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Vol. LXXXIII No. 5 Omaha, NE

Celebrating 82 Years of Service to Nebraska and Western Iowa

Mario Cuomo Appears Live from the 92nd Street Y by RACHEL BLUM JCC Program Director The next Live from the 92nd Street Y broadcast features Mario Cuomo, as he addresses the future of America in the current political climate. The broadcast, titled, “Quo Vadis, America?” will be shown in the Jewish Community Center Theater on Sunday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. A Democrat, Mario Cuomo was elected New York State’s 52nd Governor in 1982. He set records for popularity in both his 1986 and 1990 bids for re-election, gathering the highest percentage votes and highest victory margins of any candidate for second and third four-year gubernaFormer New York Governor Mario Cuomo torial terms in state history. During his 12-year term, he created awarded Governor Cuomo its “Medal for more than a half-million jobs for New Spoken Language” in 1999 which made Yorkers and led the state through two him the first lawyer or politician to be so honored by the Academy. national recessions. The program will be broadcast live via In addition to his current law practice, Cuomo serves as Chairman Emeritus of satellite from the 92nd Street Y in New the Partnership for a Drug Free America York City and projected onto the movie and is the author of many books, includ- theater size screen at the JCC. Tickets for ing Reason to Believe, More than Words, the broadcast are $5 for JCC members The New York Idea, and Lincoln on and students and $8 for non-members, Democracy. An eloquent statesman, the and can be purchased in advance by American Academy of Arts and Letters calling JCC Member Services at 334-6426.

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Dean-Lieberman Dustup Reflects Focus of Israel as Political Issue

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations on Feb. 26, about the need for greater administration planning for rebuilding Iraq in the aftermath of war. Photo, courtesy Office of Sen. Lieberman. WASHINGTON (JTA)--Political bloodletting in the lead-up to the Democratic presidential primaries was inevitable with so many candidates vying for attention. And the Middle East--a minefield of sensitivity and scrutiny--was a likely forum for it to start. The Howard Dean-Joseph Lieberman dustup may have died down since last month, but expect more of the same, say veteran Democrats and political analysts. “You’re seeing the beginnings of the gloves coming off on the Democratic side--nine people are vying for a majority of 4,600 delegates,” said Mark Wrighton, an expert on Democratic Party politics at the University of New Hampshire. “They will be competing on the edges for those delegates and will have to dis-

Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean spoke March 30 at the Consultation on Conscience conference held by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Photo by Yaakov M. Hammer

tinguish each other on a number of topics--the Mideast is one.” Lieberman seized his opportunity when a reporter overheard Dean’s comment to a supporter at a Santa Fe, N.M. rally. “I don’t find it convenient to blame people. Nobody should have violence, ever. But they do, and it’s not our place to take sides,” Dean said. Lieberman was soon chiding Dean at a debate. “Howard Dean’s statements break a 50-year record in which presidents, Republican and Democratic, members of Congress of both parties, have supported our relationship with Israel, based on shared values,” he said. Attacking Dean on Israel made sense for Lieberman, Wrighton said, because Continued on page 11

Offutt Chaplain Deployed to Middle East by CAROL KATZMAN Editor It’s a long way from Offutt Air Force Base to the Middle East--a trip of more than 12,000 miles that Chaplain Kalman Dubov took “sometime” last month. It’s a trip he felt was worth taking, so that Jewish servicemen and women stationed there will have someone to train lay leaders for High Holiday services. But Chaplain Dubov, who’s also a major in the Air Force and a licensed counselor, has taken another much longer journey--from Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights to his latest residence in Bellevue, NE. Dubov, who has a fourth title--Rabbi Dubov--obtained smicha (rabbinic ordination) from Chabad’s Central Yeshiva Seminary in 1975. According to the JWB Chaplains’ Council in New York City, Rabbi Dubov isn’t the only chaplain who came from a Chabad background-there’s one in the army and one in the National Guard. The son of fourth and fifth generation “Chabadniks”, Rabbi Dubov has 12 siblings, but hasn’t spoken to most of them for more than 20 years. His father forbade radio, television and secular books, but Dubov read in secret.

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“I couldn’t boxes that hold a copy of share this the Shema, when a secuwith anyone,” lar Jewish women spoke he recalled, to Dubov. showing a “She talked about the p u b l i c idealistic positions in life Chabad face from the soul’s point of to the world, view,” Rabbi Dubov while devourrecalled. “And she quoting mysteries, ed from a poem.” novels, biogDubov was so taken raphies and with this unlikely convermore from sation with a women, the local pubthat when she offered her lic library. hand, he immediately His secret stuck his out in return. world was his yeshiva friends stared exposed, in shock. “I knew I however, on couldn’t keep my two one of the worlds separate any M i t z v a h longer,” he admitted. Mobile cam“Mentally, I had made the paigns estableap.” lished by “the Chaplain Kalman Dubov was outfitted with this Dubov tried to move out Rebbe” Rabbi desert camouflage gear in preparation for his of his parents’ home, then M e n a c h e m deployment to the Middle East. a conversation with a guidMendel Schneerson. ance counselor at Long Island University’s Dubov and his friends from the yeshi- Brooklyn campus recommended Dubov va were in Flatbush, a section of get a student loan to first attend night classBrooklyn, trying to persuade Jewish men es. “When I arrived home late at night after to put on tefillin, the leather straps and class, my father asked me where I had

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been,” Dubov said. “I knew it was the end of the game.” The next few years were very difficult for the young rabbi. Though he was still living at home, he was working towards a masters in family counseling. In February of 1976, Dubov’s father asked if he was going to continue. When Dubov replied affirmatively, his father turned around and walked away. That was the last time they spoke for 15 years until the two met at a cousin’s wedding when now Chaplain Dubov was stationed at RAF Mildenhall in England in 1991. Stating “it was too cultlike”, Rabbi Dubov left his family’s Chabad world altogether in 1978 after earning a masters and joined the Navy as a chaplain, where he “could focus on the larger aspect of need,” he explained. “All that movement ‘stuff’ pales for the Jewish serviceman--and woman--who are a minority in a larger military sea.” Armed with rabbinic ordination and a second masters in sociology, Chaplain Dubov served in Subic Bay in the Phillipines and then at Bethesda Naval Hospital. After completing his active duty service, Dubov remained in the Navy Reserves for nine years. Continued on page 4

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What Happened to the Peace Process?

Welcoming the Newcomer

Get the Facts From the Man Who’s Been There

FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT by STEVE PITLOR,

by PAM MONSKY Federation Communications Director It seems lately that the “road map” to peace between Israel and the Palestinians is a distant memory. As the conflict intensifies, the two sides move further and further apart and American Jews, along with the rest of the world, express feelings of hopelessness as to whether peace can ever be achieved. But on Oct. 23, the Omaha Jewish community will get a rare opportunity to hear the facts about the peace process and what the future holds for Israel and the Palestinians from Ambassador Dennis Ross, considered to be the world’s most knowledgeable expert on the struggle for peace in the Middle East. Mr. Ross, director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was special Middle East coordinator in the Clinton administration and director of the Policy Planning staff during the first Bush administration. Ross is the featured speaker for the 2004 Jewish Federation of Omaha’s Community Campaign Event, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m., at Beth El Synagogue. The event is free to the Omaha Jewish community with an increased pledge of any amount to the 2004 Federation Annual Campaign. A Major Gifts dinner with the Ambassador will precede the Community Event, starting at 5:45 p.m. Ambassador Ross graciously granted a phone interview recently. His responses to our questions were insightful and easy to understand, reinforcing his reputation as a skilled and passionate negotiator. Ross barely remembers his only visit to Omaha several years ago when he stopped here briefly with the first President Bush. He’s looking forward to this visit and the opportunity to address the Jewish community. “The people who come to hear me speak at the Federation Community Campaign Event will leave with an understanding of what is possible, what it takes to make peace, where we stand right now and what I think will actually happen in the future,” he said. One of the first questions I asked the Ambassador was to compare how the current President Bush’s administration is dealing with the conflict as compared to President Clinton’s administration.

“Bush spent the first two years of his term disengaged from the situation. They only got serious when we went to war with Iraq, but it wasn’t enough. The American president needs to be immersed in the negotiations in order to make peace and they haven’t done that,” explained Ross. “If you do nothing,” he cautioned, “it’s guaranteed that peace will not be achievable. It will be very difficult to rectify the situation and America’s lack of involvement in the process.” As to the resignation of Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen, Ross explained that “for Arafat, he had to fail, because to succeed would prove to the world that Arafat was the one preventing peace. From the U.S. point of view, he had to succeed, because Israel cannot negotiate for peace without a viable Palestinian partner. “I was at the recent Aqaba summit and I realized that both sides had totally different expectations of how peace would be achieved and what the realities on the ground were. If you understand nothing else about the peace process, understand this…if you don’t change the realities on the ground, declarations of war will be realized,” Ross added. When asked whether or not peace can be achieved under the current leadership of Arafat and Sharon, Ross responded, “Arafat is incapable of making peace because he is defined by the Palestinian struggle and the cause and he doesn’t want to give that up. He will never make peace. “Sharon hasn’t been put to the test yet,” Ross commented, “and he won’t be until there is one Palestinian Authority that doesn’t use violence and aggression against Israel. There is no doubt that the people of Israel want peace. They demonstrate their desire for peace by electing a new government when the current elected officials fail.” Chairmen for the Federation Community Campaign Event are Steven and Carol Bloch and Jennifer and Scott Meyerson. For more information and to read recent commentary by Ambassador Dennis Ross, visit the Federation website a:t www.jewishomaha.org or call me at the Federation office at 334-6431.

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President of the Jewish Federation of Omaha The Jewish Federation of Omaha has always attempted to identify the priorities of our Jewish community and formulate our goals and long-range planning toward addressing these priorities. One of these that has risen to the forefront has been the need to market our community to potential individuals and families considering relocating to our community as well as identifying and getting recent newcomers connected to our community. Given all of the above I’m proud to write about the exciting happenings that are occurring in regard to our marketing and community involvement outreach efforts. This is all beginning with the creation of the Federation’s new Community Development position and our new director Janie Murow. Janie will hopefully enable the Federation to devote the necessary resources to market Jewish Omaha beyond our borders as well as identifying and connecting newcomers and current residents who are not actively involved to the wonderful array of programs and services that our community has to offer. Recently, the Omaha Jewish community has received an influx of newcomers. Whether they have relocated here because of friends, family, education or employment the fact remains that they have made a commitment to take up home in the big “O” for the time being. Now it’s up to us to see that they spread their roots in our community so they will stay. Many of these individuals and families have come from a much larger Jewish community and I know for a fact that many looked upon the move to Omaha with trepidation. A common question amongst many of them was “Is there Jewish life in Omaha?” If you grew up in this community or have resided here for some time you are aware of one of the best kept secrets as far as dynamic Jewish communities that exist in the U.S. It’s up to all of us now to sell this to our newcomers as well as provide this message to individuals beyond our city’s borders. As unique and historical the Omaha Jewish community is, our current leadership continue to be concerned about the future Jewish population of Omaha as well as connecting new families to all we have to offer. Dividends and returns are already beginning to pay off. We have compiled a list of more than 100 people who have moved to our community over the last two years. Janie Murow has begun personally contacting each family to welcome them. She is making sure they all have a place to welcome the Jewish New Year and familiarizing them with what our community has to offer. Every woman was personally invited to the recent Women’s Campaign Event as a guest of the Federation, with no obligation to make a pledge to the Campaign. It was impressive to know that a number of these women attended and were so moved by the program that they made a gift anyway. Maybe you were in this position at one time or imagine for a moment what it would be like to pack up and move to a new community. It’s definitely a challenge and somewhat overwhelming at times. Omaha’s Jewish community is ready to help people meet this challenge. It really does “take a village” and we need everyone to play a part in recruiting and welcoming people into our community. Think about what you can do to make newcomers feel more at home. Invite them to share a Shabbat dinner, to come with you to one of our great Jewish community events or just extend a warm smile or handshake to make them feel welcome. Our community is one fine secret that we won’t mind letting out in the future. It doesn’t matter how you do it, just make the connection.

NOTICE Photos used in the Sept. 26 New Year’s issue of the Jewish Press may be picked up during regular business hours from the Jewish Press office. Photos from prior New Year’s and Passover issues have been turned over to the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society archives. Questions? Call 334.6448.

Address _________________________________________ Zip _________ Phone ____________________ School ____________________________________________________________ Grade ______________ Return form to: B’nai B’rith Office, 333 South 132 Street, Omaha, NE 68154

CORRECTION Due to a production error, the names of Diane Axler Baum and Maureen Borden were inadvertently omitted from page 2 in the Sept. 26 New Year’s error. The Press regrets the error.

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Temple’s Adult Education Year Emphasizes Israel Matters by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Featuring music, poetry, politics, history, and ethics, Temple Israel’s Adult Education Committee has selected “Israel Matters” as the theme this year for the Hermene Zweiback Lifelong Jewish Learning Center. Famed Israeli author Amos Oz; Rabbi Uri Regev, executive director of the Jerusalem-based World Union of Progressive Judaism; as well as transplanted Israeli Dr. Moshe Gershovich, now an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha; will each add his unique Israeli perspective to the upcoming year of scholars, concerts, classes, and Jewish Journey Groups. They are all open to the entire community. Jerusalem Lyric Trio led off the year by performing at Temple’s Selichot service. At Shabbat worship services on Friday, Oct. 31, Rabbi Regev will discuss “Who Cares About the Rest of the Jews in the World?” followed by Oz, a Jerusalemborn poet and novelist who writes about the tumultuous history of his homeland and campaigns for an Israeli-Palestinian compromise. A professor at Ben Gurion University, Oz will be at Temple Israel on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 19. His evening here is co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Jonathan Adelman, a professor at the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, will be the keynote speaker at a day-long teach-in about Israel on Sunday, Dec. 7, at Temple. He will focus on the current political situation, what the future holds for Israel, and what American Jews can

do as activists. dence for March 19-21, 2004, Rabbi 2004, is the William Cutter, from the Hebrew past presiUnion College-Jewish Institute of dent of The Religion in Los Angeles, will presBrandeisent topics on how Israeli politics B a r d i n and issues of war and peace affect Institute and Israeli culture, particularly poetry former dean and pop culture. of the Dr. Gershovich’s two-part series H e b r e w on the history of Israel began U n i o n Wednesday. The first semester Collegefocuses on the biblical and preJ e w i s h modern foundations of Israel’s Institute of history. In the spring, he will Religion in cover modern and contemporary Los Angeles. Hermene Zweiback’s family endowed history. The second semester He will Temple Israel’s Adult Education pro begins Jan. 14, 2004. Class paraddress the gram, creating “The Hermene Zweiback ticipants are welcome to enroll in t o p i c s : Center for Lifelong Learning.” one semester or both. “Living Out Veteran Jewish Journey Group leader the American Dream: Why Remain John Dacey will explore The Jewish Jewish?” “Finding Meaning in Life: State, by Theodor Herzl, beginning Insights from our Tradition,” and Tuesday, Oct. 28. Next spring, Toby “Insights of Abraham Joshua Heschel.” Schonfeld, assistant professor at the Temple members Robert Cohen and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Susan Aizenberg will present a will guide a Jewish Journey Group on Holocaust series. Cohen will discuss litthe topic of “Blame and Bloodshed: The erature of the Holocaust on Sunday, Ethics of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” Oct. 12. Aizenberg, an assistant profesHer group begins on March 25, 2004. sor at Creighton University, will concenBoth groups will meet weekly for a trate on the poetry of the Holocaust on month. the evening of March 9, 2004. In addition to the Israel-focused subRabbi Joe Black, from Congregation jects and speakers, Scholar-in-Residence Albert in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will Rabbi Earl Grollman, a pioneer in the share his energetic, dynamic style when field of crisis intervention, will discuss he participates in worship services on issues on the theme, “When Life Isn’t Shabbat Shira, Feb. 6, 2004. He will be Always Fair.” Co-sponsored by Thomas sponsored by the Janis Yale Enrichment Belford and John A. Gentleman Fund. Mortuaries, Rabbi Grollman will be at Other music events include a psalm Temple from Feb. 20-22, 2004. service with St. Paul United Methodist Rabbi Lee Bycel, the Samuel and Ida Church Choir on Feb. 27, 2004, and a Kaiman Memorial Fund scholar-in-resi- fund-raising gala concert on Mother’s

Day, May 9, 2004. Along with the new programs, some favorites from previous years will be continuing. Bagels and Sacred Books, which precedes Shabbat worship services on Saturday mornings, begins at 9:30 with challenging and stimulating study sessions. This year, they will concentrate on the riches of the prayer book. Beginning Thursday, Oct. 9, Adult Study with the Clergy features all three of Temple Israel’s clergy and will meet weekly at 10 a.m. throughout the year. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel will highlight the writings of the year’s scholars-in-residence while Cantor Wendy Shermet will explore the music of Israel. Rabbi Craig Marantz will cover the topic of modern Jewish thought pertaining to contemporary Jewish thinkers and their theologies. Conversations with the Rabbis will continue on the third Tuesday of the month beginning Oct. 21. This informal bring-your-own lunch series starts at noon and is an opportunity to participate in a discussion of current events and issues that affect the local and worldwide Jewish community. Rabbi Azriel will guide a class on the writings of Maimonides, the great Jewish philosopher, religious thinker, and physician of the 12th century. More Maimonides will be on Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. beginning Feb. 3, 2004. For more information about these community-wide programs and adult education classes, call Program Director Rosie Zweiback at Temple (556-6536) or e-mail her at rzweiback@qwest.net. Copies of the brochure describing the complete adult education year are available at Temple.

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Offutt Chaplain Deployed Continued from page 1 While in the reserves, Dubov served as a rabbi for a small Reform congregation in Longview, TX, and then moved to a Conservative synagogue in Reno, NV. “I knew then I wasn’t meant for the pulpit, “ he smiled. With his commission as a Lieutenant in the Navy, Rabbi Dubov took yet another journey--this time to law school. Because every four hours of reserve duty counted as a full day, Dubov was able to earn a law degree--with honors--as a member of the Order of Barristers--at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, CA, without taking on another part-time job. Yet there was always a call for his rabbinic services. Occasionally, the rabbinic leader of the Reform congregation in Sacramento would “throw me a funeral or other responsibilities” he didn’t have time for, according to Dubov. And then a small “breakaway” congregation asked Dubov to serve as its part-time rabbi, something he said he’d never do again.

But when terrorists attacked America on 9-11, Rabbi Dubov said “it was time to come back.” He sold the retail side of the business (keeping the wholesale side “for the future”) and, in May of 2002, arrived as a Major, the Jewish chaplain at Offutt Air Force Base. His sons live with their mother in Weston, FL. Along with Rabbi Carlos Heurta, Capt. David Goldstein, Lt. Col. Mitchell Ackerman and Lt. Mordechai Schwab, Rabbi Dubov will be visiting every base in the region, every three to four days. “My travel will have a high priority,” Chaplain Dubov said in the interview before he left. “But I can’t be everywhere, so my job is to train lay leaders to run Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.” Dubov is what’s known in the military as “a force multiplier.” Every time he trains 10 Jewish servicemen and women, it multiplies his work 10 times. He even brought a shofar with him and contacted a base “in the region” to make challah and order apples and honey.”

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Exhausted after law school and working as a pulpit rabbi, Dubov was looking to take “yet another journey, a request came from out of the blue--literally,” he smiled. Because Dubov had experience as a chaplain-not only in the Navy, but with the Marines and the Coast Guard--two military services which are served by Navy chaplains, the Air Force asked him to join its short handed chaplaincy. “It seemed like a good opportunity to relax,” Dubov admitted. “I wouldn’t have to keep running.” So now Air Force Chaplain Dubov moved to England in 1990 and served nine bases (seven in England, one in Iceland and one in the Azores) while based at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk. In order to stay in touch with the Jewish members of the military in such far flung locations, Rabbi Dubov began sending out a newsletter. “It contained a synopsis of the weekly parasha,” he explained, “a book corner and other information, maybe about upcoming Jewish holidays and such.” The newsletter grew to as much as 100 pages an issue and became The Shalom Quarterly in 1992. The Chaplain School, where Dubov was stationed from 1993-97 in Montgomery, AL, asked to reproduce it. When Rabbi Ira Flax was reassigned to Offutt Air Force Base in 1997, Chaplain Dubov replaced him at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. Dubov continued to redesign the delivery of services to Jews in the military, by initiating weekly Muslim and Buddhist services in 2001. In fact, Dubov received a special citation from the Air Force for doing so. He took time off that year--thinking it would be a long stretch to take “yet another journey” and began making stained glass. This time, the rabbi--turned counselor-turned military chaplain-turned lawyer--decided to go into business for himself. Married, with two sons, Dubov thought he’d be in Colorado forever, making artistic creations and selling them out of his shop. “I loved it,” Dubov admitted, “it was a wonderful opportunity to get into the creative world.”

Dubov and the other chaplains, including those in Bosnia, Kosovo, Okinawa, Asia and Afghanistan, were sent snack packs of kosher holiday items, courtesy of the Manischewitz Company, including greeting cards those deployed overseas can mail home to their families. Though he can’t say exactly where he’s based, (other than the Jewish Chaplain’s Council noting that he’ll be in Qatar and Iraq), Dubov doesn’t expect to return to Nebraska until Hanukkah. When asked what might come next, Dubov just smiles and relates a story about his great-great-maternal uncle--Sam Dreeben--who died in 1925. “Dreeben was a mercenary,” Dubov explained. “He fought with Pancho Villa to liberate Mexico from Spain. But when Villa turned against the United States, Dreeben left his side and offered his services as a scout to Gen. Pershing. “The author Damon Runyon even wrote a poem about him, published in 1918 in the San Francisco Examiner,” Dubov added. “Runyon called him ‘The Fighting Jew: Nicaragua and Honduras, Mexico, Rio Grande, wherever they know him, they speak of him with respect--the Musketeer of the Mesquite.’ “Runyon said that his claim to fame was that ‘Sam could hit the left eye of a woodpecker with a machine gun,’” Dubov laughed. Dreeben went on to serve in World War I and was awarded both the Medal Militaire from France and the Distinguished Service Cross. He was one of four honor guards--along with Audie Murphy--at the dedication of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery. So Major Rabbi Chaplain Dubov--even with a background as a Lubavitcher Hasid, a social worker and counselor, an attorney and stained glass artist--also comes with military yichus--ancestry! Dubov sums up his journeys over the years by quoting the Dalai Lama, with whom he once had an audience: “It doesn’t matter what kind of religion you practice. It matters what kind of person you are.”

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October 3, 2003

YIZKOR: To Be or Not To Be There

STAYING IN TOUCH by OZZIE NOGG The Yizkor service. Recited on Sukkot, Pesach, Shavuot and Yom Kippur. Like a magnetic field gone haywire, it pushes us away, then pulls us in. When I was a little girl, my Bubbe always shooed me out of shul before Yizkor began. “Go,” she’d whisper. “You still have, thank God, a momma and a poppa. For you to be here isn’t right. Go outside with the other children. Go.” One Yom Kippur, in my rush to leave, I must pass by my playmate, Sammy Traub. Sammy the Orphan, some call him. Only seven, he’s already a figure of mythic proportions. I squeeze around his scabby knees and feel--what--(guilt? shame?) for I have pink-cheeked parents, when Sammy does not. Outside the synagogue, I wondered what was going on inside that we children weren’t yet old enough to see or hear. “We can’t be in there because they need the seats for all the dead people who come back,” explained my slightly older cousin, Aaron. His reasoning made perfect, spooky sense. When I returned to my seat, I looked for small clods of earth--one thread or piece of lint--some sign to prove shroud-wearing ancestors had visited. Did Sammy’s mother come and hold him on her lap? Did his father smooth Sammy’s hair and say, “Sha, sha, mine kaddishel. It’s alright, don’t cry.” The possibility gave me goose bumps. Delicious shivers. As a teen-ager I was still excused from Yizkor, even though by then I’d lost my bubbe, my other grandparents and some innocence, as well, and knew that dead people did not need my seat. By then I’d heard the shtetl old-wives’ tales. Leave, leave, lest you arouse the jealousy of the orphan. (Had I avoided the wrath of Sammy Traub . . .?) Leave, lest you say Yizkor by mistake and tempt the Evil Eye. (Like step-on-a-crackbreak-your-mother’s-back, but fatal . . ?) By then I also knew Yizkor means remember. That’s why my parents stayed behind. Remembering the past was their obligation, not mine, and I left them to their duty. Outside the synagogue I flirted with my current crush. Watched him puff Pall Malls (oh, how sophisticated we were!), confident no adult would find us since they

were all inside (struck dumb with grief? rending their garments?) doing whatever remembering required of them. Soon, I was a wife and mother. Even then, before Yizkor began, I’d leave my parents in the synagogue, grab my children by the hand and flee When I was 38, my mother’s younger sister, Betty, died. Betty, my favorite aunt. The one who wore red high-heeled pumps, smoked, told slightly raunchy jokes. The aunt who, against my mother’s wishes, bought me my first lipstick when I was 12. After Betty died, I stayed for Yizkor (how could I turn my back, go, not remember her?) and said the prayers with my mother. Four months later she, too, was dead. The evil eye? A brain stem insult? Both claimed responsibility for the attack. In either case, Yizkor legitimacy was mine. It’s now 30 years that I’ve recited Kaddish for my mother. Ten for Poppa. Like Sammy Traub, I am an orphan, a Yizkor veteran. I know the drill. Yizkor. May God remember the souls of my parents who have gone to their eternal home. In loving testimony to their lives I pledge charity to help perpetuate ideals important to them. Through such deeds, and through prayer and memory, are their souls bound up in the bond of life. May I prove worthy of the gift of life and the many other gifts with which they blessed me. May they rest eternally in dignity and peace. Amen. Yizkor is a stone thrown in the moving river. The circles spread. May God remember the souls of my mother and father. Of all my relatives and friends. May God remember the souls of all the departed in this congregation. The souls of our martyrs. The six million. (Sha, sha, in chorus. It’s alright, don’t cry.) But inevitably, before the Yizkor prayers comes the parade. Children march, tumble out the door. Their antennae pick up signals from distant galaxies, and still we try to shield them. (From what?) Grown men and women stride up the aisle (have they lost no one? do their parents lie in nursing homes?) Grown men and women leave, slowed only slightly by the heavy drag of superstition, its teeth clamped to their trouser legs, their hems, like a tenacious hound. (From what do we try to shield ourselves?) Ah, that’s a question. And there are more. Am I worthy of the gift of life and all the other blessed gifts my parents gave me? Have I passed my values to my children, as my parents did for me? Will my children gain inspiration from my life as I have from my parents’ lives? Will my children do good in my name? When they are orphans, will they remember me? Ozzie Nogg can be reached at: ozmom@cox.net.

A Different Way to Remember the Holocaust by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator “For most of us,” believes Robert Cohen, who will talk about the Literature of the Holocaust on Sunday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m., at Temple Israel, “the Holocaust is an event of history, one that we recognize for unparalleled acts of atrocity. We continue ‘to remember’ the period in various ways and to acknowledge the need ‘to bear witness.’” “But as time passes,” notes Cohen, we must question how we remember. Is it sufficient to view the Holocaust in abstract terms of good versus evil, the ourage of the oppressed, the moral superiority of the ‘victim,’ the death of six million? Or is there a different way to remember that takes us closer to the horror without such ‘filters?’” For those interested in such a journey, Cohen will reflect on several writers who lived through the Holocaust, many as inmates of the camps, and generated important works of literature about it. “We will

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experience haunting words and stories through these writers, much of which is disturbing and without moral or spiritual focus but at the core of the evil inflicted upon so many,” Cohen said. Speaking at a Men’s Club bagel brunch, Cohen plans to emphasize novels, short stories, essays, memoirs Robert Cohen and poetry. Some of the authors he will discuss are Aharon Appelfeld, Charlotte Delbo, Ida Fink, Imre Kertesz, Primo Levi, Jakov Lind, Arnost Lustig, Jorge Semprun, and Eli Wiesel. Cohen is an attorney with Kutak Rock LLP, an Omaha law firm. A 1980 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, he promises to focus entirely on his literary side and avoid all legal influences. Men’s Club welcomes all members of the community to attend Literature of the Holocaust.

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Adult Retreat Provided Preparation for High Holy Days by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Shabbat dinner was followed by a Kabbalat Shabbat worship service at Temple Israel’s Adult Spirituality Retreat in September at the Lied Conference Center in Nebraska City. “The location was beautiful,” said Jeff Schweid who was one of approximately 30 who attended. Surrounded by wooded landscape, Schweid described it as “soothing” as he and the others studied, sang, and contemplated the theme, Days of Awe: A Spiritual Retreat. “I thought it was a good theme,” he added. “I liked the teachings the rabbis presented, the camaraderie, and visiting” with the other participants. He also enjoyed hearing the different melodies that Cantor Wendy Shermet presented. Friday evening adjourned with a songfest bonfire. “The pace was very relaxed,” said George Quittner. “We didn’t rush from one activity to another.” He liked the size of the group which made it easy “to get to know people and spend time in small groups.”

After morning Shabbat services on Saturday, Rabbi Craig Marantz, standing behind Andi Willensky, left, Michelle Shkolnick, and Ducky Milder, led a study of the text followed by lunch and continued study with Rabbi Aryeh Azriel. “I liked discussing the Torah portions that relate to the High Holy Days,” commented Sharon Quittner. “It reinforced the meaning of the High Holy Days--reflection and return.” She added that she appreciated having an opportunity to learn from all three clergy-“three different perspectives.” It was also an opportunity “to go in depth more with the clergy,” added Schweid. In the afternoon, the group divided into journey groups and concluded the retreat with an outdoor havdalah. “It was a beautiful way to end,” said Sharon Quittner. “I loved the feeling.”

Mimi Rogers, left, and Jennifer Glazer also attended the retreat which was sponsored by Temple Israel’s Hermene Zweiback Center for Lifelong Jewish Learning.

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Israeli Dance: Basics and Beyond by CHERYL LERNER for Beth El Synagogue They’re doing it in Berlin, Melbourne, Buenos Aires, and Toronto. It’s big in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York. And now, Israeli dance is coming to Omaha. Come And Dance! will meet on Thursdays, 7:30-9 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue, Oct. 9 through Nov. 20, with no class on October 23. Sessions will be led by Cantor Gastón and Lena Bogomolni, Ophir Palmon and me. In addition, anyone who wishes to share a dance is welcome to do so. Dances will range from traditional Israeli folkdances to the more contemporary Israeli dances of today. Previous experience is not required. Cantor Bogomolni said, “Cheryl has been teaching Israeli folk dances to

get it the next time.” He adds, “My wife, Roni, and I used to dance a lot, not just in Israel, but in other communities we’ve lived in. We really miss it and can’t wait to get started again.” What is different about the “Israeli” dances of today? Says Cantor Bogomolni, “Dance, music, and art for that matter are a reflection of the times. The world is a smaller place now and the international influences abound. Songs are not only in Hebrew, but also in Arabic and Spanish, among others. There is a lot of music from Latin America and there is definitely a Latin flavor to many of the dances, so Lena and I will feel right at home!” Cantor Bogomolni learned Israeli dance at an early age in his native Argentina. “Most Jewish children went

Putting on their dancin’ shoes at Beth El. are: Joanie Jacobson, left, Patty Nogg, Cheryl Lerner, Eadie Tsabari, Gal Tsabari, Esther Massey, Cantor Gastón Bogomolni. Jewish kids in Omaha for many years. We have been asked if there is anything being offered for adults. Outside of a great international folkdance group in Omaha that meets regularly, there hasn’t been any Israeli dance offered here on a continuous basis. Our hope is that these initial six sessions will be just a ‘warmup’, and that people will want to keep on dancing.” “A lot of the dances have the same types of steps,” says Palmon. “Once you learn those, the rest can build on itself. You don’t have to dance all the time. If something seems like it’s too much, sit that one out, listen to the music, you'll

to Jewish schools and it was part of our education --you learned to read, you learned to write, and you learned to dance!” What is Cantor Bogomolni’s response to those who say that they have two left feet? “Well, you’ll still be right half of the time, won’t you?" The program is open to anyone over the age of 13. Participants may attend any or all sessions. A $1 donation per session is requested to help pay for light refreshments and to add to a fund that will be used to buy additional dance music. For more information, call me at 3348430, or e-mail cldancer@aol.com.

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Temple Israel to Celebrate Earth’s Goodness and Commitment to Children on Sukkot and Simchat Torah by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Just as our ancestors celebrated the harvest at this time of year and thanked God for the goodness of the earth, we continue the tradition on Sukkot even though few of us are farmers. But as Nebraskans, treated to the heartland’s colorful array of autumn leaves, there is obviously much to be grateful for on this holiday. Temple Israel will welcome Sukkot beginning with a congregational family potluck dinner on Friday, Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m. Materials will be supplied to decorate the outdoor sukkah. For the potluck, please bring a pasta dish if your last name starts with a letter from A to K. If your last name begins with a letter from L to Z, bring a chicken dish. (Please do not bring anything containing pork or shellfish.) Beverages will be provided by the Women of Reform Judaism. There is no charge to attend, but reservations are needed by Tuesday, Oct. 7. Please call Temple at 556-6536. Family Worship Services begin at 7:30 p.m. All babies born since last year’s High Holy Days will receive a blessing during the service. Children who have birthdays in July, August, and September will be called to the bima for a special blessing under the sukkah. Weather permitting, everyone will go outside to recite the blessings with the lulav and etrog. An Oneg Shabbat featuring ice cream and cookies will follow services. On Saturday, Oct. 11, the morning Sukot service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Just one week later on Friday, Oct. 17,

expect it to get clamorous in the sanctuary as the congregation celebrates the last day of Sukot, Simchat Torah. The Fabrangen Fiddlers, Tuffy Epstein’s group, will begin the merrymaking at 6:45 p.m. As usual, dancing, singing, and exuberant hakafot (processions) add to the joyful frenzy. It will be a special night for kindergartners to participate in the Consecration ceremony that formally recognizes their families’ commitment to Jewish education. Older students who have never been consecrated will also be included in the ceremony. On Simchat Torah, Temple Israel will also observe the 12th annual National Children’s Sabbath, coordinated by the Children’s Defense Fund. Endorsed by more than 200 denominations and religious organizations, the National Observance of Children’s Sabbaths unites tens of thousands of congregations of many faiths in speaking out and acting faithfully for justice for children and families. The observance encourages a long-term commitment to help children and families through prayer, education, service, and advocacy with a special emphasis this year on the importance of quality child care and early education. After services, the celebration, music, and dancing will continue at an ice cream Oneg. On Saturday, Oct. 18, the Simchat Torah service and Yizkor will begin at 10:30 a.m. Please call Temple at 5566536 by Monday, Oct. 13, to have a loved one’s name read that morning during Yizkor.

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the fabulous lemon photography. The recipes are listed at the beginning of the chapter and are one-toa-page with easy to follow instructions. The last chapter features lemons to use as natural cleaners and as lotions and potions to pamper the body and soul and crafts to enjoy. And so we have lemons for growing, crafting and cooking. Say “pucker” and try this on your next salad. CLASSIC LEMON BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard Pinch of sugar 3/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley 1 large clove garlic, peeled and smashed Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, and sugar. Gradually whisk in the olive oil in a thin stream. Add the parsley, garlic clove, and salt and pepper. Remove the garlic clove before serving. Yield about 1 cup. Lois Friedman can be reached at: readitandeat@yahoo.com

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ORGANIZATIONS WALK-IN, DROP-IN For those members going on the day trip to the Safari and lunch at Granny’s Cafe in Ashland on Thursday, please meet at the JCC at 10 a.m. Call Maggie Conti for transportation at 334-6521. LOMIR REDN YIDDISH Want a place to brush up on your Yiddish? Join us every Thursday, 1-3 p.m. at the JCC. Call Anne Skolkin for information at 343-1638. VISIONS See Fame, The Musical, at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln on Sunday, March 7, 2 p.m. Cost is $58 per person, which includes coach transportation and theater ticket. The musical was inspired by the Academy Award-winning film and Emmy Award-winning TV series. Send reservations to: Jean Elkon, 1005 No. 63 St., Omaha, NE 68132. For information call Ethel Goldston at 393-7358. Make checks payable to Visions. Deadline is Oct. 13. JEWISH SENIOR SERVICES An “Evening of Elegance” with the Omaha Symphony and conductor Victor Yampolsky is Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m., at the JCC. Let the music of Bach, Mozart and Haydn inspire you. There is no admission fee. Special dessert reception follows the concert, which is sponsored by the Noddle family in memory of Edith Noddle. For reservations call Maggie Conti at 334-6521. Seating is limited. A Veteran’s Day Celebration with the Avi8Ors on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m., at the JCC auditorium. There is no admission fee. The Avi8Ors ensemble perform in USO show style with some of the finest musicians in the Heartland. Refreshments will be served. For reservations call Maggie Conti at 334-6521. Seating is limited.

Y.E.S. The Monday meeting is cancelled due to Yom Kippur. OMAHA CENTER FOR TORAH LEARNING Rabbi Aryeh Blum will give his weekly parasha shiur on Shabbos afternoon, Saturday, Oct. 4, 5:30 p.m. Time for Talmud is cancelled due to Yom Kippur; the Beis Midrash is open for chavrusa-style learning on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., at the OCTL House, 1313 No. 58 St. Join Rabbi Blum for Lunch ’n Learn at the Kripke Library, Wednesday, Oct. 8, noon; we are discussing the fundamentals of Judaism as in the classic work, The Way of God by the Ramchal (c.1700 C.E.). Brooke’s Teen Girls’ Class is Thursday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., at her home, 805 So. 120 Ave. “Hidden Dimensions of Psalms,” organized by Shirley Goodman is on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m., at the home of Carol Katzman, 9151 Harney St. in her sukkah. Rabbi Tuvia Hoffman will explore the meaning of psalms. Mark your calendar now for Sukkot. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m., OCTL will host a Singles Night in its sukkah. A Community Open House is set for Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. For more information, call Rabbi Blum at 3208055 or Rabbi Hoffman, at 981-0569. B’NAI B’RITH BREADBREAKERS Travis Justice, Channel 3 news commentator, will discuss the news and take questions at the Wednesday, Oct. 8, noon, Breadbreakers at the Park Inn Regency, according to Gary Javitch. Cost is $9 for lunch; $2 for beverage service only. Breadbreakers is open to the community. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN The NCJW-Omaha Section board meeting is Thursday, Oct. 16, noon, at the home of Jill Baron, who will be serving lunch. Andrew Robinson from UBS Paine Webber will speak about our finances. To RSVP, call President Kim Noddle, 391-7022.

PUTTER/ROGERS Abigail Beth Putter and Cameron Taylor Rogers were Her grandparents are married July 26 by Cantor David Serkin-Poole on Orcas Leelo Sommerhauser of Island, WA. Lincoln, NE, and Beatrice Matron of honor was the bride’s sister, Rachel Lazar; and Milton Putter of East bridesmaids included her cousin, Lisa Sommerhauser, Meadow, NY. and friends, Kelli Binek, Kelly Luiten, Megan Kosanke, The groom is the son and Renee Levine. Alexa Wollach was a junior bridesof Gary and Vicki Rogers maid. of Bellingham, WA. He, The groomsmen included the groom’s brother, too, graduated from Brandon Rogers, and brother-in-law, Adam Putter, and Central Washington friends Ryan Belcher, Andy Cline, Ryan Downing, University with a BA in Uryah Messmer and Orlin Sorenson. Erec Nebel was communications. He is junior groomsmen. currently an account executive with Waggener The bride, daughter of Howard and Eileen Putter of Bellevue, WA, is a graduate of Central Washington Edsrtom Public Relations. University in Ellensburg, WA, where she earned a His grandparents are Jean Schow of Orcas Island, bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She is cur- WA, and Chuck and Etta Rogers of Bellingham, WA. The couple makes their home in Redmond, WA. rently a fourth grade teacher in Kirkland, WA.

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Former Omahan Bruce Vann was installed as president of Temple Judea in Tarzana, CA, at a service held Sept. 5. Officiating at the service was Rabbi Donald Gore. Temple Judea is a Reform congregation with a membership of more than 1300 families and has one of the largest religious schools in the country, holding some 150 B’nai Mitzvah annually.

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Mary-Beth Muskin, Assistant Professor in Creighton University’s Education Department, recently published “Comprehensive Competency Based Guidance Curriculum for Teen Mothers” in the National Social Science Journal. Former Omahan Hugo Kahn was honored last month by the Jewish Endowment Foundation of New Orleans, LA, with its Tzedakah Award. Martin Indyk, the first Jewish United States Ambassador to Israel, was the guest speaker at the event. Kahn, who emigrated from Germany to Omaha following Kristallanacht (the Night of Broken Glass) in November, 1939, later moved to New Orleans in 1967 to join Krauss Co, a local department store. He because the store’s fourth president in 1997. He has served as a member of the Foundation’s board of directors, as President of Tikvat Shalom Congregation and Touro Infirmary. He also helped found the New Orleans Jewish Day School and serves as its current President. Kahn is a previous recipient of NCJW’s Hannah G. Solomon Award and the Weiss Award from the National Conference of Community and Justice.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 B’nai B’rith Sukkah Decorating on the Campus of the JCC, 11 a.m. Beth El Cemetary Services, 11 a.m. JFS Yachad, Noon Kol Nidre - JCC Closed at 6 p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 JCC CLOSED - YOM KIPPUR Beth El High Holiday Youth Program, 10 a.m. Beth El HAZAK Break-the-Fast, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 The Case for Israel, Noon UNO Kabbalah Class, 6 p.m. BBYO Night, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers, Noon at the Park Inn Regency Lodge Temple Israel Social Justice Club (Grade 7-12), 5 p.m. Temple Israel Grades 7-11 Religious School & Dinner, 6 p.m. Temple Israel Adult Education, 6:30 p.m. Beth El Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class, 7 p.m. JELS Hebrew for the Traveler, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 JCC CLOSED FOR SUKKOT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 JCC OPEN FOR SECOND DAY OF SUKKOT Temple Israel Adult Education, 10 a.m. Temple Israel Club 34, noon Live from the 92nd Street Y, 7 p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 YES Program, 10 a.m. War & Peace with Leonard Greenspoon, 7 p.m. Beth Israel Talmud Class with Rabbi Kutner, 7 p.m. Third Year Melton Class, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 Beth Israel Sisterhood Board Meeting, 11 a.m. The Case of Israel, noon Beth Israel Sisterhood Luncheon, 12:30 p.m. Men’s Campaign Report Meeting, 5:30 p.m. Temple Israel Adult Education, 6 p.m. UNO Kabbalah Class, 6 p.m. BBYO Night, 6 p.m. RBJH An Evening of Elegence, 7 p.m. B & A Committee Meeting, 7 p.m. OCTL Singles Succah Party, 7 p.m. at OCTL House, 1313 No. 58 St.

THURDAY, OCTOBER 9 Temple Israel Adult Education, 10 a.m. Walk-in Drop-in, 10 a.m. Yiddish Group Meeting, 1 p.m. JFS Becoming A Love and Logic Parent, 6 p.m. Jewish Federation Mission Participant Meeting, 7 p.m. Israeli Dance Classes, 7:30 p.m., at Beth El

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 Jewish Federation Community Event with Guest Speaker Brad Artson, 10 a.m. Beth El Adult Study Group at Beth El, 11 a.m. Visions Brownville Concert Series, noon B’nai B’rith Policeman/Fireman Recognition Reception, 2 p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 YES Program, 10 a.m. War & Peace with Leonard Greenspoon, 7 p.m. Beth Israel Talmud Class with Rabbi Kutner, 7 p.m. Third Year Melton Class, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers, Noon at the Park Inn Regency Lodge JFS Event, Noon Beth El Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class, 7 p.m. JELS Hebrew for the Traveler, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 The Case for Israel, Noon Temple Israel Adult Education, 6 p.m. UNO Kabbalah Class, 6 p.m. BBYO Night, 6 p.m. Federation Executive Committee Meeting, 6 p.m. Federation Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 Temple Israel Adult Education, 10 a.m. Walk-in Drop-in, 10 a.m. Yiddish Group Meeting, 1 p.m. Jewish Federation Community Event with Ambassador Dennis Ross, 8 p.m., at Beth El Synagogue SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Temple Israel JYG/OTYG Event, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers, Noon at the Park Inn Regency Lodge Temple Israel Bible Quiz Rehearsal, 5:30 p.m. Temple Israel Adult Education, 6:30 p.m. Beth El Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class, 7 p.m. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 Temple Israel Adult Education, 10 a.m. Walk-in Drop-in Activity, 10 a.m. Yiddish Group Meeting, 1 p.m. Ethics of Cloning with Toby Schonefeld, 7 p.m. Israeli Dance Class, 7:30 p.m. at Beth El FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 Temple Israel Scholar-in-Residence Uri Regev, 6 p.m.

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Grace Hack, left, Haley Gordman, Julie Sadofsky, Hannah Grossman, and Chloe Ginsburg attended along with Ethan Workman and Sam Burrell. by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Several fifth and sixth graders gathered after Religious School on Sept. 14 for their first event of the year, an afternoon of fun, games and pizza at Temple Israel. They played human checkers, board games, tag football, and capture the flag. Sarah Schondelmeyer, Club 56 advisor, said she hopes to build a foundation for the youth by teaching them that Judaism

is about both education and building community. Her goal is to show the children what Temple “has to offer in the social sense as well as the educational.” Club 56 will meet again Sunday, Oct. 19, noon, for a trip to the Nebraska Humane Society. Call Schondelmeyer at 671-4820 or Stephanie Grossman, Temple director of youth and informal education, at 5566536 to RSVP.

Teens Can Now Apply for Israel Experience Grants by KATHY HIRSHMAN Assistant Executive Director Jewish Educational and Library Services Applications are now being accepted for Israel Experience Grants, a one-timeonly grant available to high school students from the Jewish Federation of Omaha for a study trip to Israel. Funds are available for financial aid scholar-

ships as well. Applicants must be residents of Omaha/Council Bluffs and be currently enrolled in grades nine-12. For an application including a complete list of requirements, call me at 334.6445 or email: khirshman@jewishomaha.org. The deadline for applications is Jan. 15, 2004.

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by RACHEL KATSKEE JCC Program Associate MZ Yoshanah BBG #2053 sponsored a successful progressive dinner for BBYO Council at the end of summer. More than 40 teens attended the evening, which started at Trendwood Park for a Havdallah service. From there, the teens traveled from one house to the next for appetizers, salad, soup, the main meal and desserts. The following parents opened their homes and provided food for this delightful evening: Scott and Debbie Friedman, Tom and Suzy Goodman, Mike Goodman, Thomas and Sue Friedman, Lazar and Margaret Turetsky, and Jeffrey and Debi Smedlund.

Above: Nathan Fineman, center, enjoyed the delicious food served by the parents, along with Shiri Tene, left, and Becky Kahn. For information about upcoming BBYO programs, call me at 334.6403.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Visiting Mr. Green: a Touching Comedy by JENNIFER SHERMAN guages in more than 200 productions, The dramatic arts were created to illus- winning many international awards trate a piece of reality on stage. Watching including the Best Play award in Israel, a play can make us cry and laugh. Jeff Greece and Germany. The play has been Baron with his piece, Visiting Mr. Green, produced in Japan, France, Germany, awakens both emotions within the audi- Australia, Serbia, Finland, Turkey, ence. This show, directed by guest direc- Belgium, Israel, the Philippines, Canada tor Judith Hart with set design by James and Switzerland. Othuse, is now playing at the Omaha Director Judith Hart approached the Community Playhouse for four weeks, play with a gentle touch but also let the from through Oct. 19. rest of the team enrich the dramatic Visiting Mr. Green, is a funny and piece, as she says: “…every moment in touching play about a fortuitous friend- the creative process is filled with choicship, between Ross Gardiner (John es. Not just the actor’s choices, but the Shaw) and Mr. Green (Bill Huston). choices of designers, architects, and Ross, a 29 year old American Express directors. What you see on stage is the Executive is sentenced by the court sys- product of many collaborations. That’s tem to six months of weekly visits to Mr. the magic of theater.” Green, an 86-year-old Jewish widow, Hart has made theater her professional because he was almost ran over by life for the last 25 years, filling all of the Ross’s car. rolls; she is a director, producer, adminisWhat starts out as a comedy about trator, Equity actor and teaching artist. these two men trying to get along with For a play that lasts almost two hours their differences, changes dramatically as it is a challenge having just two characthey get to know each other and reveal ters. Bill Huston does a fine job of maktheir fears and secrets. The whole story takes place in Green’s apartment, a home full of accumulated rubbish with an empty fridge, in the West Side of Manhattan. Ross makes an effort to bring the old man some food and clean the house a little bit, but Green refuses the help. Although after a few visits, Ross breaks down Green’s obstinacy by caring for him and admitting that he is also Jewish. John Shaw, left, and Bill Huston carry the two-hour perAt that point the relationformance of Visiting Mr. Green at the Playhouse. ship between them starts to be as close as father and son. On one ing the senile Green come alive with his hand, Ross begins to realize that in Mr. madness. He has lots of experience as an Green, he may be seeing a future ver- actor, which is why he received the sion of himself. On the other hand, Playhouse’s Fonda Award and two TAG Green sees that Ross’s visits are giving Best Actor Awards (for the plays The him something to live for. Diviners and Breaking the Code) among Feeling confident, Ross reveals to Mr. others. As Ross, John Shaw performed Green something very private about him- his roll very naturally and with sympaself. After the confession, Green’s reaction thy, showing the human side of any was to avoid Ross’s company, the same young guy living in a crowded city such way he has always refused to accept peo- as New York. Shaw was a theater major ple that don’t live by his principles. at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, This makes for an interesting and and appeared for the first time in the metaphoric issue depicted in the play Playhouse stage the last season in The about tolerance in society. Then, this Sound of Music. was probably the intention of the author; Visiting Mr. Green is a deep and pasto make the audience think about their sionate play about human relationships life choices. that will touch your heart. You should Jeff Baron left a successful corporate not miss this moving story at the Omaha career to become a writer, and that Community Playhouse, Thursdays, means that he has a message to transmit Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and to society. Visiting Mr. Green has been Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Call 553-0800 performed in 21 countries in 14 lan- for tickets.

October 3, 2003 ries, but none will be forgotten. Each was a piece of the vast patchwork that comprises this Jewish enclave, and each will be by BERT LEWIS remembered. Following the showing, there was a lovely recepI’m one of those native born Omahans who likes to boast about our tion in the gallery outside the theater; wonderful Jewish community, I admit it. an opportunity for folks to greet each If I happen to be out of town and the other, to comment on what (and whom) subject of Omaha Jews comes up, I’m they had just seen, and maybe best of shameless when I extol the virtues of our all, to reminisce. As I mingled in the modest crowd, I small but mighty group. I don’t do it just to hear myself talk--I really believe heard over and over words like, “I haven’t thought about that for years!” and “I all the good stuff I like to brag about. Recently, my room-mate and I were haven’t been on 24th Street since who present at a community function at the knows when?” Or even, “My gosh, it’s ‘J’, and the next morning when I good to see you! How the heck are you?” If, like me, you enjoy plain old garden thought about it, I knew it was a nice variety nostalgia, you should have been example of what makes me kvell. The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society there. You’d have had a ball, bumping was the host, and people were invited to elbows with folks who grew up around attended the installation of new officers, the corner from where you lived, or with plus some words of praise for the out- whom you rode bikes or played ball. going officers--all dedicated people who And, you might have heard somebody make that wonderful organization so say, “Remember when old man so-andimportant. Also, as an added treat, there so chased us out of his apple tree?” was to be a showing of a video. Not just Never mind who said it--the guy who heard it was hysterical! any video, but one that In retrospect, there had been made largely wasn’t anything really due to the efforts of volextraordinary about this unteer Ben Nachman. gathering. It was the The subject? Interviews sort of thing often done with members of at our JCC, by this group Omaha Jewish families or that organization. who could be called Probably the fact that this “seniors” without insultparticular event was a ing anybody! There were Jewish Historical Society snippets of talks with affair added extra flavor many individuals who, to the exchange of memlike me, have been here ories, but in truth, almost all if not most of their any gathering might prolives. The viewers hardduce the same result. ly needed the printed Can you identify the bride in this Why? I think it’s name of each as it was photo? If you can, please call the because we’re really a shown, so familiar were Nebraska Jewish Historical close knit community, no the faces. Society at 334.6442. matter our many differWhat did they talk about? Their families, their lives in the ences. We don’t all live in a particular area of early days of their youth, the important connection to the Jewish community, the the city, and we don’t all go to the same “old shul” they attended (the men down- synagogue, but those of us who have stairs, the women upstairs), the decency been here “forever” just instinctively feel a of those old timers who were ready to sense of ownership. This is our commulend a hand, the values instilled by the nity, and we don’t hesitate to praise it or elders, the Passover seders, the Yiddish to compare it to any other, no matter size. You don’t believe we’re special? spoken “at home”. Attend the next gathering similar to the Memories--beautiful vignettes of bygone days, often in homes situated in one I describe above, then let’s hear less than posh neighborhoods. Sadly, what you have to say. Bert Lewis can be reached at: our community has lost some of those folks who were seen sharing their sto- BertLewis39@aol.com.

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Hadassah Presents “America’s Voices in Israel” Program by LESLI SHRAGO to treat and rehabilitate Hadassah Publicity Chairman victims of terror attacks. The upcoming Hadassah’s Ein Kerem Hadassah Medical Organand Mount Scopus hospiization (HMO) luncheon tals have received frewill feature Bob Wolfson, quent international attenExecutive Director of the tion in recent years due Plains States Region of to their emergency rooms the Anti-Defamation being among the best League/Community trauma centers in the Relations Committee of Jerusalem region. the Jewish Federation of Kent Pavelka broadcasted from Proceeds from the Omaha, and Kent Israel last spring. HMO luncheon and Pavelka, morning show host on 1290 donations made at this time are being KKAR-radio. earmarked for the “Smiles in Spite of “The Adventures of Bob and Kent” will Terror” program of the Hebrew share impressions of Israel while travel- University-Hadassah School of Dental ing there last spring. Pavelka broadcast Medicine, which opened in September his radio show from the studios of 1953 and has just observed its 50th Jerusalem Post Radio as part of its anniversary. The school, which began “America’s Voices in Israel” program. with 15 students, has educated 1500 Pavelka learned much about Judaism, dentists in the past 50 years. Israel and the ongoing conflict between One of those students is Hadas the Israelis and the Palestinians. He Orbach, who lived in Omaha during returned to Omaha with a more thor- 2000-01 year, while a part of the teachough understanding of the two religions, ing staff of the Omaha Center for Torah the history and geography of the region. Learning, Beth El Synagogue and Friedel He developed a new respect for Judaism Jewish Academy. Today the school is and the Israeli people, which he has considered one of the 10 best dental often conveyed on the air to his listeners schools in the world. in the ensuing months. The luncheon is chaired by Dora The luncheon will be Wednesday, Goldstrom, Bette Kozlen and Dorothy Oct. 15, 11:45 a.m. at the Sunset Valley Spizman. Cost is $10 and reservation Country Club, 9300 Arbor St. checks, made payable to the Omaha While in Jerusalem, Pavelka and Chapter of Hadassah, can be mailed to Wolfson visited the Hadassah Medical Dora Goldstrom, 13311 Seward, Omaha, Center at Ein Kerem and had an opportu- NE 68154. For more information, call nity to see firsthand all that Hadassah does Bette Kozlen at 333-1621.

Dean-Lieberman Dustup Continued from page 1 it’s an issue with which the Jewish senator from Connecticut is comfortable. “Lieberman has to differentiate himself, and he has experience here, and it’s an issue that is dear to one of his constituencies,” he said. Another factor was Dean’s front-runner status: Any perceived slip becomes irresistible fodder for the other candidates. Peter Fenn, a leading Democratic strategist in Washington, said the scrutiny of Dean’s Middle East thinking is unlikely to disappear anytime soon. “It happens with every phenom--the power of the microscope gets turned up,” Fenn said. Other candidates also weighed in on the debate, while some in Congress crit-

icized Dean's calls for an “even-handed” approach to the Middle East. Supporters in Congress of candidate, Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri--who likely will face a tough challenge from Dean in the Iowa caucuses in February-wrote Dean a letter, saying: “We believe it is wrong to say the U.S. should ‘not take sides’ in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.” They wrote, “In these difficult times, we must reaffirm our unyielding commitment to Israel's survival and raise our voices against all forms of terrorism and incitement.” Another problem for Democrats is that the likeliest benefactors of the infighting are Republicans, said Steve Rabinowitz, a Democratic consultant.

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Opinion Poignant, Passionate and Powerful If your initial reaction to the announcement that Mona Golabek would be performing in Omaha for the Women’s Campaign was, “Oh, another Federation Event. Yawn...not interested,” you’re probably regretting that statement now. If you were one of the 130 or so women who attended that evening a few weeks ago, your reaction was the polar opposite: “Poignant”, “Passionate” and “Powerful” were the three adjectives most used to describe one of the most informative, heart-wrenching performances seen here in a long time. In addition to being a well-known radio host in California, Mona Golabek’s piano performance can be described as “concert quality.” But it’s not just that she tells the powerful story of her mother as a 15year-old Kindertransport child in 1939, Golabek tells it through her music. Performing the same piano concertos her mother played in pre-War Vienna, Golabek alternates between setting the mood with her music and relating her mother’s story. Separated from her parents and sisters, Golabek’s mother, Lisa, was sent to England as one of 10,000 Jewish children miraculously saved from the Holocaust. Lisa, has to abandon her precious piano to work as a seamstress in a castle 90 miles from Brighton. It might as well have been on the moon, as removed as this teen was from any Jewish contact. Saving her meager pennies, the teen buys a bicycle to ride back to the train station in Brighton, where she exchanges it for a ticket to London. There, she makes her way to Bloomsbury House to insist she be put with other Jewish children. But Lisa isn’t much safer there. Golabek pounded the keyboard with such intensity while relating the story of the Blitz of London, that many women in attendance were actually startled. The house in North London where Lisa lived with 30 other Jewish teens, came crashing down, like the sound of Golabek’s powerful crescendos. All of this is related in detail in her book, The Childen of Willesden Lane. Watching her tell her family’s story this way was dramatic. Watching Bea Karp dab away tears, a Holocaust survivor who spent the war years hidden in southern France, caused those around her to cry as well. By the end of Golabek’s performance, everyone was teary. But this is not “just another Holocaust story;” not a story of death and destruction. It’s a story of determination and survival and hope. Yet Golabek’s hope is that in addition to remembering her mother and

those like her, Jewish women of today will learn from this...finding meaning that leads to understanding that our Jewish heritage is worth preserving, learning ourselves, and teaching our children. The women who shared this remarkable experience are now changed...for the better. For those women (and men) who missed this night, the Jewish Federation leadership is already contemplating a return visit. Kol HaKavod; we hope it’s soon.

Jewish Press Committee Howard K. Marcus, Vice-Chairman; Bobbie Leibowitz, Secretary; Scott Meyerson, Finance Chairman; Steve Simon, Treasurer; Fred Tichauer, Immediate Past-chairman; Jean Duitch; Penny Endelman; Kip Gordman; Stanley Mitchell; George Quittner; Linda Saltzman; Joey Shyken; Nancy Skid; Melanie Weinstein. Editorials express the view of the writer and are not necessarily representative of the views of the Jewish Press Committee, the Jewish Federation of Omaha or the Omaha Jewish Community as a whole. The Jewish Press reserves the right to edit signed letters and articles for space and content. The Jewish Press is not responsible for the Kashrut of any product or establishment. The role of the Jewish Federation of Omaha is to involve Jews in meeting Jewish communal needs locally, nationally and in Israel. Centers of Excellence of the Federation are: Community Relations, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Educational and Library Services, Jewish Family Service, Jewish Senior Services.

The Secular Jewish New Year JOURNAL ENTRY FROM ISRAEL by TEDDY WEINBERGER The impulse to reflect upon a certain period of time, such as the passing of a year, is a human rather than a religious impulse. While religion is a powerful tool that some human beings use for this reflection, there are also secular tools--as can be attested to by any American Jew who has ever sung “Auld Lang Syne.” In Israel, Rosh Hashanah is the New Year for all Jews, religious and secular. What does it mean to treat Rosh Hashanah as a secular Jewish New Year, to celebrate it but yet without religious import? There are two primary aspects to the secular commemoration of Rosh Hashanah in Israel (although both of these aspects can be found in the celebration of religious Israelis as well). The first aspect consists of wishing one’s friends, acquaintances, and relatives a Shana Tova. In the days when it was not so common to find a telephone in every Israeli home (up until about 30 years ago), Rosh Hashanah greeting-cards were a huge phenomenon in Israel, for sale at stands on every street corner, and purchased by the dozens. Today, though the Israeli Postal Service no longer has to struggle with a huge holiday load, New Year’s cards (now also virtual) are still popular, are mailed out beginning a few weeks before the holiday, and may include traditional greetings that have religious connotations, such as “let the curses of this past year cease and the blessings of the coming year begin.” Of course, much of the greeting today takes place over the phone. Some of the calls are perfunctory Shana Tova wishes, like the one to your great Aunt Rivka, but the upcoming holiday also gives you a chance to touch base and catch-up with people whom you care about but with whom you are not in regular contact: your next-door neighbor who moved away, the judge for whom you used to clerk, your old high school buddy. The other aspect in the secular celebration of Rosh Hashanah is the holiday meal with one’s family, marked by apples dipped in honey and by pomegranates. It’s a festive meal for which one dresses up and to which guests each contribute something. This meal for most secular Israelis (on just the first of the two nights of Rosh Hashanah) will constitute the full commemoration of the day itself. There will be no attending synagogue services nor any listening to the blowing of a shofar. As a result, one can understand why for

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many secular Israelis Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are not thought of as a unit (known in English as the High Holidays and in Hebrew as the Days of Awe). For religious Jews the traditional Rosh Hashanah liturgy makes clear that the holiday ushers in a period of ten days of repentance culminating on Yom Kippur. For the secular, however, there is no meaningful linkage between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and so the New Year is a holiday unto itself. That several hundred thousand secular people choose the occasion of the first night of the Hebrew month of Tishrei to celebrate the beginning of a New Year is testimony to the fact that in one country in this world Judaism is the majority culture. Is this secular celebration a meaningful enough way to mark the Jewish New Year? The answer, for all these thousands of Israelis is, apparently, “yes.” Shana Tova. Teddy Weinberger lives in Israel, where he made aliyah five years ago with his wife, former omahan Sarah Ross, and their five children. He can be reached at: weinross@netvision.net.il.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: On Aug.27, an event was held at the JCC on behalf of the Magen Fund, a newly formed organization to benefit the Israeli Settlement communities of Ateret and Maon. I decided to attend because the bottom line is that Jews helping Jews is always a good thing. I was invited to address the assemblage, and took the opportunity to commend the organizers for their heroic efforts to raise money for the security of these two West Bank communities. In my remarks, I did express some disappointment that this event didn’t receive more support from the Jewish community. I hope my remarks were not misunderstood. It was not meant to be a criticism of our Jewish Federation. I remain a staunch supporter of the Jewish Federation of Omaha and our annual campaign, and I support the vital work the Federation continues to do locally and, particularly, in Israel. Partnership 2000 and the Terror Relief Fund have served many communities in Israel that are in need. I encourage everyone to participate in the annual campaign which has recently been launched, and thereby fulfill the mitzvah of helping fellow Jews. Rabbi Howard Kutner Beth Israel Synagogue

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OSLO: 10 YEARS AFTER by YOSSI BEILIN TEL AVIV (JTA)--The Oslo Agreement was the first agreement ever signed between the Israeli government and the PLO, intended to put an end to the national struggle that is the heart of the larger Arab-Israeli conflict. The Olso Agreement was the natural continuation of the framework agreements signed at the 1978 Camp David summit between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, which also provided the basis for the 1991 Madrid Conference. But the talks that I initiated in Oslo contained two unique elements: For the first time, the Palestinian partner was clearly identified as the PLO; and the idea was proposed to transfer to Palestinian control most of the Gaza Strip and the Jericho area even before elections were held for the Palestinian Authority's legislative council and leadership. The Oslo process was intended to save the Zionist enterprise before Israel would control an area where the majority of residents would be Palestinian. Anyone who believes that Israel must be a Jewish and democratic state must support the establishment of a border between Israel and

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The Only Effective Way: Carry out Oslo to the End the Palestinian side-- preferably by consent rather than by unilateral measures. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin understood this and gave his support to the Oslo process. He faced opposition from a right-wing camp that presented itself as nationalist but did not propose any solution that would guarantee a Jewish and democratic future for Israel. Even today, when Israel is led by its most right-wing government ever and the U.S. administration also is more conservative, the “road map” peace plan is being presented as the only game in town--when in fact it’s nothing more than artificial respiration to keep the Oslo process alive through 2005. The interim measures did not accomplish their goal--that is, a final peace agreement--because of efforts by elements on both sides. On the Palestinian side, the extremist religious organizations understood that Israeli-Palestinian peace would be the end of the road for them, and they acted to undermine the process through violence. The more difficult the conditions became in the areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority, the more public support these organizations gained. On the Israeli side, it was the right wing--in particular, extremist settlers--

who did whatever they could to foil a final-status settlement that would divide the Land of Israel. Attempts to attribute the past three years of violence to the Oslo Agreement are characteristic of people who did not believe in the agreement in the first place--and who believe that any agreement with the enemy is a surrender that ultimately will engender more violence. I am not saying that the Oslo Agreement was free of flaws. But those flaws were not the result of an innocent belief that the five-year interim period would build such confidence and esteem between Israelis and Palestinians that it would be easy to reach a final status settlement. In my opinion, there were two flaws in the Oslo Agreement and its implementation: First, the fact that no reference was made to the freezing of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip--the Palestinians accepted Rabin's personal commitment to halt the construction of new settlements-created an opening that a subsequent right-wing government used to build new settlements, though it clearly was not the original intent of the agreement. Second, Israel did not give sufficient importance to incitement in the Palestinian media, thinking it was a trend that would pass when the final-status agreement was signed. This incitement

played a significant role in the Palestinians’ return to violence in 2000. Would it have been possible to dispense with the interim period and go immediately to a final settlement in 1993? We’ll never know, but that was my preferred option. I tried to persuade Rabin to take advantage of the momentum and reach a final agreement in that summer 10 years ago, but he was afraid that it would be too great a burden for Israeli public opinion. Both sides blame the other for the process' failure, though the Palestinians’ choice of violence means they have the greater share of blame. But our future does not lie in reciprocal blaming. If we want to secure the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, we must do it before there is a Palestinian majority under Israeli control. If the Palestinians want a state with a secular and pragmatic leadership, they must do it before Hamas and Islamic Jihad conquer the hearts of the people. We have no time. The only effective way to do this is to complete the Oslo process and reach the final-status agreement as quickly as possible. The author was minister of justice in Ehud Barak's government and one of architects of the Oslo Agreements. His photo is courtesy the of the Knesset

Where Are the Moderate Muslims?

BEHIND THE H EADLINES by DANIEL PIPES “You will sooner or later pay for your pack of lies,” read one threatening message last week. It went to the author of a just-released book in Canada titled The Trouble with Islam: A Wake-up Call for Honesty and Change. In it, Irshad Manji, 34, explores such usually-taboo themes as antisemitism, slavery, and the inferior treatment of women with what she calls an “utmost honesty.” “Grow up!” she scolds Muslims. “And take responsibility for our role in what ails Islam.” Although a television journalist and personality, Manji --a practicing Muslim--brings real insight to her subject. “I appreciate that every faith has its share of literalists. Christians have their Evangelicals. Jews have the ultraOrthodox. For God’s sake, even Buddhists have fundamentalists. But what this book hammers home is that only in Islam is literalism mainstream.” For her efforts, Manji has been called “self-hating,” “irrelevant,” “a Muslim sellout” and a “blasphemer.” She is accused of both “denigrating Islam” and dehumanizing Muslims. This outpouring of hostility prompted Manji to hire a guard and install bullet-proof glass in her house. The Toronto police acknowledge “a very high level of awareness” about her security. Manji’s predicament is unfortunately all-too-typical of what courageous, moderate, modern Muslims face when

they speak out against the scourge of militant Islam. Her experience echoes the threats against the lives of such writers as Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasreen. And non-Muslims wonder why anti-Islamist Muslims in western Europe and North America are so quiet? Anti-Islamist Muslims--who wish to live modern lives, unencumbered by burqas, fatwas, and jihad--are on the defensive and atomized. However eloquent, their individual voices cannot compete with the roar of militant Islam’s determination, money, and violence. As a result, militant Islam, with its West-phobia and goal of world hegemony, dominates Islam in the West and appears to many to be the only kind of Islam. But anti-Islamist Muslims not only exist; in the two years since 9/11, they have increasingly found their voice. They are a varied lot who share neither a single approach nor one agenda. Some are pious, some not, and others are freethinkers or atheists. Some are conservative, others liberal. They share only a hostility to the Wahhabi, Khomeini, and other forms of militant Islam. They are starting to produce books that challenge the Islamists’ totalitarian vision. Abdelwahab Meddeb of the Sorbonne wrote the evocatively titled Malady of Islam in which he compares militant Islam to Nazism. Akbar Ahmed of American University wrote Islam Under Siege, calling for Muslims to respect non-Muslims. Journalists such as Tashbih Sayyid of Pakistan Today and Stephen Schwartz of The Weekly Standard are on the front lines against militant Islam in the United States, as is the writer Khalid Durán. Tahir Aslam Gora has the same role in Canada. The ex-Muslim who goes by the pseudo-

nym Ibn Warraq has written a series of books intended to embolden Muslims to question their faith. A number of organizations are anti-Islamist, including the Islamic Supreme Council of America, the Council for Democracy and Tolerance, the American Islamic Congress, and Shi’ite organizations, such the Society for Humanity and Islam in America. A number of Turkish organizations have a determinedly secular cast, including the Atatürk Society and the Assembly of Turkish American Associations. Some anti-Islamists have acquired public roles. Ayaan Hirsi Ali in Holland, who has called Islam a “backward” religion, is a member of the Dutch parliament. Naser Khader in Denmark is also a member of parliament and a secularist who calls for full Muslim integration with the Danes. The weak standing of anti-Islamist Muslims has two major implications. • For them to be heard over the Islamist din requires help from the outside--celebration by governments, grants from foundations, recognition by the media, and attention from the academy. • Those same institutions must shun the now-dominant militant Islamic establishment. Moderates have a chance to be heard when Islamists are repudiated. Promoting anti-Islamists and weakening Islamists is crucial if a moderate and modern form of Islam is to emerge in the West. Daniel Pipes is director of the Middle East Forum and author of Militant Islam Reaches America; his articles can be found at: www.DanielPipes.org.

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Synagogues B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 10 a.m. MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY: 11 a.m., at Council Bluffs Cemetery; at Kol Nidre Services, Prof. Leonard Greenspoon will talk about “Jews in Popular Culture”, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY: Yom Kippur Services, with Zelph Telpner on “When Will God Atone?”, 10:30 a.m., Concluding Services, 5:30 p.m.; potluck Break-the-Fast, following services. To participate, call Sandra Kurland, 323-8885.

BETH EL SYNAGOGUE Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 10:15 a.m.; K’tantan, 10:45 p.m.; Evening Services, 6:50 p.m. SUNDAY: Morning Service, 9 a.m. Memorial service, 11 a.m., at Beth El Cemetery; Kol Nidre, 6:10 p.m. MONDAY: Regular Morning Service, including Yizkor and Musaf, 9 a.m.; Alternative Service, 9:45 a.m.; Study Session with Rabbi Jules Harlow, 4 p.m. Minha-Ne’ila, 5 p.m. Sounding of the Shofar, 7:15 p.m. WEEKDAY SERVICES: Sunday at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; weekdays at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. A THOUGHT FOR SHABBAT To receive Rabbi Levin’s weekly “Thought For Shabbat” e-mail message, please send your e-mail address to exec@bethelomaha.org. This is free and open to the entire community.

BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Office Hours: Monday- Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner.

FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:50 p.m. West Minyan at the home of Dennis and Susan Paley, 6:50 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning Services, 8:45 a.m. Free babysitting, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood. Mincha, 6:35 p.m. followed by Shalosh Suedot, Ma’ariv, and Havdalah. SUNDAY: Morning Services, 8:45 a.m. Kol Nidre, 6:45 p.m. Free babysitting during Kol Nidre services. MONDAY: Shacharit, 8:30 a.m. Free babysitting begins at 10 a.m. Junior Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Torah Reading, 11 a.m. Sermon, 11:30 a.m. Yizkor, 11:50 a.m. Mincha, 5 p.m. Neilah, 6:10 p.m. Fast ends, 7:42 p.m. Break-the-Fast at the synagogue following services. Weekday Morning Services, 6:30 a.m.; Weekday Mincha and Ma’ariv, 6:30 p.m.

BEYT SHALOM FRIDAY: Shabbat at home. SATURDAY: Shabbat T’Shuvah, 9 a.m. at the Blumkin Home. SUNDAY: Kol Nidre, 7:30 p.m. at the synagogue. MONDAY: Yom Kippur Shacharit Services, 9:30 a.m. Musaf, 11 a.m., Mincha study, 5 p.m., Neilah, 5:45 p.m., Yizkor, 6:15 p.m., Concluding Neilah and Havdalah, 6:30 p.m., Community Break-the-fast, 7 p.m.

CHABAD HOUSE Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. MondayFriday, morning services, 7 a.m. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:50 p.m. at the home of Fishel and Jean Paley. MONDAY: Yom Kippur Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Children’s Program, 10:30 a.m.; Torah Reading, 10:30 a.m.; Yizkor, noon; Mincha, 5 p.m.; Neilah, 6:15 p.m.; Fast ends, 7:42 p.m., followed by Break-the-Fast.

Celebrate the Holidays at Beth Israel by BETH COHEN Executive Director We’ve blown the shofar, eaten apples and honey for a sweet new year, and are about to spend Yom Kippur in prayer and repentance. Free babysitting service is available on Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur day. In addition, a Breakthe-Fast meal will be held immediately following Neilah services at about 7:45 p.m. Cost is $5. Sukkot celebrations begin with the putting up of the synagogue sukkah. Do a mitzvah and help up on Tuesday, Oct. 7, following morning minyan (at about 8 a.m.). Contact Harry Berman at 346-2345 if you are interested in helping to put up the sukkah. Ever eaten in a sukkah? Ever eaten in a sukkah with 50 or 60 people? Following services on the first day of Sukkot, Saturday, Oct. 11, Beth Israel will have a festive holiday lunch in the sukkah. The Torah says, “You shall dwell in the sukkah for seven days.” The rabbis have explained that the primary mitz-

vah of dwelling in the sukkah is to eat our meals there. Lunch is the is $8 for adults, $4 for children four-12 years old, and free to children three and younger. Simchat Torah is one of the most joyously celebrated holidays of the year. The yearly cycle of reading the Torah begins and ends on Simchat Torah. Singing and dancing with the Torah, both inside and outside the synagogue building, is traditional on Simchat Torah. Hakafos, Hebrew for “circuits,” is the removal of the Torahs from the arc to be carried seven times around the sanctuary amid the singing and dancing. Hakafos is Saturday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. Following Hakafos, there will be a dairy dinner and ice cream social. There is no charge for the Simchat Torah dinner. To get a full schedule of holiday services, including Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, or to make meal reservations, contact the synagogue office, at 556-6288.

Candlelighting Friday, October 3, 6:45 p.m. Sunday, October 5, Kol Nidre, 6:42 p.m.

CONGREGATION B’NAI JESHURUN Rabbi Debbie Stiel will be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays, all day. You may reach her 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays at 416-2321 (local for Lincoln), or at rabstiel@aol.com. FRIDAY: Shabbat service led by Rick Kohn, the Kohn family, and Stephanie Dohner, 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Shabbat service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Immediately following Religious School Classes, volunteers are needed to assist with organizing and setting out food for Break-the-Fast after Yom Kippur. Contact Marc Shkolnick at: mtkbshkolnick@earthlink.net or 465-8875; Memorial Service (Wyuka Cemetery) followed by unveiling for Paula Storch Williams, 12:30 p.m.; Kol Nidre service, 8 p.m. MONDAY: Yom Kippur Morning service, 10 a.m.; Children’s Service, 2:30 p.m.; Afternoon, Yiskor (Memorial), 3:30 p.m., and Neilah (Concluding) services. Community potluck break-the-fast following services. Sitter service with educational programming available during adult services.

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ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Shabbat Service led by Beyt Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, 9 a.m. SUNDAY: Kol Nidre services, led by Andrew Greenberg, 7 p.m. MONDAY: Yom Kippur/Yizkor, led by Andrew Greenberg 9 a.m. Mincha and Neilah, led by Phyllis Hoffman, 6:45 p.m.

TEMPLE ISRAEL FRIDAY: Every Friday: All male members of Temple are

invited to a weekly informal get together at Spirit World, 7517 Pacific Street. 11:45 a.m. Shabbat Shuva Service, 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Rabbi Craig Marantz and Cantor Wendy Shermet will officiate; there will be a brief study session with the rabbis following the service. Oneg Shabbat sponsored by Women of Reform Judaism. SATURDAY: Bagels and Sacred Books, 9:30 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. Tashlich follows at Elmwood Park stream. SUNDAY: Kol Nidre First Service. 6 p.m., Second Service, 8:15 p.m. MONDAY: Yom Kippur Young Children’s Service, 9:159:45a.m.; Morning Service, 10:15a.m.; Lay-led Morning Service, 10:15a.m.; Ethics Panel 12 p.m.; Musical Interlude, 22:45 p.m.; Moments of Remembrance, 3-4 p.m.; Family Youth Service, 3-4 p.m.; Aftemoon Service, 4 p.m.; Yizkor, 5 p.m., Neilah, 5:30 p.m. ADULT EDUCATION WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8: “History of Israel, Part 1: Biblical and PreModern Foundations” with Dr. Gershovich, 6:45-8:30 p.m. THURSDAY, Oct. 9: “Adult Study with the Clergy.” 10 a.m.11:30 a.m., with Rabbi Azriel.

TIFERETH ISRAEL Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan, Monday & Thursday, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Shabbat Services, 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning Service, 9 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 11 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 7 p.m. SUNDAY: Yom Kippur Kol Nidre Service, 6:40 p.m. MONDAY: Yom Kippur Morning Services, 9 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 11 a.m.; Yizkor Service, Mincha, Neilah, Ma’ariv, Shofar-blowing, 5:05 p.m.

BAR MITZVAH Mendel Simcha Silver, son of Bethaviva Cohen and Harry I. Silver, will become a Bar Mitzvah Saturday, Oct. 4, at Congregation Bais Yisroel in Minneapolis, MN. A seventh-grade student at Torah Academy in Minneapolis, he enjoys baseball, reading and art.

Mendel has an older brother, Ophair. Grandparents are the late Fred and Bessie Silver and the late Harold and Sareta Cohen.

Space Still Available for Beth El’s Holiday Bazaar by DIANE AXLER BAUM for Beth El Synagogue Whether “seasonal gifts” bring out the seller or the buyer in you (or both!), you’ll find a channel at the Beth El Sisterhood Holiday Bazaar, Sunday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the synagogue. Numerous vendors promise to fill the Social Hall with a fantastic variety of items, said Patti Adler, co-chair with Caryn Rifkin. The array will include antique jewelry, original paintings, Russian Lithographs, stationery, crafts,

and much more. Vendors are not necessarily members of Beth El. Limited space still remains. To reserve a table, send your Tax Identification Number and a check for $30, made out to Beth El Sisterhood, to PO Box 540430, Omaha 68154. A raffle and bake sale will enhance Bazaar day. Sisterhood members will bake in the Beth El kitchen on two Sundays, Nov. 2 and 9, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. For more information, call Patti, 3334047, or Caryn, 334-7216.

October 3, 2003

The New Year Is Upon Us

SPARKS FROM THE WORD by RABBI MYER S. KRIPKE Parashat Haazinu/Shabbat Shuva The New Year is upon us! No one can avoid serious thoughts--Life? Fortune? Illness? Death? How will I fare? My family? My friends? And the seriousness is stressed by the long, demanding, crushing Haazinu of our Torah text. It is no small declaration. The poet calls nothing less than heaven and earth as witnesses. The poem talks about nothing less than Israel’s future--compounded of ungratefulness, unfaithfulness to God and unwillingness to face the simple, but fateful truth: serenity depends on faithfulness and repentance. God found his people, the poem declares, barely alive in an “empty howling waste”... and nourished him (Israel) and supported him as an eagle carries his young on his wings. How could Israel refuse to acknowledge all of that? Yet Israel, “a treacherous breed,” interpreted its securi-

ty as its own accomplishment! Our own few words here cannot begin to do justice to this long, fiery poem. Biblical poetry dazzles and sparkles and grips the reader in its astonishing torrent of words. One who reads it for the first time might think that the vituperative attack on Israel must lead to fatality. It does not. For when Israel’s strength is totally spent, the Lord will vindicate His people and save them, venting His wrath against Israel’s enemies. O you Palestinians! O you suicide bombers! Read this poem. It is meant for you. But Israel, don’t forget that this all hinges on teshuvah, on repentance. Now don’t let this theological word, repentance, stop you. It is no big thing. It only means, Return, Return. Return? Yes, return back from your neglect of duty. Return back from frivolity. Life is more than that and weightier than that. Return indeed, return indeed to God. Return to mitzvah. Return to justice and hesed, to continuous attention to generosity and truth. Return to Judaism. It is the best and surest way to make us worthy of life. It embraces perception and achievement. It values vision, for vision leads to action and achievement. It helps us to avoid emptiness, and to fill another year with joy, with solid, satisfying conduct, with mitzvah, with human virtue. Does God demand more? Can we do less?

Beth El to Resume Weekly Sessions of Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Course by DIANE AXLER BAUM for Beth El Synagogue Following a three-week break for the holidays, Beth El’s Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah students will resume weekly Wednesday sessions with a class on Oct. 8, 7 p.m., in the Library. Members of the class are enjoying Jewish learning of depth and scope as they prepare for a B’nai Mitzvah ceremony, tentatively scheduled for November, 2004. Rabbi Mordechai Levin contributes as a guest lecturer. Coordinator Cantor Gastón Bogomolni said he focuses primarily on teaching the Hebrew prayers in the Shabbat morning Torah Service. He puts particular

emphasis on exploring the meaning of the individual prayers and on considering why, when and how the prayers are said. When he first brought out copies of the Sidurim to discuss the meaning of specific prayers, his students expressed great interest. “They wanted to know,” he recalled in a recent interview. He was delighted by their response, he said. “I like to teach students what they want to learn.” Students are David Cooper, Frances Gottlieb, Denise Ipock, Dan Levitan, Diane Malashock, Carol Nathan, Karen Pollak, Caryn Rifkin and Nancy Skid.

joining the Times in 1986. He is survived by his mother, Juanita Fineman, of Highland Park, IL; his wife, Michelle Prosser-Fineman, Washington, D.C.; brother and sister-in-law, Glen and Holly Fineman; stepson, Sebastian Hulthen, of Stockholm, Sweden; and stepdaughter, Harmony Little, of Lexington, KY. Memorials to the Mark Fineman Fund, c/o The Committee to Protect Journalists, Development Dept., 330 7th Ave., 12th Floor, New York, NY 10001. AARON DANIEL ZACK Aaron Daniel Zack died Sept. 21 in New Orleans at the age of 63. Services were held at Touro Synagogue and burial at Hebrew Rest Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, former Omahan, Renee Fishel Zack; daughter, Melanie Zack of Scottsdale, AZ; son, Benjamin Zack of New Orleans; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Eadie and Eitan Tsabari of Omaha; nieces and nephews. Memorials to Touro Synagogue, 4238 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA 70130, or M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX. RUTH MARKO Ruth Marko died Sept. 28 in Minneapolis at the age of 95. Services were held Sept. 30 at Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka. She was preceded in death by her husband, Erving, and son, Jerome. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Myron (Sonny) and Harriet Marko; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Max and Linda Rutman; sisters and brothers-in-law, Yetta and Irv Goldenberg, Bertha Gifis, Dora Rutman, Freda and Joe Paper, Irene Cohen; brothers and sistersin-law, Herman and Nancy Markowitz, Joe Bobrow, Marion Greenberg. Memorials to Shalom Home West, 3620 Phillips Pkwy., St. Louis Park, MN 55426, Bet Shalom Congregation, 13613 Orchard Rd., Minnetonka, MN 55305 or charity of choice. CLARA LEE KATZ Clara Katz died Sept. 30 at the age of 75. Services were held Oct. 1 at Golden Hill Cemetery. Katz was a longtime resident of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home and volunteered every week to pick up papers at the Jewish Press office for delivery to the residents. She is survived by her sister, Jeanie Marx; niece, Rhonda Marx; nephew and his wife, Bill and Christy Marx; and three great-nieces, Emily, Rachel and Sara Marx. Memorials to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.

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DEATHS YAFA SHYKEN Yafa Shyken died suddenly on Sept. 18 at the age of 54. Services were held Sept. 19 at Mount Sinai Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Keva Shyken in 2002. An Israeli sabra, Shyken often offered her help to translate Hebrew for Israeli patients waiting for transplants at UNMC’s Lied Transplant Center. She is survived by her daughters, Rachel and Bertha, and son, Joey; two grandchildren, all of Omaha; mother, Yedida Shabtai; brother, Moshe Shabtai; and two sisters, Ruthie Mendelovich and Devorah Gigi, all of Israel. Memorials to Beth Israel Synagogue. BURTON LEO OBERMAN Burt Oberman died Sept. 19 at the age of 77. Services were held Sept. 21 at Temple Israel Cemetery. He and his sister, Sylvia Oberman, who died in 1998, operated the Oberman Furniture Store in Omaha, which his family owned for almost 100 years, and served in the U.S. Navy during the last days of World War II. Oberman made a gift to the Lauritzen Gardens at the Omaha Botanical Center for the Bird Sanctuary in memory of his sister. Memorials can be directed there or to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home or charity of choice. LENORA LANCASTER Former Omahan Lenora Lancaster died Sept. 22 at the age of 65 in Richmond, VA. Lancaster served as Administrative Assistant at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home from 1996-2002 to Executive Director Barbara Gottlieb. Prior to that, she held a similar position at the Jewish Home for the Aged in Richmond. She was named Legal Secretary of the Year for the state of Virginia and also worked as a deputy clerk for the Federal Court System. She is survived by her sister, Rebecca L. Gray of Stanley, VA; brother, Douglas Lancaster of Montgomery, AL; nieces, nephews and friends, including Barbara Gottlieb and her daughter, Carolyn Ware, of Pittsburgh, PA. Memorials to the University of Nebraska Foundation for breast cancer research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, and sent to the University of Nebraska Foundation, 8712 W. Dodge Rd., Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68114. MARK FINEMAN Los Angeles Times correspondent Mark Fineman died suddenly in Baghdad on Sept. 23 at the age of 51. Memorial services will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7. An award-winning journalist, Fineman worked for the Chicago Sun Times and Philadelphia Inquirer before

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Women’s, Men’s Campaigns Energize Donors Golabek’s Performance “Mesmerizing”

Men’s Campaign Holds a Fast-Paced Kickoff

More than 40 men involved with 2004 Federation Annual Campaign attended the Campaign Kickoff recently. They were treated to a presentation by local radio personality Kent Pavelka and learned about the issues facing the Jewish community in Omaha, Israel and around the world. There was a 15.8% increase in pledges received at the Kickoff, according to Men’s Campaign Co-Chairmen Howard Epstein and Fred Tichauer. Epstein and Tichauer added that the “goal is to complete the Men’s Campaign by Oct. 31 with an increase of at least 6%.” Above: Young Leadership Cabinet Chairman Michael Miller, left, and Young Men’s Division CoChairman Dan Marburg met with some of the workers in the Young Men’s Division during the recent kickoff, including: Ted Zetzman, Marty Cohen, Rich Rosenblatt and Bob Goldberg. Left photo: KKAR Radio personality Kent Pavelka, left, talked about his recent experiences broadcasting from Jerusalem as part of the ‘American Voices in Israel’ program. Bob Wolfson, right, ADL/CRC Director, accompanied Pavelka during his week-long visit to Israel.

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More than 130 women attended the 2004 Women’s Campaign Event which featured an emotional performance by pianist and author Mona Golabek. Golabek’s powerful style of music and memory left many in the audience mesmerized by the inspiring story of Golabek’s mother, a child of the Kindertransport, and an accomplished pianist herself. Photos from top left: Women’s Campaign Event Co-Chairmen Jill Belmont, left, and her mother Barbara Kushner, pose with Golabek during the book signing. Ruth Erman, left, and Bobbi Leibowitz, 2004 Women’s Event Co-chairmen, open the evening. Golabek is lost in the

music during her emotional performance at Ironwood Golf and Country Club. Bea Karp shares some her experiences as a child during the Holocaust with Golabek. Linda Mann, left, Deanna Gilinsky, Barbara Platt and Sheryn Joffe are transfixed by Golabek’s powerful performance. Federation Executive Director Jan Goldstein, left, Lion of Judah Co-Chairman Susie Cohn and her mother, Roz Friedman wait to have their copies of Golabek’s book signed by the author after her performance. Renee Kasner, left, and Nancy Greenberg at the dessert reception. Golabek shares a laugh with Pearl Richman Giventner and Rachel Rosenberg.

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