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VM. LXVII NO. 28 Omaha, Nabr. J9^m,B790 Rtdiy. Mareh 1«. tWO
Omaha meeting featul^es Midwest Jewish history Jewish migratuio, aattbOther Bchadnled eventa mant and fanmng in th»* •"tKhida programs on mid' Midwest win ba tha theme wMt American Jewiah reof the M«]r 18-21 National q>onaea to the HolooBuat, CoBfennoa of the Ameri- the eonytsncea of Holocan Jewish Histoticd So^ canst aQivivvn and thafr ciety co^aponaored with rhllrti wrhi Miniwora aiiJ the Nebraaka Jewiah Hia- NabraattaBd the lata Artoricd Society. Among the thur OoUberg, SiqiraQe tallies to be diacoaaed by Court Jlmatice and United lecturen, paneUata and at- NatJona Ambassador. tendees irHl be commnniA boa tour of both Jewtiea in the Oakotas, IIish and iioa-Je«ish hishnois, Iowa, Midjgan and Minneaota aa well as Ne- toric aitas in Omaha is being i^angad by the tvaaka. Nebraska Jewish HistwiFeatured fliieaker at the cal Society which will inCanteenoe on May 20 wiU be William Novak, authcn- clude the world famous and editor, wfaoae topic Boys Town and Joslyn Art Museum. will be "Jewish Hunun* and Jewish History." Mr. Additional information Novak, who was the sub- about the Confertece can ject of a vast full page be obtained either from lime magazine article, is the Nebraska Jewish Hisbeat known for his bodes torical Society, 333 S. 132 published ^th Lee la- Street, Omaha, Neb. cocca, former Honse 68164, <402) 334^200, ezt Speaker Tip O'NeiU and 277, or the American JewFirst Laily Nan(7 Baagan. ish Historical Sode^. 2 Mr. Novak will also con- llomton Road, Waltham, duct aa oral hlstoo^ work- Mass. 02154, (617) 891shop on May 2h 8110.
Singles conference urges reservations Those planning to attend meal functions at the upcoming national ain{^ conference here should make reaervations by March 21, according to the announcement. The conference, described aa the first nationwide 'grass-roots' meeting for thoae aeeking to help iMring Jewiah ainglea together, wiU take place March 24-26. A Saturday ni^ dinner wUl be the openmg event of the conference which also wiU include a lunch on Sunday. Reaervations for meals can be made by calling Mary FeUman at 551-7257. According to Mrs. Fellman, the confermce marks the begfauUng of an effort to develop a natimal clearin^iouse to help Jewiah amgies erf aU agee obtain infarmatioD about opportunities for meeting one another.
Beth El sets April 1 as date for formal groundbreaking ceremonies The groundbreaking for the new Beth El Synagogue boihUng will be held on Sunday, April 1 at 2:30 pj& at 144th and CaHlbiv •iaatnsta.
move from the preaent locatioo at 49th and Famam streets, occupied since IMLAeooRUngtoWiUia EpaUia, ozMutive vice preaUeat of Hawldaa CooFoOowhig the brief cere- atruction Co., the buflding moiy, ooembers yrbo at- win be conqilete hi mroKtebd win be able to partic- imately 18 montu and ipate hi the Beth El con- ready for occupancy m the gregatkmal milestone by faUofl991. tumfaig a ahoval of earth Architects for the bnildto aynuolisethobagfaming mg are Nottar Finegold of the construction pro- and Alexander, Inc.; the cess. ooostructiaa company is Hawkins Constructions The 60-]rear«ld congre- Company. Cost of the gatkn Cf 600 members wfll building WiU be 13.8 mil-
lion, and thetotal coat win be close to $4.6 mflUoo.
groundbreaking oereinooy wiU be Ray Goldstein, Ilene and Don Klein, Chairmen of the bdU- groundbieakiiig chahmen; ing committee are Irv' Cantor Emfl BarkoviU, Veitaer, architect ssbctkn Rabbi Panl Draaen and and contract; Howard Rabbi Myer S. Kripke. Cooper, building; Dean Frankd, finance; Gene Rdigious and conunuRich, imblicity; WflUs Ep- ni^ dignitariea have been stem, constniction; Phil invited to attend the Schragar, MarshaU Kuah- cmemony. net and Caryl Greenberg, The Beth El Women'a fund^aiahig; Ed Belgrade, construction supervision; League wiU provide and Marty Shukert, architect serve refreahmanta and the Men's Chib wfll du«ct liaiscm. -, paridng and aasist with Partidpanto hi the brief the ceremony.
Absorption budget demand soars By David Landaa JERUSALEM (JTAIAbaorption Mhiister Yitzhak Peretz demanded that the jgavemumt reviae its.eoUre budgetary pr<4*ctiolu and proviaioDa l«7Tfttia^t?fa».a^^ ab. soiption. Peretz, addressing a Johit session of the ^es'set Finance and Aliyah committees, said the recently dedded abaoiption budget waa obactota l^ cauae of the actuality of soaring Soviet immigration. peretz appeared before the joint aeeaion to urge additional aUocatioaa for absorption, including housing and 4he creation of jobs for the immigranta. The minister, who repr»' sents the ultra- Orthodox Shaa party, received broad suiqiort from the legisla tore.
Michael Kleiner of Likud, chairman of the AUyah Committee, aaid the govenunant would have to tUnk in tarma of a«2^miBio|ito»OOniilttaB kbaotptioiibodsit far Ui]8)«irjt|ttW«i*atain. dao of Likud ahd i rankhig manb<r of the Finance Committee, auggested that work begin immediately on a reidaed budget for abaorption and housing, to be available by May. A predicticm made to the joint sesaion, that some 100,000 Soviet Jews would come to Israel thia year, waa reiterated to reporters in Jeruaalam by a aenior official hi charge of aUyah. The figure waa easentially corroborated by Simcha Dinitz, chairman of the Jewish Agency and World Ziooiat Or^tnizatioo Executives.
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