New Program Utilizes Professional Teachers ByRabMJoaaibao OlrMlar, DwUMOl of COUNCIL BLUFFS. UNCOLN. OMAHA Omaha. Nab.. Fri.. AuguatSL IfTI
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Seldin Sees Participation As the Way to Return Benefits
communily cooperation Though communily srtiools exist throughout the I'nlted States, the community support of lull time profewlonal teachen is a new concept which, If succeashU. should allow Ihe amaUer conunu nltlea throughout the country to strengthen eatabHahad and plleclivr local pragrama. Through the combined effort.s o( the Omaha Hebrew Day .School, Beth Kl Syna gogue. Beth larael Synagogue, Temple larael. and the Jewish F'ederallon o( Omaha, the DP pirtmenl o( JrwiHh Kducatloa conducted a national search lor applicants with both university framing in Jewish studies and professional certification in the field of educa tMn iMW A C'oordlnaii' .»»S consisting of ' i from all the p stilutions suT\i apT"- •
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More Russians Due The Seldlns—Sarah and Ted with daogUcn, Stephanie (left) and Beth. Mr Seldin Is the oew president of Temple larael. Whan Ted Saldin joined the ttaftt IwaH Board of Trua la«a Ma aaaoclallon was herahtad by the devaaUUnc Uir nado o( May Iffi A few day* after he had agreed to be diairman of (he Butldliig and Graunda Commltlec the toma do wracked havor on the syna
For the next year Mr Seidln akMig with many other dedicated and Intaraitad congregantt had the reapomlbUlty of rebuilding Temple larael Slncp that lime he haa cooUnued to play an active role In lynagogue buabieaa culmlBa^ lug la bk elacUan laai May at prwMm of dw MngregaUon "I have a pMloMlnr that
when you drink from the well you have an obligation to rp store It I support Temple N rael and have lieen aclive on the Board because I want to try to givp a return for the many benefits thai my family baa derived from Ihe syna fggue."Mr Seldin explained A native ol Council Hlulls. Mr Seldin wu raised in an
•Mission Leader Plans Information IVIeeting take piaoe Monday. SoiH. 10 at 7 » p.m In tha Jewlah Com munlty Center The MMon la Mhedulad lor PMt tl March 2. and JanMa .rarber. IMO Federathn Campalpi Chatrman. MM that anyone Inlaraatad in the trip li wcounnad to attaMl the Inhtrmatlonai maoUnr Mr Farber aald Uial he and Loula B Sotanon, FtdaraUen executive dlractor, who haa Juat retunwd from larael on Ibe tw Prune MWalar'a Mlalion, will brtcf Oia group on iiMuatlonlnlaraH of tba Facl: MMon U to provide a baia of contrlbtiton 'ttie Federation Campaign, to recruit new worfcere lor the Campaign, mai to pR>vlda an
lama and nredi." Mr Partier laid Mr Farber indicated thai he waa moat pleaaed with the laopoiiat to the Mlaalon to data. Over M people have ex praiad Intaraot In the MMalon and Bince apaoe la llmtlod. he urged all Interaated partlet to attend the Informational Mooflngao that plane can be Mr Farber atated, "Our community la moat (ortunatc thai liw MUton Llvlnffton Foundation haa. for the third year In a row, agreed to aubaldlae our fact finding Mlaalon to larael Without thla gmeroua contribution, the Omaba JewWi Community would not be able to provide thM aubal dliad Fart-Flnding MlaHon lo
larael " He further suted that 'the rinrt two Mlaalona have been moat auccaaaful and have made a great Impact on the Federation Campaign " He reiterated ttir requirements for participating in the Mlaalon They arc a* follows: • Rach participant must pledge a minimum Incrcaae to the IMO Combined Federation Campaign e<|ual lo Ihe aubaldy provided by Ihe Livingston Foundation • Prevloua mlaalon partlclpanta are not eligible The approximate coat tor Ihe roundtrip Omaha to larael and return Is approximately lino per couple and 1735 par Individual Thoae wanting additional Information before the maatlng may contact Mr .So
Orthodox background Afler moving lo Omaha in 1959. he and his wile, Sarah, carefully through! out their rellgKNis needs before joining Temple Israol Accordin* to Mr .Spldin. the basic Kriorm philuMiphy wan right for him and was closest lo what he hellpved in Over the yean the synagogue ha» been an Important part of the .Seldin lamlly life The rell (ContmupdonHageJi
The Jewish Federation of Omaha has agreed tu resettle 36 mdlvlduaU fmm Ihe .Soviet I'nkmiii!' .ear The h Board ol Direclun. .ipiJKiM-d Itje re quest from the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society iHIASi al a meeting on Aug 21 Approval of the reset liemcnt plan i.i contiiigpiit upon the coiitiMUing availability of Block (irant funds In other action, the Board agreed lo an out o( court set tlemenl In conmntion with al legpd deficiencies in Ihe construction ol Ihe Jewish Community (pntcr building Thp !>ettlpmrnt calls for the Federation lo receive 175.000 plus loretM-arancp of funds due the architect The litigation has been pending since late Septemtwr of 1975
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Counwl for the Federal had r'.<! that the he oderu The Himrii itiiu apprrivp<l plan to renmdel thf racqi ' • " \ tot oial^ '•d lor rrpdir?). pius n ».I.IIIMI contlnKency plus 10 per cent for archi tectural fees and Inspect ton Federation President Mary Fpllman announced the appointment of Mickey Sturm as chairman of tfie Nominating Cnmmitlee. assisted by Judge Jerry (iitnick. Sidney Wertheim. James Fart)er. Jerry Hoberman. Mona Crandell, and Jane Kulakolsky The Commltlee is scheduled to nneet Get I, and mpmbers of the community may submit names of prospective candi date* for Federation to any of the cwnmittee members
Mrs. Jan Peerce Will Be Speaker At Israel Bonds Lunch, Sept. 13 The Greater Omaha Worn en's ri .If of Israel Bond.': a luncheon al whicn .Mrs KDSP Hlumkin will be preaenled with the Kl eanor Roosevelt Humanitan an Award and al which Ihe guest speaker will be Mrs Jan Peerce. chairman of the Board of Governors of the Is rael Bond Organization The luncheon, which re places the Israeli Fashion Show of previous years, will be held al Ihe Jewish t'ommu nlly (enter Thursday. Sept Dal II 30am Alice Peerce. who haa been a leader Ui Israel Bonds from its beginning. Is Ihe first woman In the history of the or ganlzation to hold the position of chairman of the Board of liovemors ol Israel Bonds Organization She IS Immediate
past chairman of the National Women's Division and was chairman of Ihe tirealpr New York Women's Division Also active with a variety of Jewish causes, Mrs Peerce Is national chairman of the Refu-
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gees of Eastern Europe, a member of the board of the America Israel Cultural Foundation, aiHJ works with the Lubavilcher drug prof»rogram She has served on tho tho,^ board of the Westchester Phil-] tiU-H harmonic and was a memiiberH of the Mayor's (ommiltee forH ttip first inter racial program •ara^ inNewRochelle.N V Mrs Peerce received the IxKiIsp Waterman Wise award from Ihe American Jewish Congress In I9t8 for her service to Israel In 1974. she was honored al the International Leadership Conference ol I.srael Bonds and was presented with Israel's 2Sth anniversary commemorative medal by the National Women's Division ol Israel Bonds Mrs Peerce Is personal repI Continued on Page 21
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