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.COUNCIL 6LUFFS. LINCOLN. OMAHA Omalw. Nab.. Fri., January 6, IfTI
Community Invited to Federation Meeting A community tribute to ttw lair UoMa Meir will be given It the Jotat MHiual meeting of the JewUi Federation of Omaha on Sunday. Jan 7. 7 30 p m at the Jewlah Community Center
The O'var Torah tribute by
Russian Woman Impressed by Omaha ^Vl haven't the faintest idea f vkal ihe waa thinking, but I UMV wat only one thought IfWigid In my mind at we tat on (he couch amiling at each other How am I gotng to nmhjct an interview with a RuHlan woman who barely qieakf Kngllih'' Journaliitm claMet offer variouK inlfTMPwing tech ni'i itinewtfuP<<
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ea Is t»* alet hir the lirM lime to visit her lan, Vladimir, i student at ibia l<nivenlty She was In New York for one day before ihc and Vladimir boarded a but and came to Omaha lo vlstt SMrley and LeeoardGoMMaln "To be In the U S and not tee Shirley Is Impossible," Anna explained "Shirlry and I have been rxchanging letlers for four years " Another special penon to the Ztablnakyt Is World He
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In honor of the 7&th annlver sary Diamond Jubilee Year of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, living past presidents will be the recipients of spe rial awards They include Miirrls Jsi'obs. Joe M HIce. Jjirk W Marer. Harry Tnjs 'in Krncsl A Nogg. Arthur II (.iilrlMiiii Millon H Abra hams. Harry Sldman. .S KImer (irr>ss. Morley Zipurs kv ll.irlanJ Noddle. U-onard (tii'li. (ioUlstcin and Ka iloff 11 ft Ink
Federation and its (iepan ments, Justin Ori'enberi Young Leadership recipientl and the senior tncumbeni ralKl bis of Bath laraal Synago Beth El Synagogue an Temple Israel "We are also especially fa lunale that a man of the wU dom, experience and railM of Philip Bernstein, relinn executive illr|.<liir r.f 111*. ( oun rllol wiUl be wi"( ^r„ ' ,|» ,k, ,
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Antencari and overseas Je« ish scene No member of Je« Lib Federation shouM misal thhs opportunity."' said MaryJ Fellman. Federation Preslj dent The annual meeting will baj
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iiiuiiiion »niin nod never romeup Korlunately. Anna 2kibins ky. a former refunenik. hah been livuig In Israel lor the pait three yean, ao I dug up my ruaty Hebrew and beitan thequeiikint Mrs
Vtadlmlr, hoane from jusi havlivi awakened, walked Into the living room Wf bid him good morning and to my eternal gratitude developed a new formal lor the Interview i posed the questtnrn to him In Engllah. he trai Into Kusslan for and she answered m lit hrcvi Mrv Kkihlnskv uid hei
Rabbi Kenneth Bromberg, president of the Rabl>inlcal Council of Omaha, will be given on the occasion of the end of the 3l>-day mourning period iShloahlmi (or the former prime minister of Israel who passed away, Friday, Dec t. in Jerusalem
Ihe Zl(i6ln»kv! II Israrl
Al Ihifi pninl in our slnigRling effort to comrounirate.
Auction Nets $16,000 For JCC A net iurpiua of approtlmately III.OOO wu realised from the Jewish Community Center Auction field on Sun day, Dec 3 Phil Colman JCf executive director, noted that this figure was arrtvad at after all cipenaas incurred In the production of Ihe auction were tallied and subtracted
Mr Co<man said that the Bonay waa uaad u had been
^KlMd, that ts to cover un Bfcttad nptum to the (hes ter, pre-fdiool and senior ciii len proframa at the Center Auction chairman Saranne Gllnik and co-vice-chaimoen Uarahall Kuilner and CaJ KIrahen eaprtaaad appredatlon to (heir committee and ttw Canter membership (or "tiwir participation and help In BMktng the event the sue eaaaltwaa." Mr Cofman said thai at ihii time ha and (be JCX; board do not aatldpata naktag the AoetlQn an annual event
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and .si'ltliHl ju.\l ..ui^i.j. ..I ii'l Aviv Israel is the only place in thf world,' Mid Mr* Zl^>hm^ ky. "I ran feel I am ft.n ih lihp other people Alter liunti in Kussia that's espei'ially irn poftant " Kindlntj a ]ob wksn'l eas.v for.Mr Zloblnsky "It look seven mnnthii tje fore he found something ' Mrs Zloblnsky said Israelis hav about a Ruaslan englaaar and think oh, no big deal, he's probaMy not so Rood " Mr Zloblnsky i> now work ing In a military plan! and Mrs Zloblnsky said that though the salary is good, hr is not able to utilize all hu ablll ties Mrs Zloblnsky described tome of their initial difflcul lies In Israel "When we were In Russia. we heard a lot about the ter rariat bontbt but wr found after we gcK to larael it's Im possible lo worry about It all Ihe time I take the hut to work fvery day and I Just don'l think abtwi It." Mrs Zloblnsky la Id Ttie climate is still difficult (or us In the summer." Mrs ZIolMntky added, 11 makes us (eaiweak " The climate In Omaha, however. Is more familiar to the ZIoblnakysandMrs Zloblnsky Is tmpraased wlUi what ahe haaasenhcrc
Federation Sabbath Tonight. Friday. Jan 5. It Federation .Satibalh al Ihe three Omaha lyna foguci Mary Fellman, pretldenl of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, urges all members of the Jewlah community to at lend services and partlcl pate in the open discussion which follows Two rep resenlatlves from the Ked •ration board will be available lor queattans and at each tyna-
MM II *,) (MT pera son ! which fuM lows Hi , r. ,, II, i!i open t4J the community al no charge
An Open Letter To manban of the Omaha and Coundl Bluffs Jewlab Aana ZloMaaky and her son Vladimir relax by the flreplaca at ttMboaMafLMMrdaniahMajraaidBtein Mrs ZkMaaky had ••( aaan bar am ttam ba cana lo adwol In the United States a ynaraadahai(af» (PbotebyLjaana) 'In a city Ihia alsa In Ruaiia," Mrs Zloblnsky said, "water and maybe even th«toilets would tie outside Tliere are so many conveniences here, even though lt'« nol that large a city " Driving across the country was a (aaclnating experience for Mrs Zloblnsky "The landicape leaves .such a food ImpreaakMi. " Mrs Zloblnsky said, tmlllng. "F.very
thing Is so modem, the farms arc wi t)tK even the factories rstales look clean ' r than in Kussia " Mrs Zloblnsky and Vladi mir will be spending another week in Omaha before return ing to New York .Soon after that. Mrs Zloblnsky. who i.s '•• . 'Ij-pt at world Irav r n lo her husband dnn nrr iiDine in Israel
I hop«' many itiaiiv nl you arr pl.n it the 75th annual mM-lind of the .li uf Omaha, Siiritta\ mght at 7 3(1 p m Tins is .t muiiiii' uppor 'mill ' I f .III HI d community sinicha which involvi-s fat hill lisiinidv ami which alti-'' i • In Ihe years since the As-vx is founded in Omaha in HKl."). JIA.. .,, ,,,.,i,, „„. ,,^,^ .md needs have been united around a common core of con cems Todai !»•• rnusi evaluate our direction and .sM-k ways of bni. nmunilles together m mutual en deavorsasw , 'ic quality of Jewish life A SPECIAL WORD TO YOU WHO ARE UNDER « Recently I overheard some of our Young l.ea(l«'rship par licipanis discussing their future role in tl>e Federation They spoke of "they " and an "'elite'" group who carried all the roles of leadership The truth Is that "wp " is "you ". "they" IS "US " and the only "elite" Is Ihe Jew who is will ing to accept the role of leadership becau.se of concern and desire to work There is room (or you in evei .>. phase of Federation and its Departments We are partners, all of us. and together we must sustain our Jewish communities here and overseas The board and the staff of our Federation and its Deparlmenl.i look forward to .seeing you on Sunday Come to learn and toquesllon Come because you care MaryPitlfflait.Pr«aldettt Jewtah Pedcratkia of Omaha
Cofman Attends JWB Seminar a". Part I of "PalaatbM" wfl] air on Cbaanal U on SiBdajr, Jan ». lO » p m Above, Jewtab ptooaers at Haifa Bay dHrti«ibainta
NETV to Air "Palestine" •Palesllne." a Ihree-parl documentary tracing the 30year history of the British mandate era. will air on Nebraska Kducatkmal Televi ston, (lianflel 12. Sunday evenings Jan 2i,a«ndPeb tat 10 30p m The program is "best viewed at a debate stMMt history that remalna deeply con lenthwa." according to Pr» di^oer.BlrhardBitiad
In order In clarify this histo ry from Ihe years 191HM«. and to ensure a balanced per spective, Mr Broad contacted two historians, Yehuda Bauer, professor of Holocaust .Studies at the Univ.. . rusa lem, and W.proleaaor of POIIIH.II Munies at Ihe American I'nivenilly In Belnil, to present the respective Jewish and Arab poaltlona.
Phil Cofman. executive di re<"tor of the Jewish Commun Ity Center is this year"s program chairman for the Jewish Welfare Boards Intermediate City Center Executives .Sem mar to be held in San Diego Jan 7 11 "Seminars are held annual ly,'" said Mr Cofman, 'in order for directors of mtermediate size centers to address themselves to common problenu and isaues "All of us are dealing with the same prxriilems," Mr Cotman continued, "and this gives us the opportunity to discuss various methods of deal Ing with them " Topics which will be dis cussed include membership
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c<. ^ in socialI" a new look al siarimga ccniiT Keynote speaker tor the seminar will be Manhelm Shapiro, Jewish historian and soCMlOgllt
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