NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Lincoln, Nebraska SEP 1
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Federation of To Meet Thursday A dessert luncheon will open the fall season for members of the Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs, at thj home of its president, Mrs Harry Sidman, 847 Parkwond Lane, Thursday, September 5, at 12::iO p.m. The program will include discussion of plans for the coming club season and announcement of the chairmen-of the various committees.
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Presidents and representatives of the 11 organizations belonging to the club, as well as the committee chairmen are urged to attend the meeting by Mrs. Sidman. Officers serving with Mrs. Sidman are: Mmes. Dave Colin and Abe C. Fellman, vice-presidents respectively, and Mrs. Harry Trustin. secretary.
Jewish Burial flights Israelis Do No* Denied in Moscow. Toronto (WNS) Jews in Israel New York (WNSi The sudden denial by Soviet authorities of do not discriminate a g a i n s t Ch'ristians, it was declared by Jewish religion.'; burial rites in The Rev. A. C. Maclnnes, AngliMoscow aroused indignation in can Bishop of Jerusalem. The western countries and prompted Bishop said that, to his knowa proposal that President Ken- ledge, "there has been no social nedy test the presumed "thaw" discrimination against Christians in fsrael similar to the kind of in American-Soviet relations by discrimination against Jews in acting to halt such anti-Jewish other countries." manifestations in Russia. Fresh reports from Moscow indicated that city officials had allocated a new site for a cemetery because a major burial ground has become filled but the new sile has no section for The Workman Circle's MidJewish burials as such. The big general cemetery on Vostrako- west District Committee will vskoe Street, and the Jewish hold its annual conference in Sunday and Monday, section inside of it, is full. This Omaha, I ;md 2 at the Labor fact was not announced in ad- September 3024 Cuming street. vance and there were cases Lyceum, A banquet will be held at the when funeral groups arrived Fireside Sunday, :it and told then that there was no 0:30 p.m. Restaurant. Witkin. meeting more room in the Jewish sec- chairman, Louis will preside. tion. The alternatives proved to Delegates from Sioux City and be either burial in a mixed cem- Des Moines. la., Lincoln, Nebr., etery of cremation. Jews were and Omaha, will be in attendreported to fear this choice ance. might become the rule in other Soviet cities where J e w i s h cemeteries are becoming filled. §r. Citizens to ieel
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Israel Stamp A single stamp was issued August 21 by the Israel Postal Authorities, in honor of the first settlers in Palestine. The date of issue coincides with the date the settlers arrived in Palestine in 1882. Unwilling to martyr themselves to persecution, groups of young Russian Jews set out for Palestine determined to create agricultural villages and end the age old problem of the rootlessness of their people One.of the young pioneers described the land as a "bleak wilderness of sand dunes and
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thorn bushes," It took many years of struggle to tame the desert. The arid land resisted cultivation. Malaria, cholera and trachoma threatened the group with extinction. But, slowly pioneerg from many other lands joined their ranks. Their efforts were finally rewarded with the establishment of seven small, but thriving villages. These villages were vital stepping stones that led to the foundation of the State of Israel. The 0.37 s t a m p shows, in stylized design a hoe clearing a field of thistle.
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,»«rs. Grotier, Sum. The Beth Israel congregation will honor Rabbi and Mrs. Benjamin Groner on their tenth anniversary with the synagogue at a reception in the social hall on Sunday, September 1 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Rabbi Groner was born and educated in Chicago, graduated from DePaul University in 1!),!7 with the Degree of Bachelor of Laws. Shortly thereafter, he was admitted by examination to the Bar of the Slate of Illinois. He was ordained at the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago in 1938, served in Windsor, Ontario, Canada until 1919 and then returned to accept a Chicago pulpit. He assumed the spiritual leadership of Beth Israel Synagogue of Omaha in the summer of 1953. Rabbi and Mrs. Groner are the parents of seven children. Diane 21, Raphael 18. Gladys 10, Linda 7, twin daughters Arline and Sandra, G, and Lewis, age 4. Miss Diane Groner. arrived August 20 from Boston to be with her family and to participate in Sunday's Festivities for her parents. She will return to Boston to receive her Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University. She will assume a teaching role at the Quincy. (Mass.) Sterling Junior High School immediately after Labor Day.
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Jerusalem, fJTA) — Seventyseven per cent of Israel's males over 14 years of age, and 211 per cent of women above that age, are gainfully employed. Married women make up more than two-thirds of the female labor force. The data also cited a sui'vey Tues. instead of Mon. which indicated that 13 per cent The Senior Citizens Lounge at of Israel's Jews over the age the Jewish Community Center of 14 had no schooling whatwill hold its regular Monday ac- ever, while another 8 per cent tivities on Tuesday, September had less than four years of 3. The postponement was sched- s c h o o l i n g . Among Israel's uled because of the Labor Day Arabs, half of those 14 years holiday. and older had never attended any school. Indications that non-Jewish portion of the population had a far higher fertility rate than the Jews were buttressed by popJerusalem (WNS) The Israeli ulation data indicating that the Cabinet met here to consider annual increase in'the Jewish the latest Arab provocation in. population was 1.1 per cent comthe deteriorating Mid-Eeast sit- pared with 4 per cent for the uation as Jordianiarc t r o o p s minority groups. A projection fired upon and killed an Is- of the current fertility, rates for raeli s o l d i e r in the divided the two groups of women to Jerusalem area. Israel made an 1!)(>7 was listed, excluding imimmediate request for an invest- migration. The projection indiigation of the incident by the cated that the Jewish populaUnited Nations Mixed Armistice tion would increase by 130,000 Commission, which sent obser- to a total of 2,200,000 by that vers to the seen*" of the killing year while the non-Jewish miimmediately. norities would increase by 60,It was also reported that Jor- 000 to a total of 320,000. danian soldiers made three separate attacks on Israeli troops and that after the third attack the Israeli soldiers finally returned the fire with on JordanNew trustees of the Mizrachi ian soldier having been wounded W o m e n ' s Organization are in the exchange. The new provocations by Jor- Mmes. Max Arbltman,' Irving dan troops appear to have ser- Blank, William Epstein, Abe iously heightened tensions in the Fisher, Benjamin Groner, Abe border areas and have raised Lipsman, Max Slutsky a n d great doubt about the willing- Frank Sekar, it was announced nes of the Arab states to abide by Mrs. Matthew Poliakoff, by the recent cease fire agree- president. Serving as committee chairment reached in the United Namen are Miss Kalah Franklin, tions. Jewish National Fund; Mrs. Mendel Landsman bonds; Mrs; fiOO LATIN AMERICANS Ignac Grunzweig, Sunshine; Mrs. TO MVE IN ISRAEL Blank, mother in Israel; Mrs. Tel Aviv (JTA)—About 600 im- Moses Traube, publicity; Mmes. Arbitman, Slutsky, Hersh Flatomigrants from Latin America, most of them from Argentina, witz, Fisher, telephone; Mmes. a r r i v e d in Israel, and were Arbitman, Fisher and Lipsman, transferred i m m e d i a t e l y to luncheon; Mmes. Oscar Diahomes prepared for them in var- mond, Morris Franklin, program and Mrs. Traube, cultural. ious parts of the country.
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J. .Harry Kulakofsky, a foremost Jewish community and civic leader, has accepted the post of General Chairman of the 1963 I s r a e l Bond Campaign, Robert M. Feinberg, Area Chairman of Israel Bond Organization, announced this week. "We are very h a p p y and proud to announce that Harry Kulakofsky, an outstanding and respected leader of our community, will direct the 19!i3 Israel Bond Sales Drive. "The forthcoming h i s t o r i c campaign, which is the Redemption Year Drive, will be headed by a person recognized and honored by the community for his
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J. Harry Kulakofsky outstanding devotion to human welfare. He has a sterling record of achievements in many community u n d e rtakings and campaigns. He is deeply interested in the welfare of Israel, and the more than a million refugees whom Israel absorbed in the 15 years of its existence," Mr. Feinberg said. , Federation Past President Mr. Kulakofsky has a distinguished record of community
service. In 1952, he headed the Jewish P h i 1 a n t hropies Campaign; he served as President of the Jewish Federation of Omaha in 1953 and 1954. He has been an active m e m b e r of many boards in the community, and a participant in both Jewish and city-wide projects. Currently he is serving as chairman of the Citizens Committee on the Public Housing for the Elderly. Visited Israel In accepting the post, Mr. Kuiakofsky said: "I have had the opportunity to visit Israel several times; I was able to observe first hand, the p r o g r e s s and achievements made possible through the Israel Bonds purchased by us in the past. "The primary problems of Israel today are: Immigrant settlement and the industrialization of the Negev, the southern desert area of Israel, which takes up some one half of the country. "Speedy development of these wastelands will provide a livelihood for increasing numbers of immigrants, and build up Israel's productivity. "You cannot build a new settlement, a village, or a factory before you have a road leading to it, water and electric power— all these things Israel bonds help provide. "The achievements in Israel would not have been possible without the $640,000,000 which Americans made a v a i l a b l e through their purchases of Israel bonds in the past. "The Bond Sales Campaign this year is most urgent and of great importance to Israel. Security is Israel's major concern and absorbs much of its budget. American Jews must provide the means for Israel's urgent peacetime development needs, which can be done only through Israel Bonds," Mr. Kulakofsky concluded. Additional personnel will bs announced soon.
Jewish Federation Women Prepare To Help Childrens Hospital The Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs will again have its own booth at the annual Children's Memorial Hospital Bazaar to be held all day Monday, October 28, at the Sheraton-Fontenelle Hotel, it was announced by Mrs. Arthur H. Goldstein, chairman and Mmes. Morton Richards and Alfred Sophir, co-chairmen of tho project. "In the past several years the Jewish women have done an outstanding job for this cause," said Mrs. Goldstein. She added "that we want to do even better this year." Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Sophir will announce members of their pickup and staffing committee next week. They announced that in the meantime the self-addressed envelopes mailed to the women of the community have met with a warm response both in cash contributions and in offers of hand-made articles and new merchandise to be sold at the bazaar.
Israeli Recording Star Entertains Residents of Jewish Home for Aged Benny Berman, Noted Israeli composer and recording star, this week, entertained residents of the Dr. Philip Sher Jewish Home for the Aged, and did a benefit performance for the Hadassah style show. A composer of four or five hundred songs, he has 18 current hits and has also recorded six albums. The library at the Jewish Community Center has his entire collection available. He sings his own compositions which he has translated from Hebrew to English. A 24-year-old Sabra from Tel Aviv, Berman has written children's scores for the Habima Theater. Currently appearing at
the Jolly Coachman in Council Bluffs, he is scheduled for a concert tour at major universities throughout the country. APPOINTED TO POSTS BY HOLLAND UNIVERSITY Amsterdam UTA)—Two Jewish scholars have been appointed to high posts in Utrecht State University. Prof. Herman Freudenthal, a noted mathematician, has been n a m e d vice-chancellor of tha university. Prof. Lodewyk Hymans Vandenb'erg, a well-known jurist, has been designated, secretary of the institution's academic senate.