Des Moines to Be Cited at CJFWF Assembly Des Moines—The Jewish Wel- positive sense of Jewish Identifare Federation will receive a fication among dozens of Jew1971 Honorable Mention. Award ish y o u t h through informal at the Council of Jewish Fed- summer programs. erations and Welfare Funds More than 1,500 Jewish lead(CJFWF) General Assembly, ers, representing 230 J e w i s h meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. Federations and Welfare Funds 10-14. are expected to attend. . Tlwaward, given by the Wil- Representing Des M o i n e s liam J. Shroder Award Com- will be Messrs. and • Mmes. mittee to a community with a •Mose Waldinger, Sid R u b i n , Jewish population gf less than Harlan Hockenberg, S a n d or 5,000, wUl be presented on Sat- Sherman, David Bear^ Gary Rubin,' and Ron Daniels. Also urday evening, Nov. 13. Des Moines is being honored Rabbi and Mrs. Irving A. Weinf O r its Jewish Identification gart, James Marvocis, a n d program, which has created a Laurence Fagin.
THE JEWISH PRESS Serving Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha Vol.- U*-No. 0
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"Freedom Bus1 Coming to Pictures al right. * meetings with all interested • Omaha — Two young Soviet members of the local youth Jewish activities now living in community. Ilia' Wolk, 27 and Tsipora Israel, will be in Omaha next week and will speak at a com- Wolf, 25, have joined Amerimunity-wide meeting, S a t u r - can Jewish youth leaders in a day, October 30, at 8 p.m. at transcontinental " F r e e d o m Temple I s r a e l , 7023 Cass Bus" tour of the United States. Street. At 9:30 p.m. the young She bus began its two month Soviet Jews will hold special journey leaving Seattle October 13. The'tour'Will'end in Washington, D1C. December 13. Durthe two month tour the bus Two Soviet Jews ing will stop at various cities to mass rallies • and other Fired From Jobs stage activities in support of the libLondon (JTA)—Two of the eration'of Soviet Jews. five Jews who had a confronAccompanying the visitors on tation with Soviet Politburo of- the tour will be three American ficials recently over the lag in Jewish student leaders—David processing visa applications Twersky, 21, -co-editor of the Tsipora Wolf have, been fired from their Jewish Students News Service, "' jobs, Jewish sources in Rus- N.Y.; Jay Blum, 22, a leader • sla report. The two- are Pavel" of the Jewish Students Union Goldstein andJJoris'Orlov, both of Philadelphia, - and M o n a Activists who had applied for Goldman, 22, a member of I h c "'emlgratidn visas'some time' Speakers* Bureau on Soviet . ago. Their dismissals followed Jewry of the Philadelphia Jewthe meeting in the Politburo ish Community Relations Counoffice at which a high official cil. told-the Jews that they had a The Freedom Bus is being Omaha—Invitations were mailed this week fight to apply -for visas and sponsored by the American to Omaha Jewish Women to attend the.third - the State had the right to turn Zionist Youth Foundation in coannual "All Israel" Fashion Show and Lunchthem down. operation with the American eon sponsored by the Omaha Women's Division -' Jewish sources in Russia also Conference on Soviet Jewry. ' \ reported that three Jewish fam- Funds raised in the Omaha of Israel Bonds. The November 11 event will be hold at the ilies In Crimea were suffering Freedom walk will be used to severe harassment and feared support the Freedom Bus tour. Blackstonc Hotel. The show will be staged and acccsorizcd by J. L. Brandels; with Elaine the possibility of physical vioOne of the major objectives Jabenis serving as commentator. Admission to r lence as a consequence of hav- of the tour will be to collect a ' ing applied for exit visas. half-million signatures to a the Fashion Show will be with a minimum pur* According to' tho sources, 'Let My People Go' Manifesto, chase of $250 in Israel Bonds. Luncheon cost Mrs. Elizabetha Zhukovski, a urging ihe release of Soviet will be $3< Mrs. Barton Grcenberg is Fashion mother of two, was told "peo- Jews who wish to emigrate to Show Chairman. Mrs. Isaac Nadoff Is chairple like you should be killed Israel. This 'Will be presented man of the Women's Division Campaign. Mrs. Greenberg noted that during the long* without mercy" when she ap- to officials in Washington in and seemingly endless period of time when plied for the character refer- culmination of the journey. ence necessary for all visa apA-unique featuro of the tour • pllcants. wifl be its "relay operation," ' Arkady Shtelnbuk was told in involving student leaders in all the factory where he worked of the cities visited. At each that it was "a pity the time" stop, some 12 to 15 of these has passed when people like leaders will board the bus, you were executed." (Continued on Page 2)
Ilia Wolk
'All Israel' Fashion Show Planned for November 11 crisis after crisis has flared in Israel—when world attention has focused on the serious problems confronting that nation—Israel has shown a growing leadership in the fashion world and is today an important fashion source. A generation of designers who immigrated to Israel from more than 70 countries brought with them their craftsmanship learned in their countries o£ origin. All of tlus is blended into the manufacture of clothing that has excited the fashion world. . - t. Reservations for the "All Israel" Fashion1" Show and Luncheon may be made with the Israel Bond office, 920 City National Bank Building, 341-1177. »
Men Urged to Volunteer for LOVE Project at Sher Home . Omaha — LOVE volunteers maximum benefit to home reststarted their first week of serv- dents. Men are particularly ice at the Dr. Philip Sher Home needed, primarily in the evefor tho Aged by providing an ning hours but also In the dayenjoyable bingo game on Mon- time, to help with the various day; and continued through a programs or just visit, said week of varied activities. The residents participated in Mrs. Ervln Simon, chairman at various cra'fts, discussed the LOYE. LOVE members pay no duos, beginning of their own newspaper and above all, enjoyed the but must meet two requirecompanionship of friendly visi- ments. They must attend an orientation for volunteers and tors. LOVE (League Offering Vol-' they must work on a regular : unteers for the Elderly) mem- basis, weekly, monthly or bi « bers are at the Home Monday monthly. through Thursday, 9 to 11:30 Orientations for new workers a. m. 1 to 3:30 p.m., and 7 to will held at atthe theHome, Home, Sunwill be" be held Sun- <* ' TlWr • -i < • '-' * ^ •' * ' ^<B* • 9 p.m. , ,, day, Oct. 24' at 2.p.m., and • ' I ' . "- ' ** p ^ -» » • •" ,-t ' t • J * (s-t , Many volunteers are now at thc.'AU Israel* Fashion Show, participating but many more, Monday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. Pros-1 (Pictured above pnrt of the collection.of. fashions to bo- shown> 1 are neededjor LOVE to.be.of,,- pcctlve volunteers i must attend • '(Lefty:3-pleceikrjlt pant sultr (center) black-diamond mink Coat and hat; (rlght)j gold knit short one of the, prlentatioa sessions* "