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Vol. XMII—No. IX
OMAHA. NKISICAKKA, WKONKSIIAV,
UJA Goal Sef af $ 109,400,0 iciPlSSSSBI. MH^giS "I am alarmed at the cpathy of the young men of our community in assuming their responsibility both in leadership and financial support of world Jewry," declared Lawrence Chapman upon his return from the 2i!th annual National Conference of the UJA in New York City. Young Jewish Cabinet Reporting on the conference, also b e n e f i t s from the U.J.A. Mr. C h a p m a n took particular campaign. note of the National Young JewFisher Elected ish C a b i n e t off'"" Max M. Fisher, civic leader UJA of which he! • of Detroit was elected General is a member. He* Chairman of the United Jewish d e s c r i bed the,,, Appeal and v/ill head the UJA's c a b i n e t as a ; 3905 nationwide campaign which g r o u p of 80} ,% will seek 5109,400,000 from the young men from • - : American Jewish community to all parts or the «"' aid 750,000 Jews in need throughcountry organ-/ out the world. Jzed in an effort'/ ' "Jews no Longer Objects— to develop newr'"' Now Subjects" leadership iuL_i In hi3 report of the conference fund raising cam„ nctivitieSr»Mr. Chapman related paigns." The Chapman a portion of the remarks of Max young men Involved are given Lerner who said, "Because of the opportunity to meet with the ceaseless plodding and sfmen of experience, and carry i J their messages back to their re- a*<>' *» off P a s t generations, Jews g objects—but j spective communities," he ex- r e no longer are now subjects of the world. We plained. "We cannot continue to lean must continue this work." Mr. Chapman pledged his supon the shoulders of our elders" said Mr. Chapman. "The young port to the 1965 UJA campaign. men must assume their share of "I will do everything in my powthe responsibility of the increas- er to alert the young men of our ing needs of Jews all over the community to the needs and the obligations which are involved." world." Join! Distribution Cuiiiimiiee Montreal (JTA) — A society Mr. Chapman reported that known as "The Jewish Sons of the .I.D.C., a major beneficiary Erin" composed of Irish-born of the UJA, will lose $7,000,000 Jews has been organized here, in 19G5 from German repara- with a membership of 18. The tions payments while faced with group's. organizing s e e r etary a continued rise in overseas re- Bernard Morris, said the aim of lief and rehabilitation n e e d s . the society is to act as a "hosMoses A. L e a v i t t , Executive pitality committee" to Irish Jews Vife-Chairman of the' JDC re- who either visit or want to setported, "We will require $28,- tle in the Montreal area. It also 853,500 to meet the minimum aims to work for charity and needs of an estimated 4(55/100 to organize social and cultural refugee or distressed Jews in 30 programs for members. countries. UJA Aid Program The UJA campaign provides ihe funds for three iiiftjor agencies: the United Israel Appeal, London (JTiA)—P r e s i d e n t the Jewish Agency for Israel which receives, settles and ab- Charles De Gaulle, of France, sorbs fenTiignsticr. to Israel; the has sent former Premier Edgar Joint D I s t r i b ution Committee Faure to Cairo to wam Egypt's •.vhich aids -Jews in -29 -countries, President Nasser against the including Israel, where it con- danger trf involving tiimsslf in ducts a special welfare program another war against Israel as a for aged and handicapped immi- diversion to cover the Egyptian grants; and the New Y«rk Asso- leader's economic difficulties. Gen. Dc Gaulle's message to ciation for New A m e r i c a n s , which assists Jewish refugees Nasser, according to the Sunday to the V. S.-.The .United Mas Telegraph, promised the EgypService, which provides for lh,o tian leader an qnnreiise hi Franresettlement of Jewish refugees co-Arab trade if he refrains from to countries other' than Israel, attacking Israel. On Nasser's acceptance of these terms, the Telegraph dispatch stated, depends whether De Gaulle will formally invite Nasser to visit Paris next summer. Nasser is scheduled to visit Bonn, and is anxious to come to Paris also C. M. (Nick) Newman, presi- during that trip to Europe. dent of American Community MONEY FROM MOSCOW Stores. Inc. was elected presiAt the.'same time, a Cairo disdent of the board patch reported that the tJSSR'fi of the Nebraska Deputy Prime Minister, AlexanGoodwill Indusder Shelepin, one of the most tries at their aninfluential members of t h e lial meeting, Kremlin's new regime, has inMr. Newman formed Nasser that the Supreme has p l a y e d a Soviet has approved the grant prominent r o l o of a $280,000,000 loan to Egypt. The loan had been promised to in Jewish com"Nasser last May by the then munity activities^ USSR Prime Minister, Nikita S. and is currently j Khrushchev. a member of tho; board of Omaha Newman Mr. Shelepin's visit to Cairo, Jewish Federaaccording to the Sunday Observtion, He has served an Chairman er, involves not only the carryof the Federation Budget com- ing out of the loan pledge made mittee, and Initial Gifts Chair- by Khrushchev, but also a genman of the Jewish Philanthro- eral review of USSR-Egyptian relations. pies Campaign.
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dive leader and worker in the Jewi-,h and unity, will lead the 1965 Jewish Philanlluo" V'"; >eal Campaign, Arthur A. Goldstein, Jewish c-,<; 1 .y,,! ,-;"' ' ' _.ii. announced last Friday. ..lenstatt's record of considerable exnerience and mc(1,v\\^ ' '••' ' -i performance in public and community affairs gives us tiio assurance that campaign leadership will be in most competent hands," Mr.Goldstein said. EmjiliaiiEmg thst the selection of a General Campaign chair- serves on the Board of Deleman was accomplished at an gates of the American Jewish early date, Mr. Goldstein stated Committee and has participated that "this early start of the cam- in several conferences. lie has paign will also assure us of suf- been a member of the Board of iicient time to make thorough the Omaha Jewish Federation. and comprehensive plans for the In the community at large, 1905 drive, which will insure the Mr. Eisenstatt served as chairsuccess of the most important man of the Group Work and campaign in the Jewish com- Recreation Division of the Social Planning Unit of the U n i t e d munity." Community Services, in ]<)lil-G2; Active in Human Relations chairman of the Public RecreaMr. Eisenstatt has been active tion Committee, 19G2-03; chaired in the B'nai B'rith Anti-Defama- • S p e c i a l Study Committee for .€O Klscnsialt tion League and has served as Benson-West YMCA-YWCA Cenchairman of its Plain States Re- ter; he currently is chairman of view the standard ol giving* la gional Advisory Board. He also the Subcommittee with respect come of our divisions. There Is to Business and Industry of the Mayor's Bi-Racial Committee of a feeling that more funds can bo raised In •owr community If wo which he is a member. s u c c e e d In Interpreting the Mr. Eisenstatt is a member of the law firm of Eisenstatt, Lay, meaning and services oT OmaIliSPJ Jliggins and Miller. Tie was pres- ha agencies to Omaha Jewry. Louis Somberg. Omaha civic ident Of the Omaha Bar AssociaCampaign Programs and business leader, will become tion in 1963. He is a member of "Through its support of local the Nebraska State Bar Associa- institutions, the Jewish Philanthe 72nd president of the Omaha tion, and of the American Bar thropies helps to maintain and Chamber of Coni-f" Association, and served on sev- preserve our community and its merce on Janu-',, eral committees of the Nebras- members; through the support ary 1. He willj' ka and the American Bar Asso- of national Jewish agencies, we ciations. succeed John II.fr help in, the total w e l f a r e of Becker. American Jewry; and finally, Cooperation Needed Somberg Initi-'' In accepting the post of Gen- through the help we give tha ated his eral Chairman of the Philan- United Jewish Appeal and other ber career as thropies Campaign, Mr. Eisen- overseas agencies, we help to Jaycee in 1929,! statt stressed that the magni- rehabilitate and r e c o n struct and has been a; tude of the c a m p a i g n, the Jews and Jewish life the world director for scv-, amount to be raised, the number over." Mr. Eisenstatt indicated. eral y e a r s Aj1 •"Thlsr therefore, Is a challenge of agencies benefiting from the former Chamber campaign are such that it is im- to the entire community to help treasurer, he is Somberg perative to have the complete In the forthcoming campaign. I currently completing a term as support and cooperation from am sure that Omaha Jewry will vice-president and h e a d s the the leaders and members in the meet its fair share of Jewish Convention and Tourism Divi- community. responsibilities through its comsion. "It will !be necessary to re- munity campaign." A University of ' N e b r a s k a graduate with a B. A. in bnsin e s s administration, Somberg l U h H o u r 7-lcssh . . . has been associated with NatelPremier Levi Eshkol has resigned as a result of a deepson'u, Inc. for 37 y e a r s , and ening crisis in his own Mapai party. The resignation came serves as the firms President. after weeks of strife between him and former Prime Minister Louis Sorriberg has liad TM David Ben^Burion over whether to institute a liew inquiry active career in many communinto the 10-year-old Lavon case. ity organizations, lie is presentIt was expected that President Shazar would ask the ly a director of the Omaha SafeMapai party to name a new Premier—designate to try and ty Council and the Associated form a new coalition government, with Mr. Eshkol and his . Retailers of Omaha. He is chaircabinet remaining as a caretaker government. man of the Retailers' executive committee and is a past president. He is a former president of the Board of Regents of Omaha University; a charter member and the first president of the Omaha Downtown Parting Association; past president of Temple Israel; past president of tho Miami Beach (JTA)—American business and industry is still Highland Country-Club, A member of the Rotary Club, Somberg discriminating against Jews and persons from other minority is a past director of the United groups when it comes to promoting personnel to the upper levels Community Services and of Chil- of management, .it was-reported by Morris B. Abrarn, .president of the American Jewish Committee. This report on discrimination* drens Memorial Hospital. regarding the promotion process within "the executive tjuite" was made at the conclusion of the A JC's national executive board meeting. • : .' . . , . • " ' . ' • • . . • Based on a twoyear survey — — — — ——— conducted by the Survey Re- tion, an institution to which tha search Center of the University pxpcntivR recruiters, of mantf Helbuufiic, Australia (JTA) The rate of intermarriage, in of Michigan's Institute for Social large companies regularly turn. West Australia is the highest of Research, under Prof. Bobert L. Among the executives of such any state in the Commonwealth, Kahn, the study showed that, companies appearing at Harthe executive council of the Aus- often, promotions are' based on vard's seminars and training tralian Jewish Conference was criteria "that have little or noth- programs for businessmen, onh/ ing to do with ability," taking one-half of one per cent wera told: • The report, prepared by the into account such factors as a estimated to be Jewfsh." West Australian Jewish Board person's race, religion, social of Deputies, predicted that dis- background, club membership, appearance of the Jewish com- appearance or personal friendKBON Radio 1490 Presents munity could result from the ships. "Message of Israel" EXAMPLES CITED current rate of intermarriage Sunday, Dec. in at 7:30 a.m. "In recent years, for examcombined with the present "rtegDr. Maurice N. Eisendrath lible" rate of immigration. Sim- ple," the study showed, "Jews President, Union of American have comprised perhaps 12 to ilar-fears were expressed -at the Hebrew Congregations "will recent annual meeting of the 15 per cent of the graduating speak on classes of the Harvard Graduate Queensland Jewish Btkrd of "Can Faith Survive?" Deputies. School of Business Administra-
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