Open Letter to the Omaha Jewish Community
Israel Boiid Dinner
CM. Newman Elected to Board of the
The Greater Omaha Jewish community has been informed by mail and by the Jewish , Press of the forthcoming Annual Israel Bond Dinner this Sunday, December 17th, 6:00 p.m. New York — C. M. "Nick" at the Highland Country Club. Newman, immediate past presThe community is also aware that we, ident of the Omaha Jewish (he State of Israel Bond Organization on beFederation, was one of four half of the State of Israel, are honoring Nate outstanding communal leaders and Ruth Nogg for a lifetime of love and dedifrom across the country electcation to the Omaha Jewish and civic comed to the Board of Directors of munity and to the State of Israel. the National Foundation for In addition, we must not lose sight of the extraordinary time Jewish Culture at its -annual we are living in! We are celebrating Israel's Silver Anniversary— meeting late last month, it was 25 years of struggle, politically, militarily and financially, 25 announced by Rabbi Daniel years of hope and inspiration for us as American Jews, for those Jeremy Silver, NFJC president. welcomed to Israel from all over the world, and for the original Rabbi Silver said, "It is most . 600,000 Jews in Israel when the State was born. We are privileged to be able to gather together this Sunday gratifying to have the benefit 'evening. Please call 341-1177 or 553-0503 letting us know you wish of Mr. Newman's participation on the NFJC Board. His electo attend. . , , ' tion Is in keeping w i t h the * On behalf of the committee . . . Foundation's tradition of bringELMER GROSS, ing the finest and most conGENERAL CHAIRMAN GREATER OMAHA ISRAEL BOND COMMITTEE cerned Jewish leaders into the cultural field and reflects the Foundation's .desire to-Include representation from a widening range of communities." As evidence of this concern Rabbi Silver, cited the trust fund recently created by Mr, Newman within the NFJC for , Omaha—Morton A. Richards "* was elected to the Board of , Trustees ot the Milton S. and Corinne N. Livingston Foundation, Inc. on December 12. He will. Succeed the late Dr. Abe * Greenberg.' , Mr. Richards; chief execut i v e officer of S. Rlekes and » Sons, and a Director of the ,' Omaha Savings and Loan As, sociation, is presently serving as vice president of the Jewish 'federation of Omaha. J A lifelong resident of Omaha, Mr. Richards' other civic ' actiyities include the past presi, dency,of-,botb. the Rotary Club of Omaha and the Nebraska Humana Society. A member of the Masonic Lodge, Mr. ,' Richards has been a director ; on the boards of the Douglas- Morton A, Richards t Sarpy County Red Cross and. . Beth El Synagogue.
Morton Rictards Elected to ton Foundation Board
Security Forces Arrest 37 SpiesFor Syria—More Arrests to Follow J Tel Aviv (JTA) —Security irforces arrested 17 more susrpected members of a Syriani directed Arab-Jewish spy ring , in simultaneous • raids on the i Arab sections of Haifa and ; Nazareth and' several A r a b 1 villages. Police said further ar^ rests were expected. s Twenty suspects were ar'. rested last week and three
were released. The latest suspects are all non-Jewish and include a Druze from-the GoIan Heights, One of the four Israeli Jews arrested last week in the spyring dragnet had contact with Egyptian Intelligence agents as well as Syrians, it was reported. . The newspaper Maariv said
Elle WiescI, well-known writer on the holocaust, is shown accepting a citation presented to him by Mrs. Jack Zacklcr, National President'of Pioneer Women, on behalf of the American Zionist Federation. The "Citation of Honor" was awarded to Mr. Wlcsel at the! 2nd National Convention of the Zionist Federation held recently in Chicago. ; " " » ' " • " , i.o'i'unn
serving as administrative arm of the Joint Cultural Appeal, provides consultation, guidance f [and support to Jewish communities, organizations, educational and other institutions and individuals for activities in ' the field of Jewish culture. It awards fellowships and other • grants to students, preparing • (or careers in Jewish scholar."lip as well as to established 9 0?^ 'lolars, encourages the teaching of Jewish studies in colleges and universities and serves as a clearing house of information regarding American Jewish culture. C. M. "Nick" Newman Mr. Newman who was re"the advancement of Jewish cently elected to the Executive cultural activities, in particular Committee of the United Jewfor programming that will ish Appeal, also" serves as Committee Chairman of the benefit the general and Jewish Israel Education Funa, a specommunities in Omaha" cial fund raising eflort for The National Foundation for building educational centers Jewish Culture, in addition to and schools in Israel.
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JEWISH PR Serving Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha Vol. MI—No. 15
OMAHA, NEB., Fill,. DEC., 15, .1972
Israeli Commerce Director Seeks To Promote Midwest-Mideast Ties
Omaha—Omaha Mayor, Eu- is interested in - establishing gene Leahy, presented the key "know how" agreements wilii that 26-year-old Ehud Adiv to the city of Omaha to Gideon American firms, especially agtraveled from Israel to Athens Lahav, director general of Is- ricultural and food-processing when he contacted a Syrian rael's Ministry of Commerce companies, ' centered in the intelligence officer who accom-. and Industry at a press conferpanied him to Cairo. Adiv and' ence, held on Tuesday, Decem- Mid-West. He stressed, the three main another member of the ring also reportedly visited Damas- ber 13 at the Omaha Hilton. advantages that Israel could cus, and a third member was Later, Mr. Lahav, accompa- offer the American business-said to have gone to Budapest nied by Ben Zion Golan, Con- man: Israel's geographical poto contact Syrian agents.sul for Economic Affairs Mid- sition at the cross roads of 3 According to another report' west office in Chicago, attend- continents .makes it a good Idthat emerged from the continu- ed a luncheon with 60 Omaha ing Investigation of the spy-, business leaders and spoke to . cation for dealing with Europe ring, Its members were plan- them about the forthcoming and the orient; manpower ning to kidnap Defense Minis- Prime Minister's Third Eco-' costs are competitive; and Ister Moshe Dayan and to attack nomic Conference which will rael has tariff advantages with other Israeli leaders considered, be held in Israel in May, 1973. the European economic' comto bfr "chauvinists." During the conference, 1,000 munity. Police Minister Shlpmo Hillel businessmen and investors will "Those who have invested in told a group of visiting Amer-' have the opportunity to investiican-Jewish journalists in Jeru- gate, Israel's economy at first Israel have not done so besalem that the case was espe- hand and to meet with Israeli cause of emotional considercially serious because of the colleagues in their own fields. ations," Lahav, said, "they have found their business judgparticipation of Jews in the ring which included sabotage Mr. Lahav sSid that Israel ment worth their while." '•. and terror among its activities as well as espionage. Kibbutzim Under Cloud ' Adiv, a former paratrooper who was born and raised at Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, was de-,' scribed as the "most dangerous member" of the ring. Israelis . were stunned to learn last week that lie and three other Jews were working against their own country under the direction of the ringleader, Daoud'Osman Turbl, an Israeli Christian Arab. The fact that Adiv was a sabra from a Mapam kibbutz cast a shadow over the entire, kibbutz movement and ' esp'e-" Pictured above, left to'right arc: Ben Zion Gelan, Mayor En- . dally the left-wing Hashomer: gene Leahy, Murray Newman, Eli Zalkln, Gideon Labav and;*.* Htl"11';' ' -PhilipBchragw. , '; _ ' . ' ^ ,, . ^ ,.!.,,;;-;•,