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As of October 22, 1938 The following arc current reports from divisions in the 1958 Omaha Jewish Philanthropies Campaign; 1958 Total Division To Dale Initial Gifts $348,220.00 Men's Division ^ 15,472.00 Women's Division 01,755.54 D. & P. Unit 3,512.50 Children's Division ; . . . . . . . 1,730,25 High School Division 1,171,25 University Division " 110.00 Organizations • 2,473.25 Miscellaneous 1,517.00 Total to Date
.$435,968.29
Program of the Month Schedule Is Announced The Jewish Community Center In cooperation with local Jewish Clubs and organizations announces the presentation of the 195U-59 Program of The Month. The Program of The Monttt is on adult educational and entertaining series open to the entire Jewish Community and sponsored by the Jewish-Community Center of Omaha. Program dates and personalities are: Thursday, November 20, Jon Silo, Humorist,. Broadway acror, Btar of Can Can, national television personality. , Sunday, December 7, James Roosevelt, congressman, eldest 6on o| the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, particularly interested In Middle East, civil rights, problems of small business, House committee on "education. Thursday, February 19, 1959, Dr. Bernard Chenick, Director General Hebrew University in Jofusalem, world traveler, orator, born In Dublin and served ns British Chaplain in France during World War II. Thursday, March 19, 1959, Felix Flblch, choreographer and dancer,
Lenders of the nine lodges which eompriso the Southwest Regional Council of B'nai B'rith will meet here November 2 to honor t>avid C. Goldfine, president, and Bon Z. Glass, executive director of District No. G at their annual fall seminar. The nil-day Sunday session, which will get under way at 9 30 o. m. at the Paxton Hotel, will
Carnegie Hall and Networks. Toured Kurope and Asia, 1958 television award winner.Thursday, April 16, 1959, Dr. Judah J. Shapiro, educator, national director B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, Joint Distribution Committee in Europe. Programs will be held at different locations and will ba announced later.
Advisors to Hold Workshop Oct. 30
A second advisor's workshop will be held Thursday, October 30, at 7:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Marvin Sabes, 102 N. 54th St., it was announced by Phil Kutler, Center Youth Activities chairman. Mr. Kutler said the sessions are conducted mainly for advisors of Youth Councir Clubs but advisors to other youth groups, as wen as members of the community are Interested In becoming ndvisors are invited to participate. (Mrs. Ethel Levenson, Zionist Youth Commission, and Sam Epstein, BBYO chairman, have sponsored tho attendance of their organizations' club advisors, It was reported).
executive director of the district, which includes eight states and two Canadian provinces. He is a past B'nai B'rith president of Milwaukee and served for eight years
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lien / , Glass hear reports from all committee Chairmen and from council president David Blelchor, Willis Epstein, president of Cornhusker Lodge, Is guiding activities of the host lodge. Delegates from Sioux FaHs, Sioux City, Lincoln, Hastings, Grand Island, Fremont and Council Bluffs will Join with the three Omaha lodges At tha conclavo. Mr. Glass is In hip 20th year as
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Unanimous uioption of a 1958 goal of $200,000 for Greater Omaha, including Council Bluffs, In State 6f Israel Bond sules by the campaign cabinet highlighted this week's activities of the bond committee. ' - . . . • Co-chairmen Sam Hice and Sam Katzman pointed out tliat the target figure is an Increase of some 528,200 over 1957, or 16 per cent. Current sales of more than $75,000 in the two cities represent a of almost 18 per (.ent. "We need only maintain the present pace to succeed," they pointed out. With some 29 Sponsors of Israel enrolled for this 10th anniversary year of Israeli independence, the women's division headed by Mrs. Sam Wolf is running some 25 per cent ahead of last year. Yniicov T.sur To Be Guest Another highlight of the campaign week included announce? ment that Yaacov Tsur, Xsracl'1 Ambassador to France, will be guest of honor at the Nov. 16 dinner of State, commemorating tha 10th anniversary at the Blackstone Hotel. Mr. Tsur, who has been Israel's Ambassador to France since 1953, is considered one of the most valuable members of his nation's diploMlrhuol Anion matic corps. He .first achieved Yaacov Tsur prominence as Israel's first diplomatic representative to Latin America, and was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Uruguay in 1918, Later that year, he'instituted diplomatic relations between Israel and Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. He also established the first Israel Cultural Institute abroad, In Buenos Alros. During Israel's War of Liberal Atlanta (JTA)—Tho Atlanta jury said tho "Confederate Underpolice, assisted by the FBJ, round- ground" would "kill all of you who tlon, he was appointed President of the Rescue Commission in Jerued up five men previously Indicted indicted those Innocent men." salem, In recognition of his dison charges of having blown up tinguished efforts and outstanding LATE BULLETIN Tha Temple hero, New York (JTA) — Fourteen leadership in behalf of hundreds The indictment, returned by n windows we're smashed In an at- of thousands of harassed Jewish grand Jury, charges that the de- tack this week on Temple B'nai refugees. fendants "did wilfully and malici- Abraham In Newark, New Jersey, Michael Arnon Hore Wed. ously" destroy tho synagogue by bdmb threats were received On other fronts, Council Bluffi using mi explosive unknown to the while by synagogues In three other New pushed past the $10,000 mark In Jurors. First reports had it that Jersey cities. Israel Bonds sales and Michael dynamlto hud been used In this Aaron, press and Information attack. The Georgia low umlor counselor of the Embassy of Israel which tlio indletmont was drawn In Washington, D. G, will speak provided a maximum punlshmoiit at a Wednesday night, October 29 of execution in tho electric chair. parlor meeting at tho home of Mr. The grand jury that Indicted the and Mrs. Nathan L. Nogg. flvo received threats and was harImmediately prior to assuming assed by anonymous telephone his present post in April 1956, Mr. calls. Tho jury foreman was threaArnon had served as .Director of tened with death. Police are prothe Israel Government Press Oftecting the homes of jury mem- Class instruction in bridge play- fice In Jerusalem. From 1951 to bers. One threat addressed to the Ing and Latin-American Dance will the end of 1954, he was Press Atbegin on Monday, November 3 at tache of the Embassy of Israel in the Jewish Community Center. The November 3. bridge class London. During the War of Liberation, will be held from 1 p. m, to 3 p. m. in Room 2l of the Center. An eve- Mr. Arnon saw action with the Isning class will start Monday, No- rael Defense Army. For almost vember 4 at 8 p. m. at the Center. four years before the establishMrs. Lee Nelson will teach the ment of Israel, he was a member of the staff of the Jerusalem Post, Mrs. Myer S. Kripke, author of Goron Method to both classes. Be- Israel's only English-language dalchildren's books and wife of the ginners and intermediate players ly newspaper. Rabbi of Both El Synagogue, re- may enroll for either afternoon or Mr. Arnon joined the Israel turned Thursday from a speaking evening classes. Fee for the eight- Government service in 1949. His tour which took her to Minnesota week course is $8—and must ac- first assignment, which ho held company the registration. and Canada, for two years, was a Press Officer Dancing Courso She spoke on "Jewish Values In of the Israel Ministry for Foreign Children's Literature" Sunday at An eight week dancing course Affairs. tho annual Book Fair at the Min- which will include Instruction In Campaign Cabinet Formed neapolis, Minn. Jewish Community the Rhumba, CJia-Cha, Tango, Six former chairmeffbf bond Samba, Fox Trot and versions of campaigns accepted appointments Center. Hor schedule Monday and Tues- Latin-American dance will hold to the campaign cabinet. Plans day Included appearances at "a its first meeting Monday, Novem- for a regional conference In Omajoint meeting of tha sisterhood ber 3 at 8:15 p. m. at the Center. ha of Israel Bonds leaders were boards of Kosh Pina and Congrega- Instructors will be the well-known begun to coincide with the Decemtion Shaarey Zedek in Winnipeg, dance teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Gene ber 14 Chanukah Festival, and tha Manitoba arid at two separate Jackson. annual B. I. G. Day was mapped. meetings of tha sisterhoods. Enrollment in tho dancing class Mrs. Kripke addressed tha Sis- is limited to provide individual in- FRENCH ACTION AGAINST terhood of Beth Jacob, Roglnia, struction. The fee for eight weeks ANTI-SEMITIC NEWSPAPER Saskatchewan oh Wednesday. Dur- In $15 per couple and $8 per person. Paris, (JTA)—The French GovRegistration nt Contor ing tha tour sho served as conPersons Interested In the bridge ernment will institute legal action sultant on sisterhood activities for tha Women's League of the United and dancing classes are Invited to against the weekly newspaper "DiSynngoguo of Amorlca of which contact the Center's Acltvitles of- manche Matin" which a year ,-r;o published anti-Semitic nrticles. flco, JA 1366. she is a vloa-presldent,
Returns From Speaking Tour
Dnvld C. Ooldflnc as an AZA district director before assuming his present post In Chicago. ; Mr. Glass is a formor Wisconsin state representative, having been elected as an assemblyman from Milwaukee. Mr. Goldflno, also of Chicago, has held every position In B'nai B'rith activities from lodgo president to president of the Chicago Regional Council, to president of tho district. Mr. Bleleher named Gerald Schwartz as publicity chairman for the fall seminar and for all regional activities. Marvin Kaplan of Omaha is secretary of the council.
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