KESRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIB^T Lincoln, Nebraska
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Center Activities for Everyone For more information on the stamp club for children in Nefollowing activities call the Cen- braska, a Science Club, Amateur Hadio Club, Model Railroad ter Activities Office, 342-13G0. Club and Photography Club, are HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS now accepting members. FAST AND DKTTKK UKADING The clubs, which nieet either A course designed to help the monthly or every other Sunday student read better and faster afternoon, are free and are unwhile using improved study tech- der professional direction. Grade niques will be offered shortly by school boys and girls, not althe Jewish Community Center. ready members of these excitTo feature eight Friday after ing groups, may become memschool sessions at the Center, bers of the g r o u p s of their the course will be offered each choice by p h o n e registrations school semester for junior high which will permit the student to as well as high school age stu- be notified of future club activities and meeting dates. dents. Unique reading accelerators, unusual material and informa- JUNIOR DANCH BAND The Jewish Community Cention are all combined to help the student improve reading rates, ter's Jr. Dance Band and orchesincrease his or her comprehen- tra, under the d i r e c t i o n of sion and understanding while Charles Hcrzon, has started its second season of rehearsals in developing better study habits. Fee for the series is $5 with preparation for fall dances and registrations being accepted on spring concerts. Instrumentalists in grade, juna first come first served basis. To insure maximum benefit to ior high school or high school the participant, the course is may tryout for the group any Sunday afternoon from 3:00 to limited to ten registrants. * • K. 5:00 p.m. at the Center's Auditorium. TUTORING SKKVICK The Junior Dance Band proOFFERED vides musically i n t e r e s t e d A student desiring to improve youths practice under prolit a school subject can take ad- fessionalextra direction while allowvantage of the Jewish Community Center's special T u t o r i n g ing them to develop and expand their musical interests. Service. No fee is charged for the acAfter a call is made to the tivity. Center by either the student or * .* * his parents, a top college student or college graduate spe- HORSEBACK HIDING Special Sunday afternoon trail cializing in the particular field of knowledge, is referred to rides for grade and junior high them and contacted to supervise students have been arranged, special private sessions with the weather permitting. R e s e r v astudent.'A small hourly charge tions for the Sunday afternoon is made by the tutor for the rides taken near the new Esther service. / K.- Newman Camp are to be This service offers personal- made in advance.Riders meet at the Center at ized instruction and allows a student who needs help in a sub- 2:00 p.m., are taken out for the ject to pass the course while riding program and are returned giving him a better understand- to the Center by 5:.'iO p.m. A ing of the material and informa- $2.00 charge is made to cover the cost of the' riding. tion. Enrly phone call confirmation Students are urged to take early use of the Tutoring Serv- is urged each week to reserve ice. The more the student de- a place in the riding activities, • * • lays such tutoring the more difADULT PROGRAMS ficult it is to absorb the material and keep up with the re- SPECIAL CLASSICS FOR WOMEN mainder of his class, Jewish Cookery, Bridge in* • .* struction, Painting and SketchGKADK SCHOOL STUDENTS are but just a few of the SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ing many courses to be offered for A series of special- interest women this fall by the Jewish groups for grade school children Community Center. are b e i n g organized and will Bridge instruction is to be start with October sessions. provided on Tuesday or ThursSpecial groups like the Cen- day afternoons while Painting, ter Stamp Club, the largest in cither oils or water colors, will be offered Wednesday afternoons in a West Omaha location. Fee for either the b r i d g e course or painting program is The Youth Aliyah movement $5. Taste 'n Try, a series of afterwill bring into Israel this year 5,000 children and youth, Isa- noon sessions in Jewish Cookery dore M. Tretiak, 1963 Jewish and featuring different and unPhilanthropies campaign chair- u s u a l Jewish delicacies each week, will meet in the homes of man reported. This number compares with the participants on a revolving b a s i s . A small fee will be 4,000 last year. In Omaha the Youth Aliyah charged to cover the cost of the program receives its support food items only. from the Jewish Philanthropies REAL ESTATE CLASSES campaign, Mr. .Tretiak said. A special ten session course in Estate Principles and ManWorld ORT Union officials re- Real agement will be conducted at ported that 70,000 persons had the Jewish Community Center completed vocational training Wednesday, O c t o b e r since J9I5O at COO ORT trade and starting it was announced this week. technical units in 20 countries. JCth. The evening course, which prepares participants to take the State Real Estate Examina13D3 tions or to provide a background JEWISH CALENDAR for their own personal information, combines lecture and disYom Kinpur .......Sept. 28 cussion sessions with practical Sulrttot ....Oct. 3-9 class work. Shmlnl Alzerct ......Oct. 10 Open to both men and women, Simlint Torali .......Oct. 11 acceptance into the course, is by Haaukkah .Dec. 11-18 phone confirmation. Only a'limited number of registrations will AH observances begin on be accepted 'into this popular eve of the holiday. course it was stated. ' *•
Youth Rescue Reaches 5,000
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$5,000 Home The amount ^.uUO.OO was received by tin Or. Philip Slier Jewish Home for Aged under the will of the late Mrs. Rose MacDonald whose d e a t h occurred earlier this year, Arthur A. Colin, Home Committee chairman announced. In commenting on the legacy Arthur H. Goldstein. Jewish Federation president, stated that 'this legacy is an indication of the appreciation of the work which our Home does for the aged, and the services it renders to them. "This bequest will benefit the senior citizens of our community considerably. We hope it will stimulate further bequests to the Home to insure ils continued operation and maintenance on the finest possible level."
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.««5« J. Harry Kulakofsky, General Chairman of the Omaha Committee, State of Israel Bonds, announced today, the acceptance by Mrs. Joseph Guss, of the Women's Division Chairmanship of the l'lfi) Israel Bond C.impjign
Slim-Trim Class For Women The J e w i s h Community Center is offering Slim-Trim c l a s s e s for women. The course is designed to takeoff pounds, takeoff inches, and keep you in good physical fitness and condition. The group will meet twice weekly. Classes will be held in convenient locations. Time and dates will be announced. For further information, call the Center's Athletic Director.
Center Issues Succof Booklet "Succot and Simhat Torah," a new addition in the Jewish Community Center's "Home Holiday Series Booklets" is now available. The booklet gives background information on the holiday; offers ways to observe the events while providing o t h e r useful ideas and suggestions. A copy of the booklet will be mailed immediately to those requesting them. A call to the Center's Activities office, :S42-l.!Gr> is all that is needed to have a copy reserved. A new special and attractive l!l«3-(i<i Israeli Art Calendar will also be mailed along free of charge to those requesting the holiday booklet. A 25c charge is made to cover . the cost of mailing and handling the materials.
Mrs.
Joe Guss
Mrs. Joe Greenberg, Chairman, Annual Needlework Guild Appeal The Jewish Federation Agency Section of the 195.1 Omaha Needlework Guild has opened its annual appeal for contributions it was reported by Mrs. Joe J, Greenborg. its Guild chairman. The appeal for funds is an annual event sponsored by all
Charles Arnold, formerly of Miami Beach, Florida, has been appointed as Director of Health and Physical Edu c a tion of the Community Cen ter, A r t h u r H. Goldstein, Federation P r e s ident and Irvin Yaffe, Physical Educat i o n Committee, announced t h i s week. Mr. Arnold,] graduate of the^ University of Ala-Charles Arnold
Open House for ninth grade students and their parents will be held Sunday, October 20 at 2:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center to present to them programs and group activities. Ninth grade students mid parcats are urged to reserve this date.
Federation Members Admitted Free to Annual Lecture Series At Omaha U on World Affairs The University of Omaha 19G3 Annual Institute on World Affairs/will again be co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Omaha, Arthur H. Goldstein, president, announced. Free ticket of admission will be mailed to Jewish Federation members on request. Please mail the order blank if you wish a ticket: Jewish Federation, 101 N. 20th St., Omaha, Neb., 68102 Please'send me a free ticket (admits two) for the 18th Annual World Affairs Institute, ,held at Omaha University.
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charitable groups in the community to furnish clothing and linen supplies for needy families. The announcement was mailed to all Jewish women by the Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs. All contributions will be acknowledged in future issues of the Jewish Press.
Charles Arnold Assumes Posf of New Cenfer Phys-Ed. Director
9th Grade Student-Parent Open House, October 20
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Mrs. Guss, who was also the 1902 chairman, has already been meeting with the presidents of all women's organizations in Omaha and enlisting their organizations to insure that 19G3, "The Redemption Year," will be the most successful in the twelve year history in the Israel Bond Organization. Mrs. Cuss;- on accepting the chairmanship, stated, "I believe that the' Jewish population in the United States stands on the threshold of real growth and progress in sharing with the people of Israel the responsibility of keeping alive the flame of Jewish tradition and Jewish learning." Mrs. Guss who is treasurer of the Omaha Chapter of Hadassah and was J!K>2 chairman of the Women's Division of the Jewish Philanthropies, has also been president of Cbaim Weitzman group of Hadassah, Beth El Sisterhood, and vice-president of Henry Monsky Chapter of B'nai B'rith.
bama, from which he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, lias had extensive e x p e r ience in (.•imping and recreation. "Our Physical Education and Health Department is fortunate to have Mr. Arnold as its director," Irvin Yaffe, c h a i r m a n , said. "Under his direction, we look forward to an extended and enlarged phys-ed program serving all groups and age levels in our community." Mr. Arnold has already assumed his position. He succeeds Sidney N. Sommers who recently resigned. He is married to the former Joy Freiden of Omaha.
Depots for Bazaar Gifts Are Opened Depots to accept gifts for the Monday, October 28th Childrens Memorial Hospital Bazaar at the Sheraton-Fontenelle Hotel have been announced by Mines. Arthur H. .Goldstein. Morton A. Richards and A l f r e d Sophir, Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs chairmen. The following h o m e s have been named as depots for saleable new articles and handmade items: Mrs. Goldstein—8543 Hickory, 391-0685. Mrs. Richards—301 South 54 Street, 553-1317. Mrs. Sophir—6729 Davenport Street, 553-3950.. A pick-up service for donors unable to deliver their gifts will be made ' available by calling one of the above telephone numbers. Mmes..Oscar Sutin and Jack Ban are pick-up chairmen. The Bazaar chairmen urge all contributors to make their donations soon and ask that each gift be marked with the donart name.