Sioux City to Voteon Press The Board of the Sioux City Jewish Federation will t a k e formal action next week on the proposal to merge tho bi-weekly Sioux City News Letter with the weekly Jewish Press, The action will be taken- at a meeting Wednesday, November 19, at 8 p.m. at the Sioux City Jewish Community Center; Formerly serving the Jewish community of Omaha, the Jewish Press has (his year expa>ded to serve other Jewish communities In the area. Contractual arrangements h a v e been completed with the Des•. Moines and Lincoln Jewish communities, r Members of the Sioux City
Jewish community have been and as an influential force in receiving the Jewish Press on stimulating thought and coma trial basis so thatjhe reac- ment on modern Jewish life. tions of the community could Mr. Monasee p o i n t e d , out; serve as a guide for the deci- that the Jewish Press providsion of the board. ed local, national and internaAn open board meeting to tional news items and pic-, discuss the pros and cons of tures; editorial comment by the merger was held In Sioux leading writers; and a vehicle City November 6. Charles Mon- for the exchange of reader asee, chaiman of the Jewish views. He further noted the ! Press committee, and Mrs. Importance of the paper in' Robert Gerelick, editor of the stimulating Interest in the loJewish P r e s s , attended the cal philanthropies campaigns. meeting to discuss the pro- ; "There is no doubt in myi posal. mind," said: Mr. Monasee, Mr. Monasee noted the im- "that this weekly.paper in the! portance of a readable news- homes of all Jewish families, in j p a p e r dedicated to. keeping my community does the neces-; American J e w r y Informed, sary job of education to bring;
maximum results in our campaign. It can do the same job in Sioux City," he said. The proposal to include Sioux. City in the regional paper, was made on the same financial basis assumed by the Omaha Jewish Federation for m a n y years, and recently accepted by the' Des Moines and Lincoln Jewish communities—a yearly .subscription fee of ?5 pec family. The cost to Sioux City, if the merger is approved, will be $2,623 for 565 subscriptions. Including Uio additional expense of engraving charges for Sioujt: City pictures, the merger will: cost approximately $2,009 more
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of rabbinic training. We now. expect our rabbinic.students to gain that basic command in the Hebrew language environment of Israel." He observed that "one can-' not be a rabbi without being deeply immersed In the life and spirit of Israel. The year in Israel for our rabbinic students will insure that every Reform rabbi whom we will ordain will possess a close knowledge of Israel" and "will further enrich and deepen the strong ties between -American Reform Judaism and the land and Ideals of Israel." •
Dr. Carl V o s s , -prominent Protestant clergyman and one of the founders of the American Christian Palestine Committee,'jvill be the guest speaker at an informal gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julius K a t z m a n , 2004 South Note Correct Address 2004 South 85th Avenue 85th Avenue, Omaha, Sunday, November 23, at 8 p.m. The get-together of friends
Des Mokes Campaign Heads Mamed ». H. Hockenh&rg Women's Chairman \ Des Moines—Gary Rubin, chairman of the 1970 Campaign of the Jewish Welfare Federation, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Harlan as chairman of the Women's Division of the Campaign. : Mrs. Hockenberg has visited Israel twice, including a study m i s s i o n spon> 6 r e d by ,the Young Leadership Division of the United,Jewish Appeal. ; She has served on the board of the Iowa Jewish H o m e and the Tlfereth Israel JKAJB e n ! s L e a g u e . Mrs. Hockenberg attended the Uni-.i -Versltj?; of ManMr». Harlan Hockenberg the parents of a daughter and two sons. "We are especially fortunate to have someone with the background, and experience of Mrs. Hockenberg to servo as Women's Division chairman," Mr. Rubin said, "Her knowledge of Israeli with its problems of integration and absorption,, together with her experience with Jewish organ•hip. Her personal commitment to the goals of
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Spend ErsiYear in Israel ttew York < JTA)-Rabbinl cal students entering Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion will spend their first year in Israel concentrating on the study of the «Hebrew language and literature, Dr. Netfion Glueck, president of the Reform theological seminary announced. He said the innovation In rabbinical training would begin with the 1970-71 academic year which all first jrear students will spend at the HUC-JIR" school in Jerusalem. ' Dr. Glueck said that "a full Command of Hebrew is and will always remain the foundation
per year than the" News Letter, The Sioux City Jewish community was assured by Mr. Monasee that every effort will be made to include all local Sioux City news in the weekly publication, as has been done during the trial period. The contract will be open to yearly renewal or'termination. The Jewish Press, with Sioux City news included, will continue to be mailed to Sioux City J e w r y on the trial arrangement through the November 21 Issue. Thereafter, continued circulation will depend upon the action taken by the Board at the November 19 meeting.
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and supporters of the State of Israel' economic independence will mark the second phase of the Bonds for Israel program in Omaha. The theme.of the drive will be the current observance of Israel's t w e n t y first anniversary of statehood, underscoring the present position of Israel in s e e k i n g to solve new economic problems created by continuing hostilities in the Middle East. ''We are particularly concerned with a good Israel Bond record in Omaha in line with what is being accomplished in other communities around the country," Mr, Katzman said. _l'The..American Jewish community is expressing a true solidarity with Israel and we, in Omaha, are no less aligned with Israel. Today, as Israel moves into Its third . decade, the attainment of its economic goals represents an indispensable factor in Israel's struggle for permanent peace. , Reverend Voss has been a frequent visitor to Israel, dating back to Israel's struggles for independence in 1947. He
Marvin Pomerantz has been appointed as Advance Gifts chairman of the 1970 Campaign of the Jewish Welfare Federation, it was announced by Gary Rubin,] Campaign chairman; I • Mr. P o m e rantz, chairman of the J e w i s h Social Service I Commission of I the Federation; has recently re-: turned from a I United J e w i s h A p p e a l Study New York (JTA) — New Mis s i on? to* IsYork's Jewish voters, the largr a e l . He has est ethnic group in the city, served for sev? split sharply in the voting beeral years on the! tween victorious Mayor John Board of Cover-1 V. Lindsay and defeated Demo-" cratic candidate M a r i o Pro, nors of the Fed: cacclno.' The election results ;; jratlon, and. is leffectiivelyldemolished the convice-president of Tlfereth Israel Synagogue. ; cept of a "Jewish vote" in the Mr. Pomerantz, president of Great Plains Bag metropolis; Company, is a member vof the board of the In- " The New York Times dedustrial Bureau'of the Des Moines Chamber of clared that the closeness of Commerce and of the board of directors of the the election "seemed to result Paper, Shipping Sack Association, a trade organ- from the fact that Jewish voters—the city's largest group ization. . A graduate of the University of Iowa, Mr. of voters — divided In unpredictable patterns, sometimes Pomerantz Is married and has four daughters. . ."Mr. Poraerantz's capabilities are well-known favoring Mr. L i n d s a y and in the community," Mr. Rubin said. "I feel that, sometimes favoring Mr. Prothe Advance Gifts Division, which is of prime im- 'caccino; The New York Post said that portance to the overall success of the Campaign, the; election - "completed the trend—which had emerged hi recent years—toward a comefantz possesses botb these qualities in abun- plete fragmentation of the Jewish vote along income lines dance/' '
Dr. Carl Voss recently returned from an extensive tour of the M i d d l e ' East, during which he met with the leaders and citizens of Israel and' surrounding Arab lands. He is the author df "Rabbi and Minister" a recently published dual biography, of the late Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Dr. "John Haynes Holmes.''
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in all the boroughs." According to a sample polling taken byf the .Co1u m b i a Broadcasting System of men and w o m e n after they had voted, New York Jews who went to the polls gave 44 percent support to Mr. Lindsay in his reelection bid, 44 percent to Mr. Procacclho and 12 percent to State Sen. John Marchl, the - Republican-Conseryattve candidate.,,,'.., A National B r o a d c a s t i n g Company analysis showed that Mr. Lindsay got 62 percent of the high income vote, only 32 percent of the middle-income, and 63 percent; of the low income vote. That the Jewish vote may have divided along these economic lines was indicated by the fact that In the generally upper and middle-class heavily Jewish, area Mr.' Lindsay received 56.3 percent of the vote.