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Many youngsters ore looking forward to the summer months ahead and to tin- outdoor activities they enjoy. Likewise, the members of the Omaha Jewish Community Confer Day Camp stall are lookin;.; forward to the sumnier and the fun many youngsters will be sharing with U.S. The Jewish Community Center Day Camp provides local c-lii I dim with a sumnier of creative, educational and recreational experience;; in cooperative group livin:; in the out-of-door;.;. I'mler the Guidance of Activity Specialists Children Should Arr<iui|)lisli Die Following Ihuiu;; a Session at Cani|i NKA III! Gnu Haugc -Campers will have the time of their lives while they learn marksmanship and safe gun handling. As campers progress they will move on to longer range riflery. The Doings at the Craft Shop—"liusy" will he the key word of the Craft Shop this summer. Projects will include leathercralt. clay and wood projects, tincraft. metal craft, mosaics, jewelry making Campers can look forward to a very worthwhile and enjoyable experience in crafts this summer. Campcralt, Nature Snooping—Campers will obtain a basic knowledge of canipcraft and nature lore. Each camper will have the opportunity to campout over night one time per session. Campers will learn to cook out and share in the preparation of at least one overnight dinner and an early morning breakfast. Individual campers as well an the camp group will participate in building some construction project (birdhouses. lean-to, net, insect cage, terrariums), Each camper will learn how to handle, feed and care for the animals at camp. Swimming—Our above the ground swimming pool, measuring 18 feet bv '10 feet will be the garden spot of. the camp and will bo one of (lie highlights of camp life. Our aim is to perfect each child's aquatic prowess. Under the direction of our Water Safety Instructor campers may qualify for American Hed Cross Awards. Around the (,'jimiifire, parents' Open House—The first Sunday of eaeli .session campers and their parents are invited to attend the Gala Camp picnic. The Ahamo Indians will pay us a visit and perform tribal dances and rituala. Parents pack a picnic basket for the family and join us for dinner around the cainpfire.
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PICTifRKl) AliOVj; with Chuck Arnold, JfT Day Camp Director, are the inomljcis of the Day ('ani|> Committee. Tiom left (o right Mines. Aithur Nov.ik, Mai tin Lehr, Uamim Hoinberg, Dean Franliel, James Kisen, Jerry Kruplnsky, Larry Albert and Committee Chairman, Mrs. Murray Newman. Other members of the committee not pictured arc Mines. Jack Raker and Jack Cohen. In addition to setting the basic policies of the camp, the .ICC Day Camp Committee supervises all aspects of the camp program and its activities. IIccnii.se of the fine work already performed by the committee, the camp fa looking forward (o a capacity enrollment and an exceptional summer program.
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The appointment of Kli M. Zzilkin as chairman of the Committee of Federation Buildings mid .Properties was announced this week by H a r r y Sidman, president of the Omaha, Jewish I'cderation. "The Jewish community of Omaha has a tremendous investment in its community buildings, properties and facilities," said Mr. Sidman. "The purpose of the Committee on Buildings find Properties will be to supervise the various structures of the Jewish Federation, and to maintain a program of improvements and proper maintenance." We believe that under the chairmanship of Eli Zalkin. these ob-
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Zalkiu jeetives will, be achieved, nntl our buildings and properties will be looked after with proper . and efficient care," Mr. Sidman said. The committee .will consist of representatives from Uie various departments of the Federation so that a co-ordinated program for all Federation properties nmay be planned and maintain d.
Busloads of women will leave al 11:30. a.m. Sunday, April 0, for a luncheon and lour of (ln> Ksllicr-K. Newman Camp as tlio major event of the Business Women's Division of file H)(i7 Philanthropies Campaign. The point of departure will he <he Twin Tow^ crs parking lot af 2!)fh and Douglas Sts. following nn "eye-opener" which will he served us the women embark. Reservations can still he made today by phoning the Jewish Coin-, muiiify Center, 3-12-13(i(i. Miss Beatrice Sommer, chair- president nf the!" ville to sec the camp, and would1 man, and Mrs. Philip Schwartz, Jewish Federa-j -^i*-*welcome this opportunity for a co-chairman, have announced tion and former? ;•£•,,; ^ few hours in the area where so that the plans include a tour of chairman of thel Uf'"',: .•" many of our Omaha Jewish chilthe camp for those.who have J e w i s h philan--:— 4ri~ dren have found pleasure." never visited this newest facili- lliropies c a m- " ' Return to the point of departy among those agencies sup- paign, will be the ture is scheduled for approxported by Jewish Philanthropies guest speaker forj imately ,'i p.m. Comfortable funds. Following the optional the division, folshoes are recommended for tour, luncheon will be served in lowing the lunchthose planning to make the torn" the beautiful lodge of the camp eon and musical of the camp. ; which is under the direction of entertainment. Captains 1 Sherman Poska, who assisted "The bus trip Captains in the Business Womwith the arrangements. oldst(<in and l u n c h e o n en's Division include: Mmes. Lil9 Mr, Arthur fio!d;:t.ftin. pnst sncctingg at Campp ewman prom- lian Becker, David Grcenbei'gv ises to be one of the most ex- Harry Haykin, Alice Heefier, citing affairs ever planned by Abe Klolz, Nathan Marblestone, the Business-Women's Division," Abe Mozcr, Harry Saltzman, AlEd Hoseti deceives said Miss Sommer. "It was our bert Shrier and the Misses thought that many working Helene Franklin, Rence FrankB'fiiai B'rifh women -are never able to spare lin, Rona Gross, Sandra Paril•Uidwarci A. Rosen was reOeiilly the time to drive out to Louis- man. and Beverly Weisberg. named a recipient of the Qistrict Six BBYO Service Key award at a dinner in his honor. The key Y.C. Stage Night is presented annually to the two or three individWinners Named uals f r o m the Ediar BBG was awarded first M i d w e s t who place for the best skit by a girls' have made sigNew Vorlc UTA) —. Richard club at the Stage Night presen- nificant contribuTucker, the noLed Metropolitan tation Aprill at Lewis and Clark ; tions to the B'nai O p e r a tenor, announced this Junior High. Second place for • B'rith youth pro-' week that he planned to con- girls went to Hevrah BBG, gram, ' j duct two Passover seder servIn a close contest for honoi;3 Presentati o n s ices on April 24 and 25 in Saitjon, in tho boys' division, Rayim Frahave been made' South Viet Nam, for the armed ternity won first place with annually s i n c e forces. He said he will be ac- Chaim Weizmann AZA taking the inception in companied by Dr. William Ros- second place honors, 1958. This, is the Ed Kosen enblum of Temple Israel, Nine individual acts vied for f i r s t time the the honors which were awarded award was presented to an inNew Rochelle,. N. Y. OTA)— to Skip Kahane, first place for a dividual, from, this area. Mr. Rosen lias served in manv Rabbi Henry E. Kaban, spiritual cello solo; second place to' thi capacities both in B'nai B'rlth leader of Sinai Temple in Mount combo of Rich Chudacoff, Bob and for the B'nai B'rith Youth Vernon, has been appointed to Lincoln and Craig Miller and Organization. Most recently Mr. the faculty of the Iona College third place to the vocal duet o{ Rosen served two years as chair- Graduate Division of Pastoral Margie Siref and Shari Gendler. Judging the variety shovt man of the District Six BBYO Counseling, a Roman Critholic iiistltution. A certified psycholo- presentation were Mr. Raymond, Committee. :; The award was presented to gist and an instructor in gui- Williams, speech teacher at CenMr. Rosen by Mr. Ben Levine ! dance at Columbia University, tral High School; Beth Games, of SiouK Falls, South Dakota, Rabbi Kagan will teach a semi- local dance instructor and Rab.'-jchsirnutri'brtHtf Cornbelt Kegiort nar course in menial health and 1 bi Laurence Rubinstein of Ternpie Israel. -BBYO.board.:J ^., : .- ; . _:•• :.:r-)[Teli.giou.
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Boston (JTA)—A steadily growing liaison in the Middle East between the Viet Cong and the Palestine Liberation Organization Was reported this week-by the Christian Science Monitor. The newspaper reported that the Viet Cong Mission in Cairo is large and active and that its members have met with Palestinian Arabs to arrange for combat training in North Viet Nam for PLO members, : The report said that the first contingent of PLO guerillas had flircady returned to bases in Syria from training in Communist China and that the latest development was an agreement for a Viet Cong mission in Syria, the main base for guerilla operations ngainst Israel. Tho report also declared that the use of Israel's growing Arab population ns a fifth column and exploitation af Israel's current unemployment nnd economic slump also were being studied in line with Syria's official doctrine of a "popular liberation war" against Israel. j