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rs. Tekoah: Annihilation by Arafat OMAHA - Don't believe a word o( wtiat Yasir Arafat |My(, Ruib IttMb waned tlie ImoraUian SO women attaKUng Nte Grand. GUU DtvUton |luncheon of UM 1975 Omaha ^Jewiib Phllantbroplsi V campaign laat week. I Tte attracUve bhndt wUa y Iiraal Amabaaiwlnr to UM «i;nltedNatkm ^making her savpearanoe la tbt laal Ave beiira. aaid Uw Jawt tf tHe [world muat dtaragard UM liMffda "frlcod o( lanal" and I "Mpporter of taraai" wad by •Arafat, leadv of (be tarrartat fPalftttlne Liberation pOrgaiilsaUoD wbtch waf |~graiit«dU.N. recopiltloo. "Arafat plaaa aa an-
Ike JawMi people, too, tiiey aia one and the Tlw hmcheoo waa bdd In (he Cloud Room In Klewlt Plaza. Mra. Tekoafa waa Intrtxluced by Caiyl Qraenberg, geoeraJ diatrman of MM wooen's dhialan, wbe aald *e waa "«wy plooaiJ xMta tbe turMn. gaoidiori aald thia year'a caofMlffi waa aimed at gettbii pMaee that exceed lait yeair'a by » per cent "becauae we have to. If we tighten our belU an extra notch to make this poeslble, It'a not going to make that much difference to us." TUa year's campaign "Is not going to be easy, but I dont care. I know It's passible
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— It's imperative that we succeed," aald tbe wife of Omaha bwirance executive Barton Greenberg. "We cam what happens to our people and that comes before a good many things." BdMidMfs. Tokoak, "Jam have oaatad laraal and brad bakoii Iv •V07 dogle Jaw. WiMB a Jaw givw, be la ghing nr nuBaeii. Kwy MWHB women in Iba wwU I omhlar awomadoflvaoL "Tbe 2,500 (soldleni Israel lost bi tbe Yoni KIppur War) belong to everyone of ut. They were giving their Uvea so tliat we can tight and Mrive to build our nation. "No matter wbere you live — Omaha, Atlanta, Lo» Angeles, Chicago, New York,
.COUNCIL BLUFFS LINCOLN, OMAKA Omaha. Neb., FH., Pacambr 13,1974
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Unpaid JCC Hedges at «1.3 Million •1-
^ OMAHA - Unpaid 1973 pledges to the Jewish Comknunlty Center Bulldfaig F^ind Itfvedepreclaiad at tbe rate of % per cent the past year, 'according to Norman Batt, <JOC construction chairman. i Batt made the statement
tbU week as tbe Jewish Federation of Omaha prepared to mall Qut remlndera to- thoae with unpaid pledges. Jim Severin, Federation comptroller, said 1452,474.23
^rench, Russ Leaders ye Israel Withdrawal PARIS (JTA) - Ptencb |Presldent Valery Qiscard Id'Estaing and Soviet ComllBunlst Party Secretary f Leonid I. Brezhnev condtided jyesterday an agreement •Utbig for the first time that ^tbe two countries do not see a ^viattie peace in the Middle f^Caat "without the retreat of pvaall troops from all the parrilorleBOccupledlnl«67." f Until now, French official ^itatements had admitted the possibility of minor ^'modifications on frontier lines >ln any future negotiated I^aettlement. 4 A aecond point In tbe accord, ^laaued at the conclusion of two £ days of talks between tbe two pleaders, declared the :y of "taking into the legitimate of the Palestinian in drsMtag Iba iMhse of Ihsas rl^Ha, tba iunh|B» added that tbqr •pn^ to be axardaad "In EiMpact of tbe rigbt of oidotMiM of an dM HaiM la itharagloa." I Nowhere Is laraai nanhkioed, but the stalarosnt dao
affirmed "tbe ritfit of each of tbe states of tbe region to Ibre within sure and recognized boundaries." Finally, the two leaders expressed their "preoccupation and concern" over the Middle East situation and declared their support for resumptkm of tbe Geneva conference "aa soon as poaaible." The communique Issued here was similar to the one issued in Vladlvoctok after the summit oonterence between Presk^t Ford and Brezhnev. Brezhnev's visit to Paris sparked numerous demonstratlona bere In support of Jews In tbe Soviet Unkm. During a meetbig between Glacard d'EstaIng and the Soviet leader of RambouiUel Chateau, a group of demonBtratora representing the Committee of Support for Soviet Jews climbed the Arc de Trlompbe and tried to put up a huge banner readbig, "Liberty of Jawa of Ruaala." The banner, however, was rapidly confiscated by police who amaled one of (he pntoalora.
In 1973 pledges to Ute fund was stUI urqiald and that unpaid 1074 pledges (Stai t52l,787.S3. Tbe total mrad for tbe two years stands at $1,394,613. is. The $4 million facility, opened this past spring. "Since December oi 1973, pledges of that year are worth 12 per cent less now," lald BaU, cKbig the fact Interest rates hit 12 per cent Instead ol the 6V^ per cent (or which the Federation budgeted when JCC (dans were (Irst drawn up. "Now every oocstructlon t>lU we have to pay has to be borrowed In order to pay it. "If It's possible to get the money In now, then tiie Center will be able to provide more services to the community because the money we have available won't have to go toward paying interest," be said.
Canada or South Africa — you' are all on tbe front line. There la nobody in the rear In this batUe." Mrs. Tekoah said this year's emergency Is 1,000 times greater than ever before. She drew a parallel between what die called the three big Jewish communities in the world, laraells, she said, fight with a gun in band; the Jews of the Free World "have the power of expression. Identification ; and the Soviet Jews have the spirit of wanting to iMlong, despite all the barrMsment vMted on them by the Soviet authorities. "Tlie 'Jews of Sflsnoe' are not dknt anymore becauae Uiay have coma to tbe deiwmtaiatlan of spMt to perpetuate the Jawlab Mrs. Tekoah related tbe words of a song written In Israel after the Yom KIppur War. "I am promising you, my llt<i> darling daughter, that this wUI be the last war." Commented Mrs. Tekoah, "Maybe one day thto will come true. But that depends on each and every one of us." Mr. Tekoah, mother of (our, noted that the Yom KIppur War bloodshed and emergencies to understand what Israel is going through? "Only tt)e aftermath of war tells us. It tells us that we can expect from 60,000-65,000 Immigrants who will need to be absorbed and integrated. .
There were many wounded in the war who are still in hospitals, some having operation after operation, who wilt ned love and alfecUon. They have to be helped to readju^ to new lives and jobs.
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Co-Chairmen Appointe For Women's Division DES MOINES - Mrs. Ralph Copple, president of tbe Des Moines Women's Federation, and Mrs. Sheldon Rablnowltz, chairperson of the 197S United
Bargain Box Donates $10,000 to Hadassah OMAHA - Tbe Omaba Chapter of Hadassah has donated 110,000 from its Bargabi Box in recogniUon of the lOlb anniversary o( tbe Hadaasab-Hebrew Unlveralty Medical School hi Ebi Karem. Jerusalem. Mrs. David Brodkey, cbairpenon of tbe Bargain Box, saM in nuking tba preaentatkm: "In Jewish life, an act of Is a duty wblcb
Mrs. Tekoah speaks to women at tbe Grand Gifts DlvUloa luncheon In Omaba Dec. 5 . Tbe dynamic laradi later that evontaig spoke with PbUanthroples campaign leaden at tbe Ranch Bowl and (ben wltb a group of 40 young laaderoblp volunteers at tbe home of Harian Noddla.
becomes a blessing. We are also blessed with the dedlcatfcMi and untiring efforts of tbe volunteers who staff the Bargain Box. "We are blesaed with a community wbkh naponds to our needs with a continuous flow of merchandise, which we quickly turn Into dollars. "For aU ttiese tMngs, and many more, we count our
Jewhdi Appeal drive, announce the appointment of Mrs. Ronald Daniels and Mrs. Al Mentzer as co-chairmen of the 1975 Women's Division UJAdHve. Announcement was made at a recent meeting of the Federation. Mrs. Daniels, mother of three, haa been an active drive sponsor the last several years. £>ie is also president of Beth El Jacob Synagogue and has led the community fight for tbe freedom of Soviet Jews. Mrs. Mentier Is secretary of the Jewish Welfare Federatkm Board (Ut Oover nors. Both Mrs. Daniels and Mrs. Mentzer attended the recent Federation General Assembly In Chicago, where they learned the Importance ol having a good I97S campaign.
.. And the cost of living — we are the highest taxed people In the world. We have one voluntary tax and one compulsory tax with us the next 15 years. And In 15 years ttiere win be more taxes . . . And from one to three people now In the reserves will have to stay In ttie reserves because of the threat of war. "IDobody b this world wlU Uft a little finger to bdp us. And If we forget we are Jawa, «« an reminded... ThaU.N. bas letdown Israel ami tba Jews oonpMely. We have one or two friends bi tbe world today, but that is today. We dont know what happena taaMrrmr."T) Mrs. Tekoah said she Is often asked, "Is it so desperate, so hopeiessT" "We Jews cannot atford the luxury ot being desperate. Had we been desperate 2,000 years ago, or 1,000 years ago, or 900 years ago or even 60 years ago, we would not exist today. Israel Is vital and thriving." Chairmen of the Grand Gifts Division are Mra. Jack (Audrey) Cohen, Mrs. Jules (Caroline) Newman and Mrs. Millard (Shirley) Rosenberg. Divialoa workers hope to have solicited all prospecU by Jan. l. The general women's campaign begla with workshops tbe end of January,
Eariy DeadKnes Because of the Chrlstmaa and New Year observances, deadlines for news and advertlsiag copy for The Jewlib ProM tanues of Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 will be the preceding Thursdays (Dec. 19 and 26) respectively.