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Boston (JTA) — A Ilaggadah for the Negro community, to be used at annual celebrations of the civil rights movement, is being prepared by a S o u t h e r n Christian Leadership Conference committee. Rabbi Meyer J. Strassfeld, of Congregation A g u d a li Israel, Dorchester, an Orthodox rabbi who is a member of the steering committee of the SCLC, is serving as a consultant for the Haggadnh. It will be patterned after the Jewish Ilaggadah and will contain Negro history, songs, prayer and symbols depicting both slavery and freedom. Members of the committee expressed the h o p e that the special Haggadah would help eliminate some of the anti-Jewish as well as anti-Negro sentiments which they said were present in some elements among Negro and white groups. The committee hopes to complete the project this summer.
The 1965'Jewish Philanthropies Campaign has reached the figure of $&)3,971.12, Lee Eisenstatt, General Chairman, announced. This represents one-half of the Campaign goal and reflects an increase of 7.3 per cent from the same contributors last year. "The Campaign results to date are hopeful and encouraging," said Mr. Eisenstatt, "Omaha Jewry is responding to meet the world-wide needs of the agencies which benefit from the Campaign." Mr. Eisenstatt paid tribute (o the chairman of the different groups in both the Men's and the Women's Divisions and to the workers for the increased pledging every group is showing. "With such leadership and dedication," he said, "we can reach the goal of 5500,000 which will enable us to meet our responsibilities to our agencies in Omaha and throughout, the United States as well as to our fellow Jews all over the world. "As we are about to observe the 17lh Anniversary of the State of Israel, which is the symbol of freedom and a life of dignity to hundreds and thousands of refugees, let us each consider whether we have done our part so that others may share our blessings." Mr. Eisentatt concluded.
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PHILANTHROPIES SCOKKBOARD As of April 28,15JC5 The following arc current reports from divisions in the 1905 Omaha Jewish Philanthropies Campaign: 19G5 Total Division To Dale Initial Gifts $ 204,805.94 Men's Division 8,512.50 Women's Division 34,400.05 Young Women's Division 2,08.'i.0D Professional Women's Division 3,427.00 High School Division : 53G.G3 Organizations 200.00 Total
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The first feature film directed portant films in recent years, the hy prize winner Alain Resnais, story tells of a love affair be"Hiroshima, Mon Amour" will tween an impressionable French be shown this Sunday, May 2, at actress and a married archia p.m. at thn .Inwish Community tect. A. W. C. Fields cartoon Center, as the third film in the classic will precede the feature Center's Foreign Film Series. film. "Hiroshima . . . " features Free to C e n t e r and B'nai French dialogue with English B'rith members, general admissubtitles and was on the "10 sion is $1. Best" lists of the New York This season's Foreign Film limes, Time Magazine, New Series will conclude with the York Herald Tribune and the June screening of "They Were National Board of Review. Ac- Ten," a major film produced in claimed as one of the most im- Israel.
JCC Art Show This Sunday Additional appointments of portant committee. Mr. Feinberj; chairmen of Jewish Federation succeeds Howard Kaplan as committees have been announc- Budget Committee chairman. ed by Milton It. Abrahams, Fedmillard Iloscnbvrg eration President. Jewish Press Millard Rosenberg succeeds "We have been fortunate in obtaining the services of exper- Paul Grossman as chairman of ienced leaders of the community the Jewish Press Committee. to head our important federa- Mr. Rosenberg's tion committees, Mr. Abrahams e x p e r i e nee in said. "I am pleased to announce public relations their appointments and I look as a partner in forward to successful programs the Universal Advertising Agency under their leadership." p r o v i d e s him Robert Fcinbcrg with the experBudget Committee ience necessary } The Budget Committee re- to be the effec-t views all agencies included in tive l e a d e r of! V tho Jewish Philanthropies cam- this committee. ! paign, and recommends allocaThe J e w i s h' t tions to them. Included are Press serves as Rosenberg agencies which conduct activi- the medium of public informaties overseas, national agencies tion for federation activities, and in the TJniM Stntrs and local briny's news of general Jewish agencies in Omaha. ' interest, worldwide, national Robert Fcinberg will head the and local to members of the Budget Committee. Mr. Fcinberg community. The Press reaches has been actively involved in every Jewish family in the OmaP h i 1 anthropies ha area. campaigns f o r many years, and has served on various f ed e ra tion committees His knowledge of Campaign activiThe Federation of J e w i s h ties as well as Women's Clubs will hold a lunchfederation needs eon meeting on Thursday, May p r o v i d e s him C at 1 p.m. at the Dr. Philip Slier with the necesJewish Home for the Aged. sary backgiound Mrs. Dave Colin, President, to head this imwill present the annual report of
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Heading the Jewish Community Center Committee is Barton (Ducky) Greenberg. Representative of the young leadership of the community, Mr. G r e e n berg's leadership is an important audition to the fed- X eration board. He succeeds Harry Sidman as Jewi s h Community Center chairman. The J e w i s h Community Ccn- leisure time tcr serves the needs of the Jewish community of all ages, through recreation, cultural, social, educational, athletic and character building programs and facilities, Other committee chairmanships will be announced in the near future.
Mrs. Maurice Gilmore Guest of Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs
Wo News—Good News? Jerusalem (JTA)—Informed sources here attributed no importance to the fact there has been a delay in issuing of the joint Bonn-Jerusalem communique on the, establishment of diplomatic relations between West Germany and Israel. The communique was to have been issued in both capitals this week. Those sources said that only "marginal questions" remain ns yet to be settled, and that these matters could not affect the issuance of the communique.
the activities for the year. In observance of the 17th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel, Mrs. Maurice Gilmore will discuss the state of Israel and its importance to world Jewry. Mrs. Gilmore was a recent visitor to Israel. Her son, Richard, spent G montlis as a member of an Israel Kibbutz. A tour will be made of the Samuel and Dora Riekes Therapy Room—the newest facility at the Dr. Slier Home. All members are urged to attend this final meeting of the current seasoa
An exhibition of the works submitted by students for the J.C.C. third annual Art Contest will be held in the Jewish Community Center auditorium on Sunday, May 2, from 1-5 p.m. • A panel of professional artists have judged the works and trophies will be awarded to winners in the grade school, junior high, and high school divisions. Special gold leaf certificates will be presented to all entrants, and ribbons will be awarded to other place winners. The exhibition includes various art forms and is opeii to the public at no admission charge.
Prime Minister E s h k o I announced to his people this week that the powerful Hawk groundto-air supersonic missiles which President Kennedy authorized Israel to acquire four years ago had arrived in Israel and had boon installed at specially prepared bases. During the interim, Israel officers and men were trained at Ft. Bliss, Texas, in the operation of the weapon. Mr. Eshkol, inspecting the missile sites this week, said, that "the Hawks will increase the Israel Army's deterrent force." He said they had- "been integrated into our military security line as its major deterrent weapon against the enemy air force." In Washington, the Air Force and Space Digest, publication of the U. S. Air Force Association, gave details of the Hawk's performance and potential. The authoritative publication revealed that the IT. S. Defense Department was requesting $11 million for development of an antimissile version of the Hawk. Such a development would provide Israel with means for intercepting nnd d e s t r o y i n g ground-to-ground missiles. Egypt has developed such m i s s i l e s capable of reaching Israel.
Pictured above are three of the many works of art by students which will be exhibited at flic J.C.C. on Sunday, May 2. They ore part of the contributions for the tliird annual J.C.C. Art Contest.
The 1965 Youth Council Oratory contest will be held this Sunday, May 2, at 2 p.m. in room 2G at the Jewish Community Center. Contestants include: L a r r y Katzman, R i c h a r d Katzman, Charles Robinson, Joel Aresty, Edward Zelinsky and Lee Feltman. They will speak on the subject: "The Vanishing American Jew—Truth or Falacy." Shari Gendlcr and Mike Katzman, co-chairmen of the Oratory Contest have announced that a trophy will be presented to tha contest winner. J u d g e s are Rabbi Jay Karzcn, Mrs. Iriving Shapiro and Patrick. Salerno. There is no admission charge and interested members of tha • community ore invited to attend the contest presentation.