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Announcement of the acceptance by Mrs. Blumkin of the honor was made this week by Manny Goldberg, chairman of the Israel Bond campaign with Murray Newman, co-chairman. The 6:30 p.m. dinner will be held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center at 72nd and Grover Streets.
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The signing of the Peace Treaty - happy times for Sadat,
JCC for A computer-assisted program to help high school students select a college will be offered by the Jewish Community Center, Sunday, OctJ25, 2-4 p.m. To be moderated by Dr. Michael Katz,professor of education, UNO, the program will discuss considerations in selecting a college and strategies for applying for admission. , The program will utilize a panel of two college admission officers, a high school counselor, a college
Don Greenberg, chairman of the Jewish Federation Central Planning and Budgeting Committee, has announced that allocation hearings for local, national and overseas services will begin Sunday, Oct. 18. Mr. Greenberg said, "While we have additional funds to allocate this year, due to the successful 1981 fundraising campaign, the committee will continue to carefully scrutinize the budget requests so that community funds are wisely spent." Members of the committee are': Frances Batt, Ron Brodkey, Jane Brooks, Paul Cohen, Harvey Cooper, Bobbie Epstein, Joe Erman, Mary Fellman, Sanford Friednpn, Ron Glick, Bob Goodman, Jerry Hoberman, Jeff Perimeter, Marvin Polikov.. Silva Roffman,
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financial aid, academic characteristics of the • 6tudentl body, campus life, Throughout the day, «T athletics. a.m. to 5 p.m., a computer The computer, it was terminal borrowed from the Westside High School said, then provides the College Guidance depart- . student with a list of colleges ment will be set up at the and their addresses meeting JCC for use by program the student's specifications. Materials .will be registrants. provided to aid the student, This terminal allows and parents may attend. students to feed into it such There is a registration fee of relevant factors as: field of $5 and the deadline for apstudy, location, size of city, plying is Oct. 22. For inenrollment, admissions formation, contact Patricia information, accreditation, Groves, youth director, 334costs, competitiveness, 82D0 ext. 35; &
Mimi Waldbaum, Joseph Kirshenbaum, Lou Solomon, Alan Goodman. Allan Greene, director of planning and budgeting, staffs the committee. Any Federation member who is interested in the Sunday Oct. 18
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process of how funds are allotted is invited to attend the hearings, according to Mr. Greenberg. Hearings will take place at the Jewish Community Center, according to the following schedule.
9-9:15 Orientation 9:15-9:45 National and Overseas 9:45-10 Break 10-10:30 Central Services 10:30-11 Building Occupancy 11-12 U.J.A. Federation 9-9:45 Vaad 9:45-10 Break 10-10:15 Jewish Community Center 10:15-12
Wednesday Oct. 28
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Dept. of Jewish Education Bureau for the Aging
Tuesday Nov. 3
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Community Relations Jewish Library Jewish Press Jewish Family Service Final Allocations
Thursday Nov. 5
Rose Blumkin, philanthropist, businesswoman, and committed Jew of national renown, will be the honoree at the annual Israel Bond community dinner on Sunday, Nov. 22.
"Mrs. B." is the recipient of many awards and honors in recognition of her contributions and generosity to many causes.'Most recently the new home for the Jewish aged which is being built on the grounds of the Jewish Community Center was named "The Rose Blumkin Home" in honor of her many good deeds and in recognition of the $1,000,000 gift made by the Blumkin family. Last year, Mrs. Blumkin was named the "Woman of the Year" by the Women's Division of Israel Bonds and was the honored guest at their annual luncheon. Eighty-seven year old Mrs. Blumkin was born in Russia and came to the United States to join her
Rose Blumkin husband in 1917. She opened the Nebraska Furniture Mart in 1937 at 1312 Farnam Street after learning to speak English from her four young children. The story of her business acumen and success has been widely circulated throughout the country as
well as documented in a television program. In her speech at the recent groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Rose Blumkin Jewish Home and in all of her reactions to special attention and honors she has always said that her success story "could only happen in America".
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The Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth, Dr. Immanuel Jacobvits, will deliver the inaugural lecture of the College of Jewish Family Learning Fall Semester, Thursday, Oct. 22. at 7:30 p.m. in the JCC. Rabbi Jacobvits, a worldrenowned scholar, teacher and author, will speak on Jewish attitudes and views on modern problems affecting Jewish people and their survival. These will include medical problems, abortion, birth control and euthenasia from an Orthodox viewpoint. The lecture is open to all members of the community at no charge and will serve as the "kick-off" for the classes. Rabbi Jacobvits had been expected to be the keynote speaker for the Spring Semester, but inclement weather forced a cancellation of his appearance at that time.
The Queen of England recently knighted Rabbi Jacobvits and his appearance in Omaha will mark one of his first public' activities in the United States following this honor.
The Omaha guest was installed as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth of Nations in April, 1967 after having served as Chief Rabbi in Ireland and as the first Rabbi of New York Fifth Avenue synagogue, one of America's best-known Orthodox synagogues.
A survivor of Nazi oppression, Rabbi Jacobvits received his B.A. and Minister's Diploma from Jews College, London and his PhD., for a thesis on a Comparative and Historical Study of Jewish Medical Ethics, from the University - of London. Rabbi Jacobvits , author of a number of books and articles on Jewish Medical
Rabbi Jacobvits Ethics is co-author of the Jewish Hospital Compendium issued by the Jewish Federation of New York, the first manual for the guidance of Jewish physicians and hospital's staff ever published. One of his books, The Timely and the Timeless, is available in the Jewish Federation Library at the Jewish Community Center. A reception will follow the lecture.