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Cece Zorinsky seeks office as candidate of substance Editor's Note: Although Cece Zorinsky has not offldally announced her candidacy for the House of Representatives, writer Lynda Frank approaches her story with the assumption that Mrs. Zorinsky will indeed announce her caadidacy shprtly. By Lynda Frank The platinutn page-boy and warm smile may have become Cece Zorinsky's trade marks, but she is not just a pretty face. She is a woman of substance who truly cares about people and the environment. She is proud of being Jewish, and has been active in the community—and she makes a great tuna cassercHe when friends come to lunch. She also is a candidate for the House of Representatives. Bom in Denver of Russian immigrants, Mrs. Zorinsky was raised in a conservative Jewish home. Her father was a pharmacist who worked seven days a week at the drugstore he owned. Her mother kept a kosher ' home, a practice Mrs. Zorinsky followed until her mother died. Although girls at that time did not become a bat mitzvah, Mrs. Zorinsky attended Hebrew school. "I was practically the only girl going to Hebrew school because my parents insisted. There were no other Jewish kids in my grade school, so I had to leave all my friends after school and take a bus," she said. Mrs. Zorinsky was lured to Nebraska by Eunice Denenberg, whom she had met at a ' camp for Jewish college students in California. Mrs. Zorinsky had attended college in Colorado but also had worked to save money to go away to school somewhere. Mrs. Denenberg convinced her she would like the people here and Mrs. Zorinsky came to the University of Nebraska. "She was so right... people were friendly, warm, gracious and outgoing, I
(ice Zorinsky couldn't believe it," Mrs. Zorinsky said. Ed Zorinsky's sister, Esther, was her sorority sister at UNL and introduced the two. When Cece and Ed married, "I never thought,Ed would get into politics." She had always paid attention to politics and had worked on Adlai Stevenson's campaign in 1952 and Ed worked on other peoples' campaigns, but she was surprised when Ed announced he was running for the OPPD board. "Against all odds, he won," she added. When her husband became mayor of Omaha, Mrs. Zorinsky represented him at many functions and while he was a Senator she had a desk in his office where she worked as a non-paid member of his staff. Being in the office she was tuned in to what was goiiig on politically and how much work was involved. She also was active in the International Neighbors Club and the Congressional Wives Group. After 10 years in Washington, Mrs, Zorinsky became well'acquainted with those people who wield power and influence. When her husband died suddenly last winter, many of these people were among those who thought she should complete his term. Even her mother-in-law, still grieving over
the loss of her son, supported this effort. Although she hadn't considered a political life for herself, she heeded the advice of a friend in Miami who told her to keep her options open. When Mrs. Zorinsky went back to Washington to close her husband's office and their apartment, she confided, "I thought I wouldn't want to be in Washington without Ed." However, in subsequent trips back to the capitol, Mrs. Zorinsky found that she still had many friends and contacts in the city. After her husband's death, she was offered a variety of consulting jobs but turned them down because she didn't want to use her contacts to make a profit for herself. After reading over 3,500 letters from people who either had been helped by her husband or were asking for help, Mrs. Zorinsky began to seriously consider running for public office. "I really felt for these people and wanted to help, but I had no power." •The decision to announce her candidacy for the House of Representatives was based on the number of people encouraging her and because "it seemed like the right thing to do. I decided I had something to offer, I had contacts and I wanted to meike a difference. I *ant to do something productive and help others." Mrs. Zorinsky, who is in the midst of organizing a small campaign staff, chose to run for office even though she knows the hard work and long hours which go with the position. "I am so used to this kind of pace, it's hard to get off the treadmill. Besides, I function bettet when I'm busy." She also knows that being the candidate, instead of the candidate's wife, she will constantly be in the spotlight and be a target for criticism.
"Criticism just makes me work harder ... 1 know there are so many gray sides to issues and that I can't please everyone." Although name recognition is a strong asset in her campaign, she said she must overcome being known only as the wife of Ed Zorinsky. "I learned more than I realized from Ed, but I am a person in my own right and I have my own ideas, opinions and information. I want the opportunity to serve and I think I can do a good job." Like her husband, Mrs. Zorinsky promises to be honest, hard-working and accessible. "I want to continue the open-door policy that Ed had, including taking the door off (Ed Zorinsky took the door off of the mayor's office and his senate office:) Too many politicians aren't even accessible to their own staff," she said. "One of the best things about being in the House of Representatives is that your home is still your district. .. unlike with senators who can usually comeTjack to the state only during a recess, representatives have long weekends when they can come back home and talk to their constituents." It is too early to predict what issues will be involved in the campaign. However, Mrs. Zorinsky said she will Cipntinue her involvement in environmental problems. "It's not a pretty issue, but it is an important one. We must conserve our resources. Landfills, chemical waste and the pollution of water and air are a real concern." Mrs. Zorinsky said that so far reaction toher candidacy has been very favorable. "I have received support from people all over the state and many of those who worked on Ed's campaigns are asking to help. "The Jewish community has been wonderftil and wants to help and support me. That is very gratifying."
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By Lynda Frank Lincoki, Nebraska ... where the state's first female governor reigns. Also, where Nebraska's first female rabbi practices and where the presidents of the city's Jewish Federation, temple and synagogue are also female. Deborah I^pe-Mazo always wanted to be involved in the Jewish community but, "At the time I was brought up women were not allowed to have formal Jewish positions so I never knew what was available to me." While attending Brandeis University, she met her husband, Gary Mazo, who introduced her to the Reform movement. Through involvement in that she realized, "My Jewish leadership skills and my desires and ambitions could have an outlet." She chose to become a rabbi because of her commitment and love of Judaism and her desire to teach and spread Judaism. Also, she would like to be "a model for women to become involved in Judaism. It's only in the last 20 years that Judaism has allowed women leadership positions in the community and I want to be part of that change," she said. A third year student at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, she is taking a one-year sabbatical to work as chaplain at Children's Hospital in Cincinnati. The Cherryhill, N.J., native also commutes to Lincoln every other weekend. Rabbi Pipe-Mazo chose Lincoln because "it is classical and progressive." That sentiment was also expressed by Marsha Plotkin, president of the South Street Temple. "Overall," she said, "Lincohi is a progressive city. PoUtically, women have been in the forefront. We live in a community that accepts women in leadership roles." Ms. Plotkin, the third woman to be president of Temple, has Uved in Lincoln for 10 years. Originally from Milwaukee, Ms. Plotkin came to Omaha 22 years ago to work at the Jewish Conomunity Center as BBYO/Youth Director. • "That's where I learned the most about Judaism," she noted. She is a past president of B'nai B'rith Women in Omaha and still maintains that membership. She is also a member of Hadassah and several community groups. Ms. Plotkin has also baen involved with the Jewish Federation Cam-
was active in the Jewish community and "taught and encouraged me to become involved." Since then, she has worked on Sisterhood, Hadassah and the Federation. "My husband is still encouraging me and being supportive," she said. These four women are publicly recognized Jewish leaders but, they stressed, they art not the first female Jewish leaders. They said women have always been leaders in the Jewish community. "Before Women took leadership roles they were the driving force behind men," Mrs. Hoffman explained. She went on to comment that women were the ones to make phone calls to arrange meetings, to serve the food and do the cleaning. "Women have inherently been leaders but not acknowledged by males or females," Ms. Plotkin added. The rabbi agreed, noting, "Women have always had leadership roles in the Jewish community because they were responPictured from left are Eve Hoffman, Rabbi Deborah Pipe- sible for Jewish education in tnehome. These women should Mazo, Betty Polsky and Marsha Plotkin. receive recognition Judaically for teaching children Jewpaign for three years, serving as overall chairman for one ish values at home." Times and attitudes are changing. Mrs. Hoffman said at her synagogue, "A large number of year and as women's chairman for two years. Ms. Plotkin, who is single, is not only a full-time volun- women are Torah readers and they accept women for Coteer, she also works full-time for the Department of Social hen and Levite Aliyote, even for the first three." She exServices. "Pa^l; of my volunteering is because someone's plained what used to be passed on from father to son can got to do it. I believe in being an example by doing and now also be passed on frpm,father to daughter. hope that other people will follow." She said by doing this The congregation at B'nai Jeshurun (South Street Temple) has readily accepted Rabbi Pipe-Mazo. She Said she she has already seen a more active board. Eve Hoftman, married to an allergist and the mother of is "looked at as a student rabbi and no sexism is involved. three sons, is serving her second year as Tifereth Israel Syn- I have been well received and have had no complaints." Of course, all this is still somewhat innovative and the agogue president. When she moved to Lincohi 11 years ago, she was approached not only to join the Sisterhood but to women do run into a few problems. As Ms. Plotkin said, be vice president. She served in that capacity for two years. "We still have our hangups." For example, the rabbi When the president was forced to resign for medical rea- pointed out, there is still more pressure on women studysons, Mrs. Hoffman became Sisterhood president. Now she ing for the rabbinate and Mrs. Hoffman said that some men will go to her male vice president with complaints rather is president of the whole congregation. Federation president Betty Polsky is also married and than coming to her. has two grown children. Raised in a small Nebraska town Mrs. Polsky said women as leaders "seems so natural, where hers was the only Jewish family, Mrs. Polsky came like when women began to vote or women's suffrage. We've to Lincoln to attend the University of Nebraska She joined proven we have the time and the ability and there's no reaa Jewish sorority and also met Hyman Polsky. Mr. Polsky son it can't be ongoing." ,irtiJiitSi*>SiaH
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Music class for adults The Music ArtistsinResidence at the Jewish Community Center will present a one-time-only class in music appreciation for adults, Oct. 21 from 7-9 p.m. Cost will be $5 for members and $7.50 for nonmembers. Debbie Greenblatt and
KAPLAN/SHOLK An 1850 historic mansion in Covington, Ky., was the setting, Aug. 30, for the wedding of Beth Kaplan and Bruce Sholk. both of Cincinnati. The ceremony was performed by Rabbi Ben Shull, the groom's brother-in-law. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yale Kaplan. Lisa Kaplan of Orlando, Fla., was maid of honor. Bill Sholk was best man for his brother. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Sholk of Miami. The bride is the granddaughter of the late Bertha and Hyman Gerber of Omaha and Mrs. Pauline Kaplan and the late Sam Kaplan of Wichita. The groom is the grandson of Mrs. Sonia Sholk of Miami. ' The bride received a Bachelor of Science in economics and a Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. She is an associate advertising manager with Proctor & Gamble Co.
David Seay will offer a lecture demonstration about familiar composers and their music. The duo will play instruments and use recorded music to familiarize the audience with works from the Renaissance through the present, encompassing classical, theater, popular and folk music.
The groom graduated from the University of Florida and received a Masters of Business Administration degree from Carnegie-Mellon University. He is president of Astonia Development Co., real estate developers. The couple is residing in Cincinnati, following a wedding trip to San Francisco and the Napa Valley where they were the house guests of the Robert Mondavi's.
DETROIT (JTA) George Zeltzer received the annual Fred M. Butzel Memorial Award, the highest honor conveyed by the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit. Zeltzer has led the federation as a volunteer and professional.
JWV POST 1260 Epstein-Morgan Post 1260 Jewish War Veterans of USA will meet Oct. 22. 7:30 p.m., in the American Legion Post |1 Club. Iz Lewis and Nate Marcus will report on the upcoming hUntz party Nov. 8, and the need for volunteers^. BREADBREAKERS Police Chief Robert Wadman will speak at the B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers luncheon, Oct. 21, noon, at Howard Johnson's Restaurant. The community may attend. Cost for the lunch is $5. SOCIETY OF SURVIVORS The Society of Survivors will hold a business meeting Oct. 25 at 4 p.m., in Temple Israel. Membership is open to all in the (Community and information may be obtained from Cantor Leo Fettman at 551-6609 or Miriam Grossman at 451-8512. KALAH FRANKLIN Kalah Franklin chapter of Amit Women will meet Oct. 21 at noon in Beth El Synagogue. The Torah thought for October will be read by Mrs. Richard Spiegal. Julia Zuker, program chairman, has announced
NEARENBERG/JAGODA Natalie and Martin Nearenb^g of Kdnsas City announce the engagement of their daughter, Myra Helene, to Ray Scott Jagoda, son of Dorothea and Nathan Jagoda. The bride-elect was graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Journalism degree. She is a member of Delta Phi Epsilon and is a vice president of public relations at New Age Electronics. Her fiance was graduated magna cum laude from the University of Kansas with a bachelor of science degree. He is general manager of Brinks Home
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FRIDAY, Octobar 16 JCC Closed Simchal Torah SATURDAY, October 17 B'nai B'nth Men's Dinner, 7 p.m., Circle Dinner Theatre SUNDAY, October 18 Israel Bonds Dinner, 6 p.m., Beth El Jr B'nai B'nlh Bowling. 1:30 p.m.. Cougar Lanes JCC Art Opening. 2 p.m. Council Bluds Hadassah Donor, 12;30 p.m., Lake Shore Country Club MONDAY, October 19 YES, 10 a.m. Adult Yiddish Class, 7:30 p.m. Beginning Adult Hebrew, 7 p.m. YES Group Leaving lor' Kansas City Trip JCC Executive Committee. 7 p.m.
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MOM'S AND TOT'S Marissa Ipock and Andrew Finkle express their feelings about the Na'amat Mom's and Tot's program. Kris Schulman, co-chairman of Mom's and Tot's, said that with the exception of the first meeting, the program will be held on the third Wednesday of each month at a different home. On Oct. 26, 10 a.m., Denise Ipock will host at 14724 Ca^telor Circle. Mary Stemberg will hold the Nov. 18 meeting, 10 a.m., at 16614 Frances. For additional information and reservations call Mrs. Schidman, 571-2452.
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Patrica M. Newman, Ph.D. has announced her association with Family Enrichment, Inc., 8610 Cass Street. The practice, consisting of five social workers and two psychiatrists, provides individual, group and family therapy. Dr. Newman will offer psychological and educational evaluations, psychotherapy, teacher inservice traitiing and schoolbased consultation. Her specialty is in the area of special needs children. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Newman is also a certified school psychologist and educator, with an endorsement in learning disabilities.
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Gary O. Gross tive committee. He was elected a director of West Omaha National Bank in 1972 and was a lifelong honorary member of the Musicians' Union. In addition to his wife. Rose, Mr. Gross is survived by SOD, David, and sister, Diana Arkin, both of Omaha.
Orvel A. Milder dies Orvel A. Milder, chairman and founder of Travel Faire, Inc., died Oct. 8 at his home, 9768 Lafayette Avenue. He was 57. Services took place last Sunday at Temple Israel with burial in Golden Hill Cemetery. In addition to his wife. Nan, Mr. Milder is survived by a daughter, Nancy Milder Roberts of Omaha; sons, Kenneth L. Milder of Van Nuys, Calif., and Andrew D. Milder of Berkeley,
Forms returns The Magic Theatre's performance/sculpture event. Sea of Forms will be repeated for four nights starting Oct. 22, before going on tour to Grinnell College where the production will be performed for the first national NOUN conference. For. reservations, call 346-1227.
Calif., and a brother, Myron Milder, of Omaha, and one granddaughter. According to his family, Mr. Milder had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Mr. Milder founded his travel agency 17 years ago. The company has 20 employees and two offices in Omaha. Mr. Milder was known throughout the area for his acting at local theaters and radio commercials.
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tupreme Court restores Arab's immunity By Gil Sedan JERUSALEM (JTA) The Supreme Court recently restored full Parliamentary immunity to Member of Knesset Mohammed Miari of the Progressive List for Peace. The Knesset had revolted part of Miari's immunity in December 1985 after he spoke in support of the Palestine Liberation organizations at a Palestinian rally. One of the limitations imposed upon him at that time was freedom of movement. Miari's appeal to the high court of justice set a precedent. It was the first time the court reversed a decision by the legislature (Knesset). The court decision restoring Miari's immunity was passed by a vote of five to three. Court President Meir Shamgar ruled in principle that the high court did have the prerogative to intervene in Knesset decisions. He said that Miari's comments at the time were made within the framework of his work, and that he therefore was entitled to enjoy full Parliamentary immunity. Shamgar's ruLng was supported by Justices Prof. Aharon Barak and Shlomo Levin. In the minority ruling, Justice Miriam Ben-Porat wrote that it was unaccept-
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Fuddruckers hosts benefit A fund-raising benefit for Make-A-Wish of Nebraska will be held Oct. 20 from 610 p.m., at Fuddruckers Restaurant, 72nd dnd Dodge Streets. Make-A-Wish is a nonprofit organization which grants favorite wishes to tenninally ill children. Since 1984, more than 30 Nebraska children have received such wishes as family trips to Disneyworld, a visit with Bruce Springsteen and a special day at the Nebraska Air and Army National Guard. A tax-deductible contribution of $25 will admit two adults and two chililren to the benefit party which is being hosted by Fuddruckers. The restaurant opens to the public Oct. 22-
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MaeoM IMM^ The South Street Temple has welcomed new members: John and Jill Combs, Aaron and Keil. John is a liquor salesman and Jill attends UNL. Peter Bergman, Alice Freifeld, Sophia and Max are from California. Both Peter and Alice teach history at UNL. Peter teaches German history and Alice teaches Jewish history. The South Street Temple congratulates Sandy Grossbart, who has been appointed a distinguished professor at UNL, and Steve Kalish, who was named a Sherman S. Welpton professor of law. Dorothy Gebhardt of Daleforget, Penn., died Sept. 23. She had attended
Shamir talks death penalty By David Landau JERUSALEM (JTA) Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir suggests that the Cabinet might discuss the death penalty for "particularly heinous and inhuman cases" of terrorist murder. The Premier spoke to Israeli Army radio in the wake of the fatal shooting of a young Jerusalemite, Yital Shahaf, near the Damascus Gate. However, Shamir seemed anxious not to exacerbate the already tense
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situation in the capital by referring to the attack as part of a broader campaign by Palestinian terror groups. Rather, he said, the violence in the Gaza Strip would soon quiet down, and the Jerusalem attack should be seen as an isolated incident. . Palestinians in the Gaza Strip demonstrated and threw incendiary devices at an army patrol. At the Islamic University in Gaza, Israeli troops opened fire on demonstrators who threw stones sind shouted antiIsrael epithets. Three students were reported slightly wounded, according to an Israel Defense Force spokesperson. Arab press reports cited more casualties. (Arab merchants closed their shops in a commercial strike foUowing the killing of four terrorists by Israeli forces.) ,
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Hello Jerusalem The regular Sunday showing will take place on Cox Cable Channel 7 at 2 p.m., but the mid-week showing has been changed to Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Julie Gutnik Julie Gutnik, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Gutnik, will become a Bat Mitzvah on Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, at Beth El Synagogue. She will be sharing her Bat Mitzvah with Asya Vaisman of the USSR, whose reUgious freedom has been denied. Julie is a seventh-grade honors student at Beveridge Junior High Sthool. Her interests include ballet, acting, watching television and talking on the phone. Julie has two sisters, Andi and Allison. They are the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gutnik of St. Louis and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eisenkramer.
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A full life During a recent conversation with a man who had just returned from a visit to China, I was intrigued by his mention of an incident in a Chinese residence. He said that a group of people on sofas and chairs were talking when the family's grandfather entered the room clad in slippers and robe. He apparently was in an advanced state of mental illness, yet, the entire group of people stood in respect and otherwise acknowledged his presence with slight bows and pleasant greetings. This incident came to mind Monday night when! observed a program conducted by the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society at the Jewish Community Center. Visualize, if you will, an auditorium packed with the elderly, members of their families and friends. And when I say the elderly, I'm talking about 120 men and women in their 80s and 90s. Coincidentally, the num^ ber 120 has special Significance because we Jews associate this figure with wishing someone long life, health and happiness. The NJHS organized this program to honor those of 80 and over who have served the Jewish communities of Omaha, Lincoln and Council Bluffs. Mary Fellman, founder of the NJHS, said it so well, I'll just repeat part of her message: "You are the buUders of these communities. You are the people who were the workers, the dreamers, the visionaries who helped create the Jewish communities in which we live today. "You were the presidents of synagogues and various Jewish organizations, you were the members of the Jewish Free Loan Society, the Hebrew Club, the Jewish War Veterans, the founders of AZA and other Jewish organizations that have gone on to affect the lives of many young people . .. "Among you there are about 10,000 years of Jewish life and service and good deeds. We are so proud of this opportunity to thank you;for what you have accomphshed and to promise you that we will continue to carry on in the generations to come that which your generation did. "This is a Jewish community that has not cast its elderly off in their old age but has chosen instead to make your lives beautiful and fulfilling. "We do this out of gratitude and love for all you have been and done, and with our love goes our best wishes to you for good health in the years ahead, good deeds in those years for others as you have done in the years past..." Each of the honorees was presented with a gift from the NJHS, and the entire room was filled with smiles, love and appreciation. Thank you Nebraska'Jewish Historical Society for giving this community's elderly what could prove to be the most remarkable program ever for this most important group of people. For a five-year-old organization you have accomphshed much—but this event far surpasses our highest expectations.
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While the vast majority of our immigrant ancestors came through Ellis Island, from 1907 to 1914 thousands of East European Jews participated in a little-known episode in American Jewish history. They immigrated through the Port of Galveston where they were routed to towns throughput the Midwest, including Omaha, where lodging and jobs awaited them. Because of the concentration of immigrant Jews in New York City and rising anti-Semitism in Russia around the turn of the century, Jewish leaders such as financier Jacob Schiff and the celebrated English writer Israel Zangwill felt* that Jews should enter the United States through a port other than New York. Be-
imagine my surprise and delight to discover the last name on the list was Hirsch Zukerman—my grandmother's first husband! I quickly sent for a copy of the transcript and was mesmerized to read details of his voyage to Galveston. Q: Where did you obtain money to purchase your ticket? A: My wife's mother sold her home and gave me the money. Q: What arrangements have you made for the support of your wife and children in Russia until such time as you are able to send them money. A: I left her without money. Q: How do you expect them to live? A: She will sell her clothes to buy something to eat. Q: Did she give you all the money resulting from the sale of her house? A: Yes. Q: How much did your mother-in-law receive for her house? A: 110 rubles. This three-page interview revealed the desparate situatiofl of my grandmother and her three children. They were not to join Hirsch Zuckerman for three long years. It is difficult to imagine how they survived during that time. The interviews were conducted during the summer of 1910, both at the Port of Galveston and in the cities where the inunigrants settled and they contain a treasure of information about the immigrant and the family left behind. Some of the individuals who indicated a destination of Omaha or Council Bluffs, followed by their town of origin, were: Wolf Biinutain, Radomishla (Kiev Guberni*); Sun Chalick, Warsaw, PoUnd: Chtivi Ettini. Mogilev (Mogilev Gubmiual; Li«b Fich, •Kaminka; Jacob Fr»«d, Pucbovitch (Minali Gubernia); Juda Friedman,
From left, Lois Friedman, NJHS treasurer, preaents plaques af appreciatioD to Oliver Pollak, NJHS cofouBilcr and member of the board, and Mary Fellman, co-fouader and executive director. cause of his knowledge of the railroads, Schiff proposed Galveston, Texas, which had good rail connections to points -throughout the Midwest. He raised funds for the project including $500,000 from his own pocket. In 1910, the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization investigated the "Galveston Movement" to discover whether it was engaged in the illegal organization of immigration. The transcripts of these examinations are revealing. In the examinations, the immigrants—most of whom came from Russia—answered questions about their family origins, reasons for emigration, expectations of America and their experiences on the voyage. Later, during interviews in their destination cities, they talked about their satisfaction (or lack of it) with conditions of employment. In 1984, I participated in the first International Seminar on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem where I attended a lecture by Bernard Marinbach, author of Galveston: Ellis Island of the West. Dr. Marinbach referred to 84 files he had examined as part of the research for his book. You can
Minak Gubarma; Ia«»c Fimnau. David Gorodok (Minak GubarnW; Moucha GoMberg, Kinak (Railom Gubaraia): Salman Hokidez (Ben Goltl, Zlobia: Rochmiel Krakopolaky, JachawM; Meier Lawrinowoch, VUna: Schevie UpUn and Rifte, lleU; Mayer Uimfaky, (7); Herach ManewiU and Shifra Roaanaky, Onyicke ICkeinigov Guimial; Joaael and Srul Mardanbarg, Beasarabia; Joaaph MUnaa. Kiev Guberaiw Joseph Rinaky, Kunak (Radomiak Gubamial; Abraham Roaauky, Ichnya (Chaniifov Gubernia); Meyer and Sarah Sawczik, Starodnb; Ckaim Shapiro, Davod Gorodok (Miuk Oubernial: David Weiner/IUchak Baeaarabsky, SoboHvka (Podalia Gubarnia); I»rael Weialeti, Warsaw, Poland; Naphtalie Waispan, Korahev (Vitebsk Gubernia).
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Saranne Gitnick, president of NJHS. in its seven years, 10,000 Jews came through Galveston where they were met at the dock by Galveston's great humanitarian rabbi, and were welcomed personally by the mayor of Galveston. The plan ended in 1914 because of new restrictions on immigration, rising^nti-Semitism and the threat of war. The transcripts for the people listed above are in immigration files (Record Group No. 85, Inunigration File No. 52) and copies are available from the National Archives Center in Suitland, Maryland. The actual ship's manifest records for the period 18951921, Port of Galveston, are in the National Archive's in Washington D.C. Copies can be ordered from the National Archives, the Rosenberg Library in Galveston and the Houston Public Library. The Galveston Movement is the subject if a documenThe Jewish Press reserveB the right to edit letters for rea- tary film by Allan and Cynthia Solzman Mondell entison ol length or content. tled "West of Hester Street" and has also been explored in numerous biographical works on Jacob Schiff. To the Editor: Plans are under way for the 50th reunion of the Omalja Central High School Class of 1938. It wiU b? held at Regency West, June 10-12. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of class members who have not received a mailing are aksed to contact Miriam Simon. , • T^ • Among the "lost" we are attemptmg to locate is Dons Friedman (maiden name) who lived in Omaha at that time. Her parents were Abraham and Fannie Friedman, and the family lived at 2207 Lothrop and 3309 Seward. Mr. Fnedman was a grocer/butcher. Miriam (Rubnitz) Simon 914 S. 118 Plaza Part of the overflow audience at the NJHS program Omaha, Neb. 68154 Monday night at the JCC. 402-330-6811
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Israeli Chassidic festival to perform in Omaha, Nov.17 The 1987 Israeli Chassidic Festival, a musical production of song and dance, will be performed Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m., in the Jewish Community Center theater, the Jewish Cultural Arts Council has announced. The first festival, in 1969, was intended to be a one-time contest for the best music Songs such as Adoa Aloam, Yedid Nefesh, Hsdieluya, aad Sketna Israel art Biblical half of which have become hits, not only in Israel, but in Jewish communities elsewhere, the announcement said. Songs such as Adon Aloam, Yedid Nefesh, Halleluya, and Shema Israel are Biblical verses set to coiiteni|Mrary snlsic. For ticket information, call Lois Wine at 334-8200.
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Well ladies, have you done your closets yet? You know, have you removed all the summer cottons and pastels and replaced them with winter wear? Darker colors, coldweather fabrics and the like? It seems like all we need is one chilly day in early fall to make me realize it's time to "change the closet.'' A silly term, of course; I don't change the closet—I change the clothes hanging there. Things get put away into storage bags, sometimes making a quick trip to the laundry room or the dry cleaners first. Actually, getting all the hot-weather stuff stored is a sure way to court a return of mild days ^ . . and then there you are with wools and sweaters and heavy things you don't want to even look at, never mind wear. It's a fact—you could look it up! I suppose all of that is related to the school clothes syndrome. That's when you buy the kids their fall wardrobe, consisting of cold-weather weight, snuggly, toasty and warm to wear through the school season. They want to wear it right away, of course, but when school starts it's ALWAYS too hot and they really need the summer weight for comfort. The recent holidays recall the same thing happening when (as a child) I so looked forward to wearing the new outfit to the synagogue and awoke the first day of Rosh Hashanah to a blazing, hot sunshine-filled day. I might add. the days 1 refer to preceded air conditioning in shul. And you'd better believe the new outfit was wool. And heavy. And ver-r-r-y warm. There used to be something, in the fashion world, called "transitional." That meant the colors were on the subdued side, rather than summery pastel, and the material was still fairly light weight. Transitional clothes were meant to do just that: to cover the transition between summer and fall. I don't see the word so much anymore ... 1 have a hunch it went out of usage when the man-made fibers began to appear. The polyesters and orlons created a new cqncept for a while. I'm glad to report however, I recently bought a dress which could correctly fit that designation. It's medium dark in color, light in weight and perfect for this time of year. At least for awhile or until the first cold blast of air! Something else was invented to help a little with temperature changes—the zap-out-lining coat. That was a help for people who needed a raincoat, a fall coat and a winter coat. Except if you're the kind of person who loved owning a "spring coat." Remember those? They must be extinct now, having been replaced entirely by that garment with the changeable lining. Well, that's all the energy I have for the subject. I have to pick up some things that will need to go into the "summer bag," eventually. Truthfully, chances are good the stuff wiU hang at the end of the closet most of the winter, because I talk a good story hut getting it done, well, that's another story.
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PERSONALS I want to thank my family and friends for their cards, gifts and prayers during my recent hospitalization. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated. Steve Abrahamson .Dear family and friends, yoiir thoughtfulness expressed in so many ways helped me in recovering from my recent accident. Ruth joins me in heartfelt thanks to you all. Sincerely, Joe M. Rice. Tillie Wright-would like to thank family and friends for all flowers, gifts, donations, etc., during her hospitalization. Your thoughtfulness was greatly appreciated.
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Temple Israel SERVICES: Friday: 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Stephan Barack and Cantor Harold Firestone will officiate. The Oneg Shabbat following the service will be sponsored by Terri and Dick Zacharia in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son. Brent Michael Zacharia. Saturday: 11:15 a.m. CLASSES Religious school—Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a,m.; Sunday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. Hebrew school—Gimmel and Daled, Monday, Oct. 19, 4 p.m.; Aleph, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 4 p.m.; Bet, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 4 p.m. BAR MITZVAH Brent Michael Zacharia, son of Terri and Dick Zacharia, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at Shabbat services on Friday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 17. BAT MITZVAH Marti Karen Finkel, daughter of Lois and Joel Finkel, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at Shabbat services on Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24. EDITOR SELECTED PROVIDENCE, R.I. (JTA) Robert Israel, editor of the Rhode Island Herald weekly Jewish newspaper, is one of three U.S. journalists selected for a Hibakusha Travel Grant, underwritten by the Hiroshima Cultural Foundation. The award will enable him to travel to Japan during July and August to interview hibakusha (survivors of the atomic bombings) for a series of reports. RABBI ELECTED NYACK, NY (JTA) Rabbi Philip Bentley of Jericho, NY, has been elected president of the Jewish Peace Fellowship, succeeding author Naomi Goodman of New York. The 45-yearold organization programs on behalf of peace and nonviolence.
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SERVICES: Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits will conduct the services. Friday: 6 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Kiddush will follow services. Mincha-Ma'ariv, 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Weekdays: 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. BAT MITZVAH Jule Gutnik, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Gutnik, will become a Bat Mitzvah on Friday evening, Oct. 23, and Saturday morning, Oct. 24.
TV interview An interview with J. Ruth Gendler, author of The Book of Qualities, discusses the growth of interest in the book and the production at the Community Playhouse that adapted her book to the stage. The interview will be shown Saturday, Oct. 17, frdm 1-1:30 p.m. on Channd 6-WPWT.
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Prayerbook misprinted NEW YORK (JTA) - A nationwide alert to four misprinted lines in its latest prayerbook has been issued by Mesorah Publications of Brooklyn. Mesorah, which publishes the ArtScroU series of English translations of Judaica classics, says that four lines in its new Succoth machzor went unnoticed until two days before the holiday. The four misprinted lines appear at a critical place in the "Amidah" silent prayer, the "Shmoneh Esray," to be said during the holiday's intermediate days of Choi HaMoed. The mistaken lines in the "Yaale VeYavo" section of the prayer refer to the end of the holiday, Shmini Atzereth, instead of the intermediate days of Succoth, as they should. Jewish law requires that if these four lines are not recited correctly they must be repeated. Mesorah says the nationwide alert was deemed necessary because the errors are subtle and thus likely to be overlooked by faany readers.
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Bayard Rustin, perhaps the best friend of the Jews among Black leadership since Martin Luther King Jr., used \Q ask me periodically to repeat in Hebrew, then in English, Rabbi Hillel's great maxim: "If 1 am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?" Rustin believed that maxim epitomized his life philosophy as well as his convictions about Black-Jewish relations. I commenteid on that last month at an extraordinary memorial service in his honor held in New York City. About 2,000 people packed the Community Church, representing virtually all the top leaders of the Black, Jewish, Israeli, civil rights and refugee relief groups in America. Rustin was deeply grounded in the causes of justice for Black people, but he saw that intertwined with the cause of justice for Jews and Israel. He saw the Black exodus from slavery to freedom as analogous to the Jewish exodus from oppression to liberty. This "natural tu-istocrat of coiiipassion," as I call him, was for every Jewish causeIsrael, Soviet Jewry, Ethiopian Jewry, anti-Semitism. As with King, we trusted him deeply and were responsiviB to his every call on our conscience. May his magnificent soul be bound up in the bond of eternal life. Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum is director of international relations for the American Jewish Committee.
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quoted Washington sources for the information that Syria had been negotiating with Teheran to secure Glass' release. RegaT.dless of how Glass recovered his liberty, Washington was quick to e:(press its gratitude for Syria's efforts in the case. William Eagleton Jr., the American ambassador who was withdrawn from Syria last year after the government was shown to be directly involved in the attempt to destroy an El Al airliner at London's Heathrow Airport, is being returned to his post—another step, according to The London Times, toward Syriais rehabilitation in the West. The Glass affair has provided another chance to show President Hafez al-Assad that the Reagan Administration is almost desperately eager to establish close ties with his regime. ' Ambassador Vemon Walters, the chief U.S. representative at the United Nations, visited Assad recently in a move to better relations. He also telephoned his thanks to the Syrian dictator for his assistance in securing the release of the correspondent. Secretary of State George Shultz has written to Assad along similar lines. What makes the Glass affair of special concern to American Jews is that Glass, according to The New Republic: "was not an unbiased or objective reporter. Glass was a passionate partisan of what he thought to be the Arab cause, allocating his ardors among warring factions he wished were one. There were not only the dexterously skewed dispatches on television, but also, somewhat^out of American view, more obviously antiJewish pieces in the Spectator of London. In ABC anchorman Peter Jenning's report the night of the kidnapping, he noted Glass' concern for what he euphemisticajly called the "disenfranchised." "This," the publication explained, "was perhaps a signal to Glass' captors thatthey had done a disservice to themselves by holding hostage so important an Arab sympathizer in the American media." Glass, according to The New Republic, "may have felt
that he was somehow exempt from Lebanese furies. In this he was wrong. But still there has been a remarkable effort, since his capture, to get him out. Not since the Syrians cajoled and threatened to secure the release of three kidnapped Soviet personnel (a fourth had been killed) has Damascus expended so much capital in an attempt to get a hostage freed. It is worth noting that Syria has tried to exercise exactly zero leverage in other equally tragic kidnappings of men whose fate is by now virtually forgotten." Charles Moore, editor of the Spectator, a conservative political weekly, scolded The New Republic editors for behaving "contemptibly" by making untrue accusations at a time when Glass could not answer them. "Why did you write such a note in the first place?" he asked. "What good could it possibly serve?" Well, Mr. Moore, it can serve the cause of truth, and that is all to the good. Glass received a lot of TV exposure, particularly on the ABC-TV network, including an entire "NightUne" program. If the traditional pattern is followed. Glass will become a big attraction on the lucrative lecture circuit, of which Jewish organizations and synagogues are a very profitable component. It is just as well, therefore, that the public and the Jewish organization officials who book lecturers know that what Glass will say about the tragic situation in Lebanon or the Middle East generally is not necessarily objective. He is a man with a cause to serve. There is a peculiar aspect to the taking of hostages in Lebanon by Shiite terrorists. Most of the Americans kidnapped have been men witji strong pro-Arab sympathies who have made missionary or educationeil activity among the Arabs their life's work. Yet, although their sufferings during their detention were intense, with the exception of Father Janco, the frail Roman Catholic priest who was one of the three released in the "Irangate" swap of arms for hostages, the freed hostages generally have taken pro-Arab stands critical of Israel.
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American Jews should display more than passing interest in the case of Charles Glass, the American journalist who was reported kidnapped in Beirut last May and turned up in Damascus two months later to describe how he had escaped from his Shiite captors. Glass, a former correspondei^t in Lebanon for the ABC-TV network, said he had returned to Beirut to gather material for a book, and was taken prisoner when he crossed into Moslem-held Beirut with the son of the Lebanese Minister of Defense. Glass has been described as a "passionate partisan" of the Arab cause. Some of hia professional colleagues have expressed doubts about aspects of his description of his capture, two months of incarceration and escape. They have openly suggested that his jailers had deliberately permitted him to slip past them. His friends have \. replied with strong denunciations of Dan Rather, the t CBS anchorman, and others who have openly wondered f.' if the Glass caper was not exactly as he had described I it in numerous TV and press interviews. [ The S3rrian authorities claim that their intervention f resulted in instructions to Glass' jailers from high IraI nian sources to permit his "escape." Official Washingfton tends to believe that the Syrians might have stagemanaged the newsman's liberation as they might have . done last year in the case of Jeremy Levine, the Cable 'i News Network correspondent. Levine either eluded his I jailers after a year in captivity or was deliberately perI mitted to break out of his prison. i The London Daily Independent argued that "the inI creasing weight of evidence that his (Glass') dramatic E escape was actually a carefully contrived way of allow^ ing him to go, without his kidnappers appearing to give ['in to pressure, is a demonstration that quiet diplomacy !• works." It said "the Syrians astutely used the seizure [ of Mr. Glass to pursue their two political aims: to'avoid . confrontation with Iran in Lebanon and to get back on reasonable terms with the West." Other press reports
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