to Speak to Workers aha Philanthropies Campaign Omaha — Alvin Rosenfeld, NBC authority on the Middle East, will be the featured speaker at the Kick-Off event for the 1973 Omaha Jewish Philanthropies Campaign.
Alvin Rosenfeld
Invitations were mailed this The 6:30 p.m. dinner for the uted so much to the growth of week to more than 400 men workers and their spouses will the Jewish State." and women workers in the by a 5:30 .p.m. Rosenfeld campaign to attend the Kick- cocktail hour Mr. Rosenberg noted that few newsmen know the Middle East as well 'as Alvin Rosenannounced that Mrs. Robert feld,. who lived in the Middle Bernstein will serve as ar- East for years at a time and rangements chairman for the has covered the area extensivedinner. which will also honor ly'since 1947. "Rosenfeld has the past chairmen of all Oma- been NBC's Middle East expert ha Philanthropies campaigns for nearly a quarter of a censince the drives were started tury," Rosenberg said. "He in 1930. covered all three of the Arab"It is fitting," said Mr. Ros- Israeli wars and most of the enberg, "that we celebrate ls- key events between the wars. rael'S'25th anniversary by rec- His analysis of the Middle East ognizing the many campaign situation should be of great leaders whose efforts contrib- interest fo all of us."
A.native of St. Louis and an alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Rosenfeld has reported for INS, UP, the New York Post, the New York Herald Tribune and NBO. A specialist. on the Middle East, Rosenfeld has made a thorough study of the conflicting nationalism of Israel and the Palestinian Arabs. He knows much about the new society of Israel; its leaders; its economy and its problems. He has kept abreast of. the struggles between the UnitedLStates and the Soviet Union for a dominant place in the Middle East.
JEWISH PRESS
Mrs. Robert Bernstein
Jewish Target for Key 73 Rapped by Canadian Church
Jewish friends' and to win Serving Council Bluffs, 'Jews for Jesus.' ,We take exception to the implications of Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha these statements and point out that we are aware that theVol. MI—No. 25 OMAHA, NEB., FBI., FEB. S3, 1878 ologically this is not the only place many United Church people would find parts of this document less than compatible with present United Church belief and practice." Continuing, the statement says that "we will oppose any tendency within the - Key; 73, program to single out any groups as a particular 'target' for oun evangelistic thrust. We are also aware of the fact that Omaha—Mayor Eugene Lea- Scopus Hospital and Cancer some Jewish leaders have hy will be. the recipient of the Research fund will also be prefound these implications offen- "annual Myrtle Wreath Award sented to Mr. Gary Gross, Mr. sive." .-. • • .,•••••. , ••;•-. .':.. . given annually by the Omaha Gross is presently co-chairman Chapter of Hadassah to a citi- of the Keynoter Division in the zen of this community who has 1973 J e w i s h Philanthropies given outstanding service to Company. mankind. The presentation will The presentation will be be made at the February 28 made by Mrs. Jack- Cohen, luncheon meeting at Beth Is- president of the Omaha chaprael synagogue at 12:30 p.m. ter. Making the presentation to the Reservations for the lunchMayor will be Mrs. Morris C. eon may be made with Mrs. Bennett Raduziner, Mrs. Jake • - Omaha —Janet Zipursky and Jim Crounse, 1971 Youth Divi- Feliman. A citation for his generous Brookstein or Mrs. Joseph LerDavid Duitch, chairmen ofthe sion chairmen. 1973 Omaha Jewish PhilanThe third phase of the pro-.' contribution to the New Mount ner. gram will be a question;and . throples Youth Division Cam, paign, have announced plans answer session led by Mortimer Greenberg, executive di-: for the worker's,meeting to be rector of the Omaha. Jewish : held Sunday, February 25. Federation and a panel of adult ': The three-phase-Leadership campaign leaders including: : Training Workshop will bo Mrs. Ervin Simon and Millard Rosenberg, 19Z3 C a m p a i g n held at 7 p.m. at Temple Israel. Chairmen; Mr. and Mrs. MotWashington — Parents, much said their rabbis strongly inI: The keynote address will bo ley Zipursky, 1971 Campaign more than rabbis or religious fluenced them and 38 per cent, ..spresented by the chairmen. A Chairmen. school teachers, have the de- •reported only minor influence. . training session will be con- All workers are urged to at- .termining influence on their More than 29 per cent reported • ducted by Gale Eisenstatt and tend. children's Jewish identification. no influence whatsover while This is the conclusion of the 15 per cent reported a negative first phase of a nationwide influence. study of 207 Jewish boys and Even •. less important, the girls who have held leadership study showed, was the role of positions in the B'nai B'rith. •teachers. Only 10 per cent said it was major, while 43 per cent Youth Organization. gave them only minor credit. About' 63 per cent of the About 34 per cent reported no youngsters surveyed credited influence and 10 per cent negtheir mothers with a major ative influence. positive influence while CO per- Ethiaal concepts of-Judaism cent named their fathers. Less [were viewed as more importhan eight per cent saii4heji tant than religious observance, mothers exerted no ipluence and Among religious observand 9.5 per cent their/fathers, ances! most ' regarded only t The influence of grandparents Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashawas also shown to be signjfi- . nah as essential to "being Jew-' cant, with about two-thirdiTof ish." Refraining from work on the.yquth leaders givUig them].' the S a p f y ^ h , a n d keeping.;a credit for at least sonwunflu-r' strictly koshjer home <were seen • Toronto (JTA)—The United Church of Canada has disassociated itself from descriptions of Jews as a "target" group for Key 73, the North American evangelistic movement for commitment to Christ. It does not, however, rule out seeking , converts among Jews as well as among the rest of North American society. .:•. The executive of the United ' Church's General Council said -Jn a statement: "We view with -deep concern the fact that some literature produced in the United States, and some movements associated with Key '73 in that country have suggested that this is .an opportunity to 'present the Messiah to your
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