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Vol. LVIII No. II
Omaha. N«b.. Fri , Fabruary 9.1979
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_ . 10 p m at Temple B'nai Jehudah taiKaMaaritv Mo The coi X waa made poasii . n a aprclai (rant Imni ihe ( alvln M and Raquel H .Newman Char liable Tnixl of San Franrliim. Cooperalion wilh the JWH The premiere r made poMi by im- r,.iii .1 and i,eona K Tranin Phllharnionic Kund and the (>nrral Kund of the JewMh Community Foundation KannanCilv
ti> Marvin I' i distant pnni'ipal bansiainiM ui Ihe Denver Sym phony Orchestra. 'Isaiah" is a Syirphnny in four movemenU, each movenwiil correspondlnii lo a chapter in lb( Book ol liali|b MovenMOU I. II. Ill aitd fV are. reqierllvciy. Chapten I. II. VlandlJ(VI Says composer Keinsmitb. I have wrilten 'Isaiah' Inr solo has* voice In Ihe oniiinai Hebrew. which will be d<ine by .Spiro .Malaa. leadlnt bau-bar ilune and full orclMstra. auf{ menlH by alto flute. 2 baas rlannels. 2 tubas and solo itnncbaaa " This commlaslon project •aa cooreived and proposed
Annie Allen Leads Lincoln Campaign ^ICale (iutadlner. presidenl ol BMUncoln Jewlih Wellare BIAralKin, has antKiunced tir appointment of Mrs larry i Annie i Allen lo head he Women's Division of l.m [oin i annual Campaign Mrs Allen is a native of [>maha and a graduate of the Jniversily of .Nebraska She i^ Darned to Harry Allen, Di lector of InslllulkMUil Re iearch al the Iintvenlly of Ne iraakas Lincoln Caiiiiiu.s The Uleiuhavc' Mrs All) I i-d a> irt^sidenl of Die UiKtiin Chap ' rr of lladassah She is a nemlier of Tifereth Israel Jnagngue and is on Ihr Board I Active In ' lea. ahe ii a 1 iMiard, and has in ils Campaigns for years .She has made inps lo Israel over tb« , Allen IS a lull lime loker for the .Nebraska tot Public Wellare I rMfNoalbUUlM lor adop-
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Knesset Member Blasts Carter's Israeli Stance By Art Grgatmaa I ("-MriL' .1 l^lHUt 1
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lary of Stale ( yrus Vance was :iimrv IX ifli Kr.ii'l ilnnitLf ^|^ i-re. •Hull ly regarding withdrawal from Ihe West Bank Withdrawal from Ihe West Bank does nul appear anywhere U) tin- ('amp David accord "How much more flexible can you be when you offer to give up the entire Sinai. in rluding the oil fields there''' Mr DImel asked He said Is rael has also voluntarily agreed lo turn over lo Kgypl all tsrarll mechanical equlp^ meni estaMtsned In the SInai llrlds
Israel's withdrawal fnim Ihe Sinai. fnim a »(ecunl\ point of view, could IK- aci nm plished but Ihe WesI Hank is a va.ill) different story Relin ijuishing II would leave Israel with as liltii- a.s a lU miU- corn dor tielween Ihe West Bank and Ihe wa .Mr Olmert ex prevHed fear il would lie possi ble for a lerrorisl. wilh a shoulder missile, lo down an ,. I Israel il Ihecoun ii-s.v"<l lo borders Mr (llmerl launched inin an account lhal Inr JU years Is rael has been pleading lor I Conlinued on Page 2 >
ized the Conservative call lor} women ralitiis as widening Its ronliiiuing breech wilh Ira dilional Judaism, and further J oblilering Ihe dislinclion I ' • • I. Ihe Reform and ConI niuvemi-nls in this •While Ihe Reform and Coiv servallve movements have )usl awakened lo Ihe role of women in Ihe synagogue and Jewish society the Orthodox communily in America opened ils firsi school lo pro vid«- women wilh an appropri ate Jewish education over 40 years ago " Today. Ihe slalemeni conlinued. "there are Orthodox educational Instllutions for women throughout Ihe coun lr\ -ii'ii' - .,„K,,i.,,„.,.n,s in, , Ihe C'li:' „ ... : .. col lege level inslilulions in Israel srrving American women The experience of Ihe Reform Movement, which has ordained women rabbis for several years, has not been successful " Th«' three Orthodox leaders said lhal the move In ordain women "is only Ihe latest step in a long road which has seen Ihe Conservative Movement in this country reduced Irom a . large modernizing lorcc lo an . empty shell Although it boasts large membership roles. Ils temples are no long er renters of religious fer menl. ils youth is nol com milled lo Its religious ideology and Ils only seminars has not grown signifiranlly In 30 years, while it drifts further away from its Iradllional roots "
The Big Move M.iru iifficcs III till- Jew ish l-'ederalion of Omaha and Ils departments were moved lo different loca lions al Ihe Jewi.sh Community Center last week The revised floor plan now places the offices of lh<" Jewish I'ress in Ihe north end ol Ihe building while acruunling is located al the south end The relocation of offices permits central location of a secretarial pool
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