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Icm Apcoffif a Tireei i "One of the greatest danger:; facing Israel today is the trend of the American Jewish community to relax its efforts" Ira Hirschmann told the men at the Initial Gifts dinner in Omaha on Monday, May 24. "The1* Arabs are counting on increased relaxation of the American Jewish Community. They know that Israel cannot exist without American Jewish Funds. When that time conies, thc-y are prepared to move in." 17 Years Mr, Ilirsclunann denounced the idea that after 17 years Israel should now be able to stand on its own two feet. "A nation cannot be built in 17 years" he said. "What was the condition of America after the first 17 years? Israel in 17 years of statehood has never known a day of peace. Their attempt to establish a democratic society on the sands of the Sinai has been constantly threatened by 60 million enemies, who are intent on destroying the Jewish state. They've tried the economic boycott and failing to choke Israel economically the Arab intent is to parch the country to
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Robert Halm was e l e c t e d death. The arab attempts to divert the River Jordan into Syria President of the: Omaha Jewish Youth Council at the election are real. The diverson canal is meeting on Thursday, May 20 a fact. Without water, Israel other officers elected for cannot exist. Israel must protect theThe J065-60 school year are: Viceher water rights, and she can- president, Linda E i s en s t a 11; not do il without funds. Secretary, M a 11 o r y Goldware l $:iU0 a Head' and Pain Weiss Sgt. at arms The newly elected president Mr. Hirschmann told of his experiences as a special envoy to announced that chairmen for the Turkey during World Wai- II. coming year would be chosen "When negotiations in Turkey and announced late this sumdiscussed '$300 a head.' I thought mer. they were speaking of cattle, but Outgoing officers of the Youth I was wrong. $300 a head was Council are President, Randy the price they put on each child Endelmnn; Vice-president, BarI was to bring out of the Bal- bara Jess; Secretary, M a r c kans. I'd never bought a child Saunders, Sgt. at-arms, Marjone before, nor could I imagine how Siref. one would determine the value
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SENIOR CITIZENS The J.C.C. will be closed for the Memorial Day holi day on Monday, May 31. The regular Senior Citizens meeting will bo held that week on Wednesday, June 2.
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New York (JTA)—Barriers between Jews and Christians in American suburbia are coming down in work and community relations, according to a report on an American Jewish Committee study reported here this week. 5 Year Study Known as the Lakeville study •—a fictional name given to the midwestern community studied — the survey sought to probe basic trends on how Jews and non-Jews get along in the suburban community and f u t u r e trends of American suburban intergroup living. Lakcville was considered typical of American suburbs. The survey was based mainly on interviews with resi-
JERUSALEM (JTA)—A bill to prevent graduates of the Hebrew University Medical School Ira Hirsctimaiin from leaving Israel during the first three years after gradua- of the life of a child, so that's tion was introduced in Israel's what I paid—$300 per head for every child I was able to save. Parliament. children's lives were The bill would also authorize These and sold like cattle simthe Health.. Minister to specify bought certain areas of Israel where ply because they made the misgraduates could not practice in take of being born Jews." "I am convinced" Mr. Hirschthe first-year after they obtained licenses as doctors. Spon- mann said "that no one will take sors of the measure indicated care of Jews, except Jews. After they believed the bill would en- 2000 years of 'being lost,' the sure enough doctors for rural State of Israel gives to Jews all development areas where there over the v/orld, the dignity and are shortages despite the fact recognition of belonging. Israel's that Israel has the highest ratio fight for the water which is her A~-*-~ -C T „!-„..;IIA itft-iiMi IIOL. of doctors to residents in the life line is the fight of every 2G.000 persons, about one-third Jew. This is a time for renewed of them Jews. world. efforts, not relaxation on the. Community Goals part of the American Jewish A major conclusion was Hint Community."
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Boli Iliihn, newly elected Youth Council President is surroimdi'd by the female leadership elected on May 20. Standing' from left to right are Pani Weiss, scrgeant-at-arms; Linda Eiseustalt, vice-president and Mallory Goldware, secretary.
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the new s p i r i t of intergroup friendship was casual. In community organizations, such as PTAs and similar groups, the groups mingled and worked together congennially for community goals. The hobby, recreational and social groups were found dominated by typical clic|iies and status interest attitudes, with little or no intermingling. • Dr. Benjamin 13. Ringer was author of the survey which was conducted by Dr. Marshall B. Sklare, the Committee's director of scientific research. It will be published next year. Jews as Neighbors Eighty per cent of Lakeville non-Jews were found to be willing to live with Jews. Twentythree per cent said they would prefer a sitaulion in which Jews remained the minority — not
more than 30 per cent. About 25 per cent indicated they would accept a 50-50 proportion and 43 per cent said they "don't care" how many Jews lived in the neighborhood. The report found that a recent influx of Jews had c h a n g e d Lakeville's traditional character and introduced problems involved in city growth. The report said this had placed the Jewish newcomer "in a particularly vulnerable position" in that "he is the main scapegoat of those residents who disapprove of the cultural and political changes in Lakeville us well as those who simply disapprove of Jews." The study found four types of non-Jewish attitudes toward Jews --• cxclusionist, exemptionist, pluralist and egalitarian.
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There are 10,000 Negro Jews in Harlem, East Bronx arid Crown Heights, New York. An additional 20,000 are known to . live in Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington and New Orleans. They are religious Jews who fulfill the mitzvahs, observe Shabbat and Jewish holidays. The New York colored Hebrews send their children to Jewish religious schools. . A reconciliation move to bring together the Jewish Negroes and white Jews was started by a Hebrew teacher, M. Gladstone; •who was influenced by the late Israel President Yitzhak Ben Zvi's book, "The Exiled and the Redeemed." Gladstone cooperated with Ehezar Brooks, Panama born Negro cantor and leader of the East Bronx Negro Hebrew congregation. Brooks hopes to emigrate to Israel. Chaim Farez, Ethiopian-born Falasha Hebrew, a graduate student at Yeshiva University, who attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem, said that 10 percent of the New York Negro Jews aspire to emigrate to Israel. There is some intermarriage between white and black Jews, but no mixed marriage between black Jews and Whito Christians.
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Special arrangements were made with Channel Seven to prerecord the Johnny Ray Gome/, show which will bo shown this Saturday, May 29, at 3:30 p.m. Omaha Jewish Youth Council officers and members will be feaCuba and Communist China and tured on the popular Channel 7 would hurt American firms do- Dance Stand program. ing business in Arab lands. The show, which was recorded Sen. Harrison A. Williams, on Thursday, will explain the N. J. Dem., and Sen. Jacob K. varied functions and activities Javits, N. Y. Rep., told the com- of the Youth Council. mittee that in their discussions with the State Department, they had heard of concern.over the mismnam uccw, warn. Arab reaction to tho amend(Contmued on Page 4) SAN F R A N C I S C O (JTA)— Mountain View, a fast-growing city on the Bay, has elected its first Jewish Mayor, 32-year-old Charles Gordon, a resident since 1058. In 19G3, ho was named the Outstanding Young Man of the Year by the Mountain View Junior Chamber of Commerce. In 1962, Mr. Gordon was elected to the City Council by tho largest vote ever given to any candidate. He is a member of the Beth Am Congregation, a former president of the Palo Alto chapter of G'nai B'rith, president of the 1!)C3 United Fund and chairman of the Family Service Advisory Board of Mountain View. Jacob Javils
Administration Voices Opposition the Exports Control Act to outlaw certain Arab anti-Israel boycott practices in this country appeared this week before, the International Trade Subcommittee of the House Banking and Commerce Committee to challenge Administration opposition to the amendments. The Williams Javits bill, cosponsored by 31 senators and its companion House bill, with 27
Tw Tel Avis (JTA)—Shimon Peres resigned as D e p u t y Defense Minister and Yosef Almogi as Housing Minister this week in the expanding internal struggle in the Mapai party leadership between former Premier David BenGurion and Premier Levi Eshkol.\ : : Both men said, in their letters oE i esign.ition, that they had reigned m icsponse lo Premier
men from providing information required by a foreign country to further a boycott against n country having friendly relations with the United States. Arab Pressure If enacted, it would protect American businessmen f r o m pressure to comply with the Arab boycott demands. The Administration sent big. guns to the Hill last week to argue that
tester Eshkol's challenge to Bcn-Gurion's M a p a i followers in the Cabinet to do so if they shared Ben-Gurion's attitude that Eshkol was "unfit" to lead the party and the country. Ben-Gurioh again openly challenged Eshkol's party leadership with a letter to all newspapers in which he again called tho Premier unqualified.
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