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Eisenberg Starts Free Loan Fund Morton Richards, chairman of the Federation Endowment Committee and Lou Solomon, Federation executive director have announced the establishment of a free loan fund for new Americans, established by Bob Elscnberg in memory of his father, Erwln Eisenberg. The purpose of the fund is to provide no interest loans of up to $500 to new Americans to help them get established once they have been resettled In our community. The loans are to be for special purposes such as down payments on automobiles or homes; special educational training, tools or equipment necessary for their employment and other similar purposes that will help new Immigrants In their adjustment into the mainstream of American life. The fund will be administered by the Jewish Family Service Department of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Bob Eisenberg Is the son of Bella Eisenberg and the late Erwin Eisenberg, and Is a graduate student in economics at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.
Reagan To Keep Promises NEW YORK (JTA) - Top aides to Republican Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan told a Jewish audience they could be certain Reagan would keep his campaign promises on Israel based on the former California Governor's "record" and his "principled" position on Taiwan. One of them, Edwin Meese, Reagan's chief of staff, also said that anyone appointed by Reagan, especially In the foreign policy field, will have to be "identically aligned with the Governor's position, particularly as regards Israel."
By Herman Rubin Recognizing that a book Is a delightful companion which will Join you In solitude, accompany you In exile, serve as a candle in the dark, and entertain you in your loneliness, Omaha's seventh annual Jewish Book Fair will offer programs for all ages. The Fair is In connection with Jewish Book Month, which will be celebrated at the Jewish Community Center from Nov. 12 to Dec. 7. Four major programs will be undertaken by a committee working with Edythe Wolf, Federation Librarian, who is serving as co-ordinator. A luncheon co-sponsored by Omaha's Jewish Women's Organizations is scheduled on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at noon. Gloria Goldrelch, author of book "Leah's Journey" and newly released "Four Days", will speak on "An Author's Insight". Advance registration will be required and may be made by calling the sponsoring organizations or the JCC receptionist prior to Nov. 7. There will be a $4 charge for the luncheon,
Former Lincoln Editor on Settlement ire Israel By Morris Mallne some of their friends as resi"Morris Mallne, 1 taught dents of this remote Moshav. your son, Robert." In Lincoln, Dr. Freeman This is not an unusual taught physics at the Universtatement for a teacher to sity of Nebraska, and Mrs. make to a parent, but this ocFreeman was a teacher of Hecasion was not your usual PTA brew at Tifereth Israel Synameeting. gogue. I was visiting a community settlement at Tekoa, about 15 Now, Dr. Freeman teaches miles southeast of Bethlehem technical teachers at the Jeruin Israel when Annette Free- salem College of Technology man and her husband, Reu- and Mrs. Freeman works in ben, greeted me. public relations at Shaare Mr. and Mrs. Freeman, for- Zedek hospital. mer residents of Lincoln, Ne"All Jews should consider braska, had made Aliyah to Is- making Allyot," Mrs. Free ; rael about two years ago. man said, explaining that "eiThey left an absorption center ther living as a Jew means several months ago to Join something to you, or it's just
words." "Here, we live as Jews . . . w e ' r e not suffering . . . our biggest worry is that we might run out of bread, or that we may find it difficult to get to the doctor." "Living as a Jew is easy here," Mrs. Freeman continued, adding, "Sukkot In Lincoln was unreasonable... the Jewish holidays were not designed for adverse weather. . . here, they are part of the climate."
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The biggest drawback to making Aliyah, Mrs. Freeman said, was the severing of ties with parents and family. "We reasoned, however, that our grandparents and their grandparents had to emigrate from one country to another in order to escape religious p e r s e c u t i o n . . . Hopefully, our children's children and their children will never have to flee their home in Israel."
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Dorothy Kaplan (left) and Ilene Klein, co-chairman of the Seventh Annual Jewish Book Fair's first event, show the books authored by Gloria Goldrelch, upcoming guest speaker. and free baby sitter service is imprisoned and treated like will be provided. an animal but finds an inner As a bonus, the Jewish Com- strength to survive, and demunity Center's Art Commit- mands a trial to prove his intee has arranged for Richard nocence accepting nothing Bitterman, a Jewish jewelry less than complete exoneradesigner and sculptor, to be on tion. hand to exhibit and sell his A panel discussion, "The unique pieces In the JCC's galFixer and Russian Anti-Semlery. itism", moderated by Dr. On Sunday Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Geoffrey Wlgoder, Murray Frost will follow the editor-in-chief of the Encyclo- film. Bagels and coffee will be paedia Judalca will discuss served. Tickets for the entire "How Jewish Is The Jewish evening may be purchased at State". Dr. Wlgoder's lecture the door for $2.50. Special children's activities is free and open to the public. The movie "The Fixer" related to books are planned based on a novel by Bernard for Sunday, Nov. 23 from 1:30 Malamud will be shown on p.m. to 4 p.m. These will inSaturday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. clude a listening/reading corThe film, 5th of the Miller ner with stories on cassette Film FesUvaTat theJCC.'star- tapes, a story hour, arts and rlng Alan Bates, Hugh Griffin, crafts and film program. Hundreds of Jewish books, and Elizabeth Hartman, chronicles the story of a Jew- records and other gift items ish handyman attempting to for all ages will be available pass as a gentile in anti-Semit- for purchase during, the four ic Kiev during the Czarist era. major programs. (ContinuedonPage2) The victim of a frame-up, he
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In a pre-election forum Sunday, Nov. 2, Dr. Ken Stein, director of the International Studies program at Emory University In Atlanta, GA, will discuss "The Upcoming Election In Relation to Israel and the Mideast". The 7:30 p.m. lecture will be held In the auditorium of the Jewish Community Center and will be followed by a question and answer period and a coffee hour. It is open to all members of the community at no charge. Dr. Stein is returning to the lecture forum of the College for. Jewish Family Learning because of his great popularity as a lecturer in Omaha last spring for the Jewish Cultural Arts Council, the announcement said. He will analyze the three candidates and their role in relation to factors of political instability In the Middle East. His discussion will relate specifically to the importance of this issue to the national election on Nov. 4. Dr. Stein, who speaks In Arabic, French, German and Hebrew, has traveled to Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Saudia Arabia. He received his Ph.D.
Ken Stem from the University of Michigan in 1976 and is presently assistant professor of Near Eastern History in the History Departmental Emory University. His interest in the Middle East has been carried through In conference presentations, academic lectures, research, consultation, papers, publications, book reviews and civic activities. His presentation Sunday will be of great relevance to economic, social, political and historic aspects of the Middle . East in the 20th Century, according to College chairmen Steve Rlekes and Mary Fellman.