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Direct from war-torn Jerusalem. Bernard Cherrick, the vicechancellor of the Hebrew University, will speak to the com-
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ganization. His current University responsibilities include his chairmanship of the University's Program for Junior Year Study in Jerusalem. A renowned speaker of wideranging intellect, Mr. Cherrick will bring a firsthand report to tt.r Omaha audience of the conditions in Israel during the brief hut costly war days and tha m.iny problems still faced by Isl.ii'l and her people.
An intensified effort is being made this week to encourage ion per cent participation by the entire Jewish Community in a special Tribute to Israel which will be held Sunday, June 18, 1907 at R p.m. at the Beth Israel Synagogue, 52nd and Charles Streets. In announcing plans for the mass meeting, Harvey Fcrer, chairman of the Israel Emergency Committee, noted the sense of urgency felt by every Jew in the community during the 4 days Israel was engaged in open battle with her Arab neighbors. ''The guns have now Sjf-t-n stilled," said Mr. Ferer, "l)ul the urgency remains. It is not only fitting, lint imperative thai we im.M'1 as n unified JewMi eomiimnlty to pay (libido to
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the hundreds of Israelis now numbered among the war dead and to express our solidarity, faith and belief in the future of Israel as a free and independent slate, I urge every Jew in tin* community, man, woman and cliild, to lie present at this spcchil meeting on Sunday evening, and in so d o i n g be counted among the continuing supporters of Israel and her people." Milton Livingston, honorary co-chairman of the Israel Emergency Committee, echoed his support of the plans announced by Mr. Ferer, An active leader for many years in both the Jewish and general Omaha community, Mr. Livingston said "It is particularly gratifying for me to view not 'only the strength shown by the young State of
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Born in Dublin, Ireland and educated in England, Mr. Cherrick served as rabbi nt a leading synagogue in London. When war broke out in 1939, he became an army chaplain. In 1 il 17 Mr. Cherrick settled in Israel and became associated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as its World Director of or-
The Light Side Of Israel's War \ "Please Sir may I have a few hours leave? My wife has just given birth to a son and tomorrow is the Bris." As the situation was not very good though, the Commanding Officer had had to refuse, but the proud father was present at his son's Bris all the same.—The morning after the request was made, the mother, baby and a few of the closest relations were taken to the army camp where the father was stationed and the Bris was held there. * * * During one of the sessions of the Knesset (Israel Parliament), it was noticed that many of the younger members were missing. We met one of them on the Negey Roads leading his battalion. When asked what he was doing there, as Members of Knesset are automatically freed from active duty, he said: "There is no written law anywhere forbidding M.K.'s to do active duty. I have been together with these men for five years. Here I am needed but back in the Knesset they will get along without me."
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Harvey Ferrr give so much of themselves during this tune ol crisis." An urgent appi'-al has also been issued by the Rabbis oE the community to the members of their concregcilion to attend j
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Jerusalem (JTA)—If there is a family of the year in Israel, it is probably Mr. and Mrs, Rahaniim of Haifa. Every ona of their ten children is now in military service during Israel's current crisis. The youngest child, an 18year-old girl, is now in regular inilitary service. Of her nins brothers, two are paratroopers, one is in the Air Force, one i$ a tank commander, one is a section commander of infantry, another is a regimental sergeant major, one is in the air defensa and two are in the infantry.
More Than We Have Done for Israel—Has Israel Done for Us!