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Participating in the Holocaust Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Governor James J. Exon (left) warns that the world must be constantly vigilant to prevent any acts of genocide. In the center is the marble memorial now located in the Jewish Community Center. The memorial is donated by Paul Lewis (right) and accepted for the Community by Mrs. Jane Brooks, chairman of the JCC Board of Directors. JP Photos by Mallne. '
SERVING DESMOINES, Vol.LVIINo.2
^COUNCIL- BLUFFS. LINCOLN, OMAHA , Omaha. Neb.. Frl., September 30.1977
Center Improves Seniors' Rooms
Israelis Approve Plan For Palestinian Presence • '-••*•; B y Gil S e d a n
_ The Jewish Community Center has been awarded a grant of $6,150 to Improve its theater and senior citizens' meeting room the Eastern Nebraska Officeon Aging (ENOA) ; has announced. The funds will be used to modify entries and exits to make the theater safer for older p e r s o n s to attend events. : An Improved speaker and microphone system also will be Installed to make educational events and other T»ctivltles held in the senior citizens' main meeting room more" e a s i l y heard.-- -:--.-/.•
Kripke Teaches ^FairCburse^
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Early Deadjine Due to the holidays, news and advertising deadlines for the Oct. 7 issue of the Jewish Press, will be today ai noon.
presumably,- would be members of one or another delgatlon, most likely the Jordanian./ Israel has said In the past that it would deal with Palestinians who are part of a Jordanian delegation. _ ^
JERUSALEM, (JTA) The Cabinet has agreed to an American' plan that would allow^PalesUnians to attend the Geneva conference as part of a pan-Arab delegation on condition that their presence is limited to the'ceremonial in accepting the plan, Israel opening session and that no is known to have insisted that members of the Palestinian there be no change In Security Liberation Organization are Council Resolution 242 to included. make It acceptable to the PLO. The compromise formula which President. Carter sug- ' Informed sources here said gested to Foreign Minister U.S. officials told Dayan that Moshe Dayan at their White an Israeli rejection of the plan House meeting was reportedly could have harmful effects on approved !0-! atrB^Cabinei ita relations with the U.S. meeting. Only Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon was op- / (Appearing on the CBS posed. . '-\ ••' •'•' ' '.-••' .••- television program "Face The Nation'! in Washington, According to the plan, the Dayan said his government's unified Arab/delegalon con- acceptance of the compromise . sistlng of raSresentatlves of in no way reflected $ softening Egypt, ,Jordan and Syria of its position to have no dealwould also Include hon-PLO ings whatever with the PLO. Palestinians, possibly He said Israel utterly reselected by Jordan from local jects negotiations with that Arab leaders on the West group whether or not It Bank. recognizes Israel's existence. They would meet with the At the same time he inIsraeli delegation only for the dicated that Israel would not opening ceremonies. Negotia- be overzealous in probing for tions would begin at subse- PLO sympathies among the quent sessions when the Arab "Faleatialaria who attend teedelegation split into national Geneva opening. groups for bilateral talks with 'Jlfjhey sympathize In their " Israel, . heart witnlHe PLO we cannot The Palestinians then, checkthat,"nesald.)
Rabbi Myer S. Krlpke, Rabbi • Emeritus of Beth El Synagogue and Adjunct Associate Professor of Theology at Crelghton University, will offer a course in .'TheLegacy of the Prophets" at the SAC fall courses of the Protestant Adult Education committee., . The course will be given 10 Wednesday evenings,. two hours each session, In the Capehart Chapel Annex. It is open to the public, at a tuition charge. " ; interested persons may call the Administrator, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, 292-228, or ona Of the registrars, Mrs. Baldwin, 292-1711 or Mrs. ' Isler, 291-3670. <
Teachers Named For Jewish Studies
ASukkah Peach Among the fruits and vegetables in the JCC Sukkah Is one pretty peach—Debby Cohen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cohen. JP Photo by Mallne. .
Lenl Crounse, chairman of the School of Continuing Jewish Studies program of the Jewish Cultural Aria Council JERUSALEM, (JTA) has announced' the teaching staff for the fall series which, The Israeli Treasury has begins Oct. 24, and continues • discovered a new tax base — the ubiquitous falafel vendor for five consecutive weeks. whose income, reputedly, Is Teachers include: Professor ' seven times that of the Bruce Garber of the Universi- average worker. ty of Nebraska at Omaha; Falafel is a concoction of Rabbis Myer. .S. Krlpke, fried" chick peas stuffed into Barry L. Weinsteln, Jonathan the flat Arab bread, Pita, a Rost-nuaum; Stanley J. Mit- type of vegetarian hot dog. . chell, educational director, According to tax experts, Beth El SynaaqKuex andL the net income of a falafel venWalter Fetdman, leacher,:- dor in downtown Jerusalem in Beth El Synagogue. ; 1976 was IL 440.000.
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His business is conducted along the lines of classic entrepreneurship — buy cheap, sell dear. The tax people say one falafel sells for about IL5. The vendor makes a profit of IL 2.9 on each sale, between 63-65 cents. Falafel is Israel's most popular' fast-food and' an enterprising vendor, can sell some 500 servings a day for a per diem profit of more than IL 1250, the tax experts say;