrlam Raben, Shirley Schreiber and Hone Riklin, all of Phoenix, Ariz.; three grandchildren. Memorial* may be made to the Kidney Foundation. LOUIS COHEN Louin Cohen, 7 1 , of Omahn. died Jnn. 29 of n heart ailment. Service* were conducted lout Monday in
Sioux City with burial there at Mount Carrriel Cemetery. Mr. Cohen, a paratrooper in World War II and a member of the Jewish Wnr Veterans, moved to Omaha with his wife, Lucille, in 1977 after retiring from his grocery (tore in Sioux City. Mis wife preceded him in death two yearn ago. Mr. Cohen was a member of Beth Israel Synagogue. He i* survived by his son, Larry Trochtenberg, St. Louis; a brother, George, Cliffsdnle, N.J.; two grandchildren and nephews. The family has suggested memorials to Beth Israel or the Heart Fund.
Leadership of the 1903 Women's Division Campaign has announced plnns for two worker training nesfcions. These will be held at the Jewish Community Center Feb.!) and Feb. 10 at 12:30 p.m. Dessert and coffee will \m served. "The workshops are extremely important because of new concepts that have been instituted in thin year's campaign," Raid Suzie Singer, vice-chairman. Two session* will enable workerH to choose the one most con-
venient to their schedule." Division leaders and captains have already participated in similar sessions •Speaking on behalf of the campaign leadership, Mrs. Singer said, "We know that workers will feel much more comfortable and confident in their roles after attending one of the workshops." "We urge oil women involved to please come meet with us. Together we can learn how best to nay, 'Give till it feels good!" "
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Second semester classes for the Omaha High School of Jewish Studies resumed at the end of January. High School students from Beth El nnd Beth Israel KynagogueB arc enrolled in courses with Gloria Knslow ("Jewish Short Stories") nnd with. Susan Drazen ("Women in Jewish History"). After going by bus to Creighton to hear Elie Wiesel on Feb. 2, regular clans Reunions will continue on Feb. 9. Clemen meet at Beth El Synagogue on Wednesday evenings, with a social hour at 7:15 p.m., fol-
lowed by class from 7:309:15 p.m. For the spring quarter itabbi Allan Gotmher and the Jewish Family Service staff have developed a unit on issues of particular interest to Jewinh teens. For further information on the program please contact Director Stanley Mitchell.
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Basketball special The JCC Senior High Blue-Stars will play the KMTV All-Stars at the Jewish Community Center, 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 13. Chuck Arnold, JCC Health and Physical Education director, said he hopes for a large turn-out to help itupport the JCC Blue-Star Basketball Team and the Midwest Region Basketball Tournament. A 15-minutc preliminary game between the professional staff and board members will precede the BlueStar game. • Admission to the game is $1 which includes a raffle ticket' for chances on a variety of prizes.
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Legislative committee hears testimony Testimony — Alan 8. Katchen, Plains States paramilitary activities in a significant way in six states and Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League of we have urged regular FBI surveillance to protect Americans from terrorism and violence perpetrated by "armed B'naiB'rith The ADL of BB is one of the nation'* oldest human racists." relation* agencies. A recognized leader in thisfield,ADL - The fact is, however, that under the 19C8 federal Civil is dedicated in purpose and program to translating this country's heritage of democratic ideal* into a way of life Obedience Aci, no arrest* of Klan paramilitary instructors for all Americans. Founded 70 years ago in 1913, our record has occurred. (The federal law, unlike the ADL model is of a Jewish organization which realized from its very statute -- and LB 42 — which makes teaching or particbeginning that the security of all minority groups i* inter- ipating in paramilitary training a criminal offense, applies only to teaching.) twined with the security of democracy itself. We believe that state laws would for the first time enable American extremist groups arc of continuing ADL con- local authorities to crack down on Klan and Klan-like parcern. The existence of such extremists not only imperil* amilitary camps. the democratic fabric of the nation but poses a potential' threat of increased anti-Semitism and racism. For example, we know that for over a year now the Invisible Empire, Knights of the KKK, run by Bill WilADL research is often used by government and law of- liamson, has operated a campsite near Cullman, Alabama, ficials concerned with maintaining community harmony. which has been dubbed "My Lai." Training there has inThe size, locations, backers, membership and violence po- cluded target practice with M-1G semi-automatic rifles, obtential of the Ku Klux Klan, the American Nazis and other stacle course proficiency, study of guerilla tactics and hate groups are under constant ADL surveillance. practice search and destroy mission*. ADL's research and counteraction efforts are directed nt extremist groups on the far right —- such as Liberty Lobby and the U.S. I-abor Party — and the amalgam of far left extremists which parrot Soviet propaganda. ADL strives to expose anti-democratic -- as well as anti-Jewish — groups and to promote positive educational programs to immunize Americans against them.1 Why do such groups pose a threat to Ncbraskans? Organized bigotry in the United Stales today is often characterized by organized violence. Hate groups (the KKK, the neo-Nazis), seem to show a willingness to regard violent confrontation not merely as acceptable, but as inevitable. And o most dangerous component of thLi orientation has been the establishment of paramilitary training camps where instruction is provided in weapons handling, in demolition, and even in guerilla warfare techniques. During the past few years, thow racist organizations most prone to violence or to the engendering of violence have become preeminent in their respective movements, outdistancing or supplanting older, larger groups. The origins of the most important of today's Klan and Nazi organizations lie in the very concept of violence.
ADL urges state to outlaw camps Therefore, the ADL of BB urges state and local authorities to outlaw paramilitary training camp* run by the Ku Klux Klan or other Klon-like extremist groups. LB 42, adapted from a model statute drawn up by ADL's national IJSW Department and intended for adoption by state legislatures — 4 slates have already passed it; California, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Florida — calls for imprisonment and/or fines against those found guilty of operating paramilitary training camps or receiving training there. The League, which hn» monitored Klan activities since the 1920's, disclosed recently thnt the Klan is engaged in
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Consider our October. 1980. ADL Report, "KKK Paramilitary Activities." One group cit«l in this report, Klanlike, operating in this region is the "Christian Patriots Defense League." This group, the CPDL, is also the nubject of an in-depth report from the K.C. Star which Senator Hoagland has cited.
Story documents Posse Comitatus Another group operating in the Midland*, growing in numbers, is "the Posse Comitatus." This morning's story by the Omaha World-Herald clearly document* the operation of thnt group in this state. They are racist, antiSemitic, engaging in paramilitary activity. They have a clear propensity to create civil disorder. If you Mill say, I can see the need for such a law in California or Florida — but why in Nebraska? If you Ktill have questions after the evidence you will hear and see today, consider this point. There nre no islands in the modern world, no fortress Nebraska. The extremist groups we are discussing which are engaged in paramilitary training activities as means to achieve their racist objectives, arc recruited, trained, and propagandized from all over the nation. These organizations are not monolithic. Yet. despite split* and divergences, there are significant connections lhal point to common ideologies and goals. Some members of the Christinn-Pnlriots Defense league, for example, ore intmlwrs of the Klnn. There is much overlap of membership. Their publications ispew out the same litany of ideas. (Kg., the racist periodical most widely read by members of the various Klan organizations is Tbc Thunderbolt, the organ of the National States Nights Party of J. B. Stoner.) In addition, we know that some of these racist organizations have tics of friendship and collaboration with certain right-wing terrorists in Europe. It would l>c nn error to sulxlivide the overall danger presented by these groups. Violence bred of racial and religious hatred i*. in the long run, a single conflagration. To protect ourselves from societal danger* of dentabilization and divisiveness posed by extremists and their paramilitary training activities, the Anti-Defamation league of B'nai B'rith urges you to pass LB 42. There have .been other instances in our history of such groups who have !>egun in small ways and have caused great problems. Prof. Suntuyunu's warning seems apt: "Those who cannot remember the past nrc condemned to repeat it."
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Testimony — John E. Chambers, state editor, Tho Topeka Capital-Journal In the 19f>0j, extremist violence threatened to rip epart the fabric of our society. Now, in the 1980s, extremism again is pulling at the «eams. The new groups are npringing out of a white supremacist philosophy, hatred and paranoia. Throughout the country, including ihe Plains Stale), a variety of extremist groups hove been preaching violence against minority races, religions and cultures, and actually have been training hit Mjuads to kill people and destroy property, These groups, some interconnected, are training in guerrilla warfare in paramilitary camps taught by war veterans. Each group has its own religious and philosophical slant, but they «hare a common cause — to eliminate by any means necessary a perceived threat to their security from people who differ from them. Art* thrw? people «?riou»? Do they really mean to kill and destroy? Kansas Attorney General Bob Stephen is taking them seriously. labeling them "hate groups," Mr. Slcphan eays no organization k more dangerous than one which justifies the taking of life by wiying God want* them out of the way. He calls organizations tike the Posse Comitatui fanatics who believe the only laws they muat obey ore thaw they perceive God wants them to obey, that the form of government in Kansas and the United States U unworthy of obedience, and that violence and military action arc legitimate means of overthrowing the tyranny they believe all government represents.
Trained terrorists active in Kansas "Trained terrorist groups are rapidly increasing their activity in KanM»," Mr, Stephen observed. He lui» viewed the situation ax serious enough to ajuign special officer* to investigate and monitor them. He is mobilizing against "the kind of violence we think may be coming." "We know of two or three so-called killer tonma, or posses, that have been trained in wcrel . . . for use of poiHins, knives, needles and night fighting," Stephnn Mid. "We are taking this very seriously." These activities are taking place near state line* and nre attracting participants from more than one state. A weekend training KCMtinn near Weskan, near the Colorado Iwirder, Inst March attracted 5.1 men, one woman and one child from Kansas and Colorado who paid up to $100 each to attend. Among the innlmctors were former Vietnam sperial forces veterans. Karlier last year, Jnmen P. Wickstrorn, national director of counter-im>urgcncy for the Pos&e Comitatus, had conducted an informational and organizational meeting in southern Nebraska. Kansas farmers were among the participants. These organization* like the Posse Comitatus exploit the min-ry and dfhpuir of (he unemployed worker and the bankrupt farmer. They focu« their hatred u|>on Jews, whom they accuse of perpetrating nn international conspiracy to control the world by economic means'. They also hnte blacks, HihpanicK. mid other minority groups, as well as lawyer* ami judges whom they see as interfering with their rights, Mr. Stephen says, "They'My that under certain circumstances, public officials who 'violate' the law and the Constitution (by their definition) should be killed." Novemlwr, a "Citizens Grand .Jury" issued an "indictment" accusing 10 Knnsas judges of various violation* connected with ruling* against their members or sympathizers, it declared these judges "outlnwn," and ordered all Knnt-UH nheriffs to apprehend and incarcerate them for three yearn. < The "indictment" threatened that if the nheriffs did not carry out tho inKtructions, the judges would end up in "potters field." by land, sea, or air
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on proposed Nebraska paramilitary bill Those indictments were mailed to all Kunsmi sheriffs. Although the Citizens Grand Jury has not been identified, the form of the notion follows the formula prescribed by the Rev. William P. Gale, of the Notional Identity Broadcast aired over radio tttation KTTL-FM. Dodge City, last summer. The wries of broadcast* lost July and August were anti-scmitic end advocated law by posse comitatus. Several sheriffs in whose counties the organization Posse Comitatus i» active, have joined Mr. Stephan in expressing their concern About that, type of activity. In response to its perceived threat to the public pence and safety, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is planning a M'rninar on the problem for law enforcement ofncials in Salina next month. Lest there be any mistake alxtut the seriousness of the threats these individuals and group* ore to the general pence and safety, let me quote from epme of their own material and from news clippings which quote their leaders (my apologies to my Jewish and black friends for having to repeat these attack*):
'God wants Christians to kill... Jews" 1. "God want* Christian* to kill their enemies , . . God'* enemies include Jews, who are natural enemies of Christians." — The Covenant, the Sword, the Arm of the Ixird (CSA) 2. "Better start choosing a telephone pole for your favorite legislator." "The Posses of the Main* Suites KNOW THKIR ENEMIES and will do their job very noon." "A prairie fire is starting to burn in the West which will not CO out until all the telephone poles are occupied with bodies, by the way, how do you get a Jew or a corrupt judge out of a tree? CUT THE ROPE." "Ye* there i» power in prayer, but there in more in PKAYKR A N D A 12-GAUGE SHOTGUN." — James P. Wickstrom, Wisconsin Posse Com i In t us. 3. Any official who foils to do his duty as the Pos.te interprets it — "ahull be removed by the posse to the most (wpulntcd intersection of streets in the township and, at high noon, he hung by the neck, the body rcmnining until sundown o* an example to tluwe who would subvert the Inw," — Official Posse manual 4. "Krnpty skull* in Washington, D.C." . . . "going to get filled up or busted — one or the other very soon." "You're either going to get hack to the Constitution of the United States in your government or official)) nro going to hang by the neck until they're dead —• us examples to those who don't." •-- Kev, William I*. Gale, "National Identity Broadcast," KTTL-FM. Dodge City last summer 5. "If you won't fight for your God, you won't fight for the country and don't (jet in my outfit or don't get in my way because we're going to fight for Jesus Christ, and anybody who gels in the wny is going to get wiped out." — Kev. Gale 6. "If the .lews even fool around with us, or try lo harm us in any way, every rnhhi in LA. will die wilhin-24 hours." "Every' state in this union has a hard core Identity group." - - Gale 7. "You're here to fight. You're not here JUKI to IK lovers . . . You're God's bnttle-axe." "They're going to cleanse this land . . . with blood . . . Isn't thnt going to IK* fun?" — Gale As repugnant as their philosophy is to the majority of Americans, these radicals arc guaranteed the right to express their ideas and ntek adherents for their causes. Our quarrel is not with the free expression or exchange of ideas. The point at which government can and should intervene, however, is the point at which rhetoric Ijecomcs conspiracy, where philosophy becomes terroristic threat, and where inflammatory words are translated into training — not merely for defense against some imagined enemy, but for oppressing and destroying minority citizens within our system, and for intimidating and harrassing duly elected officials.
It is not enough to wait for these people to carry out actual attacks, to wait for the fire bombing of a synagogue or the hanging of a black judge by. vigilantes. We must serve notice to these hate peddlers that we will not yield due process to mob violence, and we must provide for our law enforcement agencies adequate legislative tools with which to stop violence while it is in the making. Testimony — Peter Hoagland, State Senator The propensity for violence and lawlessness of the Ku Klui Klan and other extremist hate groups is a matter of public record. Over the years, members of the Klan and others have been convicted of acts of religious and racial terrorism, including murder, bombings, OBROUU with deadly weapons and arson. In October, 1980, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith reported on the danger of new Klan violence of an even more serious kind. The ADL report, "Ku Klux Klan Paramilitary Activities," documented the proliferation of paramilitary training centers being operated by the Ku Ktux Klan nnd other racist groups in the United States. In camps and clandestine training sites in various parts of the country, memlwrn of the KKK and other Klan-like racist groups are engaged in paramilitary training programs. Some of these activities have been labelled by their sponsors as training for "defense," and others have been called "survival" course.1). Kcgnrdlessof the label applied, it is clear that armed racist*, pathological haters of blacks, Jews and other minority groups, are engaged in paramilitary training for guerrilla warfare against their purported enemies. The outcome can only bo more violence and tragedy. Paramilitary training camps operated by the Klan and similar groups have been uncovered in Missouri, Kansas, Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, North Carolina and Texas. The training at such camps is unfortunately of a highly sophisticated nature and quite rigorous. For example, in Texas the training includes tactical maneuvers, military drills, map reading and weapons proficiency. Participant are trained in the use of the Colt AR-15 assault rifle with a special grenade launch attachment. Louis Beam, Grand Dragon of the Texas KKK, boasts that the Klan training in Texas is more rigorous than that which is given to member* of the U.S. Army Btationed at Fort Hood.
ADL model bill provides solution In confronting the problem presented by these training camps, I have introduced LU 42. LB 42 is the Nebraska version of a model statute drafted by the National Low Department of. ADL and recommended by the Southern Poverty Law Centcr/Klanwatch Program. This legislation would make it illegal for the Klan and other groups to operate such camps. In trying to provide a legislative solution to this problem, ADL drafted a "model" bill which provides for criminal penalties for weapons instructors and participants in paramilitary training camps. The "model" bill has nlready been enacted into law in California, Connecticut, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida and has been introduced and is pending in'Colorado, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. A. What docs LB 4 2 do? Two things: 1. Makes it illegal for any body of men or women (except the National Guard of troops of the U.S.) to associate in a military fashion to drill, parade
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with arms or teach the use of arms or explosives in furtherance of a civil disorder. Important point — A civil disorder being an act which causes an immediate danger or injury to someone or his property. 2. Makes it illegal for one or more persons to train, practice, be instructed, in the use of firearms or explosives with the intent of unlawfully employing such methods for furtherance of a civil disorder. B. Facts about the ADL model bill In drafting the "model" bill, the legal department at ADL was guided by three primary objectives: 1. The Btatute must not be violative of any constitutional guarantees, particularly the First Amendment freedoms of speech and association. 2. The statute must deal with the problem of parumilitury training camps directly. Such a statute would have a greater impact on the public awareness than would a statute which deals with the problem indirectly. '!. The statute must be drafted narrowly so that it clearly does not prohibit legitimate activities such as rifle ranges, gun clubs, and veterans groups, (gee Section 1, (5) of the bill.) LB 42 clearly accomplishes these three objectives. The federal Civil Ol>edience Act of 1968 was used as the prototype for the ADL statute; however, the provisions of the federal act substantially were modified. Most significantly, the federal act only provides for prosecution of the paramilitary training camp instructors, while LB 42 also covers the participants. In addition, LB 42 requires less elements of proof in order to obtain a conviction. C. Current Nebraska law. It is important at this point to review current Nebraska law on paramilitary training activities. LB 42 amends current Nebraska law which generally makes paramilitary training illegal in Nebraska. Section 55-176 makes it illegal for groups to train in a military fashion unless they have a license from the Governor. Section 55-177 makes this activity a Class III misdemeanor which is punishable by a maximum of three months imprisonment, a $500 fine or both. However, current Nebraska law is not specific enough in dealing with these new paramilitary camps. We need the specifics provided for in the model bill, and we also need to make this activity a more serious offense. LB 42 makes paramilitary training a Class IV felony — which is more befitting the seriousness of the crime nnd the threat these hate groups pose to law-abiding citizens. D. So we need LB 42 in Nebraska because: 1. Current Nebraska law is too broad to be effective against paramilitary training and camps. 2. Current Nebraska penalties for paramilitary training and activities are not tough enough to rcaliuticully discourage their proliferation. .']. The ADL model statute, passed by four states in the last year and pending in ten other states, is an ' effective, specific, and constitutional way of addressing the problem.
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SERVICES: Friday: 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Paul Drazen, Cantor Emil Berkovits and the Beth KI Choir will conduct the services. An Oneg Shabbat will follow service*.
SERVICES: Friday: 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Sidney II. Brooks, Kabbi Barry L. Weinatein and Cantor Harold I. Firehtone will'offirintc.
SHABBAT DINNER A Shabbat dinner will be held at 6 p.m. fur all students and the families of Kitah Bet. Gimmel and Dalet. Cantor Leo Fvttman is in charge of the dinner program. Saturday: Morning Service 9 a.m. A Kiddush will follow the service. Jr. Congregation 10 a.m. 'Lunch for Jr. Congregants 11:30 a.m. Shabbat Torah studies 12-1 p.m. Class with the rabbi 4:4.0 p.m. Mincha 5:30 p.m. Mincha is followed by Shalosh S'udot, Ma'nriv and Havdalah. Sunday: Morning Minyan 9 a.m. Breakfast and "Exploring Jewish Ideas" with the rabbi follows the service. Weekdays: 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. STAFF MEETING The Beth Israel teaching staff will hold its next meeting on Feb. 6,11:45 a.m., in the conference room.
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The fourth in the Sabbath Series, S a b b a t h searching — questions of value will take place. Kahbi Brooks leads the Sermon-Discussion Series held on the first Friday of each month. The topic thitf Sabbath will be The value of sex — is a n y t h i n g pleasureable good?
LUNCH AND LEARN An Oneg Shabbat sponThe Lunch and Learn Series with the rabbi will con- sored by Temple Israel Sistinue on Feb. 10, noon at the terhood will follow. synagogue. Saturday: LEARNING CENTER The Learning Center will Morning services: 11 a.m. continue clawcs on Feb. 8, RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 9 a.m. Religious School Clashes TORAH FUND Saturday, Feb. 5, 9 a.m. LUNCHEON Sunday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. Sisterhood's Torah Fund Hebrew Classes will be Luncheon will be held on Feb. 8 at noon. Contributors held: Daled — Monday — will be honored at the 40th Feb. 7, 4 and 5 p.m.; Bet — Birthday Party of Torah Monday, Feb. 7, 4 and 5 Fund. p.m.; Aleph — Wednesday, Feb. 9,4 ond 5 p.m.; Gimmel HONOR ROLL — Thursday, Feb. 10, 4 and PRESENTATION 5 p.m. Certificates of honor will be presented at Erev Shabbat Services on Feb. 11 to COFFEK WITH RABBI The Sisterhood-sponstudents who made the high honor and honor rolls the sored Coffee with Rabbi first semester in Talmud Brooks will be held Feb. 10, 10 a.m. in the Milder ConTorah. ference Center.
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SERVICES: by Harold S. KUBIHHT, will Friday: 7 p.m. IK- the basis of the discussions. Copies of the l>o<ik Daily and Saturday: The resident* and staff of will be available. the Rose Blumkin Home inThe discussion series will vile the families, volunteers continue- on Thursdays, and friends of the residents Feb. 17 and 24. to attend services. Kiddush following services on ShabBOARD OF bat. TRUSTEES The Board of Trustees will meet Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Milder Conference Center of Temple. SERVICES: Saturday: 9 a.m. COUPLES CLUB Temple Israel CouplesSunday: 9 a.m. Services are conducted by Club will hold a Potluck dinner on Feb. 5th at 7:00 Snm Sacks. p.m. The event will be held at the Milder Conference Center at the Temple, Youth Council Each couple should bring basketball a dish for the dinner. Board schedule games will be played after Sunday, February 6 the dinner. 9&m.AZA1An.AZA100B The cost of the evening 151QB will be $2 for members and 11 a.m. 1510 A vi. AZA I B $4 for non-members of Couples Club.
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Know Thy Neighbor.., Beverly Franklin (left) and Cheryl Kirke, co-chairmen of Know Thy Neighbor Sabbath at Beth Israel Synagogue, prepare for the Feb. 11 event which U sponsored annually by Sisterhood. The program is held to provide non-Jowlsh friends ond neighbors with an opportunity to become more fatoiUar with the religious practices and beliefs of Judaism.
Mr. ond Mm. Maynord Telpner of Council Bluffs, Iowa announce the engagement of their daughter, Heidi, to Dr. Irwin R. Bnrr, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Borr of St. Louis Park, Minn. Dr. linrr is a graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, and has completed a residency in internal medicine. He has been associated with the Cook County Community Clinic in Grand Marnis, Minn. Miss Telpner is a coronary-intensive care nurs* at the Jennie Edmuridfcon Hospital in Council Bluffs. An April wedding at Temple Israel in Omaha in planned,
Lincoln B'nai Jeshurun Rabbi Kenneth N. White will lead Friday night services beginning nt 8 p.m. Saturday morning services and study begin at 10:30 a.m. Occasional children's services begin lit 7:30 p.m. Please call the Temple Office at 435-8004 for information.
Mrs. Drawn, whose husband, Rabbi Paul Drazen serves as spiritual leader of Beth El Synagogue, hold* a master's degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Torch Fund provide* significant financial support for the Seminary' and its many projects, including the recently completed Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall, where Mrs. Drazen was one of the first residents. "The Jewish Theological Seminary is the primary training ground for Conservative Jewish rabbis,
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cantors, and teachers in the United S t a t e s , " Mrs. Drazen explained, "I'd like to give the luncheon guests a picture of the kind of place the Seminary is today — to give a Minnc of the flavor, an well M of the many functions of the institution, «<> that donors feel a more intimate connection with the place that is the recipient of their Torah Fund dollars." In addition to Mrs. Pro zcn'» remarks, "The Henri of the Matter," a film narrated by Daniel Schor, describing the new Seminary library, will be presented.
Reservations for the Mr. Baird will discuss re- luncheon, at $4 ptr person, cent abortion related legis- may be made by calling Oert lation, comment on the in- . Korney, 346-3233, or Rose crease in terrorist attacks Roffman, 551-27C6. on national abortion clinics and offer his personal perSERVICES: spectives on human life Friday 8 p.m. Sermon: Where did amendments upcoming in 1983 84 Danny Sanders go? " " Ron and Debbie Fddman Saturday: —Rabbi-Barry WeimHeirh—announce-* he-birih-of-theirServices 9 a:m. president of the Nebraska son, Daniel Mark, on JanMinyans: Monday and pR C R C l will ill uary 20, 1083. They also RCAR Policy Council Thursday 7:15 a.m. officiate. More than 100 have a daughter. Lisa Erin. Grandparents are Dr. and members of RCAR, mate and local officials are ex- Mrs. Hugh S. Levin and Mrs. Aaron Feldman. pected to attend.
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M.Z. YOSHANAH BBG 2 0 5 3 By Tippi Magld First off, congratulations and welcome to our new Beuufl, Joining us for the following months until the dance are Kevin Saltzmnn, Alan Widman, Lynn I'olonski and I^ance Meyerson as Honorary Beau. With UB now OB present Beau is Mitch Warren. Past events include a cultural on Soviet Jewry with our sister chapter, Rdiar, on Jan. 7, and on Jan. 8, a regional date party. Future events call for ice skating on January 29 with AZA #100, and BBG weekend happening the 11th, 12th, and 13th of February. Our candy sale went extremely well. Profits exceeded $100! This hardearned money will be invested partly in M.Z.'H new T-shirta and sweatshirts. AH soon OH a design is chosen, they should be around and about. If you arc interested in having your very own M.Z. Yoshanoh shirt, contact Tippi Magid nt 399WXW.
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BILU USY U.S.Y. has been busy with a number of things. On Jan. 14 and 28 we attended services and hud culturals. On the 22 we had o regressive dinner that started with dessert nnd ended with appetizers.
Coniii'ntulotion* are in By Henry Stern Next meet Feb. H at the J. order for Dick and Billy The Jan. 25 early birch Spiegel on their 51st anniftcssion was choired by versary together. We apCharlie Fellman. who din- plauded the return of Mike cussed the autobiography of Orlowfiki and Herh Wina great American Jew, ik-r- troub. Mike nays ho will be nnrd Hnnich, the confidant back in bunincits noon. of internationally famous Mollic lion a few Ak-Snrnnd influential people, in- Bcn membernhip* left. cluding President Wilson, Duke tinted our hospitalWillinm Giblm McAdoo, ized members, among whom and Winnton Churchill. He are Sam Ziegman, Lou was with President Wilnon Cohen, Hnrry Wclnbcrg, at the VcrtaillcR Treaty Dick Gordman. and Mnrv aflt-r World War 1, nnd nftcr Treller. I. W. is reported he made his fortune, he back home. moved from N.Y, to WashV. !». Snm Han (Sorry, ington, D.C., where he could Sam, about the error) prebelter h«rvc bis country.' In sented Dr. JamcK (iricsen, hi» Ixiok, written in 19G7, he interim chancellor of the foretold many of the future University of Nebraska world problem*. Medical Center. He tins After this most inter- been vice-chancellor here, <-»tinj! dincmnion, into the \ Hid fierved at the University MM-IIII hall for a dcliciou* »• Michigiin Medical Center luncheon, prepared by AHA and at Ohio Suite Univernnd served up by Mollieand sity, where he received three gaits, followed by n quick degrees. cleanup by Bogie and bin He told UH that the Mcdganiialion, with an aiwinl by "the volunfimSTMotzi by br. Dave Plait and Ixmschen by million dollar liunincsx, nnd Charlie Kcllman. President i.t not a charitable instituKau reported a thank you tion. The new NM|{ dingnote from Beth Israel fur nontic mtichinc will cost l.fi ,our gift'. He reminded u» of /million. He, loo, in contbi> high honors accorded Al cerned about the rUini; Oruch rind Dan firccnfield, medical ctntljt, and spoke of and" presented George caul nhifting and hcnlth Greenblalt with his lifetime maintenance. See you Feb. fl. card, our 40lh life mcmlwr. SNOWDLOWERS Sales—Service—Paris TOfiO - AfllEHS - B0UH5
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The Fourposter at the UpHtairu Dinner Theatre. Eunic Denonbcrg, an accompliithed and engaging acress, tcam» up with New Yorker David Eaton in a warm, funny comedy —-..enjoyable in all rcupcctn. The couple portray* a huxhand and wife from their wedding night in 1B90 until they pack and move Hfl years later. There are lauglm, tears, nnd BiiriiriKCH — nil guaranteed to Riilinfy the contin-foT
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We're also getting very busy planning our upcoming Purim carnival which will take place Feb. 27. We are anking the Jewish community to sponsor booths for $10 a booth at the carnival. The sponsor's name will be placed on the booth. If you would like to sponsor a booth please call Liz Faicr nt 556-4170 or Felicia Cooper at 333-6740. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Another thing that will be keeping us busy is a conclave that Omaha is ho«ting on April 8-10. There arc a number of things to be done between now and then and we'll all be working very hard for the next two months.
NCJW BOARD Board members of the National Council of Jewish Women will meet February 10th at the Jewish Community Center at 9:15 a.m. Joe Pernicone from the Rotary Club will present a slide show concerning the proposed. barrier-free playground to be erected at i'ipal Park. Omaha section donated $2500 last year towards this project. MIZRACIII WOMEN IIATIKVAII CHAPTER Rabbi Isaac Nadoff will review 5 Minutes to Midnight by Sabi H. Shabtai at the Feb. 12 meeting of Hatikvah Chapter, American Mizrachi Women.
The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the recreation room at Beth Israel Synagogue. Dessert and coffee will be available for $2. Make reservations with Marion Strauss 558-2646; Gery I^vey 397-6488; Charlotu Kaplan 551-5658.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Appel and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Polonaki announce the engagement of their children, Lynne A'rden and Morris Shea. A May 1st wedding at Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue.
Omaha in 1932 . , . according to the J e w i s h Press, was very different than today, For instance, voters were asked to vote for an amendment to force the city to pay for repair on paving between the street car rails, "since all the wear and tear" was from cars nnd trucks. Remember street cars? Among the enrs an the streets was the Rco, nnd a new one in '32 cost $995. That year a headline in the Press said "Henry Monsky Iyonds Philanthropies Drive". He was called a "dynamic nnd veteran warrior of many Jewish campaigns". That was also when Morton Ehrenreich sailed on the Kuropa for a two month visit in Europe, including a visit to Kosilzka, Czechoslovakia, his home town, And Miss Celia Lipsman represented the freshman class of South High at an honor roll banquet. The title of her speech was "Anchors Away". (Maybe Mrs. Blank would elucidate.) Among the places to cat were the Kcnyon Deli (opposite the Blackstonc), Licb's Delicatessen, Roxy Coffee Shop and Billiards (excellent lunch for 25t) and the Underwood Deli at 50th & Underwood. The JCC calendar events included the Psi Mu Tea Dance, Henrietta Szold Bridge party, Workman's Loan Association Banquet, Center Players Guild Supper and a Dehate between the Omaha JCC and the St. LOUIB JCC. (Later editions indicate our kids won!) An outstanding Palestinian woman spoke here . . . her name was Goldie Meycrson. And Mrs. Joe Rice and son Donald visited with friends in Chicago for three weeks. An ad in the Press read "For Rent — Beautifully decorated modern three room apartment, 5 closets, heat furnished, garage. $25. 1644V4 North 18th Street". A Barber Shop ad said "Barber nnd Chirotonsor; Scalp and facial manipulation". Fancy. • And this: The R-Na club, a cultural group announced a . $10 pledge to Philanthropies, $5 to the Drouth Relief Fund and $3 to the fund for Superannuated Rabbis. '! And that's the way it wan, 51 yearn ago.
WE NEED YOUR HELP THERE ARE MANY JEWISH SINGLES, BOTH YOUNGER AND OLDER, WHO HAVE NO TIES TO THE ORGANIZED JEWISH COMMUNITY. We arc compiling a community-wide roster of Jewish singles. WE NEED YOUR HELP IN REACHING THE UNAFFILIATED JEWISH SINGLES, AGES 21-60. By filling out the form below, or passing it on to a single friend, you will help us in our effort to encourage all to become a part of the Omaha Jewish community.
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Herman Wouk— a biographical sketch At age 67, Herman Wouk is one of the most respected and widely read of living American authors, at home and abroad. Hit works include novels, plays, religious writings, and a monumental television dramatization of his novel, THE WINDS OF WAR. which will air in February, 1933. With the publication in 1971 and 1978 of two linked historical novels, THE WINDS OF WAR and WAR AND REMEMBRANCE, his career reached its peak of literary recognition. The epic narrative portrays the experiences of two fictional families plunged into the perils and tragedies of the Second World War and the Holocaust. Sixteen years in the writing, nearly two thousand printed pages in all, the books offer in the form of historical romance a comprehensive re-creation of the War, both in its battles and its politics, which has won the praise of professional historians for its accuracy, sweep, and grasp. Henry Kissinger, for instance, has called WAR AND REMEMBRANCE "an outstanding novel and a great work of history." Both books were number one best sellers, and both remained on the New York Times list for over a year. Readers abroad have given the works comparable popularity. Translations exist in many languages. Both books have been selected by the major European book clubs. In the People's Republic of China, they have been the most popular of foreign novels in recent years, and Herman Wouk was invited by the Chinese Writers Association to come and address Chinese authors and historians. Herman Wouk regards his previous literary efforts, including his world famous THE CAINE MUTINY, M a preparation for the* task of writing these two historical novels. In this preparatory work, he became an author of international renown, working in the veins of the traditional novel — variety of character and incident, richness of milieu, arid above all strong ongoing narrative. His audience has steadily grown. Some of his characters have become popular legends. Wouk is wholly a New York City product. He was born on May 27,1915, to Russian-Jewish parents who had emigrated from Minsk. He attended public schools in the Bronx and later was graduated from Columbia University in Manhattan. At Columbia he took courses in comparative literature and philosophy. He edited the undergraduate humor magazine, the Jester, and wrote varsity musicals, obtaining his B.A. degree at the age of nineteen, in 1934. Wouk's facility for writing humor led to work in the field of radio comedy. For five years, from 1936 to 1941, he was a staff writer for the comedian Fred Allen. In June 1941, Wouk went to Washington as a dollnr-a-ycnr man, to write radio scripts for the war-bond selling campaign of the U.S. Treasury. , In December 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the Navy, attended midshipman school at Columbia University, and communications school at Annapolis. In February 1943, Wouk reported to the U.S.S. Zone, a World War I four-piper refitted as a destroyer-minesweeper, ot anchor in a South Pacific harbor near Gudalcanal. He took part in eight Pacific invasions, earning several battle stars. When the war ended he wa» the executive officer on the Southard, a similar vessel. Wouk was to relieve the captain when the vessel was lout in a typhoon on Okinawa, in October 1945. A year earlier, during a Navy Yard overhaul of his ship in San Pedro, he had met a young graduate of the University of Southern California, Betty Sarah Brown, a Navy personnel executive. Lew than a week after he returned from the sea at the end of the war, they were married. During his service in the Pacific he had turned at odd moments to the composition of a istory founded on his experiences in the radio world; writing like Lieutenant Kecfcr in THE CAINE MUTINY, for an hour or two before dawn. • After his discharge in 194C Wouk finished the book, and .the judges of the Book-of-the-Month Club chose this first •novel, AURORA DAWN, for their May 1947 selection, Wouk then dipped again into his past to write a very different novel of an eleven-year-old youngster, THE CITY BOY, based on his own boyhood in the Bronx. The story appeared in 1948 and made friends slowly; but its growing circle of admirers call it unique in the author's work. New editions were published in 1952 and 1969, and it was chosen as an alternate selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club in 1973, twenty-five years after its publication. It is now widely used in the English courses of elementary schools. In June 1949, Wouk went as a reserve officer on a training cruise aboard the aircraft carrier SaJpan, and while on board started writing THE CAINE MUTINY, a tale set aboard a destroyer-minesweeper like the 7nnn nnrf Southard. It was published on March 19,1951, and it had a slow start. Neither major book club had chosen it. There was no immediate rush to the bookstores. After a second printing in April orders began to increase, requiring four printings in June. By September Herman Wouk had his first number one bestseller, displacing James Jones' famous FROM HERE TO ETERNITY. His novel continued to lead the field for a year. In May 1952, be won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Both the Book-of-the-Month Club and the Literary Guild of America had meantime chosen the novel as alternate selections, and more than half a million copies of the work bad been sold in bookstores. Many millions of copies have since been sold in all editions. Wouk in 1954 made the court sequence in THE CAINE MUTINY into a successful play, Tbe Calne Mutiny Court-Martial, which starred Henry Fonda as the Jewish lawyer, Barney Greenwald. A celebrated film followed, starring Humphrey Bogart as Captain Queeg,
Robert Mitchum as Pug Henry and All MaeCraw as Natalie Jastrow bead an illustrious cast when the ABC Television Network presents Herman Wouk's "The Winds or War" as an "ABC Novel for Television" presentation. Tbe Paramount Television production, which b r i n g s Wouk's epic best-seller to 18bours of dramatic life, will air in seven parts over an eight night period beginning Sunday, Feb. 6,(8-11 p.m., EST).
An international cast brings back t h e glory and infamy of tbe world leaders who made history in WWII when tbe ABC Television Net* work presents Herman Wouk'a "The Winds of War". Pictured are (top, I to r) Gunter Meisner as Adolf Hitler, Howard Lang as Winston Churchill, Enzo Caste!lari as Benlto Mussolini, (bottom, I to r) Ralph Bellamy as Franklin O. Roosevelt and Anntoly Sbaginyan as Joseph Stalin.
Men,, women and children a r e herded i n t o trenches and then executed in this terrifying r e c r e a t i o n of e v e n t s which occured in Poland and G e r m a n y in the early nineteen forties. This scene is one of the most moving sequences in Herman Wouk's "Tbe Winds of War."
erful young artist in the grip oftho American get-rich-quick mania. On publication day of YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE, Moy 17.1962. Wouk began work on THE WINDS OF WAR. a panoramic tale that would — in a phrase Joseph Conrad used about a Napoleonic novel be never wrote — "throw a rope around" the Hitler era. He soon realized that he had let himself in for years of research, and probably for two vast novels. By then he was living in the Virgin Islands with his wife and two young sons; he had moved there in 1958, when the distractions of New York had mode working difficult. During the war book research, ho gave a couple \mn\t f]«h «c/»)wtinn A mirrpsufnl film nf I tip writ-It fitnrrfd of hours eflch day to n n"» P h n r t nnvfi lhnt returned In hi._ Natalie Wood. comic vein. DONT STOP THE CARNIVAL, published in Herman Wouk interrupted his work on YOUNGBLOOD 1965, is on extravaganza of life on a Caribbean Island, HAWKE, a long complex novel of the literary scene in which tells some grim truths of politics and race under tho postwar America, to execute an idea that he had been surface of fun. turning over in his mind for years: in his own words, "a In 1964 the Wouks returned to the mainland and settled fairly short and clear account of the Jewish faith from a in Washington, D.C., where the author began actual narpersonal viewpoint" THIS IS MY GOD, published in 1959, rative writing or THE WINDS OF WAR. There he could was dedicated to the memory of his- grandfather, Mendel consult the Library of Congress resources, the National Leib Lcvinc, a rabbi from Minsk. It stood high on the be- Archives, and important military leaders. Finding life in stseller lists for half a year, and has since become a standard Washington pleasant, the Wouks bought and renovated en book on the subject, of equal interest to Jewish and Chris- 1815 house in Georgetown as a combined office and resitian readers, A labor of love, the copyright was donated by dence. The author also travelled for research to England, Mr. and Mrs. Wouk to the Abe Wouk Foundation, named Germany, the Soviet Union, Iran, Portugal, Italy, France, in memory of their firstborn son who died accidentally at Poland, and Czechoslovakia, and he spent much time on the age of five. YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE, published in records in Israel of the destruction of Europe's Jews. Ac1962, gave a detailed candid picture of the New York and companying him on his travels always was his wife, Betty Hollywood literary life, reflect ing the author's own, expe- Sarah;.his editor and, manuscript assistant throughout his riences, and told of tbe disintegration and death of a pow- career, now his literary agent. ,'
Next Wouk turned from the sea to portray a New York girl, a starry-eyed creature who wanted popularity, suitors, and a love affair that ended in marriage. Not only did MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR disclose the feelings and ambitions of the aspiring American Evcry-girl; it took the reader into social circles not then used by American authors. Conventional publishing wisdom then held that novels on Jewish themes could not be popular. MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR was the first in the great wave of AmericanJewish novels that took a central place in the fiction of the 1950'B and 1 SCO's. It was the moat popular American novel of 1955 and, like all Wouk's subsequent novels, a major
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Anne Frank diary at Gifford Theater
By Kstcile Rosenberg Tifercth Israel Sisterhood will sponsor, "Something For Everyone." Thi» will be a goods and service auction to l« held in the Synagogue social hall, April 24, 7-8 p.m.; silent auction and social hour, 8-9:30 p.m. Live Auction, with help of the Sisterhood and the entire congregation, to raise money toward* n new bnthroom. Think about your special talents, &ocrcu or otherwise that you could donate to the auction. Here arc some things nncl idens listed to get you organized early: garden expcrlioe, children's birthday parties, tennis teaftonn, tour guides, cheesecake for 12, knit a sweater, Mwing lessons, bridge lessons, »ix hours of babysitting, (• month'* nupply of chnllnh, Shnbtrat dinner for nix. three enr washes, swimminu lesson*, Chinese dinner for eight nnd window washing. i
Co-chairmen of the event are Klayne ('hint and Barb Scglin.
By Reva Oruch Our Seniors celebrated It was as modern a world hiding place was discovered the birthdays of three nice as our own, complete with by the Germans, is her ob- women on Jan. 14. They automobiles, radios, tele- servation, during this war were Shirley Meyerson, phones and movies, but against the Jews, that Mary Kubby and Sarah even so it wasn't too late for "people arc still good at Sacks. There were 123 the old, old hatred to rear its heart in (spite of every- people with us and as always Lucy prepared a delicious head nnd claim the lives of thing." lunch. Congratulations to six million. Director Bill Kirk has as- Jennie Kichman for IreFor the benefit of those sembled a truly wonderful corning a life member. We who never read anything cast for his production of wish all of our Seniors' that nlxjut the Holocaust be- the play. As Otto Frank, hove departed for a warmer cause they don't like to, New York actor Daniel climate a very nice vacation. January 17, we had the presentations like T b c Krerner leads the cost firmly Diary of Anne Frank, and effectively, and Du- pleasure of hearing John currently playing at the chesne Academy senior Va- Henry, of the Better BusiEmmy Gifford Children's nessa Vescio as Anne makes ness Bureau of Omaha. He Theater, nerve as needed re- a believable teen-age Jewish spoke to us on places of minders of the fate that girl whose unpredictable business in Omaha and spared us by happening on moods and conflicts with their operation. Our lunch the other side of the At- her family members play was a very good stew. Ethel Edgar spoke to us lantic in the 1940ft — junt a Bucha great part of the story on Thursday. Her talk few steps away in time nnd line. brought back many memospace. "" ""* Donald Schwartz and ries to a lot of our Seniors. We admire all the mem- Suzanne Dicckmann por- She had many nice photobers of the Frank and Vnn tray the Van Danns master- graphs to show us of the Dnnn families n* they dhow fully well, and Nancy early 1900B. It was nice to true grace under pressure — Duncan docs a good job of have Sally Vengcr back with managing to remain on rel- showing the patience with us again after her hospitalatively civilized terms with which Mrs. Frank treats her i/ntion. each other us they share the daughter's moods nnd the Rabbi Wcinstein was our Mime cramped hiding space way the hides her hurt at guest on Jnn. 24. He spoke for two years — ond wonder being shut out by Anne. on the food situation in if we would be able to hear Omnlni. It was very sad to One can only hope that up a» well. We also wonder henr how many people in if we could IK- capable of the very young, impressionHIICII noble sentiment as able children who make up most of the audience at the Anne. Emmy Gifford Theater will One of the most moving learn lessons against vioentries in her diary, made lence and racism that will shortly before her attic ln»t them their lives. (D.B.)
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By JCC staff Sunday, January 23 this area, that are hungry. MIDGET LEAGUE: Mollie will have a box in her David Cripe led his office for contributions of Nugget team with 14 points food for these needy people. while being ably assisted by Fannie Chunovic had her Jeff Smith and John Guard grandchildren and great- to a 25 to 10 win over grandchild from Israel OH Omaha Steaks. her guests. We were served Youngtown and Business a gourmet lunch which was Printing hooked up in a deoutstanding. fensive battle all the way On January 27 Mary with Youngtown squeaking Fcllman and Dr. Oliver Pol- out a 13 to 11 victory. lack spoke to us on The OLYMPIC LEAGUE: Jewish Historical Society. Scott Woodford led all They spoke about the first scorers with 37 points for Jewish families in Omaha, Vann Realty to win n 60 to which was most interesting. 31 contest over I-Go-Vann. Mollie is planning a trip The gome Bee-Bawed back to Las Vegas in March. If and forth as Kohll's Drugs you arc interested please get pulled ahead in the last minin touch with her. This will utes to defeat First Midreally be n fun trip. America 49 to 44.
Recently Mm. Gary Hill •urpristd her father-in-law I*o Hill, Sun City. Ariz, with n visit on bin 70th birthday. Hill'* wife, Betty, hnd n cocktail pnrty for 40 fiucM* including Hill's brother-inlaw nnd niiter, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cohen, Denver; nnd former I.incolnites. Mr. nnd Mr*. Meyer Cohen, Mm. .IIK- Goodman, Mrs, Joseph Schtichman, and Mr. and Mr*. Walter Wtiskopf. Hill m ii retired chairman of the bo/ml of Northweotern Mt-tnl* Co.
Tifereih Israel Congregation member* may attend tin' Hoard meeting lo be held at the Synagogue, Feb. 8 nt 7:.'I0 p.m.
The South Street Hoard of 'Trustee* meeting will be held. Feb. .13. 7:30 p.m. at the Temple.
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