NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL Lincoln, Nebraska
tfQDUOp "As a lifelong resident in Omaha, I remember Dr. fiber's activities for the past 50 years. He was devoted to Jewish affairs and took a leading part in all of our activities throughout these years. • His devotion not only to our Jewish affairs, also to civic interests, wan intense and of the greatest value. His interests were in all citizens and where his influence was felt especially in the juvenile courts. Progress in Jewish life in this community, in a great measure, was inspired by the life and activities of this great Omahnn. His inspiring example created the great leadership that has always characterized the Omaha community." Harry Trustin, President Omaha City Council
"The status of our wonderful Jewish community stand as an indelible monument to Dr. Sher's vision, imagination and creativity. Because of his example and training, many were inspired to carry on the work he charted. While the Doctor was deeply concerned with the welfare of our people, he also pioneered for the betterment of all, regardless of race, color, or religion. We bestowed upon him our highest honor; that of Honorary President of our Jewish Federation for the past 33 years. Truly, our city, because of him, was and is a better place in which to live." Arthur If. Goldstein, President Jewish Federation of Omaha
Center Activities for Everyone For further information on the following iullvltlrs call the Jewish Community Center's Activities Office at 3421MG.
ADULT PKOGKAMS . PAINTINU Registrations arc still being accepted for the Jewish Community Center s p o n s o r e d classes for adults. The adult groups include afternoon painting and bridge classes for women offered in West Omaha locations tinder professional supervision. An additional advanced class in portrait painting is conducted each Tuesday evening at the Center under the direction of Omaha portrait artists Augustus Dunbier. Other activities open to adults include instruction and recreational swimming during the morning or e v e n i n g hours courses in Jewish cookery, real estate, home construction plus courses in investment, everyday law and social dancing. * • • CENTER THEATRE The popular comedy, ''Send Me No Flowers," will be presented in Omaha for the first time by the new Center Resident Theatre. The" three act play by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore will be directed by Al DiMauro and will have a cast of fifteen. Tryouts for the male and female parts will be conducted at the Center Wednesday and Thursday, November 6 and 7 with the play being presented for public audiences the weekend of December 21 and 22. The Resident Theatre, open to all members of the community, affords those with acting or musical talents an opportunity to develop them under professional direction. Those interested in the technical phase of the theatre, staging, construction of sets, costuming, makeup, publicity and promotion are also j needed by the new group to make the productions a success. Those interested in working with the Theatre Group are requested to call the Center's Activities Office to be placed on the groups mailing list so they can become involved in the productions. The THREE PENNY OPERA, the very popular Brecht musical that ran seven years off Broadfray la to be the second presentation by the group after the first of the year. All productions of the drama group will be presented in tha round in the Center'* Auditor- -
ium on a special stage with all seats being elevated on risers to insure a maximum view of the staging. • • * CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES Center Activities designed especially for grade school children are now open for additional youth participation. These activities include a series of clubs which meet monthly; n stamp club, the largest stamp club in Nebraska for children, a science club, photo club, radio club, tropical fish club, radio club, crafts club, and dramatics club. Other activities for children include modern dance classes, quiet and active games sessions on Sundays, competitive swimming plus iastructial and recreational swimming, Iddy Biddy and'Midget League basketball, gymnastics, horseback riding, dog obedience classes, guitar instruction plus other gym type activities like wrestling, handball and fencing. •
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VACATION ACTIVITIES Grade .school children will have a large gala picnic, today, weather permitting at Elmwood Park. During this Friday Teacher's Convention day, starting at 11:00 and running until 3:00 p, m., children will participate in contests and events, see special entertainment ,win prizes and treats. There is no fee for the event with children bringing their own sack lunches. The picnic will be supervised by the Physical Education and Youth Departments of the Center. Grade and Junior High students who like to swim over the school vacation will be able to swim for two hours; 2 to 4 p.m. in the Center's Indoor Pool Friday. • Sunday, the last day of the vacation for students, will feature special entertainment, a movie film and treats for all. Admission to this two hour program starting at 2 p.m. is 25 This program, is to be presented Sunday rather than Saturday as previously listed. A special horseback riding group will also be conducted Sunday. This will be the last horseback trail trip until Spring. Fee for the trip is $2 with registrations being accpted only in advance. • * • CENTER DANCE BAND The Center Dance Band has several positions open for youngsters who play a musical (Continued on Page 4)
Official, To Counsel on Settling in Israel Israel Reinuss, Director of the Midwestern Office of the Jewish A g e n c y Immigration Department in Chicago, will visit Omaha on Monday, October 28., Mr. Iteinuss was delegated to this country to assist prospective settlers in Israel, and to guide them in reference to employment, business, h o u s i n g , study and all technical questions involved. Persons interested in settling in Israel, or desiring additional information on the subject, may arrange an appointment with Mr. Reinuss by calling the Center. 342-1366. Interviews will be held at the Jewish Community Center on Monday. Mr. R e i n u s s reported the growing number of American applicants to settle in Israel as follows: 900 in 1UC0; 1,500 in 1901, and close to 2,000 in 1982.
Go. Bluffs Synagogue Dedication Tonight The official dedication of the new B'nai Israel Synagogue and Center of Council Bluffs will be held tonight at 8:15 in the Synagogue Sanctuary, 618 Mynster Street.' The old building was completely r e b u i l t , remodeled and refurnished. A new addition was built to be used as an educational unit, complete with offices, meeting room and chapel. Both buildings are completely air-conditioned. A special week-end of activities has been planned for this festive occasion. A Torah procession will highlight the special religious service tonight, prepared by Rabbi Jay Karzen. Each portion of the new Synagogue-Center will be officially dedicated. Everyone is invited to the service, the open house and reception that will follow. Mayor Maynard Telpner will bring greetings'on behalf of the city of Council Bluffs. On Sunday, a dedication dinner-dance will conclude the festivities. At 5 p,m. a cocktail hour will precede the 6 p.m. gourmet dinner. Rabbi Dr, Oscar Z .Fasman, president of the Hebrew Theological College-Jewish University of America at Skokie, III., will deliver the dedicatory address. Rabbi Benjamin Groner of Beth Israel Synagogue and Rabbi Norman Mussman of Beth El Synagogue, both of Omaha, will participate at the dinner. Sandy and Bob, night club entertainers from Chicago, will put on a Yiddish-English revue and also provide dinner and dance music. Dr. Isaac Sternbill and Mrs. Seymour Lee are co-chairmen with the following m e m b e r s serving on the committee Seymour Lee, Ed Tepperman, Dave Gallner, Mrs, Joe Katclman, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry P a s s e r and Rabbi and Mrs. Jay Karzen. The members of the Synagogue building committee are Kenneth Sacks, Leo Meyerson, Harold Finkel. Officers are Ken Sacks, president; Jerry Passer, vice-president; S e y m o u r Lee, secretary and Abe Katelman, treasurer. KBON Radio 1490 Presents "Message of Israel" Sun., Oct. 27 at 7:30- a.m. "A Living Creed" Rabbi Emmet Frank Alexandria, Va.
Honorary President, Federation; Long-Time Omaha Resident Dr. Philip Slier, Honorary President of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, physician, philanthropist, author, and a communal leader for over a century, died Tuesday, October 22, at Doctors Hospital at the age of 89. Dr. Slier maintained his residence at the Dr. Philip Sher Jewish Home for Aged, 4801 No. 52nd St. Funeral services will be held at the Jewish Community Center at 11 a.m. today (Friday). Interment will be at Mount Sinai Cemetery, 7705 Crown Point. Rabbi Benjamin Groner, of Belli Israel Synagogue, will officiate. Morris E. Jacobs, a past president of the Jewish Federation, and a longtime friend of the Slier family, will pay tribute to the lifework of Dr. Philip Sher. Dr. Sher is survived by his son David and grandson Michael, both of New York City. His wife died in 1943. Born in Lithuania, Dr. Sher was ordained as a rabbi by the College of Telshe at 111. After coming to Reading, Pa., from Lithuania, he moved with his parents and six brothers and sisters to Philadelphia, where he attended school. He received his medical degree from Baltimore University in 1902, and came to Omaha in 1903. Dr. Sher was a founder of the Jewish Welfare Federation. He helped found the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish man of the National Probation Free Loan Society. and Parole Association. He was chairman of all the Dr. Sher was a trustee of DocJewish social service organiza- tors Hospital and in 1929, the tions in Omaha and helped or- Jewish Federation presented to ganize the City Talmud Torah. Wise Memorial Hospital a fund The Jewish Federation in 1948 'for maintenance of a "Dr. Sher" built a home for the elderly and room at the hospital. named it in honor of Dr. Sher. Dr. Sher also received honorHe regularly attended sessions of Juvenile Court in an unofficial ary membership in the International Mark Twain Society^ a capacity. He donated awards to the Uni- literary organization, 1953." for versity of Omaha, since J934, his book. "From the Diary of for the best student essay on Doctor Sher." His autobiogra"Racial and Religious Mutual phy, the proceeds of which went to the Damon Runyon Cancer Respect." Fund, the Medical School of IsIn 19:if> he received the award rael Cancer Fund and Children* as the outstanding Jewish citiHospital, drew upon zen of Omaha. He was one of Memorial science and religion to three hundred Jews in the nation medicine, named to the American Jewish illustrate his life. He also wrote "Wisdom From Tercentary Committee, which planned observance in 1954 of the Bible and Talmud." the three-hundredth anniversary Dr. Sher has also been meof Jewish settlement in America, morialized at the Esther K. NewDr. Sher was appointed a dele- man Camp, where the Health gate to the National Prison Con- Lodge and Infirmary were made gress by Chester H. Aldrich, available by Mr. and Mrs. David Governor of Nebraska in 1911. Sher, and named for Dr. and For several years he was chair- Mrs. Philip Sher.
Redemption Program Community Urged Sparks Bond Drive To Attend Bazaar The redemption this year of the first Israel Savings Bonds is sparking the 1963 drive in Omaha, it was reported this week by J. Harry Kulakofsky, chairman of the Omaha Committee for the State of Israel Bonds. Mr. Kulakofsky went on to say that projected figures, based on Bonds sales over the first six months of the year, indicated that 1963 would be the most successful year in the history of the Omaha Bond campaign. "Now that Israel has begun to redeem its first Bonds and thereby proved that its "Bond" is as good as its word," he declared, "we have received an encouraging response from the Omaha Jewish community wishing to renew its investment in Israel's future. "It is gratifying to report that a large percentage of Omahans r e d e e m i n g their Bonds havo turned right around and re-invested both principal and interest in Second Development Israel Bonds. .These are people who realize that the Israel Bond (Continued on Page 4)
Everyone in the community is invited to shop at the Childrens Memorial Hospital Bazaar during its one-day operation, this Monday, from; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Sheraton-Fontenelle Hotel. Mrs. Arthur Goldstein, chairman in charge of the booth for the Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs, said today. Mrs. Goldstein, her co-chairmen Mmes. Morton A. Richards and Alfred Sophir and a scora of volunteers have been preparing for the booth for many months, collecting merchandise, arranging for a staff and taking care of the many responsibilities required for such a project. Beautiful handmade items and numerous useful articles will be available, Mrs. Goldstein, declared. She urged everyone to shop early and said there will be merchandise to suit tha tastes of all members of '.tha family.