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Samuel and Dora Riekes Physical Therapy Unit I Praised by Residents of Dr. Philip Sher Home Former Omahan Lee White has beeii anointed by President Johnson to succeed Myer Feldman as White House Special Counsel following Mr. Feldman's resignation from the pest, Mr. V.'hite formerly served as Mr.'Feldman's associate, and was involved primarily with domestic issues, particularly in the field of civil rights. Mr. White is a graduate of Omaha North High School and mate, as administrative aide to the University of N e b r a s k a Senator John F. Kennedy. Unwhere he earned degrees in Law til his appointment in 19G1 as and Electrical Engineering. He assistant Special C o u n s e l to s e r v e d four President Kennedy, Mr. White years as a Lt. was involved in a variety of with the Signal Corps d u r i n g Washington activities. World War II. He He served as legal advisor to was affi H a t e d the S. B.A.; and administrative with Sigma Alaide for Senator Cooper of Kenpha Mu fraternitucky. For 6 months he worked ty at Nebraska U. and in 1949 with Joseph Kennedy when the was e d i t o r-inl a t t e r was appointed to the chief of the NeHoover Commission. Because of braska Law Rehis engineering background, Mr. view. White White was chosen to accompany Mr. White went to Washington in 1954 to work with Ted Soren- Secretary of State Udall on an son, a former Nebraska U. class- inspection trip to Russia. As an authority on Civil Rights, Mr. White aided writer Harry GoldJohnson Seeks Change en with material for his book, In Immigration Laws Mother 'Proud' Mr. White's mother, Mrs. Ann President Johnson Ivas asked Congress for ''long o v e r d u e " R. White lives at 49CWi Capitol priority action to amend U. i>. Ave. iu Omaha. When asked how immigration laws. she felt about her son's appointThe p r e s i d e n t proposed a ment she said simply, "I'm territechnique of preferential admis- bly proud and very pleased. Lee • sions whereby first preference has always been conscientious would be given to those whose about everything he undertook skills would be "Especially ad- to do. I know he will do a good vantageous" to this c o u n t r y . job for the President." •Other preferences would favor close relatives. Parents of American citizens would be able to AJQ Asks Stop of obtain admission without waitU. S. Aid to Egypt ing for a quota number. New York (JTA>—Dr. Joachim Prim:, president of the Omaha U. Honor _ • i r» I I American Jewish Congress, callD c l V I Q B l c i C K & r ed on President Johnson to terminate aid to Egypt unless David Blacker, publisher of Egypt "offers firm guarantees the Sun Newspapers, has been that it will stop abusing Ameriawarded the Order of the Tower can friendship while accepting by the University of Omaha, the AinC-t icau aid," highest honor of the University Jtle charged that U.S. "Food with the exception of an honor- for Peace" assistance to Egypt • ary degree. enables the Cairo Government Dr. Milo Bail presented Mr. to divert vast sums of money Blacker with the pin and certifi- "for reckless military and diplocate of the Order of the Tower matic adventures, including milin recognition of his efforts in itary intervention in Yemen and promoting, supporting and • con- the Congo and military threats, tributing to the growth of the against Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Israel." University.
"Look—I can stand by myself!" Max Goldberg, victim of a stroke, beamed as he struggled to his feet to display the tremoiwioous stride toward rehabilifation. After many long months, he could indeed, "stand alone." Miss Johanna Kaufmann, a long time paralytic, could not offer the same dramatic proof of the value of the new Samuel and Dora Riekes Physical Therapy Unit at the Dr. Philip Sher Home. From her bed she smiled and said: "I've had exercises on my arms and legs, whirlpool baths and massages. It feels so good. I can't walk yet—but I will! This spring I'm going to walk to the car and take a ride." ' The new hope in the voice of Miss Kaiifmann is equal in importance to the physical improvement of Mr. Goldberg. In the short time the Therapy Unit has been in operation, both were looking forward to a new and better way of life. Riekes Family Gift Donated by the Riekes children in memory of Samuel and Dora Riekes, the Physical Therapy Unit houses a vast array of modern equipment designed to help residents function as independently as possible. Facilities include whirlpool baths, infrared and ultra violet lamps, ultrasonic equipment for deep heat therapy, massage tables, walk- p p - ' j ? ers and exercise apparatus." Supervised Treatment Carl Fixley, Registered Physical Therapist, is at the home Samuet and Dura Riekes three days a week to supervise the treatment of residents, ac- cal-therapy which requires pro- present, residents of the home cording to the recommendations fessional supervision. On the can take advantage of the whirlof the physician. On alternate pool baths. Many residents who days, the staff nurses at the days when Mr. Fixley is not have not had the mobility to use home use the unit for residents a bath tub can now take advanwho do not need intense physitake of the electrical mechanism which lifts them in and out of the tub. Zionist Congress Ends In varying degrees, all 66 resiThe 2Cth World Zionist Condents of the home have mad*?"" gress concluded after deciding use of the new unit, and aJKare to bring into the Jewish Agency Richard H. Hiller will serve delighted with the new facilities. Executive, outstanding personal- as president of the O m a h a The response of the residents ities not affiliated with Zionist Board of Education during 1965. tp the Physical Therapy Unit ofgroups. The Congress reelected He was reelected to the post by fers positive proof that a finer Dr. Nahum Goldmann as presi- unanimous vote at the first 1965 memorial for Dora and Samuel dent of the WZO and Moshe meeting of the Board on Janu- Riekes c o u l d not have been Sharett as chairman of the Jew- ary 4. chosen. ish Agency Executive, Mr. Hiller has been a memWorld Affairs: The Congress ber! of the School Board since unanimously adopted a resolu- 1958. He was first elected to the tion deploring the situation of presidency last January. the Jews in the Soviet Union and calling for its amelioration. John Hlavacek, foreign corIn other resolutions, the Conrespondent, will be the f i r s t gress called on the West Ger• guest of the new Youth Council man Government to extend the series of Fireside Chats on Weds t a t u t e of limitations on the Jerusalem (JTA)—The corner- nesday, January.27 in Room 26 prosectuion of Nazi war crimi- stone for the John F. Kennedy of the J. C. C. nals and appealed to the world Information Center at the HaDesigned to give members of to act against the danger of neo- dassah-Hebrew University Med- the Youth Council an opportunNazism. ical Center v/as laid at a cere- ity to meet people of local andmony attended by Israeli lead- national prominance on a casual ers, American diplomats and basis fhe group will meet at 5:30 Hailassah delegates to the World p.m. for an informal sandwich Zionist Congress. Funds for the dinner. Following d i n n e r the memorial building are being do- guest of the evening will answer nated by members of Hadassab. questions posed by those attending the session. " .Mr. Ephraim L. Marks, General Chairman of the Omaha Israel Bond Committee Washington (JTA)—Rep. DonStove Lewis and Becky Mauer, has announced the purchase of 925,000 in State of Israel Bonds by the United Slales Na- ald Rumsfeld, Illinois Republi- chairmen of the new program, tional Bank of Omaha. Mr. Marks welcomed the United States National to the roster of can, accused the State Depart- have announced that while an banking institutions making Israel Bond investments. ment of "callous disregard" of invitation has been extended to Congressional d i r e ctives pro- all Youth Council members, resMr. E. W. Lyman, President hibiting further aid to Egypt. ervations will be limited to preof the United States National Rep. Rumsfeld charged that serve the personal atmosphere Bank said: "Israel is a nation Nasser's economy has been in- of a "small group." Reservawhich inspires confidence not directly subsidized by the United tions will be accepted by the onlv in terms of inypRtmpnt, hnf States, facilitating Egyptian in- chairmen on a "first-come first.also because of its fantastic and tervention in the Congo and Ye- served" basis. Cost of the dinner •'. very miraculous rate of growth." is 50 cents per person. men. . 'Safe Investment' • * • "Our purchase of Israel Bonds New York (JTA)—The Ger- Jewish Graveyard . is entirely in line with our policy wan Consulate here- was pick-" to^make loans work for the peoeted this week by members of Apartment Site ple, and the diligence of the29 Jewish organizations protestpeople of Israel make this loan Parts of Babi Yar, the huge ing the West German governas safe and sound as any investment's refusal to e x t e n d the ravine outside the city of Kiev ment we have ever made. We country's Statute of Limitations which is the grave of between are pleased to be numbered so that war criminals can be 70,000 and 80,000 Jews butchered among the many banks that are helping their investors while placed on trial whenever they by the Germans in the autumn helping Israel." are uncovered. : of 1941, are being used by the . local Ukranian authorities for Foreign Capital Urbana, 111. (JTA)—Pursuant building apartment houses for Mr. Samuel N. Wolf, promi> to a suggestion first made by a workers. nent leader in the Israel Bond ~M^"nTw"i^nia«r(al"risilit7ri H'slilent""of iheliiiUcd Mates A number of Jews who hava visiting British scientist here, effort, was instrumental in ne- N a ( i o n a i B j w jj a c c e p(s Israel Bonds from Mr. Samuel N. Wolf. gotiatmg this bank purchase. ' the 3,000 Jewish students on the been allocated flats in the new "Israel's progress is a. result of Bond investments will constituto Bank, and Omaha, are playing University of Illinois campii3 buildings have declined to acboth the country's initiative and one-third of the entire develop- such an important role in help- will be o f f e r e d kosher food cept them on the grounds that a steady flow of foreign capital" , went budget, and I am proud ing Israel along the, road to eco- for the first time in the univers- they "could not live in their parents' graveyard." Mr. Wolf said. "This year Israel that the United States National nomic independence." . ity's history.
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