Omaha Campaign Hits Omaha—A record $1,555,352.29 lias been pledged todate in the 1972 Omaha Jewish Philanthropies Campaign, the l a r g e s t amount ever raised In an Omaha campaign. Leonard Goldstein, chairman of the 1972 campaign, said.that the amount represents $153,000 more than the same cards p r c duced last year. "And we're not through yet," Goldstein re' ported. He said that cards Which produced $90,000 last year have yet to be signed for the current campaign. Ho stressed the urgency of immediate coverage of air outstanding cards. ; "With agencies r e p o r t i n g marked increases in operating costs, botli at home and over-
seas, it is ^ T hiha t everyone particip"' «r/>. our drive which suppc>' ^ t - s e agencies," Gold ste ; Si. . ael's needs are s, as- she absorbs a r growing exodus of Jr the Soviet Union ' .e lands," said V "We must pfor. the absoi. tion of these ^, the economic an. v of the coimtry." Goldstein urged ail workers to complete their solicitations promptly.' "Our campaign results thus far are gratifying," he said, "but we won't have kept our promise until every pledge card is signed, and hopefully, the o u t s t a n d i n g cards will continue the same pattern of generous increases we: have recorded thus far."
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Serving Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha Vol. M—No. 45
OMAHA, NEB., FJU.,t JULY 21, 1972
B'rith Open Meeting July 27 To DiscussNew Omaha KC Plans
• Omaha — Members of the community interested in knowing more gbout the plans for the new J e w i s h Community Center are urged to attend a special open meeting planned by Henry Monsky and Cornhusker lodges of B'nai B'ritii. Arnold Breslow and Larry Pazol, respective presidents of the l o d g e s , have announced that the meeting will be held Thursday, July 27 at 8 p.m. hi * Omaha — M a y o r Eugene _ visiting in. Omaha July 21-23 the auditorium of Westside Leahy will be among those as part of a one month bus tour- High School, 87th and Pacific Streets. greeting 40 teenage boys and of the United. States. Mr. Breslow said that followgirls from Mexico City when The teenagers, members of ing a brief panel presentation, they arrive at the downtown Larry Pazol, Anile Breslow plan meeting. Jewish Community Center at the Beth Israel Community the bulk of the eveningrwill be. noon today. The group will be Center of Mexico City, are be- devoted to answering questions Breslow stressed that there Mr. Pazol said that all asing accompanied by Rabbi and posed by those-attending. will be no solicitation for funds pects of the new Center projMembers of the panel will in- at IJhe meeting. "The purpose ect will be discussed, including Mrs. Samuel S. Lerer. Rabbi Lerer was formerly Hillel Di- clude: Murray Newman, chair- of the meeting is to provide facilities, programs and costs. rector at the University of man of the New JCC Building B'nai B'rith members and all "The panel will be prepared to answer all questions," he said, Iowa in Iowa City before mov- Fund Campaign; M o r t i m e r other interested members of "and I Urge everyone-to take Grccnberg, Executive Director ing to Mexico. He also served of the Omaha Jewish Federa- the community -an opportunity advantage of this opportunity as the director of the Esther tion; Hy Tabachnlck, Director to become better i n f o r m e d to learn more about this imOmaha-Zelik Segal, BBYO K. Newman Camp several' of the Omaha Jewish Com- about the plans for the hew portant phase of our Jewish Regional Director, will be the years ago/ Outer./,.'.he said.1 community life." munity Center. Installing officer at the Instal-During their Omaha visit, Hie lation of 1972-BBYO Council officers. Installation will be young people will be provided held at a BBYO Council Ban- home hospitality and will be quet, Wednesday, July 26, at the guests of local BBYO memthe Highland1 Country Club. bers. The guests from Mexico Coketails at 6 p.m. will pre- will present a play at an Oneg Shabbat following Friday evecede the 6:30 p.m. dinner, Mr. Segal will also present a ning .services at Beth El SynaOmaha —Application blanks Adult Committee of the Jewish In addition to the three mem- ' brief orientation a b o u t the gogue. All interested members and travel brochures describ- Federation of Omaha, is sched- bers of the Center Staff and " of the community are invited BBYO program to incoming ing the details of the Silver uled to depart Omaha, Monday, Older Adult Committee- who , freshmen and t h e i r parents. to attend. Tom Goodman and D a v i d Anniversary Israel Adventure October 16 by United Air Lines will accompany the group front ° Special guest speaker will bo Mollie Delman, Jewish Com- Finkel,; co-presidents of the for Senior Adults will be mail- for Chicago. The trip, by Swis- Omaha, licensed English speakmunity Center Youth Director. Omaha Jewish Youth Council ed the early part of next week sair from Chicago, will include ing guides will join the {our , The six local BBYO chapters are chairmen oft the arrange- to Omaha's Jewish residents 15 days in Israel, two in Lu- group upon arrival in Tel Aviv cerne, Switzerland. Return will for the entire stay in Israel. will present brief skits, fol- ments which includes a special oyer the age of 60. The 17 day tour, first of its be on Thursday, November 2, The same will be true in Switzlowed by recognition awards to program at Esthqr K. Newman - • •'. - j . kind sponsored by the Older 1972 from Lucerne to Chicago erland. seniors and a final friendship Camp on Saturday, Highlights of the tour include and to Omaha. Circle ceremony. visits to the Golan Heights, the All BBYO members, freshUniquely designed to meet - excavations of Mcglddo, the men and interested parents are the needs of •older adults, the Western Wall, Massada, Caesainvited to'attend. Reservations tour will provide a more lei- rea, Mouut Herzl, the Israeli may be made with the chairsurely paced trip of the Holy . Museum and Yad Vashem, the men, Betty Moses, 553-4473 and Land than regularly, scheduled Memorial to the victims of the Jeff Brookstein, 391-3726., tours. For those persons who Holocaust. Arrangements a r c "y Des Moines—Sandor Sher- versity in Pittsburgh, Mr. Sher- are able to maintain a .faster- also being'made for tire tour man, executive director of tiie man attended graduate school paced trip, a number of option- group to hear the Israeli PhilJewish Welfare Federation of at Pennsylavnia State Univer- al tours will be available: : harmonic at the Mann AudiGavriel's Trial Des. Moines, has _ accepted a sity. Included in the air fare of torium, see a performance of similar position in Stamford, He will leave Des Moines on $1,150 per person Is round trip the Hablmah Theater .group, Set for July U Conn. His primary responsibili- Aug. 15. : transportation by air jet ceoii- and the "Light and Sound Per. New York (JTA)—Gavriel ty tbjsre will be development of . omy class, three kosher meals formance" at the David Citadel Shapiro, the ; Moscow Jewish a new Federation that will ina day, and first class hotel ac- " in Old City. In Lucerne the activist, will go oh trial at the clude a Commission, on the Agcommodations in twin-bedded group will tour sites of Jewish ing, a Jewish Social Service, Caliynynsky Regional Court on rooms. Single room accommo- interest. | July 26, his wife, Judith Silver and • a Community Relations dations will be $55 per person The group will spend two • Shapiro of Cincinnati; reported Commission. extra. A deposit of $100 and a nights at an Israeli Kibbutz in ' Existing facilities in the comthis week. " doctor's certificate, of limita- addition to stays in Tel Aviv, ' • Mrs. Shapiro said she had munity, include a Community tions" must accompany -all ap- Haifa and Jerusalem. While in [ learned of the trial date during Center -and" a bi-cultural Day plications. Israel, the,tour members wilt a phone conversation witli her School. A new home for the 'have ample leisure time for Since the Israeli tour for aged is under construction in husband and had immediately Older Adults was first an- : shopping and visiting relatives Bent a telegram to President Fairfield-County. nounced several weeks ago, a ; and friends. Arrangements are Mr. Sherman and Ids wife, Nixon at the Western White great number of requests for ' also being made for visits with House at San Clemente, Calif., Anita, are formally from Pittsinformation have been received'• Omahans now living in Israel. urging him to "intervene with. burgh, Pa. Before coming to by Mollie Delman, Senior Adult • •- Persons wishing further in- " . Soviet Ambassador (Anatoly . Des Moines,- he was field repWorker at the Jewish Cdmmun-.. formation about the Silver AnF.) Dobrynin to seek the imme- resentative for Hie State of Isity Center. Indications are that niversary Israel Adventure for rael Bond Organization in the diate release of my husband." tho total of 32 persons on tiie Senior Adults arc urged (o conShe also sent a telegram to tri-state area of Pennsylvania, tour will soon be readied. Tiie tact Mollie Delman promptly Vadim Kavalerov, the Soviet' Ohio, ami West Virginia. He sizo of the-group*is necessarily -, at the Jewish Community CenUnion's Chiqf, Consul jn Wash- "then served as; executiv,q .(Urecbeing limited in order that bet- ter; 342-1360 or Mrs. Morris C. " ington, stating that it was'"cs- tor of .the Federation of 'Jewish. • § § ter service and attention can be Fcllman, chairman of the Older sential" that she be in Moscow 'Pliiiantlu;Qp{es in Altocfna^Pa.cl _ " Adult.Committee, 551-7257." ; :; given to the tour members. ; Sandor Sherman for the trial.]-; 11 iiiliiii>!i.;: s n • A Jgratl'uate of Duquosne ;UnU '-
Teen .Visit
BBYO Banquet July 26 at Highland
Plans Told for Citizens Special 17-Day Tour to Israel
Sandor Sherman Accepts Federation Post in Stamford