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SERVING NEBRASKA AND IOWA SINCE 1920
Vol. LXV No. 41 OiMlM, N«br.
Big givers give but differentiy ' Andrew SUow CwroU I
NEW YORK (JTA) - In the early 19708, when Jews contributed more than fl billion per year to philan[ thropy, two-thirds of the total wdnt to Jewish causes. Today, annual Jewish : contribuU%ia to all charities have risen to $3.6 billion. But aa older givers are supplanted by their younger, mo«»' eecularly-oriented counterparts, the share of contributions going to Jewish causes has dropped to around 60 percent of the total, according to Dr. Barry Koamin, a New York aodolOgiat. "The Jewish philanthropic dollar Mams to be incraasingly Mculariaed," Koamin aaid. Or, as a fellow sodologist put it, Jews who once gave with their "kishkes" (guts) and hearts are now giving with their heads. Social scientists, community leaders and professional fund-raisers donated two days last week to discuaatag the changing nature of Jswish phlUnthrapyr Tbe ccnfereoce, "Jewiah Philanthropy in Contemporary AnMiicB," was co8ponMH«d by the City Uni, vwaity of New York, the Institute for the Study of : Modem Jewish Life at City College and the North American Jewiah Data Bank, a joint project of the CUNY Graduate SdkDol and ': the Council of Jewiah Fedorations. Presenters outlined a number of challengea to Jerrish fund-raieare, including the increasing role wonvea are plcying ht reialog and donating triads, change^ in the tax uwa and reeppraiaals of Israel's inifluence on Jewish communal identity. There waa alao (Uacussioo of philanthropiee ripreeiting new, aophiaticated con-
Approves building The Cmgregation of Beth El Synagogue voted tAaaday night in favor of constructing a new building at 144th and California streets, and also approved a financing plan for the project. "The support for the new building was overwhelming," said Ozzie Nogg, Beth El president, "and the fundraising from the congregation can now go forward in earnest. This is an exciting and historic time for our synagogue."
stituencies, including the New Israel Fund and the Jewish Fund for Justice. Both bypass such centralized phuanthropic channels as the United Jewish Appeal to fund specific projects or organizations in Israel and other countries. Koamin, who is director of the Jewish Data Bank, and Dr. Paul Ritterband, director of the Center for Jewish Studies at CUNY, cosihaired the conference. Both agreed in presentations and interviews that of all these changes, however, the most significant remains the growing secularization and GENEVA (JTA)-A speacculturation of the Ameri- cial U.N. committee invescan Jewish community. tigating Israeli human Koamin described the tra- rights practices toward ditional Jewishly oriented Paleatinians returned from philanthropist as someone a 12-day fact-finding misbom in the 1920s who re- sion to the Middle East with members the D^tression, H^imning information, all of World War II, the old Jew- it obtained from Palestinish neighborhood and theians. Bound of Yiddish. The Israelis accuse the But with each succeeding generation, said Ritterband, committee of a built-in antithe probability of giving to Israel bias. As a result, the a Jewish cause and the rela- committee takes testimony tive aiie of the contribution from, Paleatinlana in Atab oouoiiiaB iHiere no reftitaboth ahrink. A Jew bora in the IMOa, tkm ia ofletad. This year the for instance, may be as like- panel heard 31 witneeaea in ly to belong to the board of Amman, Damascus and a major Ainarican ballet Cairo. "They spent about company or orchestra as he three daya in each cajiital or she would to a Jewish between May 21 and June 1. community center or naIn addition to hearing teational defense organization. tiaaaoy, the committee met "If fund-raiaers continue with aoiior Egyptian, Jorto pl«y the aame old game, danian and Syriu officiala. they're going to go straiglit down the tubee," said Ritterband. SUll, Ritterband insisted that the confMWice was not about raising money, but underetafDding apeo|Ja Said the sociologist, whoee department has more social scientists dealing ifith Jewish life than any university outside of Isreti "What you put your money into ia a telling incUcitor of where you etand."
Mission returns
Child Care Fair Aug. 14 at JCC
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Initially by the AmaricaD CkoB&taa for Shikar College. The automatk system wiO have ita Amarioaa dr but at the Bobbin Show in Atlanta. Oa., in Saptomber. Meanwhile, Pfan intends to maikM and diatribuU complete work atatioos aad moclular compoowits utilisiag the Shaakar system with ita own machinery. Shankar Coisge. founded in mo, is intemationail^ recognhed for ita riaaar^ in textile taakaolciy aad chamiatry. pfoductkn manIt aad textile eikd Tka oeUaga Is fully acertditad Iv the laraali Council (or Hifhar Gducatkin. Ill I umeiwiiii'i ••!!'• mm iiiw
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National Council of Jew- in which parents seeking inish Women, Omaha Section, formation about child care has announced its co- can participate. First, we sponaorship of Omaha's will be offering continuous first Child Care Fair. and informative work8hq>s, The fair will take place given by experts in child from U a.m. to 4 p.m., on care and early childhood Aug. 14, at the Jewish Com- education, in every area you munity Center and is being can think of! "Second, we are inviting plamwd and organized to assist parents in selecting an every child care organizaappropriate child care plan tion in the metropolitan for their own individual fam- area to participate by enilies' wants and needs, ac- gaging ar'booth' for the day. cording to one of the proj> At these booths parents will ect'a co-chairmen. Dr. Pa- be able to ask questiona and review brochures of intricia Newman. dividual providers. AgeoCo-aponaoriog the fair ciM offwing seryioaarakilt' with NCJW is WOWT child care, latch-key' chilChannel 6, as part of its dren, 'special needa' chilprogramming in "For Kid's dren, as well aa 'away from Sake," a nationally-recog- home' care will be present. nised media project that "It is an exdient opporseeks to advocate children's tunity for parents to learn needs. about many forms of day The activities of the fair care—and ask many are two-pronged. Dr, New- questions—all in one place!" man said. "We are offering Mitzi Delman, also cotwo concurrent modalities chairman of the fair, said,
Robat that sews makes Its debifl By CaUuiM Gentei , JERUSALEM (JTA) -! A flexible automatk aewing 'eyatam—a robot that sowa -that oan also be adapted to do a mukituda of joba haa been developed by the ;Bhenkar CoUage of Textile Techoology and Faahion in Ramat Gan. The robot made ita debut at an industrial ahow here last wa4k afeiS has already been ordered by one of the world's largeat manufacturers of textile machinery, Pfaff of Weet Qermaiur. Cwnbtning ^ many nuncUooa ia ooa ayatan aubatantially r«dtteaa invaaUnaBt nd prodwtkM coats. TIM j^aet was huulad
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FatiMaNewmMB "We have a large number of women who haw hem working on this project fince early spring. We Mve mothera, grandmotham and 'nonparents' as welll They all have in comnvon a great amount of energy and talent. They're doing a marvelous job—it's going to be a great day!" Noelle Rips is the fair's third co-chairman. According to Mrs. Rips, the committee is hoping to draw a large numMr of patents, profeaaionala aggtA^ "ia"ItUnktbere a project ol tUa kut^ working paienta have a dtpeult time kicaUng iafoiaiiition about child care andduld care alternatives. We hope partkipants will leave the fair with practical inljpnnation they can utilise in selecting appropriate ch care for thair.«»ildi«t."