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30,000 Tunis Ask For Israel Golda Mycrson, Israel's Labor Minister, will be one of the key speakers at the Emergency Na tional Report Conference of tlic United Jewish Appeal, to be held In Cincinnati October -23 and 24. Participating in the conference will be Senator Estes Kefnuver and Ambassador Abba S. Eban who have juit returned from a visit to Israel to observe the pment situation there. • The two-day conference will have before it situations covering humanitarian and financial emergencies now confronting the United Jewish Appeal. These emergencies Involve the Appeal's •cute- present need for $50,000,000 In campaign cash; also the winter settlement, welfare and rehabilitation needs of 320,000 recent immigrants to Israel. . The plight of Jews In tensionHalm Ariav ridden Tunisia and Morocco, where 10,000 Jews have appealed for twift help in migrating to Israel, will be discussed In the light of the outrent persecution of Jews In North Africa. Ambassador Eban and Mrs. Myerson will report on the new refugee problems confronting Israel as a result of in- Ilalm Arluv, a distinguished of Israel's Knesset (Parcreasing Jewish Immigration from member liament), will speak at Beth £1 North Africa Into Israel. Synagogue this evening. The Conference will also Inau- He Is currently chairman of the gurate a cosh collection drive to Knesset Finance Committee. secure the funds necessary to A native of Poland, Mr. Arlav carry out the emergency pro- came to Palestine at the age of 17. After outstanding service in World grams! War I, ho became associated with the Zionist Commission to PalesUnited Nations Week tine, which was a forerunner of the Jewish Agency. To Be Feted Here Mr. Arlav Is a leading figure In Otto Swunson lias been appoint- the Zionist movement today. He ed chairman o f the Omaha Com- Is on a month's tour of the United mittee for U. N. Week by Mayor States on behalf of the State of Israel Bond Drive. John Rosenblatt. Celebration of U. N. Week will start Sunday, Oct. 17 and will extend to Sunday, Oct. 24. The theme of the celebration is the "U, N. Depends on You," and this year will mark the ninth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. President Eisenhower has pro- NEW AUItlTEM claimed October 24 as United Na- Jerusalem (WNS)—Israel's sevtions Day. en-month boycott of tho IsraelClimaxing the observance will be Jordan Mixed Armistice Commisthe Centennial - Festival of Na- sion will officially come to an end tions to be held Sunday, Oct. 24, October IS when the new truce where Tryvo Lie, first secretary- arbiter, Lieut Col. Charles F. general of the V. N. will be tho Brcwstcr of the Unlled States keynote speaker, takes over the chairmanship of • Tho Federation of Jewish Wom- the commission as successor to tn'f Clubs f* cooperating with the Commander Elmo H. Hutchison of Omaha Committee for U. N. Week, the U. S. Navy. in observing the anniversary of theU. N. ARAB LEAttUB Washington (JTA>—Secretary General Abdel Khalek Hossouna of the Arab League made known On Radio and TV this week-end in nn address before a convention of the Syrian and A panel of University of Ne- Lebanese American Federation braska students will discuss that the Arabs arc planning a "Advantages and disadvantages propaganda campaign In the Unitof tho United Nations to My ed States aimed at'wlnnlng AmerCountry" on the Jean Sullivan ican support of the Aral) Leaguo show over KMTV, Wednesday, against Israel. The Arab leader Oct. 20. The show starts at 3 suid that the half-million Amerp. m. and this part of the pro- icans o t Arabic origin were being gram Is In conjunction with the mobilized. celebration of U.N. Week. Tho panel of four students arc from HKl'AUATIONS Germany, Norway, Boliva and New York (WNS)—Tho conferIndia. , ence on Jewish Material Claims Again.it Germany distributed durDr. Jonah B. Wise, Rabbi of ing the year more than $9,000,000 Central Synagogue in New to some 100,000 victims of Nazism Yori^Clty, will speak on "My living In sixteen countries around Home" this Sundny on the the globe, It was disclosed here by Message of Israel program over the organization's board of-diKOIL from 10 to 10:30 a. m. rectors in Its first annual report to the Conference. The Eternal Light will present tho "Pucnacloua Commo- BORDEIl INCIDENTS dore," the story o f Uriah Levy, Jerusalem (WNS)—An Israel USN, over WOW-ltadlo thU army representative reported that Sunday from 11:30 a. m. to 12 during the past two weeks there noon. were 27 border Incidents involving Arab Infiltrators.
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Call to All Women If you have not already sent in your contribution to tho Needlework Guild, please do BO now. Additional names of contributors appear In this week's Press.
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The fall series of art classes for adults are In session under the direction of Mrs. Meyer Bebcr. The clnss Is held each Thursday afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 p. m. Both beginners and advance students may register. The fee Is ten dollars for the course.
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Beginner and advanced bridge classes will start 7 p. m. Oct. 21, under the direction of D a v i d Scheffcr, a senior bridge master and one of the ranking players In Nebraska. Beginners w i l l bo taught fundamentals nnd Instruction for ndvanced students will feature "the play of the hand." Tho fee for the course Is five dollars for ten lessons.
Funland Funland, a Sunday program for children, will begin October 24, and Is planned for children in the first to fifth grades. The program will continue until January 30. Registration Is now open and will be In effect until October 18. The fee for the first twelveweek session Is six dollars and ten dollars for both periods. Activities will include: arts and crafts, painting, clay modeling, take-home projects, holiday and vacation p r o g r a m s , dramatics, puppetry, dancing, trips, camping and swimming. . Contact Miss Feme Kotlenjan, Children's Activities director.
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Robert Malec, member of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, will direct the Center's Little Symphony Orchesra. Rehearsals will start 8 p. m. Wednesday, Nov. 3. There will. be no fee.for this .activity. Interested persons contact the activities office or appear at rehearsal. -. . ". •
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Trygve Lie Will Address Closing Centennial Fete The Centennial Folk Festival will relive the gala spirit of the old world harvest time October 24 at the Ak-Sar-Bcn Coliseum. This last official event of the year-long Centennial Celebration will begin at 8:30 p. m. Trygve Lie, the first SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations, will be guest speaker. Mr. Lie has received many honorary degrees and titles for his efforts on behalf of world peace and recently was awarded the World Veterans Federation annual peace citation as the man who "has done most in the past year to promote the cause of international peace and uphold the Charter of the United Nations." Thirteen nationality groups will be represented by 750 dancers and 250 singers. "It is a fitting climax to a successful Centennial year," Morris E. Jacobs said. "It will prove that the idea of a Centennial bringing the people closer together really works," he added.
Schwartz Exhibit At Joslyn Museum
For further Information about cental* programs Contact the ac- William S. Schwartz, noted Chitivities office—JA lSM,ext. SO. cago painter and formor resident of Omaha, has on exhibit at the Joslyn Memorial Art Museum, a collection of his water colors and Israel Offers Arabs lithographs. v N&n-Aggression Pacts The exhibition opened Tuesday, United Nations, N. Y. (WNS)— Oct. 12 and will extend until NoAs a first move toward bringing vember 16. Self portraits, city peace to the Middle East, Israel scenes and still life are included this week Invited the Arab coun- in the ten. water colors and 25 tries to join her In concluding non- lithographs making up the exagnression treaties. The offer was hibit. Six lithographs on exhibit wiU made by Ambassador Abba S. Kban, head of the Israel delega- be donated to the museum to be tion to the United Nations, In a kept as part of their permanent speech before the U. N. General collection by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney M. Schwartz of Omaha and Dr. Assembly. The Israel Ambassador suggest- and Mrs. Clarence Cohen of Wlned that the United Nations use nctkn, 111., as a memorial to the Its facilities for bringing about late Max Schwartz. face-to-face "bilateral" talks beThe pictures are on view Tuestween Israel and representatives day through Saturday from 10 of the Arab statea, so that the a. m. to 5 p. m. and Sunday from Arab-Israel armistice agreements 2 to 6 p. m., In the print room on might be extended Into peace the ground room of the museum. pacts. Before such peace agree- An early showing of his work ments could be evolved Mr. Eban was exhibited nt the third Youth hoped it would be possible to ar- Conclave at Temple Israel, May 3, range non-aggression t r e a t i e s . 1936. Mr. Schwartz's work has Such treaties should bind both been shown in leading cities and sides to respect each other's ter- hla paintings' have been reviewed ritorial Integrity and political in- In many metropolitan newspapers, dependence and to refrain from Including the Omaha World-Herhostile acts of a military nature. ald.
Door-to-door campaigning get* underway Monday as Omaha's month long Red Feather drive enters Its crucial last ten days, a Community Chest spokesman announced. The general division, made up of 2.600 women volunteers, will cover every Omaha home and small business. The objective Is the division's $80,000 quota, which Is 6.6 per cent of the $1,291,548 campaign goal. Volunteers One of the division sections Is made up of volunteers from the Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs. Mrs. David Cohn is section chairman and her co-chairmen are Mrs. Edwin E. Brodkey and Mrs. Herman Friedman. "Whether or not that six per cent Is reached," said compalgn chairman, W. Lawrence Shomaker, 'can mean the difference' between making or not making the campaign goal." Fair Share Mrs. Norman Folda, women's division chairman, appealed to Omaha" housewives. "Remember," she pointed out, "that the volun« teers are your neighbors—busy housewives like yourself. Besides making their own fair share gift', they're giving something extra In time and effort. Invite them in, give them a chance to tell their Red Feather story. They deserve your thank* and your courtesyi" 'And when It comes to giving," Mrs. Folda added, "keep In mind that we need 10 per cent more than last year to meet the added demands for service being made on the 47 Red Feather agencies. Give more than last year go that no one needing service will be left wonting." .
O.U. World Affairs Institute Oct. 20 The 1954 Institute on World Affairs of the University of Omaha will present the Bccond program of Its current scries Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 8:15 p. m, in the university auditorium. David Atlee Phillips, publisher and editor of South Pacific Mail of Chile, will dlscusd "What We Don't Know About South America —But Should." His newspaper is the oldest English-language journal in Latin America. Mr. Phillips returns to the United States with an American's view through South American eyes. The theme of this year's InstN ' tutc Is "The Paradox "of Coexistence." The Federation for Jewish Service Is one of the seven community organizations co-sponsoring the institute.
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Fed. Women to Have Booth at Bazaar The Federation of Jewish Wonjen's Clubs will have its own booth at the Children's Memorial Hospital Bazaar Monday, Nov. 8 at the Fontenclle Hotel. If you have not been contacted for a new saleable item, please call Mrs. Ernest A. Nogg, GLendalo 1045, or Mrs. Richard H. Hlller, GLendalo 3135. A list of captains responsible for getting tho merchandise together is in the women's section of the
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