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Mission Meeting Reminder James Farber. I«M Ked eratMn Caiii|NU9i Chair man. haa mmunccd thai an infonnalional mwling in connrrtKHi with th*' IM) Fact Finding Mluton U) l^ raH will take place Mon day.ScfX I0al7 aopm in Uw Jewiih Community CcntM' TIM Mlutan I* Mtwluied lor rcb. ll-ltercti 2 and Mr raitcr laid that any one MarMtad In the (hp la encouraged to attend the Informational meeting
"Cost of Peace Will Be Greater Than Price of War": Jim Farber By Davtd Duitch Vemenlles m weddlnd tos lumen danrinil <>n the lawn nt the f'reiidenl* resldemr sallori commanding navy tioaU araund tJie Stnal Peninaula. young peoptc wortttng hard on amall Itolalad communitle* around Om country, and encounter ICMIOIW with mayom o( lirael to diicuaa reneual in their towns All of these imaget were part of the imo United Jewiah Appeal Phme Minlitcr'i Mlialan Leaden from 75 commu nitles In the United Statea and Canada ramp to Nrael durlnfi
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IWO Federation (ampaiKii Chairman and Ijuu Solomon Federation executive direclor "I came on the mi&aion tie cauae I feit It wan important to aee fint hand the situation in Israel today, In order tu run a aucceaafui campaign " Farb ef saw a lot During tlie mis sion the delegate* were received by President Vitzhali Navon at his residence, and met with K ••••• ".".'•.' Moahe Day.i Oi-fcnse Mill II .' It an airba.w They also I .' .ulh Jewish Agency exiand World Zionist Or ition chairman Arye liul/in and Jewish Agency irfasurer Akiva l.pwin»ky i)n<' dav Ihf mission flew to shann cShf ikh lo l<*arn alMiul till- ri)Nl of peace Sharm-e Sh I'ikli iilong with the rest of the Sinal will lie returned to KK>'p>
in Januarv IW3 under Ihe Peace Treaty The withdrawal will tie costly Irom both a stra legir and economic point of view The mission toured a Navy baM- there and sailed on mistile boats Afterwards the de puty romm.imler of the base lol'i ";il while all of Ihc pinent in .Sinai will be lr4iu>Ierred to other Naval bases, none of the phys leal .m t)e moved "Til. Iiniinewones 18 ImiU'JHMIUS
"I am convinced," Farber said, "that after viewing the Navy base thai the cost of peace will tie greater than the price of war We musi work doubly hard to raise funds now that we are In an era of Peace " At one session Pro(i-s,sor Ra'anan Weltz. head of the Jewish Agency's Rural Sel tiement Deparlment, In formed the group that rural settlement is not only impiir lani for the additional income
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III.. »..,.. ii se ctirlty reasons A settlement provides a guarantee that the area will remain demllllanzed Farber visited the Moahav Tomer In ttie Jordan Rift on the border with Jordan and had an opportunity to talk with some of the residents and learn firsthand about the problems and rewards of heing founding members on a small Isolated setllemeni After his visit Farber said he fell settlements should be a high priority in the t'JA drive this year On the final day of the misSHHi, Project Renewal, a plan to rehabiiltaic tfiiiiin families in neighborhoods Ihrougtmut Israel, was reviewed The (Ive year project is entering Its second year and l>eputy Prime Minister Ylgael Yadin disciused the progress of the ambitious tl 2 billion project with the participants
^COUNCIL BLUFFS, LINCOLN, OMAHA Vol. LVIII No 41
Omaha. Nab , Fri., Saptambar 7.1979
Bond Sponsors to Attend Party for Mrs. Jan Peerce to Uie itTt Great Wanan a Dliriaton.Slale o( ItraH Bonda cam pat0t will have Iha appertenily to aaaal and vWt with Mn Jaa Faarea ai an toJorwal diaaaa andiwtoa rtfurtHti on Wednaaday evaninc, Sapt 12 at tte boma o( Mr and Mn Mickey Kaiilan Mr* Pearce will be the gueat speaker at the Israel Bond* tandMon lo be held the Mlowins dav at the Jewish C. .-nter '«', chairman of the Boanl of Govemora of Is rael Bends organlxallon. Is the wile of world famous tenor, Jan Peerce. and has travelled with him on concert tours all
ovar Uw world DuiiHIUkaaa jraawilil wtth Itte Rieanor traveia ahe hat had IbacMnct Rooaevalt Humanitarian to obaerve Jewish commu- Award for her life-long comnlUei In such far-flung places mltment to ttie Jewish people aa China, the Soviet Union. and the State of Israel Alaaka. Australia. South Afri A hmrheon Is being planned ca and Europe by Mrs Jeanelte Ban and her Israel Bond sponsor pim aaalitanls. Mrs Sis Turner will also be presented at the and Mrs Rose Ferenstein luncheon Purchasarsof a II. Raaervalloiu for the lunch MO bond will receive a Spon- eon should be made by Mon sor pin. COOO a Jerusalan) day. Sept 10 by calling Israel sponsor pin. COOO a (iolda Bonds office. 341 1171 Trans Meir Club certificate and pin. portation tn the luncheon can and $10,000, a Diamond Trua^ be arranged t)y calling the tee pin same numtier The name of Mrs J Milton In addition to Mrs Pecrce's presentation, Israel Bonds Margolin was Inadvertently will honor Mr* RoseBlumkIn omitted from ttte list of work at the Thuraday. .Sept 13 ers published earlier in the hmcheon where she will be Jewiah Preas.
Jimmy Fabar, right, and laraall Prealdent Yitzhak Navon, left, exchange pleasantrlaa during the IMO UJA Prime Mlnlatan Mlaaton laat week Navon hosted a buffet for the delegatea The other man was not Identlflad.
Hadassah Raises $31.7 Million— Membership Hits 370,000 Chicago-Hadassah, Ibe Women's Zhmlst Organiiatlon of America, which la the largest women's vohaiiaar organluilon In the U.S., ralMd ovar 17 million tbia year, It «aa I ai Ibe doaing aaaI of Ibe national convcntloa I al Ibe Palmer Houae
,Aug »n Beas Katt. of While Plains, N Y , national ireaaurer, explained In her report that even though the members responsi ble for lundralslng achieved a remarkable feal. in light of the Inflation they will have lo accept even higher quotas lor ItTMO "The Inflatloa and devalua tkm of the U .8 dollar has put a trawandoui burden on our Is raal budgcta Tfaua, Hadas^ aab's baonH* ooUactiona are aaten up by the riae bi coats."
ibe said The convention, attended by 3.000 driegales and guests, reprcaenllng over 1800 chapter* and groupa from every State in the Unkm and Puerto Rico, votad Ibe following qwv laa ilflMOi lor Hadassah's health, education and rehabilitation and land reclamalkNi services: tn Israel Hadassah Mcdl cal Organization maintenance K million, HMO Building and Development 13 3 mil lion. Youth Allyah 12 3 mil Ikai, Hadaaaah Israel Education .Servlcea (Communlly • andeis 'hool, aiui !iii- V ixaiior, iiuioance In stilute II S mlllkwi, Jewish National Fund 1700,000 In the I'nited .SUtes, the budget Is over 14 million This
in<'ludes Hadassah's adult and youth programs in Jewish Kducation; American Affairs and Youth Activities as well as leadership development "The total ifi."'*- ''inds Irom endowmii . s. I)eque«ts and KI~ - .^^'H u the money raised directly by the members." Mrs Kat/ explained Edith Zamoat of Highland Park. N J , national mem bership chairman reported a leap in membership this year from MO lo.171 J, MM "At a time when membership In women's organlzatkMU has been adversely af feoled by the large number of women i • !><• work force. I. which makes the luiKlramng obUgalions of the membert more dif llcull than usual, and by an in
creating emphasis on pursuits other than social and commu nal activities, the rea.soni> for this growth are worth analyz Ing," Mrr Zamost said "F'lrst, one must understand that when one must figure an annii.il liiss of memtiers r >h ami attrition II rial more than 2S. out new members Joined Ha das<sah thh year tn order to •I 1100
leant I ji ilnvc lur Mfe V. this vear reS'. sullctl III Ifit' I .115. This 000 new Llli brings l.lle Mfmriersnip in Hadasaah to the unprecedent ed figure of .is per rent of our total enrollment "Secondly, membership In volunteer organizations usual iv Increases In responw i<>
emergencies But this year our great leap forward dates fmm the good news and rising expectations emanating from Camp David The hope for peace has encouraged the American Jewish community o support programs designed lo improve the quality of life such as Hada.ssah s health, ed ucation and land reclamation projects in Israel " Hadassah's new Jewi.sh Na llonal Fund project lor the re newal of land in Israel, is at Biblical Sdom where 1-ols wife looked back and turned to salt "Since Hadassah women look forward." Fannie Cohen, nalmnal JNF chairman said. "We have only good expecta ttons "The new project is In a completely diderenl part of Israi.l \»ith didrrcnl cllmalr
living condllinns and aspect Irom Telen in the (iaiilee which we have jusi completed It Is in the Arava. the northern Negev. adjacent to the Dead Sea It Is a land of .sand and salt "The landscape is entranclngly tieautiful. made up of sculptured hillocks, of sand, and practically no vegetation It looks absolutely primitive, like an area no human bein; ever touched, yet. we know that in Biblical times it sup ported a creative life and i good-sized population." Mrs Cohen said "We will. In partnership with the JNF. help turn thb area Into an agricultural de velopment Furthermore, ti will provide a home not onl} lor natives and newcomer* (Continued on Page21
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