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Vol. LXII No. 34
Omsha, Neb., Frr., April 20, 1884
Jewisfi-Luii'K An afternoon symposium and an evening public lecture will be presented at Dana College in Blair, April 26. The activities, sponsored by the AntiDefamation League of B'nai B'rith and Dana College, are part of a program entitled "Torah and Gospel: A Jewish-Lutheran Conversation." Participants include Dr. Harold Ditmanson of St; Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota; Dr. Delvin Hutton, of Dana College; Rabbi Myer Kriplce and Dr. Jonathan Ro.senbaum, both of Omaha. Major funding for the project, according to ADL, was provided by the Nebraska Committee for the Humanities.
The program is an outgrowth of guidelines presented in 1971 by the Division of Theological Studies of the Lutheran Council in the United States. The guidelines for conversations between Lutherans and Jews were "to contribute to community understanding and cooperation, to heal wounds of the past, and to understand better our common heritage and common humanity." The program begins at 2 p.m. with registration in Doctors Auditorium, C.A. Dana Hall of Science and continues to 6 p.m. . Dinner will be available in the college dining room at a charge and the program will resume at 8 p.m. with a talk by Dr. Ditmanson.
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The picture is from Documentary Phota Aids, "The Nazi Holocaust-Series II". It depicts the life or death selection process at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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dience for the film, the Center sought to secure the participation of Elizabeth Taylor and Orson Wells, Ms. Taylor said "I am honored to be asked to be part of such a project," she said, "I will do everything to help you." The film will be shown at the Jewish Community Center on Sunday the 29th, "we are anticipating a large crowd," said Mr. Shukert in order to accommodate everyone we will show the movie twice, first from'2•30:30 and then 4-5:30." , The slide presentation that was put together last year by Marty Shukert and the 1983 committee will be available in the lobby during the showing of Genocide. This year the service will be held at Beth Israel Synagogue, it will begin at 7:30 pnr. After the service there will be a panel discussion with people from the community on "Teaching the Holocaust to our Children". For more information about the Jewish Cultural Arts Council's Yom HaShoah programs call the Jewish Cultural Arts Council 334-8200 ext. 232.
Present and former members of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, B'nai B'rith Men and Women and members of the f ' ' ' Omaha community are invited to a din\ ner honoring the 60th Anniversary of AZA. The dinner to be held Saturday evening, May 5, at the JCC will feature two special events. A ceremony will be held to unDr. Max Baer veil a permanent granite marker denoting the foundation of AZA in Omaha by Sam Beber in 1924. Funds for the monument were donated by Henry Monsky and Cornhusker lodges of B'nai B'rith and AZA alumni from around the United States. The monument will be placed on the Omaha JCC campus. Featured speaker at the Founder's Day Dinner will be Dr. Max Baer, first international director.of BBYO. Dr. Baer began his career with BBYO as assistant executive secretary of AZA at age 21. He served as the International Director of BBYO for 30 years. Dr. Baer also served youth as national director of the B'nai B'rith. Vocational Service Bureau, and coordinator of the B'nai B'rith Career and Counseling
Services for combined periods of 20 years: He held consultantships under five U.S. Secretaries of Labpr, lectured at five universities and wrote a college textbook for counselor training which is considered a classic in its field. Dr. Baer recently completed a book entitled Dealing in Futures, a history of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. Several members of the BBYO International Executive Board are expected to attend. The evening will began with a reception at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Havdallah service performed by BBYO members and dinner at 8:15 p.m. The cost for the dinner is $15 per person. Patron tickets are available for $25 per person with proceeds going to the local BBYO Scholarship' Fund. Reservations are to be made at the JCC no later than April 22. The dinner and monument were conceived by Dr. Jim Wax, chairman of the AZA 60th Anniversary Committee. Members of the committee are Robert Beber; Andie. Gordman, BBG representative; Marv Kaplan, Henry Monsky Lodge; Margo Riekes, JCC representative; Steven Riekes; Esther Wax, BBW; Alan Widman, AZA representative. The Registrar's office of the JCC may be contacted for further information.
The Jewish Cultural Arts Council's 1984 Yom HaShoah observances will take place on April 29. This year there will be several programs that will enable people to learn about the Holocaust, says Marty Shukert, chairman of this year's Day of Remembrance. The day will start with Omaha's first showing of the Oscar winning film Genocide (the film is made possible by a generous gift from Mickey Sturm, Don Sturm and their children Melanie and Rob~ert").
Elizabeth and Harry Rubenstein, residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary last week. .
tzniaut pr< rtainino vari By Esther Wax Entertainment Chairman Yom Ha'atzmaut Planning Committee The Double Ghai Review, a community variety show, will be presented at 3:30 and again at 7 p.m, during the Yom
Ha'atzmaut celebration on Sunday, May 6 in the JCC Theater. According to Joa'nie Jacobson, producer/director of The Double Chai Review, "in the finest tradition of the Jewish Spirit, we've got it all — little (continued on page 2)
il Kutler Fund Friends and /amity 6f the late"Phil Kutler Jjaye established a fund in his memory to aid the local B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. The fund will be administered by the Jewish Federation Foundation. Phil Kutler.grew up in Omaha and attended Omaha Technical High School. Mr. Kutler was an active member of the Henry Monsky Lodge of . PhilRutler -. B'nai B'rith for over 30 years.and participated in the B'nai B'rith Bowling League. His years of service included 12 years on the Board of Governors for District 6 B'nai B'rith Men. He was an advisor for AZA in Omaha and believed very strongly in the BBYO program. BBYO, founded in Omaha in 1924, is the largest Jewish'Youth Organization in the
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woHd. It serves 25,000 Jewish-teenagers in the U.S., Canada, Israel and continental Europe. The primary purpose of the fund will be to provide scholarships for members of BBYO in Omaha to participate in the annual Chapter Leadership Training Conference (CLTC) held in Mukwanago, Wisconsin, each summer at B'nai B'rith Beber Camp. The focus of the two week CLTC program is on the practical how-to's of building a better chapter. Much of CLTC is devoted to blending an Understanding of Judaism, leadership skills and creative arts into AZA and BBG at the local level: CLTC is the first in a series of BBYO summer programs designed to send home committed; skilled, enthusiastic leaders who have a deep understanding of their Jewishness. Additional.contributions may be made in care of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization, 333. S. 132nd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 6 8 1 5 4 .
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Genocide is the story of millions of men, women and children who fell victim to Hitler's Final Solution. Rabbi Marvin Hier, Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, decided to create a comprehensive film showing that this catastrophe was very much a product of the Twentieth Century. He sought to develop a presentation that would create a relationship between the viewers and the victims; one that would help people personally relate to the story of human beings rather than lifeless statistics.
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