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A stlMHlule for IIM- presenta lion of a mull I streen audio viMiiil pronram (roni Ihe Jeru s<ilem (ily Mu.scum has been announ«'e<l BrouKbt to Iht- I) S by the Israeli Kovrrnment this mulll st-reen aiirtio-viHual proKram from • ' ity MuMHim l;i ><>rk for an und«T.staji(Jinn of Jeru
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nient s notice and we tuf<i help." Mrs Simon said Si>e pointed out that furni lure, appliances, literally all kinds of household )("ods m uaeable condition are needed, aa well as storage space and volunteers with trucks 'We <irp Iti a critical period andw< '-rationof evrr> <• to help in no conli I ••• much or Iwi little \*e m-ed fverylhing and we need il now." Mrs Simon add«Hl >»
Older Adults Forge Link with Lincolnites
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Oratorio Enthralls 650 By GtorU Wa Sunday evening. C90 people had the pri vllege of attending the premiere perfor mancc of "Song* of Pralae" by Dr Morton Gold The eanccrt. defined by the compoaer aa a Shavuot Oratorio, was cotnmis •ktnad by the children and frtenda nf .J Harry and Sadie Kulakofaky In honor of the memory of theae two devoted Omaha Jewa wtw gave ao much of themaelves to Beth Kl and thecommunily The Oratorio was divided Into 12 sections, with tests taken from paalms and various books from the Bible The composer coUaborated with Cantor Chaim Na) man for the worda used Alternating with the sections of the oratorto were tests spoken by Rabbi Kenneth Bromlient. Marv PeUason and Elinor Whitman or par! lar Maraat was a rsaponsive reading ir "< the HalM aervlce between Mrs Whitman and the audlMice Tho gigantic work was a collatxH-ation of the Batti El choir, a junior choir, an
Omaha vtKal group known as "The Voicea". a chamiier orchestra under the supervtalon of Myron Cohen, and a group of young ladies - who moved rhythm iral ly to choreography written by Manjane Mueller, who also danced alone, and with Steven Swirczek Ma Mueller caught the spirit of I>r Uotd't music, and even emu laled his conducting techniques In ber own movements This was a stirring, indeed, beautiful work Dr Gold la a deeply rellKlous man. who Fxpreatos his Judalam (hruugh Hebraic themes Interwoven throughout ihe Oratorio His harmonies arc rich, and his kean understanding of choral musk- was shown to good advantage by the rxcellfmi romblMd chorua which responded well to Or Gold's dirertton The orchestrs had some strang ptoyer* who added much warmth and color to the brilliant topaatry that Dr Gold wove Soloiats wore Cantor Najman. Julie (Continued on Page 7) f--^-T.-J—.J',*-. •
By Art Groasman With Mollie Delman dancioK the "continental" m Ihe aisle 441 Older Adults. In a capacity packed Continental Truilway bus. buzaed down I wi at 9 % a m . Wednesday M.i\ 10. to assist our islelt" In forming > version of the highly successful Omaha organization Before Mollie enf(aKed in her pulae-qulckeninK dance she aruMNinced the purpose of the trip was to let limviln peo pie In on the fa< 'naha have a good II ^ and I >••( should get on the '
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.Sixty four Lincoln Older Adults greeted the team from Omaha and although they didn't pass out free football tickets to gamr * ' ^raska l"s stadium til it the bill for a colorlui ,^,n,, at the VillaKer Inn Cantor (iail Karp. wtw commutes Iwtween Lincoln and Temple Israel In Omaha, delighted the gathering with pot pourri of songs that ran the gamut from sacred melodies lo spirited Chasidic tunes in lerwoven with rhyii dish ditties Kvcn wl.. Karp lu»l the IremS . Ihe lyrics during one number her conti~«,m
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nuity of just humminK the melody wa.s a treat In itself Yale <;ot.s«liner. president of the Lincoln Jewish Keder at ion. wek-<ime<1 the Omaha visitors sayinK. "You really have made IN-day for our Lin coin group He acknowt edfled the efforts made by the Lincolnites in putting the inau Kural program together and hoped similar affairs tx'twtvn th«' two cilM's t)«ome a regular feature .Mr (Jotsdim'r recognized Ihe Lincoln committee conslslinK of Ruth Bricker, Al>e Vi Cirant. K Ku«hr)er. Klianiir NCHUTI r.sltier Nisk er. Bot> f'ltlor Jacob Rusen berg. Hetty Shapiro and Debby Cllman Rahbl He-'- •• •T of Lin coin's B'na invoked the wish th.i: ... ;lie begin ning of many happy limes ipent inui-ihiT ,is one Jewish comm 'ark Bis man oi K-I led in the chanting of the hamotzi Toby Kagan. Fanny Manvltz. Sylvia (ioldtierK and Mollie •poke In behalf of the Omahans The I able settings were pi < the eye and along ,.late there were fa. ( onl inued on Page 31
salem Ihe f i of Israel. Ihe fi" re storation of JeHi.^li peiiple in Its ht)inelarMj, and the cradle of Judaism and c> Sixteen slide irs.. programmed li'. c omputer, will project l.MNi slides on eight screen.s. .i ued by a quadrophoii ystem as well as pri>j<-< HUMS of light and color "With lh«' "'ins now Koing on a' v a. the (|uestion of m "n^ Jerusalem looms larger each day" state<i .Michael Richmond. Director of the ADL/CRC The Israelis, of course, seek a unified Jerusalem under Israeli control The (\^M fm the status of Jerusai< neither in the sand.s ' >>r in the villages of Judea. t>ut in the American body politic It is here that we mu.sl make our case." Mr Richmond said Mr Richmond, through his contacts in the Israeli C'onsulate was able to secure this program for Omaha to educate the American public The program will be available In the theatre al the Jewish Community Center during the following times Sunday. June 17 at 3. 4. S. andSp m Monday. June 18 al 10 and II a m . 1 and 2pm Tuesday. June 19 al lu and II a m . 1.2. 3. 4. 7and8p m This program is briMiKht lo the Omaha Jewish communily and the general community through the assistance of National Conference of Christians and Jews. Jewish Federation of Omaha. L'nited Methodist Church Omaha Division. AntI Oefamal Ion l.eague of B'nai B'nth. Jewish Communily Center, and Christian Brr>adcasting of the Midlands
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