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Des Moines—Sidney Rubin, president of the Jewish Welfare Federation, has announced a gift to the Federation by Mor= ton and Lester Bookey of 15 acres of land in W e s t Des Moines. The site is west of the new Dowling High School-St. Joseph Educational Complex. "This very generous gift is the spark heeded to unite our spirit," Mr. Rubin said, "to go forward with plans for a Jewish Community Center and accompanying facilities, and btlier complexes to be built on this land." • ' ••-
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The Bookey brothers have long been active in the support of Jewish and community activities. Both Morton and Lester served as General Chairman of the AU-In-One Campaign of the Federation. Both their wives also have been leaders in the Women's .Division of the Campaign. • •
The brothers, in donating the land, said that they hoped the gift would stimulate the Jewish community to give generously and support the drive to make the completion of buildings of the Jewish Community Center, other complexes and a camp ground a reality.
Jerusalem (JTA) — Israelis woke up to the New Year to find their seaports paralyzed by a walk-out of maritime of- ficers, factories shut down by work stopages protesting the lifting of price controls and the threat of major strikes by engineers and government hospital employes that could disrupt the nation's communications, cut off water and electric supplies and curtail health services at 22 government hospitals. The grim labor picture oc' cupied the attention of the Cabinet which has appealed to the . engineers and hospital Workers to call off their strike" threats. Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir was scheduled to hold another meeting with the representatives' of 30,000 engineers and technicians who are demanding a higher wage scale. The maritime walk-out stemmed from Histadrut's refusal to recognize the Maritime Officers Association, a union established by licensed officers who had previously belonged to the general maritime union. The Associationsmembers include har» bor pilot'sTVnarine inspectors and other shore-based person-
Morton Bookey is a past president of the Jewish Welfare Federation, . ' They previously donated the Bookey Chapel at Tifereth 13- • rael Synagogue.
Des Moines—In response to the critical problem of Jewish political prisoners in" the Soviet Union Governor Ray has signed a Proclamation emploring President Nikolai V. Podgorny of the U.S.S.R. to grant amnesty to these prisoners. Omaha — Rabbi Sidney II. gation to Leningrad, Moscow, These prisoners , have been "sentenced to long terms in Soviet concentration and work camps Brooks of Temple Israel has. Odessa, Riga and Tiblisi. been advised that a trip to • According to .the information for .expression their desires to maintain their the J e w i s h identities. '•'•-'/••::• Russia planned by a smalt received by Rabbi Brooks, group of Reform Rabbis has, Soviet Travel Agency;1 IntouM ' Tho'proclamation' "implores the Soviet govbeen cancelled, ist, advised the travel repre- ernment to grant amnesty to thesd political prisRgbbi Brooks was one of 12: sentative for the CCAR group oners and allow them to emigrate to the land of rabbis chosen to make the trip that the tour was turned down their choice or cultivate their heritage in the by the Central Conference of on the grounds of "insufficient Soviet Union". ; American Rabbis. The two- time for clearance."' . Text of the Proclamation follows: week trip in February would In the communication from PROCLAMATION have taken the Rabbinic dele- the CCAR telling of the cancellation the observation is WHEREAS, there are many Soviet Jews who made that "it is difficult to de- have been imprisoned only for expressing a termine now whether the rea- desire to emigrate to Israel or to.be permitted son given (fbr cancellation) is to practice their religion; and ; a legitimate one or whether it WHEREAS, these Jewish "Prisoners of Con: A number of Omaha Jewish is only on official excuse for science" are being treated'as criminals; and leaders were among those rejecting a group of rabbis. WHEREAS, December 10th is "Universal Deelected or re-elected to the Na- They did inquire of the com- claration of Human Rights Day" of the United tional Council of the Joint Dis- position of the group, and were tribution Committee a t the art- told of course that it was a nual JDC meeting held last' CCAR delegation." An attempt will be made by m o n t h . .••..•"•• Members of the JDC Nation- the CCAR to re-schedule the al Council from Omaha include tour at a later date. Rabbi Brooks serves as presC. M. Newman, Morley Zipursky; Millard Rosenberg, Dan ident of the Omaha Council of ' Gordman, Norman- Batt, Leon- Rabbis; President of the Midard Goldstein, Meyer Katzmari, west Association of Reform Jules Newman, Joe Rice, Louis Rabbis and as a member of the Executive Board of the CCAR. Sombcrg and David Brodkey.
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nel in addition to sea-going ships' officers. Their walkout prevented ships from entering and leaving ports and halted the loading and discharge of cargoes. Wage Demands The dispute with the engineers and technicians is by far the most serious facing Israel, not only because of the disastrous effects of a power and communications black-out but. because its outcome will set the standard for wage demands in other sectors, notably academician's," journalists and non-government technicians. Price Controls The termination of general price controls that had been in effect since Aug. 1971, set -off a wave of protests which found expression in two-hour work stoppages at factories all over the country. The government fixed prices on 125 basic commodities and services in order to avert a sudden spurt of price increases. But general price Increases of over 10 per cent were anticipated and m a n y shops have already posted higher prices.
Nations and December 15th is "Bill of Rights Day"; and WHEREAS, December 30, 1972 is the 50th Anniversary of the creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and WHERElAS, it is the practice of governments to grant freedom to political prisoners on such anniversaries: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert D. Ray, Gov« •' ernor of the State of Iowa, do hereby proclaim December, 1972, as . FREEDOM'MONtfl FOR SOVIET JEWISH1 PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE and implore the Soviet government to grant freedom to these prisoners and allow them to emigrate to the land of their choice or cultivate their heritage in the Soviet Union. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the State of- Iowa to be affixed. Done at Des Moines ,this 27th day of December in tho year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred seventry-two. Robert D. Ray Governor
New York (JTA)—Lepnardo Hellenberg, secretary of tho Jewish community in Managua, Nicaragua, estimated Jewish losses from the earthquake that devastated that city at ?2-$3 million. Hellenberg, who is visiting relatives here, said Managua's 30 Jewish families'escaped serious injury but lost alUheir property which included textile mills. Some were insured Ijut others were uninsured he said. He estimated that it would take at least eight months to rebuild Jewish community structures including the synagogue which was levelled. Hellenberg, 27, said that he narrowly escaped death when the earthquake destroyed his home in Managua 'shortly, gftojfjriid- • night Dec. 23. He said <hat he-worked from'C p.m'l'untif hoo/i(lielp: :• Dcs Moines leaders are pictured above at the Proclamation Ceremony which declared December , •ded a.plai)efor the* us, "Freedom"ftfonth for Soviet Jewish Prisoners of Conscience." Watching Guv. Ituucri Ruy sign '. ing,the Nicaragua!) ;e and, had airline ' the Proclamation (froijiJeft)'Dr. Jamej?Christiansen,'}Ann Kfitzman; Dr. Gerald S.-Fermau, Ex*;, V U.S. Ife'saldheplaj ecutlve.Dlreoto'r "Oft the! DerMilnes.Jewish. .Welfare Fcileratfdni'Dr. Sol Davidson; chairman Coin"- ? ' 'reservations. i ' '' have taken tem- mlttce pt Concefn for Spvict Jewry^Charlijs Krpiner and Sidney Rubin, president, Jewish Welfare According to S a n JosCl Costa Rica and Miami, Fla,..