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'All-in-One' Campaign Announces Leaders PES MOINES - Marty Waldlnger, co<hairman of the l«7e "AU-inOne" Campaign in charge of Worker's Training, Publicity and Special Events, has served In every campaign effort for the past eight years as a chairman of team divisions, head of "trendsetters." the Young Adults division and Young ^. Leadership group. *i Waldlnger noted that the 1976 campaign marks a "crucial turning point." While progress toward peace has been achieved on a political level. Waldlnger hopes the community will continue to respond, as in years past, to meet "Israel's even greater needs which have increased despite brighter prospects for the realization of Shalom." Marty Waldlnger and his
Young Leadership Begins 'Phase II' OMAHA-lnthewakeofthe recent highly successful weekend meeting at Camp Esther K. Newman, the Young Leadership Group of the Jewifb Federation ol Omaha made plans to re-form and organize a second-phase program. During an active first phase, the group, under the leadership of Ann Goldstein, met and determined goals. These Included developing an awareness of the problems and needs of the Jewish community of Omaha. In addition the couples' group also began to explore with Federation department directors. After going to these agencies, inchiding the Dr. Philip Sher Home and the Jewish Community Center, the group wound up its first-phase activities at Mewman Camp.
Plans and preparations for to Israel has also been each session were handled by suggested as part of the sub-chairmen, with a large program by Federation number of persons par- President Harlan Noddle. ticipating. After previous years' nm u, ap« «a|r to IboM failures, the success of this Yowg LMdmUp OfMp year's group has created optimism, a spolcesman said. Group members have seen and heard about the various cMfrentiag Jtmt today. programs of the Federation.
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OMAHA - The board of directors of the Jewish Federation of Omaha voted Tuesday night to resettle a family unit of six Viet namese. The item was brought up by Jack Saferstein, chairman of the Jewish Family Services Committee, at the Federation's October meeting. Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks of Temple Israel moved to reconsider the motion which was first made and defeated - at the September board meeting. Saferstein said that financial support would come from the U.S. government through the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society iHIASi and that Omahan Alan Jay Parsow had volunteered to aid Family Service in the resettlement.
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Stanley Engman, I97II "Allin-One" Campaign coordinator for a number of team divisions and a former chairman of the 1974 Local Needs drive, believes "everyone in our Jewish community should be obligated in some capacity to serve the needs of Des Moines and Israel."
Engman announced that this year's campaign will commence the first of the year More than that, however, a and continue for a 30-day large number of group have period. Completion Is anJoined worlcing committees ticipated by Jan. 31,1976. This and are taking an active part scheduling, Engman exIn Omaha Jewish life. plained, is the first step In a long-range effort to operate Another new group will be the Des Moines campaign on a formed in December to repeat simultaneous basis with many the Phase I activities. Young other Jewish communities persons or couples interested where the campaigns begin in Joining should call Ann earlier in the fall. Goldstein at 391-loso or Ruth Such uniformity In camRender at the Jewish Compaign scheduling may help the munity Center (334-8200) to be UJA take a better accounting put on a mailing list for the of funds to be received for a organizational meeting to be given period, Engman held In December. speculated. Stanley Engman and his wife Sharl, are the parents of two children. Randy, 16 and Kim, 14. Engman, who Is viceIte toconM flroBi tnt Dflvld K. MartUpi, kjr MMM «(taa aid 9«tl, to JM* president of Emco Industries, has been actively involved in fMtfitotontH«(lnratoprtn First. II will assist nccd>' youth In enabling them to go lo the Jewish community for college. .Second. It will assist youlh desirous ol entering such ntany years. He was viceJewish professions as Ihc rabbinate, teaching, social and president of Tifereth Israel communal work and the like. Third. II will assist needy youlh In Synagogue, ^airman of enabling Ihem to partlcipnte in study tours ol Ihc State ol Israel. Jewish Identification, and has Fourth. It will assist youlh In allcnding camps, seminars, also served on the board Ot the conventions and retreats sponsored by national Jewish Bureau of Jewish EkhKation. organizations. Within the general comThe scholarship program will be administered by the munity, Engman has had Jewish Federalion of Omaha. Sleven J. HIckes. chairman ol the additional campaign exFederation's Department of Education, slalcd Ihal a brochure perience In his voluntary work fContinuedonPage2l with United Way.
Livingston Trustees Announce 2 New Funds OMAHA - The Iruslccs of the Millon S and Corinnc N. Livingston Foundation have announced Ihc eslabllshmcnl of two major funds for Iho bcnrfll ol Jewish youth and Jewish aged In MrlropoltlanOmnha. A scholarship lurid has been eslabiishcd in mcmor)' of Ihc late David K. Bobvr. n prominent Omahn atlomcy and longtime friend ol Millon Livingston Bcbor was ii trustee ol the Foundation from its inception until his death lasl year. The second fund is in mcmor>' o( Ihe late Ruth RIckes Richards, who was very active In Jewish charitable and philanthropic work. This fund IK designed lo provide. Irom Its Income, special projects and programs lor the residents of the Dr. Philip .Sher Home for Ihe Aged as well as for all other Jewish aged in Metropolitan Omaha. Its goal is lo help Ihcm continue to iMd useful lives as members of Ihe community.
wife Beth are the parents of Rick, 7, and Wendy, 5. Waldlnger is immediate past president of the Jewish Community Center. He served on the JCC Board for six years. He has also headed the Des Moines Young Leadership group and currently Is a member of the National Young Leadership Cabinet. Waldlnger has been, in addition, a participant in a number of civic activities. He was the past chairperson and is now the current vlcecl|Blrper8on of the Des Moines Human Rights Commission, has served on the management of YMCA and Is a member of the board of directors of Orchard Place, a nnental health care facility. Waldlnger Is Corporate Secretary of the Waldlnger Corporation.
NEW YORK-The heads of all the major religious trends in American Judaism, in an unusual display ol religious unity, have Joined in a declaration of the essentially religious character of modem Zionism. The declaration is in response to the action of the Social. Humanitarian and Cultural Committee of the General Assembly which equated Zionism and racism. It accuses the United Nations body of "an unprecedented attack against central values of the Jewish religious lailh." In a public statement released by the Synagogue Council of America, the coordinating body for Conservative. Orthodox and Reform Judaism in IIK United Stales, the religious leaders declare that Zionism, in addition to being a political movement. Is also "an expression of Jewish religious belief and hope." Ztaiiim M "a pwtouBdIy tidtllty to tb»JlbUeal eovnint viiich Uaki a pwpte, aUlhaBdalaBdtoaBtoaacnlar Ztoaiia, tiM ttatontnt ratata at UMlr can
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Itaa radanpaga of tha JawM paapteaodofaBBUiAtod." The presidents of Ihc national rabbinic and lay synagogue organizations accuse the countries who supported the resolution ol "an anti-Jewish animus." "For if tradllionai aniisemitism denied Ihe individual Jew his personhood." Ihe religious leaders declare, "this new anii-semilism seeks to deny the Jewish people Its nationhood." "A recognilion of the inseparability of Zionism and Jewish religious faith does not create immunity from all criticism of specific social and political policies". Ihe Synagogue Council stalemeni declares. "But Ihc possibility of such criticism offers no license for the vilification of Zionism Such vililicatlon constitutes an unprecedented attack against central values of Jewish religious faith." Tile statement was signed by Rabbi Joseph H L«okstcin. president. Synagogue Council of America: Rabbi Arthur J. Leiyveld. presidenl. Central Conference of American Rabbis: Rabbi Alexander Schlndler, president. Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Rabbi Mordecai Waxman, president. Rabbinical Assembly: Arthur J. Levlne, president. United Synagogue of America, Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld, president. Rabbinical Council of America; Harold Jacobs, president. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregation! of America.