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ATTENTION, WOMEN! Important Meeting; in the Women's Philanthropies Division Have Been Scheduled for
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1968 An Exciting Israeli Official Will B« the Guest Speaker at All 3 Meetings!
Reserve the Date Now! PACESETTERS' BRUNCH 11 A.M. Temple Israel Mnios. K. Brodliey, K. Koct;. C.'o-Chnirrnen
YOUNG WOMEN'S INITIAL GIFTS LUNCHEON 1 P.M. Koine of Mrs. Howard Vann 2013 South OS In Street Minos. J. Kirslicnbiumi/It, Fellrmm, M. Sol/man, Co-Chairmen
BUSINESS WOMEN'S DIVISION DINNER G P:M. Chnnipaiino Hour 0:^0 P.M. Dinner Jictll F.I Syn.-iKOKiie
Mrs. Julia Jacobs, Chairman
0U1ST SPEAKER ABBIE'BEN-ARI Director of Israel Government' Tourist Office in New York
Israel BiasUnited Nations, N. Y. (JTAI— Israel was under criticism from the State Department and from the United Nations Commission on Human Rights for its policy of destroying homes ot Arabs suspected of s h o 11 e ring and otherwise aiding Arab terrorists. Robert McCloskey, the State Department spokesmen, reiterated that Israel mast observe the Geneva convention and protect all residents of occupied Arab territories. Article 27 of the Geneva convention stipulates that- civilians shall at all times be "humanely treated and
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shall be protected especially against violence or threats." Mr. McCloskey and other U. S. olficials referred to the Geneva convention in response to inquiries about the United States attitude toward the Israeli policy. The Human nights Commission approved the text of a telegram to the Government of Israel proposed by India, Pakistan and Yugoslavia—calling on Israel to halt immediately such acts as the reported destruction of "homes of Arab civilian population inhabiting the areas occupied by the Israeli authorities." The telegram text was approved by a show of hands vote of 17 for, one (Israel) against and seven abstentions (Austria, Italy, New Zealand, the Philippines, Sweden, Britain and the United States).
"Living for the Sixties," a new Israel Reply film-series, will be 'shown every Monday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Jerusalem — Israeli officials at the Jewish Community Cen- said that the practice of blowter, starting Monday, March 18. ing up houses where Arab sabPrepared by the New York oteurs lived or illegal weapons Slate University, the series of 20 'were found was carried out in half hour films are for men and line with the duty of an occupywomen of retirement age. The ing power to protect the peace films present ideas on how to of the local population as readd meaning and enjoyment to quired by the Geneva conventhe years which are no longer tion. governed by a 9 to 5 work The officials added that such schedule and the demands of actions were legal in the ocgrowing children. cupied West Bank and the Gaza •Subjects covered by the films Strip under British regulations include Social Security and which have not been abolished. Medicare; Physical Exercise; They added that acts of saboVolunteer Work; Second Ca- tage perpetrated by organizareers; Adult Education; Money tions whose avowed aim was to Management and many others. create bloodshed and destrucIn addition to the "Living for tion in the occupied areas must the Sixties" films, an Israeli be treated as acts of war. The Jerusalem municipality Cultural film will also be shown ot each Monday session. There and the Israel army meanwhile is no charge for admission and made prompt payment of comall Senior Citizens are invited to pensation to A r a b s w h o s o attend these film presentations. homes were d a m a g e d when Further information about the Army sappers blew up a houso series is available from Carl belonging to a captured El Fatah leader in East Jerusalem. Westling, 342-1366.
Last June, it was the Six-Day War in the Middle East that was making the news, and David Schoenbrun was there covering tl»> story. In 1950, he was in the Middle East covering the Sinai Campaign; and in 11)48, he was there, reporting on Israel's War of Independence, just as he was a bit earlier during the historic fighting of the Haganah. In Omaha on March 27 On Wednesday, March 27, Mr. David Schoenbrun, prize-winning journalist-historian, will be in Omaha, telling about his experience in the Middle East, and about the critical days through which Israel is living right now. The occasion will be the Inaugural Dinner of the 111(18 Jewish Philanthropies-Israel Emergency Fund Campaign at the Highland Country Club. Also in attendance, according to Daniel Kat/.man, General Campaign chairman, will be local Jewish community leaders and members of the Initial Gifts divisions. Confidant
Schoenbrun, an internationally famous television and radio news correspondent for IWQ decades, has participated in toplevel conferences with world leaders, and has been a confidant of Israel government officials. A former chief of the CBS Washington Bureau, and later chief European correspondent for the CBS network, he is now world affairs correspondent for the Metromedia network. He is the author of the highly ac-
a Sixpence' is on James Roddy will head the cast of 40 lively singers and dancers in the JCC production of "Half A Sixpence" which will be presented at the Jewish Community Center in April. Based on the popular novel
James Koddy "Kipps" by H. G. Wells, about the adventures of a happy-golucky store clerk suddenly lilted into genteel society by an inheritance, "Half A Sixpence" is the skimming song and dance tale of a male Cinderella who finds that rising in the world can have its discomforts. The production is under tho direction of Ira Raznick. Tickets for the five performances of the Center production are now on sale at the Jewish Community Center.
claimed book entitled "The Three Lives of Ciarles l)v Gaulle." Two Appeal!)
"We are anxious to hear Mr. Schoenbrun's analysis of world politics as it affects the Jewish state, and learn more vital facts about what Israel faces in the near future," said Daniel Katzman. Mr. Katzman explained that this year's drive combines two powerful appeals—one for the Jewish Philanthropies and the other for the Israel Emergency Fund. "Israel is staggering under the tremendous burden of maintaining a fully mobilized army. She is unable to maintain the former pace of support to vital health and welfare services," Mr. Kal/.mnn emphasized. "The job facing Omaha Jewry [ is to do its utmost share to f alleviate the critical situation, f and give Israel its financial sup- \ port for its welfare services, i and its program for refugees and newcomers."
David Schocnbrun
Jerusalem (JTA)—A completely negative attitude by Egypt. toward talks with Israel was communicated by Dr. Gunnar Jarring, the special United Nations emissary to the Middle East, to Foreign Minister Abba Eban at a meeting here. It was learned, nevertheless, that Dr. Jarring, who brought his negative report from a five-hour meeting in Cairo last Thursday, did not consider his mission as having been forced to an end. He plans to leave for Cyprus, where he has his headquarters, and from there he will go to Amman, for more talks with Jordanian officials. , Informed sources said that Dr. Jarring had invited Egypt to send representatives to Cyprus for talks with Israel. However, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmud Riad was reported to hava said, alter meeting with Dr. Jarring, that Egypt rejected any form of talks, diiect or indirect with Israel. Mr. Eban reiterated to the Swedish dilomat that Israel would cooperate in any Jarring invitation to lace-to-face talks.
New York (JTA)—Rep. Emanuel Celler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told a Madison Square Garden rally that the United States immigration laws should be revised to permit admission of Jews from the Soviet Union if and when they are allowed to leave. The rally was organized by the American League for Russian Jews, "During the Nazi years, we kept our immigration barriers strongly in place because we didn't believe," Rep. Celler declared. "There is one thing we must do now and that is to make it possible—now—that should there be an exodus from Russia, our laws be so shaped that we can, in a minimum of time, permit a goodly portion of the
Jews of Russia to enter thi3 land of asylum, just as we did in Hie case of the fleeing Hungarians and Cubans. For wo must support and keep to thq hope that Kosygin. who.at one time expressed the willingness to permit Jews to -join their families elsewhere, would keep his word, if not through any sense of honor, then through a sense of shame induced by tha volume of protest." The New Yorker said that "it is my purpose in legislation I have already introduced, to prepare for such emergepcy. I do this by proposing to give tho Attorney General discretion to permit entries by pa. rolling people into the United States. WB act outside of any inflextblo numerical limitation or percentage."
The Omaha Jewish Federation, realizing the value of a camp experience for each child, offers subsidies to help de"fray expenses at the Esther K, Newman Camp. Tliose needing this assistance are urged to utilize it for the enrichment of the lives of their children. For further information contact Mrs, Harvey Toub, 342-1366, ext. 34. AH inquiries will be hpld in strictest confidence.