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A Report from Cairo
StRV,»lGDESMOlNtS Vol. LVII No. 15
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BLUFFS. LINCOLN, OMAHA
Omaha, Neb., Fri., December 30,1977
Youth Scholarships Available Through David E. Beber Fund ; Scholarships for Jewish youth through the David E. Beber Scholarship Fund are again being offered to the Omaha Jewish Community. . Brochures describing the types of loans and grants are being mailed this week to the entire Jewish Community, according to Rabbi Jonathan Rosenbaum, Director of the Department of Jewish Education. The Fund was established last year with an endowment from the Milton S. and Corlnne N. Livingston Foundation. The. Fund is administered by the Department of Jewish Education and is dedicated to the memory of David E. Beber, a noted Omaha attorney, active leader in the Omaha Jewish community, and former Trustee of the Foundation. The current Trustees are: 'Morris Jacobs, Jule Newman, Morton Richards, and Stanley Slosburg. Rabbi Rosenbaum said scholarships and loans will be available In four categories: University Loans, Scholarships and'Loans for Higher Jewish Studies, Scholarships for Study in Israel, and . Scholarships for Youth Activities. CATEGORY I University Loans. Loans of up to $2,500 will be awarded to selected recipients among the Jewish youth of .Omaha to enable them to attend the college or university of their choice. Financial need Is a basic consideration in granting these loans. These loans will -be granted and payable at a simple Interest rate of 3 per cent per year. The repayment of all Joans will not begin until a recipient ceases to be a fulltime student. These repayments will in turn be used to allow future students to overcome the difficult financial burdens of higher education. CATEGORY II Scholarships and Loans; for Higher Jewish Studies. Persons studying for (he rabbinate, the cantorate, the teaching of Jewish studies or language, as well as careers in Jewish social or communal service will be prime candidates for financial aid granted by the Fund. Financial need will be considered but will not be a necessary condition. Repayment of principal or Interest may be waived should a recipient of a Category II Loan agree to make him/herself available for employment by Jewish institutions in Omaha. CATEGORY III Scholarships for Study In Israel. The
Early Deadline Deadline for the Jewish Press issue Jan. 6 will be Friday, Dec. 30.
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David E. Beber Beber Fund is also making available scholarships (i.e., outright grants) of up to $500 to. Jewish youth Interested in visiting or studying in Israel on approved programs. Young people who are interested in participating In semester, y e a r - l o n g or s u m m e r academic programs to .Israel as either high school or college students will be given special consideration in this category. All funds in this category will be granted on the basis of financial need. CATEGORY IV Scholarships for Youth Activities. Omaha Jewish Youth interested in attending summer camps, institutes or conventions sponsored by Jewish, religious or national organizations will be eligible for scholarships of up to $500. Financial need will be' con-' sldered in this category-but will not be a necessary condition. Information and applications for these loans and scholarships may be obtained from the Department of Jewish Education of ;the (Continued oh Page6)
A Family Life Education Series dealing with financial planning will be conducted for five weeks starting Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center. Sponsored by Jewish Family Service, the Series is titled, "The Money Tree Plant It, Nurture It, and Enjoy the Fruits." : The faculty Includes: Kenneth Muggins, professor, Department of Banking and Finance, University of Nebraska at Omaha; Robin Waller Abrams, counsel and corporate secretary, First. Northwestern Trusi Company of Nebraska. Also, Frank Goldberg, C.P.A., Alexander Grant and Company; Alvln Ross, CLU, Sharp-Ross-Browning; Marshall Lewis, stockbroker, Loewl and Company. ' • Carolyn D. Novlcoff, geriatric social work specialist, Jewish Family Service, will be moderator. , For cost and registration information, contact Toby Forbes, 334-8200. . According to Mrs. Novlcoff, a surprise financial transaction will take place at the opening session of the Family Life Education Series. The financial planning programs will be conducted on successive Monday evenings.
Editor's Note: Even tbougb the eventstowardpeace la the Mideast are «he*d of our report*fromCairo, we believe that the historical impact of these fflipatcbM warranti continued publication of the certes. By Dr. Yitschak Ben Gad (Maduf) Jewish Exponent Mideast Analyst CAIRO — Speaking with the Egyptian officials and journalists here in Cairo, one can hear their frank opinion about Israel and about their brethren in other Arab states. They ask: "Why were you Israelis unaware of our desire for peace and our exhaustion from war? Why didn't you feel that you were as tired as we were? Why didn't you believe Sadat when he said In February, 1971, that he would be prepared to sign a peace treaty with Israel? Why did you first ask to start the October war in order to prove that Israel cannot guarantee her security by holding onto Arab territory? However, the complaints of these officials and journalists are not only against Israel. .They point a finger of accusation against the Arab oil-rich states and those on the rejection front, such as Libya, Iraq and, to a certain extent, Saudi Arabia. They readily relate to you that the Egyptians who sacrificed so muchblood and money, they, and only they, have the right to make peace. Those who never fought Israel, they say, have no moral right to dictate to us not to strive to achieve peace. If they indeed want to fight Israel, then no one is preventing them from doing so. One of the advantages of being here in Cairo is being able to buy and read Egyptian papers on their day of publication. Here in the press you can /ind extremely interesting articles unavailable In foreign papers. The recent edition of the Egyptian weekly magazine October carried a revealing interview with President Sadat iri which he openly declared that Syria's behavior proved that it does not want peace. He compared Syria and the other Arab states in relation to his peace
. efforts to mice and monkeys which dance to the tune of a Soviet master. Sadat continued by claiming that the factor uniting his rivals was their bitterness against and Jealousy of Egypt. This he believed is due to their realization that Egypt is the true power that can In-. fluence the course of events in the Middle East and the world. The Interviewer of the magazine October then asked Sadat whether he is disturbed by the fact that the other Arab confrontation states would not attend the Cairo conference. Sadat replied that he believed the other Arab states have no alternative buttodo what the Egyptians have done. The negotiations must be direct. Egypt would go to the end this time, even if all the other Arab states and Russia would be left behind. Then Sadat added: "Anyone who wants to achieve more than what I am achieving for the Arab side, let him stand before the Arab world and do so. Then we would be thankfultohim." The' Egyptian leader then revealed that his daring initiative to visit Israel came about when he received a handwritten letter from President Carter two months prior to his (Sadat's) visit to Israel. After reading the letter, he began thinking seriously about some initiative. A short tune thereafter, Sadat left for a visit to Rumania. In the Rumanian capitol he asked the Rumanian president two questions: First, does the Rumanian president believe that Begin really wants peace, and second, is Begin strong enough to make difficult decisions and can he convince his people to accept his decisions? The Rumanian president answered both questions in the affirmative. This subsequently helped Sadat to decide to visit Jerusalem. Sadat continued to explain that the element of surprise about his Intended visit to Israel was not less Important than the surprise of the Yom Kippur War. He added: "This Is the (Continued on Page 7)
Jim Farber surveys the scene on the runway of Heathrow Airport in London while en route to Israel for the recent Men's Study Group Mission. (JP Photo by Rabbi Sidney Brooks)
A Sense of Pride By Robert D. Kaplan UJAStaff Writer "I feel a great sense of pride in knowing that all this was done by a'people I'm a part "AU this" was the settlements, absorption centers and development towns, among other places, that Mort Glass saw on his first trip to Urael. "It's necessary to come here," he said. "It's hard to Identify with something you've never seen." Glass, In the meat processing business, came to the Jewish State as part of the Sol Mann (left) commander Jewish War Veterans Epstein United Jewish Appeal Mission Morgan Post 250, presents a check to Phil Cofman, executive from jOmaha, Nebraska, director of the Jewish Community Center, for the JCC's Endow- which toured Israel in late ment Fund. At right Is Sol Lagman, senior vice commander of N o v e m b e r and e a r l y December. IhePost. (JP Photo by Mallne) -
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Glass admitted that he had building projects In Israel "naive" ideas about the coun- were unfinished, and some of try before coming. "I'm so the places "unclean." surprised by the mixing of difGlass asserted his hope that ferent types of people that are in t i m e , all I s r a e l i s , not like me. The different r e g a r d l e s s of t h e i r cultures, especially the backgrounds, will be brought Mideast kinds, is really amaz- up to the educational level of . Ing, and It's all Jewish." those who live in western naH i s e y e s s c a n n i n g tions. everywhere. Glass noticed a He admitted that raising the lot of things, especially the "prettiness and hand- educational level of Israel's someness of the young peo- oriental population Is not something accomplished ple." "There is such apparent simply by building a school, determination in the youth but is a feat that takes many *' and such deftness of purpose generations to do. in the army," said Glass, on "Touring Israel has made his way to the northern Negev me very much aware and development town of Ofakim, determined to participate inwhere thegroup toured educa- the future of the state here. tional and cultural facilities. * Now when I read the news; I'll He was slightly disappointed know exactly where it's all at, however, that so many Glass concluded.