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Vol. LH—No. 27
OMAHA, NEB., FRI., MARCH 0, 197S
Mrs. Meir Comes to Washington WASHINGTON, (JTA):White House Press Secretary .Ronald Ziegler told reporters . t h a t President Nixon "as-, sured" President Golda Meir , "of continuing. U.S. support" .for Israel during their 90minute talk at the White House last week. He added: "The talks were conducted in a ."friendly atmosphere which is the usual atmosphere when the Prime Minister and the President hold discussions."
The main purpose of Mrs. Meir's visit to Washington was to seek a $565 million U.S. aid package for the coming fiscal year, including $300 million worth of military credits foe the' purchase of the latest model fighter bombers and helicopter guhships. President Nixon reportedly deferred a decision on Israel's request for the $565 million, partly to avoid further inflam-
ing Arab response to the downing of a Libyan airliner over Sinai. There was speculation that Nixon might also be exploiting the aid request in order to elicit some diplomatic compromises from the Israeli Premier! Acording to the • report, the' President .had been expected to approve the aid during Mrs. Meir's visit but administration officials indicated that it will be left at the negotiating stage for the time being. State Department s o u r c e s
said, however, that there is no basis for such a report. If there is any difficulty in meeting the same or higher level of fiscal sources noted, it is likely to come from Congress in its consideration' of budget outlays. Meir Reaction Premier Meir told reporters that there were no arguments during her visits with American officials here on matters of mutual interest between the United States and Israel. Mrs. Meir held a briefing for Israeli correspondents following her
90-minute meeting with President Nixon at the White House. She told them, "I said in 1969 that we have a friend in the White House and I can repeat, it now." ; It was understood in Israeli circles here that' during her meetings at the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon, no demands were' made on Israel and Mrs;. Meir was not asked to. take any measures to open any new activities regarding M i d d l e East affairs.
Omaha Women Urged To * Answer the Phone' .. Omaha—Telephone lines will be kept busy this Sunday by workers in the Women's Division of the 1973 Jewish Philanthropies Campaign who will stage a four-hour Telethon from 10 a.m. . to 2 p.m. ; Mines. Leonard, Fricdel and Phil Katzman, co-chairmen of the Telethon, note that "this will be one of many methods to be used by the Women's Division in the effort to reach every Jewish woman in the community on a person-to-person basis,"
Rabbi R. Simon t o Discuss Jewish Reaction to Key 73 • Omaha—Rabbi-Ralph Simon, ' spiritual leader of Congregation Rodfei Zedek in Chicago, will speak on the Jewish reac• tion to Key 73 on Wednesday evening, March 21, at 8:00 p.m. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held at' Beth Israel Synagogue, 52nd David Dultch and Janet Zipursky, co-chairmen of the 1973 Youth,Philanthropies Campaign, recently announced the members of the Campaign Cabinet. Pictured above, from left, Larry Kate,' advisor; Tom Newman, Ninl Belmont, Joel Cassmau and Lenny Hochster.
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Key 73 is the designation for the current and most ambitious evangelical Christian Crusade. This effort, f i n a n c e d and ' ascribed to by 130 Christian • groups,- has as its stated purpose "to share with every person in North America m o r e fully and more forcefully the claims and messages of the Gospel of. Jesus Christ." Sub groups in the campaign will be working specifically in the area of converting Jews to Christianity. "" Rabbi Simon holds his B.A. from the" City College of New York, M.A. and Doctor of Di- vinty Degrees from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He has served asr director of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, president of the Hyde Park and Kenwood Council of Synagogues:and C h u r c h e s , inember of the Chicago Commission on Human Resources and vice president of the Rabbincal Assembly of America. Rabbi Simon has served Chicago Congregation Rodfei Zedek since 1943. This l e c t u r e is presented through the cooperation of tho Community Relations Committee, of the /Jewish;Federation of Omha and tliq Jewish C l
Youth Division Kick-Off Dinner Sunday at Beth El Synagogue Rabbi Ralph Simon
David Duitch and Janet ZipOmaha —.A record-breaking attendance is expected for the u r s k y , co-chairmen of the Youth Division Philanthropies Youth D i v i s i o n , have anCampaign Kick-Off Dinner this nounced that Howard Kaslow, Sunday, March 11, at 6 p.m. at Assistant General Chairman Beth El Synagogue. All Omaha .of the 1973 campaign, will Jewish high school students speak briefly about the needs are urged to attend the dinner for philanthropies funds. at no charge. The Y o n t h Division Cam-
paign Cabinet has set a goal of $8,000 for the Youth campaign. Sir. Kaslow will "answer questions about where and why those funds will be used. ' Following Mr. Kaslo 's presentation, the award-winrting BBC color film documentary on Golda Meir will be shown. \
Pictured here, members of Des Moines who joined Senator Harold Hughes on a recent UJA • mission to Israel,' See story , on Page 9.,