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Student* desiring to attend Vladimir Frumkin's -concert Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the JCC may purchase tickets at one-half price after 7:40 p.m. if seats are available, the Omaha Committee for Soviet Jewry has announced.
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Jewish Community Embarks On Coordinated Effort For Aged The Jewish Community of Omaha is embarking on a coordinated effort to evaluate current services to the aged, and to project new and expanded services.
NCIL BLUFFS, LINCOLN. OMAHA Omaha, Neb., Fri., June 17,1977
Israeli Diplomat To Speak At Beth Israel Synagogue Ambassador Gideon Rafael, Israel's Ambassador Extraordinary of Israel's Foreign Ministry and former Ambassador to Great Britain and Ireland, will speak at Beth Israel Synagogue on June 30 In behalf of the 10th anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem. The, Ambassador will- present to the Congregation arid Joe Klrshenbaum the Israel Bond United Jerusalem Award in recognition of their support of the Israel Bond program, for Israel Bond dollars are Invested In the expansion and In the economy of the City of Peace and the Capital of the State of Israel. Ambassador Rafael was appointed Israel's Ambassador to the Court of St. James In June 1973. Before he took up his new post however, the Yom Klppur war broke out and be served as a volunteer soldier on the Syrian front. He assumed his Ambassadorial duties in London In January 1074. With the establishment of diplomatic relations bet-
fateful days of the Six Day War of 1967, stands at the pinnacle of Israel's diplomatic corps. He has had an unbroken record of leadership In his country's foreign service goIng back to the days prior to the establishment of the State of Israel, and has played a major role In shaping Israel's foreign policy In all crucial l 6 4 l W f i : ; ' As a member of the Jewish* Agency delegation to the United Nations In 1947, he played an Important part in Gideon Rafael presenting Israel's claims for ween Ireland and Israel in Independence to the U.N. March 1975, Rafael also was General Assembly which appointed Israel's first Am- eventually adopted the resolu(ContinuedonPage4) bassador (non-resident) to Ireland. Prior to assuming his present post, Ambassador Rafael was Senior Political Advisor to Israel's Foreign Minister Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Rafael, who served as Israel's Chief BUENOS AIRES (JTA) Spokesman in the Council of The Foreign' Minister of the United Nations during the Argentina, Vice Admiral Oscar A. {Montes, said at a press conference here that his government has repudiated "any actipn attempting to disturb the social order by discrimination based on faith or ethnic origin."
Montes Rejects Anti-Semitism In Argentina
He made the statement , when asked about press reports abroad of antiSemitism; In Argentina. Montes said "The Argentine government's position on this matter Is quite clear and those wlio attetrjpt to distort it are serving objectives not related in any way with the concerns of some : of these foreign publications." He cited specific instances, such as the government's closure of two publishing, Mrs. Clotilde Noe (left) and Mrs. Sylvia Goldberg, president of houses that were distributing theSenior Citizens, each present *10O checks to Chuck Arnold, Nazi and a n t i - S e m i t i c director of the Athletic Department at the JCC, to help send an iiterature and other material Omaha yoinii/BCTBeimDnt, to the MaccabiahGoinssiaisrs*!. "contrary to the national Sam Zweiback also presented a check in behalf of the Old spirit and vision of our socleTimers Group. (JP Photo)
Maccabiah Donations
The Federation's Coor- programs Including rent subdinating Committee on the Ag- sidies, leasing programs, ed, chaired by Mary Fellman, apartments, and a variety of has established three Task services for the semiForces to determine needs, dependent person living In his examine current services, and own home. develop recommendations. Leisure Time, or EducaTask Forces, their respective chairmen and related tional, Social and Cultural Seragency professionals are as vices Task Force will look at day centers', club groups, follows: special interest programs, Living Arrangements, educational and cultural proDonald Nogg and Alvin grams as well as tour and Abramson, through Ben Laub vacation opportunities. director of the Dr. Philip Sher Social and Supportive SerHome, for the Aged; Leisure Time, Esther Canar and Toby vices Task force Will examine Kagan, through Phil Cofman a wide range of social services and Herman Rubin, director plus vocational, economic, and assistant director, respec- transportation, and preventively of the JCC; and Social tive medical services. and Supportive Services, Stanley Krleger, through Bob Lovett, director, Jewish Family Service. 1
Sophie Engel
Leaders Concerned Over Religious Rights
Sophie Engle, coordinator of Community Services for the Council of Jewish FederaNEW YORK, (JTA) - convention of the CCAR, the tions, was In Omaha recently to meet with committee Leaders of Reform and Con- rabbinical branch of Reform to be held at Grossmembers. She will continue to servative Judaism in America Judaism, Inger's Hotel June 20-23, Rabassist the Task Forces have indicated serious con- bi Lelyveld urged Reform.and cern that the rights of nonthroughout the project. Conservative Judaism to The Living Arrangements Orthodox congregations in "stand together In defense of Task Force Is charged with In- Israel will be further abridged responsible Jewish pluralism. "Our circle Is large enough vestigating a range of housing under a Likud-led government headed by Menachem Begin. to take in all our fellows," he Expressions to that effect said. "We must not allow'exOnjhe were voiced In the past iew tremists to place us . . . outdays by Rabbi Arthur J. side, the circle of acceptable Le^vejd.-presldent of the Cen- ' Jwiai : du^reÂŤL' r ^^;; ; %" '(Uief'iDay tral Conference of American (Continued on Page 3) -gUt suggestions, Page 9 . . . Rabbis (CCAR) and Dr. GerPage 2 . . ' . Arab student cam- son D. Cohen, Chancellor of paign fought, Page 3 ... A wlmpel returns borne, Page 4 the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the . . . Beth El presents Special academic institution of Conconcert, Page 5 ... Center servative Judaism. Scene, Pages 7 and S ... Des Molnei News, Page I t i . In a statement released in By Brian Lipsitz advance of the 88th national NEW YORK (JTA) Leopold Trepper, the former World War II spy who in' Mrs. Sam Katzman Elected filtrated the Gestapo, said that 'people are making a great Regional Hadassah President mistake In not adequately Mrs. Sam Katzman was community organizations both fighting Nazi propaganda elected president of the In Omaha and nationally, will among German youth and Missouri Vally Region of again serve on the National anti-Semitism in the Soviet Hadassah at the recent spring Board of Hadassah. She has Union, both of which he feels V conference In St. Louis. She served as president of the are widespread. has served previously as* Omaha Chapter of Hadassah, Trepper spoke at a press1 president of this region and chairman of the Women's conference at the antistepped in to fill a vacancy Divlson of Philanthropies and Defamation League of B'nal last winter. She now will serve Israel Bonds of which she was B'rlth announcing the publicanamed a "Woman of Valor," tion here of his memoirs, "The a two year term. Katzman. a leader of many Beth Israel Sisterhood and Great Game." F e d e r a t i o n of J e w i s h He added: "In place of Women's Organizations. Stalinism we now have Brezhnevlsm . . . and In the Members of the National place of Nazism In' Germany Board from this Region also there are now thousands and Include Mrs. Maurice thousands of people coming Bucksbaum, Des Moines, and back to 'Meln Kampf.' The Mrs.. N.E. Bernstein, Lincoln. struggle must begin all over Newly elected officers of the again." region Include Mrs. Sidney Speaking in French with the Cahan, Omaha, Mrs. James aid of an Interpreter, Trepper, Gallnsky, Des Monies, and at one point, made an ImpasMrs. Milton Scharff, St. Louis, sioned plea on behalf of Soviet vice presidents; Mrs. Gary Jewry: Hill, Lincoln, recording "Their faith depends on us. secretary; Mrs. Ted Sanford, And everything depends on Omaha, treasurer; Mrs. Man- public opinion. Fred Kreltsteln, Omaha, corThis gentleman who' now responding secretary. directs the Soviet "Union" The Missouri Valley Region (Brezhnev) responds only to Is one of 30 regions In the coun- things which are clear and try a n d e n c o m p a s s e s direct . . . It Is our responNebraska, Iowa,/Missouri sibility to act forcefully to with a membership of 8,000. arouse public opinion."
Spy Urges New Fight