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WASHINGTON - Soviet diplomats in Washington D.C. may soon find their embassy located on "Andrei Sakharov Plaza," if a proposal passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee recently becomes law. Sakharov, a Nobel prize-winning scientist, has been reported on a hunger strike in Russia, an attempt to coerce Soviet officials to permit his wife, Yelena Bonner, to seek necessary medical treatment in the West. In protest of such Soviet oppression, the move to change the Soviet Embassy's address was first initiated by Iowa Senator Chuck Grfssley (Rep.). Grassley \>ad proposed the entire block in front of the Soviet Embassy be renamed for Sakharov, an idea spawned in Paris, where Grassley and parliamentarians from seven nations discussed ways to improve human rights standards in the U.S.S.R. Shirley Goldstein, of Omaha, was among those attending. ' In Washington, however, the District of

Columbia officials opposed the idea, citing District policy that permits streets to be named for deceased persons only. Refusing to let this initiative die, Grassley implored members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, where such legislation must first be approved, "to take the ball and run with it." His efforts culminated this week with the Appropriations Committee passage of a compromise measure written by committee member Alfonse D'Amato (R-N.Y.), that calls for only the site of the Soviet Embassy to be renamed Sakharov Plaza. D.C. officials reportedly had no objections to this revised proposal. As the measure now moves to the full Senate for approval, Grassley called D'Amato's bill "Even more pronounced in its intention, as we remind the Soviets with every piece of mail they receive, that America will forever be committed to the Sakharovs of the world suffering under oppressive regimes."

WASHINGTON —. U.S. Senator Roger ticipating, in Hamburg, Germany. Jepsen (R-Iowa) defended a prominent New "I addressed the Senate five weeks ago as York Congressman with whom he had been we considered and acted favorably upon, working on an investigation into Soviet sab- House Concurrent Resolution No. 294, otage of the International Mails. which called the Soviets into account for Action by Congressman Benjamin A. Gil- their deliberate interception and sabotage man (R-New York) and Senator Jepsen re- of the International Mails. sulted in new regulations adopted by the ' "This subject has been under investigaUniversal Postal Union Convention in tion by the Subcommittee on Investigations Hamburg, Germany, with 167 nations par- of the House for some 18 months now at ticipating. the specific request of Congressman BenSenator Jepsen attacked the Soviets for jamin A. Gilman of New York, who is a sentheir "slanderous" attack on the New York ior member of the House Post Office and Congressman closely identified with the So- Civil Service Committee and a distinguished colleague long involved in the plight viet Jewry issues. Senator Jepsen's statement on the issue of Soviet Jews. was documented by gathering exHibits for "The Senate voted unanimously in favor the Congressional investigation into the So- of this Resolution, which pointed out that viet sabotage. there was a cold, calculated, systemic campaign by the Soviets to interfere with InSenator Jepsen stated: "I have just learned of a slanderous and ternational Mail. "Congressman Gilman personally atvicious attack on a member of the House of Representatives by the Soviet Union in con- tended the U. P. U. Congress in Germany, junction with the Universal Postal Union as did our Postmaster General, William F. Congress, at which 167 nations were par- Bolger. Both cited the Soviets."

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NEW YORK — National Jewish organizations have welcomed the announcement that the Republican Party's platform would repudiate anti-Semitism and all other forms of hated, racism, and bigotry, but at the' same time urged the Republican leaders to "reject the current divisive assault on the First Amendment's separation of church and state" as a further step to discourage racism and bigotry. America flourished as a free society, the Jewish groups asserted, "because of the guarantees contained in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, most notably the First Amendment." It was in that context, they said, that the Republican Party was urged to protect the separation of church and state, a separation that was characterized as "the wall erected against government entanglement in religious affairs that has led to unparalleled religious tolerance, religious pluralism and religious freedom in the United States." A statement by the Jewish organizations, in which 15 Jewish community relations councils around the country to date have joined, was sent to Sen. Paula Hawkins of Florida and to Congressman Trent Lott of Mississippi, cochairmen of the Republican Platform Committee. Several days ago, Senator Hawkins, along with Senators Alfonse D'Amato of New York and Rudy Boschwitz of Minnesota and Congressman Bobbi Fiedler of California, issued a public statement calling for a Republican Party platform provision denouncing racism and anti-Semitism. Her public statement came in response to a request from Senator D'Amato that the following statement be incorporated in the Republican platform: "In view of recent events and the statements of prominent political personalities, the Republican Party takes this opportunity to reaffirm its adherence to pluralistic principles and to repudiate and disassociate itself from those who preach all forms of hatred, bigotry, racism and antiSemitism." The proposed Republican platform statement, the Jewish leaders commented, "reflects a fundamental consensus among Americans and a basic creed of .our nation which bears reiteration, reinforcement, and rededication."

A request that a state judicial commission investigate a derogatory reference to a black man allegedly made by a Florida circuit judge has been filed jointly by Jewish, Black and Spanish-American organizations. Judge Dick C. P. Lantz of Florida's Eleventh Circuit Court has been accused of making a racial slur on Aug. 1 against the dead father of a black plaintiff in a personal injury suit. The joint request for the inquiry was submitted to Florida's Judicial Qualifications Commission by the American Jewish Congress, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Spanish American League Against Discrimination. ' Judge Lantz was reported to have referred to the black man, Gregory Gill, 27, who was run over by a car, as a shvartzer — a derogatory Yiddish expression for blacks — according to several witnesses who were in his chambers at the time the remark allegedly was made. Judge Lantz, a member of the Greek Orthodox Church, denies making the remark. The reference was reportedly made during discussion of a suit brought on behalf of Mr. Gill's three-year-old son. Two attorneys present recalled that Judge Lantz said: "Oh, I remember that case. That isthe accident that happened at night where the shvartzer was running across the high1 way and they couldn't see him coming because he wasn't smiling." In their request to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, the three organizations said that the "cloud which surrounds Judge Lantz must be dispelled." They asked for an investigation of the jurist "which will exonerate or condemn him." The organization observed in a statement that prejudicial behavior cannot be tolerated within "the halls of justice" since "the judiciary is often the last recourse open to ethnic minorities to redress discrimination they have suffered." This is not the first.'time .Judge Lantz has been at the center of controversy. Four years ago, the Judicial Qualifications Commission found that he had made ill-considered remarks about women and homosexuals.

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. — B'nai B'rith International has deplored the "blatant anti-Semitic bigotry" of the Malaysian government which has ordered the New York Philharmonic Orchestra not to perform a work by Jewish composer Ernest Bloch. Philip Lax, chairman of the International Council of B'nai B'rith, called upon U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar. to talte "appropriate action" against the Kuala Lampur regime, under the provisions of all relevant UN human rights instruments. The International Council, which is the B'nai B'rith agency responsible for U.N. relations, also instructed its representative in Geneva to raise the issue during the current session there of the U.N. Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. In a letter to the U.N- secretary-general, Lax noted that reports reaching New York quote Malaysian Information official Rais Yatim as saying that it is not proper for the Bloch piece, entitled "Schelomo" (or Solomon, the king of Israel some 3,000 years ago) to be performed in Malaysia. "Schelomo" is Bloch's most frequently performed work. Yatim told a press conference in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lampur that his government would not encourage the presentation of works of Jewish origin. "Our policy on Israel and the Jews has been spelled out clearly and we are implementing this policy" Yatim said. Lax observed that "anti-Semites frequently try to obscure their racism and religious intolerance under the mask of anti-Zionism. But this time the bigotry is open and raw." The B'nai B'rith leader called upon the U.N. secretarygeneral to take all steps necessary to deal with "this outrage." Specifically, he asked that the Malaysian government be brought up under the Economic and Social Council Resolution 1503 Procedures for consideration of human rights violation. "Minister Yatim's own words attest to the fact that his government's most recent action is a part of a pattern of persistent and reliably attested acts of discrimination against Jews," Lax said. "This is precisely what 1503 was adopted to deal with."

By Irving Greenberg President, National Jewish Resource Center

year, the Reagan administration wishes to soften its image of being excessively hardline on Russia. There is constant media criticism at the poor state of U.S.-Russia relations. There is no profit — indeed, there is real political cost — in maintaining pressure on the USSR on the Afghan issue. But is the situation in Afghanistan better? On the contrary, in an attempt to crush the stubborn guerilla resistance, the USSR is waging a ruthless war against civilians. Two Russian deserters testified in London that Russian soldiers are ordered to kill Afghan villagers in cold blood. At a press conference, they said: "An officer decides to have a village searched . . . What usually happens is we found a cartridge or a bullet. The officers said: 'This is a bandit village. It must be destroyed.' . . . The men and the young men are usually shot right where they are. And the women, what they do is to try to kill them with grenades . . . (The New York Times, June 28, 1984) Dr. Claude M B . J » - Jirectoroif.Mpf)icins sans F r o - " "

(Doctors Without Borders), an organization sending medical teams to conflict areas all over, the world, spoke at Harvard. His organization has equipped and operated twelve hospitals in Afghanistan, four of which have been bombed and destroyed by the Soviets. According to Malurec: Rather than gaining control by seeking native support in villages and towns, the Soviets are attempting to take over Afghanistan by terrorizing its people. Tactics include: pillaging and burning villages, executing inhabitants and, increasingly, heavy air strikes. Mines and booby, traps dropped by helicopters further terrorize the Afghans. The mines are not designed to kill but to injure. An injured person immobilizes fighters and lowers morale as he dies slowly. About 2.5 million Afghans have fled to Pakistan and several hundred thousand to Iran. Dr. Malurec stressed that the lack of news reports is the key to Soviet strategy: "TrSernatioiial public opinion would (continued on page 8)

Those who study the Holocaust are continually tormented by the record of apathy in the rest of the world during this debauch of evil. Recently there was great turmoil when the Goldberg Commission sought to assess responsibility for American Jewish failures to respond. But remembering the past is not an end in itself. And remembering in order to scapegoat the, past is a form of pathology. In the Biblical tradition, we remember in order that behavior be changed. "You shall not torment the stranger for you know the life of a stranger; you were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Exodus 23, 9) This past month, the press carried reports that the boycott and suspension of cultural offices and exchanges between the United States and Russia initiated by President Carter in protest at the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan are about to be removed by President Reagan. In an election

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August 17,1984

Israel — a Jewish melting pot

Cantor Edeel Friedlander man meet again!

Editor's note: Cantor Leo Fettman has returned from Jerusalem where he attended the first world convention on H u n g a r i a n speaking Jews. This is his report. By Cantor Leo Fettman The convention opened with reunions of survivors from three different areas of Hungary. Joining the delegates from Debreczen, I was surprised to find Cantor Edsel Friedlander and Rabbi Dr. Weispal of the Pashti Street Synagogue whom I had not seen for 46 years. As a boy of 13 years, I had, in fact, been called upon to substitute for Friedlander when he became ill on the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Rabbi Weiszpal spoke eloquently describing the contributions made by the

By Ethel Edgar I have recently returned from a two-month stay in Jerusalem, Israel, and though I have been an ardent Zionist all my life, I have found a new dimension I've never noted before, v^Jiich leads me to suggest that every Jew — young and old'— owes it to himself or herself to make a trip to the Jewish Home Land. Where, except in Israel can you find the real meaning of the Sabbath? Where, except in Israel do you feel a common bond with Jews you do not know, and have never seen before? I said "Shabbat Shalom" to a middle-aged woman who (left) and Cantor Leo Fettstood near me at the Kiddush table in the garden of our Conservative Synagogue. She seemed very pleased to be greeted. She was from Ohio. This was her first trip to Israel and she was delighted to be there. She found it difficult to describe the feeling of kinship with everyone there. She never felt quite like it before, she said. And you could see it on her smiling face. Israel is more than a gathering of Jews from over 100 Hungarian Jews to Hungary countries. It is truly a melting pot from where the Jew of and the up-building of Is- the future will become a free Jew who wears his Jewishness rael. We took part in a mem- freely, naturally, gracefully. 1 saw this in Kibbutz Affikim orial service for the victims near Tiberias. The young people were preparing for a Spring of the Holocaust. Festival — putting up a stage and props. Everyone worked Two Rabbis from Buda- as a team. In the dining room an over abundance of food pest spoke at the Yad was being offered and eaten with members of their families Vashem service the next or friends and socializing as long as they wished. There was day. Many Hungarian Jews no sign of tension. Old and young all had their duties acwere pioneers in Palestine cording to their abilities. An ideal situation. before the State of Israel But what pleased me most was the attitude of a young was established. The gath- relative who came to Israel to make his home there. His ering visited most of these ambition to build a home in a wooded area on the outskirts settlements which dot the of Jerusalem, to marry a Jewish girl and have Jewish chilcountry both in the north dren — this from a person who had little association with and south of Israel. Jews in this country. He sees all the shortcomings of Israel We also met with Danny but still loves it there. Perhaps some day he and other young Siegel, to tour the work- American Jews will make a difference. I have gTeat faith in ' shops at the lifeline for the them. Then there was the young Jewess who is now living in old. Danny Siegel was in Omaha last spring to speak Jerusalem. She, too, spoke of the difficulties of making a to the Women's Federation living in Israel. She mentioned some of the inconveniences. of sharing an apartment with another young lady. Here in groups. Omaha she would have all the luxuries of a beautiful home, In the 13 workshops both wealthy parents, many relatives, and much more. But she the elderly and the handi- is staying on. After all, Israel is Israel. There is something capped are employed mak- there hard to describe. Something that may not appeal to ing salable items for their gift shop.

Friday, August 17: OTYG Leadership Camp - Ozarks

. OTYG Leadership Camp - Ozarks Arts Camp Ceramics Party 2 p.m. ORT Family Picnic

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Monday, August 20: YES 10 a.m. JFS Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. Teacher's Meeting 7 p.m. - Temple Israel Kadimah Rush - BBQ - Peony Park Tuesday, August 21: Old Timers 10 a.m. •• Lunch & Learn Noon UTTO Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. - Beth El OTYG Board Meeting 11 a.m. - Temple Israel

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Wednesday, August 22: B'hai B'rith Breadbreakers Noon - Howard Johnson's JCC Dance classes First semester begins

Thursday, August 23: Campaign Committee 4 p.m. Walk-in Drop-in - Beth El Federation Executive Staff Meeting 8:30 a.m. iQ; JFS Planning Committee Noon Federation Personnel Practices Committee 7 p.m. Music Committee 7:30 p.m.

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AO activities ol JCC unless otherwise noted. For questions on activities contact Barbara Holling at 3344200 Ext. 271 The Jewish Preit is not responsible for the accuracy ol the above events. .

By Allan Greene Executive vice president, Jewish Federation of Omaha relationships were started, tourism was encouraged. Even the assassination of'Sadat did not sever the peace although it strained the relationship. With the invasion into Lebanon, Egypt recalled its ambassador and he has not yet returned. Sadat had offered to exchange the water resources from the Nile to the Israeli Negev in exchange for Israeli technology and expertise in agriculture. President Mubarak has made no overtures. Tourism from Egypt to Israel is practically nil, anti-Israeli statements are again commonplace in the Egyptian press. Trade and commerce has considerably slowed down. The Egyptians are upgrading their fortifications on the East Bank of the Suez and have made significant improvements in their air defenses and army. According to the Near East Report, Egypt is signalling their readiness to reestablish relations with the Soviet Union. Thus, it is sad to see the dreams of Begin, Sadat and Carter eroding and deteriorating before our eyes.

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the head but definitely take hold of your heart. I told her that her great-grandmother — no longer living — would get much joy out of her feelings for Israel for she loved Israel with her heart andioul. She coirld never hear enough about the new Israel. Everytime I returned from a trip to Israel, she would invite me over for Sabbath dinner and ask questions all evening. She could never hear enough about Israel — though she was too old to make the trip herself. And now her greatgranddaughter, who never knew her, was living there.

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Inquiring photographer Claudia Sherman asks "Why did you decide to have (or participate in) a Tisha B'Av program?"

Howurd Wax We' had the Tisha B'Av program hecause you're supposed to. NCSY, being the Orthodox youth group, is supposed to observe Tisha B'Av by Jewish law.' /•'* >

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Wendy Weiner It's very important to commemorate the destruction of the Holy Temple, because it was a dev-. astnting loss.

Julie Weiner ,-• Basically because it's our own way of taking a look at the past. By looking at the past and the present, there is no difference in the anti-Semitism then now.

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0 KADIMAH NCSY By Julie Weinier On Aug. 6, Kadimah had a Tisha B'Av program at Beth Israel Synagogue in the Youth Lounge. The program began with the movie "Night and Fog", a movie about life in the concentration camps during the Holocaust. Following the movie, a Kumsitz by candlelight was held. It was a very emotionally stimulating program with lots of singing and storytelling. There was representation from adult and youth alike. On Aug. 9, Kadimah held their first rush of the season. We all met at PuttPutt, had a one game warmup, and then it was tournament time! First prize went to Bryan Wine, second to Jay Plotkin, third to Mike Shrago, and fourth to Julie Wax. We then all proceeded to Julie Wax's house for ice cream and games. There was plenty of food and an overabundance of fun. Oh Aug. 20, Kadimah will be holding its next rush. We

Ekfc© will meet at Peony Park at 6 p.m. for an evening of fun and rides. Afterwards we will all go to Julie Weiner's grandparent's house for a Bar-B-Que, games, and waterfights. The cost is $5 for members and rushees are free. On Aug. 26, we will be holding our final rush of the season. We are meeting at Beth Israel at 6 p.m. From there we will proceed to Shady Lanes ranch for a hayrack ride. We will have a weinie roast during the ride, and everyone will be home early enough to get up. bright and early for school. The cost is $4 for members and rushees are free. If you have any questions . or need a ride, contact either Laura Lashinsky at 3931543, Julie Wax at 399-9741, or Julie Weiner at 551-4247.

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Mindy Weiner Sydney Rubin Tisha B'Av is one It's probably the of those times when most important day you have tp reflect. •in the Jewish calIt's a mourning day endar. The lessons and mourners get we learn from our together to help national tragedies each other out. . . . does it weaken our faith or increase it?

Dance workshop Aug. 26 at JCC

Linda Andercon On Aug. 26, the Jewish Community Center will sponsor a one-day Israeli dance workshop, conducted by Linda Anderson, a native of Omaha. The workshop is designed for people of all ages and at alt levels of dance, with no dance experience to advanced dance training, who are interested in learning contemporary Israeli dances, it was said. Ms. Anderson, now a resident of Seattle, has trained with many Israeli dance choreographrs such as Moshiko, Moshe Eskayo, Shlomo Bachar, and Dani Dassa and has been dancing and con-

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ducting workshops on the West Coast for the past five years. She also attends the University of Washington, where she is working on her doctoral degree in educational psychology. This workshop, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., costs $7.50, and ends about 5 p.m. For information, contact, the JCC or Judy Itzkowitz at 559-6408 or 399-9493. BREADBREAKERS Sheldon Figlar, director, Plain States Region, AntiDefamation League, will speak to B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers, Wednesday at noon in Howard Johnson's restaurant.

Julie Wax To learn about it.

Carolyn Abramson Just to learn more about it.

Dance classes

Robin Ibsen Robin Ibsen will teach the jazz and tap classes for the JCC dance program beginning with the fall semester, Aug. 22. She has had training in theatre dance, tap, jazz with ballet and modern dance at the United States International University School of

Performing Arts in San Diego. Mrs. Ibsen has also trained at the Omaha Ballet and Creighton Unversity and has Royal Academy of Dance Elementary Certification. Most recently, she was an Omaha Ballet faculty member, but Ms. Ibsen also gained experience as a dance instructor for the Omaha Public Schools, Creighton University and the Emmy Gifford Children's Theatre.

Vaad meeting A meeting of the Vaad HaKashrut of Omaha will be held at noon on Aug. 30, at the Jewish Community Center. Meetings of the Vaad are open to the public.

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Wbmen support Bonds •There are many opportunities for women to serve the Omaha Jewish community in both local matters and activities important to trie State of Israel. The Greater Omaha Women's Division for Israel Bonds is one of the top priorities for manyKif these outstanding volunteers. And their 1984 drive is well under way. Cheryl Kricsfeld has accepted the position of general chairman — one of the youngest Omaha chairman to serve. She is part of the new leadership division of the Israel Bond Organization. Their theme this year is "The generations reach out and touch Israel." The first organizational efforts brought out 28 women to the New Leadership Meeting and 25 to the Worker Meeting. They met with Brig. Gen. Yehudah Halevy, president and chief executive officer of the State of Israel Bond organization. Among the highlights of his talk were the following points: Israel's exports are 11.2 billion dollars with some 35 percent in high technology products. The goal is to raise high technology exports to 55 percent by the year 2000. A rather remarkable achievement involves Israel's high technology industry which, according to Halevy is designing computers the size of a pinhead to help the blind "see", the deaf "hear" and the retarded to improve their skills. In addition, Israel's economy generates some 14 billion dollars in imports. Israel currently has $22 billion in loans, 17 from the U.S.A., three billion from Bonds, and two billion from banks and other sources. Israel's enemies are not logical people. "They would rather their children be killed in battle so that they will go to "heaven" rather than keep them alive. Israel's inflation doesn't affect the individual much since everything is pegged to inflation, and Israel would rather have no unemployment and high inflation than i,he other way around. When an Israeli is out of a job, he will leave the country unlike an American who either will stay in the same city or move to another city. And finally, Israel has problems, but will overcome them with the help and support of all Jews worldwide. In looking about at the interested Jewish women in Omaha, Brig. Gen. Halevy said he was confident that all that could be done would be done. We can only say that with the dedication Of Omaha's Jewish women, Israel's need for Bond sales will be .pursued with vim and vigor.

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HAIFA — "Justice,' justice thou shalt pursue," the prophet said, and indeed Israel's courts of law seek to heed that admonition, tempering the cold law with the warmth of understanding. A handful of gleanings from recent court records provides a good picture: Never on Shabbat. The Haifa rabbinical court considered the case of a separated couple, each of whom claimed ownership of the family car. The judges decided the two could divide the use of the car equally between them, and since the number of days in the week is odd, the car would rest on Shabbat. Reliable Evidence? Ahmed Abdalla Calib, of the Arab village of Tuba, asked the police to obtain a search warrant to seek his stolen property in the home of the neighbor. The Justice of the Peace in Safed refused to issue the warrant when he learned that the source of the information was a fortune teller who had "seen" the evidence in a cup of oil. Honor Thy Father . . . The Supreme Rabbinical Court in Jerusalem ruled that a father should be released from the obligation of paying for the support of his 14-year-old daughter, who lives with the mother, on the grounds that the daughter had refused to see or meet with her father. Punishment to Fit the Crime. Gabriel Yarhi, 24, a bank clerk, was found guilty of stealing from the accounts of clients of the bank. Judge Samusl Qvart, of the Tel Aviv District Court/sentenced the young man to give free lessons in mathematics to children of an underprivileged neighborhood. .. ' • Better Unemployed. Shalva Yosabashvili, an unemployed mechanic, went to the government employment center to seek a job, slipped on a banana, and incurred permanent disabilities. The Haifa District Court granted him full damages.. ' The Sound of Music. Rabbi Galai, of Kiryat Atta, complained that a portable tape recorder had been stolen from his car. A young Arab, carrying a tape recorder, was picked up but claimed it was his own. The suspect was asked what had been recorded and replied promptly: Pop music. The machine was turned on, and gave forth a clear and lucid explanation of a lesson in Gemara. Kambam Cited in Court. The lawyer for the defense cited the Rambam to the effect that "one who pleads guilty thereby indicates remorse," and asked for leniency for his client. The lawyer was an Arab, Fatahi Akila, and his client,

Abdul Latif Abu-Arav, charged with membership in an illegal terrorist organization. Her Interest, Too. A Haifa man was injured in an automobile accident. Separate suit against the insurance company was filed by his wife on the grounds that her husband lost his virility as a result of the accident. Appreciative Suspect. Yosef Attias, 27, was arrested by the Zevulum police on suspicion of having set fire to a neighbor's car. He was held in custody for a number of days, and then released when the police brought in a new suspect. In court Attias expressed no bitterness, but thanked the police for their unremitting efforts to find the guilty party. Authorship Not a Defense. Hayirn Vinig, of Petach Tikva, with a rich criminal record, was found guilty of fraud. His lawyer pleaded for a light sentence on the grounds that Vinig had written a book. The judge was not impressed. 5 UOGK£ OF CMERNENKP

same anti-Semitic hatred, I am sure there would be an editorial. Ernie Chambers' comments are no less strong than theirs with the exception of no physical violence on Ernie's part. If the problem with the Press Board is not fear of Ernie Chambers, and the no comment philosophy is to drop the subject in hopes it will go away that is errant thinking also. Senator Vard Johnson The World Herald has been publishing articles all week 2707. Fontenelle Boulevard concerning the issue. They apparently feel it should be Omaha, Nebraska 68104 made public that a public official's irrational behavior Dear Vard: As a citizen of this State and as a Jew, I deeply appreciate should not be overlooked. Why are we as Jews overlooking the fact that you spoke out publicly against the viciousness it when we are most affected by that much prejudice? Only one of Ernie's comments was apparently correct: and bigotry recently exhibited by Senator Chambers. I also know of many others who are grateful for what you have "cowardliness of the local Jews who threw a couple of marshmallows at me — then high tailed it for cover." Are done. Apparently; Senator Chambers believes that the essence the Jews in this community afraid of speaking out on such of life is confrontation, and battle is for its own sake. It is bigotry? I for one, don't care to read only marriage, death, birth irrelevant to him the pain and anguish he may cause others, and synagogue announcements. I would like to read a Jewso long as he can vent his own spleen. My dismay, however, rests not with Senator Chambers, ish Press presenting that information as well as internafor no race, religion or people have a monopoly on bigotry tional, national and local views and facts from members of or extremism. For sometime now I have concluded that our community whether they are controversial or not. Arlie Katzman despite his intelligence and ability, he has placed himself in the same category with other assorted kooks and bigots To the Editor: such as the Ku Klux Klan, American Nazi Party, and others On May 2, 1945, American soldiers occupying Ludwigs' of their ilk. It is pointless to have dialogue with these types, lust broke into an unexpected group of barracks and found, one must only keep a watchful eye on their activities. among piles of corpses, huddles of emaciated prisoners, My dismay, rests with the leadership of our community, some oT whom survived. both political and religious, as well as the news media. At ' One of these survivors, Tibor Hirsch, a professional filmthis writing, at least, only you have spoken out against the maker, is planning a documentary film to commemorate hateful remarks so frequently and prominently displayed the fortieth anniversary of the liberation'of that Nazi conby our local news media, and in particular by the Omaha centration camp, Wbbbelin, near Ludwigslust. As part of World Herald. It has been years since any racial, ethnic, . his research, he seeks to speak with other survivors of that or religious group has been so viciously attacked by a public camp, whom he has not seen since the day of liberation or official. Yet, except for your lone voice, and the voice of never knew. those who have been attacked, there is an unfortunate, if They may respond to Mr. Hirsch or to me, at THT Pronot ominous, silence. Has hot the recent history of the ductions, 152 East 74th Street, New York, NY 10021; 212world taught that if good men do not speak out, evil will 772-1444. • • ! , • • triumph? - , .• • We appreciate your assistance in publishing this search Again, let me thank you, and wish you and yours the very to the Jewish community. best. Richard Brody Steven J. Riekes To the Editor: I am very disappointed with the Board of Directors of the Jewish Press adopting a resolution not to comment The Jewish Press staff reminds all the individuals who on the Ernie Chambers statements of late although I was have been interviewed for the upcoming New Year's issue pleased with the synopsis of what had transpired. The Jew- that a photography session is planned for Monday. ish Press should be editorializing on what is going on in Professional photos will tie taken at the Joslyn Museum the Jewish community as this is the only outlet we have from 1 to 5 p.m. Those who are unable to attend are asked tq send a good quality photograph to the Press office as . for our views. If the Ku Klux Klan-or Nazi Party were espousing the soon as possible. The editors reserve the right to shorten letters for reasons of length or content. Editor's note: A copy of the following letter was supplied to the Jewish Press by Steven J. Riekes.

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Foundation gifts can be in trust By Barbara Simon, Foundation consultant As many readers know, this series' purpose is to inform our Jewish community about the Federation Foundation and the ways people can participate in it. Foundation funds are for the future: They pay for projects that the annual campaign budget cannot support. And they are there to anticipate future crise3 and needs. Projects are supported only out of Foundation investment hieonie; the principal remains untouched to generate more income year after year. Federation Foundation funds are carefully invested by professional managers end monitored by an investment committee of the Foundation board of directors, entirely separate from the Jewish Federation board. A gift to the Foundation can bs any size and can be made during your lifetime or in your Will. Gifts may be in the form of cash, personal property, real estate, securities or life insurance, and may be donated outright or in trust. Usually, gifts qualify for current income tax or estate tax savings. The Board and Professional Advisory Committee are available to advise you and your counselors about the establishment of a fund or the making of a bequest. However, before making any gift you should consult with personal legal and financial counselors to assess your personal situation. Here is another option available for endowment giving: the Charitable Remainder Trust. A Charitable Remainder Trust provides lifetime income for one or two beneficiaries — for example, you and your spouse — with the remainder interest passing to the Federation Foundation. These trusts can be set up during your lifetime or in your Will. There are two kinds of Charitable Remainder Trusts: Annuity Trusts and Unitrusts. In an Annuity Trust, you transfer property or funds to a trust which pays a fixed annual amount to the designated income beneficiary for life or a specified number of years. The remaining funds or property in the trust then pass to the Foundation upon the death of all the income beneficiaries. In a Unitrust, the income beneficiary receives a percentage of the net fair market value of the trust assets, to be re-evaluated annually, for life or/a specified number of years. Again, the remainder ultimately passes to the Foun-

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With either arrangement, you can take an income tax deduction for the estimated value of the remainder. A Charitable Remainder Trust is a desirable plan for anyone wishing to make a lifetime gift while maintaining a stream of income from the donated"assets. A Charitable Remainder Trust provides income to you, or another beneficiary you designate, for life or a stated number of years. Then the trust assets pass to the.Foundation. You can accomplish this in two advantageous weys. First, you can create a charitable trust during your lifetime that will give you an immediate tax deduction. Secondly, you can create a trust in your Will which will give you a future estate tax deduction. A Unitrust provides for a fixed percentage of the value of the trust's assets each year (a minimum of five percent) to be paid to you or to anybody you designate for the lifetime of that person, or for a term not to exceed 20 years. The remaining principal passes to the Foundation upon the income beneficiary's death. The Unitrust provides a hedge against changes in the economy through payment of a fixed percentage of the current value of the trust's assets. If the trust's income is less than the specified percentage, the money distributed can include some of the principal. If the income is more than the specified percentage, the excess can be added to the principal. If the value of the trust assets increases, the amount of money paid to the income beneficiary will increase. If the value of the assets decreases, the payments will decrease. You can make additional contributions to the Unitrust at any time. In an Annuity Trust the income beneficiary gets a specific amount of money ("annuity") each year for life or for a specified number of years. The remaining principal passes to the Foundation on the beneficiary's death. A Charitable Remainder Trust will give you a deduction from estate taxes (instead of from income taxes) by creating the Trust through a Will — either in the form of a Unitrust or an Annuity Trust. Just as in the Trusts described earlier, the income goes to the beneficiary whom you name, such as your spouse, with the remainder going to the Foundation upon the beneficiary's death. The difference is that the deduction applies to your estate tax rather than to your income tax. Your gift can live forever when you make a provision in your will to leave a bequest to the Foundation. It is an opportunity for community-caring people of modest, moderate or ample means, everyone, to be permanently identified with the beneficial work of the Jewish Community.

An interview with Joslyn •Museum curators will be broadcast Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on Channel 6 WOWT in connection with the forthcoming Danzig Exhibit scheduled for Sept. 11-Nov. 18.

Cookie Hoberman of the ADL/CRC media committee, interviews Hollister Sturges, curator of European Art and Ann ElOmami, curator of Education.

You've heard of the King and I? I have a little twist on that. Let me tell you about the Queen and I. England's Queen Elizabeth came into my life (so to speak) when I was a little girl. I can't recall how little, but I do remember noticing newspaper photos of the royal family which included her father, King George, her mother. Queen Elizabeth, her younger sister Margaret Rose, and Elizabeth. The original attraction came from the fact that E end I were about the same age. Here I was, the thin kid with perpetually skinned knees and a head Cold half the time; and there she'd be, dressed to the nines and looking so proper I wondered if she was real. In the summertime, when I was outdoors dressed in shorts or sunsuits, she'd be pictured still dressed properly, socks that stayed up and little white gloves. I felt sorry for her. In winter, however, when I saw her in her little fur trimmed coat, my pity turned to envy. Well, I continued to watch her as we both grew up. I married my prince first, with as much pomp as the old Fontenelle Hotel and my mother could arrange. She married later . . . a much bigger deal at Westminster Abbey. Still I watched. When she became Queen, I felt a little thrill for her — a kind of "way to go, Liz!" That I couldn't compete with, but I was proud of her. We had our first children close to the same time, and we both had sons. That's where I got even. My little guy was a gorgeous baby. Hers had jug ears and looked exactly like his mother's side of the family, and you all know the WindBors looked "horsey". I kept very busy, but she did too, what with running the British Empire arid all that. Still, with our next children, she had the second one before I did, by one year. And she had a girl — another horsey child, but a girl. I had my second son, a golden haired winner! And after that I took the lead and had my_ third and fourth before she got around to the third. And by the time she delivered her number .4, my baby was 9 years old! That all sounds silly. She didn't even know she was being compared to me, but I couldn't help it. I had spent years watching her and our lives were somewhat paralled in many ways. Of course I have never addressed Parliament, or been present (sidesaddle yet!) for the changing of the Guard, but I've managed to make myself useful. I'm not embarassed. I will admit to one thing that bothers me. Twice now my prince and I have visited England, with adequate time in London for a visit. Do you think she called? Did she have the manners to say "come up. We'll have a drink. We'll talk about the kids. We'll reminisce". No. Not that one. So the heck with her. My kids turned out pretty good too. And none of them chases unsavory characters all over the front page of the London Times, like hers. Too bad Liz. You had your chance. I'm through watching you anyway. You look frumpy, bored and behind the times. I want to publicly state I wouldn't trade places with you for anything. Oh yeah — one last shot. My grandkids are cuter than hers too!

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Archaeology and the Bible sharply enough defined. For ParashatEkev By Rabbi MyerS.Kripke Biblical "history" iB not hisCasual readers sometimes tory as we would require a ask, "Does archaeology historian of our day to write: prove the truth of the Bi- with accurate figures and dates, with cureful descripble?" The question is not meant tion of events, and with all Sabbath Cendleiighting for Friday, August 17, 8:02 p.m. to be frivolous. But unless it evaluations and analyses is sharply defined it ap- identified as evaluations EsCGi El Betlto leys©! proaches being meaningless; and analyses. Thus, e.g., if we find no as it stands it cannot be anSERVICES: , SERVICES: mention in the Bible of our swered. Friday: 6 p.m. Friday: SERVICES: Rabbi Paul Drazen and If, for Jews, and if, for Abraham and our Moses, we Mincha and Kabbalat Friday: 8 p.m. Cantor Emil Berkovits will Christians, the question have not found that AbraShabbat 7 p.m. Saturday: conduct the services. means, Is my particular ham or Moses never lived. Saturday: Services 9 a.m. faith the true faith, the anNor, e.g., if we do find Morning service 8:45 a.m. Saturday: swer is clearly No, archae- Mesopotamian documents A Kiddush follows the Services 9:30 a.m. ology proves nothing. A re- with the name Abarama or service in the social hall. SERVICES: Kiddush following ser- ligious faith and a religious Abaamrama or Abramu, can Class with rabbi 7 p.m. Friday: 7 p.m. vices. way of life cannot be we assume one of them reMincha 7:45 pfm. Daily and Saturday: Mincha will be followed by The residents and staff of Minha and Ma'ariv 8:05 "proved" from archaeology. fers to our Abraham. All we Biblical insights about can do is note that the name Shalosh S'udot, Ma'ariv and the Rose Blumkin Home in- p.m. Havdalah. vite the families, volunteers Sunday: 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 man's relationships to his was not uncommon. God are in the realm of theBut this helps us to define Sunday: and friends of the residents p.m. Morning Minyanaire ser- to attend services in the Weekdays: 7 a.m. and 5:30 ology; these do not yield to the question: Does archaefactual verification. ology help us to put the Bivices 9 a.m. Herbert Goldsten Syn- p.m. Weekdays: 7 a.m. and 7:45 agogue. Kiddush fpllowing If, further, the question ble narrative, with its perBEEP p.m. means, Does archaeology sonages, its events, its way services on Shabbat. Beth El's Energetic Peo- prove the accuracy of Bibl- of life, social institutions, YOUTH NEWS ple (BEEP) in cooperation ical history, it is not yet and religious practices into The Kadimah synagogue GB'mai Jsi_-@E_ with Men's Club is planning a framework Of history, the youth organization will hold a "last gasp of summer" answer becomes, Yes; it its annual Summer "Rush" picnic on Sept. 9. does. on Aug. 20, 6 p.m. at Peony SERVICES: Saturday: 8:45 a.m. Park. For example, without verBAR MITZVAH A Bar BQ will follow the Sunday: 8 a.m. ifying the Biblical account Seth Kotok, son of Mr. SERVICES: Peony Park outing. For furand Mrs. C. David Ko- First and third Friday of of the enslavement of our ther information call Julie tok, will become a Bar the month: 7:30 p.m. An ancestors in Egypt and the Weiner— 551-4247. SERVICES: Mitzvah on Friday evening, Oneg Shabbat follows the subsequent Exodus, archaeology has given us triumServices are conducted in Aug. 24 and Saturday morn- service. phant Egyptian pictures of the Capehart Chapel every ing, Aug. 25. Everyone is welcome. Asian — or Semitic — prisFriday at 8 p.m. An Oneg B'nai HIGH HOLIDAY oners of war being led off to Shabbat follows the service. Friday: 7:30 p.m. YOUTH PROGRAM execution or enslavement. We will be sponsoring a SERVICES: Numerous similar kinds program for youngsters, Friday: 7:30 p.m. of evidence are presented by pre-school through fifth Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks, archaeology, some much grade, on Rosh Hashannah Rabbi Stephan F. Barack more direct and more excitand Yom Kippur mornings. and Cantor Harold I. Fire- ing. For full information, watch stone will officiate. On the basis of previous for mailing. city-gate discoveries, the Saturday: great gate of the fortified TORAH FUND Morning Services 11 a.m. city of Hazor, of Solomon's Beth El Sisterhood's QUALIFIED time, was identified and opening luncheon of the SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS platted out before it was year will be" the Torah Fund O-lioon Tycoons ever unearthed by the Luncheon on Sept. 11. • . FOR Specializing in spade! ADULT EDUCATION JEWISH DAY SCHOOL Formal and Informal Psalm 29, which is used to Plans are underway for OF OMAHA. ••; . accompany the return of the Party decorations our 5745 program of Adult 399-9909 £ Torah to the Ark on. ShabStudies. Be sure to return bat mornings, is now known the information card to be Secular teachers must hold current contacted about classes and programs. Call our office for Nebraska teaching certificate and information. PT MISS THE BOAT

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The Sister, Nieces and Nephews of David Slobodisky invite you to a Kiddish August 25th at Beth Israel Synagogue following services.

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to be a skillful and reverent adaptation to Jewish use of a Canaanite hymn. ' Thus at the least archaeology gives us startingly accurate details. And at the most archaeology makes clear that history is not one thing end the Bible another; rather the Bible, its narratives, its people, its ideas and insights, its literature and its intellectual milieu all fit into a framework of ancient history, which is slowly being revealed. Moreover, against the backdrop of history, the Bible stands out in all its uniqueness, its special excellence, its sharp differentiation from the Semitic background of kindred peoples and their ideas. What relevance haa all of this to our Sidrah? I was taken by two descriptions of the Promised Land: "a rich land, a land of streams, of springs and underground waters gushing out in hill and valley, a land of wheat and barley, of vines, figtrees and pomegranates, a land of olives, oil and honey." An Egyptian story of about 2000 B.C.E. describes Syria-Palestine as "a good land. Figs were in it and grapes . . . Plentiful was its honey, abundant its olives. Every kind of fruit was there. Barley was there, and emmer, and no limit of cattle." It is obvious that the Egyptian account adds nothing to our Bible description. But the discovery of the Egyptian narrative allows us to see the Land of Israel through Egyptian eyes, as well as Hebrew eyes. It is certainly interesting, at the very least, to see how close to each other are these two economic appraisals of the viability of the Land of Israel.

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Israel Bonds announces women's executive committee

Cheryl Kricsfeld, chairman of the Greater Omaha Women's Division, State of Israel Bonds, has announced the leaders that will form this years Executive Committee. Luncheon chairmen: Joyce Cohen and Julee Katzman, Workers chairmen: Marsha Itkin and Susie Shyken, Style Show coordinator: Lisa EpBtein, Transportation: Rocky Lewis, Publicity: Doris Rosinsky, Sponsor chairman: Anne Katzman, Advisors: Marcia Cohen, Jean Duitch, Jeri Kaplan and Maxine Kirshenbaum. "Our 1984 committee will be the inspiration in reaching our Bond goals this year," Mrs. Kricsfeld said. "The dedication of these women and of the many additional workers they will coordinate to contact the women in our community, comes from the knowledge that Israel Bonds make a

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Bar Mitzvah 'twins' Alan and Doree Kalfen announce the Aug. 5 birth of their first child, a daughter, Mamie Joy. „ Paternal grandparents are Herman and Beverly Fisher of Buffalo Grove, 111. Maternal grandparents are Murray and Eileen Friedman of Highland Park, 111. Great grandparents are Sadie Lamm of Chicago, and Harry and Betty Weissman of Omaha.

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Pam Colin, Community Services vice president for the National Council of Jewish Women, announces there will be a training session for new volunteers for the "Seven Can Help" pro-, gram on Aug. 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at KETV, Channel Seven, 27th and Douglas. This program trains volunteers to assist the public in solving consumer problems. Jan Schneiderman will lead the training session. Any interested volunteers may call Joye Wees.

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A bar mitzvah twinning involving Seth Kotok, of Omaha, and Alexi Lein of Leningrad, will take place Aug. 24-25 at Beth El Synagogue. Twinning is the practice' of a Soviet youngster (who is unable to celebrate his bar mitzvah) being joined with a youngster in this country who can. Seth is the son of C. David and Shane Kotok and Alexei is the son of Yergeny and Irina Lein. The Leins have been trying to emigrate to Israel for six years. Seth attends Lewis and Clark school where he is in the eighth grade. He, enjoys sailing, swimming, water skiing, and music. Information about Alexei is not available.

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Who now remembers the Afghanistanis? By Estelle Rosenberg Rabbi Ian and Suri Jacknis of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue spent their vacation visiting their parents, Estelle and Nathan Jacknis of Roslyn Heights, New York, also Cantor Joseph of the Beth El Synagogue and Kathy Wieselrnan of Poughkeepsie, New York.

has been involved with concerning the University of Nebraska are The School of Music, The Rebounders Club, The Touchdown Club and providing scholarships. He received the University of Nebraska Distinguished Award and the Husker Award. The Tifereth Israel Congregation appreciates hi3 support over the past Mrs. Zina Finkelstein and years. Aside from encouraging son David recently attended Leo and lending support in a B'nai Mitzvah of their niece and nephew, Gregory all of his activities, and and Andrea Margolin of being involved in all phases of synagogue organizations, Denver, Colo. Betty Hill has still found time to serve as officers and Curtis Marti, age 12 board members of the Linyears, son of Don and Ka- coln General Hospital Auxrolyn Marti won a first iliary, Lincoln Community place medal in the Lincoln Playhouse Guild and LinCity Diving Championship coln Symphony Guild. Meet for the fourth consecThe Hills recently celeutive year. He was also a brated their 50th wedding medal finalist in the Na- anniversary. The Hill's son tional Junior Olympic Div- Gary is chairman of the ing Zone Meet. His sister board for Northwestern Marcelyn, age 15 years, won Metal Co. and is president first place medal in the but- of Contact Center. Their terfly in the City Champi- daughter-in-law is Cece. onship Swimming Meet. Anita Zelen Shipley, 45 Leo Hi" and Leta Powell years, died Aug. 6. SurviDrake were commentators vors: mother: Betty Zelen; for the Shrine Bowl Parade, brother, Sam of Chicago; on KOLN Television Sta- sister, Bernice Schimmel, tion Channels 10-11 on Aug. Downey, Cal.; nieces and nephews. Graveside services 4 . ..•'•• . . Leo is well known for his were held at Mt. Carmel many activities in the com- Cemetery with Rabbi Ian munity. He has been in- Jacknis officiating. volved in the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Crippled Children's Society, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Madonna Home for the Elderly, Malone Community Center, Southeast Nebraska Health Planning Council, Tabitha Home, The City of Hope, The Lincoln Symphony, The Urban League, The YMCA, Boy Scouts of America, Lincoln Community Play House, Lincoln' Foundation, Children's Zoo, and the League of Women's SU3SCSCZ! Voters. Leo's support for the University is legendry. QjiEy 1 VICQ'S Some of the activities he

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Jews should know that just as upholding constitutional rights for minorities is good for Jewish rights too, so does taking moral responsibility for others increase protection for Jews. Hillel's summary of the Torah should be updated as a good moral guide for those who preserve the memory of the Holocaust: "What was hateful to you, do not allow to be done to others."

freestyle; Katie Kiefer, secBy Fran Coren ond in 8 and under girls swim team parent On Aug. 9 at Elmwood backstroke; Beth CrouchPark pool, a small group of ley, second in 8 and under young swimmers scored 196 girls freestyle; and Lisa points to give the JCC first Coren, third in 8 and under place in the KMTV-City of girls butterfly. Omaha Parks and RecreaRelay teams awarded tion Swimming Finals. medals for the JCC inThese swimmers, part of cluded: first in both medley the 1984 JCC championship and freestyle relays for Ilteam that won Division £$ ia" girls Kory Kiefer, Katie on July 19 at Rockbrook Crouchley, Sarah Johnson, Pool, extended their season and Diedre Noll; second in by several weeks with early freestyle relay for 9-10 girls Caroline Johnson, Allison morning workouts. Brady, Mary Noll, and JenCoach Jeanette Pestal nifer Schmitz; first in medprepared them for this spe- ley and second in freestyle cial city meet, portions of relays for 8 and under boys which can be seen on Shawn Schuessler, Shane KMTV, Channel 3 on Aug. Schuessler, J.D. Slosburg 18 from 11 a.m. to noon. and Patrick Brennan; and third in both medley and Helping the JCC to vic- freestyle relays for 8 and untory with individual honors der girls Susan Johnson,, were Mike Ryan, first in Lisa Coren, Katie Kiefer Senior boys butterfly and and Beth Crouchley. freestyle; Katie Daley, third in 13-14 girls backstroke; Other JCC participants Katie Crouchley, second in were swimmers Aaron Shef11-12 girls freestyle and ren, Paul Brady and Lee third in 11-12 girls butterfly; Mossman. Divers Caroline Kory Kiefer, second in 11- Johnson and Katie Daley 12 girls breaststroke and each placed fourth in their backstroke; Jennifer age groups (diving was held Schmitz, third in 9-10 girls Aug. 8).

French P.M. President Francois MitterBy Edwin Eytnn PARIS (JTA) — Laurent and following Mauroy's resFabius, the new Prime Min- ignation. At age 37, he is the ister of France, is the son of youngest French Prime an old French-Jewish family Minister in over a century. Fabius has never shown that converted to Catholicism after World War II. interest in Judaism. But he His wife, the former Fran- told a French-Jewish weekly coise Castro, is Jewish and recently, "I am a friend of Jewish community sources Israel and I think everysaid that their children "are thing should be done to enJewish according to any hal- able Israel to live as an independent state and in achic interpretation." Fabius, who was Minister peace." He also pledged to 'of Industry in the Cabinet of do "everything I can" to Premier Pierre Mauroy, was strengthen Franco-Israeli named Prime Minister by cooperation in science.

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In light of its memory of the Holocaust, the Jewish community should be doubly sensitive to any brushing of the Afghanistan story under the rug for the sake of electoral 'politics as usual.' Jews are known to be more dovish and supportive of detente than the average American voter. Even if other Americans forget, Jews should signal the Administration that detente attitudes should not lead to moral apathy to the fate of the Afghans. Recently, a friend of mine, an important Jewish leader, dismissed Commentary magazine as 'warmongering' for its coverage of the Afghanistan story. This is outrageous. A critical test of Jewish morality in our time is that our suffering sensitize us more to the oppression of others.

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JCC 'kicks up its heels' By Ann Kibel Schwartz Cultural Arts Director The Cultural and Performing Arts Department of the Jewish Community Center will be 'kicking up its heels' at a reception for subscribers and patrons in honor of the upcoming Cultural Arts Series, Saturday, Aug. - 25 following the opening night performance of I Can Get It For You Wholesale. This Broadway musical is the first event in the series. The public may join the JCC CAST, Cultural Arts Series Team, by subscribing to the series.

In addition to the reception, subscribers and patrons receive tickets to two plays, six films, a music concert and a dance performance. Subscribers are entitled to a 5 percent discount on purchases in the JCC Art Gallery, which will feature five exhibitions as part of this series. Patrons will receive a 10 percent discount in the Art Gallery (5 percent on AGAMS) as well as a special listing in the program of each event. Those interested in becoming subscribers or patrons may mail in the subscription form from the C.A.S.T. brochure. Extra copies of the brochure are available at the .ICC.

ANNA FRANK Graveside services for Anna Frank, 86, widow of Sam Frank, were conducted last Friday at Fisher Farm Cemetery. She is survived by daughter Edith Comisar; son Joseph Frank; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Donations may be sent to the Diabetes Association or Beth Israel Synagogue.

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By Henry Stern Next meeting Au^. 21. A reminder to pick up and sign the [>ostal card* at the lobby de.sl; protesting the "Odessa Raid" on •Jewish nomt'.s in Russia by the infamous KCiIi. Also, bring a guest who may become a member of the Old Timers. Qualifications, two bucks and two gray hairs, and you can win back the two bucks. Gerald Bernstien, in his maiden address at the earlybirds, presented a discourse on taxes. He reported on tax law changes, and how Social Security recipients might be paying taxes on the S S to both the State and the Federal Government, depending on their incomes. He quoted from a new tax book on how to prevent over taxation on stock and bond sales. Added was a discussion on credit cards and how to prevent frauds, in case you lose your card. Also, the continuance of State Legislator Chambers' statements against Jewry. He is

a public, figure, being an elected Stale Senator, and al.--d inlluential in bis own community, and can he inllaine the minds of his canstituents'.' Millions of dollars are now being spent to revamp the destroyed 10th and 24 th St. areas. Into a gefilte fish luncheon, delicious, I may add, and Mollie thanked all of us for assisting in a Cast cleanup afterwards. Mot/.i by Abe Gendler, Benschen by Harry Schulman. Pres. Al Bergman introduced new member, Jerry Colin, and read the list of August birthday boys, and Ernie Priesman played at the grand for them. Then Al presented Meyer Ruhack's grandson, Randy, who informed us he will be playing the trombone soon with the Israeli Symphony, and then go on a European concert tour. A very gratifying opportunity for a local Jewish lad. Al asked us to stand in memory for Sam Nepomnick and Larry Plattner,

who passed on this week, and for Bernie Fisher. Uuke reported that Sid Katelnian and Sam Kaplan just went on sick call to the hospital, and that Lou Ye age r is also hospitalized, and that Dick Spiegel, Sam Zweihaclt, and John Abraham are back with us. Marv Treller gave us the last call for B'nai B'rith nite at Royals stadium. V. P. Norm Wolilner presented our guest speaker, Wally Provost, sports writer and former sports editor for the World-Herald. Mr. Provost has been on the local scene since 1951, and has reported on Russian Jewry and Israel. His favorite subjects are baseball, football, and boxing. He related many humorous anecdotes occurring during his years as a reporter and editor. He has interviewed Tom Osborne, and knew Jack Dempsey. way back when. We enjoyed his shpiel immensely. He is a good friend.

By Dr. Murray Frost These columns have touted Jewish stamp collecting as a stimulus for learning. 1 must confess another contribution of my Judaica collection to my personal development (and it clearly relates to August Judaica issues). My feelings for Israel developed relatively late. The meaning of a Jewish state came to-me, really, only after I began collecting. Judaica stamps.It was then that I realized that although Jews may appear on stamps from many nations, and even a synagogue could appear on some nation's stamp, only Israel would mark the Jewish New Year philatelically. Only Israel was a Jewish homeland. Ever since Israel's first Rosh Hashanah in 1948, it has issued a set of stamps for the High Holidays. Because of the lunar calendar most, but not all, of these annual New Year sets were issued in the month of August. Usually these stamps had a religious theme, hut occasionally they did not (e.g. 1964's set featured ancient glass jars). The themes for each issue have varied considerably, although several themes and designs ran for two years. Just focusing on those sets issued in August we can find sets which can serve as a stimulus to learn-

ing about our religious history. The 1977 set featured the four Matriarchs and a similar design in 1978 depicted the three Patriarchs. 1981's set featured Moses while 1982's focused on Joshua. The, 1960 set depicted Kings Saul, David, and Solomon in mosaic drawings, and the 1961 set continued the design showing heroes Samson, Judah Maccabee, and Bar Kochba. Other sets featured the stories of Jonah (1963) and Noah (1969). The 1973-Set depicted the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, while the 1975 set showed the judges Gideon, Deborah, and Jepthah. The issues in 1955 and 1956 depicted musical instruments mentioned in the Bible. In 1974 the theme depicted interiors of three restored synagogues in Jerusalem's Old City. The 1983 set depicted four other Israel synagogues. In 1953 the set featured the arks from three Israel synagogues, while the 1972 set featured four arks from Italian synagogues moved to Israel. Ritual objects were represented in.1966, while hanging Sabbath lamps was the theme in 1980. The 1950 set is dominated by a Jewish star, but an esrog and lulav can be seen too. The set in 1976 featured the concepts of truth, justice, and peace noted in the Mishnah, while the 1979 set featured some of the sages responsible for the Mishnah.

The 1971 set focused on the holiday of Sukkot (as you know all- of the Jewish holidays have been commemorated on Israel stamps).

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With the exception of the first two New Year's sets in 1948 and 1949, these stamps are relatively inexpensive. Collecting Israel's New Years sets, therefore, is an excellent way to begin a Judaica collection. I am sure once you have Moses depicted on the 1981 set, you _ will want 'to add his portrayal on the Uganda stamp issued last August as well as the other stamps on which he appears (including issues from Anguilla, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Grenada, Lesotho, Mali, Nicaragua, Togo, and Vatican City). This year's New Year set from Israel will be issued on Sept: 4. It will feature three women from the Bible: the prophetess Hannah, whose story is related in I Samuel, the prophetess Huldah, whose story can be found in II kings 22, and Ruth, These . three join a long list of other Jewish women — Biblical and more modern — on stamps. Why not let these stamps be a stimulus to your learning about Judaism? P.S. If you prefer to do your learning from others' efforts — one of the exhibits (mine) at the Omaha Stamp Show on Aug. 31 - Sept. 2 at the 72nd Street Holiday Inn will be a 42-page exhibit on the Holocaust.

Challenge remark WASHINGTON, (JTA) —' The Reagan Administration surprised a Congressional panel with the assertion that Syria is playing a "helpful" role to restore stability in Lebanon because it succeeded in forcing the abrogation of the May 17,1983 agreement between Lebanon and Israel which the U.S. sponsored and helped negotiate. Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's subcommittee on the Middle East and Europe

promptly challenged the testimony to that effect by Richard Murphy, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. Their skepticism was aroused because the Administration, including. President Reagan and Secretary of State George Shultz, have . repeatedly accused Syria during the past six months of obstruction in Lebanon and involvement in terrorist actions against the U.S.

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THe AACI: after the first 60,000 By Dr. David Geffen "A dose friend of mine in Jerusalem corrects me", notes Rabbi Henry Skirball, the new National Chairman of the AACI (Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel) "whenever 1 refer to a 'ba'ava' (problem) here in Israel. He points out that what we really mean when we spealt of /ba'ava' is 'ettfar'. "If we understand that problems are actually challenges", he constantly chides me, "then that is the real reason why we're living here in Israel". Rabbi Skirball, who has lived in Jerusalem with his wife and two children since making aliyah in 1971, is the director of the youth programs of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. In February 1984 he was elected for a twoyear term to head the AACI, whose membership encompassed the 60,000 North American olim (immigrants) living throughout Israel. Rabbi Skirball defines the work of the AACI as dealing 'horizontally' with olim on a countrywide geographical basis, and focusing in 'vertically' by programming for specific age groups. The AAIC helps to build a familiar community, in which an oleh can find activities of a leisure and social nature, as well as being offered the basic educational tools necessary for functioning in Israeli society. ' Rabbi Skirball emphasizes the importance of AACI's commitment to community action — the striving to integrate what is called 'quality of life' in the West, into Israeli society. He touched on some of the essential elements which AACI can bring to Israel. They are, as he sees them, pluralism, civil liberties,, quality of services, quality of education, and volunteerism. In his capacity as AACI National Chairman, Rabbi Skirball is crisscrossing America and Canada in the spring of 1984 as representative to the Jewish Welfare Board Biennial Convention in Boston. Subsequently, meetings are also scheduled with Federation leaders, Aliyah councils and Aliyah groups in Atlanta, Houston, San Francisco, Loa Angeles and Toronto. "There is of late a deeper commitment to Aliyah from North America, and I would like Jewish communities to know what is being done by the AACI to insure the successful absorption of olim into Israeli society; and I see it as no less important to talk about the contribution which American olim are making to Israeli society". Born in Boston, Rabbi Skirball did undergraduate work at Harvard before entering the Hebrew Union College.ln the 1952-53 academic year, he got permission from HUC to spend that year studying at the Hebrew University. "I had the privilege of sitting at the feet of the giants of Jewish scholarship — Martin Buber, Yehezkel Kaufman, Gershom Scholem, of blessed memory, and Benjamin Mazer. "Our classes were very small, meeting at the universities temporary home in Terra Sancta, Rehavia. A most romantic era, when food was scarce but motivation high — a most stimulating time to be in the young state of Israel". Rabbi Skirball describes]what he as a student did naturally: "All the American students, approximately 50 of us, joined '^iherut Mitnadvim' — the organization for volunteer service. I worked in a 'Ma'abara' (immigrant transition camp), teaching judo to the children of olim from Morocco. Not that I was a judo expert, but I knew just enough to keep on top of my students!" As he looked out from AACI's present office near Terra Sancta — Rabbi Skirball recalled that Jerusalem of that time was very small, and as you walked the streets of the city regularly, -you knew practically everyone. After serving as a Chaplain in the US army, Hillel Director, and then advisor to the Student Senate at Northwestern University, Rabbi Skirball became the national director of NFTY (National Federation of Temple Youth) a position he held for nine years until making Aliyah. Rabbi Skirball believes that only in Israel can Jews man the front, line of the battle for the Jewish future. "Like it or not, Israel is so central to Jewish life everywhere that it has to succeed in the fullest sense of the term if world Jewry is to survive". For him Israel is small enough and young, enough to enable individuals and groups to make an impact.

Susie Kirshenbaum, 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kirshenbauin, was named Sweetheart of AZA #1 at the 51st annual Sweet heart Dance at t he Red Lion recently. Chairmen of the event were Michael Bloch, Brian Yampolsky, and Bob Goldberg. Susie's mother, Maxine Zweiback Kirshenbauin, was the chapter's 2'lth Sweetheart in 1957. Susie, a junior at Burke High School, is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Zweiback.

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Patricia May Groves and Rabbi Skirball is one-of 30 Reform rabbis now living in Mark Jeffrey Newman were Israel. Four of this group are Israelis who were ordained at married Aug. 16 at Beth El the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem. The Reform Synagogue. Rabbi Myer Movement has two kibbutzim in the Arava — Yahel and Kripke officiated at the cerLotan, and Rabbi Skirball works closely with them. The emony with Rabbi Paul World Union for Progressive Judaism has its international Drazen and Rabbi Sidney headquarters in Jerusalem — and thus the members of the Brooks assisting. Dinner at Reform Movement worldwide have a very important share the Red Lion Inn followed. in the growth of their movement in Israel. The bride was escorted by Israeljsm seem to be apt at absorbing American concepts Gary Platt. Robin Spindler but only as they appear on the surface. "A true understand- was the maid of honor. The ing of such ideas as pluralism and tolerance can best be bridesmaids were: Kathy transmitted by North Americans who come on Aliyah. They Welch, Jody Newman-Ekhave cut their teeth on these concepts and can impart them holm and Betsey Newman to Israeli society. The North American presence can really of Omaha. The flower girls make a difference". were: Sebrina, Allisen and Rabbi Skirball has set himself a full agenda for his two Danika Angel of Traer, Iowa years as national chairman: "We have a wonderful reserve and Jessica Welch of of human resources in the North Americans who have made Omaha. Aliyah and through the AACI they can put their talents to Mr. Paul Novak served as work for the society in which they live. As more olim come best man. The groomsmen we will integrate moreof them into our work, broadening were: Mark Fredericksen, its scope and potential. Chris Ekholm and Adam Nearly fifty years have passed since the first organized Frisbie, also of Omaha. Max group of American settlers helped to establish Kibbutz Ein Hashofet (the Judge's Spring) a 'tower and stockade' settlement named after American Zionist leader Justice Louis TEL AVIV (JNI). "HisBrandeis. It was hard going then and neither is the AACI leadership tory may have to be rewritpromising a bed of roses for today's olim. What they can ten," if Italian archeologist promise is a challenge, a sense of making history and a Emmanuel Anati's theory . feeling as the psalmist put it so well, that "they who sow that Moses actually received the Ten Commandin tears shall reap in joy". ments at .ML-Karkum in the Negev is proven correct. The head of the Italian Archeological Institute, who has been conducting excavations at Mt. Karkum for ana several years, felt compelled Ruo do rao^a Ollttta, 10 to go public with his theory Lltbca, Portugal. after secret photographs and documents from the dig &fc c [fJJUSBOA-R.P.N.'O were stolen from his office d Gcxcrsaa da Folio UIN. in Rome and published in a USDOA POQVUGAL local paper as proof that Mt. Sinai is located at Karkum. Aelfestenrat dsr Juden (Or = "Discoveries at the exca-

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Jewish Pratt

August 17, 1984

Send Once again the Jewish Press • well cbsoree Rosh Hashanah, which 'begins Wednesday evening, Scptcmbsr 23, with a bsauiiful special edition. Sensing your good wishes to your fri-snds and relatives through thss ho!!day issus assures you that no ons will be forgotten. In add-on you vM ss?o th3 expanse and time of individual mailings.

This year we ere offering you a choice of ads in a variety of sizes, styles and prices. If you prefer, you may have your name and greeting included in our alphabetical listing. •

1 col. x 2" BEST WISHES FORA

c $14.50

HAPPY NEW YEAR

The following greetings are each $7.00. Please be sure to specify the one you select.

(Or your personal message)

YOUR NAME

$7.00

I.Mr.andMrs. and family extend warm greetings and good wishes to all for a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year. 2. May the blessings of peace, contentment and good health be shared by all our family and friends in the New Year. 3. Mr. and HVirs. wish all their relatives and friends health, happiness and peace in She New Year. 4. May the New Year bring health, happiness, peace and prosperity to everyone. . Or Enclose Your Own Message. Limited to 25 Words.

\ Mail to the Jewish Press, 333 So. 132nd St., Omaha, NE 68154 Final Deadline August 24th Please run my greeting in your holiday issue. . I would like ad (circle one) A B C D E. I am enclosing a check for Name

Address. City, State, Zip.

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(All ads must be paid for in advance.) Tha name on the rmassage should

(If you wish to write your own message please do it on a separate sheet and attach to this form.) IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CALL LOUISE GRAHAM, 334-8200 Ext. 234