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By Jonathan Rosenbaum The recent Camp Day at the Jewish Community Center yielded more than camping appHcations. A near record number of high school students expressed strong interest in participating in one of our Israel pilgrimage programs publicized by the Bureau of Jewish Education. A full scale planning meeting will take place on Feb. 3, 7 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, for .students attending the Ramah Community Pilgrimage and their parents. The meeting will be cJuiducted by the Bureau's chairperson of Israel Pilgrimage programs, Linda Mann, and Rabbi Jonathan Rosenbaum, the Bureau's executive director. Nine students intend to participate in. the Ramah program. This study tour will allow local young people to tour Israel with teenagers from Kansas City and Des Moines as well as other parts of the United States. In addition, several students hope to attend the 1986 Israel Academy sponsored by the Reform movement's National Federation of Temple Youth (NFT'V). O'maha participants in the Academy will join a contingent from NFTY's Missouri Valley region which will merge with the national program in Isriael.

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Other students will see the Jewish state under the auspices of Orthodox Judaism'^ National Council of Synagogue Youth and through the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. ' All programs include approximately six weeks of visits to archaeological sites and national shrines as well as opportunities to meet Israelis first hand and to study the country and its history. Each pilgrimage allows participants to join students from throughout the United States and Canada. Costs range from approximately .$2,000 to $2,,500 plus airfare to New York. Substantial scholarship funds are available for participants/ Each eligible student will receive at least $500 from the Esther K. Newman TVust, An additional $500 grant is available through the Trust for those with some demonstrated need and $500 more can be granted from the David E. Beber Scholarship Fund for those with more pressing circumstances. A single application for these scholarships can be sectired through Joan Pecoraro, executive secretary of the Bureau of Jewish Education (334-8200). All applications are treated in the strictest confidence. Local synagogues will supply an addi(continued on page 3)' .

Jewish communities angered by Ausdhvyitz convent plans

BRUSSELS (JTA) — European Jewish communities are shocked and outraged at a plan by Polish Catholic Church officials to build a Carmelite convent on the site of the Auschwitz death camp where more than two million Jews were murdered by the Nazis during "World War II, the World Jewish Congress reported. The WJC also reported that at its request, the Polish government will intervene with church officials regarding their plan. Belgian Jews first learned of the convent proposal when fund-raising efforts for its building were organized by a group called "Help to the Church in Distress," which works for the Roman Catholic Church in Communist countries.. According to the Brussels evening newspaper Le Soir, eight Carmelite monks have been living in Auschwitz since last May, in preparation for the erection of a convent there. The newspaper reports that the convent would symbolize: "Love, peace and reconciliation, witnessing the victorious power of the cross of Jesus. It will become a spiritual fortress, and the proof of the conversion of apostates and those who went utny in various countries." In early December, when a delegation of

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the WJC led by iu president Edgar Bronfman was officially received in Warsaw, the issue was raised with Polish authorities. Bronfman advised Poland's Minister of Religious Affairs Adam Lopatka of the categoricab Jewish opposition to the proposed convent and received Lopatka's assurances that he wpuld intervene directly with Polish Catholic officials. In Geneva, the president of the International Council of Jewish Women, Leila Sie'gel, has written to Sister Sheila Sedawie of the Sisters of Zion asking that the placement of a convent in Auschwitz be prevented: "We feel this way not only because of the martyrdom of millions of Jewish children, women and men," Seigel wrote, "but also because their martyrdom was shared by millions of human beings having various beliefs and creeds." She added: "We believe that the ground of Auschwitz belongs to all who were massacred there and that, therefore, no one group should establish itself on this hallowed ground. Were this to happen, the action, however laudible in its alms, would create much misunderstanding and resentment."

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Campaign event hosts NBC's Irving R. Levine Irving R. Levine, NBC News Commentator, will be the speaker for the 1986 Jewish Federation Men's Campaign Pacewtter Division Dinner to be held on Tuesday, Feb. n at the Highland Country Club, announced David Friedland and Phil Schrager, Division co-chairmen. Individuals who con tribute $5,000 ur more to the Men's Campaign are welcome to join us for this stimulating evening, continued Irving R. Levine Messrs. Friedland and Schrager.

Based in Washington, D.C., Mr. Levine is Economic Affairs specialist for NBC News and is seen regularly on NBC-TV Nightly News, the "Today Program," and News Specials. He is a frequent paitel member on "Meet the Press". Mr. Levine has covered every major economic development in 'Washington since 1971. Prior to his present assignment, Mr. Levine spent 10 years in Italy, four years in the Soviet Union, three years in Korea and Japan and a year in England. His NBC News coverage echoes the history of a quarter of a century. Mr. Levine is also the auUior of four books, the best known is "Main Street, U.S.S.R." a non-fiction best-seller and college text. He has also received numerous journalist awards including an Emmy Citation and Overseas Press Club recognition.

Ernie Chambers to speak at forum with anti-Semites By Morris Maline State Sen. Ernie Chambers will speak Saturday during a so-called "Convention on Farm and Urban Economic Crisis" at the Holiday Inn in Kearney. On the same speakers' platform will be Larry Humphreys, founder and director of Heritage Library, described by the AntiDefamation League as a paramilitary anti„.^#aiti«,-QiXUtia«tic(n in southern-Okiahonla. Also slated to speak is Tommy Kersey who, according to ADL has expressed support for the activities of extremist groups including the anti-Semitic vigilantes of the Posse Comitatus and the followers of Lyndon LaRouche. ADL material describes LaRouche, threetime Presidential candidate, as the leader of a "bizarre, anti-Semitic cult-like political and propaganda network." Other speakers were listed as follows: Pastor Everett Siliven of Louisville, Nebraskans Carl Hollocheck and Earl Bailey of the New Constitution Party; Jack Metcalf, a Washington State Senator, and Richard Kelly Hoskins, an author from Virginia. According to the Kearney Hub, organizer Paul Manuka of Kearney termed the Saturday meeting the first national convention of its kind and that the meeting will be "one of the most enlightening expose (sic] that's been held." Recently, a group of farm activists led by Kersey scheduled rallies in Sioux City and Sioux Falls. And according to the Sioax City Journal similar rallies were planned elsewhere. E. Aobert Newman, president, ADL/

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CRC, said that ADL is in communication with law enforcement officials, government officials and religious leaders in the area and that monitoring and education is being undertaken. The ADL background information on Heritage Library is as follows: On Nov. 15,1985, over 25 armed men descended upon a farm in central Georgia iind.. prevented authorities from fbreclosing the. property and. evicting the owner and his family. Signs displayed on the property denounced the "ZOG" — a term currently popular in extreme right-wing circles denoting "Zionist Occupation Government" — and the Federal Reserve System. Prominent among thgse occupying the farm was Lawrence L. Humphreys, founder and director of a paramilitary anti-Semitic group in southern Oklahoma which calls itself the Heritage Librairy, who was accompanied by a number of his followers. Humphreys, 32, has poured much of his $5 million oil and banking inheritance into the organization since its inception in 1982. Located in Velma, Oklahoma (near Duncan) the Heritage Library is situated on 300 . acres of former ranchland, and includes camp grounds and an 1800-foot airstrip. The settlement also includes a large Lshaped mansion which houses a cathedraldomed library. On the grounds are a manmade lake and a large swimming pool. The Heritage Library adheres to the doctrine known as "Idsntity," which claims that white anglo-Saxons are Uie true chosen people of God. Literature published by the (continued on pafe 3)

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Outreach to mixed marriages needs strategy change By Ben Gallob (Copyright 1986, Jewish TelegrBphic Agency, Inc.) A leading expert on Jewish sociology has suggested that outreach efforts aimed at persuading the non-Jewish partner in a mixed marriage to convert to Judaism would he more likely to succeed if such programs paid more attention to deepening the Jewish commitment of the Jewish spouse. Dr. Egon Mayer, Brooklyn College sociologist and president of the Association for Sociological Study of the Jew, made that recommendation at a Miami meeting of the American Jewish Committee's executive council. Mayer asserted that failure of the non-Jewish spouse to convert "rarely implies a rejection of Jews or Jewishness" by that spouse. He said converts in mixed marriages "report themselves to be more religious than non-converts, more interested in spiritual matters and more eager to belong to a religious community." He said the evidence indicated that converts in mixed marriages "are much more likely than non-converts to have

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been asked to convert by their (Jewish) spouacs,"and that "many non-Jewiah spouses do not convert because the Jewish partner is indifferent to (hit or her) Jewishness." Mayer accordingly described the desire of the Jewish partner to hove his or her spouse convert to Judaism as a key factor in determining whether the non-Jewish partner planning to marry, or who is married, to a Jew will convert. Mayer's Miami report was based on a study, "Intermarriage and Conversion," he has prepared for the AJCommittee, soon to be published. It will be the third in a series on intermarriage sponsored by the AJCommittee's Jewish Communal Affairs Department. The first, in 1979, "Intermarriage and the Jewish Future," focussed on the question: "Who are the intermarriers?" The second, in 1983, "Children of Intermarriage," studied Jewish identification of children raised in intermarried families. Both reports showed that conversion of the non-Jewish spouse greatly enhanced the chances for Judaism in the home, suggesting that conversion could offset the losses that intermarriage might inflict on American Jewry. Mayer asserted that "the great danger to the numerical integrity for the Jewish community is posed by intermarriages precisely because most intermarriages remain 'mixed marriages,' and in most such marriages the resulting children do not identify as Jews." He said the "great question" was: "Will enough of them become 'conversionary marriages' and raise Jewish children so as to offset thp expected demographic losses from mixed marriages as well a» from assimilation in general?" Yehuda Rosenman, director of the Communal Affairs Department, told the meeting that there Were complications as well as opportunities for the Jewish community in some aspects of mixed marriages. He said that "since converts may express their Jewishness more actively in religious behavior than in feelings of responsibility for Israel or Jews elsewhere, the difference between the nature of the Jewishness of converts and that of born Jews may be a source of personal strain as well as strain in the community." Rosenman declared that, "in the long run, these differences may also place strain upon the capabilities of the established Jewish organizations, since the populations they hope to serve might increasingly lack consensus over the fundamental issues of Jewish self-discipline and the Jewish mission in the world in general."

By Morris Maline O.K. follts, for years you've been telling stories. Tb your wife, "I was a good looking guy with lots of hair." Tb your husband, "You should have known me when I was an AZA sweetheart." Tb your children, "1 was a basketball star," or "I did so go to summer camp." For years youl- claims to fame have been met with questioning stares or downright disbelief Well, now's your chance! You can prove your claims. The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society has on display in its Corridor of Jewish History scores of photographs, some of which may show Omahans, Lincolnites, and Council Bluffians. So as they say in show business, "C'mon down" to the JCC and spot yourself — before your friends start telling stories about how you used to look.

BETH EL WOMEN'S LEAGUE A 10 a.m. board meeting will precede the Feb. 4 luncheon and meeting of Beth El Women's League. Arrangements by cultural vice president Marsha Itkin include a 12 p.m. lunch and a presentation by the Merry Marian Mime Troupe from Marian High School. Dottie Rosenblum will read the Devar Torah, President Bev Rich will preside. Catering vice president Sheila Rosen has announced that lunch will be $4.50. Call Rose Roflman 3304314 or Gert Korney 3463233 by Jan. 31 for luncheon and sitter reservations. MAMALOSHEN Do you want to hear the

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(contrtmed from page I) organization prunxites racial segregation and 18 virulently anii Semitic. For eiample, the Heritage Library purports to explain what it calls "The (Conspiracy" as follows: "The majority of scholars of The Conspiracy recognize it as Jewish from its ideological, Unancial, high percentage of revolutionary activists. "Their Talmud ('Holy Book') teaches them to use usury on ua for our hurt, and that we are goyum (sic) (cattle) condemned to serve the Jew night and day. "Almost without exception the international financeers are Jewish, they fmanced the Bolshevic (sic) revolution

Humphreys h9B acknowledged that members of his prganization purchased weapons in 19S4 from the heavily armed, racist and fanatically anti-Semitic organization in northern Arkansas known as "The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord." He has for some time advocated resistance to bank foreclosures, proclaiming in a video cassette his group hns distributed: "I would stand with the first man who defended his land." The militant confrontation at the Georgia farm in November resulted in an agreement by the local sheriff to postpone eviction in order to give the farmer sufficient time to repurchase the farm. During the standoff, protesters fired their weapons at a bale of hay, and one of the Heritage members declared that "we won't fire until fired upon, but if we are fired upon, heaven help the men on the other side." The protesters' spokesman was Tommy Kersey, a nearby farmer who was one of the American Agriculture Movements* organizers of the "tractorcade" to Washington during the Carter administration.' Kersey has expressed his support for extremists organizations, including the militantly antiSemitic vigilante group Posse Comitatus and the organization led by Lyndon LaRouche. In a telephone interview following the confrontation. Heritage Library leader Humphreys told a reporter that he took his sawed-off shotgun to the farm, adding, "The Lord said if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one." A May, 1984 article in The Spotlight (the publication which reflects the views of Liberty Lobby) describes the Heritage Library's plans to sponsor "a work exercise." The purpose of the project is "to provide both education and employment for Christian Americans who embrace the Identity message" of the organization. The coordinator for the p^roject, George Whitcraft, is identified in a revealing photo caption in The Spotlight as "Coordinator of the Military Project,"'a title which speaks for itself, particularly i)i light of the action at the Georgia farm where protesters were armed with semi-automatic weapons.

According to the same article, Humphreys anticipates employing between 120 and 240 men in this operation, paying $5 or $6 per hour for a minimum of three months' work. His lung range goal is "to establish a permanent settlement." The program has been endorsed by the paramilitary Christian Patriou Defense League (CPDL) director John Harrell and by Col. Jack Mohr, an Identity leader and paramilitary expert who heads up Harrell's Citizens Emergency Defense System. The Heritage Library is currently building a wing dedicated to the memory of Gordon Kahl, a Posse Comitatus activist who murdered two U.S. marshals in North Dakpta in 1983. (Kahl died in a shootout with police in Arkansas in 1984 after eluding authorities for over a year.) Currently, the organization's library houses a collection of 26,000 volumes, including the books and papers of Ralph Townsend, who was convicted and served time in prison during World War II for serving as an unregistered agent of the'Japanese government. In 1984, the organization announced that it had established a legal research service, including the Lexis (computer)''system "to provide research for patriots who are going into the courts to fight for the restoration of the Constitution." A.J. Porth, who has been described by The Spotlight as "granddaddy of the tax strikers," is one of the trustees of the Heritage.Library. Porth was one of the first U.S. citizens to be convicted of failing to file a tax return by making a blanket Fifth Amendment claim on his returns in the 1960's. He spoke on the topic of "How Not to Pay Income Tax" at a 1978 gathering of a Colorado chapter of the Posse Comitatus. Porth lives on the settlement where the Heritage Library is located. Other trustees include Mrs. Porth and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lent. Mrs. Lent served as secretary to the late Senator Joe McCarthy. The Heritage Library also offers seminars on defending oneself in court without a lawyer.

1986 Israel JDllgrims near record numbers (continued from page 1) tional $350 and up for programs which meet their guidelines. All participants will attend an Israel study course sponsored by the Nebraska Rabbinical Council in the spring. Brochures and additional data about the various programs are available through the Bureau of Jewiah Education, information about specific programs can be obtained from the following: Ramah, Mrs. Mann (393-7110); NFTY's Israel Academy, Rabbi Stephen Barack or Jane West (556-6536); NCSY, Howard Wax (556-6288); and BBYO, Debra Polsky (334-8200).

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ca^rl alpeirlt )ra^(gll Arab-Jewish encounter — how effective? Resolutions 242 and 338 We find it useful to periodtcatly review pertinent documents which relate to peace in the Middle East. Thus, you too may find the following to be of interest: UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS 242 AND 338 Resolution 242 of 22 November 1967 The Security Council, Expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the Middle East, Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every State in the area can live in security. Emphasizing further that all Member States in their acceptance of the Charter of the United Nations have undertaken a commitment to act in accordance with Article 2 of the Charter, 1. Affirms that the fulfilment of Charter principles requires the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include the application of both the following principles: (i) Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict; (ii) Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 2. Affirms further the necessity (a) For guaranteeing freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; (b) For achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem; (c) For guaranteeing the territorial inviolability and political independence of every State in the area, through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to designate a Special Representative to proceed to the Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with the States concerned in order to promote agreement and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordanced with the provisions and principles of this resolution; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the progress of the efforts of the Special Representative as soon as possible. RESOLUTION 338 OF 22 OCTOBER 1973 The Security Council 1. Calls upon all parties to the present fighting to cease all firing and terminate all military activity immediately, no later than 12 hours after the moment of the adoption of this decision, in the positions they now occupy; 2. Calls upon the parties concerned to start immediately after the cease-fire the implementation of Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) in all of its parts; 3. Decides that, immediately and concurrently with the cease-fire, negotiations start between the parties concerned under appropriate auspices aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East.

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HAIFA — For almost • quarter of a century the ArabJewish Cultural Community and Youth Centre, better known locally as Beit Hagefen, has carried on its broad program of activities serving a mixed community. This is the only institution of its kind in the entire country, and questions have been asked regarding both the efficacy and the desirability of its program. Beit Hagefen is administered by a committee composed half and half of Arabs and Jews, which meets fortnightly, and a council of around a hundred members, also equally divided. Zwi Israel has been director of the place'since the second year of its creation in 1963. During a recent visit to the House we heard from him a description of some of the activities. The aim is to carry out a cultural and social program in which both Jews and Arabs participate, thus creating an atmosphere leading to mutual understanding, respect and tolerance. The activities include the usual run of groups and circles found at community centiers, though in many cases the Jews are in the majority in some of the groups, whereas others are obviously intended for Arab patronage. In the latter category are the Arabic language dramatic group, which also brings Arab theatre to Arab settlements around the country, an extensive Arab library which plays host annually to a full program known as Arabic Book Week, an orchestra for traditional Arab music, an Arab folklore dance group, and others. Among the outstanding activitiels are joint meetings of Arab and Jewish youth, described by Beit Hagefen as follows: "These meetings are of great importance and lead to a first acquaintance between girls and boys." Meetings of this kind, it may be noted, have been under fire from Jewish religious circles in Israel, as leading to social contacts which may ultimately result in intermarriage. Authorities at the Centre know of no such case in all its history. It is difficult to assay the success which Beit Hagefen has had in its general goodwill program. In the early years Arab partiqipation was minimal, and Arabs we hfcve spoken to report that a stigma was originally attached to any Arab attending Beit Hagefen. That appears to have disappeared. Arab extremist groups have sought to use the Centre, thus obtaining a legitimate front for their activities, but they have bedn turned away. Zwi Israel emphasized that Beit Hagefen steers clear of political involvement of any kind. Some light on the effectiveness of the program inay be cast by a psychological research project conducted by Prof Yohanan Hoffman, of Haifa University, designed to measure how opinions and attitudes of the participants were shaped or changed as a result of frequent exposure to each other.

In a carefully prepared study, extending over a period of a year, and with the usual scientific control groups to test the validity of the findings. Prof Hoffman measured the opinions of both Jewish and Arab youth, separately, after a year's program of joint meetings. What was their attitude toward personal friendly relations, on all levels, with the other group? Upon the launching of the project, the Arabs showed a far greater readiness for such relationships, yet after a year of mutual activities and meetings, there was a reduction in such willingness on the part of the Arabs. The Jews, on the other hand, were less willing at the beginning, but by the end of the year recorded an increase in their good will. What did they think of the general (Kissibilities of coexistence of the two people in Israel? Against a scale calling for 1). Comjdet? separation of the two peoples from each other; 2). Partial and small-scale integration; 3). Complete integration in every sphere — the Jewish youth tended to the second option, but after a year of joint nieetings, their support for this dropped off somewhat. Among the Arabs, where the support ranged at first between full and partial integration, there was likewise a degree of reduction in support for these views. The first option, equivalent to apartheid, was not acceptable and Was strongly rejected by both groups, though some further limited approval of it was expressed by both sides after their year of meetings. Is there a future for Arab youth in Israel? Both sides agreed there is no future. Among the Jews the feeling was strengthened after the year; the Arabs seemed to show a little more hope after their meetings with Jewish youth. With regard to intermarriage, both were aaked bluntly if they would be willing to take a mate from the other people. Among the Jews, even a small initial expression of willingness was trimmed down considerably after they had gotten to know the Arabs better. Among the Arabs there was a somewhat higher willingness, but even this was cut back after the year of meetings. It must be borne in mind that during the year under review these young people were subjected to outside influences, beyond the organized joint meetings. These external factors included terrorist activities such as hi-jackings and killings, and highly publicized anti-Israel political activity carried on by Arab groups. The findings in Prof. Hoffman's survey must be appraised with these facts in mind,. Indeed, control groups, which had been exposed only to the events of the time, and had not gone through the joint programs, showed a much greater deterioration in their attitudes. It would appear, therefore, that despite all the handicaps and the problems, there is still justification for the efforts being made by Beit Hagefen to seek to bridge the gap between Arabs and Jews by its broad cultural and social program.

Israel's x)bligations By M.J. Rosenberg Near East Report In the days and now weeks following the Vienna and Rome airport massacres, segments of the media have adopted a hew approach toward Israel. The media seems anxious for an Israeli retaliatory raid against Libya, the FLO, or Syria. And the media is not alone. There are hints from Washington and from foreign governments as well that this time it would be okay for Israel to strike back. It is all rather ironic. Can anyone recall an Israeli strike against terrorists that was not condemned by foreign governments and the world media? On many occasions even the United States has joined the chorus saying that Israeli's retaliation was "disproportionate" and would only add to the "cycle of violence." Western European nations — now looking toward Israel to take the actions they are afraid to take — have been the most vocal in criticizing any forceful response to terrorists. So far Israel isn't buying. This doesn't mean that it has abandoned its anti-terrorist policy. It hasn't — and, in fact, it will probably strike hard against those responsible for the murders in Europe. But it will do so at a time and place of its choosing. It is certainly not going to do anything to take the Europeans off the hook. The airport massacres took place in Europe. Most of the people kililed in them were Europeans or Americans. Retaliation for them is certainly not Israel's sole responsibility — not by a long shot. One "senior Israeli official" explained Israel's position to New York Times correspondent Tom Friedman on Jan. 6. "Let us be frank," he said. "This man Qadaffi is crazy. Do you think we need to be fighting with him all over Europe now?" The official continued, "The Europeans are afraid tO'deal with him. The Americans ue hesitant, BO we are the ones who are invited to go after him." In essence, the Israeli's response was "thanks, but no thanks." Israel will fight its own wars because it has no' choice but to defend itself. And it will fight the terrorists who are determined to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. ' It will also join in any multinational effort to fight the terroriatt. But it will not go into battle a» a proxy for countries that ate tax larger jufl Cftt mor^ powerful Tbtre is a point wUaie ni^r pow«nMv« to (lelinid thair 6wn interests and not rely on the iniUtary capacity and sheer guU of a country the size of MaiyUuid Until they ck>, the reign of terror will continue.

Various political campaigns have' used the phrase "now more than ever" in urging votes for this or that candidate. It's a good phrase and one that applies to visiting Israel now. It is clearly no accident that recent terrorist actions hove. taken place at airports. The FLO and its allies want to scare Americans out of travelling abroad and they certainly want tourists to think twice about going to Israel. Those are goals which all of us can help thwart. There is no reason not to visit Israel. It is the one country in the world that has an effective anti-terrorist policy, one that is furthered by a population that has learned how an alert citizenry can deter attacks. Israel's airline. El AI, is — as 60 Minutes recently pointed out — the world's most secure airline. In short, there is little risk in travelling to Israel. And there are many good reasons for visiting Israel. Prime among them has to be the sense of assurance that actually being in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv conveys. The country is there. It is alive and vigorous. And it is undaunted by terrorists and their threats. But Israel, the country, is all too easily lost amidst the bad news about terror attacks, SAM missile emplacements, and a "peace process" that seems to be going nowhere. There is only one way to find it. And that is by going there. Now more than ever.

_ The editors reserve the right to shorten letters for reasons of length or content. lb the Editor: It is with great pride that I thank you for honoring me with the Loii Jeanne Schraget award. How exciting it was to be recognized by my peers as an outertanding leader at the Annual Meeting of the Federation. Six years ago volunteerism gave my life aView direction, introduced me to new faces and offered me the opportunity to become an active.partknpant in this Gommuni^. Giving of myself has felt ^ood and helping Omaha now Jewiahly makes me extrpmely proud of my acooroilUkninents. Thank you for your confidence and your support. You have given me so much moie than I can return. Sharon B. Cipperley

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We all know tlial llii- rah ^ii mhti unA tin i poorer. But increasingly, we also see that the luud get louder. And here we speak of Meir Kahane, who sees himself as der Fuhrer of Bretz Yisrael. Israeli society is correctly shunning him. Indoora, this means leaving a room whenever he walks in one, especially if that room happens to be in the Knesset. Outside, throngs of decent people surround Kahane and shout him down whenever he tries to speak at one of his rallies. Nothing bothers a loud mouth more than not being heard. But Kahane now thinks he can foil hia opposition. His answer: get a bigger loudspeaker. Kahane currently walks around with a standard bullhorn, but even that cannot be heard above the protests of the hundreds and often thousands who regularly drown him out. But Kahane located a Arm in Jerusalem that specializes in public address systems, and they have one powerful enought to outhoot the hooters. The portable amplifier rents for $800 per day, which Kahane decided was too expensive for the regular use he plans. However, he can buy the thing outright for $4000. Israelis aren't willing to cough up that money. So of course Kahane turned to gullible American Jews who sometimes think a checkbook is the best way to show love of Zion. A retired gentleman from Chicago was sought out. The gentleman enjoys a distinguished past as a supporter of Israeli defense in the pre-State days. Last September, when Kahane learned this gentleman was in Jerusalem, he had a follower arrange a meeting at the bar in the Plaza hotel. Kahane and his wife both came. Kahane explained that "it was quite embarrassing to have the protesters always drowning him out," recalls the gentleman from Chicago. "The ampliHer Kahane prefers is., made in Israel. If he bought an American one, there would be too much tax to pay, and it would take too long to ship it." The retired gentleman agreed to bring aback $4000, even if he had to contribute it all himself. That wasn't necessary. Kahane sympathizers in Boston and throughout the Midwest donated a total of five checks ranging from $100 to $500, with the Chicago gentleman providing the balance. All the money was funneled through the well-known taxexempt conduit used to pass money to Kahane. (I hesitate to mention this organization's name just in case there are some confused readers who still think that giving to Kahane might somehow help the State of Israel.) The gentleman who organized the amplifier fund explains, "It isn't that I support Kahane. It's just that he seems to be the only one speaking out on this question of a possible Arab majority. And I want the message to get out to Israel." This is how Kahane gets his money. He spreads the big lie that Israel is recklessly speeding toward an Arab majority. An Israeli official whose position gives him knowledge; of Kahane's modus operendi answers, "This is so silly. Everyone in Israel is aware that it is a Jewish State. That's what aliya and an increased Jewish birth is all about. The difference is we don't deal with it by attacking anyone." Unfortunately, the gentleman from Chicago says he had tio difficulty in raising the $4000. Those who contributed, he reports, believe in a strong Israel. I asked Frank Isaacs,

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1 always hate to hear the "younger generation" blamed for this or that current problem. For one very obvious reason, no matter how old you are you can no doubt remember hearing your own generation blamed for whatever was then considered "bad". I believe it must stem from the belief by the mature segment of society that "this is the way we've always done it". Maybe. I have made an observation, however. The group I think of as the "younger generation" have done many of us some real favors. I believe this, while acknowledging there are always exceptions. Let's take a look at the world of fashion, for example. I applaud the kids for making most of us women realize we should decide for ourselves what looks best. I think back to mini skirts and still shudder when I remember how many females looked really unattractive wearing them. Being short, I also remember how the long, long skirts made me. look like I was standing in a hole! Something happened to relax the tension in the dictatorship of the former world of style and most of us have emancipated ourselves. I don't mean to imply they don't spring new stuff on us seasonally, but I do think most of us realize lots of it is for models, not "real" people. Of course every generation will probably have some version of outlandish, but so what? Given a little time, they usually outgrow the phase! No, I think kids are really ok. I'm in favor of keeping them around. But they (the younger generation) are guilty of something that drives me nuts. I refer to the language habits many of them have. I sometimes think if I hear one more person say "He goes" when "he said" is meant, I'll scream! The constant use of "ya know' is another one. The average offender doesn't usually know how many times "ya know" is sprinkled around his/her sentences. Where in the world did THAT come from? The word "like" has also taken on an entirely new usage, which also sets my teeth on edge. It is very common to hear a sentence that starts this way: "Like I tried to call you yesterday but you weren't hmne". Well, I've probably offended some of my young friends and if so, I'm sorry. But I said it and I'm glad! And I should tell them I also get upset when I hear a tv or radio person say "gittin" when they mean "getting" etc. Maybe I'm turning into a language kvetch. If so, well like I'm sorry, ya know? But I'm not alone ... my roommate, if ya ask him goes "ok, it gits on my nerves too, ya know?" (He wouldn't really, but I just hate to lose friends!)

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Our Sidrah recounts the actual Exodus from Egypt, the miracle at the Sea of Reeds, and Israel's resolute plunging into the wilo^rness, to seek a way to the Promised l-and. The Midrash (Valkut) offers an extremely interesting interpretation of one of the verses in our Sidrah. After the crossing of the Sea of Reeds, and after the spontaneous outburst of the people into a Song of THumph and Thanksgiving, we are told that Moses led the Children of Israel into the Wilderness of Shur. But the Hebrew word "vayasa," here translated "led," the Midrash points Out, is in an intensive, causative structure, the Hiphil. What this means is that Moses "caused the Children of Israel to journey on." He forced them, the verb implies, forced them, even against their will. The Midrash sees here a practical appraisal of the situation by the people, an appraisal which Moees obliges them to disregard. They noticed, shrewdly, that all the military power of Egypt was now dissipated, and a good deal of the gold and silver trappings of horse and chariot and rider was now theirs, for the bother of collecting it. Why not go back to Egypt now, take over the countiy and its wealth, and continue there? Moses obliged them to journey on. Behind you the wealth of E^gypt. In front of you the trackless desert and an uncertain future. Which will you choose? You will'do what I command you, since this is what the Lord wants of you. This is why He brought you out There will be no return. A modern commentator, struck by this insightful interpretation of the Midrash, added another thought. Moees had to oblige them to journey on because of their sudden enchantment with the place. Here, above all places, is God to be worshiped; for here is the manifestation of His power, here His glory, here His clearly indicated love for us. The shores of the Sea of Reeds will be our homelaixL Here we will never forget. But Moses recognized how short-sighted this was. God is not to be worshiped and loved because of miracles. God is to be worahiped because He is

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Tor those members of the "J" who know Lit Doherty as director of the dance program, b«r performance alone is Worth the price of a ticket. Tnis it her first performance in a Don-dancing role, but there's no doubt that h«^ many fans will urge continuation of her acting career. Catch Me If You Can also offers a well-designed set with an imposing moose and good sound and lighting operators. Catch it if you can. (M.M.)

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Susan Selvey as Betty Meeks and Cathrine Simms were made for their parts; Duke Howze arid Rick Kleber acted their roles with vigor, but concentrated too much on accents rather than enunciation. The Foreigner is a most enjoyable show, but ahoot for a good seat, the dialogue is the whipped cream, and you're going to want to savor every word. (M.M.)

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Heart to heart By Chuck Arnold HAPE director February ia Heart Month, and your JCC Health Ser vices Department is focusing thia month on the heart. A look at the staliitics surrounding the heart are truly heartbreaking. • Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. • Cardiovascular diseases kill almost as many Americans as all other causes of death combined. • Nearly 20 percent of the American population (42,750,000) suffer from cardiovascular disease. • One of every four adults in the U.S. has high blood pressure. • As many as 1.5 million Americans will have a heart attack in 1986 and about 550,000 will die from them. While those slati.stics are grim, there is a trend toward people taking their health in hand and breaking their "heartbreaking" habits, i.e., quit smoking, exercise, stop consuming high quantities of salt and fat, and learn to

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S(2(g ^©tm ai.1t tlhifS <JU By Judy Siff Registration figures indi rate that this Sunday's T\j B'Shevat Indoor TVack and Field Meet, sponsored by the Health and PhyKical Ed ucation Department, will be an overwhelming success. In case you haven't had the opportunity to register your child, don't despair Chuck Arnold informs me that childrep will be able to register prior to the event which has a 1:30 p.m. starting time. The $5 entry fee must accohipany registration. Children will be divided according to age and ability

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as will souvenir I shirts. First place winners in each age division' for each event will have a tree planted in their name in Israel. The Hadassah Dancers will perform for the children and will teach them some Israeli dances. The awards ceremony will close the pro gram, each winner will come up to the platform and receive their trophy. Mulhall's Nursery has donated six fruit trees in honor of TU B'Shevat — The New Year of the Trees — Jewish Arbor Day — which will be planted this spring at our outdoor athletic field. Can't you feel the excitement of the competition, not to mention the extra reward of our children sharing in a special Jewish holiday that is celebrated in Israel. Whether you come to participate, watch or serve as a volunteer to help with the events — don't miss it!!! Have you met Lou McGranaghan yet? 11 you hav-

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