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Diinicl Kat/nian has been mimed chairman of the 1!)(I8 Community KIIIKI Drive which includes the Jewish Philanthropies, [inifrri Jewish Appeal and Israi'l KnU'rj;«>iiey Fund campaigns, Harry Sirinmn, president of the Omaha Jewish Federation, announced (his week. . Maurice Gilnmre, cliainnnn of ~"~ '""" ' the 1!H>7 campaign, introduced Omaha. Married, and the father his successor at a meeting of of two children, Mr. Katzman the Federation Executive Board this week. Noting Ihe efforts has served as past chairman of exerted by Mr. Katy.mon during the Jewish Federation Budget the special Emergency cam- Commit tec. paign, Mr. Oilmore said. ''Dan - A statement issued to the Jewwas among the first members of ish Press in the lonn of an open the community to respond quicklv and completely to the-* crisis letter to the community, indi• this summer. A native? Omahan. cated Mr. Katzman's feelings lie has kept aware of the growing about the l'.Kiii campaign. Con local need.s and has demon- tents of the letter appear on etratcd his commitment to the this page. Jewish community in countless 19li7 Campaign Report ways. We face a must critical A report of the 1007 camcampaign year," Mr. Gilmore continued, "and we're grateful paign was presented to the Fedto Dan for assuming the respon- eration Board at the meeting sibility of this position of lead- this week. ership. The cuin'uinaiion of his In the regular campaign, a deep dedication and youthful total of 3,415 cards covered reenergy assures us of a success- sulted in a campaign total ofi ful, meaningful campaign. $409,02.'). Of that totnl, $07,9.1:5.12 Campaign Leader was produced by !,7;M cards A graduate of the University covered in the Women's Diviof Nebraska. Mr. Katzman sion. Mrs. Morris C. Fellman serves as President of the Com- served as the I!)(i7 Women's Division Chairman. modore Corporation, the nation's largest independent manThe special Israel Emergency ufacturer of iliobile homes and Fund Campaign, under the trailers, with headquarters in chairmanship of Harvey Fcrer,
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resulted in $507,750 from 1,150 cards. Mr. Sidman paid tribute to the 1907 campaign leaders for their tireless efforts in conducting the 19G7 campaign. "We were most fortunate," he said, "to have capable leaders such as these to direct our campaign activities during the difficult year just past."
When asked to accept the post of Philanthropies Chairman. I found that none of the obvious excuses for refusing to serve were' valid. For, in truth, we are all fully occupied in the pursuit of our careers and family responsibilities. To me the overriding factor is that the Emergency of June I!)(i7 still exists, and that it is timely that a man of my generation take the initiative in pointing up the gravity of the situation to my contemporaries. Although IIIK message of the need is no less important to Hiose kind people who'have always made (heir financial presence Known, it is critical that our community base ol philanthropy lie broadened through Ilic acceptance'of responsibility on tlic part of (lie men who have matured since World War II. In seeking answers to questions I know will be directed to me I attended, with my wife, the Inaugural of the 1908 United Jewish Appeal in New York on December 7, To Rabbi Herbert Friedman, the working, professional head of UJA fell the assignment o! summation, and the logic for the decision of continuing the emergency appeal: And then his logic for the decision of continuing the emergency appeal: 1. Israel's basic security problem. It apparently will take a "miracle" to (jet the Arabs to talk peace. 2. The need for rearmament: Only armed strength can deter an aggressor, and militarily Israel is weaker now than last June, particularly in aircraft. 3. Simultaneously, the sociological problems that must be solved: The 25,000 new immigrants next year; the continued settlement procedures of earlier immigration; the education of 250,000 illiterates; medical aid for the aged; youth services and housing are problems'of the moment. It is the burden of carrying these social welfare costs that Israel now shifts, temporarily, to the free world Jews, while she addresses herself to her military defenses. Finally, that more fighting is possible, on even a larger scale, and what we do now will show our will to reshape history. The subscription to the cause was magnificent. The pledges we heard announced, both for the regular and emergency phases of the appeal represented, for the most part, increases over 1907. The success in New York presages a successful campaign nationally. I recognize that our Omaha Emergency drive in 19G7 brought forth some funds that reflected sacrifice from the donors. On (he other hand I feel that the combined gifts of tin- majority of the members of our community can be repeated, and even Increased In consequence, once the message of the need is made known. It is my conviction that the mannet' and degree of dignity with which we will walk in out American communities is affected by how we now help Israel sustain its Statehood independence and self esteem, DANIEL KATZMAN
von Thadden. He told a press conference that Israel was endangering world peace by trying lo "impose its will" on occupied Arab territories. NM> Growth Van Thadden also asserted that the NDP has 27,000 members, including 1,500 soldiers presently in West Germany's armed forces, that it intended to enter candidates in every district in the country in the li)69 elections and would spend six to seven times as much in the next campaign as in the previJack Malon, humorist, actor ous one. This would indicate an New York fJTA)—A Ye-shiva professor of psychology at Ye- expenditure of nine to 10 mil- and master magician, will be University psychologist report- shiva University's Wurzweiler lion marks (between $2.25 mil- the special guest at a reception ed in a study just published here School of Social Work, based his lion and ?2.5 million). The ex- Sunday, December 17, at 8 p.m. that 17 percent of American. s t u d y , "Marriage Counseling: pected result, according to von at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jews intermarry and that Jews Psychology-Idcalogy," on a num- Thadden, would be at least 10 Sam Meyerson in Council Bluffs. end Catholics who marry out- ber of studies on intermarriage percent of the vote which would The reception has been planned eide their faiths run the highest made over the past 35 years in- send 50 or more NDP deputies in support of the national camrisk of divorce and conflict in cluding a book by the rabbi and to the Budestag, W e s t Ger- paign on behalf of Israel Bonds, sociologist Albert I. Gordon and the rearing of children. and is the only Israel Bond a survey made by Iowa State many's lower house. 1Dr, Victor J. Sanua, associate University. event to be held in Council Bluffs. His conclusions are that Jews Mr. Malon is a protege of the nnd Catholics are most hurt by world-famous magician, Blackintermarriage, that the rate of stone, and has appeared on Kalis One-Man Art broken marriages is more inmany top national television Show, Dec. 10-31 fluenced by lack of. religious shows, including The Jack identification of-one of the partPaar Show. A favorite entertainCinema I, 8 P.M. ners rather than by clashes of Washington, D.C. (JTA) — er in the Catskill Mountains, he December 17 religions values and beliefs and The White House lias anholds the distinction of having that approximately 75 percent nounced that Prime Minister Levi Eshkol will come to of the offspring of Jews who intermarry are not identified as Washington early in FcbruJews. rary on an "informal visit" Pressures as the guest of the President Dr. Sanua observed that while and they will discuss "topics there are no definitive studies of mutual interest." It is beof intermarriage divorce rates Announcement was made this event which honored the 12 past lieved that meetings between among Jews, information gath- week that the current Israel 'chairmen of the l o c a l Bond President Johnson and Mr. ered in his report shows that Bond D r i v e has resulted in Eshkol will take place on Jews marrying outside of their sales of $4(50,000 to date, and campaigns. Special guests inFeb. 7 and 0. faith gee their relatives less that there is little doubt that cluded Israeli General Amos Mr. Eshkol will probably regularly and "what is considsales will surpass the Horev and Israeli Opera star, stay in the Blair House, the ered more significant, feel the Omaha $500,000 mark when the cam- Soshana Shoshan. President's formal guest faunmarried can.be just as con- paign officially closes on DeIn making the announcement, cility across the street from tent as the married." It is also Mr. Greenberg noted that "this the White H o u s e , it v/as shown, the study said, "that cember 29The announcement was made is the first time the Omaha Islearned His visit was cateCatholics and Jews carry an adgorized as informal but he ditional burden in that both by Sam M. Greehberg, dinner rael Bond drive has reached groups have to cope with more chairman for the State of Is- this coveted plateau in the supwill be the guest of Presipressure from church and fam- rael dinner held last Sunday. A port of I s r a e l ' s e c o n o m y dent Johnson. capacity crowd attended the through investment in bonds. ily than do Protestants." ish and anti-American stance. Neo-Nazi .Support Bonn (JTA)—The first expression of support for Gen. de Gaulle's views on Israel and the Middle East to emerge from any Western political source was voiced here this week by the leader of the neo-Nazi National Democratic Parly, Adolf
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I • Paris (JTA) — President de Gaulle took a significant step this week in his new anti-Israel campaign by lifting France's Middle East arms embargo to the Arab nations while continuing it against Israel. The development came amid mounting criticism of the French leader for his anti-Israel, anti-Jew-
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the largest number of return engagements at the world famous Concord Hotel. Mr. Malon has t r a v e l e d throughout the United States and Canada for B'nai B'rith presenting a one-man humour program "A New Slant In Comedy." An accomplished actor, he was a member of the famous Henry Street Players in New York, and did a weekly radio program of J e w i s h comedy sketches. His credits also include two seasons in a series of plays by the Yiddish writer, Peretz.
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