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Israel Is Facing Agonizing Decision ByDatvdLaadMi JERUSALEM (JTA)-The Israeli Cabinet decided Monday not to decide—yet— whether to conclude an Interim settlement with Egypt. Ambassador Simcha OInltz, who had t>een called in (or consultations, was sent back to Washington to elicit further Information from Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger on Egypt's settlement terms. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Kissinger are to meet In West Germany Saturday to discuss an interim pact.
The Cabinet ministers felt they still did not posssess all the details they wanted before buckling down to their fateful task: deciding whether to accept or reject the Egyptian terms which have been heavily endorsed both by the secretary and by President Ford himself. But the final decision will not be deferred for long. Premier Yitzhak Rabin left Wednesday for Germany for a four-day official visit, returning before the weekend. Next Sunday the Cabinet will meet again, and by then
the required additional information Is expected to be in—and the decision-making process will begin in earnest. The "basic problem facing the Cabinet," a highly placed source here explained this week. Is whether to enter into "sharp confrontation" with the U.S. now, or whether to postpone the confrontation for two or three years. The confrontation, the high source said, was ultimately unavoidable—because the U.S. had consistently opposed, and still opposes, Israel's demands for substantial
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Time—And Bikur Chollm —Keep Marching On By Rlcbard Pearl OMAHA — They don't have many meetings and they don't have the young, energetic, devoted Jewish women which they need. But what they have Is a lot of heart and a lot of good Jewish . JradlUon —and they have earned much apprcclatlfth from the residents at the Dr. Philip Sher Home (or the Aged and others. "They" are the women of BIkur Chollm — which means, in Hebrew, "visiting the Sick" and which means, in Omaha, the longtime, devoted group of women dedicated to not only visiting but caring for the sick and needy at the Home and elsewhere. In their first meeting in a year, a luncheon session at the Home, Mary Wine guided the group through a session replete with heart-warming accomplishments and memories. The dialogue showed clearly that one of the holiest commandments was being carried out and that Jewish tradition, too, was quite alive and healthy, albeit in need of some young blood. "What «•*¥• «Dt," Mid Mary, wtw to tbe wUa of Jaka WIM, "to about IMO hi the treawry and wa have ben abto io undarwrita koabar meat tar Una (amlUaa, pravlda Cndt Ibr the Dr. SherSiiMtah aiiilhrirtt^rwTPllwfar thePr. SharUtdwa" Sbe listed other things BIkur Cohlim has provided recently . ., ahoea and dreaan for some persons, a steam table lor the ' Home that's almost paid o{{. a 22-cublc (oot freezer at the Home. a four-slice toaster for the infirmary kitchen, two blenders. three dozen bathmats and other, older items such as the Home's elevator and beauty shop. Mary, thinking back, remembered how her father, the late Shiomo Weinstein, had to take oxygen through a tube In his nose. He complained that the hose from the tank hurt. And Mwiie Zalkin had helped Mary get an oxygen tent lor the Home, by giving the entire Zalkin house over to a card party — "tables upstairs and down, sandwiches, coffee..." someone recalled. "We were always trying to think of something different,r said Mary of BC's fundraising efforts. She recalled how the elevator estimate had gone from r.OOO, to ti2,000, to 117,000 - It was $28,000 when we finally put the elevator In," she said. In those days, the Jewish Federation of Omaha bought an Item and BIkur Collm paid It back, through rallies, card parties, whatever. Recently an afghan was donated by Mrs. Sam Ban, s BC member, and $250 in raffle tickets was raised by Mrs. Anna Rundell, a Sher resident. "We went to Omaha U. with Items which the ladles made, to sdl them at a Senior Citizens Fair there," related Mary of another Incident, "I remember one woman came up and asked, 'Who are you selling for?' I told her the Dr. Sher Home lor the Jewish elderly and she walked away." The Jews still have to rely on themselves (or help, just like always, Mary said. Mrs. Wbie has been president of BIkur Chollm 20 years now. "I don't want the organization to die," she said. "The younger ones are not interested, and our older ladles are getting older. 1 needsupport. "The hardest part Is to get the ladles ... If the younger ladies would come ... A lot of women want to dissolve BIkur Cholim," she said. "noaa who ot4ect (to BC) hava tor|Dlt«a all that BC hat dona tar the Hone," tatartadad Ida Potarii, aaothH' hmgltaaa manbar. "moe other graupa aniattate ow raaldcata, BIkur ChoUm eatan to Ihalr neada. We're oot obaolete. We've 0van yaart and yaara o( woffc. "I'm on both sides," Ida admitted. "I have great k>ve for LOVE (League of Volunteers to the Elderly) and 1 have a beautiful love for BIkur Chollm." She recalled an old sewing (Continued on Page 2)
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border changes In an overall peace. I( there is no interim agreement with Egypt now, then the U.S. will call, together with the Soviet Union, for a resumption of the Geneva peace conference, and will present there Its own overall peace plan. This has been made abundantly clear to Israel by both Ford and Kissinger. Israel knows enough of what the overall U.S. peace plan will entail to have extreme misgiving' over its presentation. The thrust of Israel's dialogue with the U.S. In connection with the interim settlement negotiations has been aimed at ensuring that Washington will not proceed, once an Interim settlement has been concluded, to draw up an overall settlement plan "without coordination" with Jerusalem.
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OMAHA - Over $4,000 has t>een donated to the Omaha B'nal B'rith Disaster Fund to date, according to Steven J. Riekes, Omaha attorney and B'nal B'rith district board member. Donations have come from some 11 B'nal B'rith Lodges, including Grand Lodge District 6 In Chicago, the district to wlilch Omaha's two lodges belong. The fund was established in the wake of the May 6 tornado. Other donations have been received from individuals in Omaha and elsewhere, such as in Peoria, HI., and Minneapolis. Minn., Riekes said. The Fund stood at about $1,800 May 30, which means an additional $2,200 has been Rabbi Kenneth Bromberg donated in the last six weeks, will be in Omaha by August 1, Riekes said. Other lodges donating, in when the Rabbi will assume his new pulpit. (Continued on Page 2)
Rabbi Kripke to Be Rabbi Emeritus OMAHA-Arnold Stern, president of Beth El Synagogue, announced this week that Rabbi Myer S. Kripke will become Rabbi Emeritus effective Aug. I. Stem also announced the appointment of Rabbi Kenneth Bromberg as spiritual leader of the Synagogue. Rabbi Bromberg has been executive director of the Jewish Education (Council of Greater Kansas CSty since August, 1972. Rabbi Bromberg has occupied pulpits in Brookllne, Mass., Pittsburgh, Penn., and Oakridge, Tenn. He also served as chaplain in the United States Ah'Force.
Following undergraduate work' at Brooklyn College, Rabbi Bromberg earned a Master's of Hebrew Letters degree and was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary In 1956. He also holds a master's degree in education from the University of Pittsburgh. Rabbi Bromberg's wife, Johanna, holds a bachelor's degree in Judaic studies (rom Brandels University and a Master's in library and information science from the University of Missouri. Rabbi Bromberg, his wife, and three children-Naomi, 17, Efrem, 15, and Hlllel, 13-
Aliyah Crisis Has Different Meanings By Oreer Fay Carinnan JERUSALEM (AJPA) The term "Aliyah crisis", in frequent use in the Israeli vocabulary, doesn't always mean the same thing. To Jewish Agency officials. In particular Jewish Agency Chairman PInchas Sapir, it means the alarming drop In Aliyah figures. To Israelis, anticipating
more olim from the Soviet Union, It has meant longer waiting period for housing. Young couples will once again have to stand aside to make room (or the new immigrant. To Western immigrants, it has a completely different connotation. Their crisis Is the decision whether to stay or to return to the countries of their origin. This applies par-
Women's Campaign 'Almost Completed' OMAHA — "I am delighted to announce that the 197S Women's Division Philanthropies Campaign Is almost 100 per cent completed," said Caryl Greenberg, campaign chairman, thto wack. "To date, (he women have raised over $290,000. "The success Is due to the outstanding efforts of everyone Involved In the campaign," Mrs. Greenberg said.
ticularly to American Immigrants who cannot cope with Israeli bureaucracy and the radical change in living standards. But their major problem Is that they cannot forget that they are Americans. Tlie majority live in tm' migrant areaa where they fraternize with people from Eni^iab-apeaklng countries. They obtain employment in ]oba where they have to use a minimum of Hebrew. "Hiey attend English language lectures and sendnars.. .and then wonder why they are not being aooeptad 1^ IsraelU. Many such Immigrants are renting out their aprtments and returning home—some on temporary basis; others for keeps. But the most Important determination in whether an Immigrant stays or not Is the
security of housing and employment. Nonetheless, Israel still maintains that she wants a minimum o( 100,000 immigrants per year. As Harry Rosen, advisior to the Chairman o( the Jewish Agency explains it, "Vou have to understand what numbers mean to Israel. In Europe, a country's neighbors are its natural markets from the' point of view of pure economics. Israel has to manufacture for a small market at home and must compete on world markets with Industrial giants. "We need skilled people to manufacture things to sell abroad to get foreign currency. Because Israel Is a country with very (ew natural resources, we have to import (Continued on Page 2)