NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Lincoln, Nebraska
Vol. XI,—No. 1,'t
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECl'MMM
Second Chii^Postuge Paid
An invitation to tho ontiro Jewish community to viojv and tour tho $200,000 Cherniack-Chapman Pavilion at tho Dr. Slier Jewish Home for Aged at an Open House, this Sunday, was issued by Harry Trustin, Jewish Federation President. The Open House will rosts antl imprisonment of six ••« be hold from 3 (o f> p. m. Sunday afternoon, December 3, at the Pavilion. Leningrad and Moscow Jewish "With t h i s magnificent ~ ~ • lenders with "the remarks that they wen; "tried us criminals, not structure, our Jewish aged unlhropy in our coramuas Jews." Oilier than his single will receive additional serv- nity," Harry Trustin said. comment, he refused to say any- ices, which we could not ren- Mciiioriul to Mr. and Mrs. Louis thing more about the m a t t e r der until now. This new Pai/linrnliu'lc which has evoked shock and con- vilion will enable us to make Tlie new Pavilion is a memorial demnation throughout the free proper provision for the well- to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cherniack, world. aged who need the excellent given by Mr. and Mrs. Jay C'lu'rMr. and Mrs. Isadore care our Home furnishes. niack, Chapman, and Mr. and Mrs. HarJewish Youth Council The generosity of the Cher- old Cherniack. Speaking for the Rosters Placed pn Sale niack-Chapman f a m i l i e s , family, Mrs. Isadore Chapman ., who paid the entire cost of isnid: The 10G2 Jewish Youth Coun"We decided to contribute tills cil Rosters were placed on sale the pavilion, furnishings and tlils week, Chairmen Alice Fell- 1 a n d s caping, establishes a Pavilion to our community as a Mr. and Rlrs. Louis OliernUiric m.'in, Nuncee Frileck, Keith Le- high mark of concern for most fitting way of honoring and vino and fjtunrt Smith, reported. community needs, and phil- memorializing our parents, and thus provide urgently needed fa-
The rosters mny be purchased for fifty cents each nt the Jewrh Community Center's Youth-Council Activity office.
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Federation Women to Meet Thursday, Home for Aged The regular luncheon meeting of the Federation of Jewish Women's Clulw will be held Thursday, December 7, I'Ji.'iO p. m., at the Dr. Philip Shcr Jewish Home for Aged, Mrs. Lloyd Friedman, president, annourK.'ed. ' • Presidents and representatives of all women's organizations and the committee- chairmen arc urged to attend the meeting. Reports will be presented by committee chairman.
Three Celebrities Share Bonds' HanukEcah Festival Spotlight
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Collections Hit $24,000 Tlie City of Hope Drive for funds hit a totnl close to 524,000, Mr. and Mrs. Pennle Davi3, copresidents, announced. Proceeds will he sent to the City of Hope, Los Angeles, Cal. Organizations who participated in the drive included the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, Ak-Sar-Ben Radio Club, Edinr Girls, Junior Classic Bowling League, Rohanue Girls and AZA No. 100, it was reported by Mr. nnd Mrs. Jade. Wolpa, co-chalrnicn of the doorto-door march. Individual volunteers were!
Mnsri. and Mrnn, Art Jacobion. Hor. man Abramhanion, II. Julian Rlp>, At Ncpomnldc, Yale Richards, Mormon Cohen, Roland Lowli, Robert Gcrcllck, Saul Davis, Bernard HockenberQ, Leo Sherman, Myron Marko, 5am Mcehan, Saul Llbrow* iki, Bernard Altsulsr, Dr. -and Mrs. Sol Kuller, Meiirt. Rotwrt Waaner, Sheldon, Cohen, Martin Gilbert, William Malcske, Harry Abramson, Sonny Richards. Mmej. William Flnkel. Al Allmon, Irvln 5herman, Jack Belmont, Herbert Mekhci, Norman Cain, Norman -Halm, Lazier Slnfl. er, jack Eptteln, Elliott Rubin, Milton Saylan, Milton Belter, Martin Loiter, David Romanlk, Dan pellman, Llbay Nenom* nick, Mort Sslrel, Ike Friedman, Harold npilcln, William Stone, Sol Parse// and paullns Abramwn. . • • . Missel Call Pollokoff, Shell/ Relss, Elaine Orenner, Eilello Schutman. Yputh group composed of Sue jRubln,' Diana Ne> pomnlck, Sand/ Slnoar, ' Darbara Rosaman,. Ronna tupomnlclo Carol Sherman, Marcla Cerellck. Sarah Schrtltxr, Mark Romanlk. Jeffrey V/olpa, Mark Wolpa, Ranald Wolpa, Robert Hahn, Oavld Davit, Heniy Davis and Sieve Mtpomnldc
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Memorial for the Louis Cherniacks
Soviet Close Synagogues Lay Leaders Lose Posts . New York (J'l'A) — Tho Now York Herald Tribune reported that five more religious lenders of Jewish communities in the Soviet Union have been removed from their poMs ns lay chairmen of their congregations, and that synagogues have been cloned down in tit least a (lu/.on pities in the USSR. The announcement came sliorlly after .Soviet. Lieut, General David Pragiinisky, (Jewish Army officer), in Paris for the Warsaw Ghetto IOxhibil, decliircd Ills government is tihout to liquidate the last traces of racism and popular nnti-seniitism in Kussia, lie asserted in a Press conference, In. fluent Yiddish, that Russian Jews did not waul to emigrate nor did they want Jcwi.sh publications. 'i'he general brushed off the nr-
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Tlirce celebrities will share the spotlight of the sixth annual Hnmikknh Festival on Sunday, December 10 nt the Hotel Sheraton-Fontcnclle, Dr. Abe Greenbertr, Israel Bond Cnmpaign General Chairman; said. Lew Norman, brilliant young humorist, has p e r f o r m e d on1 btaRes ranging from night club. . ami banquet halls to the "Borslit Circuit." A versatile ehtcrlninri, his humor ranges from traditional to the modem. Ellta Sylvern, beautiful young .guitarist, singer and baliadeei, will share the stage with Lew Norman. Known for clever interpretation of Hebrew and Jewish melodies,, she will present « number of ballads and songs new to American audiences. Speaker for the evening will be Yitzhnk Sovcr, driving force behind Israel's growing tourist industry. Born in Israel, he has seen the young state grow from a British-mandated colony to a nation which expects, within a few years, to receive a quarter of a million visitors from the world, more than a third of whom will not be Jewish. A magnificent factual speaker, he has captured audiences throughout the world, anil In his work with Israel's neu bureau of tourism has raised th.it Industry to third place among the profitable Industries of the country. A charge of seventy-five cents per person covers coffee and cake, candies and sweets from Israel, and otlier refreshments. Reservations may bo made by calllne the Israel Bond office, 341-1177. U.S. FniM ON PORT CONSXnUOTION New York (JTA)—The Israel Government has chosen tbo New York engineering firm, Frederic R. Harris, Inc., to supervise the first phMO of the construction of tho deep-sea port of Ashdod,
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cilities for Omaha Jewry. Midwest Pioneers The senior Cherniacks were midwest pioneers, who came to Council Bluffs, Iowa, from Meriden. Conn, in 1909. Here they founded the Iowa Finance Company, which today has branched out into several states. The Cherniacks lost, their father suddenly in 1930, at the age of 58. Their mother made her home at the Blackstone Hotel until her death in 1958, at the age of 84. Headquarters of the Iowa Finance Company are in Omaha. Its officers are Jay Cherniack, president; Isadore C h a p m a n , Vice president and Harold Cherniack, Secretary-Treasurer. Other children of the'Cherniacks are Mrs. David Goldenberg, of Minneapolis and Isadore Cherniack, of Stamford, Conn. The Pavilion, which includes a foyer-lounge, 12 well-appointed rooms, is air-conditioned throughout, and will increase the capacity of the Home to a maximum of 24 additional beds, if needed, Nathan L. Nogg, Chairman and Arthur A. Cohn, cochairman of the Home Committee, emphasized. "It Is hard to conceive of a more fitting monument to Jewish thoughtfulness and generosity, and to one's parents, than this spacious, well-e q u i p p e d Cherniack-C h a p m a n Pavilion where tlie elders can live out their years in security, dignity, comfort and usefulness," they said. Youth Will Usher Acting as Tour Guides on Sunday will be members of tlie Omalia Jewish Youth Council, headed by Sue Herman, Youth Council Vice-President, under the direction of David Orkow, Home ' Superintendent. The original building of the Home was built by the Omaha Jewish Federation at 4801 No. 52nd Street, on a ten-acre site, in 1948.
iiebmemn Trial Resumes Dec. 11
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Jerusalem (JTA) — Both tho prosecution and the defense attorneys in the trial of Adolf Elchmann, were officially notified that the reading of the verdict and judgment in the case would begin 1on December 11 in Belt Ha'am where the trial proceedings against the Nazi war criminal ended four months ago.