NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Lincoln, Nebraska
MAY 8 1964
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An exhibition of works enU't'i i\\US •u^"'^ >ident Art Contest will be held this .Mi.'."!1''.*1 ' " _ t 2 p.m. at the Jewish Community Cei. .. —" Over lou original works of a, •.. ..-an-ii by Jewish grade, junior high and high school .students were entered in the contest. Entries include sculpture, oil paintings, wax resists, pen and ink . sketches phis other unusual displays. Trophies and ribbons are to be awarded to top entries in the contest with the art works being judged prior to the showing by professional artists. Winners of the contests divisions will be .announced next week in the Jewish Press.
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• Registrations for the Center's Summer Learn To Swim Program are now being accepted. Barton Greenberg, Center Swim Chairman .stated. Children in grade, junior high and high school and from the beginning through the lite saving class levels will be accepted into the program. Classes, starting as early as il in the morning and others run through the day, are to be offered. . Registration information may be secured by calling the Center at 342-l.')GT>.
Outdoor Ghefs to Oeff Instruction the 2@Sh
Joseph Hadinowski, for the ninth year in a row, is the first volunteer solicitor to sign his pledge card. He is shown here presenting his signed card, with an increased pledge, to the General Chairman of the l.'IGl Jewish Philanthropies, Edward I). It] oilKey, and to James A. Farber, Chairman Men's Division.
Men interested in receiving.professional instruction in bar-bqiie or outdoor grill cookery will have an opportunity to develop their talents and techniques Wednesday, Way 20, The latest and best methods of outdoor food preparation will be presented in the tree evening of instruction. Men interested in participating in the one evening's instruction may register by calling the Center's Activities Office.
Retired Businessmen's Luncheon Sroup • An initial meeting of the noon retired Businessmen's Luncheon and Discussion Group v/ill be held next Thursday, March 14, it was announced by Joseph Radinowski, coordinator of the group. Men interested in participating in the group are requested to call the Center for further information and particulars-on this new activity for retired men.
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.
Party Service Popular Leading games, assisting with ideas, running movies, providing entertainers is a short description of the Party Service offered to parents for children's parties, special celebrations and other events. Utilization of the Party Service may be obtained by interested parents by calling the Center. Over 15 parties are coordinated each month, all at a low service charge, by the Party Planning Service.
Executives Fitness Booklet Out A booklet designed for the executive or businessman called "The Executive's Daily Dozen," has been printed up recently by the Jewish Community Center. The booklet offers the busy adult male simple and easy isometric exercises that can be performed in just seconds each day that add to personal physical fitness and conditioning. The booklet is available on call to the Center for 25 cents which covers the costs of printing and handling. *
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Exercise Book for Women Are there exercises that require little effort but show excellent results? Would it be possible to perform a full routine of exercises in just a few minutes each day? Could some exercises be performed while one is working or lounging around al home? The answers to all of these questions is an emphatic yes and explained in a small booklet prepared for women listing and describing the new form of isometric exercises. The booklet, prepared by the Center, is the only booklet now available for women on this increasingly popular form of new exercises. Copies may be reserved by calling the Center with a charge of 25 cents being made to cover the cost of handling and mailing. Other Center publications available include college information kits, vocational materials and booklets on the major Jewish holidays. •
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Help Available in All Sefiool Subjects Providing assistance to students doing poorly in particular school subjects, or developing a sound background for subjects is the purpose of the Center's Tutoring Service. College students and graduates provide the individual and personal instruction and supervision needed or desired by the student. Tutors are arranged by calling the Center's Activities Office, 342-1366. A small hourly charge is made by the tutors for their services. No charge is made by the Center for arranging the program. Over 50 students were helped the first semester of school to attain better grades by the Tutoring Service.
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For further information on (he following activities and programs call the Jewish Community Center's Activiti'1" '""ice, •"•M3C6.
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Shown is Marlon E. Somberg, co-chairman of Hie Men's Division of the 1964 Jewish Philanthropies, distributing packets to liLs captains, JKobert Gilinsky, Jack Cohen and Dave Wine at tltc Kick-off Breakfast
Robert Feinherg Receives Pepsi-Cola Sales Award Robert M. Feinberg. president of Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Omaha, and prominent leader in business and civic activities, will receive a special awjrd m recognition of outstanding sales performance at a breakfast, Fn day, May 8, at the S h e r a t o n Fontenelle Hotel Donald M Kendall, presid e n t of t h e Pepsi-Cola Con pany, and Rich ard M. Nixon, former vice-president of the Unit ed States, who is Feinberg now legal counsel to the PepsiCola firm, will make the presentation. Mr. Nixon addressed the Annual Brotherhood Dinner of the N a t i o n a l Conference of Christians and Jews on Thursday night, May 7, at the Civic Auditorium, Mr. Feinberg served as General Chairman of the 1902 Jewish Philanthropies-United Jewish Appeal campaign. In 1961 he was Initial Gifts chairman of the drive. He is a member of the National Board of the United Jewish Appeal, and has been active in its regional and national conventions. Mr. Feinberg headed the Metropolitan Omaha Bonds for Israel Campaigns in 1959 and 1900. He is chairman of the Three-State Area Bonds Com-
mittee, and member of the National Board of Governors of Israel Bonds Organization. He has served as a member of the Jewish Federation Board for several terms, and headed the Omaha Zionist Council as its president. Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Feinberg visited Isra"! twice. In 1962, Mr. and Mrs. Feinberg were members of the UJA Study Mission, which surveyed the situation in Poland, France, Israel, and other European countries.
With a call for personal solicitation of each individual contributor by t h e i r chairman. James A. Farber, workers SWIII? into their phase of the 1904 Jewi h Philanthropies Campaign. The division will s o l i c i t 1,100 cards, Mr. Farber reported. These cards are in Hie hands of workers and arc already being signed and returned to the campaign oilier. II initial reports continue we arc 25 per cent ahead of Hie List campaign. This is the ilkcrease we are striving for so we can meet our obligations lo ourselves and to our coreligionists. ' We have a tremendous job to do." Mr. Farber declared, ''we feel every man in the community will want to'contribute and to increase his gift to this campaign. Omahans h a v e never failed to heed the call—mindful of the responsibilities placed upon us by our religious faith " The captains and workers weie addressed at their kick-off breakfast by Arthur A. Goldstein, President of the Jewish Federation of Omaha and by Edw<u d D. Brodkey, General Chairman of the 19(14 Jewish Philanthropies Campaign. Mr. Gold stem spoke to the assembled workers of the tradition of Jewish giving for Jewish causes. He pointed out that "each child attending Talmud Torah or Sunday School is directly subsidised by Philanthropies, each per.sun using the facilities of the Dr. Slier Home, Camp Esther K. Newman or the Jewish Community Center benefits from the campaign. Mr. Edward D. Brodkey in his talk to the workers presented them with many facts of Jewish life abroad. He emphasised the personal aspects of the campaign by indicating the hopeless despair awaiting the transplanted Algerian Jew is the slums of Paris or in the viceinfested slums of Marseille. Mr. Brodkey concluded his remarks by "each of us must increase his gift to the Jewish Philanthropies so that despair can be lifted from the innocent, the youth, and the aged, whose only crime is being a Jew." Captains assisting chairman Farber and bis co-chairmen Gary Goldstein, Earl Siegel and Marlon Somberg are: A 1 v i n Abramson, Jack Cohen, Robert Gilinsky, Marcel Kahn, Howard K a p l a n . Marvin Kirke. Joe Kirshenbaum, Martin Kilnick, Howard Kooper, Robert Kully, Mike Lazer, Morris Nachman, Joe • Itadinowski, Sam Rifkin, Ramon Somberg, G e r h e a r t Spies. Jonas Weil, and Dave Wine.
Crafts Specialist at Newman Camp We are particularly pleased with the staff of specialists that have been secured to supervise the special activities and events at the Esther K. Newman Camp this summer, Edward D. Brodkey, Camp Chairman announced. Children will be exceptionally well supervised by experienced and capable instructors. Supervising the Arts/ and Crafts program at the camp will be Mrs. Joy Arnold, a former student at the University of Alabama and now completing a teaching degree at the University of Omaha. Joy, a former camper and wife of the Camp's Assistant Director, Charles Arnold, is now teaching a class in design at Westside High School and will teach art at a high school this fall.
The camp craft program, always popular with campers, under Mrs. Arnold's supervision will offer a wide and stimulating program with unusual projects. Craft activities range from working in plastics and metals to working in clay and leather. Small construction, jewelry making, modeling in plaster, plus sketching and p a i n t i n g are among the many activities to be presented. Mrs. Arnold, Brodkey continued, is also a talented and creative dancing instructor, with special dance classes to be offered to girls. Other specialists in campcraft, swimming, riding, nature lore, dramatics, sports and games, signing and dancing and seven (Continued on Page 2}