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Six million Jews were 'expendable John Loftus describes secret document files By Morris Maline The United States knew in r941 that Jews were being murdered by Nazis and in 1942 was aware that wholesale massacres were under way.

A total of 7,000 Jews were murdered in the city of Borissow and Stankievich was rewarded by becoming governor of the province. After the war, the American Red Cross conducted autopsies of those found in the mass graves and concluded that the Jewish babies had been buried alive.

Pacesetters effort to raise 1.4 million By Morris Maline The Federation Campaign's Pacesetter Division announced two major pledges and a new approiich to the 1989 fund-raising effort. A $1.4 million goat has been set for the Division. Murray Newman, cochairman, with Bob Gordman, told those attending the Pacesetter diimer Monday night at the Highland Country Club that the Ike Friedman family and the Dan Gordman family have made substantial increases in their aimual gifts. Mr. Newman said the Friedman family upped their gift by 70 per cent and that the Gordman increase was 43 per cent. "This type of response should be an inspiration to the entire campaign," Mr. John Loftus Newman added. Mr. Newman explained that the new approach for the 1989 campaign is for division members to reasses their financial capabilities and not just add a token inArafat and thereby "put crease to last year's gift. Howard Kaalow told the him to the test." group that unlike past Shamir, for his part, con- years, the dinner celebrates siders the PLO "inherently the beginning of the camincapable" of changing its paign rather than, as in past basic positions, which call years, the end. for the eradication of Israel, Mr. Kaslow, a former Fedand encouraging violence eration president, said that and terrorism. inflation has eroded the purIsrad "shall not recognize chasing power of the dollar the PLO under any condi- and that increases are needed to cope with the tions, '' Shamir insisted.

scope and character of Jewish community services. He pointed out that residents of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home will need subsidies to supplement Medicaid, that the teacher program in Omaha-the "envy" of the country—has had to cope with increasing costs and that money is not available to serve adequately the needs of those in the 15-30 age group. "We hit the wall in 1988, finding that we could not adequately fund core programs." He said the realism and boldness of the Campaign leadership should be applauded because if the "enormously successful " role of Jewish self-taxation is really to work, participants must go through intensive self-examination to det^mine their giving level.

John Loftus, author of The Belarus Secret, told 140 attending the Pacesetter Division dinner Monday night at the Highland Country Stankievich and his BelaClub that President Roosevelt tried to do something to rus brigade disappeared at the end of the war, but he save the Jews. holds the distinction of beRoosevelt suggested to ing the only non-German Great Britain that a joint whose war crimes have been appeal be made to Hitler, read into the Congressional but the British declined on Record, Mr. Loftus said. the grounds that they would The author pointed out not allow the Jews to enter Palestine and that no other that Stankievich became country would accept them. one of thousands of war criminals who were reRoosevelt did not have cruited by the allies to preHoward Kaslow the authority to acc^t Jews pare for World War III and he saw no way that against the Soviet^Union. Congress would approve In tracing the journeys of such massive emigration so he finally agreed that the the collaborators, Mr. Jew^ vwe expoidable to the Loftus uncovered clandeswar effort, Mr. Loftus ex- tine operations involving many government agencies plained. and found Stankievich's file By David Landau Mr. Loftus, a former trial in the vaults of the State JERUSALEM (JTA) attorney for the Justice Department. Israel had two official reacNEW YORK (JTA) - In Department Office of Spetions to Yasir Arafat's response to the devastating cial Investigations, told the "I couldn't believe speech Tuesday to the U.N. earthquake that rocked SoPacesetters that his infor- it... he was a United General Assembly in Geviet Armenia, B'nai B'rith mation was based on study- States Gtizai collecting So- neva. While both were negaInternational has pledged to ing classified government cial Security checks and liv- tive, they reflected the donate $2,500 in emergency documents in his capacity ing in South River, N.J." different approaches of the relief funds for the victims. as a prosecutor of Nazi war A check was presented to Mr. Loftus said Stankie- two major parties, Likud criminals. Minister-Counselor Oleg vich died from natural and Labor, toward the PalHe told the story of one causes a few weeks before estine Liberation OrganizaDerkofsky of the Soviet such criminal to illustrate he could be brought to trial. tion. Embassy in Washington. how thousands of Nazis en- He also said that he was According to Prime Mintered the United States dur- motivated to carry on his ister Yitzhak Shamir, the ing the Cold War, opening work, by another file that he Likud leader, Arafat's up one of the "worst dis- found in the vaults. speech was "an act of asters" ever to shake the monumental dec^tion." He "This document was writ- made clekr at a specially United States intelligence ten by a Jew, Solomon called news conference that community. Schiadow, whose entire famMr. Loftus said that Stan- ily was killed in White Rus- Israel will have nothing whatsoever to do with the ialaw Stankievich, from sia. Sol tunneled under a PLO, undtt any circumWhite Russia, a part of the concentration camp lanHing stances. Soviet Union considered a a group of 100 to fight ' sanctuary forJews,«n|i«tfiH against The Foreign Ministry, the Nazis. in the Nazi SS and guided headed by Labor Party the Nazi military through "Hia Jewish resistance leader Shimon Peres, his area. brigade was the most highly seemed leaa adanumt. There Stankievich was mrarded decorated Partiaan uiiit on was no news coniarence. But according to an Israel with control of a refugee the EUstem Front, and he camp just behind the Nazi wrote about tha 50,000 Radio report, miniatry offi- <, linea. According to Mr. Lof- Jews who could not speak dais saw "an improvMiMot" in Arafat's refaranoaa to tua, Adolph Eichman «n- for themaelvea." U.N. Security Council ReaorolM Stankievich in a "piAccording to Mr. Loftus, lot arogram" to maaaacre Schiadow came to the lutiona 242 and 338, which all J«m in the camp in a Unitad Sutoa and conr recognize Israel by implication. ain^day. tactad the author afUr the But they felt the PLO Tha procadure was de- Belarus Secret waa d*- chief offered nothing new by •cribad on tha tatmriakm way of recognizing larael's Stankievich haid' a big program, 60 Minutea. right to exist an^ ranouncI ^'**',^?'Jh "^ •'**''** ^'^ **«*^ S***«^ *<>* »«»P »«»«»»•« the Third party on Get 19, IMl. to ing tarroriam. 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JCC opens studio space The Visual Arts Department of the Jewish Community Center has announced the formation of Open Studio. The concept of Open Studio is to provide JCC members the opportunity to use studio space at their convenience in a casual, unstructured fashion, according to R«nee Wolfson, visual arts director. Individuals can register for morning |8:30-noon), or aft«moon (1-4:30 p.m.), halfday time slots on a five-, three- or two-day-week basis, Ms. Wolfson said. She added that secure storage space for supplies, sculpture pedestals and some easels are available. Open Studio begins Jan. 16 and continues through May 26, 1989. Space is limited and registration will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. Registration deadline is Jan. 6,1989. Call Uis Wine or Ms. Wolfson at 334-8200.

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Strong Jewish identity means more philanthropy By Marlene Goldman NEW YORK (JTAI Visiting Israel is one of the single most important factors sparking Jewish philanthropy, according to a recent study about the giving patterns of American Jews. Called "The Relationship Between Jewish Identity and Philanthropy," the study found that not only do Jews who have traveled to Israel contribute generously to Jewish federations, they also tend to donate more to non-Jewish causes. "The more you give, the more you give," said Dr. Mordechai Rimor, a researcher at the Brandeis University Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies. There may also be a reciprocal correlation, Rimor noted. While the study found that the higher the Jewish identity, the more instances of giving to both Jewish and non-Jewish causes, "then maybe it's also if you give

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more you will feel more identified." Rimor and a co-researcher. Dr. Gary Tobin, director of the Cohen Center, randomly sampled 1,655 Jews in the MetroWest section of New Jersey and found that most contributed between SlOO and $250 annually. MetroWest is an area with a median household income of $61,000. From the small portion represented in the study, Rimor and Tobin have also concluded that Jews who attend synagogue frequently and have fairly high levels of ritual practice are more likely to give to Jewish philanthropies in general, but not necessarily to a federation. "Both federations and other philanthropies would do well to broaden their marketing techniques," Tobin suggested. People who volunteer time for Jewish causes, however, are not the most likely to donate money and are not always most generous when they do. "In terms of effective fund raising, other means of promotion may be as successful—or more successful—than integrating individuals into volunteer tracks," Rimor concluded. He also emphasized that "giving l>ehavior reinforces itself. ** Donating money to one Jewish cause makes a person more likely to donate money to others. "Instead of considering themselves as competitors for the Jewish philanthropic dollar, synagogues, federations and other Jewish philanthropies should work to-

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gether to build both increased Jewish identity and increased commitment to Jewish philanthropy." The next step for Rimor and Tobin is to pursue the issue in 20 large communities across the country, such as New York, San Francisco, and Atlantic City. "We also want to produce a profile of a good giver," Rimor said, including the socio-economic situation and Jewish education.

Bank check By Tamar Levy GENEVA (JTA) - The Swiss bank account of an Israeli arms dealer involved in the Iran-Contra scandal will be opened for inspection by U.S. investigators, a federal court in the Swiss city of Lausanne ruled. The court rejected the claim by attorneys for Yaakov Nimrodi that he had been operating officially for the Israeli government and was not involved in the Iran aftair. Nimrodi, a retired colonel in the Israel Defense Force, admitted having an account in the Swiss Credit Bank in Geneva. It was used to transfer $1 million originating in Israel to the account of Lt. Col. Oliver North, a former aide on President Reagan's National Security Council. Those funds are alleged to have been used to finance a clandestine American arms shipment to Iran in 1985, when the United States officially maintained an arms embargo against Iran. Nimrodi is suspected of having been a key figure in the illicit transaction.

BESSIE SILVERMAN Services were held on Dec. 13 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery for Bessie (Kaplap) Silverman, 92. Mrs. Silverman and her husband, David, who died in 1982, operated a grocery store at 16th and Vinton streets for many years. Mrs. Silverman was, in recent years, a resident of the Rose Blumkin Home. Survivors: son, Stanley; daughters, Esther (Mrs. Al) Weiner of Highland, lU., Goldie (Mrs. WilUam) Rosenbaum, Oregon; sister, Eva Liebowitz; seven grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Rose Blumkin Home.

DR. HERMAN I. FAIER Services were held on Dec. 4 at the Hillside Memorial Park Chapel in Beverly Hills, Calif., for former Omahan Dr. Herman 1. Faier of Beverly Hills. Dr. Faier was a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and received special training at Stanford University, He was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in World War II. Dr. Faier is survived by his wife, Daveen, and daughters, Lieba and Michelle, all of Beverly Hills; sister, Esther Faier of Omaha, and brother, Samuel Faier of Portsmouth, Ark. RW*k

BREADBREAKERS Ron Gordon, JBreadbreakers chairman for December, has announced that Michael Scott, KETV anchorman, will speak on Dec. 21. Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday at Howard Johnson's Restaurant, 72nd and Grover. Cost for lunch is $6. The noon luncheon is open to the community. JNF BLUE BOX Ann Margolin, chairman for Jewish National Fund Blue Boxes reminds those who haven't yet returned envelopes to do so as soon as possible. If anyone has a Blue Box that was overlooked or would like to have a Blue Box, contact Mrs. Margolin, 553-4668. Mrs. Margolin thanks all who contributed and the ladies who worked so tirelessly on the collections.

HATIKVAH CHAPTER Rabbi and Mrs. Nadoff will present "Reflections on Israel" at the Dec. 18 Hatikvah Chapter meeting, 5:30 p.m., Beth Israel Synagogue. Dinner is $4.50 per person. Call Marion Strauss, 558-2646, or Beverly Franklin. 334-7365 for reservations. A

Joint concert By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA) - The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Toronto Symphonic Orchestra will perform a joint concert in Toronto next March, conducted by Zubin Mehta, the Israeli Philharmonic's musical director. The performance will be at the Roy Thompson Concert HalL

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PhilUp B. Wayne, vice president of P*^ the Seldin Company, has been presented the 1988 Certified Property Man- Mr. Wayne" ager, Manager of the Year Award. The award was given by Nebraska Chapter 12 of the InstituUa of Real Estate Management. Mr. Wayne was cited for his outstanding service to his profession and to the community.

Arlie Katzman was named Roger Baldwin CivNATIONAL PRESIDENT il Libertarian TORONTO (JTA) - Sydof the Year ^^^^ ney Cooper has been voted by the Ne- ''^^^ national president of the braska Civil ^^^~^ ^ Canadian Technion Society, By Henrietta Boas succeeding David Azrieli. AMSTERDAM |JTA) - Liberties H^t^^l Ms. Katzman The European Community Union. Ms. Katzman was honhas awarded its Museum Prize to the Jewish Museum ored for her work as chairman of the Pi-o-Choice Coaof Amsterdam. Lra \i-ai 43'' vnmis iidkimiin lition and founder of the The prize, a statuette by yiiikikv wK |xuKk\l j (nii|x»-jn the sculptor Joan Mir and Pro-Choice Advocates, a . )n\ bcinifliki- ttixtjinvy shrhct and $5,000 cash, will be pre- group of volunteer escorts • suppn ihMij^h iht-1 'n«fil ijihciln sented to the museum next who assist patients entering Six'lal Nf n xt!.. i I nioi fttiv iif ihf MldtllKt.a^^•nlV Ik liiiu\l*-.i\ .< May 9 in Strasbourg, seat of Omaha medical clinics perihi' .Mxliuxb. itx' Huillm v.lulHii the Parliament of Europe, forming abortions, pregthe 12-nation European nancy testing and sexually Community's legislative transmitted disease testing ol the Midlands and counseling. body. The Jewish Museum has Jody Becker has been occupied new premises here since May 1987. It is located named director of leisure CARL JARL in the completely restored operations for Travel Servformer Ashkenazic main ices Corporation. She is asSECURITY SYSTEMS synagogue on Jonas Daniel suming responsibility for the management of WilMeyer Square. 7511 Dodge • 391-5700 loughby's, a division of Travel Services Corporation. Willoughby's is a For the discriminating shopper "cruise only" agency loseiecUve I flS cated at One Pacific Place. ...an alternative to the usual eye | ^^"^ 300 east eighth tlreel •fine art hamont nebraska •one-of-a-kind decorative items tnon.-lri. 10:30-5:30 •designer Jewelry sat 10:30'SX)0 •shower and wedding items By Ruth E. Grubet •gourmet items ROME (JTA) - Italy is •children's gifts turning to Col. Moammar 402-727-6170 Gadhafi of Libya for the extMXNE MITCHELL tradition of a Palestinian terroriat who flew there, after he was freed by JEWISH INTRODUCTIONS Greece. The Italian authorities INTERNATIONAL want to prosecute Abdel Osama at-Zomar, a member Nebraska's local, innovative and personalized of the Abu Nidal terrorist gang who was "deported" Jewisti Introduction Service. Ages 21-101. by Greece, D«c. 7, to a counLet us find ttiat someone special. try of his choice. Greece freed the terrorist, despite CALL 1-800-442-9050 Italy's extradition request, which had been pending for 40 cities across the U.S. and Canada more than six years. NQ> aliliated wilh Th, Conneolpf Zomar ia the prima auspact in the Oct. 9, 1982. Tindo^itiu&ng tfu tame oid tindkoiidaygiuting nuchina-gun and graoada cards? attack on tha main ayna"HiinJ togivt xfow fttends and rtiatixfa iometfung a gogua in Roma, which Wt 2yaaroU Stafvw TKh* (bad iitUt nvrt ptrsonal than a 'Maffpuuif card? and 40 paofito wmiBdad. Ha Why not send a family newsletter? had juat conpiatad a priaoo We c«D cntate an attrMtiv% informative famiiy tanb in Graaca for amugnawatattar tlut iata tvaryona know how your giing axploaivaa whan he iaoa% ia and what you'va baan up to. was allowad to kavik ' ForuM>raialariiMtionwiouruniqiMaarvk«aaiid Itahan Foraicn Mioiatar km prioaa, piaaaacalLGiulio Andraotti, att«Mlui( Proamby Kmkaa «« 983^408 a NAIX) maating in Brvasab (aid, "Italy «iU aak GadkaA to extradite Zomar. UNK^UE RlDOEFIELi) FAMILY HOME SlvMi Ubarty in Gxaaca by nmaans of ja vary surprisinflf • Dramatic two-story entry daciaioa. • ExcaHttuuattc (MttKo, doGwi yard • Soaring llriplac* flanM by staJnsd glass AWAU>£DPB1ZE • Tws MMpMi UMMM, huge breakfast room MUNICH. Waat Gar• ExerciM or hoM>y room. spa. interoom nuany (JTA) - Author Grata WaU, ^, waa awardiin$,>cv8arao« • 4 badrooms. 5 bittts, 3HCV 8vao« ad tha Ham WMt SonUa Wl.X)YCiMU£UJS Schott PriMfw hw ttla^ BVS: 397-1400 litarary work and fcr bar atoat racaat sovat, D«r RES: 934-1739 Brautpnia (Tha Dowry). •j Tar'r:- '-^^ 'im.i :'sr_ss55ivi«

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Muskejjon celebrates its Jews on their lOOtli anniversary By Andrew Silow Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) - On a l\iesday morning in October, the opening day of the big Christian-Jewish symposium at the Central United Methodist Church in Muskegon, Mich., George Bennett got a phone call from a church member. The caller said the church's boiler had burst, it couldn't be fixed in time for the event, could he help? Bennett, the pastor of Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ, said he could, and called Father Martin Archer at St. Mary's. Father Archer said, "I'll tell you what. Let me turn on the heat and make sure it works." It did, and the two-day symposium, sponsored by the West Shore Churches, went off on schedule that night at St. Mary's. The efforts of the Christian clergymen in relocating the event has become for residents of Muskegon a symbol of an astounding outpouring of cooperation on the tiny Jewish community's 100th anniversary. Muskegon's Jewish Centeniual Celebration, which began in September with a concert by violinist Itzhak Perlman, will include over 50 in(|ividual events before it concludes next May. The city's 14 major cultural, educational and religious organizations are sponsoring programs, including museum exhibits.

concerU, plays, lectures and a final gala trip to Israel and Egypt, This month, 30,000 school children are expected to take part in assemblies that celebrate the religions of the world. Organizers are already calling the centennial celebration a model for community-wide activities around the country. All of which raises a question: with only 87 Jewish families in a county population of 150,000, why Muskegon? It began back in the 1860s, when the first Jew in Muskegon was a Polish immigrant and clothing peddlar named Israel Goldman. The small Jewish business community that he pioneered held its first religious service in 1888, and formed its first congregation, with an Orthodox service, in 1902. The Jewish community continued to increase into the 1950s, when 150 famiUes, many of them leaders in the community, lived in Muskegon. Although there has never been more than one synagogue at a time in the city, Muskegon's Jews had gradually embraced Reform by the time the present Temple B'nai Israel was built in 1948. "We're asking the same question: 'Why Muskegon?' " said Rabbi Alan Alpert of B'nai Israel "I thiilk the community saw that

they could unite over the centannial. Perhaps it's because the Jewish community had figured prominently in terms of the arts, and business. There's a pretty good feeling between Jews and non-Jews." "1 think people really responded to working together as they never had before," said Sylvia Kaufman, chairperson of the centennial committee. "And when the public sees that cooperation, its something for us all to take pride in." Kaufman said the idea for the celebration first came up three years ago, when she saw an exhibition on Jewish life in Grjnd Rapids and thought, "we can do better." Despite all the good feeling generated by the centennial, there are still memories of anti-Semitism in Muskegon—the real estate "covenants" restricting sales to Jews, the country club that banned Jews from membership. But residents say it has been 30 years since any incidents of discrimination, and curiosity has replaced resentment as the dominant feeling toward Jews. As the Muskegon Chronicle editorialized in a special section dedicated to the centennial, "Being a Jew in Muskegon—or a member of the other smaller religious sects—is not as easy as it could be in a larger metropolitan area."

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B'nai B'rith '' and the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society need pictures, scrapbooks. correspondence and plaques of B 'nai B 'rith. B 'nai B 'rith Women and B pai B'rith Youth Organization in Nebraska and Council Bluffs, dating from the 1880>. immediately for the upcoming exhibit featuring the history of B'nai B'rith in Nebraska and Council Bluffs. Please bring your memorabilia for this exhibit to the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society or the B'nai B'rith oi^ces located in the Jewish Community Center, 01^ call 334-8200 for pickup. Please mark your items with your name and phone number and any additional information you can provule. AU contributed items^will be returned upon request. Ji'ffi-giWaaSCBWB—

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The big story Communications technology is now able to bring news to the entire world in a matter of seconds. We now can not only hear about what is happening as it happens, we can see it happen. This remarkable innovation of instant communications via space-flying satellites is resulting in a continuing flow of big stories. By big story, I mean an event which millions, perhaps thousands of millions, watch and read about on a daily basis and within the time frame of the story talk about what's going on. This is what happened a few weeks ago when some unfortunate whales became trapped in the ice. News footage and press accounts gave us a minute-byminute description of how the world was responding to help the helpless whales. At that time, we were particularly impressed with the cooperation of the Soviet Union in allowing its icebreakers to join in the rescue effort. Such unusual cooperation fueled speculation that the Soviets were indeed ready to move closer to accommodation with the West. There were other signs from the Soviet Union—the unjamming of radio broadcasts into that nation, an easing of strict emigration policies, and Mikhail Gorbachev's address to the United Nations General Assembly. The big story grew faster than Jack's beanstalk as Gorbachev pledged to resolve the issue of Soviet refuseniks, to end arbitrary restrictions on emigration and, of course, his bombshell—reducing Soviet conventional forces in Europe. Usually, big stories stay around for awhile and then disappear, but as Gorbachev visited with Reagan and Bush, a devastating earthquake occurred in the Soviet Republic of Armenia. The big story got bigger and bigger and bigger. As the death toll mounted, relief came in unprecedented fashion from many sections of the globe including that speck of democratic territory in the Middle East called Israel. Israel demonstrated her willingness to help her feUow man overcome a natural diautar—an admirable position considering the unfriendliness of the Soviet Union toward Israel. I focus in on Israel's reaction to the earthquake because her response is a humanitarian one. And perhaps, the Soviet Union—when the terrible trauma is ended—will recognize that. Perhaps the Soviet Union—if we, indeed, are seeing a thaw in the Cold War—will consider encouraging Syria to accept the existence of Israel? That would be a big story; one the entire free workl could rejoice in. P.S. I understand that American Jewish World Service, 729 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., 02116, is accepting contributions for Armenian relief.

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political pressure by the Lubavich rebbe on both the Israel religious parties and on Likud. .While various Orthodox organizations "were pouring money and people into Israel, the rest of the American Jewish community, particularly the Conservative movement, did virtually nothing to counter that activity. It was not until 1987, 70 years after the organization of the World Zionist movement, that the Conservative movement decided to become full members of the WZO and participate in the World Zionist Congress on" its own account. Despite, the founding of some 40 Conservative congregations here, the movement is virtually unknown and Uttle understood. A physician friend, not a member of the "uneducated class " or an Orthodox person, asked me the other day, "what is Conservative Judaism?" That he asked the question is not the fault of Israelis. And in America, many Conservative and Reform Jews are among the most prominent supporters of the Lubavich Hassidim who are now in the forefront of religious oppression in Israel. Whether from guilt, or some kind of misplaced nostalgia, or misplaced sensitivity, or as one person told me, "they do some really nice things for people." The Lubavich movement is a danger to Jews everywhere and to Israel in particular. Mainstream American Judaism—Conservative, Reform and moderate Orthodoxy—must take the offensive in America and in Israel if the battle for religious sanity is to be finally won.

By Robert Wolfson Executive Director ADL-CRC

Humor is part of our lives and we must maintain as Stores carry T-shirts and mugs with slogans against JAPs. healthy dose of it to help cope with the many curves life Harassment of Jewish women oh some campuses is open can throw. But I must confess that one particular form of and vulgar including incidents at college sporting events humor that was once part of my repertoire has now been that can only be described as humiliating. Where did all this hostility come from and why the conabandoned. Dr. Gary Spencer, a Syracuse University sociologist centration on Jewish women. An article in the Boston Jewresearched "Jewish American Princess" jokes after becom- ish Advocate titled "Examining Animosity Toward Jewing alarmed at the use of the jokes at his own university. ish Women" offered some explanations. Citing the works of Evelyn Beck, chair of the women's studies department His findings about JAP-jokes astonished him. A surprising alteration had occurred, primarily on col- at the University of Maryland, the article suggests that lege campuses with a 20% or more Jewish population What Jewish men, in their efforts to be accepted by the nonhad been a mildly taunting description of Jewish women Jewish majority, may be casting off their own negative had become a slang term used as a catch-all phrase to deni- labels by ascribing them to women. Also, some renewed sexism seems to contribute to th« grate Jewish women. It had taken on a new and frightening character. A sample of the transformation will help. acceptability of the "humor." According to some working "What does a JAP make for dinner? Reservations," has in this field, sexism is a more acceptable form of bigotry moved to the outrightly violent "What do you call 49 JAPs than anti-Semitism. Gary Spencer stated. "It's traditional classic American face down in the water? A start." College "humor" magazines have printed offensive arti- anti-Semitism ... all terms that have been used to deocribe cles describing ways to elimJMte JAPs from the gampus. JAPs have historically been used by anti-Semites to describe Jews." The ADL has monitored these activities for years. As far back as 1960 we were working to sensiUze authors, performers, publishers and others to the psychic harm inherent in the JAP stereotype. The ADL/CRC office has materials on this phenomenon if you are interested. At a minimum, we as a community must reject these stereotypical and inappropriate characterizations of Jewish women. By participating in any fashion, in allowing an atmoephoe to exist that encourages anyone to denigrate Jewish women, we are participants in that denigration. Although in the Jewish community such humor may be seen as harmless and mildly taunting, its message is the worst form of self-deprecation.

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By Harry Allen World War II and the British White Paper on Palestine came on the scene at roughly the same time. David Ben Gurion, in calling on the Jews of Palestine to support the British war effort, coined the formulation that, "We will fight the White Paper as if there were no war and we will support the British war effort as if there were no White Paper." ' It is an excellent formula for the current Diaspora-Israel debate over "who is a Jew." For in truth, the two communities have little alternative. An American Jewish community which would abandon Israel to the wolves of the Arab world would not be a Jewish community worthy of the name and its own loss of selfworth would, in the end, prove fatal to American Jewish life. An Israel which, in the end, destroyed the bridges between itself and the American Jewish community would find itself eventually turning into what Tom Freidman of the New York Times once called "Massada with an Air Force." Neither eventuality must be permitted to happen. Just as the American Jewish Corrununity must resist and defeat the present religious oppression efforts (which now appears probable) so too must the Jewish community accept its fair share of blame for creating the problem. The controversy bears a very distinct "made in America" label. For 30 years this has been on the Israeli agenda, largely placed there by American Orthodox pressure first on the National Religious Party and now by excruciating

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Supreme Court reconsiders Civil Rights Act

By Robert E. Segal (Copyright 1988, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, lac.) BOSTON-No section of the federal government appears more diligently at work now than the Supreme Court. The nine jurists have on their agenda cases dealing with religious symbols placed on government property to mark Chanukah and Christmas; the question of how far states can go to limit some forms of political protest; a re-examindtion of Roe vs. Wade and the inflammable matter of abortion; libel cases; affirmative action disputes; rights of unwed fathers; capital punishment, etc., etc. Of tremendous importance to today's muchmaligned liberals, and particularly to members of religious and racial groups, is the high court's reconsideration of a well-established doctrine—the right of minorities to sue private parties for racial discrijnination. Suppose someone was apprehended tomorrow for painting swastikas on a

Jewish center or setting a synagogue on fire. Officers of the damaged institution can sue and the culprit, if convicted, can be duly punished. The Supreme Court case at hand is up for consideration because five justices voted for reconsideration in April. Included in that quintet was Justice Anthony Kennedy. After the Senate rejection of the nomination of Judge Robert Bork, Kennedy was elevated to the top bench. It is disappointing to senators who opposed Bork, and in fact to all civil rights activists, to find Kennedy aligned with the four other justices who chose the perilous path of re-examination of a human rights guarantee. That guaraiitee was established soon after the Civil War and interpreted in the Runyon vs. McCrary civil rights decision in 1976; When ruling in the Runyon case, the court firmly interpreted the reconstruction-period Civil Rights Act of 1866 as barring not merely state-sponsored racial dis-

crimination but private acts of discrimination. The debate now links Patterson vs. McLean Credit Union with the Runyon precedent. When Brenda Patterson charged the Mcl.«an Credit Union with discrimination, the court was willing to favor Patterson by following the lines of the Runyon ruling., Justices William Rehnquist and Byron White did dissent, but even then Attorney General Ed Meese, no champion of civil rights legislation, didn't seem to mind. When Kennedy joined Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices White, Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia in the reconsideration action in April, Justice John Paul Stevens expressed sharp disagreement. "The court has gratuitously inflicted a serious and unwise wound upon itself," Stevens stated. Sharing Stevens' dismay. Justice Harry Blackmun declared, "I am at a loss to understand the motivation ... to reconsider an interpretation of a civil rights statute that so clearly reflects our society's earnest

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commitment to ending racial discrimination." Scores of representatives, senators and state attorneys general joined civil rights advocates in trying to persuade the Supreme Court not to take the action pressed by the cOu^t majority. One ray of hope for those opposing reconsideration is that as the hearings go forward, Scalia appears increasingly frustrated when he fails to get a clear response from attorney Roger Kaplan, the person who persuaded the court to reconsider. Kaplan, standing before the court, said it would indeed be unthinkable to advocate a return to discrimination. Puzzled by Kaplan's testimony, Scalia said, "Let's concede that the 1976 ruling was wrong. So what? Why should we go back and change it? If that's all you have, I'm afraid it's nothing." Robert E. Segal is a former newspaper editor as well as former director of the Jewish community councils in Cincinnati and Boston.

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By Henrietta Boas AMSTERDAM (JTA) A convicted Dutch war criminal who found refuge in Argentina may be extradited to serve the 20-year sentence he evaded when he escaped from a prison in Holland nearly 40 years ago. Jan Olij, 68, was arrested at his home in the Buenos Aires suburb of Isidro Casanova. He has been a naturalized citizen of Argentina since 1952. Olij was picked up on a request made by Dutch legal authorities through InterPQI, the international police agency. The Netherlands is expected to request his extradition formally. Although Argentina does not extradite its nationals, Olij could be stripped of his citizenship if it can be proven he concealed his war crimes conviction when he applied for it. A Dutch special war crimes tribunal found him guilty in 1949 of collaborating with the Nazis. He was sentenced in absentia. By then he had already escaped from jail, mode hia way to

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Secular humanists redefine meaning By Yossi Lempkowicz impose its own definition on BRUSSELS (JTAI - At Jews everywhere," said Sia time of increasing worry mone Susskind, vice presiover the meaning of who is dent of the international a Jew, an organization of federation. The secular huJewish secular humanists manist definition, distilled have come up with their from over a year of discusown definition. sion, affirms that "a Jew is Labeling a Jew as "any a person of Jewish descent person who declares him- or any person who declares self/herself to be a Jew," the himself/herself to be a Jew International Federation of and who identifies with the Secular Humanistic Jews history, ethical values, culsaid it spoke for "the silent ture, civilization, commumajority of the Jewish peo- nity and the fate of the Jewple" in making its state- ish people." ment. Their deflnition flies Said Susskind, "There is in the face of the generally no doubt in the minds of the accepted definition of a Jew people participating in the as anyone bom of a Jewish conference that this will be mother or converted to a controversial statement. Judaism. "However, it was felt that The Orthodox religious the silent majority of the establishment in Israel has Jewish people should at been trying for decades to long last make itself heard eliminate anyone converted on this subject," she said. by a non-Orthodox rabbi. The Federation was orThe Reform movement in ganized in 1986 in Detroit. the United States, on the Yehuda Bauer of Hebrew other hand, would recognize University in Jerusalem, is patrilineal descent. president of the federation. The redefinition of 'Who Is a Jew' was offered at the second conference of the orCARL JARL ganization, attended by LOCKSMITHS about 150 people from 13 countries. It was organized 7511 Dodge • 393 7B00 and hosted by the Brussels JewishSecular Community Center. A resolution was adopted Ourfaxls\burfax hAynw IN sn» w>; AT siH .siwy which, according to the organizers, "tries to put forScad or rectivt lu coutiiiiiicatiou ward a new and positive •tSirSp«Klytoili7. definition of 'Who Is a FAX# Jew.' " "MMWCMIn" 330O789 "This comes in response The business iihnim to the attempt on the part of organized Orthodoxy to 330-50S0 3706 S. 132nd

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By Marlene Goldman The Visual Arts DepartNEW YORK (JTA) ment of the Jewish Community Center has announced Visiting Israel is one of the the formation of Open Stu- single most important facdio. The concept of Open tors sparking Jewish philanStudio is to provide JCC thropy, according to a remembers the opportunity to cent study about the giving use studio space at their patterns of American Jews. Called "The Relationship convenience in a casual, unstructured fashion, accord- Between Jewish Identity ing to Renee Wolfson, visual and Philanthropy," the - study found that not only arts director. Individuals can register do Jews who have traveled for morning (8:30-noon), or to Israel contribute generafternoon (1-4:30 p.m.), half- ously to Jewish federations, day time slots on a five-, they also tend to donate three- or two-day-week ba- more to non-Jewish causes. "The more you give, the sis,. Ms. Wolfson said. She added that secure storage more you give," said Dr. Rimor, a space for supplies, sculpture Mordechai pedestals and some easels researcher at the Brandeis University Cohen Center for are available. Open Studio begins Jan. Modern Jewish Studies. 16 and continues through There may also be a reciproMay 26, 1989. Space is cal correlation, Rimor noted. While the study found limited and registration will be on a first-come, first- that the higher the Jewish identity, the more instances served basis. Registration deadline is of giving to both Jewish and Jan. 6,1989. Call Lois Wine non-Jewish causes, "then or Ms. Wolfson at 334-8200. maybe it's also if you give

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more you will feel more identified." Rimor and a co-researcher. Dr. Gary Tobin, director of the Cohen Center, randomly sampled 1,655 Jews in the MetroWest section of New Jersey and found that most contributed between $100 and $250 annually. MetroWest is an area with a median household income of $51,000. From the small portion represented in the study, Rimor and Tobin have also concluded that Jews who attend synagogue frequently and have fairly high levels of ritual practice are more likely to give to Jewish philanthropies in general, but not necessarily to a federation. "Both federations and other philanthropies would do well to broaden their marketing techniques," Tobin suggested. People who volunteer time for Jewish causes, however, are not the most likely to donate money and are not always most generous when they do. "In terms of effective fund raising, other means of promotion may be as successful—or more successful—than integrating individuals into volunteer tracks," Rimor concluded. He also emphasized that "giving behavior reinforces itself. Donating money to one Jewish cause makes a person more likely to donate money to others. "Instead of considering themselves as competitors for the Jewish philanthropic dollar, synagogues, federations and other Jewish philanthropies should work to-

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gether to build both increased Jewish identity and increased conunitment to Jewish philanthropy." The next step for Rimor and Tobin is to pursue the issue in 20 large communities across the country, such as New York, San Francisco, and Atlantic City, "We also want to produce a profile of a good giver," Rimor said, including the socio-economic situation and Jewish education.

Bank checik By Tamar Levy GENEVA (JTA) - The Swiss bank account of an Israeli arms dealer involved in the Iran-Contra scandal will be opened for inspection by U.S. investigators, a federal court in the Swiss city of Lausanne ruled. The court rejected the claim by attorneys for Yaakov Nimrodi that he had been operating officially for the Israeli government and was not involved in the Iran affair. Nimrodi, a retired colonel in the Israel Defense Force, admitted having an account in the Swiss Credit Bank in Geneva. It was used to transfer $1 million originating in Israel to the account of Lt. Col. Oliver North, a former aide on President Reagan's National Security Council. Those funds are alleged to have been used to finance a clandestine American arms shipment to Iran in 1985, when the United States officially maintained an arms embargo against Iran. Nimrodi is suspected of having been a key figure in the illicit transaction.

BESSIE SILVERMAN Services were held on Dec. 13 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery for Bessie (Kaplan) Silverman, 92. Mrs. Silverman and her husband, David, who died in 1982, operated ^ grocery store at 16th and Vinton streets for many years. Mrs. Silverman was, in recent years, a resident of the Rose Blumkin Home. Survivors: son, Stanley; daughters, Esther (Mrs. Al) Weiner of Highland, lU., Goldie (Mrs. William) Rosenbaum, Oregon; sister, Eva Lebowitz; seven grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Rose Blumkin Home.

DR. HERMAN 1. FAIER Services were held on Dec. 4 at the Hillside Memorial Park Chapel in Beverly Hills, Calif., ifor former Omahan Dr. Herman I. Faier of Beverly Hills. Dr. Faier was a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and received special training at Stanford University. He was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in World War II. Dr. Faier is survived by his wife, Daveen, and daughters, Lieba and Michelle, all of Beverly Hills; sister, Esther Faier of Omaha, and brother, Samuel Faier of Portsmouth, Ark.

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HATIKVAH CHAPTER Rabbi and Mrs. Nadoff will present "Reflections on Israel" at the Dec. 18 Hatikvah Chapter meeting, 5:30 p.m., Beth Israel Synagogue. Diimer is $4.50 per person. Call Marion Strauss, 558-2646, or Beverly Franklin, 334-7365 for reservations.

Ron Gordon, Breadbreakers chairman for December, has announced that Michael Scott, KETV anchorman, will speak on Dec. 21. Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday at Howard Johnson's Restaurant, 72nd and Grover. Cost for lunch is $6. The noon luncheon is open to the community. JNF BLUE BOX Ann Margolin, chairman for Jewish National Fund Blue Boxes reminds those who haven't yet returned envelopes to do so as soon as possible. If anyone has a Blue Box that was overlooked or would like to have a Blue Box, contact Mrs. Margolin, 553-4668. Mrs. Margolin thanks all who contributed and the ladies who worked so tirelessly on the collections.

Joint concert By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA) - The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Toronto Symphonic Orchestra will perform a joint concert in Toronto next March, conducted by Zubin Mehta, the Israeli Philharmonic's musical director. The performance will be at the Roy Thompson Concert HalL

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Muskegon celebrates its Jews on their 100th anniversary

Phillip B. Wayne, vice president of^SM^ the Seldin By Andrew SUow Carroll Company, NEW YORK (JTA)-Oh has been' a Tuesday morning in Ocpresented tober, the opening day of the 1988 Certhe big Christian-Jewish tified Propsymposium at the Central erty Man- ivir. Wayne United Methodist Church in ager. Manager of the Year Muskegon, Mich., George Award. The award was Bennett got a phone call given by Nebraska Chapter from a church member. 12 of the Institutes of Real The caller said the Estate Management. . church's boiler had burst, it Mr. Wayne was cited for couldn't be fixed in time for his outstanding service to the event, could he help? his profession and to the Bennett, the pastor of Mt. conmiunity. Zion Church of God in Christ, said he could, and Arlie Katzman was called Father Martin Archer at St. Mary's. named Roger Father Archer said, "I'll Baldwin Civtell you what. Let me turn il Libertarian on the heat and make sure of the Year ^HkA it works." It did, and the by the Nebraska Civil ^^K ^ two-day symposium, sponLiberties •NL...^^ sored by the West Shore Union. Ms. Katzman Ciiurches, went off on Ms. Katzman was hon- schedule that night at St. ored for her work as chair- Mary's. The efforts of the Chrisman of the Pro-Choice Coalition, and founder of the tian clergymen in relocating Pro-Choice Advocates, a the event has become for group of volimteer escorts residents of Muskegon a who assist patients entering symbol of an astounding Omaha medical clinics per- outpouring of cooperation forming abortions, preg- on the tiny Jewish communancy testing and sexually nity's 100th anniversary. Muskegon's Jewish Centransmitted disease testing tennial Celebration, which and counseling. began in September with a Jody Becker has been concert by violinist Itzhak named director of leisure Perlman, will include over operations for Travel Serv- 50 individual events before ices Corporation. She is as- it concludes next May. The city's ,14 major culsuming responsibility for the management of Wil- tural, educational and reliloughby's, a division of gious organizations are Travel Services Corpora- sponsoring programs, intion. Willoughby's is a cluding museum exhibits. "cruise only" agency located at One Pacific Place.

concerts, plays, lectures and a final gala trip to Israel and Egypt. This month, 30,000 school children are expected to take part in assemblies that celebrate the religions of the world. Organizers are already calling the centennial celebration a model for communitywide activities around the country. All of which raises a question: with only 87 Jewish families in a county population of 150,000, why Muskegon? It began back in the 1860s, when the first Jew in Muskegon was a Polish immigrant and clothing peddler named Israel Goldman. The small Jewish business community that he pioneered held its first religious service in 1888, and formed its first congregation, with an Orthodox service, in 1902. The Jewish community continued to increase into the 1950s, when 150 famihes, many of them leaders in the community, lived in Muskegon. Although there has never been more than one synagogue at a time in the city, Muskegon's Jews had gradually embraced Reform by the time the present Temple B'nal Israel was built in 1948. "We're asking the same question: "Why Muskegon?' " said Rabbi Alan Alpert of B'nai Israel "I think the community saw that

they could unite over the centennial. Perhaps it's liecause the Jewish community had figured prominently in terms of the arts, and business. There's a pretty good feeling between Jews and non-Jews." "I think people really responded to working together as they never had before," said Sylvia Kaufman, chairperson of the centennial committee! "And when the public sees that cooperation, its something for us all to take pride in." Kaufman said the idea for the celebration first came up three years ago, when she saw an exhibition on Jewish life in Grand Rapids and thought, "we can do better." Despite all the good feeling generated by the centennial there are still memories of anti-Semitism in Muskegon—the real estate "covenants" restricting sales to Jews, the country club that banned Jews from membership. But residents say it has beeni 30 years since any incidents of discrimination, and curiosity has replaced resentment as the dominant feeling toward Jews. As the Muskegon Chronicle editorialized in a special section dedicated to the centennial, "Being a Jew in Muskegon—or a member of the other smaller religious sects—is not as easy as it could be in a larger metropolitan area."

Italy seeks extradition By Ruth E. Gmber ROME (JTA) - Italy is turning to Col. Moammar Gadhafi of Libya for the extradition of a Palestinian terrorist who flew there, after he was freed by Greece. The Italian authorities want to' prosecute Abdel Osama al-Zomar, a member of the Abu Nidal terrorist gang who was "deported" by Greece, Dec. 7, to a country of his choice. Greece freed the terrorist, despite Italy's extradition request, which bad been pending for more than six years. Zomar is the prime suspect in the Oct. 9, 1982, machine-gun and grenade attack on the main synagogue in Rome, which Irft 2yeaiMild Stafano Tache dead and 40 people wounded. He had just compietad a prison t«in in Greece for smuggling exploaivea wbra he was allowed to leave. Italian Foreign Minister Oiulio Andreotti, attending a NATO meeting in Brussels said, "Italy will ask Gadhafi to extradite Zomar, given liberty in Greece by means of a very surjirising dadaion." AWARDED PRIZE MUNICH, West Germany (JTA) - Author GreU Weil 84, waa awarded the Hana and Sophie SchoU Priae for har Ufa's litarary wodc and hit her most recant novel, Der Brautwato (TT>e D|^^

B'nai B'rith and the Nebraska Jewish HistoricAl Society need pictures, scrapbooks, correspondence and plaques of B'nai B'rith, B'nai B'rith Women and B'nai B'rith Youth Organization in Nebraska and Council Bluffs, dating from the 1880's, immediately for the upcoming exhibit featuring the history of B 'nai B 'rith in Nebraska and Council Bluffs. Please bring your memorabilia for this exhibit to the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society or the B'nai B'rith offices located in the Jewish Community Center, or call 334-8200 for pickup. Please mark your items with youi- name and phone number and any additional information you can provide. All contributed items will be retumed upon request.

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The big story Communications technology is now able to bring news to the entire world in a matter of seconds. We now can not only hear about what is happening as it happens, we can see it happen. This remarkable innovation of instant communications via space-flying satellites is resulting in a continuing flow of big stories. By big story, 1 mean an event which millions, perhaps thousands of millions, watch and read about on a daily basis and within th^ time frame of the story talk about what's going on. This is what happened a few weeks ago when some unfortunate whales became trapped in the ice. News footage and press accounts gave us a minute-byminute description of how the world was responding to help the helpless whales. At that time, we were particularly impressed with the cooperation of the Soviet Union in allowing its icebreakers to join in the rescue effort. Such unusual cooperation fueled speculation that the Soviets were indeed ready to move closer to accommodation with the West. There were other Signs from the Soviet Union—the unjamraing of radio broadcasts into that nation, an easing of strict emigration policies, and Mikhail Gorbachev's address to the United Nations General Assembly. The big story grew faster than Jack's beanstalk as Gorbachev pledged to resolve the issue of Soviet refuseniks, to end arbitrary restrictions on emigration and, of course, his bombshell—reducing Soviet conventional forces in Europe. Usually, big stories stay around for awhile and then disappear, but as Gorbachev visited with Reagan and Bush, a devastating earthquake occurred in the Soviet Republic of Armenia. The big story got bigger and bigger and bigger. As the death toll mounted, relief came in unprecedented fashion from many sections of the globe including that speck of democratic territory in the Middle East called Israel. Israel demonstrated her willingness to help her fellow min overcome a natural diaaster—an admirable position considering the unfriendliness of the Soviet Union toward Israel I focus in on Israel's reaction to the earthquake because her response is a humanitarian one. And po'haps, the Soviet Union—when the terrible trauma is ended—will recognize that. Perhaps the Soviet Union—if we, indeed, are seeing a thaw in the Cold War—will consider encouraging Syria to accept the existence of Israel? That would be a big story; one the entire free world could rejoice in. . P.S. 1 understand that American Jewish World Service, 729 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., 02116, is accepting contributions for Armenian relief.

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political pressure by the Lubavich rebbe on both the Israel religious parties and on Likud. While various Orthodox organizations were pouring money and people into Israel, the rest of the American Jewish community, particularly the Conservative movement, did virtually nothing to counter that activity. It was not until 1987, 70 years after the organization of the World Zionist movement, that the Conservative movement decided to become full members of the WZO and participate in the World Zionist Congress on its own account. Despite the founding of some 40 Conservative congregations here, the movement is virtually unknown and little understood. A physician friend, not a member of the "uneducated class" or an Orthodox person, asked me the other day, "what is Conservative Judaism? " That he asked the question is not the fault of Israelis. And in America, many Conservative and Reform Jews are among the most prominent supporters of the Lubavich Hassidim who are now in the forefront of religious oppression in Israel. Whether from guilt, or some kind of misplaced nostalgia, or misplaced sensitivity, or as one person told me, "they do some really nice things for people. " The Lubavich movement is a danger to Jews everywhere and to Israel in particular. Mainstream American Judaism—Conservative, Reform and moderate Orthodoxy—must- take the offensive in America and in Israel if the battle for rehgious sanity is to be finallv won.

By Robert Wolfson Executive Director ADL-CRC

Humor is part of our lives and we must maintain as healthy dose of it to help cope with the many curves hfe can throw. But I must confess that one particiUar form of humor that was once part of my repertoire has now been abandoned. Dr. Gary Spencer, a Syracuse University sociologist researched "Jewish American Princess" jokes after becoming alarmed at the use of the jokes at his own university. His findings about JAP-jokes astonished him. A surprising alteration had occurred, primarily on college campuses with a 20% or more Jewish population. What had been a mildly taimting description of Jewish women had become a slang term used as a catch-all phrase to denigrate Jewish women. It had taken on a new and frightening character. A sample of the transformation will help. "What does a JAP make for dinner? Reservations," has moved to the outrightly violent "What do you call 49 J APs face down in the water? A start." College "humor" magazines have printed offensive articles deacribing ways to eliminate JAPs from the campus.

Stores carry T-shirts and mugs with slogans against JAPs. Harassment of Jewish women on some campuses is open and vulgar including incidents at college sporting events that can only be described as humiliating. Where did all this hostility come from and why the concentration on Jewish women. An article in the Boston Jewish Advocate titled "Examining Animosity Toward Jewish Women" offeired some explanations. Citing the works of Evelyn Beck, chair of the women's studies department at the University of Maryland, the article suggests that Jewish men, in their efforts to be accepted by the nonJewish majority, may be casting off their own negative labels by ascribing them to women. Also, some renewed sexism seems to'contribute to the acceptability of the "humor. " According to some working in this field, sexism is a more acceptable form of bigotry than anti-Semitism. Gary Spencer stated. "It's traditional classic American anti-Semitism ... all terms that have been used to describe JAPs have historically been used by anti-Senutes to describe Jews." The ADL has monitored these activities for years. As far back as 1960 we were working to sensitize authors, per-, formers, publishers and others to the psychic harm inlierent in the JAP stereotype. The ADL/CRC office has materials on this phenomenon if you are interested. At a minimunn, we as a community must reject these stereotypical and inappropriate characterizations of Jewish women. By participating in any fashion, in allowing an atmosphere to exist that encourages anyone to denigrate Jewish women, we are participants in that denigration. Although in the Jewish commimity such humor may be seen as harmless and mildly taunting, its message is the worst form of self-deprecation.

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By Harry AUen World War II and the British White Paper on Palestine came on the scene at roughly the same time. David Ben Gurion, in calling on the Jews of Palestine to support the British war effort, coined the formulation that, "We will fight the White Paper as if there were no war and we will support the British war effort as if there were no White Paper." It is an excellent formula for the current Diaspora-Israel debate over "who is a Jew.'' For in truth, the two communities have little alternative. An American Jewish community which would abandon Israel to the wolves of the Arab world would not be a Jewish community worthy of the name and its own loss of selfworth would, in the end, prove fatal to American Jewish life. An Israel which, in the end, destroyed the bridges between itself and the American Jewish community would find itself eventually turning into what Tom Freidman of the New York Times once called "Massada with an Air Force." Neither eventuality must be permitted to happen. Just as the American Jewish Community must resist and defeat the present religious oppression efforts (which now appears probable! so too must the Jewish community accept its fair share of blame for creating the problem. The controversy bears a very distinct "made in America" label. For 30 years this has been on the Israeli agenda, largely placed there by American Orthodox pressure first on the National Religious Party and now by excruciating

To the Editor: Thursday, Dec. 1, was a quiet day at the JCC when I went to pick up a friend at 11:45 a.in. 1 left home an hour earlier because I had a few errands at the "J." As I made my way down the south hall through the marvelous galJary of past Omaha historical events, I stopped to meet Ophira. the charmiiu laraeli who runs the Historical Sotaaty, and diocusa a TVyear-old prayerbook I bad sent barI ran into Jerry Roeen and discussed the succaaaAil "Woman and Money" seminar we held recently for the Foundation. After a brief stop at the bustling buainass office to pa>y me 1989 pladse to the Federation Woman's Campaign, I paastd tJia lobby and stopped to sea the baautiful larta and crafts display done by local artiats and Bhunkin Horn* reeidaota. Passing the pre-achool, the door opened and 1 watched, briefly, the dsiishtful little faces all aglow at plcky- Through the oaarby glass window. I saw Edie Wolf cataloging new booka and picked up two new books, with a silent smile at the pictura of Paul Veret, who helped ooake this roagnifi'cent library poMibU. Through a connecting door, I proceedad into the Home, whara I left off a check (•» carda sent out by me for LOVE, the votuntatra who giv« ao graciously of their time to the reaidanta. I atappad momtotarily into the auditorium to watch a dosan aUarly ladiaa lined up for manicuraa, then

I visited five residents, all past 90, in their rooms and in the lounges. Returning to the Health Club I found my passenger was not ready. So 1 made myself an appointment for Monday for a maasage, went down the steps to the locker room to buy a gym outfit for my better half who so enjoys the Stretch and Kvetch clasaea three times weekly. Back upstairs, I visited in the room over the pool with five retirees waiting for the woman to dear the Health Club so they could enjoy the fadlitiaa and then resume their weakly card game. , Thia was a morning where tbare waca ao Health Pair Qnaa, no free Du shots, no cluh huch, no discussion groups, DO Old Timers masting or spa•k•^br«akfaat-things, that are happening all the time at the "J." What a treaaure we have in the JCC-Home complex. Thoaa who don't uae it are missing the b^t past of our proud Jewish conununity. Ruth Goldatsia To the Editor: We at Jewish family Service want to thank all the individuala and organisations who mad* our Hanukkah Tzedakah project such a great success. Special thanks to Women's American OHT, B'nai B'nth Men, the Senior CidMoa Club and B'nai B'rith Women, whose generosity in remembering tboee leas fo^ tunato ia greatly appreciated.

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Supreme Court reconsiders Civil Rights Act

By Robert E. Segal (Copyright 1988. Jewiah Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) BOSTON - No section of the federal government appears more diligently at L work now than the Suprpme Court. The nine jurists nave on their agenda cases dealing with religious symbols placed on government property to mark Chanukah and Christmas; the question of how far states can go to limit some forms of political protest; a re-examindtion of ^Roe vs. Wade and the inflanunable matter of abortion; libel cases; affirmative action disputes; rights of ' unwed fathers; capital punishment, etc., etc. Of tremendous importance to today's muchmaligned liberals, and particularly to members of reI ligious and racial groups, is : the high court's reconsideration of a Well-established doctrine—the right of minorities to sue private parties for racial diacrimination. Suppose someone was apprehended tomorrow for : painting swastikas on a

Jewish center or setting a synagogue on fire. Officers of the damaged institution can sue and the culprit, if convicted, can be duly punished. The Supreme Court case at hand is up for consideration because five justices voted for reconsideration in April. Included in that quintet was Justice Anthony Kennedy. After the Senate rejection of the nomination of Judge Robert Bork, Kennedy was elevated to the top bench. It is disappointing to senators who opposed Bork, and in fact to aU civil rights activists, to find Kennedy aligned with the four other justices who chose the perilous path of re-examination of a human rights guarantee. That guaurantee was esr tablished soon after the Civil War and interpreted in the Runyon vs. McCrary civil rights decision in 1976. When ruling in the Runyon case, the court firmly interpreted the reconstruction-period Civil Rights Act of 1866 as barring not merely state-sponsored racial dis-

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commitment to ending racial discrimination." Scores of representatives, senators and state attorneys general joined civil rights advocates in trying to persuade the Supreme Court not to take the action pressed by the court majority. One ray of hope for those opposing reconsideration is that as the hearings go forward, Scalia appears increasingly frustrated when he fails to get a clear response from attorney Roger Kaplan, the person who persuaded the court to reconsider. Kaplan, standing before the court, said it would indeed be unthinkable to advocate a return to discrimination. Puzzled by Kaplan's testimony, Scalia said, "Let's concede that the 1976 ruling was wroi^. So what? Why should we go back and change it? If that's all you have. I'm afraid it's nothing."

crimination but private acts of discrimination. The debate now links Patterson vg. McLean Credit Union with the Runyon precedent. When Brenda Patterson charged the McLean Credit Union with discrimination, the court was willing to favor Patterson by following the lines of the Runyon ruling. Justices William Rehnquist and Byron White did dissent, but even then Attorney General Ed Meese, no champion of civil rights legislation, didn't seem to mind. When Kennedy joined Chief Justice Rehnquist and JusticesWhite, Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia in the reconsideration action in April, Justice John Paul Stevens expressed sharp disagreement. "The court has gratuitously inflicted a serious and unwise wound upon itself," Stevens stated. Sharing Stevens' dismay. Justice Harry Blackmun declared, "I am at a loss to understand the motivation . .. to reconsider an interpretation of a civil rights statute that so clearly reflects our society's earnest

Robert E. Segal is a former newspaper editor as well as former director of the Jewish community councils in Cincinnati and Boston.

Dutch Nazi arrested By Henrietta Boas AMSTERDAM (JTA) A convicted Dutch war criminal who found refuge in Argentina may be extradited to serve the 20-year sentence he evaded vihsn he • escaped from a prison in Holland nearly 40 years ago. Jan Olij, 68, was arrested at his hcmte in the Buenos Aires suburb of Isidro Casanova. He has been a naturalized citizen of Argentina since 1962. Olij was picked up on a request made by Dutch legal authorities through Interpol, the international police agency. The Netherlands is expected to request his extradition formally. Although Argentina does not extradite its nationals, Olij could be stripped of his citizenship if it can be proven he concealed his war crimes conviction when he applied for it. A Dutch special war crimes tribunal found him guilty in 1949 of collaborating with the Nazis. He was sentenced in absentia. By then he had already escaped from jail, mada his way to

Spain and eventually to Argentina. OUj was acc«ised, among other things, of informing on young Dutchmen who went into hiding to avoid forced labor. His father, Sam Olij, a brother and an uncle also were sentenced to prison for collaboration.

Secular l\umanists redefine meaning By Yoasi Lempkowici BRUSSELS (JTA) - At a time of increasing worry over the meaning of who is a Jew, an organization of Jewish secular humanists have come up with their own definition. Labeling a Jew as "any person who declares himself/herself to be a Jew," the International Federation of Secular Humanistic Jews said it spoke for "the silent majority of the Jewish people" in making its statement. Their definition flies in the face of the generally accepted definition of a Jew as anyone bom of a Jewish mother or converted to Judaism. The Orthodox religious establishment in Israel has been trying for decades to eliminate anyone converted by a non-Orthodox rabbi. The Reform movement in the United States, on the other hand, wouki recognize patrilineal descent. The redefinition of Who Is a Jew' was offered at the second conference of the organization, attended by about 130 people from 13 countries. It was organized iad hosted by the Brussels JewishSecular Community Center. A resolution was adopted which, according to the organizers, "tries to put forward a new and positive definition of 'Who Is a Jew.' " • "This comes in response to the attempt on the part of organized Orthodoxy to

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impose its own definition on Jews everywhere," said Simone Susskind, vice president of the international federation. The secular humanist definition, distilled from over a year of discussion, affirms that "a Jew is a person of Jewish descent o/ any person who declares himself/herself to be a Jew and who identifies with the history, ethical values, culture, civilisation, conununity and the fate of the Jewish people." Said Susskind, "There is no doubt in the minds of the people participating in the conference that this will be a controversial statement. "However, it was felt that the silent majority of the Jewish people should at long last meike itself heard on this subject," she said. The Federation was organized in 1986 in Detroit. Yehuda Bauer of Hebrew University in Jerus,alem, is president of the federation.

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Lincoln Tifereth Israel SERVICES: Friday: 8 p.m. Rabbi Michael Graetz will be the guest speaker. His topic will be "Masorti—Conservative Judaism in Israel." Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Rabbi Michael Graetz of Congregation Magen Avraham, in Omer. Israel, will speak. Torah study with the rabbi, 5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays: 7:15 a.m.

Blumkln Home SERVICES: Friday: 7 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. The residents and staff of the Rose Blumkin Home invite the families, volunteers and friends of the residents to .attend services in the Herbert Cjoldsten Chapel. Kiddush follows services on Shabbat.

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Beth Israel Synagogue SERVICES: Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat, 4:30 p.m. Late family service, 8 p.m. The D'var Torah will be presented by Susan Shyken. An Oneg Shabbat follows, courtesy of Sisterhood. Saturday: Morning service, 8:45 a.m. Dr. Paul Shyken will give the D'var Torah. A Kiddush will follow. Class with the Rabbi, 3:45 p.m. Mincha, 4:30 p.m. Mincha will be followed by Ma'ariv, Shalosh Seudos and Havdalah. Sundays:. Morning Minyanaire service, 9 a.m. Weekdays: 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Council Bluffs B'nai Israel SERVICES: First and third Friday each month, 7:30 p.m. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service. A special Young Family Service is held the first Friday of each month. A speaker with discussion is part of the service on the third Friday of each month. On Dec. 16, Alice Weiss from the Jewish Family Service will discuss Jewish stereotypes.

B'nai Israel elects officers The Congregation of B'nai Israel met at the home of Sandra and Allen Kurland on Dec. 9 to elect officers for the coming year. The officers are; Brent

PERSONALS To our dear family and friends we send our sincere thanks for your thou^tful messages of sympathy and your donations to charity in memory of our beloved wife, mother and sister. Edith Pass«r, who will be in our memory forever. Also thank you to Rabbi Azriel who was so kind. Sincerely, Stut by Pa>s«r, Dr». Jeffrey Md Dtaaia PMMt and • .niMW GuHM.

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Bloom, president; Dr. Gene Freund, vice president; Sandra Kurland, secretary; Dr. Jerome Bleicher. treasurer; Marti Nerenstome. children's service and education director; Ellen Fennick, speakers for services; Dr. Mitch Siegel. religious director. The officers said that services will continue to be held at the synagogue, at 618 Mynster in Council Bluffs, on the first and third Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. 'The services are open to the community.

Michael BlumenthaL son gf Enid and Bob Blumenthal, received the 1989 Hilltopper Award hrocn the Univarsity of Kansaa. The award is given for kink academic acheivement and outstanding commitment' and service to the University. Ittassage boot MoUic MoUie Delman has announced that she again will offer diacount memberships in Ak-Sar-Ben. She can be reached at home, 531-3793. where she is leeuparating fraaa reeaiU surgery. SiM said tocafi l)aton Jan. I.

Temple Israel SERVICES: Friday: 3 p.m. Shabbat Comes to You. Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Firestone will conduct a Shabbat Service, sponsored by members of the Caring Committee, for the residents of the Montclair Nursing Home. Friday: 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Firestone will officiate. The topic will be "Ask the rabbi—your chance to set the agenda for Shabbat conversation." The Oneg Shabbat following the service will be sponsored by Linda and Mike Smith in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jason R. Smith. Saturday: 11:15 a.m. BAR MITZVAH Jason R. Smith, son of Linda and Mike Smith, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning service on Dec. 17. FOOD FOR THOUGHT" The next "Food for Thought" luncheon will be Dec. 20. 11:30 a.m.-l p.m., at Temple Israel. Bring a "Brown Bag Lunch," drinks will be provided. Rabbi Azriel will lead a discussion on the topic " Is it possible to be a secular Jew?" Call the office, 5566536. to make your reservation. ADULT EDUCATION Dec. 21 —Introduction to Judaism, 7:30-10 p.m. Dec. 22 —Beginning Prayerbook Hebrew. 9:3010:30 a.m. "Torah Therapy," 9:3010:30 a.m. "Bintel Briefs, ' 10:3011:30 a.m. Adult Bar/Bat MiUvah, 1:15-3 p.m.

Beth El Synagogue SERVICES: Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits will conduct the services. Friday: Evening service, 6 p.m. Saturday: Morning service, 9:30 a.m. Junior Congregation, 11 a.m. Mihha-Ma'ariv, 4:40 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Weekdays: 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. JR. CONGREGATION LUNCHEON The Junior Congregation will have a limcheon during services, Dec. 17. Babysitting is available for younger siblings. HAROEEM Haroeem, Beth El's youth group for seventh and eighth graders, will meet Dec. 18 following UTTO classes. Call Larry Moldo for information. LUNCH AND LEARN The last Lunch and Learn for 1988 will be at noon Thursday, Dec. 22. Discussion of Emet Ve'Emunah will continue. The next Lunch and Learn will be Jan. 5, 1989. CAMP RAMAH Camp Ramah, the Conservative Movement camping arm in Wisconsin, is taking registrations for the 1989 season. Rabbi David Soioff, camp director, will be in Omaha Jan. 9. WOMEN'S LEAGUE Any Women's League member interested in participating in Women's League Shabbat, Jan. 14, 1989, should call Rini Gonsher, 558-2767, immediately.

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Parashat Vayyiggash The climax of the story The author of the Joseph You go back with your story had an exquisite sense brothers ... " of timing. Or, second, Joseph could In our Sidrah, he finally have played the part of the brings to an end the cat-and- calculating, no-nonsense mouse game Joseph had businessman. "Surely you been playing with his un- cannot be serious! Why suspecting brothers, un- should I want you as my suspecting and increasingly slave, you a worn-out old apprehensive. man, when properly 1 The Viceroy's divining should have this youngcup has been found in the ster—what's his name? Benfood-sack of Benjamin, jamin?—as my slave. 1 where Joseph's flunkeys ought to get many good had hidden it at Joseph's years of service from him. command. And you can take it for ' Joseph, playing the part granted I will, starting right of a magnanimous and just now ..." ruler, airily waves them all But Joseph delivers neiaway. "Return in peace to ther of those speeches nor your old father," he says. any other he might have "Just this one, this young- thought of. Instead, he is ster who actually stole the overwhelmed by Judah's cup, let him stay here as my plea. Adding wonder and slave." disbelief to the moimting In a masterpiece of elo- terror of the brothers, the quence, Judah, now offers splendidly garbed Joseph himself as slave, if only Ben- reveals himself to his jamin be permitted to re- brothers, dressed for the turn with the brothers. rigors of the long journey I f not for his sense of tim- home, as Joseph, Joseph the ing, our author could easily bragging youngster, Johave permitted the cruel seph, favorite of their fagame to go on. ther, Joseph, the ableHere are two of many re- bodied young slave they had plies that Joseph might sold for twenty shekels, now have given. the ruler of all Egypt! In one he could have No, the gaioe had gone on played the holier-than-thou long enough. Had Joseph game. "Let you stay! Nojn- continued the sadistic farce, deed. To be sure it is noble the story would have overof you to want to accept the reached itself. Our author punishment of your young sensed, exquisitely, that the brother and let him go climax had been reached. "1 free ... But we don't do am your brother Joseph, he things that way here. The whom you sold into Egypt." one who offended—he is the The story now untangles only to be punished. You itself. And the House of Iscannot accept his punish- rael comes down, fatefuUy, ment for him. Mo, indeed. to Egypt.

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BJE to aid Israel bound teens The Bureau of Jewish Education has announced the availabliiity of grant money for Jewish high school students currently in grades 9-11 who wish to go to Israel this summer A i 1,000 subsidy will be given to teens who chooee to go on an approved Bureau of Jewish Education Israel program and who attend a pretrip preparatory course. Susan Drazen. BJE director, said. The Israel programs currently approved are those sponsored by: National Council of Synagogue Youth (NCSY); National Federation of Tempk Youth iNFTYh P|(atioaal Ramah Commiaaioci: United Synagogue Youth lUSY); B nai B'rith Youth Organiaation (BfiYOl. Mrs. Draaen said other Israel snmmar prograins nuy be wbmitten to bar t« he cnnairtiiirt for apfrovaL Th* faa-trip ptaparaaovy daaa aril fcarangMfcy Scott LiMhgr mi mW ytwriinata^y taricaa from Fa|^««ry Ikrwick

May. This course will help students gain an understanding of the history and geography of Israel and will acquaint them with the Hebrew language, Mrs. Drazen said. Additional scholarships based on financial need, be-

yond the $1.000 subsidy, are also available through the Financial Aid Committee of the Bureau of Jewish Education. Anyone who wishes to apply for the II.COO subsi<fy andyor a scholarship most submit a completed applica-

tion to the Bureau of Jewish Education office by January 31. 1989. Contact the Bureau of Jewish Education, 3348200, Eit. 246/210, to receive an application and to obtain additional information.

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custody of a microwave oven—with only two dials— on and off. Anything beyond that—we are unable to cope. We also have a stereo. You know what a stereo is? That's a victrola without the windup arm. How well I remember the hours of pure unadulterated joy I experienced as a youngster—playing my Hubby's wind-up victrola. Suppose I have to explain what a Bubby and Zaydeh are. My grandchildren know them as Nanas and Papas or Grandmamas and Grandpapas—or just first name basis. And they don't make them like they used to either. What we need today to set this nation straight is not the poUticai pap we've been fed this election year, but a dose of some good oldfashioned Bubby's and Zaydehs—with chicken soup and gefilte fish on the table and newspapers spread on the linoleum kitchen floor on Friday afternoon. And the marvelous aromas—the soup, the homemade noodles, the brisket, the browning potatoes, the K'mish bread. My cholesterol is chomping at the memory. But I diverse. That old victrola was a beautiful mahogany piece of furniture that was lovingly polished and cared for. I remember the old Rudy Vallee and Bing Crosby and Paul Whiteman records that I'd play for hours, carefully hand-winding the machine as each record finished—and I didn't clutter my mind with 33'/4'8, 45's, 78's, casettes, tapes, and the rest of the electronic garbage. The only reason we own a stereo is because one of our offspring conned us into buying bis "old" units, so he could "upgrade." It consists of at least a half dozen pieces of varying sized and shaped hunks of plastic veAeer equipment and approz-

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imately 6'/i miles of compUcated wiring. We have owned it 10 years and still don't know how to use it—despite over 400 hours of hi(^ tech instruction. The machine is set to one station (channel, to you technicians! and by pressing two buttons, whose locations I memorized after months of agonizing study, I am able to receive the University of Nebraska football games— in stereo. That's it! J just mastered the intricacies of an electric typewriter (though the proof reader of manuscript may debate that point). Until very recently I used an upright Underwood manual machine that was 70 to 75 years old, weighed 300 ,pounds—whose keys had to be punched with a sledge hammer. Had to give it up when we ran out of repair parts and orthopedic surgeons. We don't have cable on ' our TV, because that would add another electronic complication to our lives. It took us years of concentrated study to master the three major networks and educational TV. My wife feels that CNN or the super stations could not put me to sleep any faster than what we have now. I haven't owned a car for 20 years—or since the advent of the omnipotent computerized voice. I am terribly intimidated by a deep voice from the great console in the sky ordering me to: "buckle your seat beltslow down—speed up—fill the gas tank—your slip is showing—comb your hair." I can get the key into the ignition—but in many model cars I have been unable to learn the formula for removing the key to: a) lock the " door; b| open the trunk. There are never any written instructions as to how to remove an ignition key, only pictures—the Mona Lisa, Rocky IV or Ben Johnson crossing the finish line in the 100-yard dash. I have found the ejection bjutton on the steering column, in the glove box, under the front seat, in the gas tank and in my mother's dirty laundry. The cooMlee on moat cars are gigantic and complicated, like on a 747 jetliner, with no words, juat flashing lights, computer voices and AafcFa* ELOI8E

pictures. A car I tried to drive recently had pictures of the sun, sky, stars, a boy in a rain slicker and a cow jumping over the moon; three lemons and a jackpot. No instructions to turn on the lights or blow the horn. To operate a car radio, one must have an electronics degree from MIT. Anyone who can tune a car radio with scanner can be an astronaut. Twice a year Congress has decreed that we change time. I hate to break the laws of the U.S. of A, but since I can't operate a digital clock I do not change time. I sit tight and within each six-month period I become a God-fearing, law abiding. Pledge of Allegiance citizen again. The same holds true for changing time zones. Eventually I'll return home and the time will be well again. I enjoy many of the comforts of modern livingindoor plumbing, hair spray, large nectarines and running shoes in triple-E width. But I would give a month's pay for a horse and buggy, a coal or wood-burning stove and candlelight. Guess I'm just an old fashioned kid at heart. Bubby, you've got to be looking down from your perch in the sky and chuckling out loud, "What that boy needs is a nice bowl of chicken soup with some homemade noodles!" MAN OF YEAR NEW YORK (JTA) Stanley Pace, chairman of the board of General Dynamics, was honored by the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. with its Man of the Year award. ELECTED PRESIDENT MADISON, Wis. (JTA) — Lawrence Shapiro has been elected president of the Madison Jewish Community Council, succeeding Louis Swedarsk.

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Tiger Cub Maccabee Mendel Kurland, age siz, son of Dr. and Mrs. Allen Kurland, received the Tiger Cub "Maccabee Emblem" from Mrs. Rebecca Bloom at Dec. 2 services at B'nai Israel Synagogue, Council Bluffs. Requirements are subdividni into six categories: Jewish names, holidays, terms, symbols and objects, community helpers and heroe. Mendel's coanselor was his Sunday school teacher, Mrs. Shirley Goodman.

Israel ready to talk peace, but not with PLO, says Shamir By Hugh Orgel TEL AVIV (JTA) - Israel is ready to talk peace with its Arab neighbors, but never with the Palestine Liberation Organization, Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir declared here. He accused the Western powers of being taken in by PIX) leader Yasir Arafat. In ft blistering speech at the opening session of the fourth annual Jeanne Kirkpatrick Forum at Tel Aviv University, Shamir charged that Arafat surpassed Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels as a purveyor of the "Big Lie." The prime minister said he does not believe Arafat or any PLO spokesman who says they recognize Israel and accept Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 as

a basis for negotiations. Shanriir was referring to positions adopted by the Palestine National Council, the PLO's so-called parliament, at its meeting in Algiers last month, as well as a statement elaborating on those positions made by Arafat in Stockholm. "Their acceptance of Israel and of Resolution 242 are an exercise in deception," Shamir said. "It is yet another example of Arafat's capacity and of his tuton, to emulate and even surpass the Goebbels propaganda techniques of the Big Lie." The Israeli leader wa? obviously angered that Westem nations, with the notable exception of the United States, reacted favorably, or with cautious optimism, to Arafat's remarks. ^

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4^Mn Topper-I'awreDce, aMsociate director of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, the firht meetinf; of the 1989 Men's Campaign Cabinet. B> Joanie Jacobmn Federation public relations director The 1989 Men's Campai^ Cabinet of the Jewish ; Fed(?ration of Omaha held • its first meeting on Dec. S at the Jewish Community Center, announced Jay l/erner and Donald Yale, men's division chairmen. "This cabinet has two functions," Mr. Yale explained. "First, to raisi? money, and second, to .set , direction. The voice of this group must be heard." "This is a critical year for the Omaha Jewish community," said Mr. Lemer. "We

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credited with the execution of all our events. Gary and I just had to decide what to eat!" "We identified a lot of people who had never been personally contacted and wanted to get involved," said Mr. Ostrow. "We had zero-givers contribute and contributors increase—all because of personal contact." "We made participants out of non-participants," concluded Mr. Rips. "If people understand what they're giving to, they'll give and give more. Actually, the 78% increase was like a bonus," he said, "and like a bonus, very much ap-. predated." Since this interview, Mr. Rips and his wife, Noelle, have moved to Sherman Oaks, Calif. They will be missed. Fortunately for us, Mr. Ostrow and his wife, Marcy, remain active members of the Omaha Jewish community. The writer would like to applaud these two young men for their insight, commitment to an idea and enthusiastic support of our Jewish community through the Jewish Federation of Omaha.

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speech. The American delegation will have to carefully study the text before responding, Joseph Petroni, the U.S. permanent representative to U.N. European headquarters in Geneva, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency later. Arafat made clearly emotional appeals to American and Israeli public opinion. He urged the United States to implement the principles first articulated by President Woodrow Wilson after the first World War. They are the inadmissability of the acquisition of territory by force and the right of peoples to selfdetermination. "Do not deprive the Palestinians of what President Wilson prescribed," Arafat declared. To the Israelis he said, "Come, let us make peace. Cast away fear and intimidation, and set aside all threats of wars to come, whose fuel could only be the bodies of our children and yours." While Arafat condemned terrorism, he urged Third World countries to remember their own colonial past, when they were called terrorists because they fought for independence. He also eulogized Khalil al-Wazir, known as Abu Jihad, who headed up the PLO's terrorist activities until he was assassinated at his home in Tunis last spring. He is widely behoved to have been the victim of an Israeli "hit squad.'' Arafat addressed the General Assembly in the context of its annual debate on Palestine. The session was moved here from New York after the United States refused to grant him an entry visa. The PLO chairman was received here with all of the protocol usually reserved for visiting chiefs of govemmenf. The General Assembly is likely to approve his proposals that the U.N. secretary-general convene a preparatory committee for an international peace conference •

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Three federations threaten to re-evaluate their gifts By Andrew Silow Canoll parties in a position of being •NEW YORK (JTA) - unable to form a governJewish federations in At- ment without the support of lanta, Boston and Pitts- the religious parties. burgh have become the first In Boston, the commuto threaten "re-evaluations" nity response took the form of their gift-giving to Israel, of a public statement last unless the "Who Is a Jew" week that the federation amendment to the Law of would "reconsider our allocations so as to increase our Return is killed. The strongest statement support for those agencies was made by the Atlanta in Israel which promote reJewish 'Federation. Its ligious pluralism." At the board of trustees recently same time, the federation approved a resolution say- would retain its "traditional ing that "no portion of (Fed- support for vital human eration) funds will be allo- service needs in Boston, Iscated overseas until the rael and overseas," accordLaw of Return is satisfac- ing to Rabbi David Mersky, torily resolved to the con- director of campaign and desensus of the leadership of velopment for the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of our community." David Samat, executive Greater Boston. In Pittsburgh, the board director of the Atlanta federation, said that the state- of directors of the United ment's wording is stronger Jewish Federation' will meet than its intent, and that no to consider a number of proposals about "finding an funds will be withheld. Despite such qualifica- appropriate way to connect tions, however, actions in with Israel for the future," Atlanta, Pittsburgh and said Howard Rieger, execuBoston state a clear mes- tive vice president of the sage: Federations are United Jewish Federation of responding to the frustra- Greater Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh federation tions of lay leaders who are appalled by an imminent was the only delegation at change in the Law of fl^ the Council of Federations turn. The change would re- General Assembly in New quire that converts to Juda- Orleans last month to apism who wish to enter Israel prove a resolution calling on as Jews be converted "ac- the Jewish Agency for Iscording to halacha," or Jew- rael to cease funding institutions that support the ish law. The Conservative, Reform "Who Is a Jew" amendand Reconstructionist ment. The proposal was removements say the amend- jected by a majority of Assembly ment would be used by the General Orthodox to denigrate their delegates, who felt it was too punitive. rabbis' authority. The Jewish Agency for IsThe perennial controversy over the so^alled "Who Is rael receives approximately a Jew" amendment emerged 39 percent of the funds with new vigor, after Is- raised by the annual comrael's November elections munity federation camleft the two major political paigns.

By Henry Stern The next meeting is Dec. 20. At the last Earlybirds, moderator vice president Harry Schulman conducted a quiz on paper currency from $1-5,000—whose picture is on each? There are four billion, 369 million $1 bills in circulation: a (1 bill lasts 18 months, a 1100 bill lasts 20 years. Talk switched to inflation and interest rates. With our low dollar against the yen, Japan is buying us up. Art Grossman quoted from an article that nervous Japanese investors may have triggered the 1987 stock market debacle. We discussed the latest Medicare changes and how they will affect us. In to luncheon—Motzi by Morrie Epstein and Benschen by Charles Fellman. President Sam Rosenstein thanked the servers, asked for a standiifg memorial tribute to Sam Greenberg and applause for the birthday boys.

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By Estelle Rosenberg Rabbi Michael Graetz of Congregation Magen Avraham, Omar, Israel, will speak this weekend on Conservative Judaism in Israel. Rabbi Graetz is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Graetz of Lincoln.

Mayor celebrates Hanukkah Mayor Walt Calinger lit Hanukkah caudles and danced during a Menorah lighting ceremony at Crossroads Shopping Center last week. The program, attended by about 50, was sponsored by Chabad Lubavitch of Mid-America.

Gallery to show prints of Bluffs native The Jewish Community Center Gallery opens the 1989 season on Jan. 8,1989, with works by printmaker Thomas Majeski. A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mr. Majeski received his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, continued his graduate degree at the University of Iowa and has held the position of professor at UNO since 1972. His works have been widely shown, participating in both invitational and juried exhibitions, numerous one-man shows and is listed in "Who's Who in America 1982-1983." His work has found a place in public and corporate coUections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Joslyn Art Museum. AT&T, Texaco and Hallmark. According to Renee Wolfson, JCC visual arts diiector, Mr. Majeski's work is based upon the transient or elusive qualities of nature.

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Of particular interest are the atmospheric conditions which affect light and color. His monoprints are subtle with little value range, but have extremely subtle changes. The handmade oriental "Goyu" paper he uses also has some of these same qualities, Ms. Wolfson added. Mr. Majeski said he works exclusively with monoprints because it is the only printmaking media which allows a spontaneous approach. Monoprints allow him to experiment with more color variations and r«act to work in progress, he said, adding that each monoprint thereby becomes singular and unique, possessing a beautiful, tactile and delicate quality which belongs to it alone. The show will continue through Feb. 24. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday. 8 a.m.-lO'p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 1-7 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. For additional informa-

tion concerning this and upcoming shows, contact Ms. Wolfson at 334-8200.

and Gerald Grant, Mr.* and Mrs. Nathan Grossman, Leo Hill, Norman Krivosha, Mrs. Max Kushner, Eleanor and Max Neiden, Betty and Hyman Polsky and Mrs. Charles Sherman* (*of blessed memory).

On Nov. 5, four USYers The 40th Anniversary of and their advisers spent an Israel's Independence Bond enjoyable day in Omaha Dinner will honor a number with the Omaha USY of Lincoln men and women group. They attended servwho have shared in the de- ices at Beth El Synagogue, velopment of the State of Is- then had lunch with two rael. All previous guests of students from the Jewish honor and chairmen will re- Theological Seminary. They ceive a 40th anniversary spoke to the group about scroll from Moshe Fox, con- looking into colleges and the joint programs with the sul of Israel. They include: Mrs. Na- Seminary. Later that evening, the than Bemstien, David emd Minnie Breslow, Bill David- USYers participated in a son*, Mr. and Mrs. Everett "regressive dinner" in Evnen, Herb and Rachel which they went to four Gaba, Ruth and Edwin Gol- different houses for dinner, denberg, Andrew Goodman, starting with dessert and Yale Gotsdiner, Dorothy working backwards.

The board for USY and Kadiraah are: Heidi Breslow and Hap PoCras, adviser; Eric Hoffman, president; Jamie Priesman, vice president; Leah Goodman, secretary; Theo Shlien, treasurer. Tifereth Israel's religious school continues to be a very active place. During November the students held a food drive for the Lincoln Food Bank. On Nov. 22, Hebrew School students took food that was collected at the synagogue to the Lincoln Food Bank and toured the premises to learn how the needy are aided by this important facility. Each class celebrated Jewish Book Month by reading a short story or books from the synagogue library.

Stars come out to read and pay tribute to Torah

By Amy J. Mehlet NEW YORK (JTA) - A hushed silence descended across the Moorish Revival sanctuary of Manhattan's 150-year-old Central Synagogue, as opera diva Beverly Sills chanted the ancient words of the book of Genesis from underneath the velvety glow of an eternal lamp. Shafts of golden Ught streamed in from stainedglass windows, casting delicate shadows over a spellbound audience. The 12-anda-half-hour Torah Read-In had begun. Not since the days of Ezra the Scribe, 25 centuries a<{0, has there been a pubUc reading of the Torah in one sitting. But,in celebration of the synagogue's seaquicMitennial, ceWbritiea of tfa« and media lent their and talent to pay tribute to the Torah. Lumioaties included writers Jiouny Breslin, ora Ephron Murray ,empton and Notman 'dter; broadcasUra Sam Hugh Oowiu, S«gM and Barl^a WdUtK actora Tovab FeidKatlUe«n Turnar, Wiators and B.D,

Wong; and former New York Giants football coach AUie Sherman. Morley Safer, a member of the 60 Minutes news team and an active member of Central Synagogue, flew in from Nicaragua to be in time for the event. " 1 feel strongly about it. Safer told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. "This is one of the greatest synagogues in the city of New York, and has a tremendous moral force. Its message should not just be read, it shoukl be committed to the publk." Helen Gurley Brown, editor of Cosmopolitan, admitted she was not an expert oo the Torah, but was excited to leant more about Jewish rituals. " No on« rsapects the written word as much as 1 do." she said " Wofds save us all, th^y are our link between our past and our pnoent. They must be read and reread to learn ail the IMsons." Tha raaUiatiaa of this very goal waa (onotoat in the nunds of co-chairs Evelyn Lauder and Claire Milkr.

50TH & AMES: THE ROADS TO YOUR SUCCESS Kvery diiy tlwusands of motorists drive llirough tlie interset tion of 50th & Ames, site oilhe all new 155.000 square foot Baker Place ShoppiinJ Center, This hlgli irafBc cxHutt is just one of nvuiy reasons to kx-ate your retail or olflce space at Baker Place. Abo consWer the foDowlng: • More than 125.000 people live within a three inile Pcidius of Baker Place. • Outstandlnfi retailers, tncludiiig the ru-wh' expanded 55,000-square-foot i.i.iKi! Supermarket and the new Waigreens, are already ({eneraUng

customer counts in excess of 25,000 pcrwtek. i • Baker Place tenants now ppen or coming soon liKlude Baker's Supemiiirkel, WaldJreeas, Bkxkbuster Vkfco, FlrsTJcr Bank. fVrfect Cents Dry Cleancre. i^us other outstanding tenants to be annmuKed. ' Baker Placf has snare available Imi I 1,260 souare feet to 62.000 square feel. Haw Is tne Unie to take advanta^ oTtlie many pooUtves Baker Place Shoppln({ Center has to ofler.

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