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tttfoh«duled OMAHA - Budiel requnti •ubmlllad by ihc cl|h( dapartmenli o( (ha Jcwiih radaratkm of Omaha will be nwlawad at Iha Pcderalkm board of dlrecton' mcelini Khaduled for 7;30 p.m. Monday. Dae a. at the Jewlih Community Center. Federation Preildent Harian J. Noddle alw lald that the board meellni originally scheduled for Monday. Dec. 15, will be reaeheduM for early January to enable the Personnel Practlcci Committee "adequate time lo review the recommendationi of the Pcderallon Executive Commlltca" regarding the Peraonnel PractlcH Code and lo laoDiperata thoae itema Into tbaCbda.
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AJCongreM Honors HalrdrMttr 8«Mon for '48 Stint With Paimaoh NSW YORK - Vidal frofeiMioqal acllvlly, mnke
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dependence - will be the community. gueal of honor «l the rini annua) Beauty Hall of Pamc award dinner ol the American Jewish Congren at the Pivre Hotel Sunday evening. Dec U. In announcing the award. Rabbi Artluir Hertiberg. president of Ihe Ananlcan JewishCongreH. uld: •"VIdal Saisoon Is wellkiwun and admired for his many achievements and Innovations in the world of beauty and fashion. What is not so well known Is his personal contribution to Ihe founding of Ihe State of Israel, "In m, young Private Vtdal Saaaoon Mthia naUva LondDo lo vohffltaar aa a soldlar In Israel's war of InHe fought with valor and distinction wiih a Palmach unH of the Haganah - Israel's Hiefense forces - on the ansa Strip, In one of Israel's first battles for her survival as a natlon. •His dedication and couraged In helping Israel win her freedom, and his tubsequent renown In his
-Itiiagreatpleniuretopay tribute to ihii gAllant and gifted man" of the dinner at ISO per plate wiu banaflt the humanltartan profraffla of the Amarlcaklewiah Conpaaa. T A ipaalil gueit at the dinner will be David Carmell of Haifa, Israel, who served ai Saasoon's commander in the Hatanah. vidal Sassoon joined the Haganah in liH8 after paying his own way by air from L<ondon to Tel Aviv. He was posted to a Palmach unit asalgned to recapture Ihe one read through the Negcv iMdtng from Tel Aviv to the GazaSlrlpArabconirolofihe road meant that Jewish settlements In Ihe Ncgev were cut off from supplies and reinforcements. VIdal Sassoon took part in the grueling IT-day campaign to regain control of the vital road. Including a bloody actlonio recapture (he highest of three hills overlooking (he Qaza road. Sassoon writes of the experience In hli autobiography.
Itself in perilous momenis," a leading American Catholic Bishop (old the heads of this country's national ri^lnlc and synagogal organltatlona. •The right of Israel to exist as a sovereign state with secure boundaries has been affirmed by Ihe United StalM Bishops." he said This statement of support was made by Bishop Bernard F. Law, the newly elected chairman of the American Blihopi Committee on Ecumenical and Inlerretlgious Affairs. Bishop Law sddres«ied the annual
remarks. Rnbbl Joseph H. Lookstein, president of Ihe Council, said thai Jews •have drawn comfort from the forthright condemnation of the recent UN. anti-Zionist resolution by so many Christian denominations." Rabbi Lookstein singled out for praise a slatemeni adopted by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on Nov. » which urges Catholics lo strive to understand Ihe rellglow character of the link between land, people and faith In Jewish religious thought andaalf-understandlni.
(NIAHA - Ibi NrtrMluIirMl DlnMf or Stttt honorliif 09*. J. JMIM Ewm •t6:10p.m.8undiy(D«e, U) at UN NlllM Hotal "hu tvoktd u unprtcwtonUd mponM," Moordiiif lo Bonds Chalrmin JM KlnMobtum. Ik uld riMrvttiMM ware "new eaoMttf" at pcMi tiiM. "TM aiuMr la ax- fl/f/Mp Atflrma Cathoito Israel Support irainaly naeataaiy, of couraa, NEW YORK The dinner ol the Synagogue but UM populartty o( Oov. Council of America, held Dec. Bxon haa baan manlMad by Catholic community in this 2 at the Waldorf-Astoria here. our magnlfleant tunrnit," ha country has not been a silent Responding to the Blihop'i bystander ai lirael found aaid,
IV^ BacamaoftbaChrtaUnaa and Nav Yaar obaarvansaai daadUma for all nawBOooy lorMwWiProaa laaiMaerDae.llandJao.1 will ba ooon on tba praoadlnf Pridaya, Dae. II andM,raapacUvaiy. Daadllna (Or all atfvartWnf eopy win ba ttw pneadlai Tnursdaya, Dae. UandM,raapadliialy.
Boycott Campaign
Begins NEW YORK - The American Jewish Congrau announced Ihe launching of a nationwide campaign to require major U.S. corporalloni to tell their shareholders whelher (hey are participating in Ihe Arab boycott of Israel or discriminating against Jews. At a news conference. Will Maslow, general counsel, said the Congreu was Invoking Securities and Exchange Commlulon regulatloni |o seek information about "HIIIIIsrael and anil-Jewlih practices. If any." of approximately 100 publiclylisted American firms. •Stockholders are entitled lo know their companies' participation in boycoilk, rHirictive trade practices and religious discrimination.'.' Maslow said. "AiDong other reasons, }ob dIscrimiAatlon and participation In boycott could result Iti legal actton tor damages against the company. "This campaipi has been launched to And out bow extanilva such partldpatlM Is," Mulow said the Congreu had purchased stock In five U.S. corporations - General Motors. HewieltPackard, International Harvester. Texaco and World Airways. Each ol these companies, he uld, has been or will be requested to Include a resolution in the proxy statements they dislribule prior lo their annual stockholders meetinp calling lor "a lull written report to Ihe shareholders. . on Ihe company's policy toward compliance, tacit or overt, with the demands of Ihe Arab boycott." In addilkm. he uld, officers and members of the American Jewish Congreu who own stock in 100 other major corporations have agreed to submit similar resolutions to Ihoae companies. Ilw five cempanlea were cboaan by the Congreu, Maalow said, "bacauae each e( them la seeking bustaMs relationships with Arab eountriai and corporaUani, eompanlas and Indlvkkials and may ba Involved in Illegal, rsatrtetlve and dlsertmbiatory pracUoea." The resolution drafted by the American Jewish congreu aaks (or details about company trade agreements with Middle Eastern Qounlrtes.
Here's mtere H"s Needed— $542 Million Jewish Agency Budget for 1975-76 NOTE: The tS42 million In absolute minimal needs excludes some tl(0 million which had to be deferred. Here are the hlghllghti of the Deferred Budget Itemi: 1. Speed ol opersiions far consolidallon in rurii scitlefflMi iit,«».auu l.OMA|t|rm(i n,Miu,iii» }. Conslrudkn of I homes for the Hdrrly ilnrludina rquipnwnl Mdfumliurei l>,oou,ooo 4.rimliyr*habim«llon im.m i. Construction of 30 bo«rdlti| schools (or Ihe aboorpllon ol Youth Aliysh dilidrfn 7„Wli.«N I. AtMorpilon of t ,000 uddllloniil puplii In Voulli Aiiyoh... I,«M,IW 7. Conslnidkm of IWD youlh crnlcrs t,iM,Wn lActlvlllMlorOiiprivrdyoulh UNO.WD l.Youlhaubi t,«xiMi lo.lmffllprmihotisini iS.M»,iiou II.'Addiltonal roomi for fsmlllM livlflg in crowdrd cMaitlons s,luo.a» t< ikportrnmli for youngrauplM I ,M»,IX» II wvflopmrnt wrvlcn In rNldmllal an*ai of Immlgrnnt towni 4,01X1,01X1 14. Comiructlon of day ccMrn iM cenleni of three clMm
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Omahan Oleic Hlller Tells
Why It's JVeethdBdllor's NoU. American Jewry Is btlni tikod by the Unltid JawWi Appial lo ralH IIN ffllUlm - In eaah - t)y 0«. 11, iin, to reach dw m mllllofl minimum oommllmont sinidy PMIMI to the JiwWi Agmcy (or Urael's hunuuiltarUui Mtdi, Durtng lae Odibir Fall Ciah Fiel-Fln«U« MUHon, Omahan Richard H. (DIckl Hlller saw nrsthud lirail's ittuition. Ho to spearhosdlni thi*lvoloratotlM,000lnctihliiOmahibyDie,ll. By Richard K.HUlcr Oil prices, global Inflation and Ihc incrrascd cost of a new generation o( weapons needed (or defense o( Israeli lives snd property. Those are the three big reasons Ihe United Jewish Appeal is asking American Jews lo come up with 1100 million In cash by Ihe end of this year Included Is Omaha's goal o(t300,000. That will bring the total raised by UJA to KMIO million, which Is Ihe minimum commitment for Ihe year (or the Jewish Agency In Its work of dcvoloping Israel's human resources. As you know, Israel hu no natural reaources (o sell, only human rsaourcw. All Jewish Agency programs, funded In America through the UJA, are daalgnad to develop tMful skills hi new laratil immigranu - oeeupatkmal skUls.'nMre are still other programs.ot COWM, dsaliMd to pnvlda social help (Or Israelis, both new immigrants and thow who have been there for years. The Israeli budget deficit has qundrupled to $6.50 mfllkm. Israel's deficit In her balance of payments hAs Increased lo 1,1 S billion - a :M percent increase since the YomKlppurWarofl97T LMI spring - after successive dcvnluntlons of Israel's currency. ellminRtion a( food subKldlcs, Increased laxatloii and (our budget cuts - Israelis adopted a t9 S billion budget for I97S-76 That WAS II billion more than the year before. Most ot these addlllonai costs are security related. In (act, security costs are at the root ol Israel's problems. For example, security needs claim 40 percent of Israel's budget, 70 percent oi her tnx revenues nnd account lor about .10 per cent o( her gross nfltlonnl product. To eombat the Utast threat to Israel's fiscal vlabUlty, the billowing emeroaney measurM were taken: 1 - An addlllonai 10 percent devaluation, taking laraell currency from a ratio o( 6.3 Pounds lo one U.S. dollar to a 7-to-i ratio: Continued on Page 2