Gerda Klein Returns to Omaha By Barbara Simon The Women's Grand Gifts Division of the Omaha Jewish Federation 1978 Campaign will host a petite luncheon on Monday, Nov. 21 at the home of Mrs. David Fried!and at 12:30 p.m. Gerda Klein, humanitarian, author, lecturer, will speak. All Omaha Jewish women who pledge a minimum of $750 to the 1978 Campaign are in-
vited to hear Mrs. Klein, according to Co-chairwomen Cookie1 Hoberman and Ducky Milder . "We would be so pleased to have many women who have not been-part of our Grand Gifts Division before join us this year," said the cochairwomen. "Gerda Klein SERVING DESMOINES, brings to us beautiful feelings .COUNCIL BLUFFS, LINCOLN, OMAHA about our Peoplehood, our V. . LVI Alo. 9 Omaha. Neb., Fit, November 18,1977 heritage, and our. lives," added Mrs. Milder. • The community's response to Gerda Klein's visit to Omaha last year prompted the chairwomen to Invite her again, they said. Her book, "All But My Life," has been hailed.by Gerda Klein critics In the United States, Mrs. Klein speaks extenEngland, and Holland as "one of the most moving and sively at high schools, colleges beautifully written books of and interfalth meetings. She Jewish .suffering and sur- t r a v e l s and l e c t u r e s vival." In print for 18 years, it throughout the country 'for is in the British War Museum UJA, Bonds for Israel- and • -•.: \as a'reference work on Euro- Hadassah. Her recent book, "The Blue pean History. Excerpts from her book are now being used Rose" (1974), which made the as part of ."Perspectives in Children's Books Best Seller Literature" in the secondary list, Introduces one "dif.schools throughout the USA ferent" child to her peers as a "blue rose'' — a child to be school system. Gerda Weissman Klein was tended and not cast aside;•;•. The afternoon.will Include a _born in Bielitz (Bielsko), Poland where sTie lived with "Talk by Mrs. Klein, socializing her parents and brother at the and a petite luncheon. For time the German armies oc- reservations call 393-5840,333The Jewish Federation of Omaha was honored at the Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly in Dallas last week with cupied Poland in 1939. She and 7082, or Ann Kalman at the presentations of the Smolar Award for Excellence in Journalism and a Public Relations Award for Exceptional Effort. Both awards her family were all sent to Federation offices, 334-8200. were given for the 1976 special Rosh Hashanah edition of the Jewish Press, edited by Barbara Simon. At left, Ms. Simon receives the concentration camps. While in Omaha, Mrs. Klein Public Relations Award from Nat Kameny, chairman of the Public Relations Award Committee. At right, Saul Viener, chairman of In midwinter of 1945, as the will also speak to a combined tbe Smolar Award Committee, presents the Smolar Award to Louis B. Solomon, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Nazi empire began to crumble Youth Group meeting at the Omaha. Monty Berger( right) is a Council Board member. ". \ . before the advancing Allied JCC, Sunday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 forces, the 4,000 women in- D.m. mates of her camp in Silesia .wire driven .one thousand ' 1&lles - e a s t w a r d - toward Chechoslovakia by the V Gestapo. When 'the march came to a halt in a small Small City Group village in that county, there DALLAS — Gary Rubin ByMargoRiekes child's grades, his achieve- love is by making good in were less than 200 survivors. Editor's Note: Mrs. Steven of D e s Moines was Mrs. Klein took the boots off Rlekei, one of tbe Omaha • Rabbi Harold Schulweis ment." •':• school so he can have a nominated to chair the Naher frozen feet and extracted delegates to (he General Assembly Scholar In Residence, at the Bar and Bat Mltzvah have "good" career.tional Committee of Small of the Council of Jewish Federa- General Assembly of the become a tribute to a child's the family photographs which Cities at the Council of H he falb, he feels unloved she had hidden in the soles. tions and Welfare Fowls, wrote an Council of Jewish Federations public performance. He or she Jewish Federations account of one of the lectures held last week in Dallas, gave becomes a "naches produc- and this rejection often results Every member of her family, presented at last week's sessions. in a revolt: "A revolt against every friend died in the con- Assembly here last week. a poignant lecture describing ing" instrument. Sin no longer the coarseness and hardness The 10th anniversary din. Her report Is as follows; modern Judaism, its values Is a moral wrong but has of a family and a community centration camps. ner of the National Com'and its institutions. b e c o m e e q u a t e d w i t h that has respect only for suc- Fate- Intervened for her in mittee was attended by the form of an advance con"Jews,1? hs sa!d,"ara defin- academic failure. Parents cess." more than 300 delegates. • ;;•;-•• . .-.;. tingent of U.S. Infantry, comed by what hurts them. Jewish cannot accept the possibility The Goodall Award was institutions are defined as how that their child is not brilliant." It Is not so much a rejection manded by Lt. Kurt Klein, presented to the Tulsa they alleviate that hurt, an'd POor grades have become of classical Judaism as It is a which entered that viHage as Federation for conducting, liberators. She married him the Jewish communities in our linkedwijh betrayal. '" need to feel unconditionally an Israel Fair for the entire one year later and came to the country today are hemorrhag-' The child feels the only way accepted and loved, for what community. . ' United States. ing because of a breakdown In to reciprocate 'his parent's (Continued on Page 2)" ByTuvlaMendelson our Value system." andGU Sedan Rabbi Schulweis described JERUSALEM, (JTAi - the current situation as Premier Menchen Begin has pathogenic. The Jewish midextended a forma] invitation dle class Is experiencing a to Egyptian President Anwar crisis of values and there is an Sadat to come to Israel to alarming increase of divorce, discuss peace. Begin said on drug abuse, alcoholism, and two occasions that he was cultlsm. ! prepared to welcome the The reason for these exEgyptian leader here, • isting problems is because of His remarks were in what the Rabbi believes to be STATEMENT response to Sadat's assertion a new transformation of JEWISH FEDERATION CAMPAIGN to the Egyptian parliament values of goodness. - s/. and to a group of visiting "Good no longer refers to Omaha, Nebraska 68154 333 South 132nd Street American Congressmen that moral' goodness, but to a . Total Baltnct he was Drenared to go to Israel Pitt O4 Current Pledffft BelwtceXurrent Pledge B«!«nce Ptertoui tnn Cti'Mft! W#0fl» and address the Knesset if i that would further the cause of i peace in the Middle East. 1 -i P I H H Make Clucks PayaM* To Th« Jewish FtMmtlon ol Om»lw While Begin greeted Sadat's Account Number initiative, in the warmest terms and appeared, at least publicly, to take it as an ex-. Due to the Thanksgivpresslon of good faith, there is ing holiday, the adverwidespread suspicion in tising and news copy Israeli circles that the Egypdeadline for the Jewish tian President is engaging in t* • , > PAYMENTS RECEIVED AFTW DATE ABOVE an intricate propaganda ploy Press issue or Nov. 25 1 ' - j t l fi»Vyil.i.flEf:tECTONNEXT8TATEMENT from which he believes he will be noon, today, Fricould extricate, himself KINDLY RETURN THIS CARD WITH REMITTANCE TO INSURE PROPER CREDIT day, Nov. 18. . wlthoiit losing face. ., (Continued on Page 2) ' ,
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