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i n Mcsinni Mrs. Al Fiedler, chairman of the Federation of Jewish Women's Clubs booth at the Children's Hospital Bazaar, has issued an appeal to.speed up contributions for the October 10 event.
The a p p o i n tment of Mrs. Alan Golkin as Jewish Youth Council Adviser, was announced this week by Harry Sidnian, President of the Omaha Jewish Federation. Mrs. G o l k i n received her Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of Buffalo in Sociology and Human Relations. She has been actively involved in Center activities at the Buffalo Community Center. "We are pleased to have Mrs. Golkin • with us," said Mr. Sidman. "In addition to serving as
"Many merchandise items are needed for the booth," said Mrs. Fiedler. "Merchandise m u s t be new. Handmade article:* are particularly popular with Bazaar shoppers. Merchandise d o n a t i o n s should be marked with the name of the donor. Arrangements for pick-up of merchandise items may be made with Mrs. Oscar Sutiti, chairman of the Pick-Up Committee." Cash contributions via the envelopes mailed to the women of the community have been coining in at a steady pace, Mrs. Fiedler noted. Women are urged to return their envelopes as promptly as possible.
adviser to the Jewish Youth Council, Mrs. Golkin will also be working with the individual Jewish youth groups," he said, Staff Complete "With the a p p o i n tment of Mrs. Golkin as Youth Council Adviser, we have completed the staff structure of our Community Center," Alvin Abramson, Center Chairman stated. "The Youth program in our community is one in which all of us are vitally interested. The community spares no efforts in trying
to make proper provision for guidance and direction of the program." Norman Hahn, Chairman of the Jewish Youth Committee, reported that Mrs. Golkin has s t a r t e d her work and has been meeting with advisers of the Youth Groups, as well as the officers of the respective organizations of the Youth Council. "A comprehensive program of youth activities" Mr. Hahn said, "has been mapped out and we hope that under the direction of Mrs. Golkin much progress will be made." Members of the community who are interested in y o u t h problems are asked to contact Mrs. Golkin at the Youth Council, telephone 342-13(i(i, extension :15. Mrs. Golkin is married to Alan Golkin,' a student at the Creighton U D i v e r s i t y Law School.
United Nations, N. Y. (JTA)—Nils-Corn Gassing, Secretary-General U T h a n t ' s special representative on the welfare of Arab inhabitants, reported this week to the General Assembly that lie had found little evidence to support Arab charges of atrocities by Israeli troops. Mr. Cussing was sent by the Secretary-General to the Arab states and Israel in conformity with a June 14 .Security Council resolution calling on Israel to i n s u r e the safety, welfare and security of inhabitants of the occupied areas. The next edition of the Cooperation Jewish Press will be (lie New Mr. Gussing reported he spent False Charges speakers mounted on automoYear edition on October 6, from July it to September 1 In area after area, the report biles "that they might be better 19G7. There will be no edition visiting every area relevant to on October 7. The next reguliis.study, including the capitals showed, the atrocity charges off on the east bank." Jordanian lar issue of the Jewish Press of Israel, Jordan, Syria and made by the Arabs against Is- charges of Israeli looting were proved without foundation. •• , ,, , , .. , is scheduled for October 13. Lebanon, and the areas occu- rael Mrs. Alan Golkin pied by Israel. He said he had Here and there, Mr. Gussing ...^counted largely by the report. received "excellent cooperation noted, as in Syria, the governat all levels" in the countries ment concerned had deliberatelie visited, and the facilities, in- ly frightened people into leaving their homo areas. In some cluding transport, required. He implied dissatisfacation, cases, some local Israeli comhowever, over the fact that, in manders, he reported may have the areas occupied by Israel, ho contributed to the uneasiness of could talk to displaced persons, the Arab i n h a b i t a n t s . But civilians and prisoners of war charges that Israel demolished only in the company of repre- villages were not borne out by Jackson, Miss. (JTA)—The synagogue of Congregation Beth Israel, the only synasentatives of the Israel Govern- the facts, except in instances ment. "Particularly in the oc sllIt where destruction was the re- gogue in this capital city, was bombed this week and its administrative offices were virtuof
cupied areas," he "reported, "it military activity during a | l y destroyed .Rabbi Perry E. Nussbaum told the Jewish Telegraphic A g e n c y that the would have been of great psy- the war. bombing had been the work of "bigots" who may have been inspired to action by the flood chologicni i m p o r t a n c e and The report went into details o r anti-Semitic campaign materials used extensively here in the recent Democratic guberwould have provided for franker exchanges for the Special Representative and for the peopie to whom he spoke if he had liad the opportunity to meet and talk without witnesses to whonv ever he wished. This view was conveyed to Israel Government representatives, but without result."
of "population movements in all the areas visited by Mr. Gussing. But he pointed out that, for instance in the Jordan River area, there Were no specific - • about • • Israel data forcing Arabs to cross over into the Jordanianheld east bank region. On the other hand, lie reported that Arabs were told by Israeli loudV t r t m
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WALTHAM, Mass. (JTA) — Dr. Abratn L. Sachar, president of Brandeis University since its foundation 20 years ago, has asked the university's board of trustees to select his successor as president, "hopefully within two years," He told a special
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meeting of the trustees t h a t "new eras, especially in education" required that the university "should now have the reappraisal that new leadership can provide." Lawrence A. Wein of New York, chairman of the board of trustees, announced the board's "profound r e g r e t " over Dr. Sachar's d e c i s i o n and announced that the board had voted unanimously to elect Dr. Sachar chancellor of the university, when a successor to the presidency is appointed and installed. In the 20 years s i n c e Dr. Sachar was called out of retirement to head the newly-established Jewish-sponsored nonsectarian university, Brandeis has grown from a small college with an original freshman class of 107 students and one main building, to a university with an internationDl student body of 2,500 studying on a campus with more than 70 m o d e r n buildings valued at more than $50 million.
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primary election. He said there had been a "flare-up" of anti-Semitism a m o n ... „ ,.,'irjonf ' wnlle itsiacnis. The Federal Bureau of Inves- activities would continue as to raise funds to rebuild Negro tigation entered into the case s c h e d u l e d . The congregation churches destroyed by arson or immediately and its agents numbers about 150 families. bombs. "I have always been subjected to harassment in Missismade an "inch-by-inch" InvestiA native of Toronto, Ont, sippi," Rabbi Nussbaum said, gation of the damaged premises. They had not been able to de- Rabbi Nussbaum has been spjr "but I have always preached termini; by late this week wheth- itual leader of the Jackson con- propehtlc Judaism and social er the bomb had been planted gregation for 13 years. He has justice during my 13 years and in a lavatory or thrown into the been an active civil rights work- I hope there will be no curtailoffices from the synagogue cor- er and was prominent in efforts ment of my activities now," ridors. Three men were arrested later following the bombing. The § FBI said that two of them, Joe Hawkins, 49; a painting contractor, and his 23-year-old son were "active Ku Klux Klan Albany, N. Y. (JTA)—Gov. nient "can have serious implicamembers for a number of on providing the best op years," The third man arrested Nelson Rockefeller ended a six- tions -;—'•--"-- for '— "--->---•<-- of •• the education was identified as J. L. Harper,. months silence this week on the portunity church-school aid issue with a all the children of this state." 23, a painter. pledge to campaign for the re- He said he favored the opporCivil Rights Rabbi peal of the Blaine amendment tunity to study the issue "withThe congregation, 108 years to the state constitution, which out the shackles of the present old, moved into its present bars state aid to non-public amendment." The Catholic ele$500,000 home last Spring, Rab- schools. The Governor made his mentary school system would bi Nussbaum said that despite promise conditional on agree- be the principal beneficiary of the bomb damage, congregation ment by the state constitutional repeal. Orthodox Jews have convention to place the question created a substantial day school as a separate item on the ballot program, mainly in New York when the revised proposed state City, which also would benefit. Reminder constitution goes before the votCriticism L a r r y Cackin and Jeff ers in November. Repeal is genGov. Rockefeller was sharply Hochster, co-chairmen of the erally opposed by Jewish non- criticized by the New York MeOmaha Jewish Youth CounOrthodox and community rela- tropolitan Council of the Ameritions agencies and strongly can Jewish Congress which cil Affiliation Activities for backed by Orthodox Jewish charged that by his stand for boys, have issued this final groups. A proposal to repeal the elimination of the prohibition on, 'reminder to all freshmen 73-year-old amendment has been use of tax-raised funds for reboys interested in affiliating approved by the constitutional ligiously affiliated schools, he with a Youth Council club. convention and final passage is has revealed once again his Affiliation activities for boys considered a formality.' lack of understanding of the prowill be held Sunday, October 'Best Education' tection given to both religion 1, at 3:30 p.m. at the JewMr. Rockefeller said he had and government and particularish Community Center. All decided to support repeal be- ly the public schools by the freshmen boys are urged to cause in New York State, the principle of separation of church nttend. limitations of the Blaine Amend and state " - . -
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