NEBRASKA
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY Lincoln, Nebraska
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Center Activities for Everyone For more information on tlie following activities call the Center Activities Office, 342-J3KG. ADULT I'ltOGItAMS for those interested in playing "SEND MIC NO JXOWKKS" at this most popular pastime. DECEMBER I'EKFOItlUANCK Open free to the community, The Center's Resident The- those interested in participating atre production of the popular are urged to call the Center to comedy, "Send Me No flowers," register their interest in this ac(Continued on Page 4) is now in rehearsal for December presentation, Al DiMauro, Director of the theatre group announced. The Resident Theatre, open to everyone, will later stage the musical "Three Penny Opera" and will conclude the season with an nvant garde play of Mrs. Jacob Muskin of CleveTennessee Williams, to be an- land, Ohio, author and national nounced. vice-p r e s i d e n t of Women's Those interested in staging. Branch, United Orthodox Jewcostuming, production, makeup, ish Congregations of America, publicity and promotion are also will be guest speaker Tuesday welcome into the newly formed November 12 at the Beth Israel theatrical group, DiMauro com- Sisterhood luncheon at the Synamented. gogue. Baby sitting service will • • • be provided. PAINTING AND KMDGV. Mrs. Muskin is here in conSeveral openings still remain nection with the Mid-West Refor the Center sponsored classes gional Conference being held in painting and bridge for wom- November II through 13. The en. A Tuesday evening class in Beth Israel Sisterhood will be a d v a n c e portrait painting in oils is also conducted, this un- host and all sessions will be der the direction of Augustus held at the Synagogue. Delegates will c o m e from Dunbicr, local professional porKansas City, Des Moincs, Wichtrait artist. ita, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Detroit, Sioux City and Ottumwa, CORSAGE MAKING Mines. Alfred Frank is ConFLOWER ARRANGING ference General Chairman; HarA three s e s s i o n afternoon old Zelinsky, local president; course in flower arranging un- Max Fromkin, National Board der professional instruction is member, honorary chapter presnow being opened for enroll- ident and regional vice-presiment. Fee for tlio three session dent; Izadore Elewitz, Mid-Cencourse, offering the latest and tral States chapter president; most up-to-date hints on flower and Ethel Manosevitz of Mindesign and corsage making, is neapolis, regional pirnident $3.00.
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Dr. iscsoc To Address Israel Bonds Dr. Isaac L. Swift, prominent Everyone Invited writer, lecturer and spiritual leader, will speak at a reception To Bond Dinner Tuesday evening. November 12, The Honorable Simon E. SoII p.m. at the home of Mr. and beloff, distinguished Federal Mrs. Irving Herzog. (ids North Judge and Jewish communal 6C Street, on behalf of the OmaPractice sessions for com- leader, will be guest speaker at ha Committee for the State of Israel Bonds, J, Harry Kulakof- petitive swimming will start this the dinner climaxing the 1963 Sunday. Barton Greenberg, Cen- Israel Bond drive in Omaha, J. sky, chairman, announced. ter Swim Chairman, announced. Harry Kulakofsky, chairman of Dr. Swift is a successful fea- Starting at 1 p m the Omaha Committee for the ture and political write'r whose each Sunday and State of I s r a e l Bonds, anarticles on Israel and the Mid- running until 31 nounced. dle East have appeared in im- p.m., grade and portant American and European j u n i o r h i g h The affair is set for Sunday periodicals. He has also gained school age youths evening, November 24, 7 p.m., considerable renown from his al Schimmel's Indian Hills Inn American lecture tours and has will be able to and will celebrate the redemppractice and debeen to Israel to consult with tion of the first Israel Savings velop under the lending Government officials. Bonds sold in 1951. professionali Judge Sobeloff. one of the Born in England, educated at c o a c h i n g o f | country's most esteemed and inthe Universities of London and "Doc" Hill. fluential judicial figures, now Oxford, Dr. Swift is an ordained All practice sessits on the bench of the United rabbi who has been the spiritual sions are slated States Court of Appeals in Richleader of congregations in Eng- for the Center's indoor Groenlierg swim- mond, Virginia. He has devoted land, Australia and the United ming pooj while competition a lifetime to the legal profesStates. He is an Executive mem- meets and dual tournaments in is sion, serving previously as Sober of the Brooklyn Division of the Jewish National Fund and being planned, with other age licitor General of the United States, United States Attorney is active In the Executive Coun- group swimming groups. for the District of Maryland and cil of the Mizrachi Organization A large turnout is expected Chief Judge of the Maryland of America. for the initial session this Sun- Court of Appeals. Mr. Kulakofsky urged all in- day, Mr. Greenberg said, and His p r e s t i g e is such that vited guests to make their reser- a successful program of comvations for the reception im- petitive swimming for our chil- he is often called upon to carry mediately, promising that Dr. dren is expected, he concluded. out special legal assignments and investigations. In addition Swift would reward them with to his professional duties. Judge a spellbinding report on Israel's Eleanor Roosevelt Sobeloff has been active in civic economic development. "It will affairs for almost four decades. be a privilege to welcome Dr. New Israeli Stamp Swift to Omaha," he said, "and Jerusalem—The Israeli Gov- He is on the Board of the Pristo hear his brilliant address on ernment approved the issue of oners' Aid Society, Baltimore's the rebirth and growth of the a stamp bearing Mrs. Eleanor Urban League, and was chair(Continued on Page 3) Holy Land." • Roosevelt's portrait.
Competitive Suir.i Starts Sunday
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CHESS GROUP 'BRING FOJIMKI) An adult evening chess group is being added to the Center's programming schedule of adult activities. Wednesday evening chess sessions are being planned
Breslow Family Honors Parents by Gift fo Camp Newman A contribution of $2,500.00 for the Entrance Gate to the Esther K. Newman Camp has been made by Jean, David and Max Breslow in honor of their parents, Lab and Ida Breslow.
Hanna Stein, Nat'l Executive Council Speaker Miss Hannah Stein, Executive Director of the National Council of Jewish Women since 1959, will be guest speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Omaha Section, Thursday, November 14 at 12:,1O,at the Blackstone Hotel. She recently visited Council's programs in Israel, including the new High School campus of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, built by the National Council of Jewish Women, Miss Stein represented Council in conferences including the White House Conferences on Children and Youth in 1959 and on Aging in 1961. Mrs. Norman Whitman will present "Hannah S t a n d s for Heroine," a reflection of Hannah G. Solomon, the original founder of the Council. The introduction will be given by Mrs. Lloyd Friedman with invocation by Mrs. Julia Jacobs. Mrs. William Slonim is program chairman and Mrs. Harl Weiss Is luncheon coordinator. A 10 o'clock board meeting at the Blackstone will- precede
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'The Center collection of Bible Art Books on display now is considered one of tiic most A special display of art al- maintain interest in books of clergy. For lighter reading, a section bums and art books on Biblical Jewish content and significance A catalogue listing all art al- on Bible Through Fiction presubjects will mark the participation of the Jewish Community bums and books which are dis- sents a large selection of novels Center in the nation-wide ob- played has been prepared. Those dealing with Biblical personalservance of the National Jewish books are from a special collec- ities and events. Records and Films Book Month, from November 8 tion of the Jewish Federation Library. There is a comprehensive colthrough December 8. Other Media Available lection of Biblical records. These Under the general title of In addition to the extensive include both readings from the "The Bible in the Language of Art," the Center will exhibit in exhibit of "The Bible in the Bible by outstanding artists,, as its lobby some 75 volumes, out- Language of Art," the Jewish well as a large collection of standing examples of art books Federation Library Iia3 many classical, records by foremost and reproductions of the Bible other groupings dealing with the composers and performers. The filmstrips and films on motifs in art. This exhibit will Biblei There is a special section continue throughout the observ- on the Bible proper, which is the Bible are used extensively ance.of the s p e c i a l month, greatly in demand by teachers, by many schools and groups in whose objective is to create and students, and members of the the city. Extremely popular are
outstanding in the country. materials with archeology of Bible lands. Children's Section The children's section on the Bible is especially diversified, including picture books, stories, poems, legends for children of all ages. Parents are urged to borrow these books for their children especially during this month. Community Invited An invitation is extended to the community to visit the display at the Center as well as its library which has many books in this realm and related H»V jects available.