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Egypt Seeks Military Aid For "Defense" By Joseph Polakoft WASHINGTON, (JTA) The Egyptian government is asking the United States for 250-F-5 planes for delivery over the next five years. in addition Egypt seeks 12 Hercules transport aircraft, ground-to-air missiles and electronic equipment on the basis that she needs, "defensive" strength from the U.S. to offset the break in the arms pipeline from the Soviet Union. According to Capitol Hill sources, Saudi Arabia would pay the U.S. for the war-planes that are estimated at $10 million each, which would make the total cost approximately $2.5 billion Egyptian President Anwar Sadat has said at least three (Continued on Page 9)
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Nearly 300 clergymen attended the 37th annual Charles Rosenstock Memorial "Institute on Judasim for Christian Clergymen,'' conducted recently at Temple Israel, Rabbi Malcolm H. Sters, director of placement for Reform Judaism, was guest speaker.
The current Issue of The when known murderers are •Jewish Veteran contains a found in states other than question and answer interview where they committed with Senator Edward Zorintheir crimes. But I think it sky, The publication has given goes beyond reciprocity. It the Jewish Press permission goes to the heart of Godto reprint. The interview was • created creatures living on conducted in January, and the earth for a common purtranscript follows: pose. Therefore, our sense Q: What was your reaction to of morality should .transthe French release of Abu cend geographical borders. Dauod, the Palestinian An individual who comsuspected of planning the mitts the kind of atrocity 1972 Munich Massacre? perpetrated on the Israeli A: I was very much appalled athletes at Munich, no matthat in a society where we ter what his country of t h e o r e t i c a l l y respect orgin, should be detained human life that evidentally and judged for his actions. the lives of the" Israeli Where he is detained athletes at the Olympics should have little bearing. had no meaning what- Q: Does the whole episode insoever to the French. In dicate, that because of the this country we have Arabs' control of substanreciprocity' among states (Continued on Page 2)
Omaha JCC Program to Celebrate Freedom Day OMAHA - Israeli r Independence Day, the 29th'anniversary of the state of Israel, will be celebrated April 24 by the Omaha community with an afternoon program at the Jewish Community Center. The family program Is designed to appeal to young
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Editor's note: Natnlya Shteiglltz Sharansky Is touring the United States on behalf of her husband Anatoly Sharansky presently being held In Moscow's Lefortovo prison. Accompanied by her brother Mikhail, Natalya'a tour is being sponsored by tho National Conference on Soviet Jewry with the co-operation of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. This article Is being distributed by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry.
By Natalya Shteiglltz < Sharansky Like all my friends, I was raised in a family which was completely uninvolved with Theodore Blkel signs autographs during a reception In his honor Judaism. My father, from a following two concert appearances at the JCC. A review is on Hassldic Polish family, tried to forget his prayers, tried to page». (JP photo) forget his Judaism, when he turned to Communism, though I suspect he was often reminded of his origins. -In a spiritually barren atmosphere, my brother and I .were* raised; All the while, dominated by Soviet Ideology Vfzn/tnn ——*yr> unities noA ( wiaii,npi»-v«-i.«r«»«««. • the tact of our Jewishness was Community Center Membership Committee, has Indicated that the new membership year will begin May 1," 1977 and run through April 30,1978. On The Inside Current Center members have received their renewal notices for this new year and Dr. Wax has asked that The Federation thanks members cooperate byjrenewine their memberships durr ' ' worker^ Page 3 . . . Names ing the n s o & o ! Apriliaordertaaw'dideiayin receiving i i ^ e f e U i j n e s , Pjags/i 3 • t'»Kenen " talks about human rights, P a g e ' their new cardsprior to May l. -The Jtsvf grees membership cards wU! be laminated and ; =,. 5 . . .Center Scene. Paeei 7 end ¥"""..." Bike! "concert* mailed to the membership Immediately upon receipt of reviewed, Page 9 . . . A their payment of dues. Members may choose to see Ethel refutnlk visits Omaha, Page 10 (Continued on PageS) 7 : . Des Moines New», Ptge U.
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hidden. Quite frankly as a child I was surprised to hear my grandmother, called "Jhld", and didn't know what the word meant. When I recall my childhood, I now feel cold and frightened, (or it wasn't what you would think of as a family.- My brother left home at the age of U and I followed, when I was 17. At that time I learned I was Jewish, though I didn't know the meaning of Judaism, Had I not met the people who explained what (Continued on Page 10)
No Mixed Bathing LONG BEACH, N.Y. (JTA) — The only public beadvwlth separate sectionsfor men and women for religious reasons In the New York metropolitan area and the second In the United States has been appro ved by the Long Beach City Council at the request of an Orthodox Rabbi and will begin functioning In Mav when the bathing season starts. Rabbi Lazar Kahanow, spiritual leader of the Young Israel otLong Beach, the principal Orthodox synagogue in - sucn -an''^ aitangemenf^Siien many Jewish residents refused to use the beaches because of mixed bathing by scantily clad men and women. He, noted that such co-mlngllng contravened Jewish tradition.
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