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Men ard women jointly offer'Campaign Cai^^ By 8nn Palqr
For tlM fint tia* in Omaha's hiatoiy, both the Maa'a •it'Wiwiipi'a dm^mfm at the Jewitb FMbialioa will boat a miQor joiiit community widt «»m[i»ign event "W« are deU^iMi to invite both the women and the nan ol our community to thii very special avening," said Nancy Gfeenberc Wonan's Can^ign chairman, and Howard KoqtM and TUfi Fellman, Men's Canopaisii oo-chairman, upon anaouncinf this unique and antertaininc evening. "Campaign Cabaret" will take place on March 29 at PMny Park. The chairman of this event will be Bobbie E|wtain. who with her committee of many dedicated community volunteers, will transform Peony Park
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into a eabaiet-like atmoephere. Codrtails will start at 7:16 p.m. and s seated dbanar win be servad at S pjB. A 4«scialmssnaal leviiewritlaii sspaeiaiiyflvtliiB •vent by Joanie Jacobson will be the highlight of this evening. "Joania will also be producing and directing this marvelous musicale and Lii Dobarty is directing the choreography," added Mrs. Graenberg. Then will also be music far ttancing sttsr the qieeial program. "We have planned this evening so there would truly be something for everyone and we hope that the entire community wUl attend IVansportation wUl be avaUaUe for anyone needing assistance," continued Meesrs. Fellman and Kooper. "TUs evening will be unforgettable and we know that no one will want to mias the
KaBah 1986 to focus on the Middle East
The Kallah Committee of the Jewish Cultural Arts Council announoea that Professor Norman' St^Uman, a scholar and author on the subject of Muslim history, religion,, and politics, will be the 1986 Kallah schelar-in-residence, March 1416.
Professor Stillman, who teaches Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the State University of New York at Norman StUlouui Binghamton, has written extensively on Jewish and Arab sufagects. He authored the
widely acclaimed work. The alewa Of Arab
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Steven J. Rod "excited" at new responsibilities By Morrla Mallne
are invohed." Another goal outlined by Mr. Rod is that On Monday morning, Steven J. Rod will of providing more education about the State leave his office at the Jewish Community. of Israel. Center and walk 25 — '" "We must bring Israel to Omaha and feet to his new ofOmaha to Israel." fice — at the Jewr He added, "We must do a bettar job of ish Community teaching Jews and the general community Center. about larael. even setting up boards and Although hell be committ^ to cany this out." in the same build^i ; Anritllhr efioat, be said.Jnvolves the poingifaisftspontMltCfttial for iMMosing the Jewish population ities will change of Omaha. from that of exec"We've said it before, but the theme is utive director of the still valid... Omaha is the best kept secret JCC to executive in the Jewish world" vice president of He pointed out that steps must be taken, the Jewish Federato counteract the loss of young people who tion of Omaha. leave the community. • "I'm not chang8to*o« Bod "We hove an extraordinary Jewish caming careers ... Jewiah comiiimal service is pus and thriving synagogues which should my career," Mr. Rod explained in an inter- help to attract additional population." view with the Jewiah Preoe. Mr. Rod, a Jewish communal worker for The Jewish Federation is the fundraising 18 years, said he is excited about the chaland support group for the seven communal lenges of his new responsibilities. agencies which provide programs and ser"I've learned a lot the past five years obvices for the Jewish community. The JCC serving the leadership styles of three JCC is one of the agencies. presidents: Jay Lemer, Saranne Gitnick, Mr. Rod's appointment to the top profes- and Uene Klein. sional spot in the Federation marks the first He said they have demonstrated that time in Omaha that an agency director has Jewish communal service is a partnership between lay volunteers and professionals. aasumed the leadership of the Federation. "I hope for the same relationship in the "I'm excited that our community has afforded me the opportunity to take on this Federation," Mr. Rod said. new challenge. 'The idea that an agency diOn Monday, hell take that short walk, lector can work hit way up says a lot to all but he won't be alone. His colleagues and community will be right alongsids him. the profisssionala in the organization." Mr. Rod aaid that his main goal will be "toWng the Federation to the people." "We^re going to hove to find out the dei|BO|raphics of our community snd reeearch "Shooh", a nins and one half hour film thrtr needs eo that we know what we should on the hiatoty of the Holocauat,^will be be doing as ^ Jewish community." shown in Omaha thia September. He pointed out that once the needs of the A coalitidn of Jewish organiaationa conmnmity are known, Campaign raquireunder the chairmanahip of Kathie Simon menta must be q>elled out in great detail so and Suaan Paley ,is presently making that the community will tuderstand why plane for the ahowing. Further dataila the money ia needed will be announced through the Jowieh "We must make Campaign a word that doean't mean sigOkig a pledgs card. Weneed Acdaimad by critica aa one of the to haw the Jewiah community think of grsottet dacumaBtaiiaa in the histoiy of CanpaigB thrtngbont Ute year so that gifts dnema, the film, preduoed by Clauds can be made witti a lot more underatandIrintmaim, brings tcgatbar a fkill range iag," of witnaaate of tht Htdocaust in addition Aaeoidingto Mr. Rod, there ora hundreds l!o tht loiVhNMt. of hooidiokh who beiiefit from Fedetatioa Tbk ANMABI of "Shooh" in Unooln lervica*, bat ^ve nothing to the Campaign tUs wa^-ead)to at ^ Sheldon tOm Thia is of gieot oonoam to me, we ham •nmUtit the. Shektoa M«iM)rial Art not paid much ott^ititiii to thtm and we Ctoltoiy. I» 'iMliobo bt iipwn the imAmuot find out'iriqr thnr doat gfaae." •Bd<e< Jhii^ iM^ Mtooipaiiy.a; penal dieOak teehniqne^to^^tbe lavriofBjat. piiti^Z. fttMm iMgr can liiMfai 'ril 4T2Mr. Rod tM, it te.'oaak "uoit and iBon thedhaUpatUm^rbeawIdnMiinti.''' ''•• -V'. • in'tbat Wyi * "We iouit leodi out and motivirta iikople to work in FWdnalion, not enough peoplefThk trtick Inrkiiu tpJKion <if tin mHirl
In his lecture scenes, Profsasor Stillmon will discuss the conditions of Jews remaining in Arab countries, ethnic and historical bases of Arab-Muslim politics, and the impact of such Arab leaders as Qaddafi, Khomeini, and Arafat. The Kallah weekend schedule will consist of a Friday evening lecture at Beth El synagogue, a Saturday evening lecture at Beth Israel syM((0(Ui», and a Sunday moning lectuie at Tsmple Israel. The Kallah Committee is composed of Doreen Lemer, Chairman; Aaron and Debbie Hostyk, Marge Riekes, and Martha Lerner. The annual Kallah weekend is sponsored by the'Jewish Cultural Arts Council. The Council's primary purpose is to foster and develop Jewish identity, culture, and knowledge.
Teacher pushes fight to regain employment By Morris Maline While most teachers are looking forward to vacationing this summer, Milton P. Abromson is seeking carpet-cleaning customeia. He baa laundted RAA Cham-Dry because he is finding it difficult, if not impossible, to contiiiia with bis teaching career. His proUema startsd abnost five years ago when he waa a learning diaabUitiea taecher at Thomas Jeffenon High School in Council Bhiib. "We wouM h«« aaaemhiiea for 1.400 or so students and Gaylord Anderson, the prineqMd, ireuld snidiasiie Christiaik prayera." ' MI. Abrunson said that studenta were leqoirsd to attend the aaaambliee and that teacheiB menitomd the hoUwaiys to make otttain that ell student conformed.
opportunity of aqnierting our Ftdaiatfan cirds March 29 on your calendar now." and its Cawpeign The invitations for this' Joan Lehr is Women's Campaign covary qpeeial program are in the muL PIsoBS chairman.
"It got so bcul," Mr. Abramson explained, "that at one point a student came iq> to me and asked. 'Is this a parochial school?' " Mr. Abramaon said that hs complained to Mr. Anderson on a number of oocasi«Mis citing Krst Amendment protection. When the school principal declined to change Ua empfaaais on Chriatian' prayer, Mr. Abramson contacted the American Civil Ubertiea Union in Des Moinea to intervene, he explained He pointed out that theUnion sent a lettor to the Council BhiA school board asking for a cesaotion of rsligiom pragren. The school boeHTs attonisy replied with on apology and dsclaied that the practico would atcp, Mr. Abtanson added. "At Baater assembly, the prayer waa (contintwd cm
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Giora Feidman Trio to piay Marcii 8 Mr. ^Mdmao pride* himael/ on being a fourth-guwration "klecmer" and likes to regard himself also as a direct linear descendant from the first klezmer of record. King David the Psalmist.
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The Gion Feidman Trio will appear at the Jewish Community Center in a concert of jazz and klezmer on March 8 at 8 p.m.
Giora Feidman was bom in BueiUM Aires, Argentina, where his parents had immigrated to escape persecution. There, as a youngster, he was given a clarinet and taken along by his father to assist at Jewish weddings, not to play, but to "sing with his instrument, to sing to God who doesn't listen to words." But his father also encouraged young Giora to study the great musical classics and to practice towards developing a secure technique. To that end, he was enrolled at the Conservatorio Municipal and played chamber music at home.
Called "the undisputed King of Klezmer," Mr. Feidman has spearheaded a large-scale revival of the mystical melodies that make up "Jewish soul music," which be performs to standing ovations from capacity audiences. People find themselves humming, swaying, hand-clapping and finger-snapping to the infectious beat. Zubin Mehta proclaims Mr. Feidman "without peer today. What Louis Armstrong was for Basin Street Blues, Giora Feidman has become for the music of the migrant Jews." Long renowned in music circles as a classical virtuoso of the clarinet and bass clarinet, he now masters an altogether unique style of playing, transforming his instrument into an almost-human voice that sings, sighs, laughs and cries as it expresses the dreams, hopes, sorrows and joys of all humanity. Giora Feidman equates his music to a prayer for world peace and understanding.
By the age of eighteen Mr. Feidman was good enough to be appointed to a poet in the great symphonic and operatic orchestra which played in Buenos Aires at the IVatro Colon. One guest conductor there was Paul Kletzki, who invited Mr. Feidman to join the Israel Philharmonic. At 20 years of age, Mr. Feidman became one of the youngest principals of that world-class orchestra, also taking up a position as professor of clarinet at TBI Aviv University.
His repertoire ranges from traditional "niguns" and "freilachs" to Scott Joplin "rags," from exuberant dances of the Russian and Polish "shtetis" to the rhythms of Gershwin's Catfish Row.
Fascinated by the social and technological strides embarked on by the struggling young nation, Mr. Feidman was nevertheless alarmed to discover that virtually no Jewish music existed in bt^el.Thus he be-
Lincoln announces education weekend The Lincoln Jewish Welfare Federation is sponsoring aii Adult Education Weekend Feb. 28-March 2. Danny Siegel, nationally known author and lecturer, will speak at three different weekend events. On Friday, Feb. 28, at the
South Street Temple, Mr. Siegel will lecture; following services which begiii at 8 p.m. His topic will be "What do Bruce Springsteen and Paul Newman know about mitzvot that we don't?" There will be an Oneg Shab-
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Hmcolini M^ktti By Eatelle Rosenberg Mrs. David Breslow announces the piarriage of her son, Arieh (Leroy) of Jerusalem, Israel on Jan. 27. The bride is the former Anne Lemeiux, of Jerusalem, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andr^'Lemeiux of Ottawa, Canada. Following the ceremony a dinner and dance for three hundred gussts-honored the couple. Those attending the wedding were: Mrs. David Breslow, John Breslow, Lincoln and Dr. and Mrs. Laurence Schneider of Cincinnati,
Ohio. Mrs. Schneider is the former Marilyn Breslow of Lincoln.
freshment chairmen Rose Feuerberg and Rose Schneider served the dessert.
The Tifereth Israel Nursery School is accepting reservations for all Jewish children in Lincoln. Interested parents should call Nancy Coren 423-669S.
The Tifereth Israel Religious School congratulates the following students receiving junior congregation attendance awards. Top Honors go to: Jodi Abelow, Michael Ahe.low, Daniel I B^Ecbenko.Risa Cohen, R«r r,niBe,,C«ti«n, AWgftii Cvt^n, i,i)^»4bet4i,,QoodB}«p„ L^ . Goo4nvm, JoshifaM^iigpjis, Jamie Prie8m.an, Sleth Schuchman, Lisa Schwartzbach, and Seth Silberstein. Honorable mention goes to: Erin Ehrlich, Rebekkah Ehrlich and Daniel Fried-
Lincoln Chapter-lOf H«< dasaah. held. tbcnr, 4ae«ting i:at)i, ;18. in, the: JiStrVti^Ja,, rael social. Nancy CorfQ, program chairman introduced Joanne Weaver RN. The topic: "Osteoporosis". Preceding the meeting le-
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gan his research into the tradition and art of the klezmer dedicating himself to interpretiitg the music of the Jewish aoul and spirit, past and present. He would go from synagogue to synagogue, home to home listening to the old liturgical chants and the traditional folktunes, preparing his own transcriptions for clarinet, often backed up by classical guitar and string bass. Out of this was bom the Giora Feidman Trio.
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Alan Goodman reports on Israel trip By Alan Goodman Federation controller , For years, the Council of Jewish Federation Controllers' Institute has discussed the importance of seeing how Federation dollars are spent in Israel. The January factTinding mission became a joint effort of the Council of Jewish Federations, United Israel Agency iJewish Agency) and United Jewish Appeal. UIA is the stateside agency which transmits the funds Federations forward to Israel and coordinates budgeting, programming and Tiscal planning in Israel with the Jewish Agency (JA). The Controllers' Mission to Israel was planned as an eight day trip based in Jerusalem with an intensive factfinding program on areas of the program delivery and flscal control of the Jewish Agency, Project Renewal, the Joint Distribution Committee, and a thoughtful introduction to those historic site^ which makes Israel so important tt> the Jewish world. Since about one-third of Federation Controllers are nonJews, certain Christian religious locations were included. Jan. 16 We arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport on Jam 16 at 4 p.m.; immediately bused to JMount Scopus for Shehecheyanu and Kiddush and then on to .lerusalem and a meeting at the Laromme Hotel with the Israel staff of CJF/UIA/UJA to set the tone and topic for the coming seven days. Jan. 17 At 7 a.m., the group met with Ruth Lowenthal, adviser to the Israel Ministerof Finance for a briefing on the status of the 1986 economy and an explanation for the 1986-87 Israel Federal Budget. Next we proceeded to Hebrew University, stopping at the battle sites of the 1948 war to recapture Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives." -—--•• i—At Hebrew University, a representative of the Foreign Ministry reviewed Israeli foreign policy throughout the whole world with particular emphasis on current developments in the Mid-East. In the late p.m., we were bused to the Hakotel (Western Wall) for Sabbath services. At this point, the adrenal glands of all were running full. Jan. 18 The day began at 6 a.m. with a trip to climb Masada. Mtet the breathtaking climb and tour of the ruins along with a sermon on the survival of Judaism from "No No" Razrnovsky, our guide and part-time rabbi, we went to Arad to view some irrigation projects. On the return to Jerusalem, we visited the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls and viewed the potash.mining and mineral recovery operations from the Dead Sea as done by DSW Chemicalj an old Jewish Agenty project. In Jerusalem, the controllers broke up for an evenitig of home hospitality With Israelis, both Sabrab and Glim. It was the consensus that these visits were extremely informative in understanding the ordinary urban Israeli reaction to the government and economy. 'The ideological exchange was excellent. Jan. 19 At 7:30 a.m., a meeting with Shimon Ravid, the director of finance of the Jewish Agency, who spoke on "The Relation of Federation Campaign to Development of the Jew-
ish Agency Budget." Ravid is a brilliant, well-travelled accountant and economist who directly tied together the campaign results in the U.S. to the program delivery of JA in all areas with emphasis on settlement in Israel, yoijth education, rural settlement, and JA cash flow problems. The presentation was informative and eye-opening as to JA financial operations. In the afternoon, the controllers bused to Youth Aliyah schools near Bethlehem and spent time with the children, particularly Ethiopians, seeing how well the level of education was proceeding. After this heartwarming session, the group made an unsolicited donation of a piece of equipment to the school. After visiting the Church of the Nativity and Rachel's Tomb, we returned to Jerusalem for a briefing by Eli Amir, the director of JA Youth Aliyah Program on his budget and related progranii needs. At a late dinner, hosted by UJA, the Controllers were entertained by Ya'acov Kirshem, editorial cartoonist, humorist and creator of the Jerusalem Post's "Dry Bones." (Continued next week) .
JWV POST 260 tend. The cost is $6.50 for Epstein-Morgan Post No. Council members and $7.50 260 Jewish War Veterans of for guests. USA will have its regular Seating is limited and remonthly meeting Feb. 27, servations are required; call 7:30 p.m. at the American Caryn Rifkin 334-7216, Legion Post No. 1 Club. Ricki Skog 391-7028 or Kay Veterans, be proud to be Weinstein 556-7735. No reone. Join the Jewish War Veterans to keep it. alive, ^^r'ft"'"'' »' cancellations ' - --°"^' " '««-»"-wiH be accepted after JWV is Cor you. Thursday, March 6. NCJW "When is Guilt AppropriSOCIETY OF ate?" is the topic of the SURVIVORS NCJW-Omaha Section next The Society of Survivors general meeting on March 9 will meet on March 2,7 p.m. at Highland Country Club. at Beth Israel Synagogue The "Famous Highland recreation room. Business Brunch" will be served at to be discussed includes a 12:30 p.m. Rabbi Sidney H. report by the Holocaust Brooks will be the featured memorial committee. AH speaker at the event which members and honorary spouses and guests may at- members may attend.
I Mamatoshen Scx>iety The Mamaloshen Society will hold its Purim party meeting on March 2 in the JCC Auditorium at 2 p.m. All Mamaloshenites are being asked to come in costume. Those in costume will not have to pay their monthly dues and will be eligible for door prizes. Pictured in the costume of a Purim Megiljah are Sylvia Davis, left, and Dorothy Parilman. Transliteration of scroll: Blessed art thou, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with thy commandments, and commanded us concerning the reading of the Megillah.
Temple forms outreach Temple Israel will hold its first meeting of the Outreach Program on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Milder Center at Temple. The Outreach Program has been formed to help couples who are mixed-married or those wherein one member of the couple is a Jew by choice. Outreach will provide a forum, where issues can be raised with others in similar situations in a setting that is enabling
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It is with great joy and profound relief that the free world welcomes Anatoly Scharansky to the West and freedom. For many years the cries from the West have been "Free Scharansky." And now, he is in Israel — truly free at last.
In freeing Scharansky, the Soviet Union has given up a world-wide symbdl of human rights. Why have the Soviets surrendered him to freedom? Is his release the result of an altruistic, humanitarian gesture on the Soviets' part? We think not. * His release, according to David. A. Harris, deputy director. International Relations Department, The American Jewish Committee, serves four concrete purposes for the Kremlin: 1. It is part of an exchange involving spies, hence permitting Moscow to maintain its original contention that Scharansky was in the employ of the CIA. 2. It generates favorable media attention for the Soviets at a time when the battle for Western public opinion is being waged fiercely by the Kremlin.. 3. It serves to rid Moscow of one of the two preeminent human rights symbols, together with Andrei Sakharov, within its borders. 4. It returns several key East Bloc agents. The release of Scharansky, regardless of Soviet motives, can be viewed as a genuine signal of improved conditions by the Kremlin. This is because we in thei West are optimists by nature. We believe in happy endings and quick, positive results to hard efforts. < However, in the midst of our optimism, there should be serious pause before hearty celebrations are planned by Soviet Jewry activists. The truth of the matter is that conditions for Jews in the Soviet Union are not improving. Emigration of Jews is still practically non-existent. Jews arp still being arrested on all sorts of phony charges, and anti-Semitism is still sppnsored by the Soviet State. And despite all the focus on Elene Bonner's visit to the West for medical treatment, she will be rejoining her non-Jewish husband, Andrei Sakharov, in an exile in remote Gorky. The fight for improved human rights in the Soviet Union must not only continue, but must also accelerate.
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Some Jewish leaders have been strangely silent albout Israel's interception of a Libyan charter craft. The Israelis believed the plane was carrying the top leaders of international terrorism who had just left a summit in TVipoli with Libyan strongman Moammar Khadaffi. Even within the American Jewish Congress national office there was confusion. Phil Baum, associate executive director, declared, "We have no comment to make. That's our considered judgement. It's not useful to discuss this matter publicly." When in follow-up, Baum was asked if the Congress did not support Israel's need to take such action against terrorists, Baum reacted angrily, "Do you understand what no comment means? It is not useful to discuss this matter." Five minutes later, the Congress' executive director, Henry Siegman, openly endorsed the Israeli action and spoke eloquently of "the new changing world" we are in. "It is international terrorism itself that has changed our world," said Siegman. "It has changed the habits of people." Siegman is correct and speaks from recent experience he and other travellers have experienced. Just returned from Israel via Rome, Siegman admits, "I was very unhappy about the prospect of going through the Rome airport. In the [Rome] airport itself on two occasions I looked down the barrel of rifles held by soldiers with their finger on the trigger." The only real way to combat terrorism is to bring terrorists to justice. But if the civilized world can't get them where they live,tbey must get them in transit. This tactic burst upon the world when American jet fighters intercepted the Egyptair plane carrying Abul Abass following the seajacking of the Achille Lauro. The State Department argued that their act was legal under international law. Indeed about a month ago, Abraham Sofaer, the State Department's top legal adviser, declared that more such air intercepts would be seen. Clearly, Israel's interception was a failure because it did not b&g the terrorists it sought. But in Washington, the principle behind the Israeli action was quietly supported. Contacted shortly after the event, Sofaer asserted, "As a matter of general principle the US opposes the interception of aircraft in a [>eacetime situation. Such interceptions are inherently very risky... but in certain very narrow counterterrorism cases, such measures cc(n be justified." In many ways, a body of supra-legal practices has been evolving since World War II, and Israelis have been trailblazers. In 1960, lacking extradition authority, the Israelis kidnapped Adolf Eichmann from Argentina. In 1973, Israeli jets intercepted an Iraqi charter plane ' Israel believed was carrying terrorist leader George Habash. In that episode, the Israelis were also mistaken. Habash was not on the plane. Ironically, one of the precedents the State Department used to predicate its own Egyptair interception last fall was that original 1973 Israeli operation. John Redmond, State Department spokesman asserts that the 1973 episode was categorized as. "self-defense." The problem with Israel's latest operation was simply the absence of success. Israeli intelligence assumed that t-he
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terrorist leaders would return on the same charter they arrived on. But they did not. Because the intelligence was faulty, Administration circles believe Israel lacked sufficient "probable cause" to trigger an otherwise justifiable supra-legal act. Sofaer specifies that, "States should intercept civilian aircraft only on the basis of the strongest and clearest evidence that terrorists or their active supporters are on board.". A number of similar statements from other officials boil down to this bottom line as expressed by one Justice Department official: "You better be damn sure before you do this kind of thing." In this sense, the Israeli interception is an extraordinary anti-criminal weapon akin to search warrants, wiretaps, FBI break-ins and sting operations. Although controversial and repugnant, they are legal if preceded by sufficient probably cause, and are to be used only under unusual circumstances. Most importantly, the authorities better be "damn sure" beforehand. If the FBI made a mistake and searched the wrong home, tapped the wrong phone, or indeed if the United States had somehow intercepted the wrong Egyptair flight, it is of coursie an embarrassing mistake. Byt it should not undermine the principle of search warrants, wiretaps or this newest weapon, flight interceptions. Only because aircraft interception are so new a tactic are they so subject to debate. However, all indications are that the public can expect more such interceptions. "Civilized governments must sometimes resort to actions that they find abhorrent," asserts Siegman of the Congress. "Unfortunately Israel's intelligence was inaccurate, but I understand why they had to do this. I do agiree that you ought to be damn sure next time because you do pay a price for that activity." Although Israeli intelligence is taking a beating on this one, Israeli sources indicate that their information was not so far off "We knew there was to be a secret meeting of 22 organizations, all offspring of the PLO, collectively calling themselves the Revolutionary Forces of the Arab Nation," says an Israeli government source. "The meeting was to be headed by Moammar Khaddafi and those attending included George Habash, Abu Mussa, Ahmed Jabril and a top assistant to Abu Nidal. Israel had definite news that some of these people were going to take this definite flight," she added. Indeed Habash himself confirmed that he was due to be on the targeted flight, but switched planes at the last minute to elude any possible Israeli intercept." If there is any doubt about the future for such efforts, ask Yohanan Bein, Israel's deputy representative to the United Nations. "Yes," Bein declares. "They are changing their schedules at the last minute for precisely this reason. And it is good that they know that we are after them. From now on, it is not only you and I who have to fear boarding an international airline. Now they too must worry. Antf I promise you. One day we will catch them."
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Editor's Note: Mitchell Warren, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, is the regional adviser of the Northern Federation of Temple Y«ath, an affil- int*'bf NFTY. The ^nof Martin and Marilyn Wai'ren, he wrote the following article after seeing the film, Shoah, in Skokie, III. A lush European countryside, two men rowing a boat, one of them singing. Peaceful, innocent, beautiful, it would seem. But the idyllic picture is quickly erased; the lush countryside is Chelmno, Poland, site of the killing of 400,000 Jews, the river on which the men row carried the ashes of these 400,000 Holocaust victims out to sea. The man singing is Simon Srebnik, one of only two survivors of the Chelmno Jewish community. The other man is Claude Lanzmann, a French filmmaker who is responsible for Shoah, a nine-and-a-half hour documentary film. Lanzmann's Shoah, the Hebrew word for holocaust, is a monumental creation, both for its treatment of the subject and for its unique form as a film. Documentation of the Holocaust is extensive; volumes of books have been written, scores of films have been produced. Yet, Lanzmann offers an entirely new perspective in his recording of the realities of the Holocaust. Shoah is NOT nine-and-a-half hours of archival film, of horror scenes, of dead bodies. Instead, witnesses to the Holocaust — victims, bystanders and Nazis — tell their stories in their own words and languages. Lanzmann does not try to physically recreate the Holocaust for his audience. Using nu script, Lanzmann has relied on the memories of those who experienced the Holocaust. Through these memories, the horrifying truth of the Holocaust is felt by the viewer. In addition, Lanzmann contrasts the horrifying truth with the serenity'of the Polish countryside. Ovisr the past decade, Lanzmann has tracked down his "witnesses'* in 15 countries, conducted interviews in six languages (Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Polish, French and English) and filmed over 350 hours of footage. To edit this film to nine-and-a-half hours was a monumental task in itself; the result is the finest film ever produced on the Holocaust and, perhaps, the finest documentary on any subject. This is not an ov<- ecstatement Unlike other Holocaust films, Shoah helpA the viewer begin to understand what truly happened. This film also refutes the propaganda that says the Hol-
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ocaust never happened or, if it did, it should remain a memory of the past only. As I watched this epic film I continually thought of one inan. 1 wanted so badly to bring Arthur Butz to see Shoah. Butz is an engineering professor at Northwestern University who wrote a book entitled The Hoax of 'The Twentieth (Tenlury. In it Butz states as his main thesis that the destruction of six million Jews did not, in fact, happen. Butz must see this film! He must see Holocaust survivors tell their stories. An Israeli survivor describes how he found the bodies of his wife and children in a mass grave as the Nazis forced him to dig up bodies to be cremated. When he begged the Nazis to kill him, they reftised; he was too healthy, the Nazis said, he can still work! A survivor of Auschwitz who now lives in New York describes his work on the loading pl^orm where the trains arrived. "What happened when you opened the doors (of the cattle cars which transported, the Jews from their homes to the death camps)?" asks Lanzmann. "They wept, they begged for water, they died," the survivor replies. Bilitz must see the Nazis themselves admit to the horrible crime that they committed. Amazingly, Lanzmann was able to interview Nazi camp commandants and SS officials. Posing as a French historian, Lanzmann secretly filmed these interviews using a camera concealed in his shoulder bag that was linked to.a video van stationed several blocks away. These Nazis tell Lanzmann exactly how they operated the "Final Solution" under the direction of Adolph Hitler. A commandant of the Treblinka death camp describes the process of extermination by proudly showing maps of the camp that he has kept for the past 40 years. The matter-of-facl testimony with statistics and incredible detail makes the Holocaust anything but a hoax. As other Nazis give their accounts, they explain how they did not comprehend the larger picture into which they were involved. A former camp guard says, "We were told we would be guarding a work camp. When we found out (about the gas chambers), we were horrifieid." Other Nazis insist that they were "just following orders." This blind following, however, does riot decrease their guilt. Perhaps the most enlightening testimony comes from the Polish peasants who had the death camps as their backyards. "We saw everything," recalls a Pole living near Chelmno. "If you wanted, you coUld go up "AII Poland stank," they admit. "The stench was unbearable. We had to keep the
windows closed, even in summer." One Polish locomotive^ engineer explains that he had to be drunk all of the time in order to survive; It was the only way we could stand the screams and the stench." Lanzmann has artistically intertwined beauty and atrocity. The Polish countryside h beautiful'today; physically, it was eqiiially as beautiful 40 years ago, and yet it was there that, millions of human beings perished. The contrast is unforgeUble. Lanzmann as interviewer is remarkable. His probing questions are rarely considered or asked. During the interviews with the Nazi criminals, Lanzmann demands details. He wants to know and record everything. In a recent interview, Lanzmann said that Shoah "is a probing in which truth u attested at divergent and increasingly deep levels.' It is a film of corroboration: The Poles say the same thing as the Jews, and this is confirmed by the SS (the Nazis)." In a scene with a worker of one of the camps, Lanzmann asks, "So I'm standing inside the camp perimeter, right?" "That's right," answers the worker. "Where I am now is 50 feet from the station, and I'm already outside the camp. This is the Polish part, and over there was death?" Lanzmann asks. "Yes." "So where we're standing is where 250,000 Jews were unloaded before being
gassed?" "Yes." Yet Shoah is nut strictly about the process of extermination of European Jewry. Lanzmann spends a great deal of time discussing the Jewish resistance within the camps and within the ghettos in which the Jews were forced tu live prior to being deported to their deaths. Moreover, Lanzmann maintains a theme of living after the Holocaust. In an interview with a survivor of Auschwitz, Lanzmann asks the man why he always smiles. "What do you want me to do, cry?.Sometimes you smile, sometimes you cry," the survivor explains. "And if you're alive, it's better to smile." The themes that run throughout Lanzmann's masterpiece — theme* of life and death, of believing, of blind faith — must never be forgotten. Forgetting the lessons of the Holocaust would be a crime as great as the Holocaust itself. The atrocities of the Holocaust cannot become merely a memory of the past; we can never allow ourselves to become ignorant of our history. Shoah provides the finest vehicle for teaching the Holocaust to the world. After seeing the film, the French writer Simon de Beauvuir wrote, "Now, for the first time, we experience the. Holocaust in our heads, hearta and flesh. It becomes ours." It is ours to be seen, to be felt, to be forever remembered.
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SERVICES: Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits will conduct the services. Friday: 6 p.m. Saturday: 9:,TO a.m. Kiddush follows services. Minha-Ma'ariv, 5:50 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. and 5:,30 p.m. Weekdays: 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. LUNCH AND LEARN Lunch and Learn will be held Feb. 27, noon, at the Uptown 11. THIRD GRADE CONSECRATION Students of the third grade of UTTO will have a Consecration ceremony at Havdalah services, Feb. 22 at Beth Israel Synagogue. LATE SERVICES Shabbat evening services on Friday, Feb. 28 will be at 8:15 p.m. Mary Fellman will be the guest speaker.
Our aincara ttwnks to laniiy «)d friends lor their cards, donulons. food and visits To Rabbi Nadott arxt Betti Israel for tMr canng and kindness. The Oldtlmers where Al was a mamtser, B'nai B'rittT and LOVE for their corv cem It Ig riice to know wa have warmth and love around us In our hour of sadness Qod Bless al of you. Evetyn Tamln and cNtdrm, SiMron, and Janv Thanks to al my many friends for ttw various contributkxrs to ttie different organizations they made during my recant llneu. I appreciate al ttie ctncath aiid conskleratlon. Thanks to Rabbi Drazen, Cantor Bertiovits and Robbl Kiipke. QoUy* QoMbMg
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^^ Parashat T'lzaveh Three sanetuariei for one people We are fond of saying that we are one people. Whether Jews live in the United States or Israel or Ethiopia or the Soviet Union or any place else, we are one people. We are one in another sense as well, a "vertical" sense as well as the "horizontal," world-wide sense. And that sense is the sense of time, of history. I pointed out last week thatour Hadarab changed the focus of attention from the Sanctuary of the Wilderness, to which the Sidrah gave it« attention, to the Temple of Solomon. O^ present Sidrah again give* attention to the Sanctuary of the Wilderness. And our Haftarah again changes the focus of attention to the new Temple that woukl one day be built when the exiles rettimed from Babylonia to their own homes. Ezekiel's vir sion of the Ttmple, with all his mental blueprints, is the subject of a large part of the last chapters of his book. Thus the reader of last week's Sidrah and the present one, i^ hurried in time by the Haftarot — to the Temple of Solomon and to the Second Temple which succeeded it. Three Sanctuaries; one pecpie. Jews are accused now by Atab detracto.r8 of wanting to destroy the two great moeqUes on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in order to build a new Temple. By way of fact there are some miniscule factions among the extreme Orthodox who would like to do so. But these factrons are such a tiny fraction.if we nuty put it that wqy, of the Jewish people, that we may disregard them completely.. The overwhelming majority of the Jewish pe(^le are perfectly content with the idea tliat the Synagogue has replaced the Temple, perma-
nently. The overwhelming majority of the Jewish people are convinced that the Synagugue is a better, more sensitive, religiously more profound an institution than the Temple. The overwhelming majority of the Jewish people would be appalled at the idea ol worshipping as ancient krael did in the Tenrple of Sol omon and the Second Temple, by sacrificing animals on an altar. The Pharisees of ancient Israel, who as it were elbowed the priests (Kohatiim) out of the way, did a profoundly meaningful service to Judaism and its daughter religions. They substituted' prsfyer for ritual, meditation in depth for sacrifices, learning and study for blood and smoke on an altar, the devotion of the soul for what could easily deteriorate into soulless actions. The Conservative Movement has just issued a new Siddur, under the editorship of Rabbi Jules Harlow. It may be the finest Siddur ever printed. But it still retains, in the traditional places, the emphasis on the ancient ways of worship, the altar and the sacrifices. It should not have done so. It is one thing to retain all of this in the Bible. No one'of us would think of changing it. But the Skldur has ^ay» had a certain fluidity. It has changed from time to time and place to place. The Pharisees (later the "rabbis") retained memories of the Temple and its method of worship within the scheme of their own worship. But it is time now to recognize that our interest in the Sanctuary of the Wilderness and the Temples is only historical. Naturally it is studied in Biblical studies. But it has no plaix in our Siddur, in our prayer. Despite change we are still one people.
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Banquet theme announced "Love MakM The World Go Round' is the theme for this year's LOVE banquet announced by Nancy Pearlman and Lucille Zelinsky, co-chairmen for the banquet, which is to be held on April 17.
By Bert Lewis
I can hardly believe that we are well into the month of February; for one thing, it aeema impouible that January slipped away so fast Nevertheless, it really is Februan, and I suddenly realized I had managed to completely forget about resolutions. Yay team! The truth is, I uKually try to make myself some promises about self improvement or other goody-goody notions. Then about April 1 nnally remember all my good intentions. You probably know which road is said to be paved with "good intentions." I belitve it. So what made me think about the whole subject? Searching for a particular picture the other day meant I had to go through stacks and stacks of loose snapshots. They represented years of "stand still and smile" or "let's get one of her/him blowing out the bfrthday candles." You know the kind, I'm sure. You probably have the very same collection of YOUR family photographs, but I'd bet yours are in tidy, properly dated albums. That's where the trouble started ... not with albums, but with the fact that photos of several generations of my clan are still waiting for me to get organized. That very idea has been one of my plans for a winter project. I have resolved for years now, to go search out the best type of album and then devote those long, cold evenings to sorting out the entire mess. I really felt pangs of guilt some time ago when one of my more fastidious relatives proudly exhibited her beautiful and orderly books of snaps. I say books, because my patient aunt had separated family branches and put together a priceless account of the mishpocha. It must have been countless hours of painstaking work, but the final result is a marvelous keepsake. Now that's the kind of think I keep meaning to do with my pictures. I just know how wonderful it would be to simply reach for the right book and say "here it is" when somebody asks where his Bar Mitzvah pictures are. (In my own defense I might tell you I could have shown him slides taken at the time, but that-would have meant hauling out the screen and hoping the 25 year old projector would work.) That entire resolution business could be accomplished . with the completion of my dream project. On the other hand, I'm not the only black sheep in the photo branch of the family. I told you about my orderly aunt, but I can also tell you about another aunt. Oh she's as fastidious about everything as a person can be. But once, while visiting her California home, 1 asked about some old snaps arid she hasitated before saying yes, she had them. When I pressed to see them, she led me to a closet, where there were boxes of loose pictures which she confided she had been "meaning to put in proper albums for years." I guess it's not hard to figure out which one of those dear ladies 1 take after!
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The evening will include dinner, awards and entertainment to be provided by the Blumkin Choral Group. "The theme is a very appropriate phrase tu honor the volunteers who are such
The Flat Glass Marketing Association elected as its new president William M. Cohen of City Glass Company in Omaha, Neb. Mr. Cohen succeeds outgoing President Jerry Fisher of Boss Glass, Inc., Pine Brook, N.J.
an integral part of the dayto-day functioning of the home," the co-chairmen said. A raffle for prizes, including an original oil painting entitled "The Rabbi", do nated by Nancy Pearlman, and a beautiful hand-knitted afghan made by Helen Frank will be held. Raffle tickets are on sale for $1 each or six for $5. Ronnie Jacobson and Anne Belmont are co-chairing ticket sales.
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Jeffrey A. Clayman and Kenneth M. Kahn, owners of JM Lawn Services, recently purchased Rain Master Lawn Sprinkler Systems from Sheldon Cohen. Jeffrey will act as manager for The Flat Glass Marketing JM, and Kenneth as manAssociation is a trade asso- ager of Rain Master. Both ciation oi over 200 inde-' companies are divisions of pendent glass wholesalers J.K. Investco, Inc.
DAVID KAPLAN Services were held on Feb. 12 in Miami Beach, FL for David Kaplan, 87, of Miami Beach. Interment was on Feb. 13 at Pleaaant Hill Cemetery in Omaha. Mr. Kaplan is survived by his wife, Sophie; sisters, Bessie Silverman and Eva Lebowitz. ROSE FEREN8TEIN Services were held on Feb. 16 at Beth El Synagogue for Rose Ferenstein, 74. Interment was at Beth El Cemetery. Mrs. Ferenstein is survived by sons, Gerald of Omaha and Marvin of Berkeley, CA; six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Beth El Synagogue. ABE PRED Graveside services were held on Feb. 18 at Beth El Cemetery for Abe Pred, 90. Survivors: wife, Ester; son, Jack, Aberdeen, SD; daughter, Maxine (Mrs. Herb) Goldberg, Holljnvood, FL; sister, Esta Light, Los
AnftlM, CA; fiv* frandchildren. MLTON ALLER Sarvicet were held in Loa Angeles, CA on Feb. 16 for former Omahan Milton Aller (AlUuler), 74, -of Lot Angeles. Survivors; wife, Alice (Peielman) Alter; daughter, Michelle Aller of Los Angeles; son. Dr. Barry Aller of Rancho Bernardo, CA; brothers, Bernard Altsuler and Harry Altsuler, both of Omaha; two grandchildren. SONIA B. LEWIS Sonia B. Lewis, 88, died Feb. 16. Services were private. She was a resident of the Blumkin Home. Miss Lewis is survived by a niece and a nephew in Omaha. The family suggests memorials to the Rose Blumkin Home. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Steve Shdw of Germantown, Md. Has been named executive director of the Jewish War Veterans of America, succeeding Harris Stone, who has retired.
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S<S(S s^otui at ttke J By Judy Siff Excitement permeated tlie «ym on Jon. 26 as 77 cliildren participated in tlie 'I\j B'Slievat Indoor Track and Field Meet. "The turnout exceeded our expectations," stated Cbucl[ Arnold, director of health and physical education. "We were pleased to be able to offer a program that was so widely accepted by children of all age groups. It was fantastic to see our children enjoying themselves during the competition and cheering on their teammates," continued Mr. Arnold. A special "thank you" goes out to the committee of Betsy Belmont, David Lee and Jim Shneider whose behind-the-scenes work made it all; banpfeni Jin raddition to the Health and PhysiRst E^ thX^^n fttatf I tk^^v vwaidir'.! tetoMdlbeit titnetowMk on various events, the following members added to the overall success of the event: Ben Belmont, Judy Brookstein, Laurie Cooper, Sherman Golbitz, Yale Halperin, Larry Kelberg, Harvey and Maicia Lipsman, Don Livohiiis. Buzz and Jody Ma-
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The Bureau for the Afiog lunched and met at the Blumkin Home for the first time, and heard staff members give very informative deacriptions of themaelves and their jobs. Iburs were available for board members who had'not had the opportunity to go through the Home. On Jan. 29, Cantor Hal and Madeleine Firestone came out to entertain the fblks before lunch with a lovely concert of show tunes and duets. The residents always beg for more songs. Rabbi Rosenbaum was also out to discuss with the folks his father and grandfather and their activism. Every year the March of Dimes tries to keep the residents busy stuffing envelopes. They get piled to the ceiling, but the folks don't care ... they know it's for a good cause and are happy to help out. They are even anxious for more charitable organizations to utilize their talents, so if you are active in one that needs this type of work done, let Sharon know by calUng 330-4272. The excellent play at the Jewish Community Center "Catch Me If You Can", was well attended by folks from the Home on Feb. 2, and more and more people are ei^joying the meetings of the
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hfr. and Mm. Michael 9ilverman of Konaas City announce the Jan. 22 birth of a daughter, Rebecca Ann. Mr*. Silverman is the former Marcia Wisnia of Omaha. Grandparents are Mr. and Mr*. Berek Wionia of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Silverman of Kansas City. Great-grandmothers are Mrs. Gerta Barach of Kansas City and Mrs. Sara Silverman of Dallas, TX.
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jBobM LebowtU knowledges that she couldn't have bacoua suecaaafiil without her husband's siqiport in sharing th» Atmutik of parenting and taking can of chorea like IwMtdiy. "Becauae Fm out ao much," Bobbi aaid when ahe ia home she eqjoy* beingtheie. "like any new job," Bobbi aug^pted "real eaUto requiraa more effort at the beginning juat to leom it and get aoma experienca." She (aid that everything change* conatantty in real eatata and "you've got to stay on top of all that which takes a lot of tims. The way I sell is not naceaaarily the only atyle. You have to be your own peraon." A lot of women hove done well in real eatate who atorted after the age of 35, she added "For me, it juat came a littk faster than usual."
Boris Smolar dies at 88 By EerlB Fraeuwi NEW YORK (JTA) — Boris Smolar, the former Editorin-Chief of the Jewish Telegrq>hic Agency, whose coverage of world Jewry for more than 60 yean set a standard of excellence in Jewish journalism, died at Rooaevelt Hospital here recently after a long illneaa. He waa 88 yean old Mr. Smolar was predeceased by his wife of 60 yean, Genia Smolar, a former executive in the pn-war Jewish community of Berlin, who died the same day at Roosevelt Hospital, just 16 houra before her husband's death. Mr. Smolar'a career as a journalist and advocate of Jewish causes placed him amid some of the most crucial and significant events of world Jewry in the 20th century,, including the United Nation's 1947 decision tb accept partition of Palestine leading to the creation of a Jewish state.
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