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Sharing the artistic soul of the Western Galilee by KIM GOLDBERG Arts Task Force Co-Chair, Central Area Consortium Partnership with Israel Partnership with Israel is thrilled to announce the free performance of Vadim Gluzman (violin) and Angela Yoffe (piano) on Monday, May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center Theater. If you’ve traveled to the Western Galilee, our Partnership with Israel region, then you’ve had a taste of the creative talent it nurtures. Through the Partnership’s Performing Art Series we have been able to share a glimpse of this talent in our community the past several years by hosting artistic performances. In continuation of our Partnership mission of connecting people in our consortium communities to people in the Western Galilee, Vadim Gluzman Omaha will host the brilliant violinist Vadim Gluzman in a duo setting with his wife, pianist Angela Yoffe. Gluzman and Yoffe come to us as volunteers, in support of our Partnership with Israel programming and the internationally renowned Keshet Eilon Music Center. Just as Partnership is our link to Israel, the Keshet Eilon Music Center, founded in the Western Galilee at Kibbutz Eilon in 1990, is dedicated to the conviction that music can serve as a bridge between Continued on page 2

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POLAND -- An estimated ten thousand, mostly young people from around the world, participated in the annual three kilometer ‘March of the Living’ between the main Auschwitz concentration camp compound to Birkenau’s death camp’s wooden barracks and gas chambers. It started from the entrance of Auschwitz and passing under the notorious ‘Arbeit Mach Frei’ sign which was replaced recently after being stolen some months ago. The march, which coincides with Holocaust Memorial Day in Israel, was led by former Israel Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, Head of the Jewish Agency Natan Sharansky, Holocaust survivor Yuliana Ekstein and her granddaughter, tennis star Shahar Pe’er. Many of the participants wore black arm bands or carried black ribbons in memory of the tragic plane crash in Russia last Saturday of Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria, together with leading Polish military officials and parliamentarians. Ninety-six people were killed while on their way to a Second World War memorial. A message was read out in Polish, English and Hebrew by the Israeli Ambassador to Poland, Zvi Rav-Ner, saying that this year’s marchers were also paying homage to the memory of the Polish President Kaczynski and the other victims of the plane crash. Well over one million Jews died in Auschwitz during the war as a result of being sent to gas chambers, disease, forced Credit: ISRANET labor and starvation.

Liberal Jewish groups optimistic about Stevens’ replacement by RON KAMPEAS and ARI BILDNER WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The Jewish groups who liked John Paul Stevens as a Supreme Court justice are getting ready to dish out the same like to whomever replaces him. Most of the Jewish groups closely tracking court decisions favor Stevens’ liberal record, with minor qualifications, and do not believe that President Obama will choose a replacement who deviates from the norm. “I would say the vast majority of potential nominees that have appeared in the press represent the consensus views of the Jewish community as represented in polls and the positions of national Jewish agencies,” said Rabbi David Saperstein, who directs the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center. Court watchers have named three top contenders for the post: Elena Kagan, currently the solicitor general; Diane Wood, a federal judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Chicago; and Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge on the District of Columbia circuit. Kagan and Garland are Jewish. In all, there are 10 names circulating; the total impression suggests President Obama hopes to avoid a bruising confirmation battle. Like many of the others touted, Kagan, 49, and Garland, 57, are moderates and have already accrued grudging “best we can expect” approval from conservative commentators. Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security secretary, another possible nominee, successfully governed Arizona, a state that trends Republican. Judge Sidney Thomas is seen as one of the more moderate members of the liberal Ninth Circuit of Appeals panel, based in San Francisco, and hails from Montana, a western, conservative-leaning state.

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Wood, 58, presents a thornier challenge; she is a liberal who has challenged some of the rulings of a broadly conservative panel, and she has upheld a woman’s right

U.S. Solicitor General Elana Kagan, speaking at Harvard Law School, is one of the rumored candidates to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Credit: Harvard Law Record to an abortion (as opposed to other potential nominees, who might be assumed to be pro-choice, but have not

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written controversial decisions on the issue). Stevens, who is turning 90 this month, was a reliable liberal stalwart who earned lavish praise when he announced last week that he was leaving. Saperstein’s only caveat was that Stevens occasionally swung right on church-state separation issues, for instance on Oregon v. Smith, which upheld a ban on an Indian tribe’s use of peyote; the Jewish community, in rare right-to-left consensus, backed the tribe. “We think the Jewish community benefits by a strong implementation of a strong separation of church and state and the free exercise clause,” said Saperstein, who otherwise called the judge “heroic.” Obama is meeting with Republican and Democratic Senate leaders next week at the White House to sound out strategies for assuring an easy confirmation to replace Stevens by July, so the new judge can be installed when the court reconvenes in October. The president’s pronouncedly middle-of-the-road approach is frustrating some liberals. Ruth Marcus, a Washington Post columnist, and Glenn Greenwald, the legal scholar at the online magazine Salon, fretted about the likelihood of a Kagan nomination in particular, noting that her record is spare because she has never served as a judge. (President Bill Clinton nominated her to a D.C. appeals court post in 1999; the Republican-controlled Senate allowed the nomination to lapse.) Kagan, who was Harvard Law School dean from 2003 to 2009, hired conservative professors, saying the faculty needed ideological diversity. As a Clinton administration domestic policy adviser, she argued for greater executive powers, now a red flag for liberals because of the Continued on page 2

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start of Holocaust Remembrance Day expressed by organizations and warned the international community regimes associated with radical Islam, of its relative silence in the face of headed by Iran and its proxies. Iran’s threat to ‘wipe Israel off the “Iran’s leaders race to develop map. nuclear weapons and they openly state The Prime Minister recalled a jourtheir desire to destroy Israel. But in ney he had made to Berlin a few the face of these repeated statements months ago. “I had visited the to wipe the Jewish state off the face of Wannsee Villa in Berlin. When I was the earth, in the best case we hear a there, I saw the original invitation for weak protest which is also fading away. the meeting of high-level Nazi offiThe required firm protest is not heard cials, during which they decided on - not a sharp condemnation, not a cry the destruction of the Jewish people. of warning. The world continues on as On the invitation that was sent by the usual and there are even those who Deputy Head of the SS was written: direct their criticism at us, against ‘The chief of the Reich main security Israel. office, Reinhard Heydrich, cordially “Today, 65 years after the Holocaust, invites you to a discussion about the we must say in all honesty that what is Final Solution to the Jewish problem. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu so upsetting is the lack of any kind of addressing the opening ceremony of opposition. The world gradually Breakfast will be served at 09:00.’ “This is how, in an elegant villa on Holocaust Remembrance Day this accepts Iran’s statements of destructhe shore of a pastoral lake, over evening at Yad Vashem. tion against Israel and we still do not Credit: ISRANET see the necessary international deterbreakfast and glasses of cognac, 15 men sat and decided how to destroy our people. No one mination to stop Iran from arming itself. batted an eyelid; no one expressed any doubt regarding “But if we learned anything from the lessons of the the mission, either its necessity or its justness. Holocaust it is that we must not remain silent and be Immediately after the meal, they began their work to deterred in the face of evil. I call on all enlightened erase the seed of Abraham from the earth. countries to rise up and forcefully and firmly condemn “Within several decades, the State of Israel has become Iran’s destructive intentions and to act with genuine one of the most advanced countries in the world: Israeli determination to stop it from acquiring nuclear products help cure illnesses and feed millions of people; weapons. Israeli developments help irrigate fields and orchards on “We are not here by chance. We returned to this land every continent; and Israeli ideas help save energy in because it is our land; we returned to Zion because it is every corner of the globe. Israel is a rich source of inno- our city. We are paving roads north and south, and vation for the world and is looking to the future. transforming a barren land into a flourishing garden. “Nevertheless, today we must ask the question: have This is our answer to those who seek our destruction. As the lessons of the Holocaust been learned? I believe that the prophet Isaiah said: “Instead of the thorn shall come there are three lessons: fortify your strength, teach good up the cypress, and instead of the briar shall come up the deeds and fight evil. myrtle; and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial, for an “The historic failure of the free societies when faced everlasting sign that shall not be cut off”. with the Nazi animal was that they did not stand up

Sharing the artistic soul of the Western Galilee Continued from page 1 religions, people and nations. Gluzman, a student of the first class to attend Keshet Eilon is currently an instructor and mentor there. He has said that his experience at Keshet Eilon was the major turning point in his career and development. Keshet Eilon offers programs such as an International Violin Mastercourse (which attracts young violin protégés from around the world), seminars and outreach workshops for Israeli students and teachers, and the Annual Concert Series at the Keshet Eilon Concert Hall, showcasing the finest Israeli musicians for the music-loving audiences in the Galilee. Gluzman is considered among the most dynamic and thrilling violinists of his generation, having established himself as an international artist of great depth and brilliance. He is consistently lauded for performing with “a commanding technique, spontaneity, and visionary breadth ... capable of both delicate nuances and incendiary passion” The Washington Post. Born in 1973 in the Ukraine, Gluzman became an Israeli in 1990. He began studying the violin at the age of seven and has studied with numerous violin masters and at The Juilliard School. Early in his career

Vadim Gluzman enjoyed the encouragement and support of Isaac Stern and in 1994, Mr. Gluzman received the prestigious Henryk Szeryng Foundation Career Award. He plays the extraordinary 1690 exLeopold Auer Stradivarius, on extended loan to him through the generosity of the Stradivari Society of Chicago. This performance is presented by The Jewish Federation of Omaha and The Center for Jewish Education. The Partnership with Israel Performing Arts Series is available to the Omaha community free of charge through the generosity of the Sokolof Javitch Music Fund. During intermission, the Sokolof Honor Roll Scholarships, and Teacher’s Award. The Robert and Ellen Gordman Jewish Teen Leadership Award will be presented. A reception will follow, compliments of the Phil and Ruth Sokolof Honor Roll Fund. Thank you to the committee members, Susan Rothholz, Mark Sherman, Bette Kozlen and Marcia Lipsman for helping to make this happen. Reservations are required; to reserve your free ticket call 334.8200 by May 10. For more information visit: www.vadimgluzman. com and www.keshetei.org.il.

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Continued from page 1 Bush administration’s expansive understanding of how the executive branch may upend privacy rights in matters of national security. However, Kagan’s arguments under Clinton were confined to the executive branch’s regulatory powers, and were of a different stripe. Still, it didn’t help that William Kristol, a neoconservative icon, endorsed her on Fox News Sunday over the weekend. The liberal-leaning Jewish groups that track nominees are unworried. Sammie Moshenberg, who directs the Washington office of the National Council of Jewish Women, counted Kagan as an “outstanding” nominee who would have “fidelity to the rule of law and constitutional values.” Kagan has written expansively about the application of First Amendment free speech rights. Marc Stern, the acting director of the American Jewish Congress, noted that as solicitor general, Kagan argued

in favor of keeping a war memorial cross in place on federal land in the Mojave desert -- a case where liberal Jewish groups have generally aligned with church-state separationists, who wanted the cross, which was first erected in 1934, removed. “We have taken the position that this is not a basis for criticism,” he said. “Since she’s the solicitor general, she didn’t have a whole lot of choice except to defend. Therefore it would be wrong to criticize.” Kagan or Garland would bring the court’s Jewish justices from two to three (out of nine) -- and would completely remove Protestants from the bench, with Stevens gone. Additionally, Kagan or Wood would bring the number of women on the bench to three. These were not concerns for Jewish groups, said representatives of several organizations interviewed by JTA. “We’re not looking for someone who fits a profile,” Moshenberg said.

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Many generations gather for community Yom HaShoah commemoration

by ILANA WEISS ceremony was performed with Institute for Holocaust Education each Holocaust Survivor present On April 14, 500 commulighting a candle in memory of nity members gathered at the six million Jewish people who Temple Israel to reflect and were lost. Along with the canremember at the Commutors, students from the Friedel nity Yom HaShoah ComJewish Academy sang the song memoration presented by Eli, Eli. The children provided a the Institute for Holocaust glimmer of hope for Survivors as Education. Looking at the they looked on to see a new gensea of people in attendance, eration of Jewish people. one could observe individuPrior to the main commemoraals representing every facet tion, a special Jewish teen proof the community; Hologram was held with over 60 stucaust Survivors and their dents in attendance. The profamilies, children and adults, gram consisted of an intimate members and clergy from gathering of the teens with Mrs. each synagogue, and many Meisel who shared stories from her from the general community. life as a teenager, smuggling bread Temple Israel’s Rabbi into her ghetto and living in a conAryeh Azriel opened the vent to escape persecution. commemoration noting how Following her talk, the teens split many generations were presinto groups led by the community’s ent to recall the events of clergy to discuss the dilemmas that the Holocaust. He urged Mrs. Meisel had faced as a teenager. the youngest generation “We are always so pleased to have to continue to learn about the Jewish students from all the synthe Holocaust and hear agogues come together for the Yom the stories of the Hashoah programs. Judy’s message Holocaust Survivors who to the kids and the community was are still here to tell their significant in stressing how one perstories. son can make a difference in the All in attendance had the world,” commented Gloria Kaslow, opportunity to do just chair of the Institute for Holocaust that, as the guest speaker Education. of the evening, Judy Clockwise from top left: Israeli international football coach Avraham Grant, who lost family members in the Holocaust, Support for the Community Yom Meisel, shared part of her lighting one of the six memorial beacons at the remembrance service in Birkenau. On his left is Holocaust survivor HaShoah commemoration was prostory as an escapee of the Yuliana Ekstein and her granddaughter, Shahar Pe’er, Credit: ISRANET; Ilona Berk, survivor, left, Beth Seldin-Dotan, vided by the Institute for Holocaust Nazi’s gas chamber. Mrs. Judy Meisel and Yale Gotsteiner, Credit: Gary Javitch; Senior Zeinab Al-Badry shares a moment with Holocaust Survivor Education, the Jewish Federation of Meisel also related a mes- Judy Meisel after an assembly on April 12th at Lincoln High, Credit: Dr. Mike Wortman, LHS Principal, Zachary Spooner, Omaha, Beth El Synagogue, Beth sage of pride announcing, right, Andrea Holmburg, and Matan Gill, Credit: Gary Javitch. Israel Synagogue and Temple Israel. “It is not sufficient for the Jewish People to continue only stated her amazement of the strong and cohesive nature of For more information about Holocaust education conas a response to the Holocaust, but to keep in mind the the Omaha community. tact the Institute for Holocaust Education at In addition to prayers and readings, a candle lighting 402.334.6576 or holocaust@jewishomaha.org. rich culture and tradition that Judaism carries.” She also

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NCJW 2010 Israel Benefit in NYC to honor Omahan Jan Schneiderman

by CAROL BLOCH for NCJW On June 10 in New York City, NCJW (National) will honor philanthropist, advocate, and dedicated volunteer: Jan Schneiderman, past NCJW national president (1999-2002). The 2010 Israel Benefit Luncheon also celebrates NCJW’s pioneering Israel Program and the continuing partnership of NCJW and US/Israel Women to Women (W2W). Jan Schneiderman, Honorary President of the National Council of Jewish Women Inc., has been an Jan Schneiderman active NCJW volunteer for over forty years. Inspired by her first trip to Israel in 1987, Jan’s commitment and passion for Israel and its people has never wavered. Jan has made 28 subsequent trips to Israel, primarily with NCJW, allowing her to experience the tremendous impact of NCJW’s ongoing programs. Jan served as the first Chairwoman of Yad B’ Yad, a granting program in Israel that supports grassroots organizations serving at-risk children and their families.

Jan served as the NCJW National President from 1999 to 2002 after having served on the National Board of Directors since 1982. In her capacity as National President, Jan represented NCJW at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations as well as the International Council of Jewish Women’s Seminar in Israel. A Life Member of NCJW, Jan is a Past President of the Omaha Section. She is a recipient of the prestigious Hannah G. Solomon Award, presented by NCJW to an individual who has changed the lives of others through leadership and service. In the Omaha community, Jan has been an active member of many organizations including the Jewish Federation of Omaha, the Great Plains Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League, Temple Israel, and the Nebraska AIPAC Council. Jan has also served on the Board of Directors of other civic organizations such as the Metropolitan Community College Foundation, the Allocations Committee of United Way of the Midlands, the Omaha Hearing School, and Planned Parenthood of Nebraska and Council Bluffs. For more information concerning the Israel Benefit Luncheon honoring Jan, please contact Carol Bloch or Nancy Noddle, or call 1.800.829.NCJW.

Mayor Suttle signs proclamation murder of “six million by GARY JAVITCH European Jews along with As a prelude to the millions of other individucommunity-wide comals representing diverse memoration of Yom cultural, political and HaShoah, B’nai B’rith minority groups” (the organized a meeting with Omaha Proclamation.) Mayor Jim Suttle to disThe conversation led to a cuss the Holocaust. Using wide range of topics, the format provided by including the mayor’s the United States efforts to deal with hate Holocaust Memorial and its outcomes in Museum, the Mayor’s Omaha, referring to the office and B’nai B’rith latest shootings and crime adapted the Museum’s in various parts of the city. sample proclamation to fit Mayor Suttle expressed the needs of the Omaha community. Mayor Jim Suttle, middle, signing a proclamation declaring April his appreciation for the During the 45-minute 11-18 as Holocaust Remembrance Week in Omaha with Shevi opportunity to meet with meeting on April 12, the Katzman, Chabad House, left; Gary Javitch, B’nai B’rith President, representatives of the group shared their Mendel Katzman, Rabbi and Executive Director -- Chabad House; Jewish community to disthoughts about the Dr. Fred Kader, Survivor; Marty Ricks, Executive Director -- Jewish cuss the historic time perigrowth of hatred that led Federation of Omaha Foundation, Alan Potash, ADL Director; and od and events. to the Holocaust and the Jonathan Gross, Chief Rabbi at Beth Israel Synagogue.

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by MARILYN WARREN On Saturday, March 26, Rebekah Aryn Poscover became a Bat Mitzvah at United Hebrew Congregation in St. Louis. Rebekah is the daughter of Michael and Randi Poscover, granddaughter of Mel and Lois Epstein, great-granddaughter of Dave and Jeanne Dvorkin, and my great niece! My father is a resident at RBJH. Daddy no longer travels and was not going to be able to make the trip to St. Louis, so we were very excited to learn that the Main Street addition to the Home would contain computers hooked up to “Skype” for the use of the residents.

Randi spoke to the cantor at their Temple to see if the Temple was hooked up to Skype. The cantor told her that he had it on his computer and would handle the transmission from this end. Randi then contacted Shelly Fox at RBJH. Shelly said that, unfortunately, Main Street would not be open. However, she had Skype on her personal computer and would make the arrangements with the cantor. Josh Gurock suggested hooking Shelly’s computer to Daddy’s television set so he could watch on a large screen! And so, through the miracle of technology, the cooperation of Shelly Fox, Josh Gurock and Cantor Ron Eichaker, “Grampy Dave” attended Rebekah’s Bat Mitzvah. The Rabbi told the congregation that Rebekah was going to be wearing the tallis that her great grandfather received from his mother-in-law on his wedding day, and that Grampy Dave was watching the entire service from his easy chair in Omaha! In addition, my father was able to see and talk to all of our family members in attendance. And the icing on the cake – after the service, the cantor asked the photographer to take a picture of Rebekah with her great grandfather!

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by CLAUDIA SHERMAN sion to be a rabbi. As an eighth grader, he Temple Israel Communications Coordinator took a trip to Israel with 120 other eighth Ben Azriel is only 17, but he knows that graders for eight days. “I fell in love with “Judaism is what I enjoy most”. A recent both the land and the religion. I became graduate of A. E. Stevenson High School fascinated by every aspect of Judaism after in Lincolnshire, Illinois, Ben grew up that,” he emphasized. about 40 miles northwest of A few months later, Chicago in the suburb of Ben’s sister encouraged him Vernon Hills. to go to a NFTY (North If his last name sounds American Federation of familiar to the Omaha Jewish Temple Youth) event as an community, that’s because eighth grader. “I realized he’s the nephew of Rabbi how much I really loved Aryeh and Elyce Azriel. Her being in NFTY,” Ben brother, Louis, who died explained. That brought me about a year ago at the age of closer to the Jewish commu46, was Ben’s father. While nity and helped me realize Ben Azriel Ben is in Omaha, he’s living more of my love for it. Of with the Azriels. He’s looking forward to course, attending OSRUI was an influgetting to know the Omaha Jewish com- ence, and (Rabbi) Aryeh (Azriel) helped munity better and meeting the other rab- me put all of my passions together.” bis here. As a high school junior, Ben spent the “I have decided to attend Bradley spring of 2009 in Israel participating in University in Peoria, Illinois,” Ben said. the Eisendrath International Exchange. His sister, Annie, is currently a junior at “Although the decision to become a rabbi Bradley. Ben’s mother, Laurie, and at that point was already made,” he said, younger brother, Jacob, 15, live in “being in Israel solidified my desire to be Vernon Hills. “I plan to major in second- a part of the Jewish professional world. I ary education in social studies with an realized, while studying, that Judaism is emphasis in business as well.” He’ll enroll what I enjoy most.” as a freshman in the fall. Ben already has an impressive resume For now, he’s making himself visible at for a 17-year-old. He’s been a tutor, a Temple Israel by helping Omaha Temple teacher, and youth group president at his Youth Group at its annual spaghetti din- home synagogue, Temple Chai; active in ner and at the Purim carnival. He’s also a NFTY, a member of the National Honor Hebrew mentor, a sixth grade teacher in Society and Hebrew Club at his high the Religious School, and hopes to pres- school; a school radio station manager ent “a new perspective and hopefully a and the liaison between the radio club new voice.” On Shabbat, he’s teaching and the school administration on the Torah. Student Leadership Activity Counsel; a Ben wants to spend “a lot of time” with link between his school and various visitRabbi Azriel to see “more into the life of ing professionals; and a member of the the rabbi and figure out if it is definitely 300 Club for completing 300 or more something that I want to do.” Ben will be hours of community service. observing and working with Rabbi Eric As for his journey to become a rabbi, Linder and Cantor Wendy Shermet, too, Ben remarked, “I’m looking forward to accompanying all the clergy on hospital every part of the next nine years of educavisits, to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home tion...and all the possibilities that school and Remington Heights retirement can bring. Someone once said to me that home. He’ll be a counselor this summer education is one thing that there’s never at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, a enough of, even the bumps in the road. I Union for Reform Judaism camp in want to soak in everything that I Wisconsin. can...and become the best that I can.” Two experiences influenced Ben’s deci-

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by ANNE MUSKIN BBYO/Teen Director Shiputznick. Have you heard of it? That funny looking, and sounding word, is Hebrew for Repairman. Shiputznik exposes and engages Omaha’s Jewish teens in a day of service and mitzvot. With the partnerships of BBYO, USY, OTYG, NCSY, and the Omaha Maccabi Team, Jewish teens are getting involved from every avenue. Past Shiputznick’s have had over 60 participants! This year Shiputznik will be held on Lag B’Omer, May 2. Lag B’Omer comes to teach us the importance of treating each other with proper respect, care and love. So much of Shiputznik’s essence is about caring for others. This event is in its 6th year, and this is the first time we have opened it to our Maccabi teens. This day draws a huge crowd and past teen participants remember it as one of their favorite programs. The free t-shirt helps, but Omaha teen Brad Kutler said of the day, “It’s a cool way to volunteer and help out.” He continued, “It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be.” Meeting at the JCC Pavilion at 1 p.m., teens will board buses to the Mosaic facility on 118th and J Street. The day will start by connecting the holiday to the day of service, and framing the day for the

teens. The remainder of the afternoon will be spent painting the 3 buildings that make up the Mosaic vocational site. Mosaic provides adults with intellectual disabilities housing, vocational skills, supported living for seniors, case management… the list goes on and on! It’s a really wonderful non-profit that truly needs help keeping up their facility. After the project all the teens come together again, and share a meal and stories from the day to wrap up the event. Through grants and several community donations, there will be a backyard BBQ at Mosaic, where our teen volunteers will get to meet the Mosaic residents and spend time with them. Buses will take teens back to the JCC at 6:30 p.m. for pick-up. Shiputznik allows our community to be involved in many memorable and meaningful service projects together, that build the foundation for a lifetime of valuing service. Please encourage all Omaha teens to attend, and send your “YES” RSVP to Elya Wilson, Community Shlicha, at ewilson@jccomaha.org or by phone at 402.334.6403. Thanks to J-Serve, Murray H. and Sharee C. Newman Supporting Foundation, the Jewish Community Center, Beth El, Beth Israel, and Temple Israel for their generous support of this day.

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High school athletes balance school, jobs, volunteering and sports by CLAUDIA SHERMAN At 5’11,” volleyball was a great fit for Grace Hack, now 16 years old. A junior at Westside High School this year, Grace is currently in Israel for a semester as a participant in the Eisendrath International Exchange. Before volleyball, Grace played basketball at the Jewish Community Center and for a Westside feeder team for five years, her mother, Rosie Zweiback explained. But “once she discovered volleyball,” Zweiback said, “Grace lost all interest in basketball. She loves being at the net playing middle,” the center blocker whose height is key. By ninth grade, Grace played on one of the high Above: Grace Hack playing school teams. The coach volleyball; top right: Ethan made it clear that to continWorkman playing hockey; ue playing in high school, bottom right: Haley Halsted the girls would have to play in her soccer uniform. year round. Grace played on a club team from December 1 to midApril after the high school season ended. Practices were two hours, two nights a week with tournaments almost every Sunday. She also played in a summer league. “It was a huge commitment,” pointed out Zweiback, “but Grace was happy to play.” She made the Junior Varsity team as both a sophomore and a junior. During the fall season at Westside, practices are everyday after school with two games a week and tournament play on the weekends. Grace is also in marching band. She had two-hour marching band practices one night a week in addition to 7 a.m. practices three days a week and Friday football games. There were some weekends that volleyball tournaments ended just in time to make it to the band competition, recalled Zweiback. Somehow, Grace managed to juggle academics, music, and volleyball. Despite “the crazy schedule,” her mother believed that Grace “liked being part of a team and having fun with the other girls.” But as much as she enjoyed volleyball, it’s possible she won’t play her senior year. If she has to make a choice between volleyball and music, Grace would pick music every time, Zweiback mentioned. With senior year coming up, Grace hopes to have more leadership opportunities in marching band and play in the top jazz band as well. But Zweiback and her husband Mace Hack were thrilled “to watch Grace blossom in this sport.” Seventeen-year-old Ethan Workman, a junior at Elkhorn High School, has been playing hockey since he was five years old. At that age, “all sports are interesting,” pointed out his mother Keri Workman. “Ethan

played lots of sports when he was younger. Hockey is the one that stuck.” Ethan plays left wing in the Omaha Metropolitan Amateur Hockey Association (O.M.A.H.A.) High School League. His schedule, which includes six to eight hours a week at practice and games, is integrated into his school, work, and volunteer commitments. Fortunately for his parents, Keri and Tom, Ethan can now drive himself to practices. All his obligations -hockey, school, work, volunteering -- do tend to interfere with each other. But “school comes first” in the Workman household. Fortunately, the hockey league agrees with that, and academics win awards along with athletics. Ethan has won individual awards along with team awards. Perhaps the most rewarding of all is learning to work with others on a team, following through on commitments, working out physically, and gaining an appreciation for sports. Besides that, it’s fun! Soccer is also great exercise. Just ask 16-year-old Haley Halsted. “You never stop running,” she explained. A junior at Westside High School, Haley plays for a club team and her school team. Playing since she was four, Haley has played for a YMCA team, the West Omaha Soccer Club, Gladiator soccer, and currently, the Toro Soccer Club. Her freshman year, she made the Olympic Development Program soccer team and, additionally, was selected for the traveling squad. “I’ve played every position except goalie,” Haley said. “This past year, I played center midfield and outside wing. I had played it when I was little, and I never stopped loving it!” “For high school soccer, you condition almost everyday for preseason,” added Haley. “Then once the season starts, you have practice, games, or training every day except for usually Sundays. Playing soccer here is really a year-round sport. After the high school season, you start playing for your club team which includes conditioning, training, competition, and out-of-town tournaments.” She agreed that being involved in the sport is “a big time commitment,” but “playing soccer helped me learn to manage my time.” The daughter of Mike and Mendy Halsted, Haley has won various team awards. They play different sports, but Grace, Ethan, and Haley all attend Temple Israel Religious School together.

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types and running times will be considered for the program, which will be approximately 2 to 3 hours in length in its entirety. Aside from time constraints, the program’s format will be determined by the quality and diversity of films under consideration. The finished showcase could be a single feature, entirely short films, or some combination thereof. The jury’s objective will be to create an entertaining, artistically interesting program for audiences while celebrating and providing a new forum for the work of area filmmakers. Filmmakers who would like to submit a work for consideration can send a DVD and a downloadable film submission form at http://bit.ly/c4aNR2 to: Film Streams, Attn: Rachel Jacobson, P.O. Box 8485, Omaha, NE 68108. E-mail questions to rachel@filmstreams.org. To be eligible, the director of the film must be a resident of Nebraska, Iowa or South Dakota. Students who are either residents of or attending schools full-time in one of those three states are welcome to submit. Work that has previously screened publicly for a paying audience (outside of film festivals) will not be considered for this program. Films must be completed at the time of submission and received by Film Streams no later than May 15. Multiple submissions are allowed. Film Streams will announce the program in June. Directors whose films are selected for the showcase (as well as their families and friends) will be invited to an opening night celebration and screening. All filmmakers chosen will also receive a percentage of the box office for the week-long run at Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater.

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Sarah’s 100th birthday by LOUISE ABRAHAMSON Sarah Meyers, also known as “Chic”, celebrated her 100th birthday on April 5. She was born in Poland, in a small town near Warsaw. When Sarah’s father came to America before his family, he chose the Midwest; when he brought his family over, they settled in Omaha. Sarah attended Kellom Grade School, and then went to Technical High School. At 17 years of age, she eloped and married Leon Nogg. After her marriage, she worked as a secretary at Douglas County Court House, and later took a job at Ak Sar Ben. Sarah has one daughter, Peggy De Land, and she is always there for her mom, making sure she is getting along. Sarah has three grandchildren: Lesley Cohen Ringley, North Carolina; Sharee Cohen Newman, Omaha; Dr. Lawrence Cohen, California; five great-grandchildren: Rebecca Ringley, Nicholas and Lexie De Land, and Jordan and Gabriel Newman. Sarah now resides at Remington Heights, and takes part in many activities there. She plays bridge three to four times a week and enjoys music and reading.

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by LYNDA MIRVISH However, by May it was obvious that Daisy’s frail body This night, the second Passover Seder, was different would not heal, and she was listed for a transplant. They and very special for us because seven-year-old Daisy were so excited, and Daisy toasted the possibility with a Friedman was asking the four questions, and because hearty “l’chaim!” someone had said, “yes” to organ donation four years Unfortunately, the first available organs didn’t work ago. I met again with Daisy and her mother, Joey out, but three weeks later they got the call that donated Hoffman, a few days later at their new home in midtown organs were available and looked good. Within four Omaha. They had just returned from hours Daisy was in surgery. She was a play-date with a friend at the in the operating room for eight Omaha Children’s Museum where hours as the surgeons replaced her Daisy had her face painted to mimic bowel, liver and pancreas with a tiger and were greeted by their donated organs. But Daisy’s battle dogs, Saidie, a German shepherd and was not yet over. Nine months after an as-yet-unnamed greyhound that her transplant she developed a type they had rescued from the Humane of lymphoma due to the immunoSociety just the previous day. Sitting suppressive medication. For the next on the deck enjoying the early spring four months she underwent chemosunshine, Daisy and her mom filled therapy (“chemo-lite,” the doctors me in on the story about how they called it) and was in and out of the came to be living in Omaha and why hospital until by August 2007, she they are making their home here. was well enough to start school. Daisy was born in New York with Needless to say, Joey was apprehenDaisy with tiger face paint gastroschisis, a birth defect in which sive about leaving Daisy at the preher intestines developed outside her abdomen. As a school they had selected. Up to this time, Daisy had result of surgery to repair this anomaly, she developed never been in a playgroup, had never even had a play what is known as small gut syndrome and was unable to date with a friend. But Daisy handled the situation with absorb nutrients. aplomb by telling her mom on the first day of school Frustrated by the care Daisy was receiving in New “Mama, I’ll kiss you and I’ll hug you…then you go do York, the family came to the Nebraska Medical Center in your thing and I’ll go do my thing with my friends and February 2006 initially to get an evaluation of Daisy’s my teachers.” And Daisy has never looked back. Not condition. They never left Omaha. Daisy’s condition was only is she an active kindergartener with many friends, even worse than they had thought. Her intestines were both boys and girls, she also attends Beth El Sunday even shorter than initially diagnosed, and her liver was school where she particularly enjoyed the preparations beginning to fail. It was then that the word “transplant” for the holidays and the model Seder this year. was mentioned as a possibility… but the medical staff Looking at Daisy’s bright, alive and absolutely captiwould only consider this option if her body was not able vating face reminded me again that April is National to manage on its own. Joey Hoffman recalls how even Donate Life Month, and that each of us has the opporthe mention of the word transplant made her shudder. tunity to observe the mitzvah of registering to be an She couldn’t even bear to look at the name emblazoned organ and tissue donor. Daisy is alive today because on the “Lied Transplant Center”! someone did just that.

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by JILL BELMONT Beth El Publicity Coordinator When Richard Freund was eight years old, he asked his Hebrew school teacher a simple question during a class discussion. The teacher’s response proved to be insufficient and triggered Freund’s fascination with biblical archaeology – an unwavering curiosity that, to this day, sustains his passion as one of the world’s leading biblical archaeologists. “I distinctly remember studying the section in Exodus on the Israelites’ building of the (movable tent) Tabernacle in the desert and how they used ‘dolphin skins’ for the tent covering,” Freund recalled. “I asked my Hebrew school teacher, ‘Where did they get the dolphin skins in the middle of the Sinai desert?’ He looked at me like a deer caught in the headlights and answered, ‘Freund, God will provide!’ It was an answer that never satisfied me, and it took me 45 years to figure out the answer -- which I put in my new book, Digging Through the Bible. It sparked an interest in understanding material culture and Jewish life.” Freund, director of the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies and Greenberg professor of Jewish History at the University of Hartford, has dedicated his career to exploring and understanding ancient Jewish life. From Friday, April 30 – Sunday, May 2, the renowned archaeologist, lecturer, scholar and author will share his stories, revelations and wisdom when he visits Beth El during a special scholar-in-residence weekend. All of his presentations are open to the entire community. Freund’s journey toward a career in archaeology became all-consuming in the early 1970s, when he traveled to Israel to attend Hebrew University to focus his studies on ancient Judaism, bible and archaeology. At that time, he said, “I was lucky to study with some of the greatest teachers of our time and became interested in writing about the origins of the reasons for the split between Judaism and Christianity. I ended up writing my PhD on this topic.” Later, as a university professor, he was not satisfied with limiting his students to only in-class experiences. “I wanted them to share my love of the land of Israel, and give them ‘hands-on’ experiences with the history of Israel,” he said. A chance encounter in 1988 with a young archaeologist, Dr. Rami Arav, Director of Excavations and Research for the University of Nebraska-Omaha, allowed Freund to combine his teaching abilities with his archaeological interests. Arav, he explained, was excavating a site -- the ancient city of Bethsaida -- which was associated with the origins of Christianity, and “we formulated a project to solve one of the great mysteries of biblical archaeology at a unique teaching excavation that included professors from diverse backgrounds and disciplins.” Since 1991, the Consortium of the Bethsaida Excavation Project has been administered by UNO, and led by Arav and Freund. To this day the Bethsaida excavation is still a work in progress and a refuge for Freund. No matter where he

goes in the world, he says “I always return to Bethsaida, Israel, with Rami and the UNO students in the summer to recharge my intellectual and spiritual roots.” In addition to Bethsaida, Freund has directed six archaeological projects in Israel and three projects in Europe on behalf of the University of Hartford, including Qumran, the Cave of Letters, Nazareth, Yavne, Har Karkom (Mount Sinai), as well as archaeological projects in Burgos and Cadiz, Spain, and at the extermination camp at Sobibor, Poland. When asked what “find” has been the most surprising of his career, Freund indicated that narrowing it down to one is not possible. “Every year it is something else,” he said. “Three years ago I stood on top of a mountain in the Negev desert looking at ancient pictographs etched in stone. Two years ago I was in a dense forest in eastern Poland looking at the remains of a hidden extermination camp. Last September, while working in a massive marsh in southern Spain, we found an ancient statuette. An enigma wrapped in a conundrum. How did this ancient statuette get there? I remember standing there and thinking, ‘It does not get any better than this in life.’" Narrowing down one particular highlight in his illustrious career is nearly impossible. “I really feel that the best and newest discovery is just over the next hill, so it is tough to put my finger on one particular excavation or find.” As an educator, Freund’s goal is to motivate students to “get out and attempt to play an active part in making Jewish history, rather than passively hearing about what others do. The moment students feel that history is something that is finished and disconnected from them, they find it boring and uninteresting. When people feel that they can fully participate, they are engaged and interested. “I love teaching and lecturing in university classrooms and churches and synagogues throughout the world,” he continued. “I was lecturing last year in Mexico City, and this summer after excavations, I’m going to South Africa. I find that teaching can change one's world perspective. I have participated in some 15 television documentaries and I think about how many students I have had the opportunity to reach.” Freund will have several opportunities to reach the local community during his upcoming scholar-in-residence weekend. On Friday, April 30, during 6 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat services, he will discuss, “What Happened to Mount Sinai?”; afterward, at a special Shabbat dinner, he will delve into “Did the Exodus Happen? New Insights from Archaeology.” The next day, during 9:30 a.m. Shabbat services, he will address “The Weekly Torah Portion – Parsha and Archaeology”; then during the Kiddush luncheon, he will explore “The Greatest Archaeological Discovery of the Century: How the Dead Sea Scrolls Changed Judaism and Christianity.” Finally, on Sunday at 10 a.m., Freund will serve as the guest leader of the synagogue’s Bible Study Discussion Group. There is no charge to attend the Kiddush luncheon. Cost of the Friday night dinner is $8.50 for adults; $5 for children 6-12; free for children five and younger. In addition, free babysitting will be available by reservation only. Dinner reservations are needed by April 26, and may be made by sending a check to Beth El Synagogue, 14506 California St., Omaha NE 68154. Please specify meat/fish preference. For more information about the scholar-in-residence weekend, please contact Program Director Margie Gutnik at 492.8550, or programming@bethel-omaha.org. Richard Freund’s visit has been made possible by a generous donation from the Dorothy and Henry Riekes Family Endowment Fund.

Survey: Jews back Obama, Bibi by JTA NEWS STAFF A solid majority of American Jews support Barack Obama’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of U.S.Israeli relations, according to a new survey. The “2010 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion,” commissioned by the American Jewish Committee, found that 55 percent of U.S. Jews approve of Obama’s handling of relations with Israel, with 37 percent disapproving. Netanyahu scored slightly better, with 57 percent approving of his handling of relations with the United States and only 30 percent disapproving. The survey involved a sample size of 800 self-identifying Jewish respondents and had a margin of error of plus/minus three percentage points. Interviews were conducted by the firm Synovate (formerly Market Facts) between March 2-23, as tensions between both governments heated up after a building start in eastern

Jerusalem announced during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. Obama’s overall approval rating among Jews was 57 percent, with 38 percent disapproving. According to the survey, 64 percent of Jews think Israel should -- as part of a peace deal with the Palestinians -be willing to remove at least some of the settlements in the West Bank. But 61 percent rejected the idea that Israel should be willing to “compromise on the status of Jerusalem as a united city under Israeli jurisdiction.”

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Teen philanthropy event to feature founder of JDub Records

Blumkin Home flower sale Mother’s Day will soon be here! What better way to celebrate your mother or the woman in your life than with flowers from the LOVE (League Offering Volunteers Lois Wine, Director of Volunteer for the Elderly) Services, left, and Judy Brookstein, President of LOVE selecting flowers flower sale. Arrangements for the sale. range in price from $8-$18. And candy filled dishes are available for $6. To place your order call Eileen Remer at 397.2349 or Lois Wine at 334.6519. Deadline for placing orders is April 30. Proceeds will benefit the Residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.

Temple honoring its senior members

by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Temple Israel will again pay tribute to the senior members of its congregation at a Senior Shabbat and Kiddush Lunch on Saturday, May 1 beginning at 10:30 a.m. Temple Men’s Club will provide valet parking. For those who would like to have a ride arranged to Temple, please call the office at 556.6536. Please call ahead also to make reservations for lunch. Rosalie Greenspan, who has attended previous Senior Shabbat services, said, “It was very nice, and it’s a nice way to honor the older members of Temple. And the food was delicious,” she added enthusiastically. In addition, children’s voices in song and instrumental music during the lunch will help celebrate the occasion.

by MARY BORT Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation Calling all teen philanthropists! The Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation’s B’nai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Program invites all 7th-12th graders to come to the Jewish Community Center Auditorium on Tuesday, May 4 at 6 p.m. for a special event. Aaron Bisman, founder and CEO of JDub Records, will be the featured speaker. Bisman is a graduate of New York University’s Music Business program and is cocreator of the Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Artists. JDub Records is a Aaron Bisman non-profit organization that Bisman founded and is dedicated to innovative Jewish music, community and cross-cultural dialogue. The idea to form a non-profit Jewish record label came when Bisman discovered Hasidic Reggae singer Matisyahu, whom he managed through the spring of 2006. Today, JDub continues to develop and promote Jewish role models in the mainstream. “Aaron will share some great music with the teens and talk about why he felt the need to provide hip, cuttingedge and inclusive venues where young Jews can celebrate their Jewish identity,” said Janie Murow, Omaha’s B’nai Tzedek Director. “JDub artists have been featured on radio and television and in the national press – the organization is a great success. Our teens will be inspired when they learn about everything he has accomplished.” The B’nai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Program was launched in Omaha last year and sponsors events for Jewish middle and high school students in order to teach them about philanthropy. “We had more than 60 students at our last event,” stated Murow. “35 teens have signed up to participate in creating special philanthropic funds, which is an important facet of our program. These students have donated $125 and the Jewish Federation

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April 23, 2010

The end of an era

by ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT Editor of the Jewish Press Contrary to what most of us believe, being famous isn’t easy. Just ask anyone who’s ever lost on Oscar night, kicked a photographer (isn’t that right, Sean Penn?), or stumbled on the runway during fashion week. Money can disappear as fast as it can roll in, and you’re only as successful as your latest project. And then, there is that pesky thing called “role modeling.” Apparently, when you’re famous, you need to set a good example, all the time. Especially teenagers pay attention to everything you do, and if they go off the deep end because of something they learned from your movie/tv show/affair, then that’s on you. When a Jewish person makes a public faux pas, entire congregations from West to East Coast groan in unison: Oh no, he’s one of us! In that context, being famous and Jewish must be even tougher. Or is it? Do we pay more attention to famous Jews because they are Jewish, or do we not care? A little bit of both, maybe? Or does it depend on the famous person? Do they automatically get more attention from the Jewish population because they, too, had a Bris; are they famous Jews, Jewishly famous, famous in spite of, or because? Upon hearing about producer Malcolm McLaren’s death a few weeks ago, it occurred to me that there’s been quite a shift in pop culture since the days of the Sex Pistols. McLaren, famous for his influence in the Punk movement, wasn’t your quintessential ‘Jewish Hero’; in fact, I bet the majority of people didn’t even know he was Jewish. Raised first by his maternal grandmother, Rose Corre Isaacs, and subsequently by his mother Emmy, and stepfather Martin Levi (the owner of a shmatte factory), Malcolm grew up in London’s East End. He ran away from home, attended art college in several different places, was attracted to the world of

fashion and design, and eventually, music. He dated Vivienne Westwood; they operated a clothing store on London’s King’s Road. He felt at home in the Situationist movement, which promoted enacting social change by way of absurdist and provocative actions. When he took those ideas to the world of music, it was a match made in heaven. We don’t really know if Malcolm McLaren was proud of his Judaism, and what it meant to him on a personal level. What we do know is that without him, Johnny Rotten might have never seen the inside of a recording studio. We wouldn’t have had that fabulous rendition of Madame Butterfly, and Madonna wouldn’t have had the inspiration to go Voguing. He worked with Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Hardy, and almost ran for Mayor of London; he produced Adam and the Ants, and helped create Bow Wow Wow. He inspired Eminem and Quentin Tarantino, and if he had had his way, he would have taken over management of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (which is the one area I’m relieved he didn’t succeed in, I like my Chili’s raw and undiluted). Maybe all these names mean nothing to you, maybe they mean everything. Suffice it to say that this man left his mark, albeit not a

Jewish mark. These days we are up to our ears in famous Jews who are not only proud of their roots, but flaunt them: from Gwyneth Paltrow’s Passover recipes to Adam Sandler’s casual embrace of Hanukkah songs, matzah ball jokes, and oh yes, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Oh, you too?” the world of pop culture seems to say; names no longer need to be changed, and nobody needs to hide behind the eternal stereotype of the nervous wreck who spends his days in endless psychoanalysis. Woody Allen, move over: there’s a new Jew in town, and he’s wearing a Borat t-shirt. Finally, being a Jewish role model has less to do with being perfect and blending in, and more with being proud of who you really are. It used to be, you had to transform from Betty Persky to Lauren Bacall if you wanted to be successful. Then we stopped changing our names, but nonetheless kept quiet about our origins, or pretended it didn’t matter where we came from. That time was very recent, but the days when the public didn’t realize that soand-so was Jewish (at least until their obituary appeared in print) are almost gone. Nowadays, it’s cool to be Jewish, it’s popular, and it is embraceable. It’s the end of an era, and that is a good thing.

BEHIND THE HEADLINES by AMI EDEN

Now that John Paul Stevens has made it official, we can start speculating on whether his replacement will bring the Jewish count on the Supreme Court to three (and no WASPs!?). Here’s the j.’s version of an AP story on that very point: Two Jews are said to be among the three leading candidates for the next Supreme Court opening; Justice John Paul Stevens, the court’s oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, announced Friday, April 9 that he will step down when the court finishes its work for the summer. Stevens made the announcement 11 days before his 90th birthday. When he retires after more than 34 years on the court, President Barack Obama will have his second high court pick in as many years. The two Jewish prospects are Judge Merrick Garland, 57, of the federal appeals court in Washington, and Solicitor General Elena Kagan, 49. Several Jewish groups have issued statements pegged to Stevens’ retirement announcement. American Jewish Congress: “A Supreme Court without Justice John Paul Stevens will be, for almost all members of the bar of the Supreme Court, and for that matter, the

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Praising and replacing John Paul Stevens nation, a different and unfamiliar place. Through almost 35 years, seven presidents, and hundreds of opinions -- some of them of overarching importance -- Justice Stevens went about the business of judging quietly and competently, often striking out on his own, not content to simply follow well-trod legal paths. He was a stalwart in support of separation of church and state, but an uncertain defender of religious liberty. He was a staunch defender of freedom of speech, and of racial, gender and sexual orientation equality. We have not always agreed with the Justice -- how could it be otherwise over such a long tenure? -- but his opinions always commanded respect, if not assent. President Obama has large shoes to fill.” Anti-Defamation League: “Associate Justice John Paul Stevens is a staunch and tireless defender of civil rights and religious liberty, and he will be missed by all who work to ensure that America lives up to its constitutional promise of equality and fairness. Justice Stevens understands that our Constitution was designed to ensure that the rights of minorities must not be subject to majority whim. On that basis, he has consistently defended the rights of gay Americans and racial and religious minorities. He also understands that protecting adherents to minority religions from undue government influence strengthens our nation’s democracy. As he wrote in a landmark religious freedom case: “Whenever we remove a brick from the wall that was designed to sep-

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arate religion and government, we increase the risk of religious strife and weaken the foundations of our democracy.” We thank Justice Stevens for his lifetime of service to our nation. National Council of Jewish Women: “NCJW is grateful for Justice John Paul Stevens’ outstanding service to the United States during his 34-year service on the Supreme Court. Throughout his extraordinary tenure, he has championed the constitutional values of equality, justice, and opportunity for all. His leadership in this regard as well as his keen legal mind will be missed. Nominating a justice to the Supreme Court is one of the most important and enduring actions of a president. NCJW urges President Obama to select a nominee with a proven commitment to fundamental constitutional rights, including reproductive justice, civil and individual rights, and the separation of religion and state. We urge the White House and the Senate Judiciary Committee to work to ensure an open and illuminating hearing process that will result in increased clarity on the nominee’s record and views. Since 2001, through our BenchMark judicial nominations campaign, NCJW has been educating our members and others about the impact that the courts have on virtually every aspect of our lives and the need for all of us to become engaged in the judicial nominations process. We will be mobilizing our members to speak out on the nomination and confirmation of an individual who will honor and advance Justice Stevens’ legacy.”

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Saving Israel’s soul FOCUS ON ISSUES by HADAR SUSSKIND WASHINGTON (Sh’ma) -- I was born in Israel to American parents. I grew up in America and then as a young adult made the decision to move back to Israel to serve as a combat soldier in the Israel Defense Forces. The security and wellbeing of Israel and its citizens, as well as its nature as a Jewish democratic homeland, are at the core of my professional and personal life. I spend my days working -- in the manner I believe is most appropriate -- to help ensure the longterm security of Israel and to help make sure that Israel continues to be the pluralistic, democratic country that I love. Part of that effort is working to fix the things that I think detract from that security and from Israel’s long-term interests. Some in the Jewish community, both here and in Israel, seem to believe that is not enough. They demand ideological purity (their ideology, of course) before they will consider someone loyal to the cause, before they will bestow upon them the mantel of “pro-Israel.” There are those on the conservative fringe of our community who insist on a “no daylight” rule -- claiming that Israel is so threatened militarily and diplomatically that disagreement with any Israeli government policy or action by Diaspora Jews is, by definition, anti-Israel. More than being distastefully simplistic for the Jewish psyche, this framing is also unhelpfully over-broad: Could anyone credibly argue that the Zionist Organization of America should not be considered pro-Israel because it opposed many key policies of the Israeli government under Yitzhak Rabin? Yet even though the ZOA opposes a two-state solution (a position that is, I believe, a direct threat to Israel’s longterm security), I would not question whether ZOA members believe them-

selves to be doing what is best for Israel. Democracy in the United States means that we needn’t agree with every single action taken by President Barack Obama, or by President George W. Bush before him. Yet, when it comes to Israel, we are asked, sometimes instructed, to put aside all critical thinking and simply support any and all actions taken by the government — any government. Those who are unwilling to surrender their critical ways of engaging are often attacked with the Jewish community’s rhetorical version of the nuclear option: They are branded as anti-Israel. This black-and-white worldview demands fealty of the sort that would have fit in well with the late Sen. Joseph

McCarthy’s best efforts to determine exactly who among us was pro-American. The key question should be whether doctrinaire loyalty actually helps Israel and is good for our own Jewish community. In both cases, I would argue that the answer is no. As the Israeli daily, Haaretz, recently wrote in an editorial http:// haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1151411. html referencing young American Jews: “It would be an act of outrageous irresponsibility to alienate these Jews instead of doing everything possible to bring them closer, even while engaging them in sharp debate and arguing in favor of Israel’s just positions.” We waste precious time when we debate who has the pro-Israel credentials to be heard, rather than how all who identify as pro-Israel can work together to support Israel, its safety and security, and its soul. Hadar Susskind is director of policy and strategy for J Street and the former vice president and Washington director of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. This article first appeared at Sh’ma.com, as part of a forum on what it means to be a loyal Jew.

Bitzuism—talking and doing

BEHIND THE HEADLINES by RON KAMPEAS

If you’ve lived in Israel even a little while, you’ve heard of the “bitzuist,” the guy who says little and gets a lot done. It translates as “implementationalist,” which means it doesn’t translate at all. Although, I once had a love sonnet published in which I used “doers” to describe the phenomenon, and rhymed it with “sewers” (yes, you read that right, including “love sonnet” and “published”). Anyhow, the “doer/talker” contradiction has been needling me as the U.S.Israel “crisis,” or more accurately, the Obama-Netanyahu “crisis” has grown: Ask anyone who knows, and they will tell you the “doer” part of the relationship is more robust than ever. There’s closer cooperation on missile defense, the defense assistance package is untouched despite the still haggard economy, the strategic dialogue (which is more than “talk,” because it involves intelligence sharing and strategy planning) is more intense than ever. Contrast this with the Bush administration: The strategic dialogue was suspended for three years until Israel rolled over and begged and gave the Pentagon veto over virtually all its arms sales -- Israel’s most lucrative and strategically important industry, mind you. Bush tacked loan guarantees to settlement spending, which

Obama has not done. Bush included Israel assistance in across the board Katrina cuts, and also because of the hurricane, reneged on a resettlement package for Gaza evacuees. But Iran, you say: Israel wants to ratchet up sanctions, favoring the package of enhanced sanctions under consideration in Congress now, and is reportedly considering military options. Obama is still stuck in multilateral mode. But Iran, I say: President Bush, like President Clinton before him, never used the sanctions he had. He was equally as unfond of the new sanctions package, partly because of an overall philosophy of preserving executive privilege -- and Republicans blocked it from passing in 2008, apparently loath to hand a legislative victory to candidate Obama, who had coauthored the bill. Most substantially, Bush told Ehud Olmert in May 2008 that an Israeli attack was off the table, period. If Obama has delivered a similar warning to Netanyahu, we have yet to hear about it. In fact, The New York Times is now reporting that the Obama administration is considering its own military options. And yet my inbox fills up with warnings about the worst crisis in the relationship, the most unfriendly administration in history, the outright abandonment of the Jews. It must be said, though: The talk stinks. I think a close analysis will show that both sides are to blame -- Israel and its Continued on page 15

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What ‘Supporting Israel’ means

line. American Jews should not presume to know what is best for Israelis or to lobby the American government to coerce Israel into adopting policies that oppose the will of Israel’s well-informed by ROBERTA P. SEID and highly educated electorate. Israel’s IRVINE, CA (Sh’ma) -- For 2,000 supporters should not urge Israel to make years, Jews, as a persecuted minority, premature concessions or ignore the often survived only because far-flung wider context of radical Islamist moveJewish communities remained intercon- ments that call for Israel’s destruction. nected and offered aid. Today, American Israelis alone will bear the consequences Jews, the world’s second largest Jewish of their decisions, not Americans living community, are questioning what it safely thousands of miles away. Pro-Israel Americans should expose and means to be supportive of the world’s largest Jewish community, Israel, where energetically fight the three “Ds” and Jews are no longer a minority, but a sov- their malicious “BDS” campaign against Israel of boycott, divestment, and sancereign nation. tions. The campaign’s goal To be pro-Israel is to know that the cause is isn’t to help Palestinians. Its just and to remain inspired by the story of the only goal is fomenting hatred against Israel. Procountry’s founding. It is the epic of the Israel Americans should puncture the three “Ds” as beleaguered yet determined Jews... perverse caricatures, showing The debate stems partially from dis- that Palestinians are not simply the innoagreements about how Israel should cent victims depicted, but actors in the address its grave challenges: a stalled complex realities of Palestinian society peace process, persistent Arab rejection- and politics that contribute to the current ism, and looming military threats from impasses and to Palestinian extremism. To be pro-Israel is to know that the Iran and its proxies. Even more, the debate is fueled by an aggressive propa- cause is just and to remain inspired by the ganda campaign that distorts human story of the country’s founding. It is the rights language and reality to portray epic of the beleaguered yet determined Israel as so evil that it should not exist. Jews who survived 2,000 years and reenThis toxic narrative is called the “new tered history as a sovereign nation in their antisemitism,” with the “Jewish state” homeland; it is the story of what has been and “Zionist” replacing “Jew” in a lethal accomplished in just 100 years — a libervariant of classical antisemitism. A some- al democratic state with a booming econwhat sanitized version pervades leftist and omy in a resource-poor land, a multiculeven some liberal circles and campuses tural society brimming with creativity, where supporting Israel appears to con- resourcefulness, ingenuity, and humaniflict with upholding social justice values, tarianism. And yet, the country is far from making some Jews uncomfortable to perfect. Like all sovereign nations, Israel identify as pro-Israel. A new organization, must wield power to survive and prosper, J Street, has tried to redefine “pro- taking actions that are often politically Israel,” but critics charge that J Street’s and morally messy and even unpopular. redefinition includes anti-Israel elements. But like other nations, Israel is still evolvIn this environment, what constitutes a ing, and it strives to live up to the highest ethical standards in circumstances that pro-Israel approach for American Jews? While American Jews across the politi- would challenge far older, more estabcal spectrum can vigorously debate Israeli lished nations. Those who claim that supporting Israel policies, Natan Sharansky has identified three “Ds” that distinguish constructive conflicts with social justice values have criticism from the destructive criticism fallen prey to the moral inversion of the that has become the new antisemitism. anti-Israel narrative and its unchecked The three “Ds” are: delegitimization, spread. Support for Israel is support for including denial of Israel’s right to exist as social justice values. It is the toxic new a Jewish state; double standards, so that antisemitism that, like its predecessors, Israel is accused and judged by a standard endangers Jews and the human rights expected of no other nation; and demo- standards the modern world has so nization through lies and half-truths that painstakingly developed. Roberta P. Seid, Ph.D., a historian, is ignore or minimize Israel’s achievements education/research director for and the context for Israel’s actions. To be identified as pro-Israel, American StandWithUs, an international Israel Jews should support Israel’s right to exist education organization, and a former as a Jewish state and to defend itself, even member of the American-Israel if this requires military measures. They Demographic Research Group, which has should respect Israel’s democracy and the analyzed Palestinian and Israeli demogdecisions of its elected government, raphy. She currently teaches a course on despite disagreements with specific poli- Israel at the University of California, cies. Israelis’ blood, sweat, and tears, not Irvine. This article first appeared at those of Americans, build and protect the Sh’ma.com, as part of a forum on what it country, and it is their lives that are on the means to be a loyal Jew.

FOCUS ON ISSUES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor, As both a convert and a young person, the possibility of excluding converts from making Aliya both scares and saddens me. As converts and inter-faith individuals become a growing part of diaspora Jewry, how can Israel alienate them from their population by denying them the Right of Return? What is devised in order to remove the strain on state resources may in turn be its downfall. Without converts adding to the continued vitality of the Jewish population, and the ever-growing number of individuals rejecting their Jewishness, where will Israel be in the

next fifty or so years? What’s more is that such a provision furthers the already insecure and fragile nature of converted Jews. There is already a stigma against Jewish converts; that they are “not really Jewish” or “not Jewish enough.” Such a law would solidify these stigmas and effectively make converted Jews second class citizens. I truly hope that the educated Jewry takes a stand against alienating a population that contributes so much life and culture to the Jewish people. Sincerely, Dominique O’Connor Omaha, NE

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Candlelighting Friday, April 23, 7:56 p.m.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Mordechai Levin and Cantor Beth Schlossberg. FRIDAY: Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning service, 9:30 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Jessica Shandell, daugther of Diane and Howard Shandell; Minha/ Ma’ariv, 8 p.m. WEEKDAY SERVICES: Sundays, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY: Beginning Hebrew, with Eadie Tsabari, and Bible Study Discussion Group, 10 a.m.; Jewish Images on the Big Screen, 10:30 a.m. with Frydman-Levin. BESTT CONSECRATION: BESTT third-grade students will lead the school in prayer and song on Sunday, 11:15a.m., as they celebrate their Consecration. MINI COURSE: “Parsha and Pizza,” with Cantor Schlossberg, Wednesdays, April 28, and May 12 and 26, 7-8 p.m. Cost is $18 for Beth El members, $25 for non-members. Register by calling the office. THURSDAY: Rabbi Levin’s Understanding and Living Jewish Values, noon. SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE: Dr. Richard Freund will be the featured guest during the April 30 weekend. (see full story on page 10.) BIRTHDAY SHABBAT: Friday, April 30, 6 p.m. We are beginning a new tradition at Beth El! At Kabbalat Shabbat on the last Friday of each month, we will honor everyone who has celebrated a birthday that month with a special blessing and sweets reception. Come, enjoy and bring the family! COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE: Beth El is partnering with Blooms Organic Farm which grows organic berries, vegetables and herbs. Ten shares have been reserved for Beth El members, to be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Friday, April 30 is the deadline to sign up to participate. For more information, contact Margie Gutnik in the office or at programming@bethel-omaha.org. TOT SHABBAT and SAY SHALOM TO SHABBAT: Friday, May 7, 6 p.m. services, 6:30 p.m. dinner. Cost for dinner is $5 per person for Beth El members, $7.50 for non-members. Children 6 and under are free. RSVP to the office by May 5; after that, the cost to attend doubles. This is the final Tot Shabbat until fall. SHABBAT MORNING LIVE: Saturday, May 8, 10:30 a.m. Led by Holly Weill, for 4-8 year olds and their favorite adult. Program includes music, creative movement, Shabbat-appropriate games and edible-art activities. No charge to attend, but for planning purposes, please RSVP to Margie in the office or at programming@bethel-omaha.org.

Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fri., 8:30 a.m-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Jonathan Gross and Rabbi Yitzchak Mizrahi. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; free babysitting, 9:30 a.m.; Children’s Classes, 9:45 a.m. with Torah Parade; Kiddush is sponsored by Sisterhood; “Guard Your Tongue,” “The Great Midrash” and “Advanced Parshah Study for Kids” (ages 10 and up), one hour prior to Mincha every Shabbat; Mincha, 7:45 p.m. followed by Seuda Shlishit; Havdalah, 8:59 p.m. SUNDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Bagels & Beit Midrash begins with breakfast, 9:40 a.m.; Sacred Text Messages (for teens) with Rabbi Gross, 10 a.m.; Living in Season with Miriam Gross, 10 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Shacharit, 7 a.m. TUESDAY: Scholars Club for fourth-sixth graders and Rabbi Mizrahi’s Weekly Class are cancelled this week. WEDNESDAY: Rabbi Weiss’s Weekly Class, 7:30 p.m. at Temple Israel; Advanced Halacha Kollel, 9 p.m. Follow the Kollel at www. omahakollel.blogspot.com. THURSDAY: Women of the Torah class, 9:30 a.m.; Rabbi Gross’s weekly class, 7:30 p.m.

CHABAD HOUSE Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Service, 7 a.m. SATURDAY: Shabbat Minyan, 10 a.m.; Youth Minyan, 10:30 a.m. Mini-Mensch title will be awarded. Kiddush lunch follows. Join Rabbi Katzman from 12-1 p.m.; W.O.W. Parsha, Prophets, and Prayer, 12:45 p.m. SUNDAY: Service, 8:30 a.m.; Mishpacha Mornings Re-mix, 10:15 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m. MONDAY: JLI class, Beyond Never Again, How the Holocaust Speaks to Us Today, 7 p.m. Visit www.OChabad.com for more details or to register. THURSDAY: The Parsha Club for Level I beginners, ages 5-6; and Level II intermediates and experts, ages 7-9, 3:50 p.m. Please contact Shevi@ochabad.com. All programs are open to the entire community.

CONGREGATION B’NAI JESHURUN Services conducted by Rabbi Ilan Emanuel. FRIDAY: Potluck Dinner, 6:30 p.m. with UN-L Hilllel students followed by Shabbat Evening Service, 7:45 p.m. led by Rabbi Emanuel, with dessert oneg following. For more information and to RSVP call the Temple office at 402.435.8004.

SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m., all led by Rabbi Emanuel. SUNDAY: Hallah High Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Temple Parking Lot; LJCS Grades 3-7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; Gan Simcha-Grade 2, 9:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at South Street Temple; LCJS Teachers, 12:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Hebrew classes (grades 3-7), 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. ADULT EDUCATION SUNDAYS, 7 p.m. Intro to Judaism, led by Rabbi Emanuel. Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, Friday, April 23, 7:30 a.m. with guest speaker Dr. AmyJill Levine at the downtown Holiday Inn.

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m.

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME FRIDAY: Shabbat Comes to the Blumkin Home, 2:30 p.m. led by Beth Israel Members. SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m. led by Andy Greenberg.

TEMPLE ISRAEL FRIDAY: Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. led by Rabbi Eric Linder and Cantor Wendy Shermet. SATURDAY: Sparks Beneath the Surface, 9:15 a.m.; Grade Six Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Teacher Meeting, 9 a.m.; Grades PreK-6, 10 a.m.; Recycle Your Electronics, 10 a.m. Do you have an old electronic appliances or equipment to dispose of? Drop it off at Temple and Electronic Recyclers, Inc. guarantees to remove all your stored information to protect your privacy. Nothing will go to the landfill. A $10 donation per item is appreciated; WRJ Meeting, 10 a.m.; Children’s Choir Rehearsal, noon. Pizza lunch provided for choir members and younger siblings. TUESDAY: Executive Meeting, 6 p.m.; Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Grades 3-6, 4 p.m.; OTYG Welcomes eighth graders, 5 p.m.; Family School, 6 p.m.; All School Dinner, 6 p.m.; Last Day for Grades 7-12, 6 p.m.; Adult Hebrew, 6:30 p.m. with native Israeli Mor Sheinbein. Cost is $18 for members; $25 for nonmembers; no charge for Family School parents; Bookless Bookclub: Modern Jewish American Literature, 6:30 p.m. April 28 facilitated by Jeremy Wright. Cost is $18 for members; $25 for non-members; no charge for Family School parents. THURSDAY: Adult Study with the Clergy, 10 a.m.; Kol Rina Rehearsal, 6:30 p.m.

Tot Shabbat, Friday, April 30, 6 p.m. Connect with other families that have young children at Tot Shabbat led this month by Rabbi Aryeh Azriel. Dinner follows the child-friendly service. Cost for the dinner is $5 for adults and no charge for children. Please contact the Temple office, 556.6536 or mkube@templeisraelomaha.com, to make a dinner reservation. Shabbat Service to Honor Senior Congregants, Saturday, May 1, 10:30 a.m. (see full story on page 11.) Club 56 Skating party, Sunday, May 2, noon–2 p.m. Celebrate the end of the school year with a Hawaiian party. Party includes games, prizes and good friends! Carpool to SkateDaze immediately following Religious School. (If parents would like to drive, please contact Club 56 Advisor.) Pick-up is at SkateDaze (3616 S 132nd Street) at 2 p.m. Cost is $5 and RSVP by Thursday, April 29, to Club 56 Advisor Leora Azriel, leoraann@aol.com. Shiputznick Day, Sunday, May 2, 1-6:30 p.m. at Mosaic, 10011 J St. Join Maccabi Team Omaha, OTYG, BBYO, NFTY, USY, NCSY and more for a day of community volunteering.

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TIFERETH ISRAEL Services conducted by Nancy Coren, Lay Leader. Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and Friday, 8-11 a.m. FRIDAY: Services, 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning service, 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush lunch and Talmud study. SUNDAY: Hallah High Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Temple Parking Lot; LJCS Grades 3-7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; Gan Simcha-Grade 2, 9:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at South Street Temple; LCJS Teachers, 12:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Hebrew classes (grades 3-7), 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, Friday, April 23, 7:30 a.m. with guest speaker Dr. AmyJill Levine at the downtown Holiday Inn. Annual Meeting, Sunday, May 2 at 3 p.m.

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Love thy neigbor

SPARKS FROM THE WORD by RABBI MYER S. KRIPKE Parsha Ahare Mot/Kedushim Paying little or no attention to the actual meaning of our Text we may derive, as the ancient rabbis used to do, a lesson from the juxtaposition of Ahare Mot and the following Sidrah, Kedushim. It is commonplace among us all to have likes and dislikes of many people, but we forget these feelings after the death of the people we dislike. After their death, we allow our dislikes to disappear. We now think of the dead as having become holy. If this is an intellectual fault, at the same time it is a moral virtue. It is a good thing for us not to hold dislikes and hatred for people after they are dead; we must leave that kind of judgment to God. It is His business, not ours. I can remember a certain acquaintance of mine dragging someone we both knew through all the slime that he could think of. He used unrestrained language as he spoke of this person whom he so disliked. And then, making no apology for his sudden change in attitude, he said: “Understand, he was really a nice fella…” It is a good thing that human beings can react in this fashion. It would be unfortunate indeed if we dwelt on our dislikes and hatreds. That would result in a world full of our worst possible emotions, instead of the elevated emotions that cleanse our souls when we say: “Love thy neighbor as thyself.”

Bitzuism—talking and doing

Continued from page 13 defenders here were the first to make the settlements dispute public, period. I know this because I cover it, and the first folks I heard from, the first folks anyone heard from, either were in Jerusalem or were taking their instructions from Jerusalem, even before Netanyahu was sworn in a year ago. I can’t help but wonder now: Had the Israel side made its case quietly for perpetuating Bush’s “natural growth” pledge, would Israel have won the concession? But: A case could certainly be made that how Team Obama handled the issue once it became public was not exactly smooth. Going straight into “no growth, wherever, whatsoever” locked the administration into an automatic impasse, and gave the Palestinian Authority an excuse to indulge its default “don’t wanna” posture. It’s gone downhill rapidly in recent months, with top U.S. officials using words like “insult” and “affront” to describe what no-one denies was a blunder, however blunderous: The announcement of new Jerusalem building during Joe Biden’s fence-mending outing. And then, Obama excluding Bibi from photo ops (his life blood, it must be said), just two weeks before bear-hugging every twobit tinpot willing to squeak “no nukes!” And coming late, at least publicly, to the realization that P.A. intransigence has as much to do with keeping talks from starting as does any perceived Israeli provocation. Still, there’s that “talking” vs. “acting” thang: The tachles* is good and getting better -- what does all this matter? Journalists are hardwired to cover actions more urgently than words. If the generalissimo threatens an invasion, for sure, you put out a news alert. If the generalissimo invades, you yank the diplomacy correspondent out of the embassy luncheon, the business columnist off the exchange floor, the sports writer out of the locker room, the intern off the photocopier and you send them packing to the front. I asked a senior Jewish policy type about this recently, and he reminded me that diplomacy is, after all, about talk. Bush and Clinton were very good at it (as far as Israel goes, in any case). So Bush could roll back some loan guarantees, and no one noticed; George Mitchell says, citing Bush that it’s one tool in the box -- and he says this under persistent questioning -- and it becomes yet another minicrisis, although there’s no sign anyone is even considering it. And it’s not as if the Jewish community is uniquely susceptible: Read this mirror image story in The New York Times story today: The Obama administration is talking nicer to Muslim and Arab Americans than Bush did -- and doing not a whole bunch. And guess what: At least according to this story, the Muslims and Arabs are pleased as punch. *Tachles: The bottom line, substance, the real thing. And I haven’t used it in a love sonnet, published or unpublished. Yet.

DEATH LARRY HASSLINGER Larry Hasslinger, age 57, passed away April 14. Services were held April 16 at Beth El Cemetery. He was preceded in death by parents, Lawrence and Betty Hasslinger. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, M’Lee Hasslinger; daughter and son-in-law, Sarah and Matt Frey; daughter, Jessica Hasslinger; granddaughter, Liat Frey; sister and brother-in-law, Debra and Tom Ritter; and many family members and dear friends. Memorials to the American Diabetes Association or Beth El Synagogue.

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Dancing with Barak by RON KAMPEAS The American Jewish Committee is staging its annual gala, as usual, in Washington. And as usual, the program features awards and keynote speakers from the leadership of friendly foreign nations -- which is why the AJC calls itself the “State Department of the Jewish people.” In this case, Spanish foreign minister Miguel Moratinos will be honored and Maxine Verhagen, the Dutch foreign minister, will speak. And also not unusually (although I don’t think it’s as routine) a top Israeli minister -- this year, Defense Minister Ehud Barak -- will speak. And finally, a top official of the administration of the day is slotted in -- necessarily to be named just before the gala, because you never know who’ll be available. Past speakers have included secretaries of state and, if I’m not mistaken, even presidents. All well, good and reassuring. What’s new is this: “Dinner and dancing to follow program.” I don’t remember dancing. Who knows? Maybe this could be one way of resolving U.S.-Israel tensions. First on the floor, Ehud and ... who? Hillary? Janet? Susan? And who leads?

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