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Art Contest for Shidenfs The annual Student Art Contest and .Show, sponsored by the Jewish Community Center was announced this week. Any grade .sellout, junior high ur )ii;;l) school student is eligible to enter, witli trophies being awarded to both boys and girls in lour different divisions. There is no entry fee and the only restriction i.s that the art work must have been completed within the last six months. All entires should be .submitted to the Center's Activities Office and should be in before May I. A special showing of the entries plus the awards will be . given the first Sunday in May. Over 100 students are expected to enter the contest to be judged by professional artists to be announced. • # •
Suitcase Theater The Center's Suitcase Theater, a traveling troupe of grade, junior high and high school students, offers students with talent an opportunity to perform before audiences and groups. Students interested in participating' in the group may' contact the Center. Groups may also arrange for the group to perform, or may arrange for special free acts by advance appointment.
Edward I). Urodkey, -prominent Omaha businessman, bank er and civic leader,1 has ac cepU'd the p o s t of Gemial Chairman ot the I Ml Jewish Philanthropies Campaign, Ar tlmr 11. Goldstein. Jewish Fed cruiiun president, anno u n e e d this week. "Mr. Iirodl'.cy brings to the campaign organizational ability, valuable experience, s i n c e r e leadership and devotion to our Jewish community. "Ife has a clear understanding of our needs in Omaha; the requirements of national agencies which : we support through *. our campaign, and the vital pro- " grams of saving Jewish refu gees and settling them inlsratl, " I feel confident that Kdward D Brodkey will give capable and consecrated leadership to our 1!)(M campaign." Mr. Goldstein said, in . making the announce me nt. 'Obligation to Help' In accepting the appointment
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New Senior Citizens Groups to Be Formed A luncheon and discussion group for retired businessmen only, and a special group to perform part-time work using retired individuals i.s being funned upon request, announced Joseph Hadinowski. Retired businessmen who still retain an interest in the business world or current events, are welcome to join the group Hadinowski stated. Those interested in joining the group are requested to call the Center's Activities Oil ice, .T!lM:i<ifi.
Party Service Popular
Beber. now a real estate developer in Park Forest. Illinois, bonded together a handfull of Omaha youngsters in 1024 to form the first AZA chapter. Since that time, B'nai B'rith Youlh Organization has added two other divisions. B'nai B'rith Girls and B'nai B'rith Young Adults and has grown to some 1.800 chapters in the free world. The public is invited to attend the anniversary celebration in the Blackstone Ballroom. Besides speeches by Beber and Morrison, remarks will also be made by Dr. Abe Greenberg and by one of the Omaha charter members. A. skit depicting the history of BBYO will also be featured. Mr. Ed Rosen will serve as master-of-ceremonies. A no-host dinner honoring Mr. Beber will precede the (i o'clock ceremonies. Tickets for the dinner, to be held in the House and Garden Room, are $4.00 each and can be secured by calling Dr. So! Kutler, 55fi-0(liW, or Mrs. Ida Sacks, 558-2380.
Sam Beber founded A.7..A. in Omaha in 1!)2I. Today A..7..A. is a world-wide youth movement of the B'nai B'rith He was among tin* founder's
Leading games, assisting with ideas, running movies, providing entertainers is a short description of the Party Service offered to parents lor children's parties, special cek orations and other events. Utilization of the Party Service may be obtained bv interested parents by calling the Center. Over If) parties are coordinated each month, all at a low service charge, by the Party .Planning .Service.
More Youth Musicicir.s Needed The Center Youlh Orchestra and Dance Band which meets every Sunday afternoon under professional direction would like additional musicians to expand. Accordionists and guitarists are presently needed to develop the "swing section'1 while any giade (Continued on Page 4)
Swimming a Feworife Ceimp Activity Swimming in the l a r g e elshaped Olympic size pool at the new Esther K, Newman Camp is one of the most popular activities at the summer camp, E (f w a r d • D. Brodkey, Camp Chairman stated. Campers not only have the opportunity to swim for pleasure but receive excellent instruction and supervision in swimming .skills, diving andlifesaving techniques, fn charge of the Pool Staff at camp is Jack Bourdess, a teacher of music in the Bellevue, Nebraska Public Schools; an experienced Water Safety Instructor, a holder of a graduate degree in fine arts plus being a member of the Omaha Sftmphonv Ore hi'stra f!ourde<- 5 supervises a staff of our experi-
enced and certified Red Cross Water Safety In.strm tors With the expeiienrcd swim mint', p e r s o n n e l v.e have at camp this s u m in C r Ei odkey said, all children v.ill be able to develop their swimming and diving ability. Competitive swimming instruction as well as lifesaving and advanced swimming will be given to the advanced swimmers. Campers swim at least twice each day at camp, Brodkcy continued, and receive constant top n o t c h supervision. The pool, which holds over lOO.QOO gallons of water has ;i more than adequate filtering and chlorinating svstem and received the approval of the State Health Department. The beginning swimmer will learn to swim and the average swimmer will learn advanced skills in this summer's camp program. Brodkey commented. Parents, however, are urged to enroll their children now for this summer's program of camping if they want them included in camp. Brodkey continued. Camp capacity for two sessions is already being approached rapidly and another capacity season i.s anticipated. Parents should not delay it they plan an Esther K. Newman Crimp program for their children. Four sessions of two weeks, comprising an eight week season, are EUH opea for enrollment.
of the Jewish Philanthropies in O m a h a. He was the General Chairman of the first Jewish Philanthropies C a m p a i g n in 39:50. Sam Beber served as President of the Omaha Jewish Federation in 1(143 and 1044. Sam Bfc'ber, who 40 years ago in Omaha founded Aleph Zadik Aleph. the teenage boys arm of B'nai B'rith, and Steve Horn son. Elgin, Illinois, Grand Aleph Godol of AZA will be featured speakers at 40th anniversary festivities to be held Sunday. April 11, at the Blackstone Hotel at (t p.m.
as General Chairman of tha Campaign. Mr. Brodkey stated: •"I have accepted the assignment to lead the Atl-In-One Philanthropies Campaign despite my many heavy cominilments. I did so out of a sense of obligation and duty to help save Jews, to help maintain American Jewish institutions, and to raise the necessary funds for our own Omaha Jewish agencies. "Included in our campaign are a large number of agencies and institutions -beginning with our own Omaha .lowiah community and circling the entire world. "These, are programs to preserve Jewish life; activities to help the sick and needy; defense of Jewish rights in the United States rind elsewhere; worldwide action to save Jews and bring them to sale countries; the rehabilitation of some 300,000 immigrants in Israel — aft these causes make up our single annual appeal to the Jewish community of O m a h a," Mr. Brodkey said. Omaha Needs Important Stressing the needs of tti« Omaha Jewish community, Mr. Brodkey pointed out that all religious sellouts here receive subslunlial support from Die campaign: needy old folks are enabled to receive care at the Dr. Slier Home for A.g<id; camp scholarships are given to children in need; the community center and the federation familyservice programs are helped. These activities provide Omaha Jews with a complete network of essential sevvices. Ask Community to Respond "Our campaign is communitywide, imu 1 hope that Omaha Jewry will give us the manpower to complete the campaign successfully. I hope. • thecetoce, that the community will respond in this urgent challenge," Mr, Brodkey emphasized. Mr. Brodkey, a member of the Jewish Federation Board, is chairman of the Esther K. Newmttn Gamp Committee and has been active in many community affairs and civic projects. He is president of the. Ames Plaza Bank.
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Will Li¥e in Basis Basle, April 5 fJTA) — Rolf Hochhuth, author of the plav, "The Deputy,' 'which charges Pope Pius XII with failure to protest the Nazi annihilation of European Jewry, was this weekend granted an extension of his Swiss residence permit until the end of this year. Police had earlier refused such an extension after organized demonstrations were held here by Catholic groups when the play was first produced in Basla.
(Left to right): Mcsdames Lloyd Bank, Harold BrodUey, Herbert Kauoport, Albert Himmerman, Pete Milder, Gary Gross and Jack Fox. Not pictured, Mrs. Ervin Simon. The above women, made the decorations for the functions of the Women's Division of the laM Philanthropies Campaign. Mrs. Herbert Hapopori was in charge of the decorations committee. The city-wide Women's Dessert-I.unclieon of the Women's Division of the Jewish Philanthropies Campaign will he held on Wednesday, April 22 a* 12:30 p.m. at the Beth Israel Synagogue, -Mrs. Fred Brodkey, women's chairman and her co-chairmem -Mines;: h.adove FAcwite, A. ('. Felhnaii and C. M. Newman, announced. Women should save this date. Complete plans wilt be announced next week.
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