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COUNCIL BLUFFS, LINCOLN/OMAHA Omaha, Neb., Frf., March 12,1978
Vol. LV No. 18
On The Inside: Bermen Blast NEW YORK - D». Preparing for the campaign are, from left, Mrs. Sturm, Mrs. Alexander Tiemkln reportedly Nadoffand Mrs. Monasee.tJP Photo) has thanked members of the Jewish Defense League for allegedly disrupting the concert of Soviet pianist Lazar Berman. Dr. Tiemkln, whose 16-yearold daughter Marina has been OMAHA-Jeanette Nadoff, while Mrs. Sturm Is the wife of denied permission by Soviet recognized nationally as well attorney Donald L. Sturm, a authorities to emigrate to as locally for her leadership vice president of Peter Klewit Israel to join her father, wrote efforts, has been named Sons'Co. , on a postcard: "Dear chairman of the Women's "These women have taken Friends: Thank you very 'Division of the 1976 Omaha an active part in communal much for your action of the J e w i s h Philanthropies and synagogiial work and we Soviet piano player concert." Campaign. are delighted to have them as Two JDL members were The appointment of Mrs. Women's Division leaders." arrested at the Feb. 5 Car- Nadoff. who is the wife of Beth said Goldstein. He noted that negie Hall concert for Israel Synagogue Rabbi Isaac last year's Women's Camalledgedly setting off air horns Nadoff, was announced this paign bettered the previous at 20-minute intervals during 'week by Jewish Federation best peacetime fundraising Berman's concert. President Leonard Goldstein. campaign by 40 percent and Named to work with Mrs. said that should provide added Berman recently gave an Nadoff are Lyra Ann impetus this year. uninterrupted concert - in Monasce. Division vice Responding to the Omaha. Prior to the concert, chairman, and Mickey Sturm, challenge, Mrs. Nadoff called PHILADELPHIA - Operation Rice Bowl— a unique, interfaith leaflets were distributed by Division workshop coor- for a "concerted effort on the program designed to help feed the world's starving — was launched throughout the country on March 3 (Ash Wednesday). the Committee tor Soviet dinator. .'.: part of the entire community, American families are belngnsked to pray a common prayer, Jewry solely noting (he Soviet Mrs. Monasee Is the wife of tftfcte ias^ell as teenagers." policy of allowing some artists Charles A. Monasee, president to assure the success of the give up for one meal the type of food pictured here and make an offering at their own dining room table to feed the millions who to travel while restricting of American Community $2.2 million 1976 Campaign. exist on the brink of starvation. Money saved by eating a others. Stores Corp. (Hinky-Dlnky), Campaign leaders plan to sacrificial .meal may be placed in specially provided "rice conclude, the drive by late - - - provided by many churches and synagogues. The .^program was conceived last year In Allentown,, Pa., by, Pg y
Mrs. Nadoff to Direct 76 Women's Division
Operation Rice Bowl
Moines Attorney Brussels II
By Rose Hoffman : DES1 MOINES-OverI.40& delegates from nearly ' countries congregated in Brussels. Belgium, in midFebruary, for Brussels II the Second World Conference on Soviet Jewry. : Among those in attendance , was Alan Koufer, a young Des Moines attorney, who was selected by the Community Relations Commission, a . commission of the Des Moines ^Federation, to represent our community at this gathering of world Jewish religious and political leaders. At the recent JWF board meeting. Koufer described his experience, (he conference and the crisis of Soviet Jewry -today. Upon arrival In Brussels, Koufer related, the planes carrying conference delegates were surrounded by Belgian military authorities. "We were escorted to our hotel by Belgian Army personnel. Surveillance was Intensive," Koufer said. The bus which brought the 400-strong American delegation to the Congressional Palace where the three-day conference convened was guarded by a military convoy during transport. In a later interview, Koufer,
Alan Koufer who publlclf referred to these security measures as "a cold, hard testimony of the world we live in," said that such precautions were deemed necessary by the Belgians because of rumored threats the government received from the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Apparently, Belgian authorities denied the PLO access to the Congressional Palace for a meeting which the organization requested take place immediately following the Soviet Jewry conference there. Soviet Olim spoke during the plenary session of the conference, Koufer reported. (Continued on PageS)
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"That's a diche,'but It's true. In these critical times, the Jewish community has to pec! all of its human resources as a local community, for Israel and for Klal Ylsroel - the Peoplehood of Israel, wherever they are." "The times have shown us that we are our only hope. It is tune for us Jews to stand together as a solid front As far as I'm concerned, the local community must be strong In order to strengthen Israel and all of our Jewish people throughout the world. "It Is veiy important," she emphasized, "that each of us , asks himself or herself 'What have we done lately?' " Mrs. Nadoff, active in Omaha Philanthropies work since she and Rabbi Nadoff came to Omaha 10 years ago, is a national member both American Mizrachi Women and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Women's Branch. The Rebbetzin is a former Israel Bonds chairman in Omaha and was overall chairman of the Des Moines, la., Jewish fundraising campaign before the Nadoffs moved here. If anything, she said, her "commitment for fundraising, both to meet the needs b e n and in Israel, has Intensified (Continued on Page 2)
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Dinitz Warns WASHINGTON iJTA) Israeli Ambassador Simcha Dinitz Tuesday described the projected U.S. delivery of six C-130 troop transport planes to Egypt as "a dangerous course of action" and urged those seeking a Middle East settlement to help divert Egyptian policy from one leading to war to negotiations for peace. ;
Golda Agrees TELAVlV(JtA)-Former Premier Golda Meir has agreed to participate actively in the affairs of the Labor Party, a role she gave up when s h e retired from the Premiership in 1974. Mrs. Meir, who is immensely popular with many Israelis in and out of Labor ranks, will be a member of a new Labor Party leadership forum, to be headed^ by Premier Yitzhak Rabin. It will attempt to unravel the serious financial and ideological problems that are presently threatening the unity of Israel's governing political faction.
Lincoln Plans Meeting; Theodore Feder to Speak
LINCOLN-Theodoref j>. Feder, associate (director' g e n e r a l of the Joint Distribution. Committee Overseas Staff, will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Lincoln Jewish Welfare, Inc.. according to a recent letter sent to contributors by Herbert Gaba, Federation president, and Dinitz addressed the In- Louis Finkelstein, Federation ternational Biennial Con- executive secretary. ventional B'nai B'rlth Women at the Shoreham Americana Feder has been JDC Hotel, being attended by more director for Israel, responthan 1.000 members•. from sible for the welfare program eight countries, including a on behalf of aged, ill and group of more than 40 from. Israel. . Referring to the American position in the Middle East, he said that Israel has never demanded exclusivity in its relations with the United States and never ignored the necessity of the United States to develop friendly relations with other countries in the Middle East. In particular, he said, Israel was mindful of the Importance the U.S. attaches to its relations with Egypt and the necessity to maintain a dominant American posture in the Middle East.
Controversial Rabbi Kahane Of the J D U s profiled by Wally. Provost on Paige 3. Also on that page, the In-Depth series takes up a new subject: the-Bureau of Jewish Education . . . Mo Udall concedes New York's Jewish vote to Jackson. Page 5 ... Beth El plans -Sabbath at Home'. Page t ..-. Purim celebrations In Omaha are detailed, Page 7 ... Monsky Lodge prepares to honor some longllmers.PagelO.
handicapped newcomers to Israel and for JDC's religious and cultural programs there. He also served as JDC director in Geneva. Switzerland, for five years. The. meeting, which is sclieuled for March 21, 7:30 p.m.. at the RadissonCornhusker Hotel, will be preceded by a 6 p.m. prime rib dinner, at a charge of $6 per person. It will be prepared in observance of dietery laws. Reservations may be made with Mrs. Max Neldcn, 4886131, or Mrs. L. Sommerhauser, 432-6936.
Telegram From Joany
OMAHA - The following telegram was received by Omaha Chapter of Hadassah this week: "Best wishes to all my friends In Omaha and special thanks to Hadasah for choosing 'Hester Street' for Its benefit. Wish I could be with you. Affectionately, Joany." Joany is Joan Micklin Silver, the native Omahan whose film, "Hester Street", premiered here last night (March 11). The opening, held in two of the four Park IV Theaters, was for benefit of Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital on Mount Scopus in Israel. As of Tuesday, March 9, one of the two theaters was sold out, according to Eleanor Alexander, Omaha Hadassah president, and Pauline Albert,' a ticket committee member.