Rabin Tells Omahans, Won't Shoot First'
Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin was in Omaha Wednesday to speak at the Chamber of Commerce Public Affairs Luncheon. He also addressed a Jewish community meeting at Temple Israel. Pictured above greeting the Ambassador on his arrival in Omaha are from left—C. M. Newman, Ambassador Rabin, Israeli Consul Ehud Lador and Elmer Gross.
Omaha—In a press confer- we will not re-open fire," ence h e l d at Epply Airport, Rabin said. "Not tomorrow,' Wednesday, Ambassador Yit- not the day after tomorrow, zhak Rabin of Israel reiterated *• any date in the future as Israel's precarious position <^< *, i HS the other side does not * the Mid-East and.her.lv *v fire." peace in the future ^ Arab-Israeli conflict • The Mid-E?-' . **** ^ " ^ ' ^ , nave remained a local forced a "co." ,,.•»'p , it f l i c t," the Ambassador tion for the pas ...tfv"" said. "That would have been one which will li .. .>*''' -»'- better for the sake of peace in able time- in the •"" -,'' the the world and the countries inAmbassador said, b r a d ' s two volved. Unfortunately the Somajor concerns now are how to defend itself and how to re- viet Union has become involved with thousands of Rusduce the tensions, he added. On the eve of the end of the sian military advisers and 90 day cease-fire, Ambassador technicians since the Six-Day Rabin projected that the cease- War:" Rabin said the Arab-Israeli fire would be extended "at conflict has become a global least two to three months." "Egypt- and;'Russia are not one since the. Russian decision • , interested in a'resumption of to intervene. Ambassador R a b i n said a the conflict,-" Tie said. Of the two clauses in the most important factor in the cease-fire agreement, the no encouragement of Israel is the shooting clause has been hon- . support of the American peoored by both sides while the ple as well as other peace lov. military standstill clause has ing countries. : been "violated. by the Arabs "If the American people and continues to be violated," say 'To hell with the war' in the Ambassador said. free world might come to an "Even if the. cease-fire . end," he asid. "The U.S. has should end, as 1 o n g as the a role to' play in supporting other side does not open fire, small peace-loving countries."
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Omahq Delegates to Participate InCJFWF .
Omaha—Delgates from Omaha will joirumore than 1,500 , Jewish leaders from communities throughout the United States and Canada at the 39th General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds (CJI-'WF) at the Muehlebach Hotel in Kan' sas City, Missouri, November
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The five day assembly will bring, together representatives from 225 Jewish Federations •;,' and -Welfare Funds now serv; ing the social welfare needs of over 800 communities here and in Canada. The Omaha delegation will ; include Rabbi Isaac Nadoff, Mrs. Louis Jess. Harold Adler', Philip Bernstein ' Messrs. and Mmes. E l m e r Gross, Morley Zipursky, MorFollowing will be made than : timer Greenberg, Paul Veret, 50 sessions and workshops deC M . Newman, Howard Kaslow and Robert Gerelick. Mrs.; voted to the broad range of so'••... Gerelick will also participate cial welfare p r o b l e m s , at • in the convention of the Amer- home, overseas and in Israel. ; ican Jewish Press Association On the local community levwhich will be held in conjuncel, sessions will deal .with the tion with the CJF\VF Assemproblems of financing local bly. The changing . needs of the • services and a reappraisal ot : Jewish community both here"' essential domestic services and abroad; the problems of There will be. institutes and Jewish education and identification; the involvement of workshops on Jewish identity college youth;, the social, wel- and commitment, college youth fare and health requirements /and faculty, Jewish studies and of Israel in a period of con-, outreach programs. tinuing crisis; and'the plight Additional sessions will deal of Jews in'Eastern Europe, J will be among the top prior- with new developments in Fed"ities, of the agenda considered eration r e l a t i o n s h i p s with United Funds; communicating by the delegates: The framework of the fiveday conclave will be set by SPECIAL •i Philip Bernstein of New York, ; PROGRAM NOTE executive vice-president of the An interview with AmbasCouncil, in his keynote adsador Yitzhak Rabin will be' dress. "Major Issues. Facing aired Sunday, November 8, ".' • Jewish Communities in tha As*. at 5:30 p.m. on WOW TV. : I senibly."•.,..,-
with the Jewish Community, stressing the problems and potentials of American Jewish weekly newspapers; urban affairs and public welfare issues. The drug abuse problem and the community response to it. campaigning in 1971,. and youth leadership sessions will command considerable attention by delegates. On the international level, delegates will e x p l o r e the needs of Israel in light of its mounting social, educational and welfare needs, as well as the condition of Jewssiii Eastern Europe, especially Soviet Jewry. •' —
Omaha—Temple Israel, Nebraska's oldest synagogue, will inaugurate observance of its 100th anniversary with a series of events starting November 13. Founded in 1871 when Omaha was a frontier.outpost, Temple Israel will bring distinguished speakers to Omaha to participate in a Centennial Sabbath Discussion Series. A centennial banquet in May 1971 will conclude the anniversary observance. Dr. David II. Wice, who occupied the Temple Israel pulpit from 1933 to 1941, will open the. discussion series November 13. Since 1947, Rabbi Wice has served as rabbi of Congregation Rodcph Shalom, Philadelphia',' and has filled many positions. of leadership nation-
Mrs. S. Isaacson 71 Women's Campaign Des Moines—Mose Waldinger, president of the Jewish Welfare Federation, has announced the appointment of
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Mrs. Stanley Isaacson as chairman ot the Women's Division of the 1971 Ail-In-One Campaign. Mrs. Isaacson served on the Women's Division Cabinet iri 1970 and has held various posts in previous campaigns. She and her husband participated in' the 1963 Young Leadership Mission to Israel sponsored by the United Jewish Appeal. __ Mrs. Isaacson has served; on the boards of Tifereth Israel Women's League and Brandeis University Women's Committee. She has served as a guide at the Des Moines Art Center and as chairman of the Junior Art Museum. She also.has been active in the Des Moines Volunteer Bureau. She attended the University of Iowa, received a bachelor's degree from Drake University and a master's degree from Stanford University. The Isaacsons have three children.
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