First Jew Named U.S. Secretary of State Washington, (JTA) — For the first time in the 197 years.of the American Republic, a Jew Is to be its Secretary of State. Furthermore, in retaining his post as assistant to the President for National security affairs, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger ' is now being entrusted with authority in U.S. foreign relations never held by an American, apart from the President himself. Kissinger told reporters last week that lie will conduct U.S. foreign policy "regardless of religious and national heritage." Dr. Kissinger made the 'remark at a press conference In San- Clemente, California when asked by a reported how he would put to rest Arab feeling?, over his conduct of American foreign policy in light of his background and family heritage. * Senate F o r e i g n Relations Committee hearings on Dr. Kissinger are expected to start
Meir Interview On Today' Show Prime M i n i s t e r Golda Mclr will bo interviewed by Barbara Walters in Israel on the "Today" show (NBCTV), Tuesday, September 4, 1973, at 7:30 a.m.
in mid-Sept, and the Senate confirms him. Simple majorities in the Committee and the Senate are sufficient for confirmation, but not ever having appeared in a public or private session of a Congressional panel, his entire life and writings will be minutely explored before the Committee, headed by Sen. J. W i l l i a m Fulbright, gives its assent. Manifestations of dismay by Arab diplomats- and foreign offices at the departure of William P. Rogers and the accession of Dr. Kissinger are expected. It is reasonable to expect anti-Kissinger propaganda from Arab sources if only to try to place Dr. Kissinger }n a position of bending over backward to please the Arabs in order not to appear pro-Israeli because he is Jewish. The son of intensely Jewish -parents, a Bar Mitzvah boy in Nazi Germany* the father of . two children, he is Jewish without question. His family came to America in 1938 with Dr. Kissinger going to high school in New York while working in a factory to help the family income. Last Nov. it became known t h a t he contributed towards the plating of a grove of trees in Israel's Judean Hills in memory of his_boyhood schoolmate, Kurt Fleischner; who also escaped from Nazi
Germany and died in England speaks of Israel as if it is just in 1971. Dr. Kissinger knows another country. Israelis have prejudice and labor, at first been heard to say that they hand, and his memory is long. , would rather discuss their probObservers have noted that he lems with Rogers or his chief
Middle East aide, Joseph J. Sisco, than with the former Harvard professor. Nevertheless, they recognize that he has (Continued on Page 2)
JEWI R Serving Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Lincoln, Omaha Vol. XII—No. 5Jr*L" OMAHA, NEB., FBI, AUG. 81, 1978
Kene&i Assails Arab Efforts T© Exploit the Energy Crisis1
ble about the resolution was itsOmaha — "The Arab states are now using two powerful failure to condemn the massaweapons, oil and terror, in their cre in Athens just 10 days bestruggle to destroy the State of fore, w h e n two Jordanians, Israel," I. L. Kenen t o l d a sprayed taachinegun b u l l e t s group'of local Jewish leaders and tossed grenades at passenWednesday evening. gers lining up to board a TWA * The chairman of the Ameriplane for New York, killing can Israel Public Affairs Comfour and wounding 55," Mr. mittee, Mr. Kenen spoke at a Kenen said. dinner meeting -of the Omaha "Manipulating bloc voting at Jewish Federation, attended by the UN, the combination of leaders of the Omaha_ and Arab, Soviet and third world Omaha—Reservations and de- 5. Any who are interested In Council Bluffs Jewish communities. \ ...... \ ' [• : nations, the Arabs have been •'' posits of $100 per person are joining the group are urged to able to immunize terrorists "Exploiting the energy crisis now due for those wishing to make: reservations now since from any censure by InternaV participate in Israel Adventure it is limited to 32 persons," said by threatening to withhold their I. L. Kencr, , tional bodies and instead, to II, the tour of Israel and Lon- Mrs. Morris C. Fellman, Chair- oil, the Arab states have actidon sponsored by the Older man of the Older Adults Com- vated campaigns, by major ; Mr. Kenen noted that the fear push through resolutions con-' Adults Committee of the Oma- mittee of the Omaha Jewish American o i l companies to of an energy crisis in the Unit- demning Israel for action it has taken to defend itself." pressure our-government into! ', ha Jewish Community Center. Community Center. ed- States: is not the result of Kenen lamented the situation The cost of the four is $1,349 Participants' in Israel Adven- changing U.S. "Middle-East pol: "=a shortage of oil, but an eco- where the-"terrorist activities per person, $100 of which is re- ture H will leave Omaha via icy," Kenen said. crisis resulting from the are immune from punishment quired at the time of rcgistra United Air Lines on November Mr. Kenen explained that the nomic Uon; the balance due by Sep- 5 and will transfer to a BOAC big oil companies invested $700 spiralling cost of Middle East. and the victim of terrorism be. tember 21. , jet in Chicago. The tour fea- million in Saudi Arabia during oil and failure to build new re- comes the criminal." .fineries In this country. "De•Mr. Kenen said "There is an '' Descriptive brochures about tures many "s t o p p 1 n g-off" the last 12 months "to enable" pletion allowances . and other • • the tour which is uniquely de- points of historical and con- that country to increase its pro- tax advantages have made it urgent need for action to counsigned for retired and semi-re- temporary; interest, including duction of oil to 8$ million more profitable to p r o d u c e ter the burgeoning pro-Arab / tired business and professional Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Ein Bo- ; barrels of oil per day. Eventu- - crude oil rather than to refine lobby in Washington. To meet - men and women, were mailed kek, Herzlia, the Kibbutz Aye^ ally they hope to get 20 million it. Independent oil d e a l e r s the pressures of SOCAL, Isto all older adults of the Jew- let Hashachar, and London, barrels per day out of Saudi charge they have - been forced rael's friends must write, to the State Department and to England. After spending 14 Arabia. • 'Ish community last week. out of business because of the 5 days in > "A number of reservations , days in Israel and ''But-in May, Saudi Arabia practices of the major com- Congressmen deploring the in1 tervention of U.S. oil companies for Israel Adventure II have al- London, 'the group will return warned it would hot meet these panies," Kenen said. in determining American for-, ' ready, been received by Mollle to Omaha on November 25. expectations unless we changed eign policy. Further," he said,. TERRORISM '' Delman, our S e n i o r Adult Reservation brochures and our policy," said Mr; Kenen. Mr. Kenen charged that the "The American Israeli Public Worker. We arc looking for- further information about Is- "So Standard Oil of California ' ward to more response for this. rael Adventure II are available called on its 300,000 stockhold- U.N. Security Council contin- Affairs Committee which spear." trip which will depart for Is- through Mollle Delman, 342- ers and employes to champion ues to use a double standard in ' heads political action to help rael and London on November 1366, or Mrs. Fellman, 551-7257. what It called the 'peace* as- its treatment of terrorism. He Israel in Washington, m u s t noted the recent resolution con- have far greater support from' pirations of tbe Arab states. "This SOCAL campaign, link- demning Israel for intercepting the. American Jewish communing the energy crisis with our a Lebanese airliner in the hope ity if it is to combat the richly Middle East policy, is danger- of finding Arab terrorist lead- financed efforts of the Arabs, the' oil companies and their ous," said Kenen, "for it is ers aboard. friends. . "What was most reprehensiclear that the Arabs will never agree to. p e a c e negotiations Lincoln, Neb. — Rabbi Mark , Seminary's Michael H l g g e r with Israel as long as they beJ.' Bisman has been named a w a r d f o r e x c e l l e n c e I n T a l - lieve that our country can be : spiritual leader of Congrega- m u d . •',"'• '.•;•"•;:-•••"•,.'. •.", •'• blackmailed jnto joing the Rustion Tifereth Israel in Lincoln, • •; Rabbi Bisman Is married to sians and the Arabs in the imNebraska. ' ^ the former Fredda Rubenstein position of an anti-Israel settlement." . Rabbi Bisman was ordained of Minneapolis, Minn. rabbi, teacher and preacher at commencement ceremonies at the Jewish Theological SemiCouncil Bluffs, la.—Funeral years as alderman until the nary'of America, Sunday, June; services were held Monday, form of city government was 10,1973. ,•'.- • • • ' • ' ; • . . V ' / • • ; August 27, 1973 for Joseph B. changed in 1950. Omaha—A few openings are: still • available for the Katelman, aged 71, Council Katelman had two years of An alumnus of Columbia Uniinstitute for Jewish Living, the Jewish learning and living Bluffs City Councilman and his third four-year term under versity, Rabbi Bisman also seminar scheduled for Friday, September 7 to Sunday, Sepformer mayor. Rabbi Sidney the new government and had holds degrees .of bachelor and -Brooks^assisted-by-Gahtor-Aa-— been-selected by other councilmaster—of -Hebrew^literaturo— ^ b 9 t C E t h K N Guest faculty members will be Albert Vorspan, Director . ron Edgar of Omaha officiated men to serve as mayor in 1966 from the Seminary. % of the Commission on Social Action of the Union of Ameri-at the services which were and 1972. • Wliilo a student at the Semican Hebrew Congregations, and Aliyah Cheskis, Israeli held at B.'riai Israel Synagogue. MrJKatelman is survived by - nary, Rabbi Bisman has taught singer and guitarist. >, , Interment was at Oak Hills his • wife, Jeanette; brothers, ' In the religious school of Oheb Individuals or families Interested in participating in ; • Cemetery, Council Bluffs. Abe and Maurice, both of OmaShalom Congregation in South, this unique:weekend experience are urged to contact Mr. ha and Sam of Council Bluffs; Orange, N.J. and served as edMr.; Katelman ran for office Mark Znlkln, Director of the Department of Cultural and for city .council in 1936 and; was sisters, Mrs. Abe Bear, Omaha,, ucational director of,the conPerforming Arts, Jewish' Community Center *'M** «*«"••«< a • elected/ )He was re-elect6d in and Sirs. Jules', Wail, Losv An- • '• I , gregation during ,th& past sum-' s o o n a s p o s s i b l e . ' ^ ' r " • : ? ; ' '"•' '.':'•:••':•'.'.' QgelcsiiCaiif^* 1 .i.'-.v..•!!,":.!'>".tit
Brochures Tell Plans for Israel Adventure IV
Rabbi Mark Bisman Assumes Lincoln tifereth Israel Pulpit
Joe B. Katelman, Bluffs at 71
Seminar al Newman Camp