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o ° IV, (JTA) iMti-nunter Simon Wlaenthal, head of (he Nazi Documentation Center in Vienna, told Israel Radio be was closer to the capture of Nazi concentration camp war criminal Josef Mengclc than he had ever been.
He said In a telephone interview that Mengclc now spent h i s ' lime moving between Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia. Wicsenthal said that while a year ago he and his colleagues had known where Mengcle had been a year previously, they now knew where he had been as recently as five weeks ago. "We are now closing in on him," Wicsenthal said.
by Feidman family A scholarship for graduate study has been established by the family of Sandra Fcldman, 27, who died suddenly Aug. 20. She was the daughter of Elaine Fcldman and the late Maurice Feldmon, co-founder of Mutual Distributing Company who died in March. The Sandra L. Fcldman Scholarship for graduate study in the field of choice of the recipient will be administered through the Department of Jewish Education Scholarship Committee of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. A spokesman for the family said the scholarship was an appropriate memorial because of the interest Sandra had in higlvcr education. She was a Phi IIeta Kappa graduate of Northwestern University, had studied at the University of Vienna in Austria and Harvard University. She was enrolled in the Business school of the University of Nebraska at Omaha at the lime of her death. Memorial gifts to the Sandra I- Fcldman Scholarship Fund may IK* made out to the Jewish Federation of Omaha and mailed to333So. 132nd Street, Omaha, Ncbr.,68154. Funeral services for Miss Fcldman were held Aug. 22 at Golden IliU Cemetery with Rabbi Isaac Nadoff officiating. In addition to her mother. Miss Fcldman is survived by her brother Nathan.
vewman accepts Bond co-chairmanship
Mickey. Kaplan announced that Murray Newman will be cochairman with him for the IS32 Greater Omaha Israel Bond Campaign. "I am very happy that Murray has accepted this position, and I feel that under our combined leadership this year's Israel Bond Campaign should reach new heights," Mr. Kaplan said. Mr. Newman said, "This yeir marks the 32nd year for Israel Bonds and it is the foremost way of investing in the infrastructure of Israel.
Unlike direct contributions, monies Invested In Israel Bonds arc used for airports, harbors, railroads, roads, telc-communlcations, and water projects such as the National Water Carrier and the Mediterranean-Dead Sea Canal. These projects in turn create new Jobs which Is why Israel's unemployment rate has remained stable at 5 percent." Mr. Kaplan added, "One can purchasca Bond not only at Israel Bond functions, but all year long by contacting the Israel Bond Office. Upon maturity, Israel Bonds arc
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James II, Glenn and his wife, Ann, visited the Jewish Press office last week to discuss his experiences at the American Embassy in Moscow. His name was given to the visit to Omaha from his Jewish Press by Shirley sister who is affiliated with Goldstein, chairman, Omaha Amnesty International. Soviet Jewry Committee. Mr. Glenn pointed to the Mrs. Goldstein said she, sharp decrease in heard about Mr. Glenn's (Continued on Page 2)
redeemable in American dollars and they can also be cashed in Israel at any time to defray any expenses in Israel,"
Since 1951 over 13.5 billion have been invested through Israel Bonds. People of all walks of life, including the largest banks, corporations, and unions, have participated in the Bond program, they said, For information, call the Israel Bond Office at 341-1177 or write to 315 Service Life Building, Omaha, Neb. 60102.
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By MorrI* Malloe A diplomat assigned to the American Embassy in Moscow said this week that the Soviets are intensifying their harrassment of Jews. James II. Glenn, a native of Omaha, told the Jewish Pre» that living conditions for Jews in Moscow were bad and are now getting worse. Mr. Glenn is a second secretary at the Embassy. His assigned duties at the Internal Political Section of the Embassy Involve the monitoring of human rights in the Soviet Union. He Is o graduate of Crcighton Preparatory School and Crelghton University. He also worked toward a PhD at the University of North Carolina. Mr. Glenn speaks Russian, Spanish, French and German. ..
Ttir Trcr of I .Iff for thp Hose Illumkln Jewhh Home begins lo blwi*om. Toby Korbei, Federation Kxrcutlvc Secretary, pinltlom name* on the Tree of Life which will be dUplayed in Ihe lobby of the new Home. Space Is available to accommodate additional leaves. A small leaf may be purchased for f 1,000 and a large leaf for 15,000. In srdf r !o bave Ihe Tree of Life coBipIHcd when the Home opfns In the fall all purtha«e*-and inscriptions mu»t be received by Kept. I. For further Information call Mrs. Forbes al 33I-B200
a member to the United States delegation to the United Nations by President Dwight Eisenhower. In 1961, he went on to become the United States representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United From 1933 to 1946, Mr. Nations, (ECOSOC). Klutznick served in various Some of Mr. Klutznick's roles as a community additional posts have inplanner. During this time, he cluded serving as general served as special assistant chairman of the United on housing to the United Jewish Appeal, president of. States Attorney General, the American Friends of the general counsel for the Hebrew University and viceOmaha Housing Authority president of the Jewish and Federal Housing Welfare Board. In these Commissioner "under capacities, he spoke out president F r a n k l i n against religious and Roosevelt. Mr. Klutznick cultural genocide and for the later helped to develop the observance of human and communities of Pafic Forest, civil rights. III., a Chicago suburb and In 1972, he was the first the port city of Ashdod, chairman of the Jewish Israel. Planning and Research He has served as board institute, thq'4hink-tank" of chairman and director of the Synagogue Council of banking, insurance and America, to carry out utilities corporations and research on various issues was senior partner of affecting American J^WB? He is also the immediate pastKlutznick Enterprises. Mr.Klutznick served as president of the World president of Omaha Lodge of Jewish Congress. He has B'nai B'rith from 1930-31 and served as a member of the in the 1950s, he became in- board of directors of Born in Kansas City, Mo. ternational president of Crcighton University. More in 1907, Mr. Klutznick at- B'nai B'rith and served in recently, Mr. Klutznick tended the University of that capacity for six years. served aB Secretary of Kansas, University of While B'nai B'rith president, Commerce in the Carter T n d received huT "MrrKlutzntckwajTiamed mr administration;—'-— Seven years ago Philip M. Klutznick was the first speaker for the Jewish Council Cultural Committee, which later became the Jewish Cultural Arts Council. He will return on Aug. 30 to Bpcak to the Jewish community on his views on peace in the Middle East at 7;30 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center Theatre. The evening will be spoawed by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council and will use a discussant format. The discussants, who will ask questions after the talk, arc Rabbi Mycr Kripkc, Rabbi Emeritus of Beth El Synagogue, Rabbi Jonathan Roscnbaum, Ph.D., director of the department of Jewish Education and associate professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Dr. Murray Frost, senior research associate, Center of Applied Urban Research, UNO. Written questions will also be accepted from the audience. There will be a reception following the program.
LL.B. from Crcighton University in 1929. He was admitted to the bar in 1930 and in the same year married Ethel Rlckcs of Omaha. They have four sons and one daughter.