Discuss JCC Plans Omaha—The first in a series of Town Hall Meetings to discuss plans for the new Jewish Community Center, will be held
Thursday, May 20, at 8 p.m. at the JCC, 20th and Dodge. The'Health and Physical Education Program Study Com-
mittee will report the results of their four month study, and will present the activity and facility recommendations they
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Omaha — Mrs. Earl Marvin, national president of the National Council of Jewish Women, Will be in Omaha, Tuesday, May 18, to address the noon luncheon meeting of the Omaha Chapter, NCJW at the Highland Country Club. Mrs. Marvin gained wide recognition for her leadership in the general and Jewish communities, and served for 8 years as national vice-president of NCJW prior to her election as president this spring. New Officers New officers for the Omaha chapter will bo installed at the meeting. The officers include: President, Mrs. David Meyers; Vice-Presidents, Mmes Hubert Rosenblum, Kenneth R o s e n , Steven Rosenblatt, M a r v i n Kohll, L e s l i e Schnelderman; Treasurer, Mrs. Morton Frank; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Robert Greenman; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. A. David Goldstein; Financial Secretaries, Mmes. Martin Lehr, David D, Weinberg, Solomon Schwartz, Stanley Malashock, and- Ben Nachman; P a r 11 amentarian, Mrs, Justin Manvitz; Ex-Officloj Mrs. D a y i d Fredericks, Directors, Mmes. Joe Lipton, Charles Monasee, Robert Levine, Alan B l o t c k y , Edward Malashock, and Richard M a r tin. Honorary President, Mrs. Harold Farber; H o n o r a r y
Mmes. Justin Horwich, Marshall Bernstein, Barry Zoob, Allen Passer, Barry Kosloff, Avrum Greenberg, Bradley Berman, Mike Feldman, Michael Mogil, Jon Okun, Thomas Fellman, Arnold Stern, Gary Goldstein, and Leonard Friedel. Accompanists are Mrs. Stephen Penner and Mr. Glen Colton. Chairman of the Project is Mrs. Millard Seldin. Mrs. Bernard Sax is Director.
Mrs. Earl Marvin Vice-President, Mrs. L l o y d Friedman. Style Show A children's style show, featuring clothes from Lollipop Lane will be presented. Modeling will be Andrea Arnold, Beth Blotcky, Debby Colin, Cindy Kohll, Paula Friediand, Betsy Fjedricks, Julie Novak, Cindy Weiss, Wendy R o s e n b l a t t , Tracey Seldin, Jeanne Weiner, Marcy Rosenblum, Lisa Ann Manvitz, Susan Lehr, and Debby Martin. Boys modeling will bo David Kohll, Alan Krasne, Bill Meyers, Mike Sophir, and Ted Lubin, Thouplng Theater . ! Council's Trouping Theatre will present their traveling children's show. Cast members are
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Omaha—Mr. Y. Patt, Director of the Israel Aliyah Center. In Chicago, will be in Omaha Thursday, May 20, to speak with members of the community considering aliyah to Israel. Born, raised and educated in Bailistock,' Poland, Y a a c o v Patt came'to Israel in 1939 at the ago of 10. During Israel's War of Independence, Mr. Patt served as a Unit Commander and. helped defend Latrun and tho Western Galilee. In 1950, he became Supervisor at the Immigration end Absorption Department of the Jewish Agency. Mr. Patt held this post until 1955 when lie was appointed Officer in charge of employment and vocational training at the Rehabilitation Center of tho Min<
istry of Defense. In 1961, he was promoted' to Chief Pensions Officer and Deputy Director at the Rehabilitation Department." In September, 1970 Mr. Patt took leave of absence from his present position at the Ministry of Defense to become Regional Director of the Israel Aliyah Center in Chicago. The Israel Aliyah C e n t e r serves as an Information and .Guidance Center f o r people who are interested in living in Israel and helps process those persons who desire to become Olim. . Anyone interested Jn meeting with Mr. Patt should call Mrs. Yager at 342,1366 to arrange for an appointment,
Awards At the meeting, awards will bo presented for those volunteers* who'have participated in Council's community service projects this past year. Projects sponsored by the Omaha Section are Camp for Visually Handicapped Children, the neonatal audio screening project at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Trouping Theatre, Thrjft Shop, volunteer services at the Omaha Sight Center, the Omaha Hearing School, Nebraska Psychiatric Institute, Senior Citizens Club at the Jewish Community Center, Veteran's Hospital, and tho Dr. Sher Home for the Aged. Reservations for the luncheon may be made with Mrs. F . Ronald Cohn at 391-5129, Mrs. Gerald Cohn. at 556-1541, or Mrs. Justin Horwich at 3935387. RECEPITON On Tuesday evening between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. a.reception will be given by the Omaha Section of the National Council of Jewish Women in honor of visiting N a t i o n a l President Mrs. Earl Marvin at the Regency Lake and Tennis Club, 606 Regency Parkway.
News Flash New York (JTA) — Professor Mikhail Zand and 24 other Soviet Jews have been given permission to leave the Soviet Union, it was reported this week. According to the information, the decision to let the 25 leave was reached by the special police commission set up by the Soviet government in March to speed applications for emigration by Jews. There was no immediate identification of the 24 Jews nor any official confirmation by Soviet or Western sources that permission-to leave was granted.
have developed. The meeting will then be open to reactions and suggestions from the floor. Irvin Yaffe, chairman of the committee, noted that the committee lias developed an extensive program of physical education services for all ages. "Wo think it is a comprehensive design, but we want to know what others think. Are we providing for all interests? Are we over-stressing a particular activity? H a v e we missed anything? The Town Hall meeting has been planned so that every member of the community has an opportunity to make his. wishes known," Mr. Yaffee explained "We urge everyone interested in the athletic program plans for the new Center to attend this very important meeting," he said. Four sub-committee reports will be included in the report of Health and Physical Education new center planning study report. The s u b - c o m m i t t e e members are: Prc-school and Children • Sandra Kohll, chairman; Arnold Stern, Marilyn Bernstein, Joe Kirshenbaum, Nelson Gordinan, Ellie Sherman. Health Club "'" Leonard Segal, chairman; Eli Zalkin, H a r o l d Cooperman,
Irvin Yaffe Sam Katzman, Murray Newman, Truman Clare, B e r n i e Meyers, Esther Gordman, Joe Rice, Rachael Bleicher and Rose Pillor. Jr. High and High School Marvin Steinberg, chairman;' Jerry Rosen, Pauline Alberts, Howard Vann, Pam Greenberg, Steve Nepomnick, Lloyd Friedman, Mark Greenberg, Shelly Lewis, David Meyers. Young Adult, Adult j and Older Adults Steve Lustgarten, chairman; Robert Kully, Richard Robinson, Louis Paul, Barton Green* berg, Jack Baker, Ed Belgrade, Dick Zacharia and Don Fiedler,.
I to Honor A. Edgar Omaha—Cantor Aaron I. Edgar,will be honored by Beth El 'Synagogue on "the occasion of his 35th anniversary as cantor for the congregation. Cantor Edgar will bo feted at the annual 'dinner meeting, Sunday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the synagogue social- hall. Cantor Edgar comes from a European Chassldic background, and was reared in Detroit, Michigan. He sang in many choirs as a youth, and when his voice matured, studied for the Hazzanute. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and has had extensive training as a Cantor. He held positions in Jacksonville, Florida and Des Moines, Iowa before coming to Beth El in 1936. His son, Cantor Raphael Edgar resides in Silver Springs, Maryland. His daughter, Mrs. Henri (Leah) Frischer, makes tier home in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Saul Graetz are chairmen of the dinner meeting. Members of t h e i r
Cantor Aaron I. Edgar committee include Mmes. Nor* man Whitman, Allan Wolfson. Sam Ban, Harry Ferensteiu and Steven Silver. ; ; |. • Rabbi Myer S. Kripke will serve as master of ceremoniei for the evening. A special mu« sical program is planned. '•; Reservations may be made with Mrs. Ray Simon, 393-1663,
oines to Probe Plans for JCC If a greater number of perDes Moines—The n e w l y formed Community Planning sons wish to be heard than Committee of the Jewish Wel- time permits, a second.meetfare Federation will hold an ing will be scheduled for the following evening. . • • open meeting at 7:30 p.m. MonBased upon community senday, May 17, at the Jewish timent as expressed at the Community Center. meeting, the committee will Topic for discussion will be ' then make recommendations future plans for the Jewish to the Federation Board of r Community Center. Individual Governors. Harlan Hockenberg is chaircommunity members are invited to participate. Anyone man of the committee. At a who wishes to speak will be later date the committee will permitted a five-minute hear- review two other community ing at the meeting. Those who Issues: the possibility of a would like to address t h o joint adult Jewish education group aro requested to submit program, and ways'of imple« their names in advance to the menting c l o s e r coordination Federation Office, 244-3144. ' anting 'Federation agencies.'