THE JEWISH PRESS Serving Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha Vol. LI—No. 33
OMAHA, NEB. Fltl., APItIL, 28, 1972
Avrahani Harman to Confer Honor on Robert Feinberg Omaha—The Honorable Av« Further information.: • about raham Harman, President of the May 10 dinner honoring Mr. the Hebrew -University Jerusa- Feinberg is available by callThe group pictured above was among more than 100 marchers who participated in Omaha's "Walk in". 342-1366. tor Israel" last Sunday. The 24-mllc walk included some rest stops and lunch at Center West. A lem, Israel, and the former Isnumber of adults joined the teenage marchers In the walk which was designed to produce addi- raeli Ambassador to the United States, will be special guest tional funds for the Israel Emergency Fund campaign. at the Tribute Dinner, honoring Robert M. Feinberg, Wednesday, May 10 at the Hilton Hotel. In making the announcement, David Beber, dinner chairman said, "It certainly is a great privilege to our community to have so distinguished a man as' Mr. Harman as our . Omaha—Mrs. Lily Edelman, Mrs. Edelman has been deepguest." Mr. Harman will conDirector of B'nai B'rith's de- ly involved in education for iere the Honorary Fellowship partment of Adult Jewish Edu- many, years. She served as of the Hebrew University on cation and Editor of "Jewish Educational Director of the Robert Feinberg. Heritage" will be a featured East and West Association, an : The Honorary Fellowship of speaker at the conference on international educational orthe University is conferred by Continuing Adult Jewish Edu- ganization (1941-1950) and was;the Senate of the Hebrew Unication which will be held on versity, to those individuals ' Sunday, April 30 at Beth Israel formerly Executive Secretary 'who have been • outstanding of the National Academy for Synagogue from 9 a.m.' leaders in- the American JewAdult Jewish Studies of the The conference Is(sponsored United Synagogue (1953-1957). ish Community and who have by the Jewish Cultural Cominfluenced the cause of higher She also served as free lance thfrHondrabJe. . .: mittee of Omaha and Conferlearning in Israel. Avrahani Harman ence Chairman, Mrs. Phil Grad writer and editor of the U.S. 'noted that Jewish educators Department of State's overseas land leaders from communities information program. In other Midwest states are Mrs. Edelman has written National Solidarity Day expected to attend. many, books, numerous man-' uals arid articles dealing with \~ ~ ~ ' . aspects of Jewish education Mrs. Lily Edelman and other subjects. A graduate of Hunter College tion from Teachers College, Co(magna cum laude, Phi Beta lumbia. Kappa) ,Mrs. Edelman holds an Mrs. Edelman will address Omaha—Jews in Omaha will be able to participate in, Des Moines—Drake Students M.A. degree: in English Litera-; the Omaha Conference on the the Day of National Solidarity "for Soviet Jews at a comfor Israel, in its first year of ture from Columbia University topic "Reassessing' the Meanmunity-wide meeting to be held on Sunday night, April 30 campaigning on behalf of the and a Professional Diploma in ing of Israel for A m e r i c a n at 8 p.m. at Beth Israel. -United J e w i s h Appeal, has Adult Education Administra- Jews in Our Time." Solidarity Day has been called for by the Plenum of raised nearly $3,000. Next year the- National Conference on Soviet Jewry and will be obthe group hopes to double that served by communities across the country. amount.* Professor Irving Halperin, of San Francisco State ColThe UJA reports that the lege, will address the gathering. Drake average per gift of $18 1 This special Omaha program has been planned by the places the D r a k e campaign Jewish Community Relations Committee in cooperation with " among the leading colleges in the Jewish Cultural Committee. Des Moines—Marvin Pomeramount per gift. Omaha Jewry is urged to attend the meeting as a posiApproximately 20 s t u d e nts antz will be honored as "Man tive expression of solidarity with their brothers in the Soviet took part in solicitation. There of tho Year" by the Des Moines Union. were nearly 150 contributors. Lodge of B'nai B'rith at a banBob Tucker of Chicago, 111., quet at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 7, was campaign coordinator. An-, drea Schwartz is chairman of at Johnny and Kay.'s HyattHouse. Guest speaker will be 'Drake Students for Israel. Governor Robert D. Ray of Iowa. Mr. Pomerantz has been active in many types of communDes Moines—With fifty per in the effort to reach 4he rec- ity service. He is president of cent, of the 1972 Campaign com- ord goal of $1,100,000. T l f e r c t h Israel Synagogue, pleted, the Des Moines Jewish To date, 1,237 contributors • New York (JTA)—A spokes- chairman of the Commission on community is responding more have pledged a total of $5,552. man.for the Police Department Campaign Development of the generously than ever before to The same persons in 1971 gave said that efforts were contin- • Jewish Welfare Federation and the needs of Israel and to the $455,350. uing to apprehend the vandals a member of the Community heeds of Soviet Jews who wish Especially noteworthy is-the who smashed a dozen stained Relations Commission of the to immigrate to Israel. ' 140 per cent increase in giving glass windows'at the Chevra Federation. • '•:, . To maintain the record-shat- iiHthe Youth Division—a group Kaddisha synagogue in the Wiltering pace, those persons who of eighth through twelfth gradHe was general chairman of liamsburg section of Brooklyn. have not yet been approached ers. The w i n d o w s on the syna- the 1971 Campaign of the Fedto contribute must pledge at a Following is a detailed regogue's second floor were brok- eration. In 1970 he- was recipsimilar rate of increase. port of giving by Divisions, Marvin Pomerantz en last Friday between 2:30 and ient of the Young Leadership 7 Every contribution will count both in 1971 and 1972. 5:30 p.m. Police termed tho Award of the Federation. He has been a member of B'nai daughters. He was graduated act ''criminal mischief." from Roosevelt High School Division' ' N o . of Cards Mrs. Frieda Schwartz, the B'rith for many years* 1972 1971 Mr. -pomerantz is president and the University of Iowa in wife of the synagogue's care356,570 415,665 Pace Setter , . . . . . . . . . . ; . . 49 . taker, said that this was not and founder of Great Plains Iowa City. 18,295 16,235 Special Gifts .........'".... 40 • the first time the synagogue Bag Co., 2201 Bell Aye. -Ho is Toastmaster for the banquet, 15,005 12,180 Trend Setter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 had been vandalized. Noting president of the Paper Ship6,148 4,792 General Gifts ; . . . . . . . . . . . 202 that "a lot of money" had just ping Sack, Manufacturers As- will be Harlan Hockenberg. 8,619 5,808 .been spent to .repair, previous 6dciation.i t Heis a memberj pf The cost is $7.50 per .person. .damages,* .Mrs.i Schwartz, said,' tlit? board of the De^Moines Reservations 'may'-De njade 59,065 'Women . . . . . . » , . , „ . ; , „ , 718,^'AV 78,175 .''What 'can you dp? they're • Chamber bf i CoinnierceV; \; > < {, • 1,645,., >--->ij690 ' He and his wjfo havo'fdtuV savages.", -^ '.i • i'j,- '
Lily Edelman to Speak at Adult Education Meeting
Show Your Brothers that You Redly Core!
Drake Students Pledge 'Chai'
Des Moines B'nai B'rith Names Pomerantz 'Man of the Year
Synagogue Windows Smashed by Vandals
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