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Leadership Selected For W A
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Beth Israel Will Hold Annual Fete
Mn, flyman E. (Fan) Greenbeff has accepted the post of chairman of the Business and FrofesilonM Sf-ctlon of t h e Women'! Dlvblon, It wtw an' notueed by Mrs. Aaron Rips, General Chairman of the Philanthropic Women's Division. Thin section will cover all cardi of women In Dullness and Professions. Campaign workers are now being recruited.
Regional Plan Unacceptable Washington (JTA)— The Arnr•tales will never accept the American plan for developing the wator resources of the Jordan Illver valley which Erlc'Johiislon President Ei^nhov/or's j;peci;:il envoy has urged upon them, the Kftyptlan Government salil In ;i Cairo broadeast. The broadcast noted report.! that Mr. Johnston Is to leave the United States this month for a second Middle East tour to dlscu.'.s thlr plan, drawn up by TVA experts and secure Arab acceptance. I* declared that "the American Government may believe that thr Arabs will abandon tholr stand toward tills project or that their drafting of another project mean: that they arc prepared to bargain. The United States may also bellcvo that the obstacle:* which Syria's complaint nr:aln.';t Israel is meeting with before the Security Council may force the Arabs to SEree to this American project W»e Arabs, however, have clearly announced tha they will not ficcept this project, which only server Israel's interest at their expense." "Johnston should remain in hi: country," the broadcast oald, "anc! (pare himself the trouble of the trip. His work as president of the Motion Picture Association Is more beneficial to him and his country than his mission as an official envoy of tha American Jordan Valley project.'*
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Paul Verct, executive director of the Federation for Jewish Service, will serve as master of ceremonies at the Fifteenth Annual Dinner of Beth Israel Synagogue, .Sunday evening, Feb. 14, at 0:30 o'clock. Founders and builders of the synnfioguc will be honored. Jake Brookstcin, Heine Delrogh and Meyer Frank will offer the benedictions. Harry Sldman, president of the congregation, Mrs. Ir.ndore Klcwitz, Dan Gordmon, Sum Kaplan and Kahbl Matthew M. Pollaltoff will bring greetings from the various organizations within Beth Israel. The musical program for the evening will feature selections presented by Cantor Ell Kagan and the choir and Madclyn and
Eban Appeals For Sanctions United Nations (WMS)—An appeal to the United Nations to impose sanctions against Egypt for its piratical blockade of Israelbound shipping was made here by Israeli Ambassador Abba S Eban In a major address before the Security Council dealing -with Israeli's complaint against the Egyptian blockade of the Suez Canal to Israeli and Israel-bounc" shipping. Mr, Eban asserted that immediate action was imperative unless Cairo promised to remove tho restrictions at once.
Israel b e l l e v « s , ' M r . Ebar stressed, that "the continuation of a hostile act, based on the assertion of a state of, war, in prolonged and deliberate defiance of a Security Council resolution, clearly creates the kind of situation to which the enforcement measures laid down in Chaptc VII of the Charter should apply." This chapter authorizes U N. military and economic sanctions where there are threats to the peace and actsoggrcsslon. The Israell'diplomat reminded the Security Council that Egypt not only defied and ignored the September 1, 195J resolution calling on Cairo to stor. the Suez Canal blockade but defiantly cvtended the blockade tc include ship bound for the Israel' port of Elath. He simultaneously cautioned that "if the authority of the Security Council as the final arbiter of armistice disputes "if tho nuthorily of tho Security Council a:i the final arbiter of armistice disputes were to be shattered by Egyptian intransigence Paul Veret a central pillar of the armistice Sol Dolgoff. Professor Hans Bacr system would crumble away at will appear as accompanist. the very moment when that system Elaine Jnbenls has prepared a Is in most need of a stronger supnarration highlighting the history port. of Hetli Israel, In which she and Rabbi Benjamin Groncr will pay homage to the builders and founders of the synagogue. Mrs. Lewis Nevcleff and Maurice Katzman are co-chairmen for the affair. Names of committee heads and members arc on page 3. The Jewish Community Cenluu> ter's new ceramics workshop has an<j (IIP)—Price control on been completely redecorated, and fowl Is being lifted in Israel as an facilities will include a long ;work experiment. At the same time it is bench, dryng shelves, specal room expected that grain fodder crops for the kiln, and some additional will also be decontrolled due to equipment. . :: bumper harvests. Increased agriA comprehensive library on cultural production in Israel hap ceramics has been assembled and been spurred by State of- Israel will be available to the members Bond investments. of the ceramics classes. This activity will be' open to adults, NAVY (IIP)—A naval secondary youths and children under comschool is to open in Acre, in Oc- petent instruction, ; tober. The 15-year-old naval Those interested in ceramics school in Haifa will close down are urged to contact the Activities us soon as the one In Acre begins office of the Center. Classes will to function.' The school will be begin, Wednesday, Feb. 17, from able to accommodate 400 pupils 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. • „ for a 5-year course, which will inCourse fee will be $3.00 plus clude one year of military training. cost of materials used.
Ceramics Shop Will Open Wed.
Philanthropies Drive Plans Move Ahead The leadership of the Women's Division of the 1954 Jewish Philanthropies Campaign was completcd in record time, and plans are being formulated for .Omaha women's share In the most i m portant annual campaign of the Jewish community, Mrs. Aaron Rips, Women's Division Chairman,, announced today. Enconntlac "It has been most encouraging, and I think it augurs well for the campaign, that we have been able to complete our campaign personnel within the space of a-short time," Mrs. Rips said, "I think we have excellent and devoted leadership, who will give our campaign the necessary guidance, direction and labor." The following women have accepted key positions In the Women's Division: Mmes. Lloyd Friedman, Max Grecnberg and Harry Mn. Aaron Rips Ravitz ns co-chairman. Mrs. Richard Hlller will direct the FollowUp Unit; Mike Freeman, in charge of the Organizations Unit and Mrs. Hyman E. Greenberg will head the Business and Professional Unit. The co-chairman of the Women's Division have already held ft preliminary meeting at which the experience of the past few years was reviewed and plans outlined for the 1054 Campaign. New York (JTA)—Rep. EmanParamount uel Ccller charged the Eisenhower "While our united campaign inAdministration with reversing the traditional United States pulley of cludes appeals for some 200 causes friendliness and sympathy with and agencies, all of them dependIsrael. He termed this reversal of ing Upon our support and assistthe Administration a "new look ance, the cause of Israel Js paravis-a-vis Israel," in contradistinc- rnpunt In our campaign. There arc tion to the favorable light in which definite indications that Israel Is the Jewish State had always been on the road to econofnlc stability regarded by American statesmen and self-sufficiency," Mrs. Rips said, "the problem of providing up o this time." for emergency needs of the n e w Mr. Celler made this charge in comers and strengthening the his address to the 30th Anniver- gains achieved in the past five sary Roll-Call Conference of the years Is a most acute one. National Committee for Labor "I know that the women of Israel at the Commodore Hotel Omaha will once again respond /here.,: More than 2,000 delegates with outpouring generosity so that representing American trade un- we may all speed the day of cornIons, Labor Zionist organization? plete rehabilitations of the Immi"and Jewish fraternal groups at- grants in Israel, and strengthen tended t h e gathering and demon- her economic position," Mrs. Rips started their solidarity with the concluded. Israel" Hlstadrut Campaign by donating $760,000 toward its $3,000,000 drive this year. Rep. Celler questioned the wisdom of wooing the Arab states Jerusalem (IIP)—A new barter with arms, knowing their avowed agroemont has been signed with goal was the utter destruction of tho Argentine, it was revealed Israel. He said; "The Admlntstra-. here. tlon knows, every informed citizen The new agreement provides knows; that the Arab nations have for tho shJpment.to Israel of 10,000 declared one country only its tar- tons of com in exchange for get, and that Is Israel. Yet, .the 20,000 tons of cement. A few United "States talks blandly about month* ago an agreement was sending, arms to Iraq and Saudi completed which provided for the Arabia as if none of these: facts sale to Israel of 40,000 tons of existed." : grains.
Republicans ChargedWi+h Policy Switch
Grain for Cement
Philanthropies Women Campaign Heads
Mrs. Lloyd Friedman ,
Mrs. Max Greenberg
Mrs. Harry ttevtti
Mm. Richard Hlller
Mrs. Mike Freeman