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New Director Named For Philip Sher Home
Omaha — Alvin Abramson, chairman of the Dr. Philip Sher Home for the Aged, has announced the' appointment of Daniel Sambol as Director of the Home. Mr. Sambol replaces David Orkow whose retirement from the p o s i t i o n was an-1 Serving Council Bluffs, nounced last month. Mr. Abramson said that the Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha unanimous decision of the Dr. Sher Home Board of Directors Vol. Ill—No. 10 OMAHA, NEB., FIJI., JAN. 12, 1973 to hire Mr.' Sambol followed many months of screening a number of applicants for the position. "We are fortunate," said Mr. Abramson "to get the services of a man who comes as highly recommended as does Mr. Sambol: His major specialty , has been the care of the/aging planes Were reported to have ed. Meron Hagolan sustained and the chronically ill, and Mr. Sambol brings to the position Daniel Sambol returned to their bases safely. heavy damage. _1 : at the Drr Sher Home a wide Israel also claimed hfe on. six work experience, Mr. Sambol The latest flare-up of fighting" range of experience and proven Syrian tanks. , .„ . ~ has demonstrated both the professional competency. Two I s r a e l i settlements, between Israel and Syria—the "The Dr. Sher Home Board leadership capabilities and the Merom Hagolan and N a h a l fifth in the last two months— Snir along the Syrian border, followed .a series of terrorist was particularly i m p r e s s e d creative response to need which wefe heavily shelled by Syrian attacks 042 Israel territory. A with Mr. Sambol's community- our situation will demand," Mr. wide concept in caring for the Abramson concluded. artillery. Two Israeli soldiers wero reported slightly wound- military spokesman said an Is- needs of the e l d e r l y , " Mr. A graduate of New YorktJniraeli patrol was ambushed by Abramson said. "His enthusismall arms fire near Kuneitra asm and- new, fresh approach versity,' Mr. Sambol received on the Golan Heights; an Is- will greatly enhance the serv- his M.S.S. d e g r e e from the raeli outpost in the Kuneitra ices provided by the Dr. Sher School of Social Work, 'Adelphl Home." . University. area was shelled from Syrian "In his position Mr. Sambol territory; and a second Israeli Mr. Sambol is currently servwill give general direction to patrol was attacked by small the planning and execution of ing as the Associate Executive arms first. The spokesman said the Home's program, coordi- Director for Health Planning at the terrorist attacks were coor- nating and integrating its many the Westchester Council of So- • dinated with the Syrian Army. aspects," Mr. Abramson said. cial Agencies in White Plains, "He will also be concerned with New York. Included in his exAt the height of the battles, locating the needs and identi- tensive professional experience Damascus radio broadcast an fying the interests of the vari- . was service as the Assistant appeal to other Arab states to ous' segments of the Home's Director for. the United Home join in the fighting. The Da- logical constituency, so that for Aged Hebrews in New Roprogramming may ' be built mascus commentator stressed upon professionally sound and chelle, New York. that-Syria should notbe jnade,- •people-oriented bases and may Mr. Symbol will assume his to stand alone against Israel develop in new directions as duties at the Home tho latterw h i c h can concentrate, its circumstances change. In his part of this month. forces, in the north because there is a cease-fire on the other fronts. A report from Cairo said that Harlan Hockenberg President Anwar Sadat has instructed War Minister Gen. was reached on a series of re- Ahmed Ismail to prepare an gional meetings with the Insti- Egyptian military response to tute, staff. At these meetings Israeli attacks on Syria. The JERUSALEM (JTA)—Premier Golda Meir will go to the representatives of small cities report said a renewal of Egypwould enter into "in depth" tian military action after more United States March 1 for discussions with President Nixon and; discussions on the relationship than two years of observing the other. American officials. The announcement was made simulcease-fire was contemplated at of their communities to the the highest government levels, taneously here and in Washington this week. Mrs. Meir met pre, viously with Nixon in Washington in Dec. 1971 and Sept. 1970. Institute and'on how the Insti- in Cairo. Such action would bo 4 The announcement said that Mrs. Meir would meet with tute might be helpful in the limited but could involve Egypd e v e l o p m e n t of local pro- tian air strikes at Israeli tar- U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers and other officials and would also address a national Israel Bonds conference in Miami gets, the report said. grams. and a major United Jewish Appeal event in New York. Her meeting with the President will take place before tho expected visits to Washington of King Hussein of Jordan and Leonid Brezhnev, Secretary General of the Soviet Communist Party. . Sources here said that Mrs. Meir's visit may be intended to head off possible American pressure on Israel for concessionsi to get Middle East peace talks moving. The U.S. is expected'to on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at tho He has long been active on launch another Middle East peace initiative during the current behalf of the Jews in the Sohome of Jeanne Levitt. year. viet Union and served as one of Resource persons for the the first coordinators of the meeting will be Shoshana and - American Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry. Ted Comet. Mrs. Comet is an artist, psyThe Comets have visited Jewchoanalytic therapist, mother ish communities in Latin Amerof two children, Jewish activist ca, Europe and most recently, Russia. Omaha—A request that the bo drafted by the CRC and pre- , and yoga instructor. O m a h a Jewish Community sented, with recommendations A native of Antwerp, she voice a protest against the re- for adoption, , to the January managed to flee the day Hitler newed bombing in Vietnam was meeting of the Omaha Jdwish entered Belgium, and for a made by Joel Allen at the* Jan- Federation Executive Commityear eluded the invading Nazi uary meeting. of the Jewish tee. army. The destruction of .EuCommunity Relations CommitOther i t e m s on the CRC ropean Jewry is the major tee this week, • agenda included a discussion theme in her art and provides A medical school student, about the Key 73 Campaign and a special perspective for her Mr. Allen urged the CRC board its implications in the Jewish experiences with Soviet Jewry. to'drafta resolution calling for community. Howard Weinstein, Mr. Comet is director of overan immediate cessation of the director of the CRC provided seas services and leadership bombing of North Vietnam and information about the intensidevelopment for ,lhe Council of, v o i c i n g opposition ' to the fied C h r i s t i a n Evangelical •- "•-•- Fedor.atipnaif tirtdt 'Wei-!, i "senseless killing" p r p u g h t , Campaign on, jthe national and', , ; about by* the military escala- local levels;) A number of sugje,s.Upfls;, ityero considered' for Yeshif a University. < Sioshana Comei local action. ^ ^
Israel, Syria Wage New Air Tel Aviv (JTA)—Israeli and Syrian forces battled on the ground and in the air tills week. Israel claimed that its jets shot down six Syrian MIG-21S. in a dogfight over Syrian, terjitqry and inflicted heavy damage on Syrian Army camps, raid a r stations and terrdrjst strongholds inside Syria. All Israeli
Hockenberg to Head CJFWF Subcommittee Des Moines — Harlan D. Hockenberg has been appointed chairman of the Small Cities Subcommittee of the Institute for Jewish Life of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, Mr, Hockenberg, a member of the board of directors of the Institute, has been appointed by Robert Eisensteln as chairman of the newly-created. Small Cities Subcommittee, It will be the. goal of the new subcommitteeto work closely with the staff of the Institute to insure effective cooperation between the Institute and* small cities throughout the United States. ' Mr. H o c k e n b e r g and the leadership of the National Committee of Small Cities held a special meeting with Dr. Leon Jick during the General1 Assembly.of the CJFWF in November, at which agreement
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