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Federation Welcomes Process For Planning and Budgeting
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An integrated long-term budgeting and planning process for the Jewish Federation of Omaha was approved by the Board of Directors last week. According to Louis B. Solomon, Executive Director of the Federation, the Jewish Federation operates a multimillion dollar enterprise and that while the purpose is not to show a profit, many of the operational skills utilized in business should be applied.
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U4 America* - J l edlnLtai—,..w| ed responsibility for anew outbreak of Nazi activity l« several West German cities coinciding with Hitler's birthday April 20. The worst act of vandalism was reported from Hanover where damage estimated at $SO,000 was caused to the Jewish cemetery at Vothfeld and swastikas and Nazi slogans were painted on shops and public buildings.
The Wall Blana Sifry places a message In "The Wall" during this week's Israeli Independence Day eelej>rallon"at the JCC. Phil Cofman, executive director of the JCC, said hundreds of messages were received and that all of them will be hand-carried to the real wall In Israel.
"If we are to operate effectively in the admittedly complex field Of budgeting and planning, our Federation must have an orderly set of procedures that put all we do into a manageable context," Solomon said. , He added that the Federation must have a point of view — a general sense of direction
The placards were signed "NSDAP (National Socialists of Germany-American Party) External Organization, P.O. Box 6414, Lincoln, Nebraska 68506."
it wants to move in the years , our Federation abandons its ahead and then to shape com- interest in the institutional munity programs toward that needs of our chronically ill aged. . end. "But It says that within the The new process calls for 'Federation's capacity to prothe organization of five task vide funds, the extra thrust f o r c e s by the Central may be for aging persons who _ Budgeting and Planning Com- still retain a capacity for selfmittee. Each task force will be help." beaded by Federation direcSolomon pointed out that to tors. achieve creative flexibility The five task forces are: m o s t e f f e c t i v e l y In Services to Families and In- establishing a year-round individuals, Community and tegrated planning and Public Relations, Education budgeting process, the most and Culture, Aged, and Na- knowledgeable and committional and Overseas Agencies. ted leadership should be InFirst of the task forces to be volved. organized will be on the Aged. Leonard Goldstein, PresiThis could mean said dent of Federation, said the Solomon, that in serving older new budgeting and planning people, the decision could be process is a "positive step." providing services to help peoHe said the Board has to ple function independently in start delegating more responthe community rather than an sibility, and that more attenover emphasis on institutional tion has to be directed to servcare. ing the long-range needs of the community. "This does not mean that
Federation Announces Chairpeople for 1977
A special police unit has been formed to track down the culprits and police have olfered a reward of $1200 for information leading to their arrest. Vandalism was also reported in Kassel, Lueneburg and Zelswee. A Hanover police spokesman told -the. Jewish Telegraphic Agnecy that on the night of April 4 Nazi placards were pasted on tombstones.
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The Jewish Federation of Omaha has announced the Federation Committee Chairpeople for 1077. In the weeks to come, the Jewish
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Lebanese Calls Israel OurFormer
By Gil Sedan ter irony Is that Israel, conTEL AVIV, (JTA) - A stantly vilified, has opened Lebanese Christian said here berhearttous.*' that the only force that deterRlzik appeared at a press red Palestinian terrorists from annihilating Christalns conference arranged by the in Lebanon was Israel's army ^ PuMic Committee wf Aid to Lebanon. It was the first time The speaker, Francis Rlztk, that a citizen of a neighboring political advisor to Christian Arab'country held a press conforces in southeran Lebanon, ference in Tel Aviv. Phil Cofman executive read a letter from Major Saad He was accompanied by director of the JCC and his Haddad,- commander of the wife Marsha will be attending Christian militia which said in prominent persons who head the first World Conference of part: "Our former enemy, the committee, among them JCC Executives and Lay- Israel, is today, the only and Mosbe Sanbar, former Goverleaders In Israel and in Lon- last support, we have. The bit- nor of the Bank pi Israel, Msgr. Augustin Harfoush, don, May MS. leader of the Maronlte ChrisTtw conference is to provide tian community in Israel, and opportunities for Center staif representatives of the Tel and lay-leaders to meet with Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa their counterparts from municipalities who annouced throughout the world to The JCC Board of Direca project to aid the stricken discuss how the Center can tors and Membership Comcitizens of southern Lebanon. become a more forceful inmittee have announced strument for Jewish survival that the new colored Rlzik said he spoke in the and continuity of Jewish membership cards will go same name of Haddad who values. Into effect Sunday, May I. was unable to come "because White in Israel, the delegaof the military situation." He Membership renewal tion representing 10to15 counread Haddad's letter calling notices have been sent to tries will meet with the Presion world opinion to aid the the m e m b e r s h i p ' r e dent of the State of Israel, south Lebanese population. questing that they send.a Ephralm Katzir, Teddy check for their annual dues Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem, The jetter said: "Missile atfor the. period beginning Goldfl Meir and university tacks and phosphorous l»mb» May t and ending April 30, scholars. — are killing and wounding 1978. Cofman said he Is looking women, children, the elderly The membership is reforward to this conference in and the sick. The Christian quested to renew imanticipation of bringing back world, the so-called free mediately to obtain their significant challenges and world, deserted us at the most new cards which. will program resources to which difficult moment. Even our enable them to use the be hopes the Omaha Jewish government in Beirut does not Center's services and community will respond assist us and the Red Cross faculties. favorably. cars don't reach us .
On The Inside Communications semlnart icbeduled, Page 2 . . . Rainejr to (peak, Page, 3 . . . Kenen discuxes the PLO, Page 4 , T Community calendar for Hay, Page 7 . . . Update on "Walk for Israel", Page 8 . . . On the Mine page, Des Moloes News.
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"lie* commltteejieads. They areati follows:' Ad Hoc Center Committee, Al Crounse; Audit Committee, Frank Goldberg; Campaign and Building Fund Collections, DlckHiller; Community 'Calendar, Caryl Greenberg; Coordinating Committee on Aging, Mary Fellman. Also, Day School Board Representative, Carolyn
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Novicoff; Insurance Committee, Marty Lehr, Justin Greenbevg, Young Leadership Award, Dr. Paul Shy ken; Liaison to Israel Bonds, Miriam Simon; Liaison to United Way of the Midlands, ^Jpe Llpton; Newcomers Commlttee.RuthErman. Also, Nominating Committee, Richard Zacharia; Personnel Practices Committee, Paul Cohen; Presidents Council, Lee Jane Parsow; Public Relations Committee, Sivl Roffman; Synagogue — Federation Relations, Howard Kaslow.
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Soviets Allow Entry of Holy Books NEW YORK — Alter two years oi negotiation between the New York based Appeal of Conscience Foundation, beaded by Rabbi Arthur Schneier (inset), and Viktor Tivov, Deputy Chairman, Cornell for Religious Affairs of the, USSR, the Soviet Government has granted permission to print and ship 10.000 copies ol the Pentateuch (the Five Books of Moses) to the Jewish Community' In Russia. A page from the Book of Genesis with the Hebrew text at the right (above), and the Russian translation at the left, displays the layout form oithebook. (RNS Photo)