Vol. XXXVII No. 16
Published «vory Friday. 101 No. 201 h Omulm, Nobrasku, I'hone JA i;iC6
OMAHA, NKI1KASKA,
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Federation /" *ing January 10 Egypt Gets World Bank Funds To Build Bigger Suez Canal Israel Ships Still Barred WASHINGTON, \> C (WNS) —An agreement. II.I.H been signed liere between the World Hunk ami the United Ai.il) Republic under which It k to get a io.jn of $56,500,000 to Improve the Sue? Canal, a waterway it has boon blocking to Israel In violation of international law and in defiance of U. N. directives and resolutions. Dr. P. Lief I nick of Holland suggested pont(>onemeiit of action In view of the latest development In the canal, seizure of a Greek vessel with Israeli cargo of cement. However, Ills motion ..found no Other support. He thereupon proCeede<l to place on Ih* lecord Israel's position on Ihe loan. T. Ginyson I'pttm, U.S. lcpiesentative, said the U S. wns not insenUllive to tin' recent deterioration of the situation, hut that lie felt the bank could not . reckon with political coiiiiderations List summer J';;v|il v\ is ie|>oit-
mlt passage of Israeli cargoes thiough the Suez Canal If they liad been paid for by foreign buyers prior to leaving Haifa. The cargo aboard the Greek vessel, the Astypalea mot that condition,
Jordan River Project Requires Four Years
TKI, AVIV (WNS) — Y. Duvedvanl, director of the Mekorot Water Cutup my, announced that work on the Jordan River project was pioc dint; accoidlng to schedule and I hat completion of the undertaking would he attained in four years. Designed to pipe water from the Joidin K I W I , the project lint tx'en under heavy Aral) attack In recent v.ivk'i lsi ii-l conceived the iniderfiikin<; v.tn'ii 1 lie At.il) st ites rejeeted iho Johnston Plan which hive piovided for the sharing of rd ti> ha'y pledged to V N S K I P . Iht" tiwi s waters 'MIIOIIK .Ford in, taiy Date II iiuiiinr-.lt(old to jier- Si ill, I."biinon and Jsi.ii-1
Pioneer Women Planning Oneg Shabbaf for Israeli An O n o H Shabbiit is being planned by the Pioneer Women's Orgnni/ntion in honor of Mrs, Shoshana Unroll,-' who is represent Ing the Israel Winking Women's Council, its .sister organization, on a t o u r of t h i s Mr«. Hareli countiy. Mis. Milton Ne.iivnberg, piesldent of tho Oniiiha group and Mrs. Marlon Bondnrin, are in charge of milking airangi-ments for the visitor'-, .stay In Omaha. Members of all community groups arc invited to attend the Oneg Shabbat to be held Saturday, January 9 nt Beth Kl Synagogue at 2 pin. foi M M Ilaieli who wns born in New York and educated nt Hunter College and the Unlveiiily of Chlcii'o Mis Hill ell will b" cue-.l spi-.iker at the J'eth KI ,Syiiii;ii,;iic Knday evening semccs, .I.iniui.y H nnd will be the hoiM- i;ii"sl of n.ibbl and M M M J M S Knpke. The visitoi's ci.iiidfiithcr v ho foiindi'd the fust ,i> iKiilluia] *clIlemenl in J'r.id, I'.-I.III 'Iikv.ih made his wny to the country on foot fiom IIunj;.u> Shosliiiii Hmili went to I'.il< -.tine In l'.l.''.l and became active in the Working Women's .Movement
Belgium Opens First Jewish Book EvMbl'i mirs^ri.s, MTAI - An c\Jiihitlon of Jewish books ••— the fust of ils kind to 1 iki' pi ice m Belgium •• - was opened ;it the youth centri heie inidi i th<> patronage of the Isiacl Amh.is Jidor find the piesideiit of the .fev.lsh Coiiiistoiy. The e\hibll ti ices the Iller.ny wmk of tlic .Tcvvi ii people and Jewish subjMls fi.im the time of the Bible lo the pi<"-ont Jt {imsisls of niiinuscnpls lent by offu i il hhnules and Biblical f.oci-
Dining the War of I.iboi.itlon she was stationed in Palestine and p.utlclpited actively in iti defense She was thr first emissary of the Moel/el IlajKinlot to this country after that war. At present, .she Is In charge of the Integration department of the newcornel's, connected with the cultural and Kducation department of the group She 1B also vicopresldcnt of the Council of Women's organizations in Israel, a member of Ichud Olaml and a judge in tho Court of Appeals of the Histradut.
Israef-Syrian Border Tension Noted Again JKIUJSAI.KM (JTA) — The United Nations Tiuce Supervision Oigani/ation dispatched an extensive lepoit to UN headquarters In New Yoik on its investigation of tencwed tension along the IsiaeliS>rian bolder. Hollow id inteiference with tsi.ieli fishcirnen on the Sea of Gallic e by Sv nan fni cvs iccently pinniped 1.1,ir] to nnilto a complaint to the UN' agency and to demand me e-ine s to half bolder VIOl lilOll'j 'Ihe i i ' p o i l was said to covei the investigation by the I'NT team of I M . K I I complaints ol filing cm fiMn'iHii n, on the s djol.ii'liii' md Ihefl of lishini; n e t s in t h e -,ea and the plaiitm'; of mini s on I-ii,icli t ' i n t o o
, nizes Work With Aged Jerusalem (JTA)—The Ministry of Social Welfare has decided to establish a 'special authority to deal with the problems of tho aged, The new Gerontoiogical Authority will coordinate the work of various Institutions for the aged and the research work in medical and social economic problems of older persons. At present, the Institution;) deal in one form or another '..with 140,000 persons over GO years of age. Statistical forecasts indicate that \vithln ten years their number will be about 320,000
Rich Source of Water Found Near Eilat Israel — Illch underground reseivcs of sweet water has been found In a wide area north of Kilat, The new flesh spring produces several hundreds of cubic meters of water per hour with a content of 400 milligrams of chlorine per liter. Water with this chlorine content is consideied suitaWe for Imgation and drinking
Egypt T^Get TV, And Jet Airport With U.S. Money Washington The I'mtul St iti -, will loin T.gypt «1L' OOO.WMI to iniilil the countrj'fl fust telcvismn station, At the same time it was announced that the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency is to assist the United Arab Republic In a multimillion dollar project to modernize and expand Cairo's airport facilities for jet planes. Kgypt was also granted $2,370,000 worth of wheat nnd wheat flour by the U.S Department of Agriculture.
Review Year's Progress
All members of the Jewish community have been invited to the 56th Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation, Sunday, January 10, at 8 p. m., at the Jewish Community Center, Robert II. Kooper, Federation president, announced. "The Annual Meeting of the+ ' • Federation Is the most important sistlng of Herman Goldstein, Dr. community event of the year. Mr. Abe Greenberg, Howard Kaplan, Kooper .said, "At this meeting, Maurice Kat/man, E. Robert Federation leaders repoit on com- Newman, Joe M. Rice, and Yale munity progress and achieve- Richards. ments. In brief summaries, either Samuel N. Wolf, General Chairchuiimcn or co-chulnnen, will report on their respective departments." Entire Community Benefit* "Tlie activities of the Federation," Mr. Kooper added, "are intimately Involved with the spiritual, physical and moral welfare of the community, reaching practically Into every Jewish household, in one manner or another. In addition, our Federation is also the Instrument through which Omaha Jewry helps national Jewish agencies, overseas relief institutions, and iti the rebuilding of Israel. Attouilauo© ITrgcd "For this lenson, I urge every member of our community to attend the Federation Annual Meeting, Jan 10," Mr. TCoojier concluded hlcction of Officers Mirlion o( offKi'is will take plnce Nouiiiiitions will be prel sented by .1 I l a n y Kulakofskv, man of the 1 l.7J Phil Hithropieg chninn.in, nnd his commit toe, con C'ampiiign will submit the final campaign lepoil, ami present special auvnds to e.inipaign leader* of the v.uious divisions Piesent olficers aie: Robert I t Kooper, piesidenf; Harry Trustin, first vice-president; Ernest A, Now Yoik fJTAi An agioe Nogg, second vice-piesident; Arment bv which the Fiiedrlcli thur II. Goldstein, tiensurcr; MilKrupp Company will pay to for- Ion R. Abrahams, secretary, and mer JCIYIRII concentration camp Dr. Philip Sher, honorary presiinmates who were forced laborers dent, during the Na/.i ipgime in various Krupp factories an initial sum of Sl,428,O00, which may be increased to ?2,:?80,O0O was announced.
Krupp Co. to Pay Compensation
Stamp Corner
Stamp Column Creates Interest The weekly Israel Stamp Column has been moved to page 1, due to the considerable interest on the part of our readers. As Is well-known, Israel stamp collecting has become a world-wide hobby. Many Omahans are among the 50,000 subscribers over the globe, who receive their stamps directly fiom the Philatelic Services in Jerusalem, Israel. Headers will note that In addition 1o the stamp itself, which
Vandals Deface Ger. Synagogue Cologne, ( i e r m a n v Vaixl.ds who desi'ci.ilc-d t h e citv .s new h\n.ii,:ue, v u t e being hunted by lioth loial and s l a t e detective s r l h e walls of the sviM,;i>^ue vvoic .nieueel with l e d iW.isllk.is ,ind the vvoids " d e n n . i n s , we d e m a n d Jt v. fet o u l ' '
©race Detroit (\VN>)—Ali.imliiiiniriit of li.in iil.iurr.ite M-nlcis In seniiir high si-lionl graduation i-M-ii-lsrs VMIS voted lij the lio.ird of IJilliration of Ilcrhli'.v, a Detroit Nlihiirb, 'I'lie action vvim (alien In tin; wake (if protests liy JCUINII jiarents. Disclosure of tin- ileclslim was iinulr; l>.\ the -Icnvlsli Community Council of Detroit, ullli ublrli tho IlerUley Jewish ciiiiiiiiiinUy IH affiliated. Jcwlili pari-nts In ISirkley took tin- Iiosllinn (li.it (he fici larf.in niitiirc of the luic.il.iurrnlr prograni't icnilirreil Iliein lm|ini|iiT for use In pnlillfi Kchools. IIIHt<'.id, It w.is proposed that the diverse religious groups In (lie iin-n romliiet M'jiar.He b.itcal.uiieiile services for tln-lr congregants among tIi(i itrmliiutci, Chrltlau elnrvnicii iitteiidlng (lie (llstusslons Itetivcin school officials mid representatives of Southern Oakland County consented to tlio propsul,
reproduced with the tab, the historical background and significance of each stamp, covering such phases as Bible history, personalities, institutions, special events, etc are provided. The Center Library has a comprehensive bookshelf devoted to Israel Philately, which is available to the community, For further information concerning stamps, contact tho Library n*- ( l l ° Center. (Tlie editor.)
Senator Proposes Arab-Israel Plan Washington-A tliree-point pio(jr.nn for tlic M ttlement of the Arab rcfiifjee problem was proposed by Si-nitoi (!ale MctJee (Uim, Wjo) in .in iddn'ss lo the national Ilalioiiim (.'nnvenlion. lie iccenllv letuiued fiiiiii talks with leaders In .Israel, Jordan and I rvpt He siiiii'i'sli'd in bis plan An offer from Israel fur re[inti i itii)ii All of 1 € ) to the- \lalis of ".l lust lminul.i of compensation for piopei ly lost in I'.ilestme " A llliei'iil plan for rcsel.llenient of Ihe K fusees, v\hn do not insist nir ri'tui'iiiiiK to Israel, in othei count lie i 'I In? senator estimated a combination cost of compensation and teicKliniuit at moie Ih in » billion dull us .Hid (Iceland ' e \ e l \ one involved iniisl contiibiite " lie aKo inihciled that "Iheie is little likelihood that more than liw to l< n pel cent will .iclu illj Ii v to ii-luiii to Israel "
The stamp HIIOVVN (he portrait I Ciniliii Nachman ISiallk and a facsimile- of Ills signiihlie. The Israel Munstiy of Posts issued a cnmimmoi alive postage stamp m honor of Chaiin Nnchniiin l'a ilik ,gic it Hebievv poet, on Ihe Decision of Hie Iwcnly-fifth iniuveis u v ol In-, death. Mr Tli ililv v as bom In Russia in IS?.'! His ( ulv poems appeared in 1 'XI1 Musi of bis vvoiks were vviilten mil limited in Hebievv and n iti% ol Iheinveie Ii.mslalcd into I niimbci of l.ni"ii I'^es He r u n e In Niael in 1'KM and made bis home in Tel Avu Ml Pa.ilik died m I'M I 'I lie stamp, bi-c iloicd gieenish blown and il.uk oi.mge is valued it 2(1 cinls in Aineiie in money It n iv In1 obi uned at the Jewish ('iii)iniiiinlv C'enler Ijbwuj, room 2> Maleiial on the life and woiks of the famous poet is also available it this Iibuiy