NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIEIT LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Vol. XI.VI—2
Publication Office, ]I)I No, With St. riioiie :ir2-i.".()(i
As we enter upon the New Year 5721), we see ahead a year full of challenges and problems in ninny directions. Certainly, the greatest of them is the survival of Israel as a state, and with it the safety and security of its two and one-half million Jewish citizens. Our community has given its unstinted support toward its survival in the Emergency Israel Camed support toward its survival in the Emeregncy Is rael Campaign. In the year ahead. Omaha Jewry will continue its abiding interest in and support of Israel and its people in their struggle for survival and for a just and lasting peace. In our own country, we still face the problems of maintaining vigilance in the { defense of Jewish rights and interests. The lifc-anddeath struggle of Israel has served as another excuse to promote hatred, animosity, and defamation of the Jewish group. Omaha Jew ry must continue to uphold the hands of our agencies which stand on guard in the v a r i o u s civic-protective IT programs here and abroad Loral Progress In our Jewish community, we may record with pleasure the progress made by the Jewish Federation and Its departments. Camp Esther'K. Newman has been enriched with a new farililv. n T.ihrarv and Nature Lounge, a gift of the Omaha Section'of the National Council of Jewish Women. The Dr. Slier Home and Chorniack-Chapman Pavilion was endowed with a Lounge, by the Cherniack-Chapman Families. The work of other departments evidences many services for the good and welfare of our community, and progress is recorded in our Community Center, Family Service Uept., the Jewish Press, the Federation Library, and in the Synagogue schools supported by the Federation. Philanthropies Tlie warm response of the Jewish Community in its annual Jewish Philanthropies Campaign, under the general leadership of Maurice Gilmore, and his Women's Division chairman, Mrs. Morris C. Fellman, resulted in some $470,000. The generous support of the Israel Emergency Campaign, led by Harvey C. Ferer, which provided more than one-half million dollars for Israel emergency needs, clearly prove the deep concern • of our community in Jewish needs everywhere, in Omaha, in the United States, throughout the world, and in Israel. Our important challenge in the year ahead'is the securing of an appropriate site for a new Community Center building. We hope that our search for a site will culminate successfully before long. ' On behalf of the officers, board members and staff of the Jewish Federation, I extend our best wishes to the members of our community for the New Year. May it be a Yciir of Blessings of health, of happiness, and above all a Year of Peace throughout the world. Harry Sidntan, President, Jewish Federation of Oinalia.
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Mrs. J. Harry Kulakofsky, honorary president of the Omaha Chapter of JIadassah and a past national vice-president, will be the recipient, of (he Myrtle Wreath a w a r d at the Third annual Myrlle Wreath luncheon of Hadassali on Wednesday, October 25 al tho Highland Country Club at 12:30 p.m. A leader in Omaha since first coming to the community more than 40 years ago, Mrs. Kulakofsky will be presented the award by her co-worker and close friend, Mrs. Moses P. Epstein of New York City, former national p r e s i d e n t of Hadassah. — — ' ~Mrs. Kulakofsky, who is bebled. "Sadie Kay" as she is Active Zionist ing honored on the occasion of Mrs. Kulakofsky with her hus- known to her many friends, has her 75th birthday for the con- band was the recipient two served as chairman and a memago tribution she has made to her years y g of the Herbert H. ber of the Israel Bonds execuh H community, her people and L Lehman Humanitarian Award tive committee since its incepmore especially to the state of for their efforts in behalf of the tion. She now holds the honorary Israel, is the first member of state of Israel. She was named chairmanship of the Israel Hadassali in Omaha to receive the first "Woman of Valor" in Bonds area including Omaha. this award which in previous Omaha in recognition of the In Hadassah, the organization years was presented to cultural sale of over $100,000 worth of which has been closest to "her" and educational leaders of the Israel Bonds which she has heart because of its work in becommunity. since that time more than dou- half of Israel, Sadie has held the offices of chapter president, Mrs. Epstein president of the Mountain Plains Mrs. Epstein is well-known to region, member of the National Omaha Hadassali audiences for (Continued on Page 8) her power of interpretation, her eleouence 2nd her "rsciousnsss. She was among those who worked for the creation of the state of Israel when it was still a national aspiration for the ZTZi. Jewish people. Mrs. Epstein has been in Israel more than 20 times, has attended every important Zionist meeting in the ,*< " United States and aboard, and E * \ s%_ brings to her audiences a dynamic presentation of the current ~c • •?,••**»$* scene.
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Mark Roffinan, president of the Omaha Jewish Youth Council, has announced plans for the institution of an "Omaha Kallah." The Hebrew word "Kallah" mean "scholars' retreat" and the Omaha Kallah will be a study program open to anyone in a Youth Council chapter. The Kallah will be patte.'ned along the lines of the International BBYO Kallah held annually at Camp B'nai B'rith. The program will featu-e lectures and discussions led by rabbis in the area who will explain various aspects of Jewirh life. Source material will include BBYO Judaism Pamphlets, written by some of the most profound minds in modern Judaism, such as Rabbis Ira Eisenstein, Norman Trimmer and Robert Gordis. The Kallah will also include sessions in Hebrew Music and Israeli Dancing. Purpose The goal of the Kallah program is to give the participants a meaningful Jewish experience and at the same time increase their abilities to build better Jewish programs in their individual chapters. There will be a fee of $5 per participant and participation will be limited to a fjroup small
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enough for the program to be effective. All participants will be required to attend all Kallah session. Thfi-Kallnh will meet twice a month for five months this winter and spring. Applications and further information are available from either Mark Roffman, 551-1801 or Mrs. Lee Ann Golkin at the Jewish Community Center. All applications must be in by Nob 5 1C ^_r_!iJ«!7: ^ _ _ _ _ _ i !
"Everyone, please come shop at the Children's Memorial Hospital Bazaar," Mrs. Al Fiedler urged this week. Mrs. Fiedler, chairman of the booth sponsored by the Federation of J e w i s h Women's Clubs, noted that many novelty items will be on sale at the one day Bazaar Monday, October l(i, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Fontenelle Hotel. Working with Mrs. Fiedler at the Bazaar will be her co-chairmen, Mines. Ed R o s e n and Morley Zipursky. Other workers include Mines. Harold Brodkcy, Barton G r e e n berg, Seymour Colin, Ray Simon, Al Sophir, Stanley Fisk, Maurice Pepper, Ben Kaslow, Allen Cutler, Morton Richards, Robert Koopcr, Lawrence P a z o l , Harold Poll a c k , Jack E p s t e i n , Steve Riekes, Henry Greenberg and Maynard Greenberg. Mrs. Fiedler noted that contributions of cash or merchandise are still being accepted. Anyone wishing to make a donation is asked to call one of lL^!.™^ 11
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Debated at Omaha U. Sunday "Resolved: U. S. Presence in Asia Is Necessary to Preserve World Peace" will be debated at the third in a series of four lectures in the current World Affairs Institute at the University of Omaha. The debate by James Robinson and D a v i d Keith Hardy will bo presented Sunday, October 15, at 8 p.m. at the University of O m a h a Auditorium. Taking the affirmative side in the debate will be James Robinson, NBC Asian correspondent for 10 years. Mr. Robinson is now NBC's man in the State Departemnt, setting what he calls an "inside view" of g l o b a l events from Washington.
The negative side of the debate will be presented by David Keith Hardy. Mr. Hardy has been, in and out of Asia constantly since he first went there in 1943 as a British Commando, remaining as a BBC correspondent for China and Southeast Asia. His other posts have included director of Broadcasting to the Middle East and Asia for UN Radio; director of Special Projects for Time and news analyst for NBC Free tickets to (lie lecture scries arc available to members of the Jewish community by calling tlic Jewish Community (Ynler, 3I2-13GC.
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Tel Aviv (JTA)—An unexploded bomb containing five kilos of powerful explosives was found in the United States Embassy here and dismantled by police experts.
Police said that the bomb had failed to explode by_the margin of only one minute. It was made up of five metal pipes, each containing one kilogram of high explosive and joined together by wires with a detonator which was triggered by a Japanesemade clock to go off at exactly 3 p.m. local time. The clock stopped at 2:59 p.m., just GO seconds before. Investigation revealed that the bomb was actually in the embassy for nine days before it was discovered. It had been placed in a black plastic bag and checked in the cloakroom of the embassy library. When it was not claimed after two days the bag was moved to the embassy office. Workers there became suspicious when a claimant still failed to appear for an item that seemed to them "rather heavy" for its size. A security officer checked its contents and called the police when he discovered they were explosives. Israeli sources do not overlook the fact that the bomb may have been placed in the embassy by Arab extremists as a means of undermining U.S.Israel relations. , Security Precautions Effective immediately visitors to the embassy and library will have to check their parcels and portfolios at the entrance to the building and will have to identify themselves. The parcels will not bo inspected. Those checking property will receive a special receipt which they will have to surrender when they retrieve their property after their visit to the building.
Meet Oct. IS A meeting of the Omaha Jewish Youth Committee, a cooperative committee of the Omaha Jewish Federation and the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, will be held at noon Wednesday, October 18, at the Jewish Community Center, Norman Halm, chairman of the committee, has announced h in addition dd that to a summary of current activities of the high school groups, new committee gp, members will be acquainted with the many aspects of teen programs. New plans and programs will also be discussed. Among those serving on the Omaha Jewish Youth Committee are Robert Hurwltz, James Guss, Arnold Breslovv, Edward A. Rosen, Earl Siegel, Howard Kaslow, Harry Colick, Steven Riekes, Irving Epstein, Paul Crounse, Morris Fellman, Jay Stoler, Hubert Monsky, Edward E. Milder and Edwin G. Milder. Other m e m b e r s include Mines. Yale Trustin, Lucille Zelinsky, Richard Goldman, Calvin Newman, Daniel Katzman, Mover Kaplan, Dan Goodman, Gilbert Aronoff, Meyer Halprin and Steven Dloogoff. Serving as ex-officio members of tho committee are the rabbis of the local synagogue congregations