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Joe Kirehenbaum, Co-chairman of the 1978 Men's Campaign, and Louis B. Solomon, Federation Executive Director, have been invited to Join with American Jewish leaders to meet with Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Israel Aug. 28 through Sept. 2. "This vitally important mission is taking place at a critical Juncture in the history of the State of Israel. This will be the first American group to meet with the new Prime Minister and the new government in Israel," they said, Joe Kirsehnbaum stated, "I am most excited that my first visit to Israel will be as a member of the first American delegation to meet with Prime Minister Begin. I look forward to sharing the information we receive with the Omaha Jewish community."
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Information Meeting Planned For Men's Israeli Mission Harlan Noddle and Joe Kirshenbaum, co-chairmen of 1978 Men's Campaign, announced today that they have scheduled an open information meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community .Center to discuss plans for the Omaha "Men's Fact-finding Mission" to Israel scheduled for Nov. 26 through Dec. 2. The chairman stressed that this mission will be a totally first-class trip. "We will be based out of a five-star deluxe hotel In Jerusalem," they stated. The unique aspect Of a UJA
SERVING DES MOINES, Vol. LVI No. 40
NCIL BLUFFS. LINCOLN, OMAHA Omaha, Nab.. Frl., August 26.1977
Marlene Solomon Is Appointed Director of Jewish High School Marlene Solomon has been appointed as the new director of the Omaha High School of Jewish Studies. Announcement of the appointment was made by Dr. James Wax, chairman of the board of the high school which Is cosponsored by Beth Israel Synagogue and Beth El Synagogue. Mrs. S o l o m o n h a s a bachelor of science degree in Russian education with minor concentrations in speech communications and theater arts from the University of Minnesota. She also attended Hebrew Union College School of Jewish Communal Service in Los Angeles. Wlrlle l i v i n g In S t . Petersburg, F l o . , Mrs. Solomon was Instrumental in the establishment of a high .
and Hopkins, Minn., and also conducted Jewish adult education classes in St. Paul, Minn. Presently attending a conference on alternatives In
. J e w i s h e d u c a t i o n in .Rochester,, N.Y., Mrs. TSolomon said Bhe hopes to ir : . ' ing back many hew ideas to implement In the school. "This conference is considered one of the most innovative experiences in Jewish education and I expect* the meeting' to be highly rewarding, We anticipate being able to solidify the staff Marlene Solomon and curriculum after 1 school of Jewish studies at return." which she subsequently . David Lastman, education taught. director of Beth Israel Mrs. Solomon has taught Synagogue and Cantor and high school level Russian and Mrs. Leo Fettman of Beth El English In the public school Synagogue are also attending systems of Rice Lake, Wise., (Continued on Page2)
Happy Face Greets Returning Son Rabbi Kenneth Bromberg of Beth El Synagogue greets his son, Efrem, at the airport Efrem was a member of the Omaha Youth Pilgrimage - 28 Jewish teenagers who spent several weeks in Israel. A feature story Will appear in the special New Year issue. (JP Photo by Howard K. Marcus). ™~
UN Delegation JERUSLAEM (JTA) - An equal number of Likud and Labor Alignment Knesseters will comprise the Israeli delegation to the United Nations General Assembly when it reconvenes next mon^h. Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan will head the delegation. In addition to toe UN delegation, a Knesset delegation will also be present ai^heEujch pean Parliament session In Luxemburg which begins In October.
sponsored trip is the opportunity to view first-hand the social, military and economic problems of Israel. The group will meet with top level government officials; visit development towns, absorption centers, old-age facilities, the "liberated territories," and meet personally with Israeli families. The trip will not be a repeat experience for those who have been to Israel before. Kirshenbaum also will briel
the group on the current situation in Israel as he will have just returned from attending a special meeting with Prime Minister Menachem Begin. This mission is being subsidized by a special grant from the Livingston Foundation. Tlie cost Is $500 per person and a minimum pledge of $1,000 to the 1978 Campaign. Please R.S.V.P. to Ruth Render at the Federation Office 334-8200.
Holocaust Memorial Planned for JCC A memorial at the Jewish Community Center to the victims of the Holocaust soon will be a reality, Mrs. Isaac Nadoff, Memorial Committee chairman, has announced. The memorial, In the form of a large marble facing mounted on the wall of the JCC lobby, will be a gift to the Community of Omaha and the State of Nebraska from Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lewis of Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have undertaken similar memorials in many other .communities throughout the country. " • "We hope that the dedication ceremony of this
memorial, which Is schedc for Sunday, September 25, v»w involve the attendance and participation of the entire community," Mrs. Nadoff said. "It will be a landmark event in our city," she added. Committee members are as follows: Norman Batt, Gloria Wagner, Allan Crounse, Stephanie Wakschlflg, Leonard Goldstein, Jane Brooks, Bella Eisenberg, Rabbi Isaac Nadoff, Rabbi Sidney Brooks, Rabbi Kenneth Bromberg, Morris Mallne, Richard Fellman, Herman Rubin, Phil Cofman and Lou Solomon.
Teachers Named for Day School The Jewish Day School of Omaha has appointed Johanna Bromberg and Mina Engelson, as teachers for the coming academic year, beginning this September. They will be teaching in the Jewish Studies Program, which is part of the Montessori Elementary Day School, located at 126th and Pacific Streets. Johanna Bromberg, bom in Germany, and raised In Tampa, F l a . , received "her bachelor of arts degree from Brandels University. In addition, she received a masters degree In library science from the University of Missouri. For the past two years, Mrs. Bromberg has supervised the major task of cataloging for the library of the Jewish Federation. She has also been active in various organizations, and Is currently a vicepresident of the Omaha Chapter of Hadassah. Mrs. Bromberg is the wife of Rabbi Kenneth Bromberg, of Beth El Synagogue, and the mother of three. Mlna Engelson, born in Gedera, Israel, served In the Israeli army and also taught public school in Gedera. After moving to this country, she taught Hebrew School in Trenton and Metuchen, N.J. Subsequently, she obtained a bachelor of science degree from Rutgers University. A
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newcomer to Omaha. Mrs. Engelson Is the wife of Dr. Irv Engelson, Dean of EngineerIng and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Is the mother of two.
School may contact Eileen Zahner, 333-3451, over-all coordinator for the school. Ms. Zahner, newly appointed to this administrative post, previously taught In the school, and prior to that, served in IJie Admissions Office of the College of St. Mary. Another new appointment to the general studies program at Mcmtessori School Is Ms. Helen A. Mainerl, who will be a directress for younger students in the elementary program. A native of Brazil, Ms. Malneri also spent some time in Israel, living on a kibbutz.
"We are fortunate, Indeed, to have these two fine women on our staff declared Steven J. Riekes, chairman of the Jewish Day School. "We fully expect to have the high quality of our Jewish Studies Program maintained." Those wishing to secure more information about the Montessori Elementary Day