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Due to the Shavout holiday the deadline for news and advertising copy for the May 27 Issue of the Jewish Press will be noon, Thursday, May 19. Deadline for the June 3 Issue of the Jewish Press will be Friday, May 27, because of the Memorial Day observances.
Prfest Says Trifa Stays
Omahans WaWl 1 Miles Sunday To Demonstrate "We Are One" The U J A ' s N a t i o n a l Walkathon will be celebrated In Omaha with an ll-mlle hike Sunday at 10 a.m. from Temple Israel to the Jewish Community Center. , Registration for the "We Walk as One" Walkathon will start at 9 a.m. at Temple Israel, Cass street. Walkers will proceed along 72nd street using the crossover at Western avenue, then to the Crossroads .and Checkpoint One; along West Dodge to C h e c k p o i n t Two at McDonalds; then along 90th street to Pacific-West on Pacific with Checkpoints,at 94th, 108th, and 125th streets.
i WASHINGTON, • (JTA) An Episcopal priest who is also a Journalist has charged Dr. Eugene Zweiback, that it is "simply untrue" that chairman, JCC Medical Com- the National Council of Churmittee announces that the ches (NCC) has removed Omaha-Douglas County R u m a n i a n A r c h b i s h o p Health Department will be do- Valerian Trifa from its direcThe final leg will be along 132nd street to the finish line ing Tay-Sachs disease testing torate. at the JCC. June 5 at 1 p.m. at the Jewish Speaking in the Temple Community Center Rudolf Shalom in Pittsburgh, Sponsor sheets may be obOnly two more checkpoints to go! Let's get walkingl Dr. Zweiback stated that the Rev. Lester Kinsplving, a ' tallied at the JCC or from the young people can find out if relglous columnist and broad- presidents of the various they are carriers by undergo- caster from Washington, said Jewish organizations. ing a simple blood test. He "the historic and monumental Participants should wear urges all Jewish members of scandal of a Nazi war criminal the community of child- among the directors" of the light colors and avoid walking oh lawns. Route cards should bearing age to take this test, NCC continues. be stamped at all check as well as young adults who trifa, who Is presently have already had children and under, indictment by the points. plan to have more. Minors will Department of Justice for lyneed to have authorization ing to obtain his citizenship, Is Kripke to Receive from their parents, still a member of the governing board of this nominally Honorary Doctorate Christian agency," Klnsolvlng Saul Kripke, son of Rabbi ,COUNCIL BLUFFS. LINCOLN, OMAHA SERVING DES MOINES said. _and Mrs. Myer Kripke. jyill Oh The Omaha, Nebo Prh, May 13,1977 ••' Vol. L ' "I say nominally because' "receive arfikinorary dbctoruf Inside this council is so desperately humane letters degree from anxious to retain membership the University of Nebraska at B'nai B'rith ceremony. that it corrupts itself beyond Omaha, Sunday at 2 p.m. in Page 3 . . , Guide to Israeli belief by continuing to harbor theFleldhouse. elections, Page 4 . . . the same Nazi it has covered Kripke, a philosophy proSynagogue activities, Page up for 20 years. And while I fessor at Princeton Universi5 . . . Beth El school believe In universal salvation, ty, was graduated with graduates, Page 6 . . . Des this comes as close as highest honors from Harvard Molnesnews,Page8. anything I have ever heard to University. He attended OxGROSSINGER, N.Y., (JTA) was proposed by the Rab- which now bars women rabbeing the unforgiveable sin." ford on a Fulbright fellowship. — Establishment of "an inter- binical Assembly and ac- binical candidates. disciplinary commission to cepted by the Chancellor of The Conservative rabbis at study all aspects of the role of the Jewish Theological the Assembly's 77th 'annual women as spiritual leaders in Seminary of American (JTS), convention approved the the Conservative movement" the Conservative institution resolution at a midnight session, which urged that the proposed commission's membership "reflect the pluralism and diversity of the Conservative movement." Chancellor Gerson Cohen Dr. James Wax, chairman Michael Sherman, Mrs. Jeff told the delegates he could of the Membership Committee P e r e l m e t e r j R i c h a r d of the Jewish Community Zacharie, Mrs. William Kully, personally advocate the deciCenter, and Bernard Raskin, Mrs. Joe Erman, Mrs. James sion of the commission. The vice chairman, announce the Cohen, Al Kamanltz, Mrs. resolution was adopted after . start on May 15 of a new Jerry Andrlsane, Jay Lerner, an earlier resolution, calling member campaign. . Mrs. Sidney Brooks, Mrs. Max on the JTS to admit women to The campaign's primary Canar, Mrs. Joseph Soshnlck, its rabbinical school, was tablpurpose Is to acquaint new Marshall Kuschner, Sol Yaf- ed after lengthy debate. . The tabled resolution called Jewish families in the Omaha fee, Cal Kirshen, Mrs. Jerry area with the many ad- Gitnick, Mort Glass, Frank on the JTS to consider and advantages of a Center member- Goldberg, Marshall Lewis, mit to its rabbinical school all ship, the completeness of the Allan Noddle, Marv Pollkov, q u a l i f i e d c a n d i d a t e s , regardless of their sex. The Center facilities, and the Mrs. Bennett Wagner. variety of Its programs for all Present Center members proposed commission on are requested to inform the women would be instructed to : age groups. Longtime Jewish residents Center membership office of present a progress report with of this area who are not now any Jewish families who may its findings to the Assembly's Tscnsbcrs -.will ilsa fee made -. be Interested Is e : Center executive council in the spring aware of the many benefits:of membership. They will be of 1078 and "a final report and contacted, and an invitation to recommendations at the 1979 being a Center member. Membership task force visit the Center and tour it's convention" of theRA. teams have been formed. Cap- facilities will be issued. The stronger resolution was Ethel Goldston, member- tabled after indications that In a report to the Federation Budget Review Committee and the Esther K. Newman Camp Com- - tains are: Jeff Perelmeter, mittee, Herman Rubin, assistant executive director of the Jewish Community Center said camp is William IKully, Dr. Ben ship ^secretary, reminds all some Rabbinical Assembly in the best physical condition since its acquisition 14 years ago, adding the grounds have been Kutler, Jerry Andrlsane and present members and future members would feel compellmembers that dues payments 4 edtoreslgnasa matter of concleared, a paint campaign has given anew !oob,32new bedspjrehased,water systemha»been Dr. Norman Sheldon. Team-workers are: Mrs, may be made with either science If it was adopted. . improved, new showers installed, and swimming pool repairs begun. From left to right are Denny That resolution contended Greenberg. director Children's Department JCC; Phyllis; Wasserman, Pre-School Department Donald Goldstein, Mrs. M a s t e r c b a r g e o r ; " (Continued of Page 3) teacher; and Jessie Rasmussen, director, Pre-School Department; (Photo by Rubin)' v ; Michael Llebowltz, Mrs. Bankamericard (Visa).
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Happy Faces at Camp Newman