Serving Council Bluiis, IPes Moines, Lincoln, Omaha Vol. JLXVIII—43
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Omaha . . . The Jewish * Community Center at 20th .and Dodge has been sold to 'Northwestern Bell Telephone : Company by the Jewish Federation of Omaha, Inc. The sale includes the Jew; i s h Community Center Bulld-
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. ing and parking lots "north and e a s t of the Center/ The, property occupies fiveeighths of a block east of 20th Street between Dodge Street and Capitol Avenue.. . Northwestern Bell will take possession between July, 1972
Neutra - Polsky Named New Omaha . . . A contract for architectural and engineering services on the proposed new Jewish Community Center, to be located at 95th -and Western, has been awarded to Richard and Dion Neutra and Donald P. Polsky, architects. The announcement was made this week by Daniel Katzman, chairman of the JCC_BuildfogjCQmmittec,-on-behalf— of tRe Jewish Fedcratlonof Omaha, Inc. ;:""~Mr. Katzman said construction may begin in 1971. The Jewish Community Center compleK will contain 75,000 square feet, devoted to physical,* cultural and art activities. Estimated costs of the project are $2,000,000. Mr. Polsky worked several years in Los Angeles with the late Richard J. Neutra, internationally recognized architect, whose son is continuing the activities of the firm. Mr. Polsky established his own practice in Omaha in 1964.
Jewish Museum Removes Black Panther Pamphlets .. NEW YORK (JTA)—The Jewish Museum has removed Black i; Panther pamphlets from a lobby display because" "quite a num" ber" of members and visitors objected to the party's anti-Zionism and alleged anti-Semitism. But museum chairman David Finn told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the board's decision was 1 not in any way in response to last week's threat by the Jewish Defense League to picket the museum if the Panther literature were not removed. , Mr. Finn, said he had not heard of the threat of the JDL, iwhlch considers the Panthers extremo anti-Semites. The chair-. ', man said there had been an agreement with the New York Artists ' Strike Against Racism, Repression and War not to include in its '.display any material "that is offensive to anybody of any religious persuasion." . The dissident artists, who include Panthers, charged the museum with censorship and unsuccessfully sought to add pro-Israel material to their display as a compromise. Among the "offensive" portions of the Panther material was an attack on "U.S. i warmongers In Vietnam, Cambodia and Palestine."
Teddy Kollek Gives Rave Review To New Film On Israel
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and July, 1973. H o w a r d P. Doerr, vice president and Nebraska general manager for Northwestern Bell, said that the telephone company had no definite plans for the site at this time. Elmer' Gross, President of the Jewish Federation, said that the Center plans, to stay in the building until completion of new'facilities within the next three years. The Federation has purchased a new site of 10-plus acres at 90th Street,. directly east of the Westroadsi Shopping Center. Nick Newman s e r v e d as Chairman of the Center building sales committee. B y r o n Reed C o m p a n y represented Northwestern Bell. II. A. Wolf -Gompnny-repFesentedHhe-iJew-ish Federation in the transaction at no consideration. The Jewish Community CenJCC Building at ter was built in 1025. Throughout its 45 years, the building served the needs of both the Jewish and the general community. During World War II, the building was a service center for servicemen stationed in Omaha. It was also used by a Philadelphia (JTA) - Nine number of civic groups in the members of the local branch of •city. the Jewish Defense League The purchase of the 96th .were served with criminal warStreet site was made possible rants by the Board of Educathrough the Initiative of the tion for occupying- the princilate Milton Livingston, and pal's office of Leeds Junior, completed through the Milton High School. The five adults and C o r i n n e S. Livingston and four youths were charged •with disorderly conduct for alFoundation. legedly blocking the office doors and attempting to tear the telephone from the wall. Rabbi Harold Novoseller, the group's leader, denied the Tel Aviv (ZINS)-Despite the charges.-He said the JDL had political 'incompatibilities' be- merely sought to present six tween Franco and Israel, Is- "suggestions" for protecting rael products in France are en- students from assault and theft joying a better market than by "troublemakers," including was the case years agoj accord- committing them to disciplinIng to well-informed business "ary schools, stationing policesources. According to the ana- men in the" public schools and lysts, 1970 will be an even bet- replacing "weak administrators." The arrests were beter year for Israeli products. lieved to be the first of JDL Previously France was 6th on the list of countries importing members here. Rabbi. Novoseller said the Israeli products. Now she occupies 5th place following the JDL had acted after school auU.S.A., England, West Ger- toriUes had allegedly failed to crack down on school violence.. many and Belgium.
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Principal Meyer Berkowhz said there had been no violence at •the school for two months. :,f;J
Paris Jews Plan Move to Israel Paris /JTA)—Many Jewish j ' families in the Belleville quarter of northeast Paris are planning to emigrate to Israel la the wake of recent violence In -• which Arab mobs wrecked 40; Jewish-owned shops and bat-: tied police for hours. According to the Israeli Consulate here, several dozen Jewish families from Belleville, have applied for information •; concerning immigration facillties and travel to Israel. The quarter has been calnv since the disturbances. But"po-r lice still patrol the streets, and a special guard has been post-; ed outside the local synagogue; which the Arabs'tried to set afire during the riots. Belleville Jews are mainly from, North Africa.
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femnltm Mayor Teddy Kollek (r) Inspects a sonrcnlr album of (hefilm,"His . jmi," at a prirate screening la Israel for 500 invited guests, Including Premier Golds Melr. "1 bnrtrit seen a betterfilmabout Jerusalem-ever," Kollek *ald. With him are (I to r) Frank H. JacobJOD, extcuttre producer of World Wltfo Pictures, thefilmana of, (be DlUy Grabam Association, which made (io tnle and OUT Borrow* President of World Wide, who etan la tbe film, of jhejita can be obtained on a free will offering bad* froniWorli! Wide ficfarei, 1313 Hennepta Arenue, Minneapolis, Minn, 65403, A "dta» logue" study gold* b available from the Inttmllglow Affairs Department American /tnlsa Commltttt, MS East ggftStte^Kw Yofr NXjOOH
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Omaha . . . . Mrs. Morton campaign months was due to ^Richards, newly elected presi- their recognition of the-priority dent of the Omaha Federation status of the Philanthropies of Jewish Women's Clubs, has campaign, and indicated their announced that the months of full support of the campaign March and April have been reserved on the Women's Feder- activities. \_ "I am pleased that this acation calendar for Jewish Philtion has been taken. The anthropies activities-. At a surnmer.board meeting Women's Division of the 1971 attended by the presidents and campaign is thus! assured that representatives of all local they can count on the complete Jewish women's organizations, support and participation of all ijt was agreed that no fund-rais- members of the Women's Feding events, other than Jewish eration In the coming camPhilanthropies, would bo schel- paign." uled for the months of March Other new officers of tho and April. Women's Federation include Mrs. Richards noted that the Mrs. Fred Brodkey, 1st viceunanimous agreemeniTdTThir ^esiaentTHMrsrSfthurGold women leaders to refrain from stein, 2nd Vice-president; Mrs. fund-raising events during the Morris C. Fellman, secretary.
Mrs. Morton Richards