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Poll Reveals 25 Percent Of Germans Oppose Jews Frankfurt (WNS)—It "wouli ba better for Germany If there were no Jew« living there" was the reply of more than twenty-flvi percent of the peoplo who were asked the question in a nntlun wide .poll conducted by the Institute for Demography In preparation for Us second "Yearbook of
Joint Tea to Be at Temple '
Temple Israel Sisterhood will be hostess this' year' to the Sisterhoods or Beth £1 and Beth Israel Synagogues at the organizations' annual Intro-Faith meeting;. A tea - will be held in the Temple (odal hall Tuesday, January 14th at 1 p. m, Mrs. Marvin Taxman and Mrs Julius CoHn, program chairmen have announced tha,t Mr*. Sidney It Brooks will direct and narrate a tableau taken from a poem by Emma Lazarus, entitled "Gifts". Participants will be Mines. Maurice Frank, Harry AJtsulcr, Abe Katelman, Alan Blotcky, Charles Mpnasee, Stanley Flsk, Harold Kasln. Alfred S o p h 1 r, Krnneth Robblns, Calvin Newman, Kmil A. Roberts, and I. H. Welner. Mm. Sanfnrd Urophy will act as accompanist. Following the Tableau, a piano quartet coiuistlnK or Mines. I lurry Roscnfcld, Harry Trustln, Harry DuBoff, Abe Fellman, will play *evcrnl numben. Mrs. Joseph Levey and Mr* Howard Milder are tea chairmen. llrs. Edward Gilbert, president of Temple Israel Sisterhood, will preslde. ' Members are asked to call the following for reservatio'm: Temple Israel—Mrs. Paul Veret, GL 3001; Mrs. Adolph Trost, GL 959S. Belli El—MM. ttuben Bordy, WA S656, Mrs. Jacob Bernstein, GL 3295. Mn. Robert Felnberg, RE 1173; and Beth Israel—Mrs. Sam Rosenstein, PL 5967, Mrs. Mat Berg RE 2378.
lo Honor Dr. Abe Greenberg
Public Opinion," it was announcec here by instltuto officials who said thnt 21 percent of the interviewed held a contrary opinion. While there was close division percentage wise on the questlu; of Jewish, domicile in Germany some thirteen percent wcie un decided and the rest, some 3.') percent, without any opinlpn. With respect to attitudes toward Israel, only ten percent said they favored political ties with th< Jewish state. Fifty-two percent of the people questioned said they believed Israel's "attack" on Egyp had "been "Instigated" by France and Great Britain, twenty percent said Israel launched the Sinai cam palgn on its tnljn initiative and the rest Raid they were undecided. As to blame for the crisis, some seventeen percent held Israel "at fault," -with fifty-two percent blaming England and twenty-nine percen blaming France. The rest, or two percent, held Egypt or Ruula responsible for the Suez crisis. Apropos attitudes toward Hitler, the poll fpund that some forty-two percent of all WeBt Germans are convinced that were It not for World War II, Hitler would htive erged one of the world's freatest statesman. Twenty-five per cviit of tin1 people interviewed Mild they "wuiilil do everything" 1" (Minlmt the return to ixnver of tlie Nn/1 piu-ty wliilo three |».Teent ni th'-y would welcome fttv sit[ip >i t '»»»li a movement
Dance Class Opens Jan. 13
The eight week Latin-American dance course sponsored by the Jewish Community Center will hold it* first session. Monday, January 13th at 8 p. m. at the Center, Should the" enrollment of the original group exceed the maximum number, a second class would be Organized to, avoid over-crowding, Earl Slegel, Adult- chairman, reported. Mr. Siegel said Interest In the dasi has been at a peak since it first was announced. Mils Carrie Griffiths, dancing teacher at the University of OmaThe"Ymuig Adults' Council will ha, appointed class instructor, meet Sunday In the activities of- plant to offer the rhumba, tango, fice -of. the Jewish Community samba," mambo and the cha-cha, Center at 3:15. p. m. to elect m flcert. Standing •compilttce appointments will bo made also. The council 1s planning an open "Rendezvous" party the first week in February. An invitation has Nineteen girls registered as been extended t* young adult organizations in Missouri, Iowa and clieer leaders for the Sunday Slid•Nebraska. ;et Basketball league at a pracIce session conducted by/ Larry Kpstoin. They arc Nuncy Frlleck, Jole Shrier, Linda GracttrGall Brodkey. Paula Beicutt, Judy Turner, Susan S a n f o r d . Linda Illekes, Carol Allsulcr, Isohel Hurwltz, Jan*1 Shrk'r, Ternc Nngg, Kathy A pre Golden Gimp Boxing Artier, Sheila Cioldstnin, Paula show will be presented at tlio Zleniimn, Shcni Kimrn. Kay GoldJewish Community C e n t e r tclii, Sue Herman r»nd I.orie KreeGymnasium this Saturday, Juniiin unry 4 at 8:00 p. in. Golden Glove champions and hopeful* will participate in tin- 12 bout card In their Gulden Glove tune-up fights. Hob Kromkln, Center Athletic Commltteeman, Tel Aviv (JTA'i—The Israel is In charge of the boxing show. Another attraction of the army is planning- no cut In porboxing card will l>e special sonsel, a military spokesman ilebouts between fledgling grad* cl.-ired in denial of reports that in view of the economic burdens of schoolers. TI19 boxing show It open to the Sinai campaign the army would reduce its manpower hut the public. Increase their training programs.
Young Adults to Meet Sunday
Nineteen Cheer Leaders Register
Boxing Show Set Saturday
Israel Will Not Reduce Army
Forty Years' Service to Be Cited The observance of; forty year* of community services rendered by Dr. Abe Greenberg, president ot, the Federation for Jewish Service, will be one of the important features of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Federation, which will be held at 8 p. m., on Sunday, January 12, at the Jewish Community Center, Nathan L. Nog's, chairman of the Annual Meeting Committee announced this week.
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Parent-Teen Forum Schedule Completed Forum Series Schedule 1) Wednesday, January 15, 8 p. m.--Speaker, Dr. Edmund MoCurtain, Chairman Sociology Oept, Univ, of Omaha. Topfc: "Parent-Teen Relationships." 2) Wednesday, February S, 8 p. m.—Speaker, Dr. Joseph O. Life of Our Teens." Dunn, Prof, of Education, Univ. of Omaha. Topic: "The Social 3) Monday, February 17, 8 p. m—Speaker, Prof. Ben SoloTopic: "Are Jewish Teens Different?" mon, New York University, Editor of Youth Leaders Digest. 4> Wednesday, March 12, 8 p. m.—Speaker, Dr. Nathan Le- • -vine, University of Nebraska. Topic: "Sympathize or Criticize." The Parent-Teen Forum Scries sponsored by the Jewish Community Center in cooperation with hte University of Omaha, will hold <U first meeting, January 15th w i t h Dr, Edmund MoCurtain, chairman of the University's Sociology department, as speaker. His ubjest*wlll be "Parent-Teen Relationships," The forum will be held In the university's Adult Con forence Center at 8 p. m. Dr, Donald Emery, Dean of the Uege of Adult Education, who has ^contributed much to the planning of tile- project, will extend greeting to parents at the first session. The "preparations for the series were mode after several meetings attended by , University, Center and adult Jewish organizations' representatives, The adult committtee sponsoring tlie Forum Is planning to meet with the Youth Council Executive board and elukpresldents on Wednesday, January 8, at 8 p.. m. at the home of Mrs. Meyer Rubin, M32 Hilicrest Drive. The group will discuss the forim from tlie teen-age point of .-lew, Phil Ktitlcr, Center Youth ;ominiltee chairman, said. The een-agors will be asked to voice Minstructlve suggestions regarding he forum am] their participation nil. Although the Series has been planned primarily for parcel] and dult's, teen-agers will be. Invited o attend the third and fourth pro rams. ,
Nursery for Blind to Open The Braille committee of the Beth-El Synagogue Sisterhood will open a pre-school for blind children, January 7. Class will be held every Tuesday, and Thursday froiu 9 a. m. to 11:30 a. m. Teachers will be Mrs. She'.f Katskee and Mrs. Phil Sokoloff, both members of tlie Beth-El regular pre-school staff. The nursery for blind children is non-secretarian. No charge will be made to parents sending their children to classes. Volunteers with can will call for the children and return them, to their homes. The school will use the regular facilities of the synagogue nursery school and extra equipment will be provided by BaBytown. A committee headed by Mrs. Alan Wolfson started the Braille project several weeks ago. Other numbers of the committee are Mnies. Joseph Cuts, Lee Schmldmsu, Saul Graetz and M. A. Bercovicl, They are learning Braille and hope to buy a machine which duplicates BralUe material so that they can transpose children!' textbook* into Braille.
Active Forty Year* "Forty years ago," Mr. Nbgg said, "Dr. Abe Greenberg was elected as a member of Board of Directors of the Associated Jewi«h Charities, as the Federation was then called. Throughout four decades, Dr. Greenberg established a high standard for Jewish leadership, which merits public recognition and commendation. "For the span of forty years, Dr. Greenberg consecrated himself to sen-ing his fellow-men with devotion and competence. The full scope of Federation activity, which engqmpasses. v/nrk on behalf of the Omaha community, American Jewry, Jews throughout th» world, and Israel, benefited greatly from his vision and leadership. "It is most appropriate, therefore, that our community pay the". well-deserved and richly-earned public tribute to Or. Abe Greenberg. "We urge every member of th« Omaha Jewish community to reserve this date, Sunday, January 12, 8 p. m., and be on hand to join in the expression of the community's appreciation and affection for Dr. Greenberg." Election of Ottleen Federation officers will be elected for 1958. Present officers of the Federation are: Dr. Abe Greenberg, president; Robert H. Kooper, first vice-president; Harry. Trustin, second vice-president; Erne-it A. Nogg, treasurer; Arthur H. Goldstein, secretary and Dr. Philip Sher, honorary president. Federation Story Continuing the precedent established two years ago, the colorful and manyfold story of Federation activity for'1957 will be briefly ' presented by • Federation departments. Details concerning this phase o( the program will be pul>lished next week. A social hour, under the auspice* of the Federation of Jewish Worn* en's Clubs, will follow the meeting.
Children's Group To Have Six Units
Members of the second session Children's Sunday Program will be divided Into six groups according to age and sex. The first of eight Sunday meetings will be held on January 5, 1937. The children will spend most Sundays within their individual units participating In arts anil crafts, swimming, games, dramatics, athletics and story telllnf under supervision of experienced staff members. The groups wlli join together for such activities as parties and a concert in hone? of Jewish Music Month. Youngsters who have not joined ON THE AIR the program yet may register and pay the fee of $5.00 at the first Sunday, Jan. 5 KFAB—S pi nx, Eternal Light session on Sunday, January 5, from 2 to 4:30 p. m. ,- . -"The Parable of Reb Ylsroel".