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Phone Volunteers Needed Service By .JERVINGDE3MOINES, Vol. M No. 36
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Documents Show Truman Demand Israel Withdraw By David Ettinger WASHINGTON (JTA)-An angry President. Truman demanded Israeli withdrawal irom territories occupied during Israel's War of Independence but was rebuffed by the1 nascent Jewish State, according to documents released by the State Department. The' documents, entitled "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949," reinforce the view that the 1949 State Department, whose Near East Affairs Bureau was dominated by Arablsts, was (Continued on Page 5)
A Silver Ben Beimont (right) shows the Silver Medal he won at the Maccabian Games in Israel to Chuck Arnold, athletic director of the JCC. Ben was one of eight boxers in .the 350-member American contingent to compete. (JP Photo by Mallne)
Summer Festival Set for JCC oh August 21 Goodman, Randl Katelman, Jan K a t z m a n , B o b b i e Leibbwitz, Rocky Lewis, Carol Lowe, Carolyn Mandler, Harriett Miller, and Bess Mtndell. 'Also, Sheila P o l l k o v (department staff worker), Carol';Hoffman,' Judy Rosenblatt, Susan Silver, ConJ C C . •'...-••• • • •• The program will include nie Slutzky, Bobbie Soshnlk, over 45 local anuTiOTi-lcca! sr= Gloria Wagnen Mary Ann tlslans displaying and selling Walsh, Sherry Weinberg, and their work; two jazz concerts; Terry Zacharla. The Festival Is a community a modern dance program, folk singer, a Juggling act; wide event and Is sponsored children's participating arts- by the Jewish Cultural Arts .'activities and"even lifesize Council. 1 human' puppets, walking the grounds - all to bombard .the senses with an arts-oriented, Inside mardi gras atmosphere, Carters Mideast policy exWagner explains. amined, Page 2 , . . Bob Lovett According to Jan Perelman, answers letter "OK the Cuff," Cultural Arts Deaprtment Page 3 . . .Begin receives a director, a group of women warm reception in Washington, : have formed their, own com- Page 4 . . . A new editor's colmittee under the sponsorship umn "The Written Word'! of the Cultural and Performbegins this week, Page 5 ..". Party planned for single ' ing Arts Department, and they parents, Page 6 . . . Communiare responsible for the plannty calendar for August," Page 7 • Ing and Implementing of this . . . J C C kids participate In' ' special project event, "Junior Maccablah," Page 9 The committee members In. . . Rising membership costs clude: hurt synagogues. Page 1 0 , . . . Marilyn Blatt, Joyce Cohen, DesMolnesNews,PageU, . Beanie Conn, Geri Epstein, ( Hedy Gershnxan,, Arlene ''What was once a Jazz concert is now a total 'art happening',", says Gloria Wagner, chairman of the Jewish Cultural Arts Council. On Sunday, Aug. 21, noon to 8p.m. the"Lazy Days of Summer Festival" will take place on the' rear' grounds of the
Jewish Family Service needs volunteers for the F r i e n d l y V i s i t o r s and Telephone Reassurance Service, an attempt to reach out to both isolated senior citizens and still active senior citizens who enjoy both their independence and a regular phone call, according to Bob Lovett,JFS director. The volunteers will begin their training with an orienta-. tion to be held at the JCC on Aug. 15, at 3 p.m. Any questions regarding becoming a volunteer, or on how to receive the service should be directed to Carolyn Novicoff in the Jewlsh'Family Servlce-Office at 334-8200, Ext. 68. : Seniors who. participate will receive regular phone,calls and if requested, personal visits from trained volunteers who have a desire to help those who may not have family and/or friends near by.1. ; The volunteer becomes a special friend who helps to brighten the senior citizen's existence with their regular phone calls, Lovett noted. Volunteers are now,being sought on the basis of their
desire to perform an important service for others, their desire to accept responsibility and their desire to help the elderly to live anil work independently in their own home. The volunteer calls the senior citizen on a regular
' basis to check to see that they are all right and to ask if they needanythlng. . "It is this type of program that will help the senior citizen stay In his own home and out of Institutional settings for as long as possible," Lovett emphasized. -
The Time ForOutdoors religion was distinctive in this. The rest of the world worshipSummer is the time for ped Images and idols, found on freedom. We shed our heavy the inside. "Lift up your eyes clothes, leave the dark inside to the hills from whence comof our houses and in the out- eth our strength," said the doors, like the Israelites leav- Jews and the Prophets always ing Egypt, become, free men. point to the heavens above, The children of Israel really it is only in the outdoors that only became fully free when we are conscious of the hills they spent 40 years in the out- and the heavens. doors In wilderness, In the Much, no doubt, of the early wilderness, you learn selfreliance and also the prin- motivation, of .the Zkmlst ciples of democracy. All men movement was the wish to get are equal in the outdoor b a c k t o t h e o u t d o o r agricultural pattern of our .wilderness.' ancestors. The backbone of ••• Both the Sbavuot and Succot the present day Israel was holidays have the stamp provided by the kibbutz. It (ContlnuedonPage5) of the outdoors. The-Jewish By David Schwartz
The President and the Prime Minister: Menachem Begin at the White House IT W|*« HOUM ampoMntf
Washington, D,C, July 19, will go down in Menachem Begln's memory as a "great day in my life — one of' the best." . . That was the Tuesday he was warmly received and duly honored at the White House by a President who is in office only four months longer than the new, dynamic Israeli Prime Minister. After 15 years'of covering White House State functions, I'd rank Begln's visit as the most emotion-laden and drama-packed. His arrival, ceremony on the South Lawn was moving and eventful. Israeli and American flags : flew side by side; and 'Hatikvah' was followed by 'The Star Snangled Banner'- It was the first visit to "the White House for Aliza and : Menachem. Begin. In fact, a few moments later — as the : Israeli leader was about to start his first official meeting' with the President; he asked him, "is this the famous Ova! Office?" ';; . T h a t evening, the atmosphere in the State Dining Room was riveting during the exchange of after-dinner toasts. The 53 "working dinner" guests found themselves captivated as Premier Begin - In a low-toned voice — spoke about the moral greatness of America, about "little" Israel, about his own childhood and about the Holocaust,•v ,^. He seemed to transcend Prime MlnUter Menachem Begin is escorted by President Jimmy Carter to his car at the conmere diplomatic polish arid clusion of their talks In the Oval Office. Behind the two leaders are Presidential Advisor for Nareach a Ipvel of heart to heart tional Security AlffIre, Hon. Zblgnlew Brzezinski and Yehuda Avner, Advisor to the Prime (Continued on Page 3) *' , - MlnUter.