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Closer to Judaism
February 26, 2016 17 Adar 1 5776 Vol. 96 | No. 24
This Week
Mainstreeters March activities Page 5
Becoming a man Page 6
Sophie Budwig and Mikayla Langon
I have wanted to visit for quite some time now, and I am very lucky to have been able to experience it with some of my closest friends. Getting closer to the people I’ve known since kindergarten, from my own Temple and the other two synagogues, was a great thing for me to experience because I was able to understand another side of them. I also became very good friends with people from other states who went on the trip. Most came from Louisville and the Chicago area. I am still keeping in contact with them today even though we haven’t seen each other in a few weeks. Continued on pages 8 & 9
Goldstein Human Rights Lecture
Open pulpit: The secret of joy Page 16
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by CURTIS HUTT On March 10, Dr. Temple Grandin will give the 2016 Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights at UNO in the Strauss Performing Arts Center. Dr. Grandin is a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University. In addition to having numerous professional accomplishments revolutionizing practices for the humane handling of livestock, she is the world’s most well known proponent for the rights for people with autism. Temple herself was diagnosed with autism at age four. Her amazing life story was the focus of the 2010 award-winning biopic, Temple Grandin. In 2010, Time magazine named her one of 100 most influential people in the world in the “Heroes” category. The title of Dr. Grandin’s lecture is: Dif-
Kim Noddle draws out Friedel artists
Temple Grandin ferent Kinds of Minds Contribute to Society. The Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights, an event organized and co-sponsored by the Religious Studies department at UNO, is in its seventeenth year. Past speakers include Natan Sharansky, Kenneth Roth and Winona LaDuke. The annual lecture series was established by Leonard and Shirley Goldstein to promote understanding of human rights issues at UNO and in the Omaha community. Shirley Goldstein, who famously worked to defend Soviet Jewry, was Continued on page 2
Fifth graders Sophia Mavropoulos, foreground, and Jack Cohen paint their renditions of German artist Franz Marc’s Blue Horse in Kim Noddle’s art class at Friedel Jewish Academy. by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Friedel’s art program was “lovfor Friedel Jewish Academy ingly created by Julie Phillips who Thursdays are art exploration taught art at the school for many days at Friedel Jewish Academy. All years,” explained Friedel’s Head of grades, from kindergarten through School Beth Cohen. “Julie’s innovasixth grade, put down their pencils tion and creativity were the cornerand pick up their paint brushes -- stone for the weekly program that and so much more -- on Thursdays. Continued on page 2