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.COUNCIL BLUFFS, LINCOLN. OMAHA Omaha. Nab.. Fri.. April 27.1979
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n to Hear Susan Weikers Speak for Israel Bonds n J«ck I Jean I Oultch hat. (or Uir Msrond wccaatlve ••" 'he pmitlon of in ()(lh» 1«7» .-.ion o( Urwl Bondi "As • kirk oft (or Ihr IITTV campatcn" Mm r>ul(rh an nnuf. > ' ,1 men m'i Division noarn oi irvp Is rad Bood Aaoclallofi iwhrrr the hoMi i portfolio In Uwe (a re*r Dlvtalon) wUI be in Omaha May 2 and May 3 to iprak to the women of our city about lirad Bondt "In tht paat M yean." Mn Duitch aaid. "Money from the Urad Bond Orxanliatton tiaa chamieM Inio larael'i
aartraMml and devatapoMni and ' area* of her economy that peace with KgypI u hold, Israel needs more than ever from her In this country to help that this peace will be a Our guest speaker ly qualified to tell us can help keep this dream a reality " Susan Welken attended the t'nlverklly iif Rallimure and is a graduate of Ihr Sinal Hoapl tal School lor Medical Record TechnoloKlsta After serving as an Administrative Assis Unt at Smal Hospital, she opened » retail gift shop spe cialumg in Arts and Crafts from Israel In 1974 She has served as a reptlve to the Baltimore II for International VIsI lors and the board of the Balti
Susan Weikers more Jewish Council, as well as an otMcrvcr on the board of the Jewish Big Brother L<eague and Is a graduate of the Voung Women's Leader ship Council program of the Asaorialed Jewish Chanties As a uMintoar of the Bal|linore Hebrew Congregation, she has been active in the Community Involvement Commillee
enllghlment of tf)e American woman So that all women, including those who are unable to attend daytime rT>—-iir,u^ >^illt)eable to hear Ni she will •peak al II i Mr and Mrs Mickey Kaplan. 25US South >7th Street on Wednes day May 2 at 7 30 pm The (ollowing morning. May ], Ms Weikers will speak al the home of Mr and Mrs Don Cireenberg. »I04 Davenport, at 10 a m Mrs Dullrh pointed out that tliere will be no sale of bonds at these meetings, and hopes that every woman in our com munity will take the opfwrtu nity U> hear and question Ms Weikers on Israel Bonds Those needing tran^iorta tlon to either meeting riiould call the Israel Bond Office, Ml 1177 Gerre Hoffman, 3tl 6102 or Jean Dullrh. S&3-«n
Games Planned for Yom Ha'atzmaut Gala Alhlelir -"' for all age groups ired at Ihe l!*7K M '.antes whirh will take place during Yom Ha'atzmaut' . a re lebration of Israel's InilftKn denre Day, Sunday. M.i> i from noon to S p m al Itx Kat>bl Jonathan Huset < will start the Games al I >•< ijy carrying a lighted lurch the original torch flown in from Is rael - around the athletic fleld Preschoolers will lead off their events with an otwiacle course followed by such activities as a spoon walk, a beanbag toss and Indoor arts and crafts projects, story telling and a movie Macrabean cnmp4'iirioii will ronllnue with • through eighth grt ipaling in arllvltleii geared lo their individual age groups Ninth through 12th grade boys and girls and Youth Council and Synagogue Youth (iroups will romprte In the morning (rom t o'riock lo rtoon wilh a track and field and swim meel All participants In each and every event will re ceive an award ribbon The Israeli film. The Flying Matchmaker will be shown at I 10 (or the adulU to coincide with the pre-school through eighth grade Maccabean Games Kood and dnnks will
Ms Weikers serves on the Executive Committee n( ihe Marylami CummllU'r l»r Ihe Slate of Ihrael Honrlii and also holds the position of Vice Chairman of the Women'i Division
Tlffanl Sherman (leftI and MIki I ' unnlngthec stacle course (or the upcoming competition at the J(X be sold (rom noon Children are urged to register by (llllng out the (orm whirh will be mailed to JCt" members or by
(llling out the clip-out in Jewish Preas, Center These ran be mailed or left i the JCC front de^k
Holocaust Remembered This IS the set of "If I Forget Thee," a Yom Ha Shoah Dramalogue by David Lazarus See editorial on Page 4 and additional photos on Page 2
As .^..' ' .iirman for the Car' n of Israel Bonds Mdnirri s iiivision. Ms Weikers presented the first National Career Division Hu manitarian award to this year's recipient, television personality. Phil Donahue, who waa honored (or his outstanding contribution to the
~^ David Duitch Gets Kostier Meal in Cairo
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By David Duitch Correapondent In Israai POT the Jewish Preaa
My trip to Cairo as part ol the o((lcial I SO member pren itlon covering Prime Minister Menahem Begins visit was both exciting and revealing 1 gained certain Insights Iboul Africa's moat papulous city during my Ihree-day visit As 1 review my trip certain experiences clearly star>d out In my mind As our Kl Al 707 descended from the clouds and Kgypt Mcame visible (or the first time, the vaataaaa of (he Sahara ' team could be (elt - lariiillaiaiidiiiUea,aoUili«bii(daMrt My the city of Cairo interruplad Ihe Sahara sands' smoothneas )nce we landed al Cairo International Airport which Is located It miles east of the city, sand again dominated the landscape Uter we boarded (he buses and drove to our hotel a new sight Ulad the panorama - bUlboards Initially, I thought parhaps I overestimated the number of Mllboards there since Uiey arc a rarity in Israel It seemad there alffM avary H laat OD bath sides of the road Afiar driving Caire a ttltla «Mia, iHwavar. I realtiad there was a plethora (raffle move* slowly during rush hour, I preaume
David DuMch. aon of Mr and Mrs Jack Duitch of Omaha, Is lihutogi'iphed at Cairo airport where he was a member of the praH iMatatloii covertng the historic visit to Egypt of Israeli Prtme MiaMar Mwadwm Ba0». This Is the tint In a aerlea of reports.
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bllltwards become the most e((eotlve way to advertise a product Aside (rom the standard size billboards lining the roads, smaller neon signs hung underneath Ihr street lights These signs measuring approximately 10 feel square . ^_ advertised many products, especially ngarettesjnd cars A ^H company such as Winston rlgarellrs would havr neon signs (or ^H three ronserutlve blocks Flat automoblln mighl follow with signs (or lour blocks After a while the billtmard.s and neon signs appeared to blur together and Iheir messages were lost Only Ihe abundance of advertisements created an indelible impression ^H Traffir In Cairo also made an Imprint on me There is no ^H order to it Moat o( the main roads I travelled on were ^^ boulevards Although the black tarred roads with tx-casional chuckholes were not marked to Indicate lanes, they appeared ta, be aimllar in width to a three lane road Three laneso( tra(ric moved In one direction and scross the median three lanes o( tratfic moved In the other direction At least that was the idea Ideas, alas, do not always transfer well Into practice Most sutomohiles In Cairo were small-Flats. Peugeots. Volkswagons snd Renaults In fact, the only time I saw American automobiles was In Begln's black Cadillac limousine motorcade Since the cars are small, II Is passible to fit more than three cars abreast on a three lane road Indeed, many times I witnessed live or six j 'Continued on Page 8i
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