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Chanukah
The Hebrew word "Chanukah" means dedication. The Chanukah holiday commemorates the first successful revolt in history on behalf of religious liberty, It is a familiar story—the small band of faithful Jews who successfully rebelled against the despot Antiochus. It is an ancient.story with a relevant message for modern man. •
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May the spirit of rededication to these ideals fill the hearts of all on this Festival of Lights.
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Chanukah directs us to a way of life that is built upon dedication. Dedication to the kind of courage displayed by the Macabees. Dedication to ^religious freedom. Dedication to a Jewish heritage and dedication to a Jewish future.
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Terrorist Bomb Hits Dr. L Shapiro to Speak inDesMoines El Al Office in Athens
—Athens (JTA) — A-grenade i J t h d senger terminal of El Al, Is. rael's Airline, In downtown Athens last week by a hit-and' run Jordanian terrorist injured 14 persons and made a bloodstained shambles of the office. Police siezed the guerrilla who admitted throwing the lethal device and arrested a companion. The p o l i c e said the men would be charged with pre—meditatedarmechattack^Thejr added that more c h a r g e s would be filed if any of the . victims died. Doctors at a local hospital dispaired of saving the life of two-year-old George M a s t o s
23 Israelis Die in November Itaids Tel Aviv (JTA)—The government reported that 22 Israeli soldiers and one civilian •were killed during November as a result of enemy activities, along the borders and ceasefire lines and the activities of saboteurs. Seventy-four Israelis were injured of whom 03 were soldiers. The .fatalities were slightly higher In November than in October when 18 Were killed.
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The tally of border incidents for November s h o w e d the: Egyptian front to be by far the ^inost active. There were 342 Incidents there from Nov. 9-29. The Jordanian front reported 169 incidents between Nov. 1629. There were only tea lncldents along the Lebanese,and Syrian frontiers between Nov. 8-29.
after an operation to remove .grenade iragments-f r o m hishead. He was waiting- with his p a r e n t s a n d five-year-old brother for a flight to Canada.' Only the father escaped injury.' All other victims were reported out of, danger. ' Grigorios Lazaridis, an advertising executive, saw a man rim from the El Al office and tackled him a f t e r a brief chase. He was identified as Elias-D c r^g a rBbetianr-asy-atailor from A m m a n and a member of a minor guerilla group. ' The police said he was carrying two other grenades when he was caught. After the capture,'police went to 'a hotel where they arrested Mansur Seifedin, and charged him with being an accomplice. In Amman, a spokesman for the little-known Arab guerilla organization, the P o p u l a r Struggle Front, said, '.'we. did it because El Al is an extension of the Israeli enemy." His said the g r e n a d e incident should serve as a warning to the public not to use El Al. El Al's head office in Jerusalem said that all flights to and from Athens will continue as usual. At the same time, the Israeli Government protested the i n c i d e n t to the Greek Government.; An El, Al spokesman said, "in spite of the vicious numerous attacks, El Al continues—and will continue—toJly on all its routes according to schedule. We do not anticipate any decrease in business. In fact, previous experience has shown the- opposite to bo the case."
Community-Wide Women's Institute Des Moines — Dr. Judah J. followed by buzz sessions and author, scholar "and a panel discussion. social analyst, wil speak at the "TarUcipanis" 7 second annual C o m m u n i t y Members of the Blue Ribbon Wide Institute of the Women's Panel are Mmes. Donald BluDivision of the Jewish Wel- menthal, Matthew Bucksbaum' fare Federation. The Institute and. Irving Wehigart. Buzz sesfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thurs- sion leaders are Mmes. Ronday, Deceme'br 11, will be held ald Daniels, Jack Levensky, Marvin Mazie, Milton Mark, at the Clubhouse of.Tifereth Morris Mandelbaum III, EuIsrael Synagogue. gene Mannheimer, D o n a l d Dr. Shapiro's, topic will, be, Pochter, Gary Fingert, Stan•Yduth-RebcUlon-—What?^J^yJsaacson, JRichard Rern- • stadt, Tom Urban and Louis Why?" His address will be Goldberg. Dr. Shapiro, currently visiting lecturer at Hebrew Union Dr. Judah J. Shapiro College in Los Angeles, Calif., serves leading national and international Jewish organizaOmaha . . . A complimentary tions as a consultant. copy of the newly published He has been national director book "Dynamic Genetic Coun- of B'nai B'rith Hillel FoundaDes Moines — The Young seling for Clinicians" has been tions, secretary of the National Leadership Group of the Jewgiven to the Jewish Commun- Foundation for Jewish Culture, ish Welfare Federation will ity Center Library,,by its au- director of cultural and educa- meet i6r dinner at 6 p.m. Wedtional ^reconstruction of the nesday, Dec. 10, at Rocky's thor, Dr. Henry f. Lynch, _ Dr. Lynch, Associate Profes- American Jewish Joint Distri- White Shutter Inn. , sor" and Chairman of the De- bution Committee (JDC) and Dr. Judah Shapiro, author, partment' of Preventive Medi- the Conference of Jewish Ma- scholar and social analyst, will terial Claims Against Gercine and Public H e a l t h at address the group at 7 p.m. Creighton Medical School, has many, and secretary of the Dr. Shapiro, a visiting lecturer Yivo Center ,for Advanced Jewfocused the book u p o n the at Hebrew Union Gollege in Los deep-seated emotional factors ish Studies. Angeles, Calif.,- will discuss the which are. frequently associHe studied at the College of concept.of the Jewish Welfare ated with knowledge of a ge- the City of New York, Colum- Federation. netic disease in the family. bia University, and the TeachMorton Bookey, president of The copy donated to the JCC ers Institute of Yeshiva Uni- • the Des Moines Federation, Library bears the following versity, and received his doc- will be present to answer quesw r i t t e n dedication by Dr. torate from Harvard Univer- tions from the group. Lynch and Anne J. Krush, a sity. Phil Schneider is chairman : Women of the community of the event. contributing editor; "To the li" -•brary of the Jewish Commun- who plan to attend the Instiity Center, where we were able tute- may make reservations to ferret out much material for through the Federation office, Sloux City Readers the chapter on Special Prob- 244-3144..Cost of the luncheon ,See Page 5 Jems, with your kind assist- Is $1.50..Mrs. David Bear Is chairman, of the event,-. once.
Lynch Gives Book To JCC Library
Young Leadership Dinner Meeting