Sadat Visit Electrifies Viewers Throughout World By Morris Mallne The Jewish Community of What is important to most of The Mid-East moved toward Omaha joined with its fellow us is that Egypt has recognizpeace this week as millions of Jews, with the President of the ed the State of Israel as a people throughout the world United States and with reality before the eyes and watched and listened. countless millions of others in ears of the world. History was being made. viewing a meeting that most And Sadat said that he The President of Egypt was had thought impossible. wants to deal with that reality At the JCC Sunday morning, by making peace. : SERV.-vj| DESMOINES, ,COUNCIL BLUFFS. LINCOLN, OMAHA addressing the Parliament of Israel — in Jerusalem. the main topic of conversation After four major wars, and VoLLVliNolO " ' Omaha. Neb., Fri., November 25,1977 And through the medium of was the excitement generated almost 30 years without one live television — we were by this historic meeting. • day of peace, a small spark of there: The exact words that were hope has been ignited in the We saw the leader of the said in Israel. What Egypt and Mid-East. Egyptian people,' Anwar the other,Arab nations deLet us provide encourageSadat, shake hands with mand. What Israel insists on ment, prayer and assistance Prime Minister Menachem — all of this will be analyzed, to fan this spark into a blaze Begin. discussed, debated, and . . . lighting the way to full We saw Sadat's shiny hopefully negotiated. peace in the region: airplane land in Tel Aviv. We saw him greet Goida Metr. When former.'.Prime Minister Rabin left Omaha last week, he said; "Don't expect miracles." A couple of days later we saw Rabin and Sadat exchangRabbi Irving Greenberg, ing cordial greetings. - described by many as the most dynamic, creative and enlightening scholar in the Rabin Answers Jewish world, will be in Dec. 2-4 for the First Press rfuestions Omaha Annual Kalian Weekend. The Scholar-In-Residence At a press conference in program, sponsored by the Omaha, 'General Rabin Jewish Cultural Arts Council replied to newsmen's quesof the .Jewish Community tions on relations with Center, will involve lectureSouth Africa and on Presidiscussions at synagogues and dent Sadat's proposed visit : the JCC. to Israel. > The program is as follows: Governor J. J. Exon (left) presents The Prime Minister's Medal to Eli M. Zalkta at the OmahaThe General said that Friday, Dec. 2, at 8:15 p.m.I«raelDlnnerofStatelastweek.(JPPhotoby Mallne) _ ' Israel had maintained Beth El Synagogue, "The End diplomatic relations with Rabbi Irving Greenberg of Emancipation: The Future the Soviet Union despite of Jewish Life.'! that country's. Internal Saturday, Dec, 3, at 8:45 Human: Reflections on policy of harrasslng Jews. a.m.-Beth Israel Synagogue, Jewish Setality and,InterperHe said Israel -wafits to "Beyond Orthodoxy,!; Oopser-M sonal Communications:";-—-~ maintain diplomatic relavatism, Reform: Toward tions with all countries and Religious Unity." Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m., that African countries are Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m., Jewish Community Center, By Morris Mallne ty, her ability to protect Mr. Zalkin. Many of Mr. no exception. (Continued on Page 5) Tbe Omaha-Israel Dinner of herself, asserting that Israel Zalkln's children, grandTemple Israel. "On Becoming In connection with State, raised more than has never asked for American children, and other family Sadat's visit, the General members were in attendance. $500,000 in State of Israel soldiers. pointed out that the biggest In an unprecedented addi- problem Israel will have is Bonds'. — a 23 percent imGeneral Rabin arrived in provement over last year. Omaha on Nov. 16 at 4:30 p.m. tion to the proceedings, more in trying to cope with the Monty Bergman, director of just a couple of hours before than 50 students from the rush of media people who the Israel Bond office in his scheduled appearance at Omaha High School of Jewish will want to come and view Omaha, told the Jewish Press Peony Park. He had a meeting Studies were permitted to at- "the biggest show on that the excellent response of earlier in the day with tend 'as observers-to hear eartn." -•.-(Continued on Page 2) the more than 450 persons at- Secretary of State Cyrus . tending the event was a Vance. tribute to both Eli M. Zalkui • His visit to Omaha was one and Lt. General Yitzhak of some 15 stops at major Rabin. American cities during .his The Omaha Jewish Com- scheduled three weeks In the -Theodore Freedman, direc- District 66, and Omaha Public munity demonstrated its United States. He left Omaha respect and high esteem for the next morning for St, Louis. tor qf the Anti-Defamation School Districts; and Dr. Ed-League"'of' B'nai P'rith Na- ward Dejnoska, Dean of the Israel's former Prime At the dinner, he thanked tional Program Division since College of Education, UniverMinister and its affection for Mr. Zalkin, who was honored Senator Edward Zorlnsky and 1974, will .visit Omaha Mon- sity of Nebraska at Omaha. The m e e t i n g s w i t h for a lifetime of devoted ser- Congressman John day, through Wednesday. Cavanaugh, and the American Mr. Freedman will visit educators will' deal with vice to the cause of Israel. In the major address, Congress for their continuing with Jewish communal teaching about the Holocaust, teaching about religion and General Rabin thanked the support of Israel. the development of Innovative United States and the Senator Zorinsky toasted curriculum on prejudice American people for pro-the State of Israel and Con"reduction. viding Israel with arms for gressman Cavanaugh gave Mr. Freedman Is responsidefense, and investment the toast for the United States. ble for the League's national dollars for building Israel's Governor J.J. Exon, a past and local efforts to Improve ineconomy. ,. ) !i -recipient of' the Prime terreligious and intergroup General Rabin said Israel is Minister's Medal, made the relations through an educaproud of her defense capabili- presentation of this honor to tional and action program which includes the production and dissemination of audiovisual and printed materials on Jews, Judaism and human DearEdltor: relations themes. A happy ending to the story of Konstantyn Slmls and his Mr. Freedman has been wife Dlna Kamlnskaya of Moscow, daring lawyers for the with the Anti-Defamation "refusenlks" and the "refusenlks of the month." ; League of B'nai B'rith since They've Just received exit visas, have left the USSR and Theodore Freedman 1949, serving in Richmond, w|ll be rejoining their son Dfmitry in freedom. leaders; Arch Bishop Daniel Vai i Atlanta, and Houston. He Commendations shsujd go to Omaha and Des Molnes Sheehan, head of the Ar- has written extensively on The finishing touches to one of 13 antennas and the installaSoviet Jewry activists on their successful efforts. chdlocese of Omaha; Jim human relations topics, and in tion of receiving and transmitting equipment inside the Jewish Glenn Richter Clemmens, chief^edltor.of the. -1965'was cited by the. Texas Community Centeris giving the Ak-Sar-Ben Radio Club a worldNational Coordinator Omaha World Herald; Council of Churches for wide communications capability and the JCC two-way radio Student Struggle Superintendents and cur- "leadership in behalf of faciilties for routine and emergency communications. (JP _ .. . for Soviet Jewry rlculum people of Mlllard, human rights." Photo by Mallne)
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ADL Official to Visit
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