Vol. XXXVIH— No. 44
Published every Frldny. 101 No. MJth Omuha, Neuruska. Fliuno JA 13r,G
UJA LauncSies To Develop Young A special program <o bo launchet nation-wide by the United Jewisl Appeal, nimccl »t developing future leadership from the younger gen cration of American Jews Is tin type of precedent initiated ivltl success, some years ago in Oma ha, Harry R, Trustin, Jewish Federation president, said. Mr. Trustin slated that Omaha has encouraged a young adult participation policy within both the Federation and the Jewish Philanthropies Campaign, lie declared that "we have begun to develop an awareness among • the young folks of communal responsibility and of the need of potential leadership. Many of the Jcey positions have been filled by young leaders who have performed their duties with great credit mid effectiveness." Tho UJA announcement w a x made nt a meeting of the Jewish Agency Executive in Jerusalem. Stressed at that time was the )'i port Ih<il the U.IA's campaign to-
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Nasser Assembling Own Jet Trainers London (JTA)—President NnsBer of the United Arab Republic announced in Cairo that his country is building its own jet training planes and that the production would be- sufficient to meet the requirements of any other Arab Country for such planes. The announcement was apparently aimed to counteract the impression made among the Arabs W tho fact that the Israel Air Force last week received the first jot plane assembled In Israel. Also that eleven more jet training planes will be assembled In Israel for. tho Air Force. Nasser's announcement coincided with the opening in Cairo of the first General Congress of the National Union attended by 2,000 Arab delegates from Egypt nnd Syria In advance of tho formation tit a new Parliament to be comiosed of about 600 members. About 100 members will be chosen by the Congress and tho other 300 will la selected by Nasser. Nasser is chairman of the National Union i ind his Cabinet ministers in Egypt hnd Syria make up tho union's Supreme* Executive Committee. •
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chev told a press conference here, prior to his departure for Moscow, He said that Soviet arms will be sent particularly to the United Arab Republic "because some western countries are continuing to rearm Israel.' Trotwt Neutrality' The Arab slates, the Soviet leader staled, needed arms to protect their "positive neutrality." He. said that he had proposed to the Western Powers the stoppage of all arms shipments to the Middle Kast but, lie claimed, tho West only wanted to block Soviet shipments without halting their own arms shipments to Israel. The. Soviet Union, lie argued, thus was compelled to give support to countries in (he Near East "in order to preserve the balance of power." The Soviet dictator became sarcastic when asked by a correspondent what Israel could do to improve relations with Moscow. He snapped back that be could not advise Prime Minister David BenGurion since he believed that Ben-
l J'mnih of s\\ must live In a liifl in one of Israel's KlinnU tovtn villages. Ilie United Israel Appeal, a menilier agency of tho United Jewish Appeal must help more than 0(1.00(1 sucli imi'nlmrut dueller*. More than"* than Jerusalem (JTA) — More
11,000 Immigrants entered Israel I during the first half of this year,!| t li e Jewish Agency announced ud here. Monthly figures during the period increased from 1,700 in January to 2,300 in June. .Tel Aviv (JTA)—An intriguing example of Israel's contribution toward African unity was cited by Davar, an Israeli daily, In its report on a garden party celebratJerusalem (JTA)—Concern was ing the occasion of Ghana's becomfelt here over the fate of tin estimated 2,500 Jews living in the ing a republic, Belgian Congo, scene of wide- . Two young Africans, who are spread anti-Kuropean rioting. The residents in Israel while taking Jewish population of the newly specialist courses for careers in proclaimed state is organized in their home countries, were heard eight communities affiliated with warmly conversing in Hebrew the central community in Eliza- while Israelis mound them were speaking Knglish or French, bethville. All members of the Israel dip- •When the young careerists were lomntic staff and advisers as- asked why they were using Hesigned to the new state, about 10 brew, they said they had no alin all, were reported safe in Leo- ternative. They explained that one from Guinea where French is poldvllle, although some of them came and the other from Ghana had been molested by insurgent spoken where Knglish Is In use, nnd "our soldiers. only common language is Hebrew," Ehud Avriel, Israel ambassador to the republic, visited the Foreign Minister to protest in the name of the diplomatic corps at the treatment it was receiving at the hands of the soldiers. He was later visited by the Foreign Min- Jerusalem (JTA)—Israel's tankister who apologized in the name er fleet is now able to haul all the petroleum needed to meet domesof the Government. tic requirements in Israeli ships, it was announced here by a spokesman of the Zim-Israel Navigation line. There is a possibility of further development of the tanker Jerusalem (JTA)—Tho Jordan- fleet if tho new Kilat-Halfa oil Ian Government has agreed to per- pipeline is operated at full camit the entry of Jewish actors, di- pacity, he added. rectors and technical staff who By the second half of 1961, will work on the filming in Jor- Israel's merchant fleet will have dan of a Hollywood production a total tonnage of 685,000 tons, based on the life of T. E. Law- half of. which will consist of veurence (Lawrence of Arabia), it was sels now on order in Bhlpyards in Europe and elsewhere, the spokesreported here. Permission for the entry of Jewa man revealed. Zim now employs into Jordan was obtained, accord- 1,700 seamen, but tha number in gto the report, directly from will be doubled with tho developKing Hussein by Anthony Nutting, ment of tho merchant navy,, he former British Minister of State said. Discussing tho Israel-Far East who resigned in protest over the Suez campaign. Nutting was said line, ha said that interferenco by to have explained to King Hus- tha Egyptian dictator with tho sein the importance to tho Arabs ships sailing on it would not cause of the film, wliich will show that its cancellation. He concluded by they aided the Allies during,the calling for a large-ical« training program for seamen. First World War. . ..'.
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Tlio next edition of tlie Jcwlnli 1'rt'Hn will appear Friday, August 'id. Publicity chairmen uixl contributor)* are asked to JIHVB releases Iji tlio I'uper's ofVienna (JTA)—The Soviet Un- Gurion neither sought his advlca fice on the Friday morning prucetllng tin- Zfith publication ion will continue to send aims to nor would be pleased by that addate. the Arab countries, Nikita Khrush- vice if it were given him. He mad9
Councii Gives Senior Citizen's lounge $500 An initial gift of SHOO towards the refurnishing and decorating of the Senior Citizens Lounge in the. Jewish Community Center has been announced by Mrs. Stanley Hereof f, president of the Omaha section National Council of Jewish Women. Mrs. Stanley Her/off, president of Omaha Section National Council of Jewish Women, announced the initial giit of $500 for the refurnishing and decorating of the Senior Citizen's Lounge. The first phase of this project has been completed with the purchase of new furniture already Installed in the lounge. The planning committee consists of the Mmcs. Joseph M. Horwich, chairman; Iryln Kniman, community services vice president; Albert Gacr, coordinator of Senior Citizen's activities; M. A. Venger and Robert • Silver, co-chairmen of the Lounge. The Lounge was first opened November 1, 195'.) as a co-sponsored project of NCJW antl the Jewish Federation. Since that date it has been open every Monday 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. The lounge is now airconditioned and will continue activities every Monday through the Bummer months.
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Zionists Released From Prague Jail Tel Avivi (JTA)—Four prominent Czechoslovak Zionists who were imprisoned in Prague in 1951 on charges of conspiring against the State, have been released from confinement, it was reported here, Five others, convicted along with Mordechai Oren, Israeli journalist, in the same "conspiracy" are still imprisoned, Tho ten men and women were arestetl In lOfll during Hie. period of intense unti-Zlnnlst, anti-Jewish Communist activity ivlilrli culminated in tile Moscow Doctors' Trials in the Soviet Union and the trial and execution of Josef Slansliy, Communist I'arty boss In Czechoslovakia, Oren served in Czechoslovak prisons from 1951-56 when he was finally released. He said on his return from a visit to Europe, that he had learned that four of the other defendants had been released recently. Oren named the four as Ernst Verna, a leader in Czechoslovakia of the Hashomer Hatzair, a Zionist group; Mme. M. Br/.einitzova, an official of the Palestine Office n Bratislava; Mordecai Stern, eader of tlio Jewish National Fund and of the Mizrachl Workers Party, and Adolf Reich, an official of the Hebrew education organization. Oren said that he had raised the nte of the nine people who were his fellow-prisoners during discussions with European socialist leaders. He expressed belief that the release of the four now might have been the result of their intervention. He said he would continue efforts to secure the release of the remaining five prisoners.
Ban Lifted on German Documentary Film Jerusalem (JTA) — A German documentary film on Israel will be shown in this country despite the long-standing ban here on German-language films. Tho Israeli cabinet agreed to permit the showing of the film, described as one of the best documentaries on Israel ever filmed, on condition that the commentary bo given in Hebrew, not German, nnd that the title he changed from 'Furnace" (Feuero£<m) to "MeltIng pot." '
no reference to repeated attempts by Premier Uen-Gurion to visit Moscow and meet with him. Status ol Jews Mi'. Khrushchev was infuriated by another question dealing with the status of the Jewa within-tha Soviet Union. When he was asked if he would pormit Russian Jewa to leave the Soviet Union to be reunited with family members'' in other countries, he angrily replied that the Soviet Foreign Ministry liad not vectnvwi a single application from a Russian Jew for an emigration permit. On the other liund, he asserted, it was receiving many applications from Israel asking permission (o immigrate to the Soviet. Union. In any case, he said "reuniting families' was a vague expression wliicli did not mean anything.
Herman TV Program On Oeiimann Crimes Frankfnrst (JTA)—Tho West German television system is planning to produce a documentary program describing the activities of Adolf Eichmann, who directed • (he Nazi regime's "final solution" of the Jewish problem by deporting European Jewry to the death centers. The TV program officials said that the program was being prepared with the assistance of tha Institute for the Documentation o£ Nazi War Crimes at Haifa.
Flan for Jerusalem (JTA)—Preparations for (he carrying out of a masterplan for oil exploration in Israel was announced here as a result of a decision of the three Israel oil companies to conduct a new and all-embracing geological survey for the purpose of indicating tha possibilities of finding oil and establishing a priority list for new drillings.. The last overall survey was carried out in 1950. At a meeting of the directora. and geologists of the three companies, it was decided that tha geologists would cany out preliminary work and surveys in agreed-upon areas. All the material gathered would be turned over to an internationally knosvsv ;eologist who would be invited to come to Israel in the near future and who would carry out the over-. all survey.
B'nai B'rifh Will Cite 4 Members Fouv veteran B'nai B'vith mercv.bers will be honored at the Henry Monsky Lodge's installation banquet and dance on August 6, at the Town House. The men are: Moses Kagan, lodge executive secretary for 15 years, who will be Installed as president; Lou Jess, outgoing president with a long record of Service; Edward A. Rosen aria Marvin T e l ler, co-chairmen of the recent district convention. Treller is past governor ot tlv» district council a post now held by Rosen. The latter will be the installing officer. Tickets will be available this coming week. Reservations itfay be made by calling Sidney Taren, installation committee chairman, TE 9289.